What factors contribute to global winds?
A. Coriolis Effect
B. Convection Cells
C. Uneven warming of the earth by the sun
D. All of the above
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Two metallic plate of equal thickness and coefficient thermal conductivity K1 and K2 put together face to face. A common plate is constructed. What is equivalent K?
A. K1k2/k1+k2
B. 2k1k2/k1+k2
C. K1+k2/k1k2
D. None
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A spring is an example of which of these
A. Newton's 3rd law
B. Hooke's law
C. Newton's 1st law
D. Conservation of mass law
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A copper disc has a hole. If the disc is heated, the size of the hole
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. No change
D. First increases and than decreases
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Which measurement describes the pressure of a gas?
A. 450 mm Hg
B. 315 K
C. 251 g/cub.cm
D. None of the above
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Tensional forces normally cause which one of the following?
A. Normal faults
B. Strike-slip faults
C. Thrust faults
D. Reverse faults
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Amount of water vapour in the atmosphere is measured in terms of
A. Humidity
B. Droplets
C. Smog
D. All of the above
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For an ideal gas, which one of the following statements does not hold true?
A. The speed of all gas molecules is same
B. The kinetic energies of all gas molecules are not same
C. The potential energy of the gas molecules is zero
D. There is no interactive force between the molecules.
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Due to temperature variation along a conductor, potential variation occurs along it. This phenomenon is known as
A. Thomson effect
B. Joule effect
C. Seebeck effect
D. Peltier effect
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The transport phenomenon occurs only in ________ state of a gas and is ________
A. Non-equilibrium, irreversible
B. Non-equilibrium, reversible
C. Equilibrium, irreversible
D. Equilibrium, reversible
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The modulus of elasticity for mild steel is approximately equal to
A. 210 kN/mm2
B. 100 kN/mm2
C. 80 kN/mm2
D. 10 kN/mm2
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The Hooke's law is valid for
A. Only proportional region of the stress strain curve
B. Entire stress strain curve
C. Entire elastic region of the stress strain curve
D. Elastic as well as plastic region of the stress strain curve
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Gas thermometers are more sensitive than the liquid thermometers because the gases
A. Have large coefficient of expansion
B. Are lighter
C. Have low specific heat
D. Have high,specific heat
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What happens to a liquid, when the vapour pressure equals the atmospheric pressure?
A. The liquid cools
B. The liquid boils
C. No change
D. The liquid evaporates
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If the temperature of a place increases suddenly, the relative humidity
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. Fluctuates
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The modulus of rigidity is the ratio of
A. Longitudinal stress to longitudinal strain
B. Volume stress to volume strain
C. Shearing stress to shearing strain
D. Tensile stress to tensile strain
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The flux commonly used in brazing is
A. Ammonium chloride
B. Borax
C. Zinc chloride
D. Resin plus alcohol
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How many laws of physics are there?
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Which physicists is the writer of the book 'A Brief History of Time'?
A. Isaac Newton
B. Hans Bethe
C. Albert Einstein
D. Stephen Hawking
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On which day 'National Science Day' is celebrated in India ?
A. February 23
B. February 25
C. February 26
D. February 28
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