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Exam Year: 1995

  • Who among the following anticipated Newton by declaring that all things gravitate to the earth ?

    (a)

    Aryabhata

    (b)

    Varahamihira

    (c)

    Buddhagupta

    (d)

    Brahmagupta

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Suppose a rocketship is receding from the earth at a speed of 2/10th the velocity of light. A light in the rocketship appears blue to the passengers on the ship. What colour would it appear to an observer on the earth?

    (a)

    Blue

    (b)

    Orange

    (c)

    Yellow

    (d)

    Yellow-orange

    Correct Answer:

  • When the same note is played on a sitar and a flute, the sound produced can be distinguished from each other because of the difference in

    (a)

    pitch, loudness and quality

    (b)

    pitch and loudness

    (c)

    quality only

    (d)

    loudness only

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Assertion (A): A diamond sparkles more than a glass imitation cut to the same shape. Reason (R): The refractive index of diamond is less than that of glass. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

    (a)

    Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

    (b)

    Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A

    (c)

    A is true, but R is false

    (d)

    A is false, but R is true

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • The normal temperature of human body on the Kelvin scale is

    (a)

    280

    (b)

    290

    (c)

    300

    (d)

    310

    Correct Answer:

  • A parachutist jumps from a height of 5000 metres. The relationship between his falling speed ‘v’ and the distance fallen through ‘d’ is best represented as

    (a)

    I

    (b)

    II

    (c)

    III

    (d)

    IV

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following can be used to confirm whether drinking water contains a gamma emitting isotope or not?

    (a)

    Microscope

    (b)

    Lead plate

    (c)

    Scintillation counter

    (d)

    Spectrophotometer

    Correct Answer:

  • The chemical used as a ‘fixer’ in photography is

    (a)

    sodium sulphate

    (b)

    sodium thiosulphate

    (c)

    ammonium persulphate

    (d)

    borax

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following polymers is widely used for making bullet proof material ?

    (a)

    Polyvinyl chloride

    (b)

    Polyamides

    (c)

    Polyethylene

    (d)

    Polycarbonates

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • The technique used to transmit audio signals in television broadcasts is

    (a)

    Amplitude Modulation

    (b)

    Frequency Modulation

    (c)

    Pulse Code Modulation

    (d)

    Time Division Multiplexing

    Correct Answer:

    (b)