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Questions : Mr X was advised by an architect to make outer walls of his house with hollow bricks. The correct reason is that such walls

(a) help keeping inside cooler in summer and warmer in winter

(b) make the building stronger

(c) prevent seepage of moisture from outside

(d) protect the building from lightning

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

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Question : 1

When the same note is played on a sitar and a flute, the sound produced can be distinguished from each other because of the difference in

a) pitch and loudness

b) quality only

c) pitch, loudness and quality

d) loudness only

Answer: (b)

Question : 2

Assertion (A):
In a pressure cooker food is cooked above boiling point.
Reason (R):
Boiling point of water increases as the pressure increases.

a) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

b) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

c) A is true, but R is false

d) A is false, but R is true

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

Which one of the following types of waves are used in a night vision apparatus?

a) Microwaves

b) Radio waves

c) Infra-red waves

d) None of the above

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

Expansion during heating

a) decreases the density of a material

b) occurs only in solids

c) increases the weight of a material

d) occurs at the same rate for all liquids and solids

Answer: (a)

Solids, liquids and gases all expand on being heated as a result,

Density = (mass/volume) decreases.

Question : 5

‘Raman effect’ deals with the light rays passing through

a) Only diamonds

b) Only prisms

c) Only fluids

d) All transparent medium

Answer: (d)

Question : 6

In which of the following conditions wet clothes will dry earliest?

a) 100% RH, 20ºC temperature

b) 20% RH, 20ºC temperature

c) 100% RH, 60ºC temperature

d) 20% RH, 60ºC temperature

Answer: (d)

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