General Knowledge Questions And Answers :: General Science: part24



General Knowledge : General Science QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part24 : 81 to 85

Following General Knowledge Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in TRB, SSC and UPSC 2014 examinations :

81.Sound travels faster in :

dry air then in water
wood than in iron
iron than in air
hydrogen than in water

82.Why do rain bearing clouds look black ?

All light is scattered by them
They reflect the sunlight back into the atmosphere
The large number absorb all the sunlight
There is a lot of dust condensed on the water vapour in these clouds

83.The most significant revolution in physics in the twentieth century was :

Bohrs theory of hydrogen atom
nuclear fusion
Plancks quantum theory and Einsteins theory of relativity
quantum mechanics

84.According to Einsteins theory of relativity, when a body moves with a velocity comparable to the velocity of light, its :

mass and length decrease
mass and length increase
length increases but mass decreases
length decreases but mass increases

85.Tiredness is felt on the top of the mountains because of :

high temperature
low temperature
high pressure outside the body
low pressure outside the body

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