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  • Choose the most appropriate answer:Sir CV Raman was awarded Noble Prize for his work connected with which of the following phenomenon of radiation?


  • Options
  • A. Scattering
  • B. Diffraction
  • C. Interference
  • D. Polarization

  • Correct Answer
  • Scattering 

    Explanation

    The Nobel Prize in Physics 1930 was awarded to Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman "for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him".


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    • 1. Temperature of distant luminous bodies can be determined by

    • Options
    • A. Mercury thermometers
    • B. Gas thermometers
    • C. Pyrometers
    • D. Colour thermometers
    • Discuss
    • 2. Propagation of sound can be visualised as propagation of ____________ variations in the medium

    • Options
    • A. elasticity
    • B. viscosity
    • C. density
    • D. porosity
    • Discuss
    • 3. Calculate the time period (in seconds) of a sound wave of wavelength 4m traveling with a speed of 500m/s

    • Options
    • A. 2000
    • B. 0.016
    • C. 1000
    • D. 0.008
    • Discuss
    • 4. A tank filled partially with a liquid is subjected to a uniform horizontal acceleration. Which of the following is true for the surface of liquid in the tank?

    • Options
    • A. The liquid surface falls down on the direction of motion and rises up on the back side of the tank
    • B. The liquid surface falls down only at the center of the tank
    • C. The surface of the liquid remains horizontal
    • D. None
    • Discuss
    • 5. Optical fiber works on the principle of -

    • Options
    • A. Diffusion
    • B. Total Internal Reflection
    • C. Scattering
    • D. Refraction
    • Discuss
    • 6. Choose the most appropriate answer:In which atmospheric layer are the communication satellites located?

    • Options
    • A. Stratosphere
    • B. Ionosphere
    • C. Troposphere
    • D. Mesosphere
    • Discuss
    • 7. A body is initially moving with a velocity of 5 m/s. It undergoes an acceleration of 2 m/s2 for 4 seconds. Find the displacement (in m) of this body in these 4seconds.

    • Options
    • A. 4
    • B. 72
    • C. 36
    • D. 8
    • Discuss
    • 8. If the velocity of a body is halved its kinetic energy ________________.

    • Options
    • A. become 4 times
    • B. becomes 1/4 th
    • C. is also doubled
    • D. becomes half
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which one among the following components is used as an amplifying device?

    • Options
    • A. Transformer
    • B. Diode
    • C. Capacitor
    • D. Transistor
    • Discuss
    • 10. The unit of measurement of noise is

    • Options
    • A. Decibel
    • B. Hertz
    • C. Amplifier
    • D. Acoustics
    • Discuss


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