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We use __________ lens to correct Hypermetropia
  • a)
    Biconvex
  • b)
    Biconcave
  • c)
    Concave
  • d)
    Convex
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Anjali Kapoor answered
Concave lenses are used here. They spread the light out before it reaches the convex lens in the eye, therefore letting the image focus directly on the retina. Hyperopia is known to you probably as farsightedness.

To get 2Ω resistance using only 6Ω resistors, the number of them required is
  • a)
    2
  • b)
    3
  • c)
    4
  • d)
    6
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Avinash Patel answered
Three resistors of 2Ω is required to get 6Ω because resultant is more than individual so they all must be connected in series.

The potential difference of a circuit is constant. If the resistance of a circuit is doubled, then its current will become;
  • a)
    4 I
  • b)
    I/2
  • c)
    2 I
  • d)
    I
Correct answer is 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

According to ohm's law
Current (I) = Potential difference (V) / Resistance(R)

If the potential difference is maintained constant and the resistance is changed,

Cureent (I) is inversely proportinal to the reisistance (R)


V = IR  --(1)

Now, here V is constant.
Let , new resistance R' = 2R and assume that current flow be I'
So, from (1),
IR = I'. R',
=> IR = I'. 2R,
Therefore, I' = I / 2

So,

If the resistance is doubled by applying the constant potential difference the current becomes the half of the previous.

Speed of light in vacuum is:​
  • a)
    3 x 108 m/s
  • b)
    3 x 109 m/s
  • c)
    2 x 109 m/s
  • d)
    2 x 1011 m/s
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Krishna Iyer answered
The speed of light in vacuum, commonly denoted c, is a universal physical constant important in many areas of physics. It's exact value is defined as 299 792 458 metres per second ( or approximately, 3*108 m/s)

Stars twinkle due to
  • a)
    atmospheric refraction
  • b)
    atmospheric reflection
  • c)
    scattering of light
  • d)
    dispersion of light
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Deepika Shah answered
The twinkling of a star is due to atmospheric refraction of starlight. The starlight, on entering the earth’s atmosphere, undergoes refraction continuously before it reaches the earth. The atmospheric refraction occurs in a medium of gradually changing refractive index. Since the atmosphere bends starlight towards the normal, the apparent position of the star is slightly different from its actual position.

The near point of a human eye is at a distance of
  • a)
    10 cm
  • b)
    20 cm
  • c)
    40 cm
  • d)
    25 cm
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Abhi Prajapati answered
The near point of the eye is the minimum distance of the object from the eye, which can be seen distinctly without strain. For a normal human eye, this distance is 25 cm. The far point of the eye is the maximum distance to which the eye can see the objects clearly. The far point of the normal human eye is infinity.

Ability of the eye to see objects at all distances is called
a)Binocular vision
b)Myopia
c)Accommodation
d)Hypermetropia
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Changes in the contraction of the ciliary muscles alter the focal distance of the eye, causing nearer or future images to come into focus on the retina; this process is known as accommodation.

If four resistors each of 1Ω are connected in parallel, the effective resistance will be
  • a)
    0.5Ω
  • b)
    0.25Ω
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Gaurav Kumar answered
If four resistors each of 1Ω are connected in parallel, the effective resistance will be 0.25Ω..
As, in parralel connection,
1/Reff. = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + ....

An object 2 cm high is placed at a distance of 15 cm from a concave mirror which produces an inverted image 4 cm high. Find the position of the image.
  • a)
    -30 cm
  • b)
    30 cm
  • c)
    40 cm
  • d)
    -40 cm
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Krishna Iyer answered
The magnification produced by a concave mirror is given by the formula:
m = -v/u
where, m = magnification v = image distance u = object distance
From the problem, we have: u = -15 cm (since the object is placed in front of the mirror, the distance is negative) m = -4/2 = -2 (since the image is inverted and 4 cm high whereas the object is 2 cm high)
Substituting these values in the magnification formula, we get:
-2 = -v/(-15)
Simplifying, we get:
v = 30 cm
Therefore, the position of the image is 30 cm from the concave mirror.

