Miscellaneous Physics Part-2

Total Questions: 51

21. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

(a) Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences — Nainital
(b) College of Defence Management — Secunderabad
(c) Central Institute of Indian Languages — Mumbai
(d) Indian Institute of Science — Bengaluru

Correct Answer: (c) Central Institute of Indian Languages — Mumbai

Solution:The Central Institute of Indian Languages is an Indian research and teaching institute based in Mysuru, not in Mumbai. Other given pairs are correctly matched.

22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists. [I.A.S. (Pre) 2000]

List- I (Institute)	List- II (Location)
A. Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies	1. Hyderabad
B. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research	2. Mumbai
C. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-sciences	3. Bangalore
D. Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages	4. Dharamshala
	5. Varanasi

Code	A	B	C	D
(a)	5	3	4	1
(b)	5	2	3	1
(c)	3	2	4	5
(d)	4	5	1	2

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:

Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies - VaranasiIndira Gandhi Institute of Development Research - Mumbai
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences - Bengaluru
Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages - Hyderabad

23. "Indian Institute of Naturopathy and Yogic Science" is located at: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

(a) Pune
(b) Lucknow
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Bangalore

Correct Answer: (d) Bangalore

Solution:Indian Institute of Naturopathy and Yogic Science is located at Bengaluru (Karnataka).

24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

List- I	List- II
A. Hi-Tec City	1. Lucknow
B. Science City	2. Thumba
C. Rocket Launching Centre	3. Calcutta
D. Central Drug Research Institute	4. Hyderabad

Code	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	4	3	2	1
(c)	2	3	4	1
(d)	1	4	2	3

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correctly matched order is:

Central Drug Research Institute - Lucknow
Rocket Launching Centre - Thumba (Thiruvananthapuram)
Science City - Calcutta
Hi-Tec City - Hyderabad

25. A carbon microphone is best used in- [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

(a) Dynamo
(b) Telephone
(c) Transformer
(d) None of these

Correct Answer: (b) Telephone

Solution:A microphone is an acoustic to electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. The carbon microphone was used in early telephone repeaters, making long-distance phone calls possible in the era before vacuum tube amplifiers. Carbon microphones can be used as amplifiers.

26. The laws of planetary motion were enunciated by- [U.P.P.C.S. (GIC) 2010]

(a) Newton
(b) Kepler
(c) Galileo
(d) Copernicus

Correct Answer: (b) Kepler

Solution:The three laws of planetary motions were proposed by Johannes Kepler in the early 1600s. Kepler made it clear that every planet revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit.

27. Soleckshaw is a- [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]

(a) Computer Program
(b) Moon Buggy
(c) Soft sole of footwear
(d) Solar rickshaw

Correct Answer: (d) Solar rickshaw

Solution:Soleckshaw is an eco-friendly tricycle. It is driven partly by pedal and partly by electric power, supplied by a battery that is charged from solar energy. It has been developed by a team of scientists at CSIR national laboratory.

28. Bibliometry is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Function of Library Network
(b) Information Management Service
(c) Information Management Tool
(d) Library Service

Correct Answer: (c) Information Management Tool

Solution:Bibliometry is an Information Management Tool. It is a quantitative statistical technique to measure levels of production and dissemination of knowledge, as well as a useful tool to track the development of a scientific area.

29. Cytotron is the device by which is produced: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Electrical energy
(b) Artificial climate
(c) Sound
(d) Picture on the screen

Correct Answer: (b) Artificial climate

Solution:

Cytotron is the device by which artificial climate is produced. Cytotron is also the trade name given to a device that uses rotational field quantum nuclear magnetic resonance (RFQMR), which has been developed by the Centre for Advanced Research and Development (CARD), a division of Scalene Cybernetics in Bengaluru.

It is a new device used in regenerative and degenerative tissue engineering and repairing. The Cytotron is now being used for treating diseases like osteoarthritis and cancer.

30. Where was the 1st Engineering College of Asia established? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) Chennai
(b) Bangalore
(c) Roorkee
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (c) Roorkee

Solution:The Roorkee College was established in 1847 AD as the first engineering college in the British Empire. The College was established in former Uttar Pradesh and is now in Uttarakhand. The college was renamed as Thomson College of Civil Engineering in 1854. It was given the status of University by Act No. IX of 1948 of the United Province (Uttar Pradesh) in recognition of its performance and its potential, keeping in view the needs of post-independent India. In 2001, it was converted into the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee).

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