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In which of the following situations is mechanical energy most likely to be conserved?

A) A feather falls from the sky. B) A football flies through the air.
C) A hockey player digs his skates into the ice. D) A skateboard rolls into the grass.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A football flies through the air.

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Sound travels at a speed of 333 m/s in the air, thus, in 1 s, a distance of 333 m is travelled by

A) source B) disturbace
C) particles D) receiver
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) disturbace

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Device used for the detection and measurement of all types of radiation (alpha, beta and gamma)

A) Geiger counter B) Polarimeter
C) Calorimeter D) Radiometer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Geiger counter

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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 & Explanation Answer: A) 250

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Which of the following instrument is used to measure Soil Water Tension?

A) Photometer B) Pyrometer
C) Psychrometer D) Tensiometer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tensiometer

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The pitch of a sound depends on its ____.

A) frequency B) wavelength
C) amplitude D) timbre
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) frequency

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A  photon  of  X-ray  has  energy  of  1  keV.  A photon of visible radiation has energy of 3 eV.  In  this  context,  which  one  of  the following statements is not correct?

A) The wavelength of X-ray photon is less than the wavelength of visible radiation photon. B) Both    the    photons    have    different energies.
C) The  speeds  of  both  the  photons  in vacuum are different D) The   frequency   of   X-ray   photon   is higher  than  the  frequency  of  visible radiation photon.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The  speeds  of  both  the  photons  in vacuum are different

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The speed of all the electromagnetic radiation are always   same   and   equal   to   the numerical value 3 x 10^8m/sec.

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Which of the following glows with special colour depending on the nature of gas in the fluorescent tube?

A) Plasma B) Hydrogen
C) Helium D) Bose-Einstein condensate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Plasma

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