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  1. Which of the following shows the masses of the three elementary particles in decreasing order?

  2. A.

     Leptons, Baryons, Mesons

    B.

     Mesons, Baryons, Leptons

    C.

     Baryons, Mesons, Leptons

    D.

     Leptons, Mesons Baryons


  3. What is the wavelength of visible spectrum?

  4. A.

     8500 - 9800 angstrom

    B.

     7800 - 8000 angstrom

    C.

     3900 - 7600 angstrom

    D.

     1300 - 3000 angstrom


  5. Which of the following has a least penetrating power?

  6. A.

     All have same penetrating power

    B.

     Beta Particles

    C.

     Alpha particles

    D.

     Gamma rays


  7. The isotope of uranium capable of sustaining chain reaction is

  8. A.

     U-235

    B.

     U-245

    C.

     U-239

    D.

     U-238


  9. The age of most ancient geological formations is estimated by

  10. A.

     Ra - Si method

    B.

     Potassium - argon method

    C.

     C14 method

    D.

     Uranium - lead method


  11. Who suggested that most of the mass of the atom is located in the nucleus?

  12. A.

     Thompson

    B.

     Bohr

    C.

     Rutherford

    D.

     Einstein


  13. The dark lines in the solar spectrum are due to

  14. A.

     Absorption of corresponding wavelengths by the outer layers of the sun.

    B.

     Destructive interference between waves of certain definite wavelengths.

    C.

     Absorption of corresponding wavelengths by the prism used in the photograph.

    D.

     Absence of corresponding wavelengths from the light emitted by the core of the sun.


  15. In an atomic nucleus, neutrons and protons are held together by:

  16. A.

     Gravitational forces

    B.

     Exchange forces

    C.

     Coulombic forces

    D.

     Magnetic forces


  17. 'No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers' is

  18. A.

     Newton's law

    B.

     Bohr's law

    C.

     Aufbau principle

    D.

     Pauli's exclusion principle


  19. According to Avogadro's Hypothesis, the smallest particle of an element or a compound, that can exist independently, is called:

  20. A.

     A molecule

    B.

     A cation

    C.

     An anion

    D.

     An atom