Common Entrance Exams : Test 3
1. The main difference between a mixture and a compound is - āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āϝā§āĻā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āĻāĻŋ ?
(A) Both are chemical / āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ (B) Mixture is chemical, compound is physical / āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§°āĻŖ ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ, āϝā§āĻ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ (C) Mixture is physical, compound is chemical / āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ, āϝā§āĻ ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ (D) No difference / āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āύāĻžāĻ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (C) Mixture is physical, compound is chemical / āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ, āϝā§āĻ ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: A mixture is formed by physically combining substances, while a compound is formed by a chemical combination of elements in a fixed ratio.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§°āĻŖāϤ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāĻā§āϞāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻāύāĻšāĻžāϤ⧠āϝā§āĻāϤ āĻŽā§āϞāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻ
āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤāϤ ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
2. A solution is - āĻĻā§ā§°ā§ąāĻŖ (Solution) āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(A) A suspension / āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒā§āύāĻļā§āϝāύ (B) A heterogeneous mixture / āĻ āϏāĻŽāϏāϤā§āĻŦ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§°āĻŖ (C) A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances / āĻĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āϤāϤā§āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āϏāĻŽāϏāϤā§āĻŦ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§°āĻŖ (D) A compound only / āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āϝā§āĻ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (C) A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances / āĻĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āϤāϤā§āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āϏāĻŽāϏāϤā§āĻŦ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§°āĻŖ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: A solution has a uniform composition throughout. āĻĻā§ā§°ā§ąāĻŖā§° āĻāĻ āύ āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻ āĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽāϏāϤā§āĻŦ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Example / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: Salt dissolved in water / āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāĻŽāĻ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§ąā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤
3. Solids have a fixed shape because - āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ?
(A) Large spaces between particles / āĻāĻŖāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻŦā§āĻšā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻ āĻžāĻ (B) Weak attraction / āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ (C) Strong attraction between particles / āĻāĻŖāĻžāϏāĻŽā§āĻšā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ (D) No attraction / āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻžāĻ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (C) Strong attraction between particles / āĻāĻŖāĻžāϏāĻŽā§āĻšā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Strong forces of attraction keep the particles closely packed in fixed positions. āĻāĻŖāĻžāϏāĻŽā§āĻšā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§ā§° āĻāĻā§°āĻž-āĻāĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
4. The chemical formula of water is - āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋ ?
(A) HâOâ (B) HO (C) HâO (D) Oâ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (C) HâO
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: One water molecule contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. āĻāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻ āĻŖā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§ā§°āĻā§āύ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
5. Rusting is a type of - āĻāĻ āϧ⧰āĻž āĻā§āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž ?
(A) Reduction / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ (B) Oxidation / āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ (C) Neutralization / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļāĻŽāύ (D) Displacement / āĻ āĻĒāϏ⧰āĻŖ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (B) Oxidation / āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Rusting occurs when iron reacts with oxygen and moisture, resulting in oxidation of iron. āϞā§āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤāĻžā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻāĻ āϧ⧰ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āϞā§āĻšāĻžā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ (Oxidation) āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
6. Change of state of matter occurs due to - āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(A) Pressure only / āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āĻāĻžāĻĒ (B) Temperature / āĻāώā§āĻŖāϤāĻž (C) Shape / āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ (D) Colour / ā§°āĻ
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (B) Temperature / āĻāώā§āĻŖāϤāĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Heating or cooling can change matter from one state to another, such as ice changing into water. āĻāϤā§āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻāĻāĻž āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ; āϝā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§°āĻĢ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϞ⧠āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
7. An example of chemical change is - ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ⧰ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻŋ ?
(A) Melting ice / āĻŦā§°āĻĢ āĻāϞāĻž (B) Boiling water / āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻāϤāϞāĻž (C) Curd formation from milk / āĻāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĻā§ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž (D) Cutting paper / āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻž
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (C) Curd formation from milk / āĻāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĻā§ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: During curd formation, new substances are produced from milk, so it is a chemical change. āĻāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĻā§ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϤ āύāϤā§āύ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻ āĻāĻāĻž ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύāĨ¤
8. Which force is used to separate cream from milk ? āĻĻā§āϧ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻŦāϞ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(A) Frictional Force — āĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦāϞ (B) Centripetal Force — āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϞ
(C) Centrifugal Force — āĻ
āĻĒāĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϞ (D) None of these — āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ
Ans: (C) Centrifugal Force (āĻ āĻĒāĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϞ)
Explanation: Cream is separated from milk using a centrifuge machine. The rapid spinning creates centrifugal force, causing the heavier milk to move outward while the lighter cream remains closer to the center, separating the two. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĻā§āϧ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϤ āĻā§ā§°āĻžā§° āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻ āĻĒāĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϞ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāϧā§ā§° āĻĻā§āϧ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧠āϏ⧰āĻŋ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŽ āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
9. What type of energy is present in a wound-up watch ? āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āϤ āĻā§āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ?
