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General Science

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When upper surface of a lake is freezed, the temperature of the water beneath it is _________.

  1. less than 4°C

  2. 0°C

  3. 4°C

  4. more than 4°C


Correct Option: C

A porter carrying a load does _______ against gravity.

  1. maximum work

  2. minimum work

  3. no work

  4. average work


Correct Option: C

The work done by a body moving in a circular path is _____.

  1. force x circumference of the circle

  2. force x diameter of the circle

  3. force x area of the circle

  4. zero


Correct Option: D

If the speed of a car is doubled, its kinetic energy increases by _____ times.

  1. sixteen

  2. eight

  3. four

  4. two


Correct Option: C

The wound up spring of a watch possesses _______ energy.

  1. kinetic

  2. potential

  3. mechanical

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

When a ship goes down from river to sea, it rises up a bit because ___.

  1. sea water is slightly hotter

  2. velocity of the ship is greater in the sea

  3. density of sea water is greater

  4. density of salt water is lesser


Correct Option: C

If the density of air is 1.3 g/l. The volume of 7.8 g of air is ______.

  1. 11 litre

  2. 6 litre

  3. 5 litre

  4. 4 litre


Correct Option: B

Viscosity of a fluid _____.

  1. increases as the temperature increases

  2. decreases as the temperature increases

  3. does not depend on temperature

  4. decreases with pressure


Correct Option: A

A glass ball is weighed by a brass weight. Which of the following will happen, if the system is kept in vacuum?

  1. The beam scale will remain horizontal.

  2. Pan of glass ball will rise.

  3. Pan of glass ball will decrease.

  4. Depends on the amount of air extracted.


Correct Option: C

The hydraulic brake used in automobiles is a direct application of _____.

  1. Bernoulli's theorem

  2. Toricellian law

  3. Pascal's law

  4. Archimedes' principle


Correct Option: C

When a balloon rises to a higher altitude, it bursts because _____.

  1. its inside pressure increases

  2. its outer surface gets heated

  3. outside pressure decreases

  4. it is a natural fact


Correct Option: C

Ink of a pen leaks in an aeroplane because ________.

  1. atmospheric pressure increases at heights

  2. pressure of ink inside the pen is more than the ambient pressure

  3. of higher speed of aeroplane

  4. of temperature difference


Correct Option: B

Sudden fall of atmospheric pressure indicates ______.

  1. rain

  2. cold wave

  3. storm

  4. fair weather


Correct Option: C

Why is mercury preferred as a barometric liquid?

  1. It has minimum density.

  2. It has maximum density.

  3. It is an easily available liquid.

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

A bird resting on the floor of an air-tight box, carried by a boy, starts flying. The boy will feel that the box is now ______.

  1. heavier

  2. lighter

  3. showing no change in weight

  4. showing fluctuations in weight depending upon some external factors


Correct Option: C

A Hydraulic lift follows ______.

  1. Boyle's law

  2. Charles' law

  3. Pascal's law

  4. Bernoulli's law


Correct Option: C

A block of ice is floating in a beaker containing liquid of specific gravity 1.2. When the ice melts completely, the liquid level will _____.

  1. fall

  2. rise

  3. remain the same

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

Liquid drops and bubbles acquire spherical shape due to the phenomenon of ______.

  1. capillary

  2. surface tension

  3. gravitational effect

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B

The friction in fluid is called _____.

  1. density

  2. surface tension

  3. viscosity

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C

Pressing two pieces of ice into a single piece is called ______.

  1. solidification

  2. radiation

  3. melting

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A

At what temperature is the mass of pure water of volume 1 cubic centimetre is 1 g?

  1. 0°C

  2. 1°C

  3. 4°C

  4. 10°C


Correct Option: C

What is the main property of mercury that makes it fit for use in clinical thermometer?

  1. Good conductor of heat

  2. High density

  3. Good conductor of electricity

  4. Easily available


Correct Option: B

Two objects having the same temperature means _____.

  1. they have same amount of heat

  2. if they come close, there will be no exchange of heat

  3. their thermal capacity is same

  4. their specific heat is same


Correct Option: A

If 10 g of ice at 0°C and 10 g of water at 10°C are mixed, the temperature of the mixture becomes _____.

  1. 0°C

  2. 5°C

  3. 10°C

  4. 16°C


Correct Option: A

Why does the bi-metal rod of iron and brass bend when it is heated?

  1. Specific heat of iron and brass is the reason for this

  2. Their coefficient of linear expansion is different

  3. When heated, their temperature do not remain the same

  4. Iron and brass become soft when heated


Correct Option: B
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