GENERAL SCIENCE (GENERAL STUDIES)Total Questions: 5041. Purity of a metal can be determined with the help of(a) Pascal’s law(b) Boyle’s law(c) Archimedes principle(d) Conservation of mass principleCorrect Answer: (c) Archimedes principle42. If both the mass and the velocity of a body is increased to twice of their magnitude, the kinetic energy will increase by(a) 2 times(b) 4 times(c) 8 times(d) 16 timesCorrect Answer: (c) 8 times43. Two bodies kept at a certain distance feel a gravitational force F to each other. If the distance between them is made double the former distance, the force will be(a) 2F(b) ½F(c) 4F(d) ¼FCorrect Answer: (d) ¼F44. Stationary wave is formed by(a) a transverse wave superposing a longitudinal wave(b) two waves of the same speed superposing(c) two waves of same frequency travelling in the same direction(d) two waves of same frequency travelling in the opposite directionCorrect Answer: (d) two waves of same frequency travelling in the opposite direction45. The force of attraction between the molecules is maximum:(a) in sol ids(b) in liquids(c) in gases(d) in all the three states of matterCorrect Answer: (a) in sol ids46. The liquid used in a simple barometer is :(a) mercury(b) water(c) alcohol(d) keroseneCorrect Answer: (a) mercury47. Surface tension is due to –(a) Frictional forces between molecules(b) Cohesive forces between molecules(c) Adhesive forces between molecules(d) Gravitational forcesCorrect Answer: (b) Cohesive forces between molecules48. When there is no external force, the shape of a liquid drop is determined by –(a) Surface tension of the liquid(b) Density of liquid(c) Viscosity of liquid(d) Temperature of air bodyCorrect Answer: (a) Surface tension of the liquid49. A pin or a needle floats on the surface of water, the reason for this is –(a) Surface tension(b) Less weight(c) Upthrust of liquid(d) None of the aboveCorrect Answer: (a) Surface tension50. The volume of the certain mass of a gas, at constant temperature is :(a) directly proportional to pressure(b) inversely proportional to pressure(c) remains constant(d) none of theseCorrect Answer: (b) inversely proportional to pressureSubmit Quiz« Previous12345