Q.1

One nanometer is equal to

  • 10-6m
  • 10-8m
  • 10-9m
  • 10-5m
Q.2

An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a velocity ofkm/h and at a height ofm. When it is vertically at a point A on the ground a bomb is released from it. The bomb strikes the ground at point B. The distance AB is

  • 1200 m
  • 0.33 km
  • 3.33 km
  • 33 km
Q.3

Radio telescopes are better than optical telescopes because

  • they can detect faint galaxies which no optical telescope can
  • they can work even in cloudy conditions
  • they can work during the day and night
  • All of the above
Q.4

Point A is at a lower electrical potential than point B. An electron between them on the line joining them will

  • move towards A
  • move towards B
  • move at right angles to the line joining A and B
  • remain at rest
Q.5

On a stationary sail boat, air is blown from a fan attached to the boat. The boat

  • moves in opposite direction in which the air is blown
  • does not move
  • moves in the same direction in which air blows
  • spins around
Q.6

Isotopes of an element contain

  • the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
  • the same number of neutrons but different number of protons
  • equal number of protons and electrons
  • equal number of nucleons
Q.7

One thousand microns is equal to

  • 10-3m
  • 10-6m
  • 10-9m
  • 10-12m
Q.8

Large astronomical telescopes always use as objective

  • lens
  • mirror
  • combinations of lenses
  • None of the above
Q.9

Let a thin capillary tube be replaced with another tube of insufficient length then, we find water

  • will overflow
  • will not rise
  • depressed
  • change its meniscus
Q.10

On a clean glass plate a drop of water spreads to form a thin layer whereas a drop of mercury remains almost spherical because

  • mercury is a metal
  • density of mercury is greater than that of water
  • cohesion of mercury is greater than its adhesion with glass
  • cohesion of water is greater than its adhesion with glass
Q.11

Sound waves in air are

  • transverse
  • longitudinal
  • electromagnetic
  • polarised
Q.12

Mirage is due to

  • unequal heating of different parts of the atmosphere
  • magnetic disturbances in the atmosphere
  • depletion of ozone layer in the atmosphere
  • equal heating of different parts of the atmosphere
Q.13

Sound produced at a point is heard by a person after 5 second, while the same sound is heard by another person after 6 seconds. If the speed of sound ism/s, what could be the maximum and minimum distances between the two persons?

  • 1.8 km, 0.15 km
  • 2.2 km, 0.20 km
  • 2.8 km, 0.25 km
  • 3.3 km, 0.30 km
Q.14

Mica is used in electrical appliances such as electric iron because mica is

  • a good conductor of heat but a bad conductor of electricity
  • a bad conductor of heat but a good conductor of electricity
  • a good conductor of heat as well as electricity
  • a bad conductor of heat as well as electricity
Q.15

Light Emitting Diodes (LED) is used in fancy electronic devices such as toys emit

  • X-rays
  • ultraviolet light
  • visible light
  • radio waves
Q.16

Materials for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water-proof properties to

  • surface tension
  • viscosity
  • specific gravity
  • elasticity
Q.17

Rainbow is due to

  • absorption of sunlight in minute water droplets
  • diffusion of sunlight through water droplets
  • ionisation of water deposits
  • refraction and reflection of sunlight by water droplets
Q.18

One watt-hour is equivalent to

  • 6.3 x 103 J
  • 6.3 x 10-7 J
  • 3.6 x 103 J
  • 3.6 x 10-3 J
Q.19

Sound travels at the fastest speed in

  • steel
  • water
  • air
  • vacuum
Q.20

One should not connect a number of electrical appliances to the same power socket because

  • this can damage the appliances due to overloading
  • this can damage the domestic wiring due to overloading
  • this can damage the electrical meter
  • the appliance will not get full voltage
Q.21

Out of the following pairs, choose the pair in which the physical quantities do not have identical dimension?

  • Pressure and Young's modules
  • Planck's constant and Angular momentum
  • Impulse and moment of force
  • Force and rate of change of linear momentum
Q.22

Suitable impurities are added to a semiconductor depending on its use. This is done in order to

  • increase its life
  • enable it to withstand higher voltages
  • increase its electrical conductivity
  • increase its electrical resistivity
Q.23

Magnetism at the centre of a bar magnet is

  • minimum
  • maximum
  • zero
  • minimum or maximum
Q.24

Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly

  • 2 minutes
  • 4 minutes
  • 8 minutes
  • 16 minutes
Q.25

Intensity of sound at a point is ____ its distance from the source.

  • directly proportional to
  • inversely proportional to
  • directly proportional to square of
  • inversely proportional to square of
Q.26

It is easier to roll a barrel full of coal tar than to pull it because

  • the full weight of the barrel comes into play when it is pulled
  • the rolling friction is much less than the sliding friction
  • more surface area of the barrel is in contact with the road when it is pulled
  • coal tar is a liquid and it flows in the barrel when it is rolled
Q.27

Out of the following pairs, which one does not have identical dimension?

