24. One of the countries through which equator passes is :
a) Kenya
B) Pakistan
c) Malaysia
d) Malta
e) None of these
25. A very important practical application of properties of matter is hoeing or “godi” practiced by the farmers. This property of matter is called :
a) Elasticity
b) Stress
c) Capillarity
d) Strain
e) None of these
26. It is observed that the total pressure exerted by air on the man of average siz is around 14.7 lb wt. per square inch. But the man feels quite comfortable,. It is because of :
a) An equal and opposite pressure acts from inside
b) of the height of a man
c) of gravity
d) Earth pulls the man upward
e) None of these
27) A nuclear reactor is a device used to carry out controlled nuclear reaction whereas GM counter is a device used to detect :
a) Current
b) Voltage
c) nuclear Radiation
d) power
e) None of these
28. A body can escape the gravitational pull of the earth if it is thrown up with a velocity of:
a) 25 miles per sec
b ) 60 miles per sec
c) 7 miles per sec
d) 10 miles per sec
e) None of these