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Even after sunset, the air near the Earth's surface continue to receive heat due to

A) Insolation B) Terrestrial Radiation
C) Conduction D) Convection
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Terrestrial Radiation

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A   parallel-plate   capacitor,with   air   in between  the  plates,  has  capacitance  C. Now  the  space  between  the  two  plates  of the  capacitor  is  filled  with  a  dielectric  of dielectric constant 7. Then the value of the capacitance will become

A) C B) C/7
C) 7C D) 14C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7C

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As  the  capacitance  is  charged  by the  factor  equal  to  the  value  of dielectric constant, Hence, C’ = kC = 7C

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Supercooling is cooling of liquid _____.

A) below melting point B) below freezing point
C) at melting point D) above melting point
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) below freezing point

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What is the name of the device used to convert alternating current into direct current ?

A) Ammeter B) Galvanometer
C) Rectifier D) Transformer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rectifier

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Which of the following is not true about X­rays?

A) have low penetrating power B) travel with the speed of light
C) Can be reflected or refracted D) can affect photographic plates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) have low penetrating power

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___________ states that internal energy is a function of state and the increase in internal energy is equal to the sum of the heat supplied to system and work done by the system.

A) First law of thermodynamics B) Hooke's Law
C) The coulomb's law D) Faraday's Law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) First law of thermodynamics

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A person lifts luggage of 20 kg from the ground and puts it on his head 2 in above the ground. Calculate the work done by him. (g = l0 )

A) 20 J B) 400J
C) 200J D) 40J
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 400J

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If the speed of an object moving along a straight line is constant, its motion is said to be _________.

A) Uniform B) Periodic
C) Circular D) Non-uniform
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uniform

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