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When a steel ball is placed on the surface of mercury, it does not sink because

A) of the surface tension of mercury B) mercury is a semisolid
C) of the high viscosity of mercury D) the density of mercury is greater than that of steel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the density of mercury is greater than that of steel

Explanation:

A solid sinks in a liquid if its density is greater than that of the liquid. if less, it floats

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Water kept in an earthen pot is less cool on rainy days than in summer because during the rainy days 

A) the pores in the pot are closed B) rain water stops oozing out from the pores
C) the water that oozes out does not evaporate quickely because of the large percent age of moisture in the air D) surface of the pot becomes damp
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the water that oozes out does not evaporate quickely because of the large percent age of moisture in the air

Explanation:

To evaporate the water that oozes out, heat is required. Part of this heat is taken from the water inside which therefore become cool. Therefore (C) is correct. Here evaporation is less, so cooling too is less.

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Which resource is both renewable and inexpensive?

A) Sunlight B) Coal
C) Gold D) Minerals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sunlight

Explanation:

A resource is a source or supply from which a benefit is produced. Resources can be broadly classified upon their availability they are renewable and non renewable resources.

 

Renewable Resources :: A resource that can be replenished after use are known as Renewable resources.

Examples :: Sunlight, Water, biomass,...

 

Non renewable Resources :: A resource that, once used, is no longer available are known as Non renewable Resources. 

Example :: Coal, fossil fuels, natural gas,...

 

Sunlight is the both renewable and inexpensive resource from the given options.

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A tennis ball machine serves a ball vertically into the air from a height of 2 feet, with an initial speed of 110 feet per second. After how many seconds does the ball attain its maximum height?

A) 2.87 sec B) 3.44 sec
C) 4.65 sec D) 5.41 sec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3.44 sec

Explanation:

It is launched vertically with an initial speed of 110 ft/sec.

It will reach maximum height when the speed drops to 0.

Vo=110 feet per second 

ho=2 feet 

So, h(t) = -16t^2 +110t +2 

Take the derivative: h'(t) = 110 -32t 

The maximum height will be at the inflection when the derivative crosses the x-axis, then h'(t)=0. 

So, set h'(t)=0 and solve for t: 

0 = 110 -32t 

-110 = -32t 

t=3.4375 

t=3.44 seconds.

 

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Hydrogen atom is excited from ground state to another state with principal quantum number equal to 4. Then the number of spectral lines in the emission spectra will be

A) 2 B) 6
C) 5 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6

Explanation:

Number of spectral lines from a state n to ground state is

 

                   n(n-1)/2 = 6

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On which day ' National Science Day ' is celebrated in India ?

A) February 23 B) February 25
C) February 26 D) February 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) February 28

Explanation:

National Science Day is celebrated in India on 28 February each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman on 28 February 1928.

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When an electric bulb breaks , there is an explosive sound. That is due to

A) the chemical reaction between the gases inside the bulb B) the compressed gases inside rushing out suddenly
C) the air outside rushing in to fill the vacuum inside the bulb D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the air outside rushing in to fill the vacuum inside the bulb

Explanation:

The inside of the bulb being a vacuum, the outside air rushes in when the bulb is broken. The vibrations of the rushing air molecules produce the sound.

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Which of the following physical quantities have the same dimensions

A) momentum and impulse B) power and young modulus
C) Energy and angular Momentum D) force constant and moment of inertia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) momentum and impulse

Explanation:
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