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    The rod in the dry cell, which act as the positive terminal, is made of
    Carbon

    Which instrument is used for measuring solar radiations?
    Pyrheliometer

    Which instrument is used for precise measurement of refractive indices?
    Spectrometer

    Which is used for controlling the chain reaction in nuclear reactor?
    Molecules of high energy

    Who discovered the law of attraction and repulsion between electric charges?
    Coulomb

    The lightning conductor used for protection buildings from lightning is made of
    Copper

    By the use of which lens myopia be corrected?
    Concave

    Which particle is emitted by the filament of a vacuum tube?
    Electrons

    Which is used as a electrolyte in chromium plating?
    Chromic acid solution

    The transformer works on which principle?
    Electro magnetic induction

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    The Indian scientist who put forward the theory of thermal ionization was
    Meghanath Saha

    The sound waves which can not heard by a human ear are called
    Infrasonic and Ultra sonic sounds

    Why is Tungsten used for the manufacture of the filament of an electric bulb?
    Because it has a very high melting point

    Newton’s Law of gravitation apples to
    Both small and big bodies

    The direction of the conventional current in a diode is
    Plate to Cathode

    The light of which colour has the longest wavelength?
    Red

    Which is the unit to measure supersonic speed?
    Mac

    Which is the unit of force?
    Newton

    How is energy produced in the sun?
    By nuclear fusion

    Which is the element without neutron?
    Hydrogen

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    Which non-metal conducts electricity?
    Carbon

    Which alloy is used for making permanent magnet?
    Steel

    Which gas is used in ice plants?
    Ammonia

    Which is the S.I. Unit of heat?
    Calorie

    Which poisonous gas produced when PVC is burned?
    Dioxin

    Who invented the calculating machine?
    Blaise Pascal

    What is a Femto second?
    A Femto second is a millionth of billionth of second

    What is “zero energy”?
    The energy that exists in atom is zero energy

    Who invented the pendulum of clock?
    Galileo

    Who invented the Cellophane?
    J.Brander perger

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    Who invented the bicycle?
    Kirk Patrick Macmillan

    Which is the fourth state of matter?
    Plasma

    Who invented atomic bomb?
    J.Robert Oppenheimer

    What is the unit or audible frequency of sound for human beings?
    From 20 hertz to 20000 hertz

    Which is the first artificial element that man made?
    Neptunium

    Who made the first artificial element?
    Macmillan and Ebelson

    Who was the first to prove that atom can be broken?
    Rutherford

    What is the unit of electric charge?
    Coulomb

    Which apparatus regulates temperature automatically?
    Thermostat


    Which is the metal used in storage batteries?
    Lead

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    Which gas is the cause of “Green house effect”?
    Carbon dioxide

    Who made the first atomic reactor?
    Enrico Fermi

    Who invented the bifocal lens?
    Benjamin Franklin

    Which instrument is used for measuring velocity and pressure of wind?
    Anemometer

    What is the use of an Electro Encephalograph?
    To test the working of brain cells

    Who invented adding machine?
    Wihelm Schickard

    Which is the unit of magnetic flux?
    Weber

    What is Venturi tube?
    It is a device to measure flow of liquids and their pressure

    Who invented photo electric effect?
    Hertz

    Who was the first chairman of Atomic Power Commission?
    Homi J.Babha

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    Which is the instrument used to change Alternating Current (AC) into Direct Current(DC)?
    Rectifier

    What is the speed of sound in air?
    340m/s

    Which is the first instrument that man used?
    Stone

    Which is the alloy having the least metal?
    Invar steel

    What kind of lens is used in the eye defect, ‘Astigmatism”?
    Cylindrical lens

    Which is the gas filled in the electric bulb?
    Argon

    Which wave has the most wave length?
    Radio wave

    Who invented printing?
    J.Guttenberg

    Which light ray that has the capacity to cut metals?
    Laser

    What is the specific gravity of water?
    1

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    Which is the instrument that is used to show that Archimedes principle is applicable to gases also?
    Baroscope

    What is the name of the cells that changes sunlight into electrical energy?
    Photo voltaic cells

    What is the unit of mass?
    Kilogram

    Which is the moving particle atom?
    Electron

    What type mirror used in the vehicles to see the vehicles from behind?
    Convex

    Which is the instrument to take photograph in mist and darkness?
    Infra red Camera

    What is the use of Kryometer?
    For measuring very low temperature

    Which device converts mechanical energy into electrical energy?
    Dynamo

    In which instrument microwaves were first produced?
    Magnetron

    Which is the electrolyte used for Nickel plating?
    Nickel ammonium sulphate

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