According to Archimedes’ principle - When a body is immersed fully or partially in a fluid, it experiences an upward force that is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it. Which among the following are based on the application of this principle?
1. Ships
2. Lactometer
3. Thermometer
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ANSWER: (B)
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With reference to the uses of ‘concave mirrors’, read the following statements carefully:
1. They are commonly used in vehicles headlights to get powerful parallel beams of light.
2. They are often used as shaving mirrors to see a larger image of the face.
3. They are fitted on the sides of the vehicle to have a wider field of view.
4. Large concave mirrors are used to concentrate sunlight to produce heat in solar furnaces.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
1. Some substances like carbon dioxide or oxygen can move across the cell membrane by a process called Osmosis.
2. In the cell’s external environment, the concentration of carbon dioxide is low as compared to that inside the cell.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Fodder crops are raised as food for the livestock. Which among the following is/are fodder crops?
1. Sudan Grass
2. Oats
3. Wheat
4. Berseem
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The ‘scattering of light’ is responsible for which of the following phenomena in nature?
1. Tyndall effect.
2. Colour of water in deep sea.
3. Blue colour of the sky.
4. Rainbow formation.
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Consider the following statements:
1. Anti-viral medicines are harder to make as viruses have biochemical mechanisms of their own.
2. Anti-bacterial medicines target both bacteria and fungi.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
With reference to heterotrophic eukaryotic organisms, Fungi, consider the following statements:
1. All fungus are parasites as they use host organism for food.
2. Lichens have a symbiotic relationship of blue-green algae and fungus.
3. Yeasts and mushrooms are varities of fungus.
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Consider the following statements about ‘Acid Rain’:
1. Oxides of sulphur and nitrogen are major contributors to acid rain.
2. Acid rain is good for agriculture as it provides nitrogen for the growth of plants.
3. When acid rain flows into the river, it increases the pH level of river water.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
1. The ‘danger’ signal lights are red in colour as the red is least scattered by fog or smoke.
2. The sky appears dark to passengers flying at very high altitudes because of scattering of light.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements given below carefully:
Assertion (A): The Sun at the sunrise or the sunset appears red whereas at noon, the Sun appears white.
Reason (R): Light from the Sun near the horizon passes through larger distance in the earth’s atmosphere than the light from the Sun overhead.
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Consider the following statements:
1. Small intestine is the longest part of the human alimentary canal.
2. Carnivores have a longer small intestine than herbivores.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?