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A transformer can do all of the following except

A) step­-up a/c voltage B) step­-up a/c current
C) step­-up a/c power D) step­-down a/c voltage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) step­-up a/c power

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Instrument for measuring rainfall is called

A) Lucimeter B) Galactometer
C) Hyetometer D) Hygrometer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hyetometer

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The washing machine works on the principle of ____________

A) Dialysis B) Diffusion
C) Reverse osmosis D) Centrifugation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Centrifugation

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In which form is the supplied heat energy stored during change in temperature of substance?

A) Heat energy B) Kinetic energy
C) Potential energy D) Both kinetic and potential energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kinetic energy

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The fact that the planets move around the Sun, not in circles but in ellipses, was first demonstrated by

A) Galileo B) Martin Luther
C) Johannes Kepler D) Copernicus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Johannes Kepler

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Kepler’s  laws  of  planetary  motion state  that  (a)  All  planets  move  in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one of  the  focal  points  (b)  The  radius vector  drawn  from  the  sun  to  a planet  sweeps  out  equal  areas  in equal  time  intervals.  This  follows from  the  fact  that  the  force  of gravitation on the planet is central and  hence  angular  momentum  is conserved.  (c)  The  square  of  the orbital   period   of   a   planet   is proportional  to  the  cube  of  the semi  major  axis  of  the  elliptical orbit of the plane.

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Which term is not associated with sound wave?

A) Hertz B) Decibel
C) Candela D) Mach
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Candela

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In science a push or pull of an object is called ________.

A) Pick B) Lift
C) Force D) Shut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Force

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1kWh = ?

A) 3.6 x 105 J B) 3.6 x 106 J
C) 3.6 x 10-5 J D) 3.6 x 10-6 J
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3.6 x 106 J

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