Basic Science Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: The best means of extinguishing petrol fires is-
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5fe9a22704717d1a56bf8c10- 1Baking Powderfalse
- 2Carbon dioxidetrue
- 3Sandfalse
- 4Waterfalse
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Answer : 2. "Carbon dioxide"
Q: The first Indian Satellite Aryabhatta was launched in
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5f4cbaf5081699374e8068be- 11974false
- 21975true
- 31976false
- 41977false
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Answer : 2. "1975"
Explanation :
The Aryabhata spacecraft, named after the famous Indian astronomer, was India's first satellite; it was completely designed and fabricated in India and launched by a Soviet Kosmos-3M rocket from Kapustin Yar on April 19, 1975.
Q: Who propounded the term ecology?
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5f60521e09624c19c5c14b7d- 1Charles Darwinfalse
- 2Robert Whitakerfalse
- 3Arthur Tansleyfalse
- 4Ernest Hackletrue
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Answer : 4. "Ernest Hackle"
Q: Tungsten resistance to temperature rise?
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5ef41568bea49d16b47d39a1- 1decreasesfalse
- 2increasestrue
- 3there is no changefalse
- 4All thesefalse
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Answer : 2. "increases"
Explanation :
At high temperatures, the tungsten filament gets hot and atoms in the filament vibrate more. The electrons in the current now collide more with the atoms & more energy is needed to push the current through the filament. Hence, the resistance of tungsten increases with temperature.
Q: Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?
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5edef8a5d1536a09d5745f35- 1Methanefalse
- 2Hydrogentrue
- 3Nitrous oxidefalse
- 4Carbon dioxidefalse
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Answer : 2. "Hydrogen"
Explanation :
Whereas oxygen, nitrogen, and argon are not examples of greenhouse gases.
Q: Most commonly used motor in motor generator sets of high capacity?
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5ef417197c1ec61320b5a64d- 1Cage Model Induction Motorfalse
- 2synchronous motortrue
- 3DC Compounder Motorfalse
- 4None of the abovefalse
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Answer : 2. "synchronous motor"
Explanation :
The tendency nowadays is to use synduction or synchronous motors. The synduction motor resembles an induction motor but runs at synchronous speed.
Q: Why put a wooden handle in the kettle?
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5fc9cf7dcac441723c82be24- 1because of fashionfalse
- 2Wood is a bad conductor of heat and the handle is not hottrue
- 3is lightfalse
- 4None of thesefalse
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Answer : 2. "Wood is a bad conductor of heat and the handle is not hot"
Q: Bleaching powder contains ______ bleaching agent.
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5f87ed3ce6aa3e1d0bcb7463- 1Brominefalse
- 2Iodinefalse
- 3Hydrogenfalse
- 4Chlorinetrue
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