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  1. Rainbow is produced when sunlight fall on drops of rain. Which of the following physical phenomena are responsible for this?

    1. I.Diffusion
    2. II.Refraction
    3. III.Internal reflection
  2. A.

     I, II and III

    B.

     I and II

    C.

     II and III

    D.

     I and III


  3. Natural radioactivity was discovered by

  4. A.

     Marie Curie

    B.

     Ernest Rutherfor

    C.

     Henri Becquerel

    D.

     Enrico Fermi


  5. Planets are

  6. A.

     luminous heavenly bodies revolving around a star

    B.

     non-luminous heavenly bodies

    C.

     luminous heavenly bodies that twinkle

    D.

     luminous heavenly bodies that do not twinkle


  7. One nanometer is equal to

  8. A.

     10-6m

    B.

     10-8m

    C.

     10-9m

    D.

     10-5m


  9. Mica is used in electrical appliances such as electric iron because mica is

  10. A.

     a good conductor of heat but a bad conductor of electricity

    B.

     a bad conductor of heat but a good conductor of electricity

    C.

     a good conductor of heat as well as electricity

    D.

     a bad conductor of heat as well as electricity


  11. It is easier to roll a barrel full of coal tar than to pull it because

  12. A.

     the full weight of the barrel comes into play when it is pulled

    B.

     the rolling friction is much less than the sliding friction

    C.

     more surface area of the barrel is in contact with the road when it is pulled

    D.

     coal tar is a liquid and it flows in the barrel when it is rolled


  13. Minimum number of unequal vectors which can give zero resultant are

  14. A.

     two

    B.

     three

    C.

     four

    D.

     more than four


  15. Intensity of sound has

  16. A.

     an object existence

    B.

     a subject existence

    C.

     no existence

    D.

     both subjective and objective existence


  17. Rain is falling vertically downwards. To a man running east-wards, the rain will appear to be coming from

  18. A.

     east

    B.

     west

    C.

     northeast

    D.

     southeast


  19. An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a velocity of 600 km/h and at a height of 1960 m. When it is vertically at a point A on the ground a bomb is released from it. The bomb strikes the ground at point B. The distance AB is

  20. A.

     1200 m

    B.

     0.33 km

    C.

     3.33 km

    D.

     33 km