Description : Apparent position of the star appears raised due to (a) atmospheric refraction (b) scattering of light (c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of these
Last Answer : (a) atmospheric refraction
Description : As we climb up the mountain the atmospheric pressure __________. a)decreases b)increases c)remains same d)none
Last Answer : a)decreases
Description : The sun remains visible for some time after it actually sets below the horizon. This happens due to 1. atmospheric refraction 2. scattering of light 3. dispersion Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : What happens to atmospheric pressure with increase in altitude? (1) It remains constant (2) It decreases (3) It increases (4) It constantly fluctuates
Last Answer : (2) It decreases Explanation: In most circumstances atmospheric pressure is closely approximated by the hydrostatic pressure caused by the mass of air above the measurement point. Low- ... increases, there is less overlying atmospheric mass, so that pressure decreases with increasing elevation.
Description : At boiling point of liquids, its : (1) Temperature increases (2) Atmospheric pressure increases (3) Timperature remains increases (4) Vapour pressure decreases
Last Answer : (3) Timperature remains increases
Description : At boiling point of liquids, its – (1) Temperature increases (2) Atmospheric pressure increases (3) Temperature remains constant (4) Vapour pressure decreases
Last Answer : (3) Temperature remains constant Explanation: An interesting property of matter is that its temperature remains constant during a phase change, assuming its surrounding pressure is constant. A liquid changes into gaseous state at a constant temperature called its boiling point.
Description : With increase in pressure (above atmospheric pressure), the Cp of a gas (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) First decreases and then increases
Last Answer : (A) Increases
Description : At boiling point of liquids, its (1) Temperature increases (2) Atmospheric pressure increases (3) Temperature remains constant (4) Vapour pressure decreases
Last Answer : Temperature remains constant
Description : What happens to atmospheric pressure with increase in altitude ? (1) It remains constant (2) It decreases (3) It increases (4) It constantly fluctuates
Last Answer : It decreases
Description : In competitive enzyme activity inhibition (A) The structure of inhibitor generally resembles that of the substrate (B) Inhibitor decreases apparent Km (C) Km remains unaffective (E) Inhibitor decreases Vmax without affecting Km
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : With increase in the shear rate, the apparent viscosity of pseudo-plastic fluids (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain same (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the magnitude of shear rate
Last Answer : (B) Decreases
Description : As a source of sound approaches a stationary listener, the apparent wavelength: w) increases x) decreases y) stays the same.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DECREASES
Description : When the length and cross sectional area of a wire are both tripled, the resistance _____________. A. increases nine fold B. increases three fold C. remains the same D. decreases six fold
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : As we go from Equator to North pole the value of `S, the acceleration due to gravity (1) remains the same (2) decreases (3) increases (4) None of the above
Last Answer : (3) increases Explanation: The acceleration due to gravity of earth is the rate of increase of velocity of a body falling freely towards the earth. At a given place, the value of acceleration due to gravity ... out at the equator. The value of 'g' is minimum at the equator and maximum at the poles.
Description : Due to rusting the weight of iron - (1) Decreases (2) Increases (3) Remains the same (4) Uncertain
Last Answer : (2) Increases Explanation: Corrosion of a block of metal - Iron to Iron Oxide (rust), Aluminum to Bauxite, Cooper to Cupric-oxide, or otherwise - does not change the weight of the metal in the system.
Description : As we go from Equator to North pole the value of ‘g’, the acceleration due to gravity (1) remains the same (2) decreases (3) increases (4) None of the above
Last Answer : increases
Description : Which statement is correct for muscle contraction? (a) Length of H-zone decreases. (b) Length of A-band remains constant. (c) Length of I-band increases. (d) Length of two Z-line increases.
Last Answer : (b) Length of A-band remains constant.
Description : When earth fault occurs: a) voltage potential at the earth mat increases due to grounding b) voltage potential at the earth mat decreases due to grounding c) voltage potential at the earth mat remains zero irrespective of fault d) none of the above
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : Latent heat of dry steam at atmospheric pressure is 539 Kcal/kg; which __________ with increase in the pressure of steam. (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remain same (D) May increase or decrease
Last Answer : (A) Decreases
Description : The atmospheric temperature during melting of ice/snow (in the atmosphere) (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remain same (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the altitude where snow melts Answer
Last Answer : A) Decreases
Description : The sun appears oval shaped or flattened due to (a) dispersion (b) scattering (c) atmospheric refraction (d) cannot say
Last Answer : (c) atmospheric refraction
Description : On a day when the partial pressure of water vapor remains constant, what happens as the temperature rises? a. the relative humidity increases b. the relative humidity decreases c. the relative humidity remains constant d. the air would eventually become saturated
Last Answer : the relative humidity decreases
Description : When iron rusts, the weight (a) Increases (b) Decreases (c) Remains the same (d) First increases then decreases
Description : When load factor and diversity factor increases ___________ a) cost of electricity decreases b) cost of electricity also increases c) cost of electricity remains same d) cost of electricity increases exponential
Description : At lower temperatures and pressures, the latent heat of vaporization of a refrigerant (a) decreases (b) increases (c) remains same (d) depends on other factors
Last Answer : Ans: b
Description : Work input to the air compressor with n as index of compression A. Increases with increase in value of n B. Decrease with increase in value of n C. remains same whatever the value of n D. first increase and then decreases with increase of value of n.
