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1251.

What is the SI unit of electric current?

A. Newton
B. Joule
C. Ampere
D. Watt
Answer» D. Watt
1252.

What is the SI unit of Charge?

A. Coulomb
B. Amperes
C. Watts
D. Joules
Answer» B. Amperes
1253.

What is the science of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance called?_x005F_x000D_

A. Ballistics
B. catapulting
C. Ejection
D. Rocket Science
Answer» B. catapulting
1254.

What is the resistance (in Ω) of an electrical component if a current of 0.2 A passes through it on application of 8 V of potential difference across it?_x005F_x000D_

A. 40_x005F_x000D_
B. 1.6_x005F_x000D_
C. 80_x005F_x000D_
D. 3.2
Answer» B. 1.6_x005F_x000D_
1255.

What is the resistance (in Ω) of an electrical component if a current of 0.4 A passes through it on application of 12 V of potential difference across it?_x005F_x000D_

A. 4.8
B. 60
C. 9.6
D. 30
Answer» E.
1256.

What is the resistance (in ohm) of an electrical component if a current of 0.5 A passes through it on application of 20 V of potential difference across it?

A. 10
B. 20
C. 80
D. 40
Answer» E.
1257.

What is the resistance (in ohm) of an electrical component if a current of 0.1 A passes through it on application of 5 V of potential difference across it?

A. 0.5
B. 100
C. 50
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
1258.

What is the rate of change of position of an object with respect to a frame of reference, which is a function of time called?

A. Mechanics
B. Vector
C. Velocity
D. Magnitude
Answer» D. Magnitude
1259.

What is the range of frequencies of sound waves audible to human beings?

A. 16kHz to 200kHz
B. 16Hz to 16kHz
C. 16Hz to 20kHz
D. 14Hz to 20kHz
Answer» D. 14Hz to 20kHz
1260.

What is the reason for formation of Mirage in desert?

A. Refraction of light
B. Reflection of light
C. Total internal reflection of light
D. Both Refraction and Total internal reflection of light
Answer» E.
1261.

What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called?

A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Sublimation
D. Distillation
Answer» D. Distillation
1262.

What is the power rating (in W) of a bulb if a current of 0.3 A passes through on application of 240 V of potential difference across its terminals?

A. 800
B. 36
C. 400
D. 72
Answer» E.
1263.

What is the position of the image formed by a concave mirror when the object is placed at the centre of curvature of that spherical mirror?_x005F_x000D_

A. At Infinity
B. Between Infinity and the centre of curvature
C. At focus
D. At the centre of curvature
Answer» E.
1264.

What is the physical state of water at 12 deg C?

A. Gas
B. Solid
C. Liquid
D. Ionic
Answer» D. Ionic
1265.

What is the power rating (in W) of a bulb if a current of 0.1A passes through on application of 250V of potential difference across its terminals?_x005F_x000D_

A. 2500
B. 50
C. 25
D. 1250
Answer» D. 1250
1266.

What is the phenomenon which established the transverse nature of light ?

A. Reflection
B. Interference
C. Diffraction
D. Polarisation
Answer» E.
1267.

What is the noise level of normal conversation?

A. About 60 dB
B. About 70 dB
C. About 80 dB
D. About 90 dB
Answer» B. About 70 dB
1268.

What is the name of the device used to convert alternating current into direct current ?

A. Ammeter
B. Galvanometer
C. Rectifier
D. Transformer
Answer» D. Transformer
1269.

What is the minimum velocity required for a rocket to overcome earth's gravity and travel into space?

A. 18 km/sec
B. 11.2 km/sec
C. 21 km/sec
D. 35 km/sec
Answer» C. 21 km/sec
1270.

What is the measure of temperature considered as normal in human body?

A. 95 deg F
B. 97 deg F
C. 98.6 deg F
D. 96.8 deg F
Answer» D. 96.8 deg F
1271.

What is the maximum velocity with which a body of mass 'm' must enter a vertical loop of radius 'R'so that it can complete the loop?_x005F_x000D_ A) 0  B) gR   C)  2gR  D)  5gR

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» E.
1272.

What is the mass of a girl who weighs 450 N?_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_

A. 450 kg
B. 4.5 kg
C. 459 kg
D. 45.9 kg
Answer» E.
1273.

What is the minimum distance (in metres) required to hear an echo?

