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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

GENERAL SCIENCE PHYSICS ONE LINERS FOR TNPSC UPSC SSC SET 019

GENERAL SCIENCE PHYSICS ONE LINERS FOR TNPSC UPSC SSC SET 019





181). If there were no atmosphere, the length of the day would
A). decrease
B). remain unaffected
C). increase
D). be almost half

Answer: decrease



   
182). The sun and moon appear elliptical near the horizon due to
A). optical illusion
B). interference
C). refraction
D). actual change in shapes

Answer: refraction


   
183). The twinkling of stars can be partly attributed to
A). intermittent shining
B). convection currents in the atmosphere
C). atmospheric refraction
D). the unstable motion of the earth

Answer: atmospheric refraction


   
184). Planets do not twinkle because
A). they emit light continuously
B). they are luminous sources of light
C). they are nearer to us and therefore their light does not pass through the atmosphere
D). they are nearer to us and therefore minor variation in their intensity: are not noticeable

Answer: they are nearer to us and therefore minor variation in their intensity: are not noticeable

   
185). A rainbow is formed by the _____ of light by water droplets.
A). dispersion
B). scattering
C). total internal reflection
D). dispersion and total internal reflection

Answer: dispersion and total internal reflection


186). After a shower of rain, a rainbow is seen
A). towards the sun
B). opposite the sun
C). anywhere, irrespective of the position of the sun
D). even in the absence of the sun

Answer: opposite the sun


   
187). When white light passes through a glass prism, it gets dispersed into colours because
A). glass imparts colours to the light
B). different colours have different speeds in glass
C). interference of light occurs
D). diffraction of light occurs

Answer: different colours have different speeds in glass


   
188). Which of the following is the proper sequence of colours?
A). violet, blue, red
B). green, orange, red
C). red, green, indigo
D). blue, green, yellow

Answer: blue, green, yellow



   
189). What are primary colours?
A). colours of the rainbow
B). colours in the spectrum of white light
C). colours which cannot be produced by mixing other colours
D). colours found in nature

Answer: colours which cannot be produced by mixing other colours


   
190). The three primary colours are
A). blue, green and red
B). blue, yellow and red
C). yellow, orange and red
D). violet, indigo and blue

Answer: blue, green and red

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