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| 301. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage (s) given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage - 1 Lightning is the visible discharge of electricity that occurs when a region of a cloud acquires an excess electrical charge either positive or negative, that is sufficient to break down the resistance of air. When lightning is likely to occur people are advised to stay indoors, away from open doors and avoid contact with any electrical appliances. When lightning is likely to occur it is advised |
| A. | to stay indoors |
| B. | to stay near open doors and windows |
| C. | to avoid contact with electrical appliances |
| D. | both (a) and (c) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 302. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage (s) given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage - 1 Lightning is the visible discharge of electricity that occurs when a region of a cloud acquires an excess electrical charge either positive or negative, that is sufficient to break down the resistance of air. When lightning is likely to occur people are advised to stay indoors, away from open doors and avoid contact with any electrical appliances. Lightning occurs when region of cloud acquires |
| A. | negative charge |
| B. | positive charge |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | neither (a) nor (b) |
| Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b) | |
| 303. |
Where is the most water found on Earth? |
| A. | in glaciers |
| B. | in lakes |
| C. | in rivers |
| D. | in oceans |
| Answer» E. | |
| 304. |
At the time of cloud formation, heat is released into the atmosphere? It is true |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| C. | Sometimes |
| D. | Cannot say |
| Answer» B. No | |
| 305. |
Which of the following is NOT one of the processes including in water cycle? |
| A. | condensation |
| B. | evaporation |
| C. | precipitation |
| D. | erosion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 306. |
How much of Earth's water is fresh water? |
| A. | 97% |
| B. | 50% |
| C. | 3% |
| D. | 1% |
| Answer» D. 1% | |
| 307. |
You can expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond in |
| A. | cold rainy day |
| B. | cold sunny day |
| C. | warm rainy day |
| D. | warm sunny day |
| Answer» E. | |
| 308. |
Which of these is an example of liquid water? |
| A. | Frost |
| B. | Rain |
| C. | Ice |
| D. | Steam |
| Answer» C. Ice | |
| 309. |
What do we see on the surface of glass containing ice-chilled water? |
| A. | dust |
| B. | water droplets |
| C. | water vapour |
| D. | ice |
| Answer» C. water vapour | |
| 310. |
There are.......... stage of water cycle. |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» D. 6 | |
| 311. |
Ice changes to water through the process of |
| A. | freezing |
| B. | evaporation |
| C. | melting |
| D. | condensation |
| Answer» D. condensation | |
| 312. |
DIRECTIONS: React the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage Observe a tailor working on a sewing machine. These wing machine remains at the same location while its wheel moves with a circular motion. It also has a needle that moves up and down continuously, as long as wheel rotates. Select the one that remains at rest when you were making the above observation. |
| A. | Tailor |
| B. | Sewing machine |
| C. | Both tailor and sewing machine |
| D. | None of the above is correct |
| Answer» D. None of the above is correct | |
| 313. |
Direction: Match Column-I with Column-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the columns. Column I Column II A. Rotation of hands of clock (p) Rectilinear motion B. Motion of car on a straight road (q) Circular motion C. Motion of child on a swing (r) Periodic motion D. Combination of different motions (s) Motion of ball on ground. |
| A. | \[A\to (q);B\to (p);C\to (r);D\to (s)\] |
| B. | \[A\to (r);B\to (p);C\to (q);D\to (s)\] |
| C. | \[A\to (p);B\to (r);C\to (s);D\to (q)\] |
| D. | \[A\to (s);B\to (q);C\to (p);D\to (r)\] |
| Answer» B. \[A\to (r);B\to (p);C\to (q);D\to (s)\] | |
| 314. |
Direction: Match Column-I with Column-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the columns. Column I Column II A. Speed (p) Change in position time w.r.t surroundings and time B. Velocity (q) Displacement per unit time C. Acceleration due to gravity (r). Distance per unit time D. Motion (s)\[9.8m{{s}^{-2}}\] |
| A. | \[A\to (q);B\to (p);C\to (r);D\to (s)\] |
| B. | \[A\to (r);B\to (p);C\to (q);D\to (s)\] |
| C. | \[A\to (r);B\to (q);C\to (s);D\to (p)\] |
| D. | \[A\to (s);B\to (q);C\to (p);D\to (r)\] |
| Answer» D. \[A\to (s);B\to (q);C\to (p);D\to (r)\] | |
| 315. |
Direction: Match Column-I with Column-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the columns. Column I Column II A. A wheel rolling on the surface (p) Non-uniform motion B. A ball falling vertically downwards (q) Rectilinear motion C. The motion of watch hands (r) Translatory as well as rotatory motion D. The motion of a train when approaches towards a station (s) Uniform motion |
| A. | \[A\to (q);B\to (p);C\to (r);D\to (s)\] |
| B. | \[A\to (r);B\to (q);C\to (s);D\to (p)\] |
| C. | \[A\to (p);B\to (r);C\to (s);D\to (q)\] |
| D. | \[A\to (s);B\to (q);C\to (p);D\to (r)\] |
| Answer» C. \[A\to (p);B\to (r);C\to (s);D\to (q)\] | |
| 316. |
We know that earth rotates around the sun and is always in motion. However we find that our class-room is not in motion Why? |
