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  1. 1UPPSC2014General ScienceEnglish

    The minimum height of a plane mirror to see the full size image of a person is equal to

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    Correct option: B — Half the height of the person

    The minimum height of a plane mirror to see the full size image of a person is equal to the half the height of the person.

  2. 2UPPSC2010General ScienceEnglish

    An endoscope is used by a physician to view the internal parts of a body organ. It is based on the principle of

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    Correct option: C — Total internal reflection of light

    An endoscopic process is based on the principle of total internal reflection of light.

  3. 3UPPSC2010General ScienceEnglish

    Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of

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    Correct option: B — Uncontrolled fusion reaction

    Thermonuclear fusion, or hydrogen bombs explode with enormous power using uncontrolled self-sustaining chain fusion reactions. Deuterium and tritium, under extremely high temperatures, form helium providing the energy. D + T o 4He + n In principle, a mixture of D, T and 6Li heated to very high temperature and confined to a high density will start a chain fusion reaction, liberating an enormous amount of energy.

  4. 4PPSC2018General ScienceEnglish

    Helium is preferred to Hydrogen in air balloons because it

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    Correct option: D — Does not form an explosive mixture with air

    Hydrogen combines with oxygen with explosive force in the presence of a spark.Helium is an inert gas that will not burn or explode, so is much safer to use in balloons instead of hydrogen.

  5. 5UPSC2012General ScienceEnglish

    Which one of the following sets of elements was primarily responsible for the origin of life on the Earth?

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    Correct option: B — Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

    Carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen were primarily responsible for the origin of life on the earth. 39 (a) Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids.

  6. 6UPPSC1996General ScienceEnglish

    The unit of work is

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    Correct option: A — Joule

  7. 7MPPSC1993General ScienceEnglish

    The SI unit of electrical resistance of conductor is

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    Correct option: D — Ohm-metre

  8. 8UPPSC2010General ScienceEnglish

    The unit of power is

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    Correct option: C — Watt

  9. 9MPPSC1990General ScienceEnglish

    The unit of the force is

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    Correct option: C — Newton

  10. 10UPPSC2013General ScienceEnglish

    Light year is the unit of

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    Correct option: A — Distance

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