Gamma rays can cause
A. Gene mutation
B. Sneezing
C. Burning
D. Fever
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Green house effect is the heating up of the Earth's atmosphere which is due to
A. The ultraviolet rays
B. G-rays
C. The infra-red rays
D. X-rays
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Visible light has a higher frequency than
A. Radio waves
B. X rays
C. Ultra violet
D. All the above
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Which of the following has the longest wavelength?
A. Infrared radiation
B. X-ray radiation
C. Ultraviolet radiation
D. Visible radiation
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Night photography and photopraphy in mist and fog are possible using
A. Ultra-violet radiation
B. Infra-red radiation
C. Microwave radiation
D. Gamma radiation
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A car parked in the sun with its windows closed gets terribly hot inside. This is due to
A. The heat emitted by the engine
B. The greenhouse effect
C. The good conducting power of the metal body
D. The double layered wind shield
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To measure the speed of an approaching car a police officer shines
A. Light waves on it
B. Microwaves on it
C. Radio waves on it
D. Ultra high frequency waves on it
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The device used for measuring the wavelength of X-rays is
A. G.M. Counter
B. Cyclotron
C. Bragg Spectrometer
D. Mass Spectrometer
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If the wavelengths corresponding to ultraviolet, visible and infrared radiations are given as lUV, lVIS and lIR respectively, then which of the following gives the correct relationship among these wavelengths?
A. LUV < lIR < lVIS
B. LUV > lVIS > lIR
C. LUV > lIR > lVIS
D. LUV < lVIS < lIR
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Transition ions absorb light in :
A. Infrared region
B. Ultraviolet region
C. Microwave region
D. Visible region
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Which one type of radiation has the longest wave length
A. Infrared
B. Ultraviolet
C. X-ray
D. Radio Wave
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Forged documents are detected by
A. Ultraviolet rays
B. Infra-red rays
C. Beta rays
D. Gamma rays
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The radiation initially produced in fluorescent tube is
A. Infrared
B. Ultraviolet
C. Microwaves
D. X-rays
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In a vacuum, all electromagnetic waves have the same
A. Velocity
B. Wavelenth
C. Frequency
D. All the above
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Ultra violet radiations of the Sun do not reach the earth because, earth's atmosphere is surrounded by
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Ammonia
C. Chlorine
D. Ozone
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Which one among the following is not an electromagnetic wave?
A. X-Ray
B. R-Ray
C. Cathode Ray
D. Infrared Ray
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Electromagnetic waves are transverse in nature is evident by
A. Reflection
B. Polarisation
C. Interference
D. Diffraction
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Which of the following parts of the sunlight makes the solar cooker hot ?
A. Ultra violet
B. Red light
C. Infra red
D. Cosmic rays
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In the atmosphere ultraviolet rays are absorbed by
A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Ozone
D. Helium
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Energy of Ultraviolet rays is great than
A. Infrared rays
B. Gamma rays
C. X-rays
D. Cosmic rays
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