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A boy sitting in a train moving with a uniform velocity drops a coin outside. A man standing outside the train will find the trajectory of the coin to be

A) a parabola B) a circle
C) a horizontal straight line D) a vertical straight line
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a parabola

Explanation:

Parabola, because when the coin is dropped at a particular point, it has the same velocity as the running train. So by Newton's first law, it continues its motion horizontally with that velocity. But then, it is also pulled down by earth's gravity continuously. In this situation its horizontal motion gives way to the parabolic motion until it reaches the ground.

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India was partitioned as a consequence of the formula contained in 

A) Cabinet Mission Plan B) Attlee's Declaration
C) June 3 plan or Mountbatten plan D) Both (b) and (c)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) June 3 plan or Mountbatten plan

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Solids have definite shapes.This is because

A) the forces of cohesion of the molecules within are very much less in them B) the forces of cohesion are very large
C) the forces of adhesion are large D) the forces of adhesion are less
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the forces of cohesion are very large

Explanation:

Cohesion refers to attraction between molecules of the same kind while adhesion refers to attraction between different kinds of molecules

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'Roaring Forties' are 

A) waterfalls in canada B) cyclonic winds
C) the turbulent years in world History from 1940 to 1944 D) westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40 degrees and 60 degrees south
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40 degrees and 60 degrees south

Explanation:

The absence of a landmass within these latitudes in the southern hemisphere eliminate friction and lends force to these winds and hence derives the name

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Q:

Which is smallest state by area of India ?

Answer

Goa

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Q:

One light year is approximately equal to

A) 10^12 mts B) 10^16 mts
C) 10^11 mts D) 10^13 mts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10^16 mts

Explanation:

Light year is the unit of to express astronomical distances, that light can travel in one year. Light moves at a velocity of about 300,000 kilometers (km) each second. So in one year, it can travel about 10 trillion km. More precisely, one light-year is equal to 9,500,000,000,000 kilometers.

 

Approximately, 1 light year = 10^16 mts.

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Select the correct statement about the process of scientific inquiry.

A) The goal of scientific research is to prove the stated hypothesis. B) It is possible to test hypotheses, such as those involving historical events, without conducting experiments.
C) If the results of an experiment do not support the hypothesis that is tested, the experiment is badly designed. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It is possible to test hypotheses, such as those involving historical events, without conducting experiments.

Explanation:

The correct statement among the given options about the process of scientific inquiry is "It is possible to test hypotheses, such as those involving historical events, without conducting experiments."

 

Although it is not possible to carry out experiments to test hypotheses about evolutionary relationships between living groups or about the timing of the origin of major evolutionary innovations, such hypotheses can be evaluated by making predictions about the expected findings that would result from these hypotheses. Data can then be collected to test whether these predictions are correct.

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Q:

Chemical name of Gold?

A) Argentinum B) Ferrus
C) Aurum D) Selenium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aurum

Explanation:

The Chemical name of Gold is Aurum with symbol Au with atomic number 79 and a group 11 element. In its purest form, it is a bright, slightly reddish yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal.

Chemically, gold is a transition metal.

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