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  1. 281UKPSC2010General ScienceEnglish

    Colour in a colour television is produced by a combination of three basic colours, they are

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    Correct option: B — Red, green and blue

  2. 282MPPSC2016General ScienceEnglish

    The minimum distance of clear vision for a normal healthy eye of human being is supposed to be

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    Correct option: D — 25 cm

  3. 283MPPSC2015General ScienceEnglish

    Which is not a primary colour?

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    Correct option: A — Black

  4. 284UPPSC2015General ScienceEnglish

    The number of colours contained in the Sunlight is

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    Correct option: D — 7

  5. 285RPSC1999General ScienceEnglish

    Find out the odd colour from the following options.

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    Correct option: B — Brown

  6. 286UPSC2013General ScienceEnglish

    Consider the following phenomena. 1. Size of the Sun at dusk 2. Colour of the Sun at dawn 3. Moon being visible at dawn 4. Twinkle of stars in the sky 5. Polestar being visible in the sky Which of the above are optical illusions?

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    Correct option: C — 1, 2 and 4

  7. 287UPPSC2003General ScienceEnglish

    Consider the following statements. 1. Fibre optics is based on the principle of total internal reflection. 2. In an optical fibre communication system, power consumption is extremely low. 3. Optical fibre communications are free from radio frequency interference. 4. In India, Reliance Group of Industries is engaged in the manufacture of the optical fibre. Which of these statements are correct?

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    Correct option: A — 1, 2 and 3

  8. 288UPSC2002General ScienceEnglish

    Consider the following natural phenomena. 1. Terrestrial heating 2. Reflection of light 3. Refraction of light 4. Diffraction of light Due to which of these phenomena is mirage formed?

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    Correct option: C — 1 and 3

  9. 289WBPSC2018General ScienceEnglish

    Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): A diamond sparkles more than a glass imitation cut to the same shape. Reason (R): The refractive index of diamond is less than that of glass. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

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    Correct option: C — (A) is true, but (R) is false

  10. 290UPSC2002General ScienceEnglish

    Consider the following statements. 1. Light of longer wavelength is scattered much more than the light of shorter wavelength. 2. The speed of visible light in water is 0.95 times the speed in vacuum. 3. Radio waves are produced by rapidly oscillating electrical currents. 4. To detect the overspeeding vehicles, police use the Doppler effect of reflected short radio waves. Which of these statements are correct?

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    Correct option: D — 3 and 4

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