| A. | The class room is stationary |
| B. | The class room is at rest because there is no change in its position, with respect to its surroundings, with passage of time. |
| C. | Both the above |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both the above | |
| 317. |
If an object changes its position with passage of time but its various positions are always found to lie along a straight line. The object is |
| A. | said to be at rest |
| B. | said to be in rectilinear motion |
| C. | said to be in circular motion |
| D. | said to be in periodic motion |
| Answer» C. said to be in circular motion | |
| 318. |
An ant moves as shown in the diagram Which of the following can be used to determine the distance covered by that ant? |
| A. | A 15 cm scale and a meter scale |
| B. | A meter scale |
| C. | Hand span and a meter scale |
| D. | Thread and a meter scale |
| Answer» E. | |
| 319. |
Which of the following is a combination of different types of motion? |
| A. | Motion of an ant |
| B. | Motion of wheel of sewing machine |
| C. | Motion of ball on ground |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 320. |
Select the relative terms from the following. |
| A. | Rest and motion |
| B. | Slow and fast |
| C. | Tall and short |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 321. |
In a circular motion |
| A. | the direction of motion remains fixed |
| B. | there is a continuous change in direction of motion |
| C. | there is a continuous change in the distance of the moving object from the fixed point |
| D. | None of the above is correct |
| Answer» C. there is a continuous change in the distance of the moving object from the fixed point | |
| 322. |
Select the one that is different from the others |
| A. | Motion of a child on a swing |
| B. | Motion of pendulum of clock |
| C. | Motion of strings of guitar being played |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 323. |
We generally use a drilling machine to make a hole in a block of wood. The motion of drilling machine can be classified as |
| A. | rotatory motion |
| B. | circular motion |
| C. | rectilinear motion |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. circular motion | |
| 324. |
A wheel rolling on the surface has |
| A. | a circular as well as rotatory motion |
| B. | a periodic as well as oscillatory motion |
| C. | a rotatory as well as translatory motion |
| D. | a rectilinear as well as rotatory motion |
| Answer» D. a rectilinear as well as rotatory motion | |
| 325. |
Which among the following statement(s) is/are correct? |
| A. | Rest and motion are relative terms |
| B. | In rectilinear motion, the body moves in a straight line |
| C. | The to-and-fro movement of the pendulum is an example of oscillatory motion |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 326. |
When a screw is turned, its motion is |
| A. | rotatory and circular |
| B. | translatory and curvilinear |
| C. | translatory and periodic |
| D. | rotatory and translator |
| Answer» E. | |
| 327. |
Which of the following is an example of non-uniform motion? |
| A. | The movement of an ice-skater taking part in a contest |
| B. | The movement of watch hands |
| C. | The movement of a gas molecule between collisions |
| D. | The movement of the earth about its axis. |
| Answer» B. The movement of watch hands | |
| 328. |
The displacement of a body is zero, then the distance covered |
| A. | is zero |
| B. | is not zero |
| C. | may or may not be zero |
| D. | cannot say |
| Answer» C. may or may not be zero | |
| 329. |
An athelete completes one round of a circular track in 30s, his velocity will be (1 complete round of a circular track = 150 m) |
| A. | 50 m/s |
| B. | 180 m/s |
| C. | 5 m/s |
| D. | zero |
| Answer» E. | |
| 330. |
A car starting from rest acquires a velocity of 54 \[km{{h}^{-1}}\]in 20 seconds. What is its acceleration? |
| A. | \[2.7m/{{s}^{2}}\] |
| B. | \[1.08m/{{s}^{2}}\] |
| C. | \[1m/{{s}^{2}}\] |
| D. | \[0.75m/{{s}^{2}}\] |
| Answer» E. | |
| 331. |
The distance covered by a body during a 10minutes interval was noted after every minute to be as follows Time in minute 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Distance 2m 4m 6m 8m 12m 16m 22m 24m 30m 32m The motion of the body will be uniform |
| A. | from 1 to 4 minute |
| B. | from 5 to 10 minute |
| C. | in both the above intervals |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. from 5 to 10 minute | |
| 332. |
A change in position of an object when compared to non-moving object is called |
| A. | rest |
| B. | motion |
| C. | distance |
| D. | reference point |
| Answer» C. distance | |
| 333. |
Which of the following is correct? A boy sitting in a moving train is |
| A. | at rest w.r.t his fellow passengers |
| B. | in motion w.r.t houses parallel to the railway track |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 334. |
Velocity of object changes, if |
| A. | its speed changes |
| B. | its direction changes |
| C. | either (a) or (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 335. |
Which of the following are measurements of motion? |
| A. | Distance and Displacement |
| B. | Distance and speed |
| C. | Displacement and velocity |
| D. | Speed and velocity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 336. |
The displacement of an object is |
| A. | always greater than the distance travelled by the object. |
| B. | always equal to the distance travelled by the object |
| C. | always less than the distance travelled by the object. |
