Insects can move on the surface of water without sinking due to
A. viscosity of water
B. surface tension of water
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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In cold weather, aquatic animals survive even when water at the top layer of the lake freezes into ice because
A. They can breathe in ice
B. They have enough of accumulated oxygen inside them
C. Their body structure is such that they can survive without oxygen
D. Water has the highest density at 4°C so underneath the top layer of ice there is a layer of water
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The size of the Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (R.S.P.M.) in air is
A. more than 7μm (micron)
B. more than 6μm (micron)
C. more than 5μm (micron)
D. less than 5μm (micron)
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A body is just floating in a liquid if the body is slightly pressed down and released. It will
A. start oscillating
B. sink to the bottom
C. come back to the same position immediately
D. come back to the same position stable
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Two pieces of different metals, when completly immersed in water, experience equal upthrust, then
A. both pieces have same density
B. both pieces have equal volume
C. both pieces have equal weight in air
D. None of the above
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The relative density of silver is 10.8. The density of water is 103 kgm-3 . What will be the density of silver in SI unit.
A. 10.8 × 103 kgm-3
B. 1.08 × 103 kgm-3
C. 108 × 103 kgm-3
D. 1.8 × 103 kgm-3
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Which of the following increases when the pressure exerted by a solid decreases-
A. Velocity
B. Momentum
C. Area
D. Force
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When the temperature increases, the angle of contact of liquid
A. decreases
B. increases
C. remain the same
D. None of the above
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When a cork and a iron nail are placed in a beaker filled with water, the cork floats while the iron nail is submerged.
What is the reason behind it?
A. The density of cork is greater than the density of water
B. The density of iron nail is more than the density of water
C. Mass of iron nail is greater than mass of cork
D. Mass of cork is greater than mass of iron nail
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The rain drops are spherical because
A. They fall from big height
B. The air has resistance
C. The water has surface tension
D. None of the above
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When a body is completely or partially immersed in a fluid, this body experiences a force equal to the weight of the displaced fluid, this principle is known as
A. Pascal's law
B. Archimedes' principle
C. Stocks law
D. Newton's law of motion
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Along a streamline flow of fluid,
A. the velocity of all fluid particles at a given instant is constant
B. the speed of a fluid particle remains constant
C. the velocity of all fluid particles crossing a given position is constant
D. the velocity of a fluid particle remains constant
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1 pascal equal 1 . . . . . . . .
A. N m2
B. N m-2
C. N m
D. N m-1
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The temperature during solid melting-
A. Can increase or decrease according to the nature of the substance
B. Grows up
C. Decreases
D. Do not change
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Two cars, passing each other at high speed, are in danger of side swiping because
A. of the increase in air pressure in the space between them
B. of decrease in the velocity of air molecules between them
C. of decrease in air pressure in the space between them
D. of the increase in the velocity of air molecules between them
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Bernoulli's theorem deals with the principle of conservation of-
A. Momentum
B. Force
C. Mass
D. Energy
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The elastic potential energy of a body is
1. Work done by the external force against the deforming force.
2. Work done against the external force by the deforming force.
3. The sum of work done by the external force and the deforming force.
Which one option is true?
A. Only 1
B. 1 and 3
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. None of these
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Which of the following options is true with respect to diffusion of gases with respect to solid and liquid?
A. Diffusion rate of a fluid is higher than that of gases or gas
B. Diffusion rate of gases is higher than that of liquid and/or solid
C. The diffusion rate of the solid is higher than that of liquid or gas
D. Diffusion rates of gases are lower than those of liquids and solids
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The spring balance works on the principle of . . . . . . . .
A. Boyle's Law
B. Hooke's Law
C. Bernoulli's Principle
D. Pascal's Law
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Longitudinal strain is defined when
A. under a large force change in length is smaller
B. under a weak force change in length be smaller
C. under a large force change in length is larger
D. None of the above
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