Materials which are strongly attracted by magnet are called

a) Ferro-magnetic
b) Universal substances
c) Para-magnetic
d) Dia-magnetic
In a pin hole camera, we usually get
a) Erect impression
b) Inverted impression
c) Erect image
d) Inverted image
What happens to kinetic energy of gas molecules with rise in temperature?
a) Remains same
b) Fluctuates
c) Increases
d) Decreases
The dynamo converts
a) Mechanical energy into electrical energy
b) Electrical energy into mechanical energy
c) Mechanical energy into magnetic energy
d) Magnetic energy into mechanical energy
It is easier for a man to swim in sea water than in river water because
a) The density of sea water is lesser than the density of river water
b) The density of sea water is more than density of river water
c) The sea is deeper than river
d) The sea is wider than river
In the remote control of television, electromagnetic waves used are
a) Ultraviolet
b) Microwave
c) Radio wave
d) Infrared
The time period of a seconds pendulum is
a) 1 second
b) 2 second
c) 3 second
d) 4 second
Lakes freeze in cold countries in winter leaving the water underneath at __ degree ___
a) Zero, centigrade

b) Four, centigrade
c) Zero Fahrenheit
d) Four, Fahrenheit
Which of the following determine the sharpness of the image in a camera?
a) The aperture
b) The exposing time
c) The focal length of lens
d) Size of camera
In MRI machine, which one of the following is used?
a) Sound wave
b) X-ray
c) Ultra Sound
d) Magnetic field
For a person having hypermetropia, the near point is
a) Greater than 25 cm
b) Greater than 50 cm
c) Less than 25 cm
d) Infinity
Amount of water vapour in the atmosphere is measured in terms of
a) Humidity
b) Droplets
c) Smog
d) All of these
Name of the process of production of energy in the sun
a) Nuclear fusion
b) Radioactivity
c) Nuclear fission
d) Ionization
A spherical ball made of steel when dropped in mercury container will
a) Sinks
b) Stays on the surface
c) Gets partly immersed
d) Dissolves
The sounds of having frequency of 20 hertz to 20,000 hertz are known as
a) Audible sounds
b) Ultrasonic sounds
c) Infrasonic sounds

d) Megasonic sounds
Eclipses occur due to which optical phenomena?
a) Reflection
b) Refraction
c) Rectilinear propagation
d) Diffraction
Gamma rays have greatest similarity with
a) Alpha rays
b) Beta rays
c) X rays
d) UV rays
In the absence of ozone layer, which rays will enter into our atmosphere
a) Infrared
b) Visible
c) Ultraviolet
d) X-rays
Two bodies of the same mass are thrown with equal speed from the top of a tower simultaneously. One
body (x) downwards, and other (y) horizontally
a) Both reach ground with same kinetic energy
b) x reaches with more kinetic energy
c) y reaches with more kinetic energy
d) both reach ground together
An apparatus used for locating submerged objects is known as
a) sonar
b) quasar
c) pulsar
d) radar
A person opens his mouth on hearing a thunder in order to
a) Equalize pressure of air on both sides of ear drum
b) Receive more sound
c) Allow air to come out of mouth
d) Overcome fear
When ice is heated from 00C to 1000C, the volume of water
a) Decreases steadily
b) First increases then decreases
c) First decreases then increases
d) Increases steadily

Lumen is the unit of

a) Illuminance
b) Brightness
c) Luminous flux
d) Luminous intensity
Which one of the following forces is a dissipative force?
a) Electrostatic
b) Magnetic
c) Gravitational
d) Frictional
If a resistive wire is elongated, it resistance
a) Decreases
b) Remains constant
c) Increases
d) All of above
If a magnet has a third pole, then the third pole is called
a) Defective pole
b) Consequent pole
c) Extra pole
d) Arbitrary pole
Mercury is generally used in thermometers because it has a
a) High fluidity
b) High density
c) High conductivity
d) High specific heat
To an observer on the lunar surface, during daytime, the sky will appear to be
a) Light yellow
b) Blue
c) Orange
d) Black
Which of the following quantities is a measure of inertia?
a) Velocity
b) Acceleration
c) Mass
d) Weight

The intensity of a wave

I.
Follows inverse square law
II.
Is proportional to its amplitude
III.
Is proportional to the square of its amplitude
a) I and II are true
b) II and III are true
c) Only II is true
d) I and III are true
Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of
a) Controlled fission reaction
b) Uncontrolled fission reaction
c) Controlled fusion reaction
d) Uncontrolled fusion reaction
Cooking vessels have wooden or Bakelite handle because
a) They are bad conductors of heat
b) Handle must be strong
c) Handle should be attractive
d) None of the above
The outermost layer of the sun is called
a) Chromosphere
b) Photosphere
c) Corona
d) Lithosphere
Optical fibers are based on the phenomenon of
a) Interference
b) Dispersion
c) Diffraction
d) Total Internal Refraction
Now days, yellow lamps are used in street lights. Which of the following gases is used in them?
a) Sodium
b) Neon
c) Hydrogen
d) Nitrogen
Mirage is an example of
a) Refraction
b) TIR
c) Refraction and TIR
d) Dispersion

Phenomenon causing the blue color of sky is due to

a) Interference
b) Reflection
c) Refraction
d) Scattering
Lens is made up of
a) Pyrex glass
b) Flint glass
c) Ordinary glass
d) Cobalt glass
Element used in vulcanization of rubber
a) Sulfur
b) Bromine
c) Silicon
d) Phosphorus
The time period of a pendulum when taken to moon would
a) Remain same
b) Decrease
c) Become zero
d) Increase
The atmospheric gas is held on the earth by
a) Gravity
b) Winds
c) Clouds
d) Rotation of earth
The function of ball bearings in a wheel is
a) To increase friction
b) To convert kinetic friction into rolling friction
c) To convert static friction into kinetic friction
d) Just for convenience
Shock absorbers are usually made of steel as it
a) Is not brittle
b) Has lower elasticity
c) Has higher elasticity
d) Has no ductile property

The geostationary satellites revolve around earth from

a) East to west
b) West to east
c) North to south
d) South to north
Sound travels fastest in
a) Steel
b) Air
c) Vacuum
d) Water
The rear side of moon was photographed by
a) Viking 1
b) Viking 2
c) Luna 3
d) Mariner 9
Dolphins find their predators and obstacles using
a) Refraction
b) Beats
c) Scattering
d) Echo
A concave lens always forms an image which is
a) Real and erect
b) Virtual and erect
c) Real and inverted
d) Virtual and inverted
The modulus of rigidity is the ratio of
a) Longitudinal stress to longitudinal strain
b) Volumetric stress to Volumetric Strain
c) Shearing stress to Shearing strain
d) Tensile stress to Tensile strain
The propagation of sound in gas is
a) Adiabatic
b) Isothermal
c) Isochoric
d) Isobaric

Atomic clock is based on transitions of

a) Sodium
b) Cesium
c) Magnesium
d) Aluminum