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1. A light year is a measure of: 5. Water is not suitable as a calorimetric

(a) Velocity substance because it:

(b) Distance (a) is a good conductor

(c) Speed (b) has high specific heat

(d) Time (c) low latent heat of vaporization

(d) has high boiling point

2. Which among the following waves is used for

communication by artificial satellites?
6. The sounds having a frequency of 20 Hertz to
(a) Frequency of 1016 series 20,000 Hertz are known as:

(b) A. M. (a) Ultrasonics

(c) Radio waves (b) Audible sounds

(d) Micro waves (c) Infrasonics

(d) Megasonics

3. Energy is continuously created in the sun due

to:
7. In the absence of ozone layer, which rays will
(a) Nuclear fission enter into atmosphere?

(b) Nuclear fusion (a) X-rays

(c) Artificial radioactivity (b) Visible

(d) Radioactivity (c) Ultraviolet

(d) Infrared

4. Which of the following is a good conductor of

electricity?
8. A falling drop of rain water acquires the
(a) paper spherical shape due to:

(b) dry air (a) Surface Tension

(c) graphite (b) Viscosity

(d) kerosene (c) Atmospheric pressure

(d) Gravitational force

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9. An object at rest will remain at rest and an 13. Which physical quantity is measured in
object in motion will remain in motion until and ‘siemens’?
unless it is acted upon by an external force. This
is Newton's: (a) Electrical conductance

(a) Second law (b) Electric potential

(b) First law (c) Magnetic flux

(c) Third law (d) Refractive index

(d) Fourth law

14. Eclipses occur due to which optical

phenomena?
10. Which of the following is optical illusion?
(a) Refraction
(a) Halo
(b) Reflection
(b) Earthshine
(c) Rectilinear propagation
(c) Mirage
(d) Diffraction
(d) Rainbow

15. Pure water is bad conductor of electricity

11. Cathode rays when obstructed by metal cause because it is
emission of:
(a) not volatile
(a) α – ray
(b) feebly ionized
(b) X – ray
(c) a very good solvent
(c) γ – ray
(d) a non-polar solvent
(d) β – ray

16. Lamberts law is related to:

12. If the length of a simple pendulum is halved
then its period of oscillation is: (a) Illumination

(a) doubled (b) Refraction

(b) halved (c) Interference

(c) decreased by a factor √ 2 (d) Reflection

(d) increased by a factor √ 2

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17. The angular velocity depends upon the rate of

change of the _______.
21. A kilowatt-hour is unit of
(a) Angular Displacement
(a) Power
(b) Angular acceleration
(b) Energy
(c) Angular Distance
(c) Electric current
(d) torque
(d) Electric charge

18. The force per unit charge is known as ————

22. Laser is a device to produce:
(a) Electric potential
(a) a beam of white light
(b) Electric current
(b) microwaves
(c) Electric space
(c) coherent light
(d) Electric field
(d) X-rays

19. What is the maximum value of deforming force

up to which a material shows elastic property and 23. The hydraulic brakes used in automobiles is a
above which the material loses it? direct application of:

(1) Elasticity (a) Archimedes' principle

(2) Stress (b) Pascal's law

(3) Elastic Limit (c) Bernoulli's theorem

(4) Strain (d) Toricellian law

20. Curie is unit of: 24. Which of the following is used for regulated
electric supply?
(a) Temperature
(a) Junction diode
(b) Radioactivity
(b) Zener diode
(c) Energy
(c) Gun diode
(d) Heat
(d) Tunnel diode

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25. Pycnometer is an instrument used to
measure the:
(a) Density of solid objects
(b) Intensity of earthquake
(c) Intensity of solar radiation
(d) High temperatures
29. A boy sitting in a train moving with a uniform
velocity drops a coin outside. A man standing
outside the train will find the trajectory of the coin
to be:
(a) a horizontal straight line
(b) a parabola
(c) a vertical straight line
(d) a circle

26. Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity

are based on: 30. A decibel is

(a) Nuclear fusion (a) A measure of sound level

(b) Nuclear fission (b) The wavelength of noise

(c) Cold fusion (c) A musical note

(d) Superconductivity (d) A musical instrument

27. Energy that is produced commercially from 31. The type of mirrors used in the headlamp of
coal is called: cars is:

(a) Kinetic energy (a) Plane

(b) Thermal energy (b) Parabolic concave

(c) Light energy (c) Cylindrical concave

(d) Potential energy (d) Spherical convex

28. Fibre optics work on the principle of: 32. The rate of transfer of charges through a
circuit is called?
(a) Scattering of light
(a) Potential Difference
(b) Total internal reflection
(b) Current
(c) Total internal absorption
(c) Energy
(d) Optical rotation
(d) Resistance

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33. The filament of electric bulb is made up of: 37. Electricians use rubber gloves while working
because:
(a) Lead
(a) rubber makes work easy
(b) Tungsten
(b) rubber is a good conductor
(c) Copper
(c) wearing rubber gloves is mandatory
(d) Nichrome
(d) rubber is an insulator

34. An Athlete runs before long jump to get

advantage on 38. Ocean currents are an example of:

(a) Moment of a force (a) insulation

(b) Frictional force (b) conduction

(c) Inertia of motion (c) convection

(d) Principle of moments (d) radiation

35. When a vibrating tuning fork is placed on a 39. Night photography and photography in mist
table, a loud sound is heard. This is due to: and fog are possible using

(a) forced vibrations (a) infra-red radiation

(b) refraction (b) ultra-violet radiation

(c) reflection (c) microwave radiation

(d) damped vibrations (d) gamma radiation

36. The sparkling of a diamond is due to: 40. Which one of the following wavelengths of
light is most effective in photosynthesis?
(a) polarisation of light
(a) Green
(b) interference of light
(b) Blue
(c) total internal reflection of light
(c) Orange
(d) refraction of light
(d) Yellow

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41. Why is it difficult to breathe at higher 46. The atmospheric layer reflecting radio waves
altitudes? is called:

(a) Due to ozone (a) Ionosphere

(b) Due to low temperature (b) Ozonosphere

(c) Due to low air pressure (c) Stratosphere

(d) Due to high humidity (d) Mesosphere

42. The reason for a swimming pool to appear less 47. Heat from the Sun reaches the Earth by
deep than the actual depth is:
(a) Radiation
(a) Light scattering
(b) Conduction
(b) Refraction
(c) Reflection
(c) Reflection
(d) Convection
(d) Interference

48. A transformer works on the principle of

43. Remote-sensing device has an inbuilt source
of: (a) Mutual induction

(a) Infrared ray (b) Self induction

(b) Cosmic-ray (c) Generator

(c) Ultraviolet ray (d) Inverter

(d) X-ray

49. Gamma rays can cause:

44. The device used to change the speed of an (a) burning

electric fan is:
(b) sneezing
(a) Amplifier
(c) gene mutation
(b) Switch
(d) fever
(c) Regulator

(d) Rectifier
50. Materials for rain proof coats and tents owe
their water proof properties to:

45. The atmosphere is heated mainly by: (a) Specific gravity

(a) Insulation (b) Viscosity

(b) Radiation (c) Surface tension

(c) Conduction (d) Elasticity

(d) Convection
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