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1. Acceleration due to gravity varies with

i. Altitude
ii. Mass of the Object
iii. Depth
iv. Medium

a. i, ii, & iii b. i, ii, iii & iv c. i, iii, iv d. i & iii

2. The permanent deformation of a body is determined by its property called

a. Elasticity
b. Plasticity
c. Yield Point
d. Stress
3. Gravitational Force is given by the expression
a. F = GMm/r
b. F = GM/r2
c. F = GMr2/m
d. F = GMm/r2
4. The shape of a beam which is generally used to bear loads is
a. I Shape
b. T Shape
c. A Shape
d. J Shape
5. Certain insects are able to “walk” on water due to
a. Buoyancy
b. Body parts that can be used for swimming
c. Surface Tension
d. Atmospheric Pressure
6. Example for the phenomenon of surface tension
a. Capillary Rise
b. Floating of logs of wood in water
c. Change in density due to change in temperature
d. Blue colour of water
7. Blue colour of the sky is due to
a. Doppler Effect
b. Newton’s 2nd Law
c. Atmospheric Scattering
d. Blue coloured molecules present in the sky
8. The fact that galaxies in the universe are moving away from each other was discovered using
the principle of
a. The Doppler effect
b. The photoelectric effect
 c. Discovery of Black Holes
d. Raman Effect
9. The velocity of sound in air varies with
a. Altitude
b. Latitude
c. Longitude
d. Distance
10. Sound cannot propagate in
a. Gases
b. Liquids
c. Vacuum
d. Solids
11. The number of oscillations per second is known as
a. Wavelength
b. Wavenumber
c. Time Period
d. Frequency
12. The unit of frequency is
a. Metre
b. Second
c. Metre/Second 2
d. Hertz
13. Weightlessness is NOT felt in
a. The ISS
b. Freefall
c. Outer Space
d. Standing on the Earth’s Surface
14. An object has zero weight in
a. Deep space
b. A vacuum
c. Inside a Faraday Cage
d. Deep Ocean
15. Submarines are designed to handle
a. High temperatures only
b. High Pressures only
c. High Temperatures and Pressures
d. Large Volumes
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16. [ ] is an example of a/an
𝑥 𝑦
a. 2*2 Matrix
b. X*y Matrix
c. Zero Matrix
d. Scalar
1 0
17. [ ] is an example of a/an
0 1
a. Row Matrix
 b. Identity Matrix
c. Null Matrix
A
d. Column Matrix
18. In a right triangle, AB/BC is known as
a. tan ϑ ϑ
b. tan-1 ϑ C B
c. cos ϑ
d. cos-1 ϑ
19. Work done by a person when balancing a load on their head is
a. Zero
b. Proportional to the mass of the load
c. Proportional to the duration of balancing the load
d. Proportional to the height of the load from the ground
20. Bubbles are spherical because of
a. Atmospheric Drag
b. Surface Tension
c. Atmospheric Pressure
d. Oxygen content
21. Which of these is not an allotrope of carbon?
a. Graphite
b. Buckyball
c. Diamond
d. Ruby
22. Which of these is the hardest material
a. Graphene
b. Steel
c. Diamond
d. Concrete
23. Which of these is the strongest material?
a. Graphene
b. Steel
c. Nylon
d. Graphite
24. The rate of change of a quantity is known as
a. The derivate of that quantity
b. The integral of that quantity
c. The sine of that quantity
d. The cosine of that quantity
25. Which of these does not require a medium to travel?
a. Light Waves
b. Sound Waves
c. Water Waves
d. Seismic Waves