(A) Potential Energy — āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ (B) Kinetic Energy — āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ (C) Stored Energy — āϏāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ (D) Mechanical Energy — āϝāĻžāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Ans: (A) Potential Energy (āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ)
Explanation: When a watch is wound, its spring stores energy. This stored energy is called potential energy. As the spring unwinds, the stored energy is converted into kinetic energy to run the watch. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāϤ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āϏāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϏā§āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āϧā§ā§°ā§ āϧā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āϧ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϞ⧠⧰ā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰āĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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10. By which process is the Sun's energy produced ? āϏā§ā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(A) Oxidation — āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ (Oxidation) (B) Nuclear Fission — āύāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύ
(C) Ionization — āĻāϝāĻŧāύā§āĻā§°āĻŖ (D) Nuclear Fusion — āύāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāύ
Ans: (D) Nuclear Fusion (āύāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāύ)
Explanation: The Sun produces energy through nuclear fusion. In its core, hydrogen nuclei combine to form helium, releasing a huge amount of heat and light energy. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏā§ā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤ **āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§ā§°āĻā§āύ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ā§° āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāύ (Nuclear Fusion)**ā§° āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻšāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§āϞ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§° āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
11. Which of the following is the most elastic ? āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ⧰ āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ ?
(A) Wet Clay — āĻāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ (B) Plastic — āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāώā§āĻāĻŋāĻ (C) Rubber — ā§°āĻžāĻŦāĻžā§° (D) Steel — āώā§āĻā§āϞ
Ans: (D) Steel (āώā§āĻā§āϞ)
Explanation: Steel is the most elastic material because it regains its original shape completely after the deforming force is removed. Although rubber stretches more, steel has a much higher Young's modulus, making it more elastic. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āώā§āĻā§āϞ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĨ¤ āĻŦāϞ āĻāĻāϤ⧰āĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻ āĻĒā§āύ⧰ āύāĻŋāĻā§° āĻŽā§āϞ āĻāĻāĻžā§°āϞ⧠āĻā§ā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻšā§āĨ¤ āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ ā§°āĻžāĻŦāĻžā§° āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŋ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋ Young's Modulus āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āώā§āĻā§āϞāĻ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āϧ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
12. Which force pulls a body towards the center of the Earth ? āĻā§āύ āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(A) Mass — āĻā§° (B) Impulsive Force — āĻā§ąā§āĻā§ āĻŦāϞ (C) Gravitational Force — āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦāϞ (D) Momentum — āĻā§°āĻŦā§āĻ (āϏāĻā¤ĩāĨāĻ)
Ans (C) Gravitational Force (āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦāϞ)
Explanation: Every object on Earth is pulled towards its center due to the gravitational force. This force gives objects their weight and keeps planets and satellites in orbit. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§° āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āĻāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻĢāϞāϤā§āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§ā§°āĻš-āĻāĻĒāĻā§ā§°āĻšāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻāĻā§āώāĻĒāĻĨāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
13. Archimedes' Principle is related to: āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻā§° āύā§āϤāĻŋ āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāϤ ?
(A) Law of Gravitation — āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖā§° āύā§āϤāĻŋ (B) Right Triangle Rule — āϏāĻŽāĻā§āĻŖā§ āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§° āύā§āϤāĻŋ
(C) Law of Floatation (Buoyancy) — āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§ąāύ⧰ āύā§āϤāĻŋ (D) None of these — āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ
Ans (C) Law of Floatation (Buoyancy) (āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§ąāύ⧰ āύā§āϤāĻŋ)
Explanation: Archimedes' Principle states that a body wholly or partially immersed in a fluid experiences an upward buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it. This principle explains why ships float and stones sink. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻā§° āύā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ āύā§āϏ⧰āĻŋ, āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻļāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āϤ⧰āϞāϤ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§, āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āĻā§ā§ąā§ āϏ⧰āĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤ⧰āϞ⧰ āĻāĻāύ⧰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻ āĻā§°ā§āϧā§āĻŦāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§ąāύ āĻŦāϞ (Buoyant Force) āϞāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āύā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻļāĻŋāϞ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋ āϝā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
14. Why do clouds float in the atmosphere? āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞāϤ āĻĄāĻžā§ąā§° āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ?
(A) Pressure — āĻāĻžāĻĒ (B) Density — āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ (C) Temperature — āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§ā§°āĻž (D) Velocity — āĻŦā§āĻ
Ans: (B) Density (āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ)
Explanation: Clouds float in the atmosphere because they are made up of tiny water droplets and ice crystals with a very low effective density. Air currents also help keep them suspended in the atmosphere. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĄāĻžā§ąā§° āĻ āϤāĻŋ āϏ⧰⧠āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāϞ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§°āĻĢā§° āϏā§āĻĢāĻāĻŋāĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤāĨ¤ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝāĻā§°ā§ āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŽ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āϞāĻāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ā§° āĻā§°ā§āϧā§āĻŦāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ (air currents) āĻĄāĻžā§ąā§°āĻ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞāϤ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
15. Which property remains unchanged when the quantity of a substance changes ? āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻš'āϞā§āĻ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŖ āĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ?
A) Volume — āĻāϝāĻŧāϤāύ (B) Density — āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ (C) Mass — āĻā§° (D) Weight — āĻāĻāύ
Ans: (B) Density (āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ)
Explanation: Density is an intensive property, so it does not depend on the amount of substance. If the material remains the same, its density remains unchanged, even though mass and volume may change proportionally. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰ā§āĻāϤ (Intensive) āĻā§āĻŖ, āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻš'āϞā§āĻ āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāϤāύ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ āύā§āϏ⧰āĻŋ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