General Science

1. What is the full form of ‘AM’ regarding to radio broadcasting?
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(A) Amplitude Movement
(B) Anywhere Movement
(C) Amplitude Matching
(D) Amplitude Modulation

2. The atmospheric layer reflects radio waves is called
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(A) Ozonosphere
(B) Ionosphere
(C) Stratosphere
(D) Mesosphere

3. When a vehicle passes, TV reception gets distorted. This is because
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(A) metal reflects radio waves
(B) spark plug creates electromagnetic disturbances
(C) vehicle pollution affects the performance of the TV components
(D) modern vehicles use electro-ignition system

4. Why are we able to hear short wave broadcasts better than long wave broadcasts?
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(A) Short waves are more energetic than long waves.
(B) Short waves are unaffected by atmospheric disturbances.
(C) Short wave broadcasts are made by nearby radio stations.
(D) By convention, short waves are meant for long distances, whereas long waves are reserved for short distances.

5. Crookes tube is used to produce
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(A) Radio waves
(B) Micro waves
(C) X-rays
(D) Gamma rays

6. What is found in frequency modulation?
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(A) Fixed frequency
(B) Fixed dimension
(C) Change in frequency and dimension
(D) Change in dimension only

7. Sending a frame to a group of stations is known as
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(A) Single casting
(B) Spreading
(C) Multicasting
(D) Casting

8. The commonly used coolant in refrigerators is
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(A) Ammonia
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Freon
(D) Oxygen

9. Energy travels from Sun to Earth through
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(A) conduction
(B) convection
(C) radiation
(D) modulation

10. Curie is an unit of
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(A) Radioactivity
(B) energy of Gamma rays
(C) intensity of Gamma rays
(D) work function