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  1. The Law of Kepler is related with which among the following ?

  2. A.

     Planetary Motion

    B.

     Law of Conservation of energy

    C.

     Law of Gravitation

    D.

     None


  3. The term ''equinox' means

  4. A.

     The path which the Earthtakes around the Sun

    B.

     The axis of the Earth around which it rotates

    C.

     When the day and night are of equal duration

    D.

     The time when the Sun seems to be going round and round in the sky in the Arctic but does not go below the horizon


  5. If the earth suddenly stop rotating, the value of "g" will be

  6. A.

     Same

    B.

     Increase

    C.

     Decrease

    D.

     Become Zero


  7. If an empty cylinder is half filled with a liquid, its center of gravity is

  8. A.

     Shifted upwards

    B.

     Shifted downwards

    C.

     Shifed neither upward nor downward

    D.

     Shifted upward or downward depending on the density of the liquid


  9. Temperature of distant luminous bodies can be determined by

  10. A.

     Mercury thermometers

    B.

     Gas thermometers

    C.

     Pyrometers

    D.

     Colour thermometers


  11. The three famous law of Kepler is related to

  12. A.

     Optics

    B.

     Speed

    C.

     Oscillations

    D.

     Planetary Motion


  13. In Astrophysics, what name is given to a hypothetical hole in outer space from which stars and energy emerge?

  14. A.

     Black hole

    B.

     Ozone hole

    C.

     Asteroid belt

    D.

     White hole


  15. If there were no gravity, which of the following will not be there for a fluid?

  16. A.

     Viscosity

    B.

     Surface Tension

    C.

     Pressure

    D.

     Upward Thrust


  17. Number of lattices in the orthorhombic system is

  18. A.

     4

    B.

     5

    C.

     7

    D.

     8


  19. The term ''Isoneph' indicates the lines of equal

  20. A.

     Cloudiness

    B.

     Salinity

    C.

     Rainfall

    D.

     Pressure