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  • On a clean glass plate a drop of water spreads to form a thin layer whereas a drop of mercury remains almost spherical because


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  • A. mercury is a metal
  • B. density of mercury is greater than that of water
  • C. cohesion of mercury is greater than its adhesion with glass
  • D. cohesion of water is greater than its adhesion with glass

  • Correct Answer
  • cohesion of mercury is greater than its adhesion with glass 


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    • 1. Planets do not twinkle because

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    • A. they emit light of a constant intensity
    • B. their distance from the earth does not change with time
    • C. they are very far away from the earth resulting in decrease in intensity of light
    • D. they are nearer to earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and, therefore minor variations in the intensity are not noticeable
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    • 2. Sound travels at the fastest speed in

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    • A. steel
    • B. water
    • C. air
    • D. vacuum
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    • 3. Moment of inertia is

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    • A. vector
    • B. scalar
    • C. phasor
    • D. tensor
    • Discuss
    • 4. Minimum number of unequal vectors which can give zero resultant are

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    • A. two
    • B. three
    • C. four
    • D. more than four
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    • 5. Light Emitting Diodes (LED) is used in fancy electronic devices such as toys emit

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    • A. X-rays
    • B. ultraviolet light
    • C. visible light
    • D. radio waves
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    • 6. The central co-operative banks are in direct touch with


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    • A. farmers
    • B. state co-operative banks
    • C. land development banks
    • D. central government
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    • 7. Our financial system has provided for the transfer of resources from the centre to the states; the important means of resource transfer are


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    • A. tax sharing
    • B. grant-in-aids
    • C. loans
    • D. All the above
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    • 8. The first wholly Indian Bank was set up in


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    • A. 1794
    • B. 1894
    • C. 1896
    • D. 1902
    • Discuss
    • 9. In utensils worth Rs 1000 are produced with copper worth Rs 500, wages paid are Rs 100, other material purchased is worth Rs 100 and depreciation of machinery is zero, then what is the value added in process?


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    • A. Rs 1000
    • B. Rs 500
    • C. Rs 400
    • D. Rs 300
    • Discuss
    • 10. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme replacing Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme was introduced in the year


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    • A. 1997
    • B. 1998
    • C. 1999
    • D. 2000
    • Discuss


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