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What is escape velocity ?

Escape velocity is the maximum velocity with which a body should be projected from the surface of earth so it do not go beyond gravitational field of earth.
Escape velocity is the minimum velocity with which a body should be projected from the surface of earth so it do not go beyond gravitational field of earth.
Escape velocity is the minimum velocity with which a body should be projected from the surface of earth so as it goes out of gravitational field of earth and never return to earth.
Escape velocity is the maximum velocity with which a body should be projected from the surface of earth so as it goes out of gravitational field of earth and never return to earth.

Answer: Option C

1. Alfred Nobel invented

X ray
Diesel Engine
Dynamite
Dynamo

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Alfred Nobel if Sweden invented Dynamite in 1867,

X ray was invented by Wilhelm Roentgen of Germany in 1895,

Diesel Engine was invented by Rudolf Diesel of Germany 1892,

Dynamo was invented by Michael Faraday of England in 1831.

2. When a body is immersed partly or wholly in a liquid, there is an apparent loss in weight of the body which is equal to the weight of liquid displaced by the body.

True
False

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

TRUE, it is Archimedes Principle.

3. Radian is used to measure

Temperature
Intensity of Flame
Angle
Solid Angle

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Kelvin is used to measure Temperature,

Candela is used to measure Intensity of flame,

Steredian is used to measure Solid Angle.

4. Which instrument is used to measure curvature of spherical objects ?

Spectroscope
Spherometer
Spectrometer
Sextant

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Spectroscope - used to record spectra,

Spectrometer - used to measure the position of spectral lines,

Sextant - used to measure the height of very distant objects and also used by navigators to find the latitude. what you thought :)

5. Sudden fall in barometer is indication of

Storm
Rain
Tide
Clear weather

Answer: Option A