General Science
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Tamil Nadu PSC (Pre) 2018 Punjab PSC (Pre) 2014 UPPCS (Pre) 2005
Q2201. 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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Correct answer: The water has surface tension
General Science
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Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010 Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2003 Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2002 39th BPSC (Pre) 1994
Q2202. Spherical form of raindrop is due to
A Density of liquid
B Surface tension
C Atmospheric pressure
D Gravitational force
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Correct answer: Surface tension
Q2203. The most important property of nanomaterial is
A Force
B Friction
C Pressure
D Temperature
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Correct answer: Friction
Q2204. The tendency of a liquid drop to contract and occupy minimum area is due to
A Surface tension
B Viscosity
C Density
D Vapour pressure
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Correct answer: Surface tension
Q2205. Consider the following statements. A Simple Pendulum is set into oscillation. Then, 1. the acceleration is zero when the bob passes through the mean position. 2. in each cycle the bob attains a given velocity twice. 3. both acceleration and velocity of the bob are zero when it reaches its extreme position during the oscillation. 4. the amplitude of oscillation of the simple pendulum decreases with time. Which of these statements are correct?
A 1 and 2
B 3 and 4
C 1, 2 and 4
D 2, 3 and 4
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Correct answer: 1, 2 and 4
Q2206. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? List-I (a) Radium (b) Penicillin (c) X-ray (d) Smallpox List-II 1. Alexander Fleming 2. Madam Curie 3. Edward Jenner 4. W.K. Roentgen Code (a) (b) (c) (d)
A 2
B 2
C 3
D 4
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Correct answer: 2
General Science
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Karnataka PSC (Pre) 2019 Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2008
Q2207. Assertion (A): The weight of human being on the Moon is1/6 in comparison to Earth. Reason (R): The Moon does not have gravity like Earth. Select the answer from following codes.
A Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of
B Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C (A) is true, but (R) is false
D (A) is false, but (R) is true
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Correct answer: (A) is true, but (R) is false
Q2208. A smooth plane inclined at an angle q with the horizontal as shown in the given figure. A body starts from rest and slides down on the inclined surface. The time taken by the body to reach the bottom is
A 2h g
B 2l g
C sinq h g
D sin q 2h g
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Correct answer: sinq h g
Q2209. The variation of displacement d with time t in the case of a particle falling freely under gravity from rest is correctly shown in the graph.
A Diagram A — see source PDF page 527
B Diagram B — see source PDF page 527
C Diagram C — see source PDF page 527
D Diagram D — see source PDF page 527
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Correct answer: Diagram A — see source PDF page 527
Concept note All four answer choices are diagrams in the source PDF on page 527; represented as Diagram A-D without inventing text.
Q2210. There is no atmosphere on the Moon because
A It is near to the Earth
B It receives light from the Sun
C It revolves around the Earth
D The escape velocity of gas molecules on it is less than the root mean square velocity here
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Correct answer: The escape velocity of gas molecules on it is less than the root mean square velocity here
Q2211. What will happen if an object is thrown into space with the speed of 8 km/s?
A The object will go into space
B It will return to Earth
C It will rotate into the orbit of Earth
D It will burst out
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Correct answer: It will return to Earth
Q2212. Earth’s escape velocity is
A 15.0 km/s
B 21.1 km/s
C 7.0 km/s
D 11.2 km/s
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Correct answer: 11.2 km/s
General Science
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Arunachal Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2018 RAS/RTS (Pre) 1997
Q2213. A pendulum clock can run faster in
A Summer
B Winter
C Spring season
D Rainy season
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Correct answer: Winter
Q2214. A girl is swinging on a swing in sitting position. When the girl stands up, the period of the swing will
A Be shorter
B Be longer
C Depends on the height of the girl
D Not change
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Correct answer: Be shorter
Q2215. Why do pendulum checks usually lose time in summer?
A Due to longer days in summer
B Due to friction caused by coils
C The length of the pendulum increases, increasing the time period of unit oscillation
D The weight of the pendulum change in summer
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Correct answer: The length of the pendulum increases, increasing the time period of unit oscillation
Q2216. The time period of a pendulum
A Depends on the mass
B Depends on its length
C Depends on time
D Depends on temperature
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Correct answer: Depends on its length
Q2217. A batsman hits a cricket ball which then rolls on a level ground. After covering a short distance, the ball comes to rest. The ball slows to a stop because
A The batsman did not hit the ball hard enough
B Velocity is proportional to the force exerted on the ball
C There is a force on the ball opposing the motion
D There is no unbalanced force on the ball, so the ball would try to come to rest
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Correct answer: There is a force on the ball opposing the motion
Q2218. If a person sitting in a lift, then when will he feel that his weight gets increased?
A When the elevator going upward expeditiously
B When the elevator going down expeditiously
C Going upward with constant velocity
D Going downward with constant velocity
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Correct answer: When the elevator going upward expeditiously
Q2219. The known forces of nature can be divided into four classes, viz., gravity, electromagnetism, weak nuclear force and strong nuclear force. With reference to them which one of the following statements is not correct?
A Gravity is the strongest of the four
B Electromagnetism acts only on particles with an electric charge
C Weak nuclear force causes, radioactivity
D Strong nuclear force holds protons and neutrons inside the nucleus of an atom
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Correct answer: Gravity is the strongest of the four
Q2220. Satellite is kept moving in its orbit around the Earth; it is due to
A Centrifugal force
B Centripetal force
C Gravitational force or lack of it
D Some other forces
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Correct answer: Centripetal force