391UPPSC2002General ScienceEnglish
Sound waves
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Correct option: D — can travel both in solid and gaseous medium
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- 392UPPSC2008General ScienceEnglish
The velocity of sound is maximum in
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Correct option: C — Metal
- 393UPPSC2010General ScienceEnglish
If Va, Vw and Vs respectively are the speed of sound in air, water and steel, then
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Correct option: A — Va < Vw < Vs
- 394PPSC2018General ScienceEnglish
Sound waves travel fastest in
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Correct option: A — Solids
- 395UPPSC1990General ScienceEnglish
In which of the following option sound may not be across travel?
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Correct option: B — Vacuum
- 396UPPSC2014General ScienceEnglish
Sound waves do not travel in
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Correct option: D — Vacuum
- 397Meghalaya PSC2015General ScienceEnglish
The walls of the ball, built for music concerts should
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Correct option: D — Absorb sound
- 398UPPSC2007General ScienceEnglish
To hear a clear echo, the minimum distance between the reflecting surface and the observer should be
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Correct option: D — 16.5 metre
- 399RPSC2007General ScienceEnglish
How much should minimum distance be between the source of sound and reflecting surface, so that an echo can be heard clearly?
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Correct option: B — 17 metre
- 400BPSC1997General ScienceEnglish
The velocity of sound in air is approximately
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Correct option: C — 330 m/s
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