The human eye forms the image of an object at its
  • a)
    Iris
  • b)
    Pupil
  • c)
    Cornea
  • d)
    Retina
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Rahul Kapoor answered
Retina is the inner back portion of eye. Retina is composed of enormous number of light sensitive cells. Lens forms image of the visual world on retina through cornea. Light sensitive cells of retina get activated upon illumination and generate electric signals. Optic nerves send these electric signals to the brain, where these signals finally processed and interpreted to see an object as they are.

Conventional direction of electric current is from
  • a)
    Lower potential to higher potential
  • b)
    Higher resistance to lower resistance
  • c)
    Positive to negative terminal
  • d)
    Negative to positive terminal
Correct answer is 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

C K Academy answered
The current in the wire is due to the drifting of electrons inside a wire in a direction opposite to the flow of electrons. During their drifting they collide with their atoms vibrating about their mean position and lose some of kinetic energy to the vibrating atoms. 
The electrons are negatively charged particles and so, the electrons move towards the positively charged terminal from the negatively charged terminal.
Hence, the statement is true as the conventional direction of flow of current is from positive terminal to negative terminal of the cell.

Cataract can be cured by
  • a)
    Bi-focal Lens
  • b)
    Convex Lens
  • c)
    Surgery
  • d)
    Concave lens
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Rohan Kapoor answered
Surgery to treat cataracts involves removing the clouded lens and replacing it with a synthetic new one. This procedure is safe and very effective.They're researching eye drops that may dissolve cataracts so patients don't have to go to surgery.

Overloading is due to
  • a)
    Insulation of wire is damaged
  • b)
    fault in the appliances
  • c)
    accidental hike in supply voltage
  • d)
    All of the above
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Rohit Sharma answered
Overloading occurs when there is any fault in the appliances or the insulation of wire got damaged. It also occurs when there is sudden hike in supply voltage.

The unit of linear magnification is
  • a)
    Dioptre
  • b)
    Metre
  • c)
    Metre per second
  • d)
    It is unitless
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Gaurav Kumar answered
Magnification is thr ratio of size of image to size of object and since it is a ratio of tel similar quantities hence it is unitless. 

A wire of resistance 8Ω is bent in the form of a closed circle. What is the effective resistance between the two points A and B, at the ends of any diameter of the circle ?
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Flembe Academy answered
When a wire of 8Ω resistance is bent in the form of a closed circle, resistance of each half (semicircular) part is 8/2 Ω = 4Ω. 
As these two parts are connected in parallel across points A and B, hence effective resistance will be 2Ω. 

If the magnification has a negative sign, the image formed by the concave mirror must be
  • a)
    Real and inverted
  • b)
    Virtual and inverted
  • c)
    Virtual and erect
  • d)
    Real and erect
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Naina Sharma answered
We know that, if the magnification value is negative sign in the concave mirror, then the image will be real and inverted. Especially, when you come to concave mirror, the images are formed at the left of the mirror. So, it forms real and inverted.

Earth wire carries
  • a)
    current
  • b)
    voltage
  • c)
    no current
  • d)
    heat
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Kiran Mehta answered
A "groundingwire on the other hand is a safety wire that has intentionally been connected to earth. The grounding wire does not carry electricity under normal circuit operations. It's purpose is to carry electrical current only under short circuit or other conditions that would be potentially dangerous.

A resistance wire is stretched so as to double its length. Its new resistivity will have a magnitude
  • a)
    2 times its original value
  • b)
    4 times its original value 
  • c)
    8 times its original valu
  • d)
    same as its original value
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Anita Menon answered
When a wire is stretched, its resistivity remains unchanged. It is because resistivity of a conductor depends only on its material and is independent of its length or cross- section area.

A boy is wearing glasses and says that he cannot see the object kept at a distance without glasses. He is suffering from
  • a)
    Hypermetropia
  • b)
    Cataract
  • c)
    Presbyopia
  • d)
    Myopia
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Raghav Bansal answered
As Myopia is a defect of vision in which a person cannot see the distant object clearly. This can be corrected by using the concave lens of appropriate focal length

The light coming from an object enters the eye through:
  • a)
    cornea and pupil
  • b)
    Pupil and retina
  • c)
    iris and pupil
  • d)
    cornea and iris
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Vikas Kumar answered
Light rays enter the eye through the cornea, the clear front “window” of the eye. The cornea's refractive power bends the light rays in such a way that they pass freely through the pupil the opening in the center of the iris through which light enters the eye.

