A small gap is left at the joints of rails in a railway track to
A. Avoid the tracks being distorted due to seasonal temperature variation
B. Avoid the heating of tracks to high temperature
C. Control the speed of train
D. Keep the rails equidistant
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Pipelines in cold countries often burst in winter, because
A. Water freezes and expands in its volume
B. Temperature of ice is less than that of water
C. Pipelines contract in their volume
D. Pipelines expand due to freezing
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In severe winter, in cold countries water pipes burst because
A. Water expands on freezing
B. Contraction of water pipes
C. High atmospheric pressure
D. Combined effect of all the above three
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Railway tracks are banked on curves so that
A. Necessary centrifugal force may be obtained from the horizontal component of the weight of the train
B. No frictional force may be produced between the tracks and the wheels of the train
C. Necessary centripetal force may be obtained from the horizontal component of the weight of the train
D. The train may not fall down inwards
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The density of the liquid when heated
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Does not change
D. May increase of decrease depending on pressure
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Thermocouple consists of
A. Two dissimilar metals
B. Two similar metals
C. Metal and a semiconductor
D. Metal and an insulator
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Water has maximum density at
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When water freezes its density
A. Decreases
B. Becomes Zero
C. Remains constant
D. Increases
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Which of the following are methods of heat transfer?
A. Convection
B. Evaporation
C. Revolution
D. Thermal Expansion
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Heat energy is transferred by conduction whenever molecules
A. Collide each other
B. Means of photons
C. Particles replaces there places
D. All of the above
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Why does ice covered in sawdust not melt quickly ?
A. Sawdust does not allow the air to touch the ice
B. The water is absorbed by sawdust
C. Sawdust is a bad conductor of heat
D. Sawdust is good conductor of heat
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Ice is packed in saw dust because
A. Saw dust will not get melted easily.
B. Saw dust is poor conductor of heat.
C. Saw dust is a good conductor of heat.
D. Saw dust does not stick to the ice.
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In general, which is the cause of a sea breeze?
A. Pressure
B. Specific heat
C. Heat
D. All the above
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Outside of cooking utensils are generally left black from below because
A. It is difficult to clean daily.
B. Black surface is a good conductor of heat.
C. Black surface is a poor conductor of heat.
D. Black surface is a good absorber of heat.
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Heat transfer by radiation mainly depends upon
A. Kind and extent of its surface
B. Its temperature
C. Nature of the body
D. All of the above
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A white and smooth surface is
A. Good absorber and good reflector of heat
B. Bad absorber and good reflector of heat
C. Good absorber and bad reflector of heat
D. Bad absorber and bad reflector of heat
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The atmosphere is heated mainly by
A. Insolation
B. Conduction
C. Radiation
D. Convection
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The direction of heat flow between two objects depends on
A. Their masses
B. Their heat contents
C. Their temperatures
D. Whether they are in solid, liquid or gaseous state
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Woollen cloth protects the body from cold because
A. It is a good conductor of heat
B. It is a poor conductor of heat
C. External heat rays enter into the body through the woollen cloth
D. It reflects heat
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Hot water is poured simultaneously in four metallic tumblers painted outside with different paints. After some time the water will be found to have cooled most in the tumbler painted.
A. Rough white
B. Rough black
C. Shining white
D. Shining black
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