GK-Physics Question and Answer

GK-Physics Question and Answer
51. Out of the following pairs, which one does not have identical dimension?
  • Moment of inertia and moment of a force
  • Work and Torque
  • Angular momentum and Planck's constant
  • Impulse and Momentum
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52.  Mercury is commonly used as a thermometric fluid rather than water because
  • specific heat of mercury is less than water
  • specific heat of mercury is more than water
  • mercury has greater visibility than water
  • density of mercury is more than the water
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53. Optical fibre works on the
  • principle of refraction
  • total internal reflection
  • scattering
  • interference
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54. Light from the star, Alpha Centauri, which is nearest to the earth after the sun, reaches the earth in
  • 4.2 seconds
  • 42 seconds
  • 4.2 years
  • 42 years
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55. Supersonic plane fly with the speed
  • less than the speed of sound
  • of sound
  • greater than the speed of sound
  • of light
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56. Mach number is used in connection with the speed of
  • sound
  • aircraft
  • spacecraft
  • ships
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57.  On a stationary sail boat, air is blown from a fan attached to the boat. The boat
  • moves in opposite direction in which the air is blown
  • does not move
  • moves in the same direction in which air blows
  • spins around
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58. Rainbow is due to
  • absorption of sunlight in minute water droplets
  • diffusion of sunlight through water droplets
  • ionisation of water deposits
  • refraction and reflection of sunlight by water droplets
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59. Stars which appear single to the naked eye but are double when seen through a telescope are
  • novas and supernovas
  • binaries
  • asteroids
  • quasars
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60. Solar eclipse will take place when
  • the sun is between the moon and the earth
  • the earth is between the moon and the sun
  • the moon is between the sun and the earth
  • the moon does not lie on the line joining the sun and the earth
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