What should be the core of an electromagnet?
  • a)
    soft iron
  • b)
    hard iron
  • c)
    rusted iron
  • d)
    none of above
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Chetna bhatia answered
A) Soft iron should be the core of an electromagnet.

Soft iron is a ferromagnetic material that can be easily magnetized and demagnetized. When a current flows through the wire coiled around the soft iron core, it creates a magnetic field. The soft iron core intensifies the magnetic field by concentrating the magnetic flux lines within it. This results in a stronger magnetic force than the wire alone could produce. Therefore, soft iron is the ideal core material for electromagnets.

Hard iron, on the other hand, is a type of ferromagnetic material that is difficult to magnetize and demagnetize. Rusted iron is not suitable for a core material as it is corroded and not a good conductor of electricity. Hence, the correct answer is (a) soft iron.

The colour which deviates most in the formation of spectrum of white light by a prism is
  • a)
    Green
  • b)
    Yellow
  • c)
    Red
  • d)
    Violet
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Rahul Kapoor answered
When white light falls on a glass prism, each colour in it is refracted by a different angle, from which red colour is least deviated and violet most.

A person with defective eyesight is unable to see objects clearly nearer than 1.5 m. He wants to read a book placed at a distance of 30 cm from his eyes. The type of a required lens and its focal length is​
  • a)
    Concave lens, f = 37.5 cm
  • b)
    Convex lens, f = 30.5 cm
  • c)
    Convex lens, f = 37.5 cm
  • d)
    Concave lens, f = 30.5 cm
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Rahul Kapoor answered
This person suffers from the defect of hypermetropia.
For him u = -30cm, v = -1.5 m = -150cm
Therefore, focal length of corrective lens to be used by him is
1/f = 1/v- 1/u = 1/-150 - 1/-30 = 4/150 = 37.5cm
The positive sign shows that the lens needed is a convex lens of focal length 37.5 cm.
Hence, power of lens needed
P =1/f = 100/37.5 = 2.67D

The clear sky appears blue because
  • a)
    blue light gets absorbed in the atmosphere
  • b)
    ultraviolet radiations are absorbed in the atmosphere
  • c)
    violet and blue lights get scattered more than lights of all other colours by the atmosphere
  • d)
    light of all other colours is scattered more than the violet and blue colour lights by the atmosphere
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

As the Sun is made up of all the colours, Sun scatters the colour having a shorter wavelength. Rather than other colours Violet and Blue having the shorter wavelength. So the Violet and Blue colour lights get scattered more than lights of all other colours by the atmosphere. So, option c is correct friend...

The opposing capacity of materials against the current flow is
  • a)
    Conductance
  • b)
    Inductance
  • c)
    Susceptance
  • d)
    Resistance
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Rahul Kapoor answered
The electrical resistance of an electrical conductor is a measure of the difficulty to pass an electric current through that conductor. 

Resistance in a conductor can be defined as the opposition offered to the flow of electrons. For a conductor of uniform cross-sectional area resistance is directly proportional to the length of the conductor and inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area of the conductor.

A combination of three resistances has been shown here. Effective resistance between the points A and B is
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Pooja Shah answered
Value of series combination of 2Ω and 2Ω resistances = 4Ω. As it is now connected in parallel to 4Ω resistance, hence the effective resistance R between the points A and B will be

SI unit of resistivity is
  • a)
    ohm/metre
  • b)
    ohm-metre
  • c)
    ohm/(metre)3
  • d)
    ohm/(metre)2
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Krishna Iyer answered
As resistivity of the material of a resistor of length l, cross-section area A and resistance R is given by :ρ = R.A/I, hence SI unit of resistivity is ohm -metre (Ω m).

In Fleming’s left-hand rule the thumb indicates the direction of
  • a)
    magnetic field applied
  • b)
    current flown in the conductor
  • c)
    induced current
  • d)
    mechanical force on the conductor
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Krishna Iyer answered
In Fleming’s left-hand rule the thumb indicates the direction of mechanical force acting on the conductor. The forefinger points in the direction of magnetic field and the central finger in the direction of current flowing in the conductor.

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