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  1. 161PPSC2017General ScienceEnglish

    Fish can survive in a frozen lake because

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    Correct option: C — Water near the bottom does not freeze

  2. 162KPSC2018General ScienceEnglish

    Increasing the amount of a substance does not change its

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    Correct option: D — Density

  3. 163UPPSC2017General ScienceEnglish

    If an unsaturated sugar solution is prepared by mixing 100 grams of sugar with half litre of water, which of the following physical quantities will not change?

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    Correct option: D — Volume

  4. 164RPSC1992General ScienceEnglish

    The density of water will reach its maximum value at the temperature of

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    Correct option: B — 4ºC

  5. 165UPPSC2008General ScienceEnglish

    At which temperature density of water is maximum?

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    Correct option: A — 4ºC

  6. 166UPPSC2015General ScienceEnglish

    The maximum density of water is at

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    Correct option: B — 277 Kelvin

  7. 167UPPSC1994General ScienceEnglish

    Why does an iron nail float on mercury while it sinks in water?

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    Correct option: C — Iron has greater density than water and lesser than mercury

  8. 168UPPSC2004General ScienceEnglish

    A needle sinks in water whereas a ship made of iron floats on it because

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    Correct option: D — Specific gravity of the needle is greater than that of water displaced by it

  9. 169UPPSC2012General ScienceEnglish

    An iron needle floats on the surface of water due to

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    Correct option: B — Surface tension

  10. 170UPPSC2009General ScienceEnglish

    While lifting a bucket of water from a well, we feel that the bucket

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    Correct option: A — Becomes heavier above the surface of water

General Science practice — common questions

Page 17 of this set has 10 questions on it.

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