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A bucket of water is hung from a spring balance. A piece of iron is suspended in the water without touching the sides or touching the bottom of the the bucket. The reading of the spring balance

A) will increase B) will decrease
C) does not change D) varies with the increase of depth of the immersion of the iron piece
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) will increase

Explanation:

When the piece of iron is lowered into the water, the water level in the bucket increases. And so the pressure at the bottom of bucket also increases. Thus the total thrust at bottom also increases. Therefore the spring balance reading increases. Thus (a) is correct.

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Which must be true for metamorphism to occur?

A) The parent rock must be in solid form. B) Tons of pressure must be applied.
C) The process must take place underground. D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Metamorphism is the change of minerals or geologic texture in pre-existing rocks, without the protolith melting into liquid magma. The change occurs primarily due to heat, pressure, and the introduction of chemically active fluids.

 

The parent rock must be in solid form. Tons of pressure must be applied for metamorphism to happen. The process must take place underground.

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Friction can be reduced by changing from

A) Static to Dynamic B) Rolling to Sliding
C) Dynamic to Static D) Sliding to Rolling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sliding to Rolling

Explanation:

Any object rolls when there is no friction. So, Sliding to Rolling is correct.

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Tap water is placed in an open pad and allowed to evaporate. After some time the temperature of water 

A) increases to a great extent B) increases slightly
C) decreases slightly D) decreases rapidly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) decreases slightly

Explanation:

Evaporation causing cooling.Here the evaporation is less. Therefore cooling is less.

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The p wave of a normal Electrocardiogram indicates

A) atrial depolarization B) Ventricular repolarization
C) atrial repolarization D) Ventricular depolarization
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) atrial depolarization

Explanation:

The P wave in the ECG represents atrial depolarization, which results in atrial contraction, or atrial systole.

The P wave is a summation wave generated by the depolarization front as it transits the atria.

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The cover of a solar coker is made of glass because 

A) it absorbs sun's rays B) it reflects sun's rays
C) it retains the heat inside by the green house effect D) it rediates heat better than metals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) it retains the heat inside by the green house effect

Explanation:

As the inside of the cooker is painted black, heat absorption is more producing heat waves of longer wavelength which cannot escape through glass and hence are trapped inside. Thus the food is cooked.

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Electromagnetic waves are transverse in nature is evident by

A) Reflection B) Polarisation
C) interference D) Diffraction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Polarisation

Explanation:
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Magnetic field lines about a current-carrying wire

A) circle the wire in closed loops B) extend radially from the wire
C) both of these D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) circle the wire in closed loops

Explanation:

Electric current produces a magnetic field. This magnetic field can be visualized as a pattern of circular field lines surrounding a wire.

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