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  1. Light from Sun reaches Earth in approximately

  2. A.

     3 minutes

    B.

     8 minutes

    C.

     10 minutes

    D.

     12 minutes


  3. Through which light cannot pass?

  4. A.

     Notebook paper

    B.

     Water

    C.

     Book

    D.

     Sun glasses


  5. The speed of light in air is

  6. A.

     3 × 108 m/s

    B.

     3 × 10–8 m/s

    C.

     8 × 103 m/s

    D.

     Infinity


  7. Eclipses occur due to which optical phenomena?

  8. A.

     Reflection

    B.

     Refraction

    C.

     Rectilinear propagation

    D.

     Diffraction


  9. When a bottle of scent is kept open in a corner of a room its odour is felt in all parts of the room. This is due to the phenomenon of :

  10. A.

     Evaporation

    B.

     Vaporisation

    C.

     Diffusion

    D.

     Sublimation


  11. Vegetables are cooked in lesser time by adding a pinch of salt while cooking because

  12. A.

     Boiling point of water increases

    B.

     Latent heat of vaporization of water decreases

    C.

     Latent heat of vaporization of water increases

    D.

     Boiling point of water decreases


  13. Which of the following is not an aerosol?

  14. A.

     Mud

    B.

     Dust

    C.

     Smoke

    D.

     Fog


  15. What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called?

  16. A.

     Evaporation

    B.

     Condensation

    C.

     Sublimation

    D.

     Distillation


  17. Solids have definite shapes.This is because

  18. A.

     The forces of cohesion of the molecules within are very much less in them

    B.

     The forces of cohesion are very large

    C.

     The forces of adhesion are large

    D.

     The forces of adhesion are less


  19. The amount of matter in a ball of steel is its :

  20. A.

     Weight

    B.

     Mass

    C.

     Density

    D.

     Volume