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1151.

Which color has the highest energy?

A. Violet
B. Red
C. Blue
D. White
Answer» B. Red
1152.

Which bulb operates on lowest power?

A. Night bulb
B. Torch bulb
C. Neon bulb
D. GLS bulb
Answer» C. Neon bulb
1153.

Which best describes how air moves during convection?

A. cool air falls down
B. warm air falls down
C. cool air is replaced by warm air
D. air always falls down
Answer» B. warm air falls down
1154.

Which among the following temperature scale is based upon absolute zero?

A. Rankine
B. Celsius
C. Fahrenheit
D. Kelvin
Answer» E.
1155.

Which among the following is not an environment friendly mode of producing electricity?

A. Thermal Power
B. Solar Power
C. Wind Energy
D. Bio-waste
Answer» B. Solar Power
1156.

Which among the following is not a unit of distance?

A. Light year
B. Longsec
C. Astronomical unit
D. Parsec
Answer» C. Astronomical unit
1157.

Which among the following is false about displacement?

A. It can be positive, negative or zero
B. Displacement is never greater than Distance
C. Its SI unit is meter
D. It is always positive
Answer» E.
1158.

Which among the following determines the pitch of a sound?

A. Amplitude
B. Frequency
C. Loudness
D. Wavelength
Answer» C. Loudness
1159.

Which among the following is a vector quantity?

A. Heat
B. Angular momentum
C. Work
D. Time
Answer» C. Work
1160.

Where does hydroelectric energy come from?

A. Air
B. Water
C. Solar
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Solar
1161.

Which alternative energy source is exhaustible?

A. tidal energy
B. wind energy
C. solar energy
D. geothermal energy
Answer» E.
1162.

Where should a boat compass be mounted?

A. near magnet
B. near iron
C. away from electrical wiring
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
1163.

Where is a transistor most likely to be found ?

A. Wrist watch
B. Fuse
C. Hearing aid
D. Fluorescent lamp
Answer» D. Fluorescent lamp
1164.

Where warm air rises up, the air ____._x005F_x000D_

A. pressure at that place is lowered
B. pressure at that place is raised
C. humidity at that place is lowered
D. humidity at that place is raised
Answer» B. pressure at that place is raised
1165.

When the vibrating object moves forward, it creates a region of high pressure in the medium called ______.

A. dilation
B. compression
C. relaxation
D. negation
Answer» C. relaxation
1166.

When white light passes through a glass prism we get a spectrum on the other side of the prism. In the emergent beam the ray which is deviated least is

A. the violet ray
B. the red ray
C. the green ray
D. the blue ray
Answer» C. the green ray
1167.

When two equal forces are acting on a body and opposite in direction, the net force acting on the body  becomes .........._x005F_x000D_

A. three-times
B. two-times
C. zero
D. four-times
Answer» D. four-times
1168.

When two similar sources vibrate with slightly different frequencies , a regular rise and fall occurs in the loudness of tone. This phenomenon is known as

A. doppler effect
B. beats
C. resonance
D. echo
Answer» C. resonance
1169.

When we see an object, the image formed on the retina is ________

A. Real and inverted
B. Real and erect
C. Virtual and erect
D. Virtual and inverted
Answer» B. Real and erect
1170.

When the car takes a bend, the force that pushes us to the outside of the curve is the

A. Centripetal Force
B. Centrifugal Force
C. Frictional Force
D. Tension Force
Answer» C. Frictional Force
1171.

When the Sun is near the horizon during the morning or evening, it appears reddish. The phenomenon that is responsible forth is observation is

A. reflection of light
B. refraction of light
C. dispersion of light
D. scattering of light
Answer» E.
1172.

When one enters a dark room after being in bright light one is not able to see anything clearly for a while because

A. the retina of the eye moves forward
B. the retina of the eye moves backward
C. the iris is unable to dilate the pupil immediately to be able to see things
D. the eye has no power of accommodation
Answer» D. the eye has no power of accommodation
1173.

When net torque is zero, __________ will be constant.

A. force
B. angular momentum
C. linear momentum
D. acceleration
Answer» C. linear momentum
1174.

When ice floats on water, its _____ part remains outside the water.

A. 0.5
B. 0.3
C. 0.1
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
1175.

When does land breeze occur?

A. Fall
B. Winter
C. Both A & B
D. Hot summer
Answer» D. Hot summer
1176.

When light enters from air to water, then its

A. frequency increases and speed decreases
B. frequency is same but the wavelength is smaller in water than in air
C. frequency is same but the wavelength is larger in water than in air
D. frequency and speed both decreases
Answer» C. frequency is same but the wavelength is larger in water than in air
1177.

When light passes from one medium to another, this phenomenon of change in its direction is called _____.

A. Refraction
B. Diffraction
C. Propagation
D. No option is correct
Answer» B. Diffraction
1178.

When body is accelerated

A. its velocity never changes
B. its speed always changes
C. its direction always changes
D. its speed may or maynot change
Answer» E.
1179.

