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Q. 1: This phenomenon was first discovered by ancient Greek physicist Archimedes. It is the force which enables boats and ships to stay afloat without sinking. What are we talking about?Option 1: EntropyOption 2: CausalityOption 3: GravityOption 4: BuoyancyAns: Buoyancy-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q. 2: In the night sky, Prakash points out the 'Big Dipper' to his friend. Which heavenly body is he referring to?Option 1: ConstellationOption 2: PlanetOption 3: MoonOption 4: AsteroidAns: Constellation-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q. 3: It is the purest form of carbon and the hardest known naturally occurring mineral. What are we talking about?Option 1: DiamondOption 2: GraphiteOption 3: CokeOption 4: FullereneAns: Diamond-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q. 4: The first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India, he integrated the Indian federation with his diplomatic skills and the use of military force where necessary. Who was he?Option 1: Morarji DesaiOption 2: Jagjivan RamOption 3: Choudhary Charan SinghOption 4: Vallabhbhai PatelAns: Vallabhbhai Patel-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q. 5: A geometry class is in progress. The teacher instructs the students to draw an angle with the help of an instrument. Which instrument are the students likely to use?Option 1: ProtractorOption 2: Slide RuleOption 3: DividerOption 4: Beam CompassAns: Protractor-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q. 6: Santosh Sir is taking a Geography class. He is teaching about various geographical features. For illustration purposes, he shows the students a map of the Indian sub continent. Which geographical feature is he speaking about here? Option 1: PeninsulaOption 2: DeltaOption 3: EstuaryOption 4: CliffAns: Peninsula-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q. 7: Amit is drawing a quadrilateral in which there is no right angle but all the sides are equal in length. What is he drawing?Option 1: RectangleOption 2: RhombusOption 3: SquareOption 4: TrapeziumAns: Rhombus-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q. 8: What type of rock does magma form on cooling?Option 1: Sedimentary RocksOption 2: Metamorphic RocksOption 3: Anthropic RocksOption 4: Igneous RocksAns: Igneous Rocks-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q. 9: What is the term for the length around a circle and is calculated using the formula 2 Pi r where r is the radius of the circle?Option 1: ChordOption 2: DiameterOption 3: CircumferenceOption 4: TangentAns: Circumference-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q. 10: The Large Hadron Collider experiment which is expected to be fully operational in Summer of 2009, is expected to provide experimental evidence that will confirm or reject the existence of a hypothetical particle in Physics. What is the name of this particle?Option 1: CharginoOption 2: Higgs BosonOption 3: DilatonOption 4: GlueballAns: Higgs Boson-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q. 11: In a geometry class, students are asked about the largest chord of a circle. What do you think should be their reply?Option 1: DiameterOption 2: TangentOption 3: SecantOption 4: RadiusAns: Diameter-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------