  • Moment of inertia and moment of a force
  • Work and Torque
  • Angular momentum and Planck's constant
  • Impulse and Momentum
Q.28

RADAR is used for

  • locating submerged submarines
  • receiving a signals in a radio receiver
  • locating geostationary satellites
  • detecting and locating the position of objects such as aeroplanes
Q.29

Stars which appear single to the naked eye but are double when seen through a telescope are

  • novas and supernovas
  • binaries
  • asteroids
  • quasars
Q.30

Sir C.V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work connected with which of the following phenomenon of radiation?

  • Scattering
  • Diffraction
  • Interference
  • Polarization
Q.31

oil raise up the wick in a lamp. The principle involves

  • the diffusion of oil through the wick
  • the liquid state of oil
  • capillary action phenomenon
  • volatility of oil
Q.32

Rainbow is produced when sunlight fall on drops of rain. Which of the following physical phenomena are responsible for this?

  1. Diffusion
  2. Refraction
  3. Internal reflection
  • I, II and III
  • I and II
  • II and III
  • I and III
Q.33

If two bodies of different masses, initially at rest, are acted upon by the same force for the same time, then the both bodies acquire the same

  • velocity
  • momentum
  • acceleration
  • kinetic energy
Q.34

Stars twinkle because

  • the intensity of light emitted by them changes with time
  • the distance of the stars from the earth changes with time
  • the refractive index of the different layers of the earth's atmosphere changes continuously, consequently the position of the image of a start changes with time
  • the light from the star is scattered by the dust particles and air molecules in the earth's atmosphere
Q.35

It is more difficult to walk on a sandy road than on a concrete road because

  • sand is soft and concreter is hard
  • the friction between sand and feet is less than that between concrete and feet
  • the friction between sand and feet is more than that between concrete and feet
  • the sand is grainy but concrete is smooth
Q.36

Stars appears to move from east to west because

  • all stars move from east to west
  • the earth rotates from west to east
  • the earth rotates from east to west
  • the background of the stars moves from west to east
Q.37

Of the four locations mentioned below the highest inside temperature will be attained in the pressure cooker operated with the pressure valve open

  • at sea level
  • at the top of Mt. Everest
  • at a place in a valley below sea level
  • in an aeroplane flying at a height of 10,000 m with inside pressure maintained at the sea level
Q.38

Minimum number of unequal vectors which can give zero resultant are

  • two
  • three
  • four
  • more than four
Q.39

Mercury is commonly used as a thermometric fluid rather than water because

  • specific heat of mercury is less than water
  • specific heat of mercury is more than water
  • mercury has greater visibility than water
  • density of mercury is more than the water
Q.40

Sound of frequency belowHz is called

  • audio sounds
  • infrasonic
  • ultrasonic
  • supersonics
Q.41

ML2T-2 is the dimensional formula for

  • moment of inertia
  • pressure
  • elasticity
  • couple acting on a body
Q.42

In which of the following industries is mica as a raw material?

  • Cement
  • Glass and Pottery
  • Iron and Steel
  • Electrical
Q.43

Superconductors are substances which

  • conduct electricity at low temperature
  • offer high resistance to the flow of current
  • offer no resistance to the flow of electricity
  • conduct electricity at high temperatures
Q.44

Natural radioactivity was discovered by

  • Marie Curie
  • Ernest Rutherfor
  • Henri Becquerel
  • Enrico Fermi
Q.45

Pick out the scalar quantity

  • force
  • pressure
  • velocity
  • acceleration
Q.46

It takes much longer to cook food in the hills than in the plains, because

  • in the hills the atmospheric pressure is lower than that in the plains and therefore water boils at a temperature lower than 100oC causing an increase in cooking time
  • due to low atmospheric pressure on the hills, the water boils at a temperature higher than 100oC and therefore water takes longer to boil
  • in the hills the atmospheric density is low and therefore a lot of heat is lost to the atmosphere
  • in the hills the humidity is high and therefore a lot of heat is absorbed by the atmosphere leaving very little heat for cooking
Q.47

Find the maximum velocity for the overturn of a car moving on a circular track of radiusm. The co-efficient of friction between the road and tyre is 0.2

  • 0.14 m/s
  • 140 m/s
  • 1.4 km/s
  • 14 m/s
Q.48

Pa(Pascal) is the unit for

  • thrust
  • pressure
  • frequency
  • conductivity
Q.49

Intensity of sound has

  • an object existence
  • a subject existence
  • no existence
  • both subjective and objective existence
Q.50

Optical fibre works on the

  • principle of refraction
  • total internal reflection
  • scattering
  • interference
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