When an object is thrown vertically upwards, at its maximum height its _____________._x005F_x000D_

A. potential energy is zero
B. momentum is maximum
C. kinetic energy is zero
D. gravitational force is maximum
Answer» D. gravitational force is maximum
1180.

When an object travels equal distances in equal intervals of time, it moves with ______________ speed._x005F_x000D_

A. linear
B. translational
C. uniform
D. non-uniform
Answer» D. non-uniform
1181.

When an unbalanced force acts on an object

A. causes change in motion of the object
B. the speed & direction of the object will change
C. causes the object to move
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
1182.

When body is accelerated--

A. Its velocity never changes.
B. Its speed will always change.
C. Its direction always changes.
D. Its speed may or may not change.
Answer» E.
1183.

When an electric bulb breaks , there is an explosive sound. That is due to

A. the chemical reaction between the gases inside the bulb
B. the compressed gases inside rushing out suddenly
C. the air outside rushing in to fill the vacuum inside the bulb
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1184.

When a ray of light travels from a denser medium to a rarer medium, it bends

A. towards the normal and speeds up
B. towards the normal and slows down
C. away from the normal and speeds up
D. away from the normal and slows down
Answer» D. away from the normal and slows down
1185.

When a running car stops suddenly, the passengers tends to lean forward because of

A. Gravitational force
B. Inertia of motion
C. Law of conservation of mass
D. Both B & C
Answer» C. Law of conservation of mass
1186.

When a steel ball is placed on the surface of mercury, it does not sink because

A. of the surface tension of mercury
B. mercury is a semisolid
C. of the high viscosity of mercury
D. the density of mercury is greater than that of steel
Answer» E.
1187.

when an atom loses an electron it becomes

A. neutron
B. negative ion
C. positive ion
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
1188.

When a ray of light is  refracted by a prism such that the angle of deviation is minimum then

A. the angle of emergence is equal to the angle of incidence
B. the angle of emergence is greater than the angle of incidence
C. the angle of emergence is smaller than the angle of incidence
D. the sum of the angle of incidence and the angle of emergence is equal to 90 degrees
Answer» B. the angle of emergence is greater than the angle of incidence
1189.

When a number of resistance are connected in ___, their combined resistance is less than the smallest individual resistance._x005F_x000D_

A. parallel
B. horizontal
C. series
D. box
Answer» B. horizontal
1190.

When a force of 10 N acts on a body of mass of 10 kg that is able to move freely, which of the following statements will apply?

A. The body moves with an acceleration of 10 m/s2
B. The body moves with a speed of 1 km/s
C. The body moves with a speed of 1 m/s
D. The body moves with an acceleration of 1 m/s2
Answer» E.
1191.

When a number of resistors are connected in series in a circuit, the value of current:

A. increases
B. becomes half
C. decreases
D. remains the same
Answer» E.
1192.

When a piece of pure silicon is doped with aluminium, then

A. the conductivity of the doped silicon piece will remain the same
B. the doped silicon piece will become n-type
C. the doped silicon piece will become p-type
D. the resistivity of the doped silicon piece will increase
Answer» D. the resistivity of the doped silicon piece will increase
1193.

When a constant force acts on an object with a mass of 8 kg for a duration of 3 s. it increases the object's velocity from 4 m/s to 6 m/s . What is the magnitude of the applied force?

A. 5.33 N
B. 4.33 N
C. 6.33 N
D. 3.33 N
Answer» B. 4.33 N
1194.

"When a card placed over a tumbler is flicked with the finger, the coin placed over it falls in the tumbler".

A. Law of conservation of energy
B. Newton's third law of motion
C. Law of Inertia
D. Law of conservation of momentum
Answer» D. Law of conservation of momentum
1195.

When a compressed slinky is released it converts potential energy into

A. Heat energy
B. Mechanical energy
C. Chemical energy
D. Kinetic energy
Answer» E.
1196.

When a bullet is fired from a gun, the gun moves in the opposite direction. This illustrates Newton's

A. third law of motion
B. first and second law of motion
C. first law of motion
D. second law of motion
Answer» B. first and second law of motion
1197.

When a bullet is fired from a gun, its potential energy is converted into

A. chemical energy
B. mechanical energy
C. heat energy
D. kinetic energy
Answer» E.
1198.

When a bullet is fired from a gun

A. the gun moves forward
B. the gun jumps up
C. the gun does not move
D. the gun recoils with the same momentum as the bullet
Answer» E.
1199.

What will be the value of the kinetic energy (Ek) of a moving body with mass m, if its speed is doubled from v to 2v?

A. 1/2 Ek
B. 4 Ek
C. There will be no change in Ek
D. 2 Ek
Answer» C. There will be no change in Ek
1200.

When a ball is thrown vertically upwards, which of the following quantities remains constant during its motion?

A. Energy
B. Displacement
C. Velocity
D. Acceleration
Answer» B. Displacement