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  • What type of force acts on a car moving around a curve?


  • Options
  • A. Centrifugal force
  • B. Cohesive force
  • C. Centripetal force
  • D. Gravitational force

  • Correct Answer
  • Centripetal force 

    Explanation

    It is a force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed towards the centre around which the body is moving is called as Centripetal force.

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    • 1. Why does a cannon recoil after firing ?

    • Options
    • A. Conservation of energy
    • B. Backward thrust of gases produced
    • C. Newton's third law of motion
    • D. Newton's first law of motion
    • Discuss
    • 2. The phenomenon of change in direction of light when it passes from one medium to another is called

    • Options
    • A. Propagation
    • B. Reflection
    • C. Refraction
    • D. Dispersion
    • Discuss
    • 3. 'Parsec' is the unit measurement of

    • Options
    • A. Density of stars
    • B. Astronomical distance
    • C. Brightness of heavenly bodies
    • D. Orbital velocity of giant stars
    • Discuss
    • 4. At boiling point of liquids , its

    • Options
    • A. Temperature increases
    • B. Atmospheric pressure increases
    • C. Temperature remains constant
    • D. Vapour pressure decreases
    • Discuss
    • 5. Why the Earth is having its own atmosphere ?

    • Options
    • A. Winds
    • B. Clouds
    • C. Gravity
    • D. Rotation of the Earth
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which phenomenon is responsible for the echo of sound wave?

    • Options
    • A. Reflection
    • B. Refraction
    • C. Interference
    • D. Polarisation
    • Discuss
    • 7. If an object moves in a circular path with uniform ________, its motion is called uniform circular motion.

    • Options
    • A. speed
    • B. Time
    • C. Velocity
    • D. Acceleration
    • Discuss
    • 8. The reflection formed by the plane mirror is ________________.

    • Options
    • A. vertical inversion
    • B. a real image
    • C. lateral inversion
    • D. an enlarged image
    • Discuss
    • 9. Convex and concave mirrors are examples of?

    • Options
    • A. Plane mirrors
    • B. Spherical mirrors
    • C. Inverted mirror
    • D. Erect mirror
    • Discuss
    • 10. The distance-time graph for the motion of an object moving with a constant speed is a __________.

    • Options
    • A. Dot
    • B. Circle
    • C. Straight Line
    • D. Curve
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