Light year is a unit of:

(A) Distance
(B) Time period
(C) Light intensity
(D) Time

Q. Newton is a unit of:
(A) Mass
(B) Force
(C) Acceleration
(D) None of these

Q. Coulomb is a unit of:
(A) Electric charge
(B) Power
(C) Energy
(D) None of these

Answers:
1. (A) Distance
2. (B) Force
3. (A) Electric charge

Water is heated in a kettle. The inside water is heated by convection. A person sitting near the fire receives heat by:

(A) Conduction
(B) Convection
(C) Radiation
(D) Reflection

Q. The transfer of heat internal energy by microscopic collision of particles and movement of electrons within a body is called:
(A) Thermal conduction
(B) Thermal convection
(C) Thermal radiation
(D) None of these

Q. The heat transfer due to  bulk movement of molecules within fluids such as gases,  liquids or molten rocks is called: 
(A) Conduction
(B) Radiation
(C) Reflection
(D) Convection

Answers:
1. (B) Convection
2. (A) Thermal conduction
3. (D) Convection

Quartz crystal in quartz watches works on the principle called:

(A) Photoelectric effect
(B) Stark effect
(C) Thermionic effect
(D) Piezo-electric effect

Answer: (D) Piezo-electric effect

Q. The word Piezoelectricity means electricity resulting from:
(A) pressure and latent heat
(B) movement of crystals
(C) application of current
(D) None of these

Answer: (A) pressure and latent heat

Q. Chemically quartz is a specific form of compound called:
(A) Aluminum dioxide
(B) Silicon dioxide
(C) Barium oxide
(D) None of these

Answer: (B) Silicon dioxide

Sedimentary rocks are:

(A) Porous
(B) Hard
(C) Rough
(D) Brittle

Answer: (A) Porous

Q. The color of a sedimentary rock is often mostly determined by:
(A) Zinc
(B) Iron
(C) Calcium
(D) None of these

Answer: (B) Iron

Q. Thick sequences of red sedimentary rocks formed in arid climates are called:
(A) Red rocks
(B) Red sponge
(C) Red beds
(D) None of these

Answer: (C) Red beds

A moderator is used in nuclear reactor in order to:

(A) Accelerate the neutrons
(B) Slow down the speed of the neutrons
(C) Increase the number of electrons
(D) Decrease the number of electrons

Answer: (B) Slow down the speed of the neutrons

Q. A nuclear reactor, formerly known as:
(A) atomic pile
(B) atomic ship
(C) atomic shaft
(D) None of these

Answer: (A) atomic pile

Q. A device used to initiate and control a self-sustained nuclear chain reaction is called:
(A) Nuclear reactor
(B) Nuclear generator
(C) Nuclear atom
(D) None of these

Answer: (A) Nuclear reactor