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Which of the following pairing is incorrect

A) Hygrometer ­- Water vapour content of the atmosphere B) Lactometer - ­ Specific gravity of liquids
C) Anemometer ­ - Speed of the wind D) Seismograph -­ Earthquakes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lactometer - ­ Specific gravity of liquids

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If the velocity of a body is halved its kinetic energy ________________.

A) become 4 times B) becomes 1/4 th
C) is also doubled D) becomes half
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) becomes 1/4 th

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Optical fiber works on the principle of -

A) Diffusion B) Total Internal Reflection
C) Scattering D) Refraction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Total Internal Reflection

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_________ is a natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of reddish or greenish light in the sky, especially near the northern or southern magnetic pole.

A) Acaulis B) Alatus
C) Albopictus D) Aurora
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Aurora

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The tendency of undisturbed objects to stay at rest or to keep moving with the same velocity is called ___

A) inertia B) momentum
C) energy D) force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) inertia

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A car accelerates uniformly from 18 kmph to 72 kmph in 5 s. The acceleration of the car (in m/sq.s) is:

A) 3 B) 5
C) 6 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3

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If the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth is g, then the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of a planet whose mass is same as that of earth and radius is half as that of earth is _________________.

 

A) 2g B) g/4
C) g/2 D) 4g
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4g

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As a sailor jumps in the forward direction, the boat moves backwards. This example illustrates Newton's :

A) Second Law of Motion B) First and Second Law of Motion
C) Third Law of Motion D) First Law of Motion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Third Law of Motion

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