G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 02
1. Isotopes of an element contain
- (A) The
same number of protons but different number of neutrons
- (B) The
same number of neutrons but different number of protons
- (C) Equal
number of protons and electrons
- (D) Equal
number of nucleons
2. Identify the vector quantity from the following
- (A) Heat
- (B) Angular
momentum
- (C) Time
- (D) Work
3. An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a velocity of 600 km/h and at a height of 1960 m. When it is vertically at a point A on the ground a bomb is released from it. The bomb strikes the ground at point B. The distance AB is
- (A) 1200 m
- (B) 0.33 km
- (C) 3.33 km
- (D) 33 km
4. Photosynthesis takes place faster in
- (A) Yellow light
- (B) White light
- (C) Red
light
- (D) Darkness
5. It is more difficult to walk on a sandy road than on a concrete road because
- (A) Sand
is soft and concreter is hard
- (B) The
friction between sand and feet is less than that between concrete and feet
- (C) The
friction between sand and feet is more than that between concrete and feet
- (D) The
sand is grainy but concrete is smooth
6. Radiocarbon is produced in the atmosphere as a result of
- (A) Collision
between fast neutrons and nitrogen nuclei present in the atmosphere
- (B) Action
of ultraviolet light from the sun on atmospheric oxygen
- (C) Action
of solar radiations particularly cosmic rays on carbon dioxide present in the
atmosphere
- (D) Lightning
discharge in atmosphere
7. Large transformers, when used for some time, become very hot and are cooled by circulating oil. The heating of the transformer is due to
- (A) The
heating effect of current alone
- (B) Hysteresis
loss alone
- (C) Both
the heating effect of current and hysteresis loss
- (D) Intense
sunlight at noon
8. Study of life in outer space is known as
- (A) Endobiology
- (B) Exobiology
- (C) Entrobiology
- (D) Neobiology
9. If two bodies of different masses, initially at rest, are acted upon by the same force for the same time, then the both bodies acquire the same
- (A) Velocity
- (B) Momentum
- (C) Acceleration
- (D) Kinetic
energy
10. Of the following properties of a wave, the one that is independent of the other is its
- (A) Amplitude
- (B) Velocity
- (C) Wavelength
- (D) Frequency
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