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General Science

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Colourful clothes should be used in winter because _____.

  1. they are beautiful

  2. they are cheap

  3. they absorb heat

  4. they are easily washable


Correct Option: C

If a liquid is heated from 20°C to 60°C, its density _____.

  1. increases

  2. decreases

  3. first increases then decreases

  4. does not change


Correct Option: B

Equal volumes of different gases at any definite temperature and pressure have ____.

  1. equal weights

  2. equal masses

  3. equal densities

  4. equal no. of molecules


Correct Option: D

In case of an ideal gas, Joule-Thomson effect is ______.

  1. zero

  2. positive

  3. negative

  4. infinite


Correct Option: A

The principle underlying a micro wave is similar to ____.

  1. heat generated by nuclear power

  2. thermal radiation

  3. radioactivity

  4. electromagnetic waves


Correct Option: B

The temperature at which both the celsius and fahrenheit scales give the same reading is ________.

  1. 00C

  2. -320C

  3. �400C

  4. -1400C


Correct Option: C

If temperature is kept constant during a reaction, the process is called ____.

  1. adiabatic

  2. isobaric

  3. isochoric

  4. isothermal


Correct Option: D

The S.I. unit of temperature is _______.

  1. Celsius

  2. Fahrenheit

  3. Kelvin

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

When water is cooled from 70C to 10C, which of the following options will happen?

  1. It contracts

  2. It expands

  3. It first contracts and then expands

  4. It first expands and then contracts


Correct Option: C

The specific heat of water is _______ all other common substances.

  1. lower than

  2. equal to

  3. higher than

  4. not related to


Correct Option: C

The S.I. unit of heat is _______.

  1. Calorie

  2. Joule

  3. Celsius

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

The temperature of a healthy human body is 98.6°F. What is this temperature on the Celsius scale?

  1. 600C

  2. 480C

  3. 370C

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

While laying railway tracks, gaps have to be left between successive lengths of rails to allow for _____.

  1. contraction during the summer

  2. expansion during the summer

  3. increase in friction

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

Boiling tea, when poured into a glass, sometimes breaks the glass as _____.

  1. the glass gets heated up

  2. the glass is brittle

  3. the inner surface of the glass becomes hot and expands but outer surface does not get heated quickly

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

The temperature of solar surface called 'photosphere' is about _____.

  1. 3000 K

  2. 4000 K

  3. 5000 K

  4. 6000 K


Correct Option: D

Why does the water in an earthen pot cool in summer?

  1. It is due to the phenomenon of vapourisation.

  2. It is due to the phenomenon of evaporation. The water seeps through the pores in the pot and evaporates.

  3. The mud is bad conductor of heat.

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Relative humidity of a room is 50% at temperature 30°C. What will happen to it if the temperature increases to 400C?

  1. It will increase.

  2. It will decrease.

  3. It will remain unchanged.

  4. It may increase or decrease depending upon the volume of the room.


Correct Option: B

Energy from the sun reaches us by the method of _______.

  1. convection

  2. radiation

  3. conduction

  4. scattering


Correct Option: B

The temperature at and above which vapour of a substance cannot be liquified is called _____.

  1. critical temperature

  2. saturated temperature

  3. zero temperature

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A

The mode of transfer of heat that does not require intervening medium is _______.

  1. conduction

  2. convection

  3. radiation

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

On what type of objects the formation of dew is comparatively easier?

  1. On bad conductors

  2. On good radiators

  3. Objects which are lying near the earth

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

The kinetic energy of a simple pendulum _____.

  1. never becomes zero

  2. becomes zero in each turn

  3. becomes zero in equilibrium case

  4. always remains the same


Correct Option: B

Time period of a simple pendulum depends upon _____.

  1. shape of the bob

  2. size of the bob

  3. length of the string

  4. density of the bob


Correct Option: C

The reverberation of sound in a hall is due to continued ______.

  1. reflection

  2. interference

  3. defraction

  4. absorption


Correct Option: A

If a pendulum clock is taken from the equator to the poles, it will _____.

  1. run slow

  2. run fast

  3. give the same time

  4. stop altogether


Correct Option: A
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