| D. | either less or equal to the distance travelled by the object. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 337. |
A fly is moving on a paper and the movement of the fly shown on it. The distance travelled by fly from A to F is_____. [Distances AB = 1 cm, BC = 1 cm, CD = 2 cm, DE = 1 cm, EF = 2 cm, AF = 5 cm] |
| A. | 3cm |
| B. | 5cm |
| C. | 7cm |
| D. | 2cm |
| Answer» D. 2cm | |
| 338. |
A tortoise and a hare compete in a race over a course 2.00 km long. The tortoise crawls straight and steadily at its maximum speed of 0.200 \[m{{s}^{-1}}\]towards the finish line. The hare runs at its maximum speed of 1.6 \[m{{s}^{-1}}\]towards the goal for 1.6 km and then stops to tease the tortoise. The time taken by tortoise to reach the finish line is. |
| A. | \[4\times {{10}^{4}}\sec \] |
| B. | \[{{10}^{4}}\sec \] |
| C. | \[{{10}^{3}}\sec \] |
| D. | \[4\times {{10}^{3}}\sec \] |
| Answer» C. \[{{10}^{3}}\sec \] | |
| 339. |
A body moves from A to B to C to D to E as shown in figure. The distance between A and E is 2 cm. The distance moved by the moving body is |
| A. | 2cm |
| B. | 6cm |
| C. | 8 cm |
| D. | 10 cm |
| Answer» D. 10 cm | |
| 340. |
Which of the below means of transport used the in venations of wheel? (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) |
| A. | (i) |
| B. | (i)and(ii) |
| C. | (i),(ii)and(iii) |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 341. |
Look at the pictures below and arrange them in correct chronological order starting from ancient times. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) |
| A. | (i),(iii),(ii),(iv) |
| B. | (iii), (i), (ii), (iv) |
| C. | (ii),(iii),(i),(iv) |
| D. | (iv), (iii), (ii), (i) |
| Answer» B. (iii), (i), (ii), (iv) | |
| 342. |
A boy going for a walk follows the path as shown in the figure. The total trip consists of four straight line path AB, BC, CD and DE. At the end of the walk what is the person?s displacement from the starting point? |
| A. | \[AB+BC+CD+DE\] |
| B. | \[\frac{AB+BC+CD+DE}{2}\] |
| C. | \[BC+CD\] |
| D. | \[BD\] |
| Answer» E. | |
| 343. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following two statements carefully and choose the correct options. Statement-1: Velocity is measured in metre per second. Statement-2: Acceleration is measured in metre per second square. |
| A. | Statement (1) is correct while statement (2) is incorrect. |
| B. | Statement (2) is correct while statement (1) is incorrect. |
| C. | Both statements are correct |
| D. | Both statements are incorrect. |
| Answer» D. Both statements are incorrect. | |
| 344. |
1 millennium is equal to |
| A. | 10 years |
| B. | 100 years |
| C. | 1000 years |
| D. | 2000 years |
| Answer» D. 2000 years | |
| 345. |
DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as ?assertion A? and the other labelled as "reason R ". You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. |
| A. | Assertion: In ancient times bullock cart was used as a means of transport. Reason: Aeroplanes were developed only in 1800 AD. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true but R is false. |
| D. | A is false but R is true. |
| Answer» D. A is false but R is true. | |
| 346. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following two statements carefully and choose the correct options. Statement-1: Speed can be negative Statement-2: Speed can be +ve or zero only. |
| A. | Statement (1) is correct while statement (2) is incorrect. |
| B. | Statement (2) is correct while statement (1) is incorrect. |
| C. | Both statements are correct |
| D. | Both statements are incorrect. |
| Answer» C. Both statements are correct | |
| 347. |
DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as ?assertion A? and the other labelled as "reason R ". You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion: In International system of units the unit of length is centimetre. Reason: If a centimetre where divided into ten equal parts then each part is equal to a millimetre. |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true but R is false. |
| D. | A is false but R is true. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 348. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage (s) given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage-2 In ancient times, the length of a foot, the width of a finger and the distance of a step were used as different units of measurement. For measurement of small length, which of the following were used in ancient India? |
| A. | Angul |
| B. | Mutthi |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | Neither (a) nor (b) |
| Answer» D. Neither (a) nor (b) | |
| 349. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage (s) given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage-2 In ancient times, the length of a foot, the width of a finger and the distance of a step were used as different units of measurement. Which of the following was used as a unit of length in ancient Egypt? |
| A. | Cubit |
| B. | Foot |
| C. | Yard |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. Foot | |
| 350. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage (s) given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage-I A system having a set of standard units of measurement which was accepted all over the world is called International system of units (S.I. system) The metric system of units was created by |
| A. | Germans |
| B. | Indians |
| C. | Chinese |
| D. | French |
| Answer» E. | |