General Knowledge Quiz 505

General Knowledge

If there were no atmosphere, the length of the day on the earth will
(a) Remain the same
(b) Decrease
(c) Increase
(d) None of these

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Chromatic aberration in a lens is caused by
(a) Dispersion
(b) Diffraction
(c) Reflection
(d) Interaference

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Splitting of white light into seven colours is due to
(a) Reflection
(b) Interference
(c) Diffraction
(d) Refraction

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Which one of the following is used to remove astigmatism for a human eye?
(a) Cylindrical lens
(b) Prismatic lens
(c) Concave lens
(d) Convex lens

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The principle of light based on which shadow is formed, is
(a) Refraction
(b) Reflection
(c) Rectilinear propagation
(d) Diffraction

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The resistance of a wire depends on its
(a) Area of cross-section
(b) Length
(c) Shape
(d) Materical

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The conductivity of a superconductor is
(a) Zero
(b) Very small
(c) Very large
(d) Infinite

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The coil of an electric heater is made of
(a) Nichrome
(b) Aluminium
(c) Tungsten
(d) None of these

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Laws of heating are given by
(a) Bohar
(b) Lenz
(c) Joule
(d) Ohm

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Electricity is produced through dry cell from
(a) Nuclear energy
(b) Mechanical energy
(c) Chemical energy
(d) Thermal energy

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