Description : The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium : (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains unaltered (4) Drops suddenly
Last Answer : (3) Remains unaltered Explanation: The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium remains unaltered because speed of light doesn't depend on temperature. It does depend, however ... in vacuum, commonly denoted c, is a universal physical constant important in many areas of physics.
Description : With increase in pump speed, its NPSH requirement (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains unaltered (D) Can either increase or decrease; depends on other factors
Last Answer : (B) Increases
Description : If helium is introduced in a reactor containing O2 , SO2 and SO3 at equilibrium, so that total pressure increases while volume and temperature remains constant. In this case the dissociation of SO3 ( ... 's principle). (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains unaltered (D) Changes unpredictably
Last Answer : (A) Decreases
Description : Under-cooling in a refrigeration cycle (a) increases COP (b) decreases COF (c) COP remains unaltered (d) other factors decide COP
Last Answer : Ans: a
Description : Superheating in a refrigeration cycle (a) increases COP (b) decreases COP (c) COP remains unaltered (d) other factors decide COP
Last Answer : Ans: b
Description : With increases in pressure, the conversion of Ammonium carbamate into urea (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unaltered (D) Can either increase or decrease depends on biuret content
Last Answer : (A) Increases
Description : If the temperature of a piece increases suddenly, the relative humidity– (1) increases (2) decreases (3) remains constant (4) fluctuates
Last Answer : (2) decreases Explanation: Relative humidity is the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapour in a airwater mixture to the saturated vapour pressure of water at a specific temperature.
Description : If the temperature of a place increases suddenly, the relative humidity – (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains constant (4) Fluctuates
Last Answer : (2) Decreases Explanation: Relative humidity is the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor in an airwater mixture to the saturated vapor pressure of water at a prescribed ... of the system decreases because the saturated vapor pressure of water increases with increasing temperature.
Description : If the temperature of a place increases suddenly, the relative humidity (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains constant (4) Fluctuates
Last Answer : Decreases
Description : Which of the following is the best example of law of conservation of mass? [NCERT 1975] (A) 12 g of carbon combines with 32 g of oxygen to form 44 g of CO2. (B) When 12 g of carbon is ... mass remains unaltered. (D) The weight of a piece of platinum is the same before and after heating in air.
Last Answer : (A) 12 g of carbon combines with 32 g of oxygen to form 44 g of CO2.
Description : For gases, the thermal conductivity increases with temperature rise. For liquids, with increase in concentration, its thermal conductivity generally (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains unchanged (D) Increases exponentially
Description : Thermal conductivities of most of the liquids __________ with rise in temperature. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the liquid
Last Answer : (B) Decreases
Description : With the rise of temperature, the sensitivity of a bubble tube (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains unaffected (D) None of the above
Description : ncreased amount of non-grain material on the shoe appreciably______ the shoe loss a) Decreases b) Increases c) Unaltered d) Equal
Last Answer : b) Increases
Description : On increasing the reverse bias to a large value in a p-n junction diode current (a) Increases slowly (b) Remains fixed (c) Suddenly increases (d) Decreases slowly
Last Answer : (c) Suddenly increases
Description : In the speed of rotation of earth decreases, the weight of the body will a.Decrease b.Remain unaltered c.Depends on speed ratio d.Cannot be ascertained on the basis the information given e.Increase
Last Answer : c. Depends on speed ratio
Description : The melting point of paraffin wax (which contracts on solidification) __________ with pressure rise. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) Decreases linearly
Description : In a period of inflation and price rise the supply of money remains (1) the same (2) increases (3) decreases (4) increases or decreases proportionately.
Last Answer : increases
Description : When light passes from air into water, the frequency of the light remains the same. What happens to the speed? And the wavelength of light as it crosses the boundary in going from air into ... same Decreases C. Remains the same remains the same D. Decreases Increases E. Decreases Decreases
Last Answer : E. Decreases Decreases
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 : 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 : How is the speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : How is the speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium?
Last Answer : Remains unaltered
Description : The distance from the Earth to the Sun is about 100 million miles. The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second, and light takes eight minutes to reach the Earth from the Sun. Let's say the ... of light is suddenly doubled to 372,000 miles a second.What time will the Sun rise tomorrow? -Riddles
Last Answer : 6am again. After all, what diffrence does the speed of light make to the answer? It's irrelevant- only the speed of the roation of the Earth matters here.
Description : When water freezes its density – (1) Decreases (2) Becomes Zero (3) Remains constant (4) Increases
Last Answer : (1) Decreases Explanation: Water at ordinary temperatures contracts and in-creases in density as it is cooled, like most substances. But at about 4°C it reaches a maximum density and then decreases in density as it approaches the freezing point. This is referred to as anomalous property of water.
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 : 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 : When a detergent is added to pure water, its surface tension – (1) increases (2) decreases (3) remains constant (4) becomes infinite
Last Answer : (2) decreases Explanation: When Soaps and detergents are added to water, they weaken the strength of the skin on the water's surface due to surface tension by interfering with hydrogen bonding ... of the soap or detergent is also attracted to the water, thereby decreasing the surface tension.
Description : With the increase of pressure, the boiling point of any substance – (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains Same (4) Becomes zero
Description : As depth increases, pressure in a fluid A. increases B. decreases C. remains constant D. varies
Description : As distance increases, value of gravitational field strength A. also increases B. decreases C. remains constant D. may increase or decrease
Last Answer : decreases
Description : By accelerating the magnet inside the coil, the current in it A. increases B. decreases C. remains constant D. reverses
Description : By increasing the current, the drift velocity A. decreases B. increases C. remains constant D. becomes zero
Last Answer : remains constant
Description : As the ball falls towards the ground, its velocity A. increases B. decreases C. remains constant D. becomes zero
Description : As you go up a mountain top, your weight: w) increases slightly x) decreases slightly y) remains exactly the same.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DECREASES SLIGHTLY
Description : If a metallic object is heated, its density generally: w) increases x) decreases y) fluctuates randomly z) remains the same
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DECREASES
Description : Assuming all other parameters remain constant, what happens to the pressure of a gas when the volume of the gas is increased? w) increases x) decreases y) fluctuates sinusoidally z) remains the same
Description : After a projectile is fired horizontally near the earth's surface, the horizontal component of its velocity, neglecting any air resistance: w) increases steadily x) decreases steadily y) first decreases, then increases z) remains constant
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- REMAINS CONSTANT
Description : As a pendulum is raised to higher altitudes, its period: w) increases x) decreases y) remains the same z) decreases, then remains the same
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- INCREASES
Description : When water freezes its density (1) Decreases (2) Becomes Zero (3) Remains constant (4) Increases
Description : If cream is removed from milk, its density (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains the same (4) May increase or decrease
Last Answer : Increases
Description : When a detergent is added to pure water, its surface tension (1) increases (2) decreases (3) remains constant (4) becomes infinite
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
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 : 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 : In an oil-lubricated journal bearing, coefficient of friction between the journal and the bearing. [IES-1995] (a) Remains constant at all speeds. (b) is minimum at zero speed and increases ... speed. (d) becomes minimum at an optimum speed and then increases with further increase in speed.
Last Answer : (d) becomes minimum at an optimum speed and then increases with further increase in speed.
Description : Air resistance ______ with an increase in the speed of the object moving through it. a) increases b)decreases c)remains same d)no change
Last Answer : a) increases