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Questions : The regions of compressions and rarefractions of sound wave are·establisbed because

(a) the reflected sound wave at fixed end interferes with the incident wave

(b) the sound wave undergoes diffraction behind obstacles

(c) the longitudinal movement of air molecules produce pressure fluctuations

(d) the speed of the sound wave changes as it travels through a medium

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

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Question : 1

Wireless communication is reflected back to the Earth’s surface by the

a) Ionosphere

b) Stratosphere

c) Troposphere

d) Exosphere

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

List I List II
A. Isothermal process 1. Volume of the system remains constant
B. Adiabatic process 2. Pressure of the system remains constant
C. Isobaric process 3. Temperature of the system remains constant
D. Isochoric process 4. No heat transfer takes place between the system and the surrounding
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

a) A – 3, B – 4, C – 2, D – 1

b) A – 2, B – 3, C – 4, D – 1

c) A – 2, B – 1, C – 4, D – 3

d) A – 4, B – 3, C – 1, D – 2

Answer: (a)

Question : 3

On a specific day and time, the temperature was 48ºC in Churu and 24ºC in Shimla. Two metallic cups identical in all respects contained water at 95ºC in Churu and 71ºC in Shimla. Which one of these two cups reached room temperature first?

a) Cup in Shimla

b) Both cups reached room temperature at the same time

c) Cup in Churu

d) Data are not enough to find out result

Answer: (b)

Question : 4

The frequency of a wave travelling at a speed of 500 ms–1 is 25Hz. Its time period is

a) 25 s

b) 20 s

c) 0.05 s

d) 0.04 s

Answer: (d)

Question : 5

Consider the following statements:

  1. Steam at 100°C and boiling water at 100°C contain same amount of heat.
  2. Latent heat of fusion of ice is equal to the latent heat of vaporization of water.
  3. In an air-conditioner, heat is extracted from the room air at the evaporator coils and is rejected out at the condenser coils.
Which of these statements is/are correct?

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) Only 2

d) Only 3

Answer: (d)

Question : 6

Consider the following phenomena.

  1. Size of the Sun at dusk
  2. Colour of the Sun at dawn
  3. Moon being visible at dawn
  4. Twinkle of stars in the sky
  5. Polestar being visible in the sky
Which of the above are optical illusions?

a) 1, 2 and 4

b) 3, 4 and 5

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2, 3 and 5

Answer: (a)

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