GK-General Science Question and Answer

GK-General Science Question and Answer
71. Which of the following best explains the phenomenon ‘Simple Harmonic Motion’?
  • Cylinder
  • Disc
  • Pendulum
  • None of these
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72. Jet engines are
  • rotary engines
  • turbine engines
  • external combustion engines
  • reaction engines
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73. In an engine run on diesel, ignition is caused through
  • friction
  • automatic starter
  • spark plug
  • compression
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74. In an electronic watch, the component corresponding to the pendulum of a pendulum clock is
  • Transistor
  • Balance Wheel
  • Crystal Oscillator
  • Diode
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75. The hydraulic brakes used in automobiles is a direct application of ?
  • Archimedes’ Principle
  • Toricellian law
  • Bernoulli’s theorem
  • Pascal’s law
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76. Which of the following statements is correct?
  • Dynamo converts electrical energy into heat energy and electric motor converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
  • Dynamo converts mechanical energy into electrical energy and electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.
  • Both dynamo and electric motor convert electrical energy into mechanical energy.
  • Both dynamo and electric motor convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.
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77. An electron microscope gives higher magnification than an optical microscope because
  • it uses more powerful lenses.
  • the velocity of electrons is smaller than that of visible light.
  • the electrons have more energy than the light particles.
  • the wavelength of electrons is smaller as compared to the wavelength of visible light.
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78. The conversion of electrical energy into chemical energy is observed in ?
  • fan
  • storage battery
  • heater
  • incandescent bulb
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79. The most efficient engine is ?
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Electric
  • Steam
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80. The tape of a tape recorder is coated with
  • Zinc oxide
  • Copper sulphate
  • Mica
  • Ferromagnetic powder
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