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  1. 351RPSC2007General ScienceEnglish

    When a piece of ice floating in a glass of water melts, the level of water will

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    Correct option: C — Remain same

  2. 352UPSC2001General ScienceEnglish

    Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds

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    Correct option: B — Reflect back the heat given off by Earth

  3. 353UPPSC2008General ScienceEnglish

    The cloudy nights are warmer than clear nights because

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    Correct option: A — The clouds prevent radiation of heat from the ground and the air

  4. 354UPSC2013General ScienceEnglish

    Fruit stored in a cold chamber exhibit longer storage life because

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    Correct option: C — Rate of respiration is decreased

  5. 355UPSC2003General ScienceEnglish

    A hydrogen inflated polythene balloon is released from the surface of the Earth. As the balloon rises to an altitude up in the atmosphere, it will

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    Correct option: C — Increase in size

  6. 356UPSC2003General ScienceEnglish

    Which one of the following statements is not correct?

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    Correct option: C — The velocity of sound in air decreases as the humidity increases

  7. 357BPSC1994General ScienceEnglish

    Opening the door of refrigerator kept in the room

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    Correct option: C — You are warm the room a little

  8. 358UPSC1994General ScienceEnglish

    If a gas is compressed to half of its original volume at 27ºC, to what temperature should it be heated to make it occupy its original, volume?

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    Correct option: A — 327ºC

  9. 359UPSC1995General ScienceEnglish

    The variations in temperature from 0ºC to 100ºC with respect to time of two liquids P, Q are shown in the graph given below. Which of the following statement is correct?

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    Correct option: D — Q attained the temperature of 100ºC faster than P

  10. 360UPPSC2009General ScienceEnglish

    Assertion (A): A piece of ice added to the drink, cools it. Reason (R): Ice takes latent heat from the drink for melting resulting in the cooling of the drink. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

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    Correct option: A — Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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