Q2181. If an unsaturated sugar solution is prepared by mixing 100 grams of sugar with half litre of water, which of the following physical quantities will not change?
A Mass
B Density
C Concentration
D Volume
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Correct answer: Volume
Q2182. Increasing the amount of a substance does not change its
A Volume
B Weight
C Mass
D Density
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Correct answer: Density
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Q2183. Fish can survive in a frozen lake because
A Fish are warm blooded animals
B Fish hibernate in ice
C Water near the bottom does not freeze
D Ice is a good conductor of heat
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Correct answer: Water near the bottom does not freeze
Q2184. 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 4ºC so underneath the top layer of ice there is a layer of water
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Correct answer: Water has the highest density at 4ºC so underneath the top layer of ice there is a layer of water
Q2185. The surface of a lake is frozen in severe winter, but the water at its bottom is still liquid. Why? Following are some options
A Ice is a bad conductor of heat
B Since, the surface of the lake is at the same temperature as the air, no heat is lost
C The density of water is maximum at 4ºC
D None of the above
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Correct answer: The density of water is maximum at 4ºC
Q2186. Which of the following is the byproduct derived from the refining process of petroleum?
A Petrol
B Charcoal
C Coal
D Asphalt
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Correct answer: Asphalt
Q2187. A sudden fall in barometer reading indicates that the weather will be
A Stormy weather
B Rainy weather
C Cool dry weather
D Hot and humid weather
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Correct answer: Stormy weather
Q2188. In automobile hydraulic brakes work on
A Archimedes Principle
B Newton’s law of motion
C Bernoulli’s Principle
D Pascal’s Law
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Correct answer: Pascal’s Law
Q2189. While travelling by plane, the ink of the pen starts to come out
A Due to decrease in air pressure
B Due to increase in air pressure
C Due to increase in volume of ink
D Due to excessive load
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Correct answer: Due to decrease in air pressure
Q2190. When an air bubble at the bottom of lake rises to the top, it will
A Increased in size
B Decreased in size
C Maintain its size
D Flatten into a disc like shape
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Correct answer: Increased in size
Q2191. In a capillary tube a fluid rises more as compared to water, it is due to
A Fluid is more viscous than that of water
B Temperature of fluid is more than that of water
C Surface tension of fluid is less than that of water
D Surface tension of fluid is more than that of water
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Correct answer: Surface tension of fluid is more than that of water
Q2192. Kerosene rises in the wick of the stove is due to
A Osmosis
B Diffusion
C Surface tension
D Biogen contraction
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Correct answer: Surface tension
Q2193. With the rise of temperature, the viscosity of liquid
A Increases
B Decreases
C Remains unchanged
D May increase or decrease depending on nature of liquid
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Correct answer: Decreases
Q2194. For which one of the following capillarity is not the only reason?
A Blotting of ink
B Rising of underground water
C Spread of water drop on a cotton cloth
D Rising of water from the roots of a plant to its foliage
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Correct answer: Rising of water from the roots of a plant to its foliage
Q2195. Four wires of same material and dimensions as mentioned below are stretched by a load of same magnitude separately. Which one of them will be elongated maximum?
A Wire of 1 m length and 2 mm diameter
B Wire of 2 m length and 2 mm diameter
C Wire of 3 m length and 1.5 mm diameter
D Wire of 1 m length and 1 mm diameter
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Correct answer: Wire of 3 m length and 1.5 mm diameter
Q2196. The size of the Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (R.S.P.M.) in air is
A more than 7mm (micron)
B more than 6mm (micron)
C more than 5mm (micron)
D less than 5mm (micron)
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Correct answer: less than 5mm (micron)
Q2197. If two bubbles of soap of different diameter come in contact with a tube, then what will happen?
A The size of both the bubbles will remain same
B The smaller bubble will become smaller and bigger will become bigger
C The smaller bubble will become larger and larger will become smaller to get the same size
D Both bubbles will burst as soon as they come in contact
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Correct answer: The smaller bubble will become smaller and bigger will become bigger
Q2198. Pressure inside a soap bubble is
A More than atmospheric pressure
B Less than atmospheric pressure
C Equal to atmospheric pressure
D Half of atmospheric pressure
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Correct answer: More than atmospheric pressure
Q2199. Kerosene oil floats on water because
A Its density is greater than the density of water
B Its density is less than the density of water
C Its density is equal to that of the density of water
D None of the above
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Correct answer: Its density is less than the density of water
Q2200. Oil spreads on water surface because
A Oil is denser than water
B Oil is less dense than water
C Surface tension of oil is more than water
D Surface tension of oil is less than water
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Correct answer: Surface tension of oil is less than water