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  • Radiocarbon is produced in the atmosphere as a result of


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  • A. collision between fast neutrons and nitrogen nuclei present in the atmosphere
  • B. action of ultraviolet light from the sun on atmospheric oxygen
  • C. action of solar radiations particularly cosmic rays on carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere
  • D. lightning discharge in atmosphere

  • Correct Answer
  • collision between fast neutrons and nitrogen nuclei present in the atmosphere 


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    • 1. An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a velocity of 600 km/h and at a height of 1960 m. When it is vertically at a point A on the ground a bomb is released from it. The bomb strikes the ground at point B. The distance AB is

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    • A. 1200 m
    • B. 0.33 km
    • C. 3.33 km
    • D. 33 km
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    • 2. Stars appears to move from east to west because

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    • A. all stars move from east to west
    • B. the earth rotates from west to east
    • C. the earth rotates from east to west
    • D. the background of the stars moves from west to east
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    • 3. Large transformers, when used for some time, become very hot and are cooled by circulating oil. The heating of the transformer is due to

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    • 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
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    • 4. Sound of frequency below 20 Hz is called

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    • A. audio sounds
    • B. infrasonic
    • C. ultrasonic
    • D. supersonics
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    • 5. 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

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    • A. I, II and III
    • B. I and II
    • C. II and III
    • D. I and III
    • Discuss
    • 6. RADAR is used for

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    • A. locating submerged submarines
    • B. receiving a signals in a radio receiver
    • C. locating geostationary satellites
    • D. detecting and locating the position of objects such as aeroplanes
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    • 7. Mach number is used in connection with the speed of

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    • A. sound
    • B. aircraft
    • C. spacecraft
    • D. ships
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    • 8. Sound produced at a point is heard by a person after 5 second, while the same sound is heard by another person after 6 seconds. If the speed of sound is 300 m/s, what could be the maximum and minimum distances between the two persons?

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    • A. 1.8 km, 0.15 km
    • B. 2.2 km, 0.20 km
    • C. 2.8 km, 0.25 km
    • D. 3.3 km, 0.30 km
    • Discuss
    • 9. On a rainy day, small oil films on water show brilliant colours. This is due to

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    • A. dispersion
    • B. interference
    • C. diffraction
    • D. polarization
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    • 10. Planets are

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    • A. luminous heavenly bodies revolving around a star
    • B. non-luminous heavenly bodies
    • C. luminous heavenly bodies that twinkle
    • D. luminous heavenly bodies that do not twinkle
    • Discuss


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