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Q:

Is Air a Mixture?

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

True, Air is a Mixture.


Air is considered as mixture for the following reasons ;


1. Air can be separated into its components like N2, O2 , Argon and CO2 by the process of fractional distillation of liquid air.


2. Air shows the properties of all the gases present in the atmosphere.
For example : Oxygen is good Supporter of combustion. Hence air also is good supporter of combustion.


3. Air does not have a fixed formula.


4. Air has a variable composition because air at different places contains different amount of gases.


5. Heat or Light energy is neither absorbed nor released when air is prepared physical by mixing required amount of gases .


6. Mixture does have fixed boiling Point. It holds good in case of liquid air.

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Q:

Name the person who has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon.

A) Shankar Alam B) Sagar Baheti
C) Saumya Vashishtha D) Naval Kulkarni
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sagar Baheti

Explanation:

Bangalore-based Sagar Baheti has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon, the world's oldest and the hardest marathon to qualify for.

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Q:

The energy stored in photosynthesis is obtained from

A) Sunlight B) Oxidation of glucose
C) Breakdown of proteins D) breakdown of glucose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sunlight

Explanation:
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Q:

Who of the following is a football player?

A) Fernando Alonso B) Kimi Raikkonen
C) Lewis Hamilton D) Nicolas Anelka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nicolas Anelka

Explanation:
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Q:

Which of the following is true of VoIP?

A) It uses the public switched telephone network. B) Skype is an example of VoIP software.
C) It uses a slow speed dial-up connection. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Skype is an example of VoIP software.

Explanation:

VOIP is an acronym for Voice Over Internet Protocol, or in more common terms phone service over the Internet.

 

Voice over Internet Protocol is a category of hardware and software that enables people to use the Internet as the transmission medium for telephone calls by sending voice data in packets using IP rather than by traditional circuit transmissions of the PSTN.

 

Here in the given options, Skype is the only voice service that enables us to talk over internet.

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Q:

The famous hill-station Kodaikanal lies in

A) Palani hills B) Javadi hills
C) Nilgiri hills D) Cardamom hills
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Palani hills

Explanation:

The famous hill-station Kodaikanal lies in Palani hills.

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Q:

Carbon Arc lamps are commonly used in

A) cinema projectors B) photography
C) vehicles D) domestic lighting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cinema projectors

Explanation:

The carbon arc lamp was the first widely-used type of electric light and the first commercially successful form of electric lamp.

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Here are the Carbon Arc Lamp Uses :


-Super bright light, capable of lighting a large length of street or a large factory interior.

-Was the ONLY electric light available to light large areas from 1800 - 1901.

-Was cheaper to light streets with the arc lamp than gas or oil lamps.

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Q:

A balloon filled with hydrogen will

A) continue going upwards uninterrupted B) reach a particular height and remain floating
C) burst after reaching some height D) reach a particular height and start coming down
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) reach a particular height and remain floating

Explanation:

It will stop at a height where the weight of the balloon with contents is equal to the weight of air displaced by it, i.e , when the upthrust is equal to the downthrust. The question of bursting will depend on how much difference of pressure inside and outside , the material of the balloon can withstand. It is assumed the balloon is filled with a lighter than air gas like hydrogen or helium.

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