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Skating on ice is possible because 

A) the surface of ice is smooth B) ice is cold
C) the pressure on the ice due to skate melts the ice by lowering its melting point forming a thin film of water D) the pressure on the ice due to skate raises its melting point
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the pressure on the ice due to skate melts the ice by lowering its melting point forming a thin film of water

Explanation:

Here is a case of  lowering of melting point of ice with increase of pressure

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Ultrasonic waves are used for stirring liquid solutions because they 

A) do not produce noise during the operation B) are easy to produce
C) can produce perfectly homogeneous solutions D) do not produce chemical reactions in the solution
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) can produce perfectly homogeneous solutions

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A periscope works by the principle of

A) Total internal reflection B) Refraction
C) Diffraction D) Reflection & Refraction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Total internal reflection

Explanation:

A periscope is an optical instrument that uses a system of prisms, lenses, or mirrors to reflect images through a tube.

 

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Light from a distant object strikes the top mirror and is then reflected at an angle of 90 degrees down the periscope tube. At the bottom of the periscope, the light strikes another mirror and is then reflected into the viewer’s eye.

 

Hence, A periscope works by the principle of Total internal reflection.

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Pieces of camphor placed on water move about rapidly. This is because of

A) diffusion B) viscosity
C) surface tension D) capillarity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) surface tension

Explanation:

The Camphor slowly dissolves in the water lowering the latter's surface tension in the immediate neighbourhood. The stronger pull exerted by the uncontaminated portion of water brings about a movement of the surface and the camphor particles are carried along with it. When after sometime the whole surface settles for the reduced tension, the movement of the camphor too short.

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A boy raises a box with a weight of 120N through a height of 2 m. The work done by him is

 

A) 60 J B) 120 J
C) 240 J D) 180 J
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 240 J

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The relative density of a substance is the ____.

 

A) ratio of its density to the density of water B) ratio of the density of water to its density
C) product of the density of water to its density D) ratio of the volume of water to its volume
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ratio of its density to the density of water

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Which statement best describes the formation of diamonds?

 

A) Diamonds form in talc under very high pressure. B) Diamonds form in kimberlites under very high pressure.
C) Diamonds form in kimberlites under very low pressure. D) Diamonds form in talc under very low pressure.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Diamonds form in kimberlites under very high pressure.

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No current will flow between two charged bodies if they have the same 

A) resistance B) charge
C) potential D) charge/ potential ratio
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) potential

Explanation:

An electric charge always flows from a body at higher potential to a body at a lower potential irrespective of the amounts of charges contained in them. In the question , no current flows. So there is no potential difference. 

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