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  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • non-luminous heavenly bodies 


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    • 1. 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
    • Discuss
    • 2. 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
    • 3. Mach number is used in connection with the speed of

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    • A. sound
    • B. aircraft
    • C. spacecraft
    • D. ships
    • Discuss
    • 4. 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
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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
    • Discuss
    • 6. Intensity of sound at a point is ____ its distance from the source.

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    • A. directly proportional to
    • B. inversely proportional to
    • C. directly proportional to square of
    • D. inversely proportional to square of
    • Discuss
    • 7. Metals are good conductors of electricity because

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    • A. they contain free electrons
    • B. the atoms are lightly packed
    • C. they have high melting point
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Rectifiers are used to convert

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    • A. Direct current to Alternating current
    • B. Alternating current to Direct current
    • C. high voltage to low voltage
    • D. low voltage to high voltage
    • Discuss
    • 9. Solar eclipse will take place when

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    • A. the sun is between the moon and the earth
    • B. the earth is between the moon and the sun
    • C. the moon is between the sun and the earth
    • D. the moon does not lie on the line joining the sun and the earth
    • Discuss
    • 10. Materials for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water-proof properties to

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    • A. surface tension
    • B. viscosity
    • C. specific gravity
    • D. elasticity
    • Discuss


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