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  1. Who measured the velocity of light first ?

  2. A.

     Galileo

    B.

     Newton

    C.

     Romer

    D.

     Einstein


  3. Light houses are places with powerful lights to :

  4. A.

     Guide and resolve traffic jams in crowded metro-cities during nights

    B.

     Guide and help large crowds at religious gathering during nights

    C.

     Indicate to the incoming warships, the location of a harbour during night

    D.

     Guide and warn the ships coming from different directions in the ocean


  5. It is dangerous to observe Solar eclipse with naked eyes because

  6. A.

     Infrared radiations from sun burn our retina

    B.

     Ultraviolet radiations from Sun burn our retina

    C.

     All radiations from sun initiate chemical reactions in eyes

    D.

     Cosmic rays reach eyes more during the eclipse


  7. Formation of shadows can be explained by

  8. A.

     Rectilinear propagation of light

    B.

     Reflection

    C.

     Refraction

    D.

     Total internal reflection


  9. The locomotion of insects to the source of light is called :

  10. A.

     Phototropic

    B.

     Hydrotropic

    C.

     Phototactic

    D.

     Thermotactic


  11. Which is an example of Phototropism?

  12. A.

     Roots of a plant following water

    B.

     Plant bending toward the light

    C.

     Roots growing into the soil

    D.

     A venus flytrap capturing a fly


  13. Light travels fastest in

  14. A.

     Air

    B.

     Water

    C.

     Glass

    D.

     Diamond


  15. Light travels slowest in

  16. A.

     Glass

    B.

     Water

    C.

     Air

    D.

     Vacuum


  17. Light from the sun reaches us in nearly

  18. A.

     5 min

    B.

     4.30 hrs

    C.

     8 min

    D.

     5.30 hrs


  19. An image formed by a plane mirror, that cannot be obtained on a screen is called ________

  20. A.

     Virtual image

    B.

     Real image

    C.

     Inverted image

    D.

     Erect image