Physics miscellaneous


  1. Metal tea pots have wooden handles because









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    Wood is a bad conductor of heat due to the arrangement of its molecules. As the molecules of wood are far from each other, they cannot pass heat through them.

    Correct Option: B

    Wood is a bad conductor of heat due to the arrangement of its molecules. As the molecules of wood are far from each other, they cannot pass heat through them.


  1. The blue colour of sky is due to









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    The blue colour of the sky is caused by the scattering of sunlight off the molecules of the atmosphere. This scattering, called Rayleigh scattering is more effective at short wavelengths (the blue end of the visible spectrum). Therefore the light scattered down to the earth at a large angle with respect to the direction of the sun’s light is predominantly in the blue end of the spectrum.

    Correct Option: C

    The blue colour of the sky is caused by the scattering of sunlight off the molecules of the atmosphere. This scattering, called Rayleigh scattering is more effective at short wavelengths (the blue end of the visible spectrum). Therefore the light scattered down to the earth at a large angle with respect to the direction of the sun’s light is predominantly in the blue end of the spectrum.



  1. A concave lens always forms









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    Concave lens always form the virtual and erect image and the image is always diminished. Convex lens forms real image as well as virtual image. It forms both enlarged image and the diminished image.

    Correct Option: B

    Concave lens always form the virtual and erect image and the image is always diminished. Convex lens forms real image as well as virtual image. It forms both enlarged image and the diminished image.


  1. The primary colours in photography are









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    There are three primary colours of Red, Green and Blue (RGB). As these are mixed they form lighter colours, and when all three are mixed together they appear as white. Artists and graphic designers, who work with paintings and illustrations more than they do with photographs, often refer to Red, Yellow and Blue as the primary colours.

    Correct Option: A

    There are three primary colours of Red, Green and Blue (RGB). As these are mixed they form lighter colours, and when all three are mixed together they appear as white. Artists and graphic designers, who work with paintings and illustrations more than they do with photographs, often refer to Red, Yellow and Blue as the primary colours.



  1. White clothes are cooler than black ones because they









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    The coolness and warmth associated with clothes is because of their reflective or absorptive capacities. White clothes are good reflectors of light, thereby keeping the body cool. The opposite is the case with black clothes.

    Correct Option: B

    The coolness and warmth associated with clothes is because of their reflective or absorptive capacities. White clothes are good reflectors of light, thereby keeping the body cool. The opposite is the case with black clothes.