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It is more difficult to walk on a sandy road than on a concrete road because
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A. sand is soft and concreter is hard
B. the friction between sand and feet is less than that between concrete and feet
C. the friction between sand and feet is more than that between concrete and feet
D. the sand is grainy but concrete is smooth
Correct Answer
the friction between sand and feet is less than that between concrete and feet
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1. Of the following properties of a wave, the one that is independent of the other is its
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A. amplitude
B. velocity
C. wavelength
D. frequency
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Correct Answer: amplitude
2. Magnetism at the centre of a bar magnet is
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A. minimum
B. maximum
C. zero
D. minimum or maximum
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Correct Answer: zero
3. Sound waves in air are
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A. transverse
B. longitudinal
C. electromagnetic
D. polarised
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Correct Answer: longitudinal
4. The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves
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A. viscosity of ink
B. capillary action phenomenon
C. diffusion of ink through the blotting
D. siphon action
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Correct Answer: capillary action phenomenon
5. One thousand microns is equal to
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A. 10
-3
m
B. 10
-6
m
C. 10
-9
m
D. 10
-12
m
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Correct Answer: 10
-3
m
6. Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named
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A. Fermi
B. angstrom
C. newton
D. tesla
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Correct Answer: Fermi
Explanation:
Fermi - A unit of length equal to 10
-15
meter (one femtometer), used in nuclear physics. It is similar to the diameter of a proton.
7. Of the four locations mentioned below the highest inside temperature will be attained in the pressure cooker operated with the pressure valve open
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A. at sea level
B. at the top of Mt. Everest
C. at a place in a valley below sea level
D. in an aeroplane flying at a height of 10,000 m with inside pressure maintained at the sea level
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Correct Answer: at a place in a valley below sea level
8. Sir C.V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work connected with which of the following phenomenon of radiation?
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A. Scattering
B. Diffraction
C. Interference
D. Polarization
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Correct Answer: Scattering
9. Stars which appear single to the naked eye but are double when seen through a telescope are
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A. novas and supernovas
B. binaries
C. asteroids
D. quasars
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Correct Answer: binaries
10. out of the following, which is not emitted by radioactive substance?
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A. Electrons
B. Electromagnetic radiations
C. Alpha particles
D. Neutrons
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Correct Answer: Neutrons
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