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  • Question
  • One nanometer is equal to


  • Options
  • A. 10-6m
  • B. 10-8m
  • C. 10-9m
  • D. 10-5m

  • Correct Answer
  • 10-9


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    • 1. Find the maximum velocity for the overturn of a car moving on a circular track of radius 100 m. The co-efficient of friction between the road and tyre is 0.2

    • Options
    • A. 0.14 m/s
    • B. 140 m/s
    • C. 1.4 km/s
    • D. 14 m/s
    • Discuss
    • 2. Of the following natural phenomena, tell which one known in Sanskrit as 'deer's thirst'?

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    • A. Rainbow
    • B. Earthshine
    • C. Halo
    • D. Mirage
    • Discuss
    • 3. Let a thin capillary tube be replaced with another tube of insufficient length then, we find water

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    • A. will overflow
    • B. will not rise
    • C. depressed
    • D. change its meniscus
    • Discuss
    • 4. Railway tracks are banked on curves

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    • A. necessary centrifugal force may be obtained from the horizontal component weight of the train
    • B. to avoid frictional force between the tracks and wheels
    • C. necessary centripetal force may be obtained from the horizontal component of the weight of the train
    • D. the train may not fly off in the opposite direction
    • Discuss
    • 5. Pick out the scalar quantity

    • Options
    • A. force
    • B. pressure
    • C. velocity
    • D. acceleration
    • Discuss
    • 6. Radio telescopes are better than optical telescopes because

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    • A. they can detect faint galaxies which no optical telescope can
    • B. they can work even in cloudy conditions
    • C. they can work during the day and night
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Light from the star, Alpha Centauri, which is nearest to the earth after the sun, reaches the earth in

    • Options
    • A. 4.2 seconds
    • B. 42 seconds
    • C. 4.2 years
    • D. 42 years
    • Discuss
    • 8. Rainbow is produced when sunlight fall on drops of rain. Which of the following physical phenomena are responsible for this?

      1. Diffusion
      2. Refraction
      3. Internal reflection

    • Options
    • A. I, II and III
    • B. I and II
    • C. II and III
    • D. I and III
    • Discuss
    • 9. Sound of frequency below 20 Hz is called

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    • A. audio sounds
    • B. infrasonic
    • C. ultrasonic
    • D. supersonics
    • Discuss
    • 10. Large transformers, when used for some time, become very hot and are cooled by circulating oil. The heating of the transformer is due to

    • Options
    • A. the heating effect of current alone
    • B. hysteresis loss alone
    • C. both the heating effect of current and hysteresis loss
    • D. intense sunlight at noon
    • Discuss


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