A. 10
B. 13
C. 17
D. 21
Answer» D. 21
1274.

What is the heat released by a heating filament rated 24 W when it is kept on for 6 seconds?_x005F_x000D_

A. 4
B. 144
C. 72
D. 8
Answer» C. 72
1275.

What is the heat released by a heating filament rated 20 W when it is kept on for 2 seconds?_x005F_x000D_

A. 40
B. 10
C. 80
D. 20
Answer» B. 10
1276.

What is the heat generated (in J) in a heating element of resistance 900 Ω when a current of 0.3 A passes through it for 10 seconds?

A. 2700
B. 810
C. 405
D. 1350
Answer» C. 405
1277.

What is the heat generated (in J) in a heating element of resistance 800 Ω when a current of 0.2 A passes through it for 40 seconds?_x005F_x000D_

A. 6400_x005F_x000D_
B. 1280_x005F_x000D_
C. 640_x005F_x000D_
D. 3200
Answer» C. 640_x005F_x000D_
1278.

What is the heat generated (in J) in a heating element of resistance 1000 Ω when a current of 0.1 A passes through it for 25 seconds?

A. 250
B. 2500
C. 125
D. 1250
Answer» B. 2500
1279.

What is the gravitational force exerted on a mass called?

A. Stress
B. Inertia
C. Weight
D. work
Answer» D. work
1280.

What is the fundamental unit of amount of a substance?

A. Mole
B. Candela
C. Kelvin
D. Meter
Answer» B. Candela
1281.

What is the full form of "RADAR" ?

A. Radio Detecting and Ranging
B. Region Device and Ranging
C. Radio Detect and Rangs
D. Radio Device and Ranging
Answer» B. Region Device and Ranging
1282.

What is the escape velocity of the rocket in the earth is?

A. 12.2 km/sec
B. 10.2 km/sec
C. 13.2 km/sec
D. 11.2 km/sec
Answer» E.
1283.

What is the formula of average velocity?_x005F_x000D_

A. Vav = u − v/2
B. Vav = (u + v)/2
C. Vav = u + v
D. V = s/t
Answer» C. Vav = u + v
1284.

What is the effective resistance (in Ω) of two resistors 20 Ω and 30 Ω connected in parallel?

A. 50
B. 12
C. 24
D. 36
Answer» C. 24
1285.

What is the effective resistance (in Ω) of two resistors 12 Ω and 24 Ω connected in parallel?

A. 36
B. 8
C. 16
D. 72
Answer» C. 16
1286.

What is the duration of the world’s shortest X–ray laser has been successfully created by the scientists?_x005F_x000D_

A. 39 nanoseconds
B. 43 attoseconds
C. 15 picoseconds
D. 57 microseconds
Answer» C. 15 picoseconds
1287.

What is the effective resistance (in Ω) of two resistors 21 Ω and 28 Ω connected in parallel?_x005F_x000D_

A. 49
B. 24
C. 12
D. 98
Answer» D. 98
1288.

What is the direction of torque?

A. Perpendicular to the direction of applied force
B. Same as the direction of applied force
C. Opposite to the direction of applied force
D. Parallel to the radius
Answer» B. Same as the direction of applied force
1289.

What is the Centre of Curvature of a spherical mirror?

A. It is the centre of a hollow sphere of which the spherical mirror is a part
B. It is the midpoint of a spherical mirror
C. It is the point on the principal axis through which rays of light parallel to the principal axis pass after reflection
D. It is a point from which the rays of light appear to be coming from on the principal axis of a convex mirror
Answer» B. It is the midpoint of a spherical mirror
1290.

What is the amount of work done when a body moves under a force of 1 N at a distance of 1 meter in the direction of the force?

A. 1 Joule
B. 0.01 Joules
C. 100 Joules
D. 10 Joules
Answer» B. 0.01 Joules
1291.

What is not true with CT Scan?

A. Combines many X-ray images
B. Scanning is often painful
C. Generates 3-D cross-sectional views
D. Identifies normal and abnormal structures
Answer» C. Generates 3-D cross-sectional views
1292.

Ozone at the higher level of the atmosphere is a product of ______ acting on oxygen molecules._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_

A. IR radiation
B. UV radiation
C. gamma rays
D. x-rays
Answer» C. gamma rays