General Science

1. Curie point is the temperature at which
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(A) Matter becomes radioactive.
(B) A metal loses magnetic properties.
(C) A metal loses conductivity
(D) Transmutation of metal occurs

2. Atomic power plant works on the principle of
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(A) fission
(B) fusion
(C) thermal combustion
(D) combined effect of all the above three

3. Energy of Ultraviolet rays is greater than
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(A) Infra-red rays
(B) Gamma rays
(C) X-rays
(D) Cosmic rays

4. Remote sensing device has an inbuilt source of
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(A) X-ray
(B) y-ray
(C) ultraviolet ray
(D) infrared ray

5. Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity are based on
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(A) nuclear fission
(B) nuclear fusion
(C) cold fusion
(D) superconductivity

6. The mass-energy relation is the outcome of
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(A) quantum theory
(B) general theory of relativity
(C) field theory of energy
(D) special theory of relativity

7. ‘Cryogenics’ is a science dealing with
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(A) It high temperatures
(B) low temperatures
(C) friction and wear
(D) growth of crystals

8. Electrostatic precipitator is used to control the pollution of
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(A) air
(B) water
(C) noise
(D) G thermal

9. The term ‘equinox’ means
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(A) The path which the Earth takes around the Sun
(B) The axis of the Earth around which it rotates
(C) When the day and night are of equal duration
(D) The time when the Sun seems to be going round and round in the sky in the Arctic but does not go below the horizon

10. Solar energy is converted into chemical energy during
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(A) Transpiration
(B) Photosynthesis
(C) Diffusion
(D) Osmosis