Last Answer : ANSWER : A
Description : In a period of inflation and price rises the supply of money remains - (1) the same (2) increases (3) decreases (4) increases or decreases pro-portionately.
Last Answer : (2) increases Explanation: Money supply is the total amount of monetary assets available in an economy at a specific time. The relation between money and prices is historically associated with the quantity ... money-supply growth, at least for rapid increases in the amount of money in the economy.
Description : If speed of rotation of the earth increases, the weight of the body – (1) decreases (2) increases (3) remains the same (4) may increase or decrease
Last Answer : (1) decreases Explanation: The weight of a body on the earth is the amount of gravitational pull on it exerted by the earth. Similarly there is another force exerted on a body on earth, that ... under the influence of the centrifugal force and the weight of the body will seem to have decreased.
Description : When iron rusts, its weight – (1) decreases (2) increases (3) remains the same (4) first increases and then decreases
Last Answer : (2) increases Explanation: When iron rusts, oxide compounds are formed due the interaction between oxygen in the air or in water and the metal. Because of the oxygen atoms binding with the metal, the weight of the metal with rust will increase.
Description : In a period from Li to F, ionisation potential – (1) cannot be predicted (2) increases (3) decreases (4) remains same
Last Answer : (1) cannot be predicted
Description : When iron rusts, its weight : (1) decreases (2) increases (3) remains the same (4) first increases and then decreases
Last Answer : (2) increases Explanation: When iron rusts, oxide compounds are formed due the interaction between oxygen in the air or in water an the metal.
Description : With the increase of pressure, the boiling point of any substance - (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains Same (4) Becomes zero
Last Answer : (1) Increases Explanation: The temperature stays the same until all the liquid has vaporized. As the temperature of a liquid rises, the pressure of escaping vapor also rises, and at the boiling point ... vapor is equal to that exerted on the liquid by the surrounding air, causing bubbles to form.
Description : If cream is removed from milk, its density – (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains the same (4) May increase or decrease
Last Answer : (1) Increases Explanation: The density of pure fresh milk being on the average 1.032, while the density of fat globules is about 0.86. It follows that the removal of cream will increase the density, while the addition of water will decrease it.
Description : With the increase of pressure, the boiling point of any substance – (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains Same (4) Becomes zero
Description : When the current in a power transmission line is increased, the power loss _____________. A. increases as the square of the current B. decreases as the square root of the current C. remains the same, as it is independent of current flow D. increases in direct proportion as the current
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : When the voltage remains constant, and the resistance increases in a series circuit, current flow _____________. A. decreases B. remains the same C. increases D. increases by the square
Description : When the voltage remains constant and the resistance is increased in a series circuit, the flow of current _____________. A. increases by the square of the original value B. increases C. remains the same D. decreases
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : As the height of a satellite orbit gets lower, the speed of the satellite _________. A. increases B. decreases C. remains the same D. None of the above
Last Answer : A. increases
Description : With increase in pressure, the relative volatility for a binary system (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains same
Description : As frequency increases, the period ________. A) decreases B) increases C) remains the same D) doubles
Last Answer : decreases
Description : For a given fluid, as the pipe diameter increases, the pumping cost (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains the same (D) May increase or decrease, depending upon whether the fluid is Newtonian or non-Newtonian
Description : The volume of a fluid __________ as the pressure increases. (A) Remains same (B) Decreases (C) Increases (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Diagonal tension in a beam (A) Is maximum at neutral axis (B) Decreases below the neutral axis and increases above the neutral axis (C) Increases below the neutral axis and decreases above the neutral axis (D) Remains same
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : With storage, strength of cement (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains the same (D) None to these
Description : After storage, the strength of cement (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains same (D) May increase or decrease
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : When liquid water is converted to steam at 100˚C, the entropy of water a. increases b. decreases c. remains the same d. none of the above
Description : As the workability increases compaction factor [ A ] Decreases [ B ] Increases [ C ] Remains same [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ B ] Increases
Description : If the weight of an aircraft is increased the maximum gliding range: a. Decreases b. Increases c. Remains the same, and rate of descent is unchanged d. Remains the same, but rate of descent increases
Last Answer : d. Remains the same, but rate of descent increases
Description : In forward bias, the width of potential barrier __________ (a) Increases (b) decreases (c) remains same (d) no effect
Last Answer : (b) decreases
Description : With the increase of carbon content in steel, maximum stress (A) Increases (b) Decreases (C) Remains the same (d) none