Q.1

Optic fibres are mainly used for which of the following?

  • Musical instruments
  • Food industry
  • Weaving
  • Communication
Q.2

Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in

  • navigation
  • road mile
  • astronomy
  • measuring the boundaries of a nation
Q.3

Light year is a measurement of

  • speed of aeroplanes
  • speed of light
  • Stellar distances
  • speed of rockets
Q.4

What is the unit for measuring the amplitude of a sound?

  • Decibel
  • Coulomb
  • Hum
  • Cycles
Q.5

kilohertz is a unit which measures

  • power used by a current of one ampere
  • electromagnetic radio wave frequencies
  • voltage
  • electric resistance
Q.6

Knot is a unit of speed of which of the following?

  • Aeroplane
  • Light waves
  • Ship
  • Sound waves
Q.7

Very small time intervals are accurately measure by

  • White dwarfs
  • Quartz clocks
  • Atomic clocks
  • Pulsars
Q.8

Reading of a barometer going down is an indication of

  • snow
  • storm
  • intense heat
  • rainfall
Q.9

One kilometre is equal to how many miles?

  • 0.84
  • 0.5
  • 1.6
  • 0.62
Q.10

Decibel is the unit for

  • speed of light
  • radio wave frequency
  • intensity of sound
  • intensity of heat
Q.11

Which of the following is used as a moderator in nuclear reactor?

  • Thorium
  • Graphite
  • Radium
  • Ordinary water
Q.12

One fathom is equal to

  • 6 feet
  • 6 meters
  • 60 feet
  • 100 cm
Q.13

One horse power is equal to

  • 746 watts
  • 748 watts
  • 756 watts
  • 736 watts
Q.14

Which among the following is a positively charged particle emitted by a radioactive element?

  • Beta ray
  • Alpha ray
  • Cathode ray
  • Gamma ray
Q.15

Fathom is the unit of

  • sound
  • depth
  • frequency
  • distance
Q.16

Atoms are composed of

  • electrons and protons
  • electrons only
  • protons only
  • electrons and nuclei
Q.17

Which is/are the important raw material(s) required in cement industry?

  • Gypsum and Clay
  • Clay
  • Limestone and Clay
  • Limestone
Q.18

In an atomic explosion, enormous energy is released which is due to

  • conversion of chemical energy into heat energy
  • conversion of mechanical energy into nuclear energy
  • conversion of mass into energy
  • conversion of neutrons into protons
Q.19

Which type of fire extinguisher is used for petroleum fire?

  • Powder type
  • Liquid type
  • Soda acid type
  • Foam type
Q.20

Isotopes are separated by

  • crystallisation
  • sublimation
  • distillation
  • filtration
Q.21

Which of the following is commonly called a 'polyamide'?

  • Terylene
  • Nylon
  • Rayon
  • Orlon
Q.22

Epoxy resins are used as

  • detergents
  • insecticides
  • adhesives
  • moth repellents
Q.23

Detergents used for cleaning clothes and utensils contain?

  • bicarbonates
  • bismuthates
  • sulphonates
  • nitrates
Q.24

Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because

  • it has a high specific heat
  • it has no colour
  • it has a high dipole moment
  • it has a high boiling point
Q.25

The inert gas which is substituted for nitrogen in the air used by deep sea divers for breathing, is

  • Argon
  • Xenon
  • Helium
  • Krypton
Q.26

Bromine is a

  • black solid
  • red liquid
  • colourless gas
  • highly inflammable gas
Q.27

Potassium nitrate is used in

  • medicine
  • fertiliser
  • salt
  • glass
Q.28

What is laughing gas?

  • Nitrous Oxide
  • Carbon monoxide
  • Sulphur dioxide
  • Hydrogen peroxide
Q.29

Which of the following was to be discovered first in the chromospheres of the sun?

  • Krypton
  • Xenon
  • Neon
  • Helium
Q.30

When an iron nail gets rusted, iron oxide is formed

  • without any change in the weight of the nail
  • with decrease in the weight of the nail
  • with increase in the weight of the nail
  • without any change in colour or weight of the nail
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