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Q1. Non-luminous become visible when they .................. light.
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Q2. No matter how far you stand from a mirror. your image appears erect. The mirror is likely to be
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Q3. Newton’s law of gravitation states that
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Q4. Nichrome is preferred for making heating elements because it has / can
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Q5. Natural radioactivity is exhibited by ............
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Q6. Natural gas mainly consists of
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Q7. Name the type of electricity produced by friction
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Q8. Name the two optical phenomena involved in rainbow.
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Q9. Name the target elements that are used in the production of x-rays?
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Q10. Name the spectrum in which there is no overlapping of colours.
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Q11. Name the process of heating coal in the absence of O2
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Q12. Name the process of burning fuel?
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Q13. Name the process in which liquid is slowly converted into vapour?
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Q14. Name the phenomenon in which an induced current is set up in a closed coil whenever magnetic flux linked with it changes.
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Q15. Name the phenomena caused by ‘Scattering of light by the colloidal particles’ .
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Q16. Name the phenomenon due to which an unmagnetized magnetic substance behaves like a magnet due to the mere presence of another magnet.
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Q17. Name the nuclear reaction in which energy is used for peaceful purposes.
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Q18. Name the material which allow the light to pass but objects cannot be seen clearly
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Q19. Name the magnetic iron ore once used in primitive compass
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Q20. Name the gas from which a star is formed
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Q21. Name the first Satellite launched by India.
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Q22. Name process in which two light nuclear combined together to form heavy nucleus?
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Q23. Moving a charge of 2.5 × l0–6C from point A to B. requires 6.3. × l0–4 J of work. what is the potential difference between A and B. [v = w/q]
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Q24. Most of the magnetic power appears to be concentrated at certain points. What are they called?
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Q25. Most of the refraction of light entering the eye is done by
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Q26. Most of the energy we use originally comes from
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Q27. Momentum is defined as
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Q28. Mirrors used to concentrate sunlight to generate high temperature in, solar furnaces are ............. mirrors
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Q29. Microwaves are generated by the electronic device
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Q30. Maximum electricity produced in India is from
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Q31. Mark the correct arrangement of refractive indices of yellow, red and green.
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Q32. Man can hear the sound of frequencies
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Q33. Magnetic lines of force travel from ............. outside the magnet.
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Q34. Magnetic lines of force originate from the
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Q35. Magnetic field in a region is charcterised by
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Q36. Magnetic field does not interact with
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Q37. LPG mainly consists of
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Q38. Loudness is a sensation depending upon
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Q39. Living tissues are severely damaged if absorbed by
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Q40. Longitudinal waves are produced in
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Q41. Liquids vapourising fast is known as
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Q42. Liquids exert pressure
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Q43. Linear magnification produced by a plane mirror is
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Q44. Linear magnification produced by a convex mirror is
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Q45. Lightning takes place .......... thunder.
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Q46. Light rays coming from a distant object when incident are focussed by a .................. rays, are refracted twice
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Q47. Light is used in measuring large distances called
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Q48. Light from the sun takes about .......... minutes to reach the earth
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Q49. Light enters from air to diamond, which has a refractive index of 2.42. Calculate the speed of light in diamond.
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Q50. Light enters from air to diamond having the refractive index 2.2. What is the speed of light in diamond?