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Why boiling point of water decreases at high altitudes?

A) Because of high temperature B) Because of low atmospheric pressure
C) Because of low temperature D) Because of high atmospheric pressure
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Because of low atmospheric pressure

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Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

A) Coal B) Petroleum
C) Plant D) Natural Gas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Plant

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A wooden block of mass m1 kg accelerates at m/s when a force of 5 N acts on it. Another block of mass m2 kg accelerates at 20 m/s when the same force acts on it. If both the blocks are tied together and the same force acts on their combination, the acceleration will be about

 

A) 6.67 m/s2 B) 1.67 m/s2
C) 5.67 m/s2 D) 4.67 m/s2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6.67 m/s2

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If the resistance of a conductor is reduced to half its initial value, then the heating effect in the conductor will become ___.

A) half B) double
C) one-fourth D) four-times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) half

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Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

A) Work B) Force
C) Displacement D) Velocity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Work

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A sound wave has a frequency of 4 kHz and a wavelength of 40 cm. The time taken by the sound wave to travel a distance of 3.2 km is

A) 0.5 s B) 2.0 s
C) 4.0 s D) 1.0 s
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2.0 s

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Find the power of a convex lens if the image formed is at a distance of 20 cm from the lens when the object is placed on the other side of the lens at 25 cm from the optical centre?

A) 1 diopters B) -9 diopters
C) 9 diopters D) -1 diopters
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9 diopters

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 During the night, the direction of the wind would be from the __________________.

A) valleys to the mountains   B) mountains to the valleys
C) land to the sea D) sea to the land
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) land to the sea

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