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An earthquake of magnitude 6 on Richter scale has ______________ times more destructive energy than an earthquake of magnitude 4.

A) ten B) hundred
C) five D) thousand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) thousand

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In a transformer the tappings are generally provided on

A) Primary side B) low voltage side
C) High voltage side D) Secondary side
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) High voltage side

Explanation:

Tappings are provided in order to maintain the terminal voltage across the loads within the permissible specified limits with respect to load variations.

Generally tappings are preferred on HV side, because the HV side is low current side, tap changer involves low current interruption and large variations or small steps are possible due to more no of turns.

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If the resistance of a conductor is reduced to half its initial value, then the heating effect in the conductor will become ___.

A) half B) double
C) one-fourth D) four-times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) half

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As a sailor jumps in the forward direction, the boat moves backwards. This example illustrates Newton's :

A) Second Law of Motion B) First and Second Law of Motion
C) Third Law of Motion D) First Law of Motion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Third Law of Motion

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A person holding a pen in his left hand sees his reflection in the mirror holding the pen in his right hand. This is due to which of the following phenomena?

A) Diffused reflection B) Total internal reflection
C) Lateral inversion D) Refraction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lateral inversion

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If the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth is g, then the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of a planet whose mass is same as that of earth and radius is half as that of earth is _________________.

 

A) 2g B) g/4
C) g/2 D) 4g
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4g

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The reflection formed by the plane mirror is ________________.

A) vertical inversion B) a real image
C) lateral inversion D) an enlarged image
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) lateral inversion

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A body has a weight W on the surface of Earth. What is its weight on a planet whose mass is 15 times that of Earth and a radius that is 4 times that of the earth?

A) 15/4 W B) 16/9 W
C) 16/7 W D) 16/15 W
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 16/15 W

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