UP PCS PRE Physics SINCE 1994

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101. Laser is a device for producing

  • A
  • spontaneous radiation

  • B
  • dispersed radiation

  • C
  • scattered radiation

  • D
  • stimulated radiation

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Correct Answer : D [stimulated radiation ]

102. Pendulum clock becomes slow in summer because

  • A
  • days in summer are large

  • B
  • of the friction in the coil

  • C
  • the length of the pendulum increases

  • D
  • the weight of the pendulum changes

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Correct Answer : C [the length of the pendulum increases]

103. Homi Bhabha Award is given for special contribution in  the field of

  • A
  • Theoretical Physics

  • B
  • Nuclear Energy

  • C
  • Laser Physics

  • D
  • Space Research

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Correct Answer : B [Nuclear Energy ]

104. When ice melts, the

  • A
  • volume increases

  • B
  • volume decreases

  • C
  • mass increases

  • D
  • mass decreases

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Correct Answer : B [volume decreases]

105. The mirror used by a dentist to examine the teeth of  patients is

  • A
  • Concave

  • B
  • Convex

  • C
  • Plane

  • D
  • Cylindrical

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Correct Answer : A [Concave]

106. Wireless communication is reflected to the earth's  surface by

  • A
  • Troposphere

  • B
  • Stratosphere

  • C
  • Ionosphere

  • D
  • Exosphere

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Correct Answer : C [Ionosphere]

107. What type of electromagnetic radiation is used in the  remote control of a television?

  • A
  • Infrared

  • B
  • Ultraviolet

  • C
  • Visible

  • D
  • None of the above

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Correct Answer : A [Infrared]

108. The radiation that is absorbed by ozone present in the  atmosphere is

  • A
  • Infrared

  • B
  • Visible

  • C
  • Ultraviolet

  • D
  • Microwave

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Correct Answer : C [Ultraviolet]

109. Sound above what level (in decibels) is considered  hazardous noise pollution?

  • A
  • 30 dB

  • B
  • 40 dB

  • C
  • 60 dB

  • D
  • 80 dB

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Correct Answer : D [80 dB]

110. To look at the total image of a person, the minimum  height of a plane mirror is

  • A
  • Equal to the height of a person

  • B
  • Half of the height of a person

  • C
  • One-fourth of the height of a person

  • D
  • Two times the height of a person

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Correct Answer : B [Half of the height of a person]

111. Homi Bhabha Prize is given for the special contribution  in which of the following fields?

  • A
  • Theoretical Physics

  • B
  • Nuclear Energy

  • C
  • Laser Physics

  • D
  • Space Research

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Correct Answer : B [Nuclear Energy]

112. Sound Waves do not travel in

  • A
  • Solids

  • B
  • Liquids

  • C
  • Gases

  • D
  • Vacuum

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Correct Answer : D [Vacuum]

113. 'Pyrheliometer' is used for measuring

  • A
  • sun spots

  • B
  • solar radiation

  • C
  • air temperature

  • D
  • temperature of plants

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Correct Answer : B [solar radiation]

114. Which of the following is a semiconductor?

  • A
  • Plastic

  • B
  • Aluminium

  • C
  • Wood

  • D
  • Germanium

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Correct Answer : D [Germanium]

115. Normal temperature of a human body is 98.4ºF. Its  equivalent temperature in ºC is

  • A
  • 40.16

  • B
  • 36.89

  • C
  • 35.72

  • D
  • 32.36

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Correct Answer : B [36.89]

116. How many calories are gained by drinking a glass of  water?

  • A
  • Zero

  • B
  • 15

  • C
  • 25

  • D
  • 50

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Correct Answer : A [Zero]

117. Blue colour of the sky is due to

  • A
  • scattering of light

  • B
  • dispersion of light

  • C
  • interference of light

  • D
  • emission of more blue light as compared to other colours by the sun

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Correct Answer : A [scattering of light]

118. The mirror used by the dentists to see the teeth of the  patients is

  • A
  • convex

  • B
  • concave

  • C
  • plane

  • D
  • none of these

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Correct Answer : B [concave]

119. Which one of the following thermometers is known as  pyrometer?

  • A
  • Thermoelectric thermometer

  • B
  • Radiation thermometer

  • C
  • Gas thermometer

  • D
  • Liquid thermometer

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Correct Answer : B [Radiation thermometer]

120. ‘Dynamo’ is a device which converts

  • A
  • chemical energy into electrical energy

  • B
  • electrical energy into mechanical energy

  • C
  • mechanical energy into electrical energy

  • D
  • electrical energy into chemical energy

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Correct Answer : C [mechanical energy into electrical energy ]
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