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1.

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :Sitting near the fire warms and protects us even in harsh winter. Fire spreads the heat in its surrounding area. That way, our body also has heat in it. The heat inside can be experienced in the exhaled breath. The clothes we wear also become warm by the heat of the body. This effect is more noticeable during winter by touching the clothes that we are going to wear and the ones we cast-off. Wearing woollen clothes in winter prevents the emission of body’s heat outside and thus helps keeping the body at natural temperature. The body-system also possesses many other kinds of energies in it. But most prominent, intense and radiant of the powers a human being is endowed with is the thought-power.The thought-power and will-power are generated in the mind. Numerous mind boggling examples of the immensity of these mental powers are available in the history of mankind. Paragons are born by awakening of these hidden sources of inner force. Many demonstrations of will power are recorded in the different parts of the world; some are even entered in the Guinness Book of World Records; these often appear miraculous to the masses. While most of us might have experienced will power as the strength of determination, only a few would know that thought-power and will power are manifestations of the same subliminal force of the higher mind.Mental concentration is an effect as well as a generator of this power. Every impulse of mind is also a reflection of this power; enlightened and deep thoughts are more evolved expressions of this power, which is also regarded by the modern researchers of metaphysics and parapsychology as a source for deciphering the extrasensory psychic force.The American Society for Psychic Power, the Parapsychology Lab of the Duke University and several other research institutes of global repute have collected and reviewed many authentic examples that signify the importance of the will power or thought-power. The amazing demonstrations of will power of Red Cereus were widely published in the newspapers and magazines of the USA in the early 20th century. Using the focussed force of his thought-power, Isaac Borne of Spain had helped in locating the ships submerged and lost in the gigantic depths of the Pacific Ocean about three-four decades back when no other expertise or technological advancement could provide any clue.All the super mental talents of this kind including clairvoyance, precognition, telepathy, etc. are expressions of the thought-power or the will power. At times, this power is expressed as a supernatural potential of the physical body, but its origin is always rooted in the subtle cores of the mental body Most of us define and experience thoughts as the language of the conscious mind and regard thought-power as the impact of thoughts on intellectual perceptions and activities. Its inherent equivalence with will power may therefore be difficult for us to visualize.1. How do woolen clothes help us maintain our body – temperature ?2. Which is the most prominent power a human being is endowed with ?3. How did Issac Borne find out the submerged and lost ship in the Pacific Ocean ?4. What are the gifts of mental concentration (meditation) ?5. How are paragons born ?

Answer»

1. Woolen clothes check our body-heat from going outside and thus keep our body temperature normal.

2. The thought power is the most prominent power.

3. Issac Borne located the lost and submerged ship in the Pacific Ocean by focussing his thought power.

4. Through mental concentration, one can see extra-sensory things and can know about coming events.

5. Paragons are born by awakening the hidden powers of the mind.

2.

Write down the situations/specialties for partial combustion.

Answer»
  • Partial dryness 
  • Insufficient availability of O2
  • Lack of facilities for the removal of oxygen.
3.

There are certain situations in which a solar panel cannot be put to use. Which are they?

Answer»

When the sky is cloudy, during the rain and night time we can not use solar panels.

4.

It is advisable to keep stirring heap of wastes while burning them. a. Write down two essential situations for the complete burning of fuels. b. How does the stirring help the combustion? Explain. c. Write down two disadvantages, of partial combustion.

Answer»

a. To increase the availability of oxygen. 

i. Increase the surface area exposed to air 

ii. Make available the temperature needed for burning.

b. Sufficient oxygen is made available which increases the rate of combustion. 

c. Partial combustion pollutes the air by giving excess of smoke, soot, carbon monoxide an carbon dioxide.

5.

On the basis of notes and discussions, complete the table :Power stationEnergy changeHydro electric power stationMoolamattom Kuttiadi PallivasalThermal power stationNeyveli Kayamkulam Ramagundam

Answer»
Power stationEnergy change
Hydro electric power station
  • Moolamattom 
  • Kuttiadi 
  • Pallivasal
Potential energy →kinetic enegy →mechanical energy →electrical energy
Thermal power station
  • Neyveli 
  • Kayamkulam 
  • Ramagundam
Chemical energy → heat energy mechanical energy → electrical energy
6.

If a gas leak is suspected or if the fire spreads on a cylinder, what else could be done? Think it over.

Answer»

If you are convinced that there is a gas leak, disconnect electricity from outside the home (switch off the main switches). Switch off the regulator and shift the cylinder to an empty space. Keep the windows and doors open. Request help from the Fire Force by calling in the toll-free number 108.

Well trained rescue operators can put out the fire by covering the top end of the cylinder with wet sack to prevent the contact with oxygen. If the fire is in flat or the top story, then one should not try to escape using lifts. Only staircase should be used. Cover the nose and the mouth with soft cloth to avoid the intake of smoke or gases.

7.

Take three papers of the same size. Keep one stretched. Crumble the next. Make the third paper wet using water. Burn each of them over a candle flame using pincers. Compare the burning of each.Complete the tableStretched paperCrumbled paperWet paperBums very well................................Smoke is formed........................

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Stretched paperCrumbled paperWet paper
Bums very wellA lot of soot
Burns slowlySmoke is formed
Completely become ashSome ash is produced
Some part is left unburned
8.

What is the energy transformation that takes place in a solar cell?

Answer»

In a solar panel light energy is converted into electrical energy.

9.

Haven’t you seen bio-wastes dumped in public places? Don’t you experience a putrid smell, when you pass them by? Which are the gases responsible for this smell?

Answer»

Methane gas is responsible for the putrid smell.

10.

Complete the tableSolidLiquidGasFire woodKeroseneBiogas........................................................................................................................

Answer»
SolidLiquidGas
Fire woodKeroseneBiogas
CokePetrolMethane
Wood charcoalDieselLPG
CoalFuel oilCool gas
Power keroseneC.N.G
EthanolHydrogen
11.

It is said that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; then how does energy crisis occur?

Answer»

When energy is transformed from one form to another, some part of it gets lost in other forms. Such a loss is the main cause for energy crisis.

12.

Observe the figure. Discuss and record how hot water is formed in the tank of solar heater.

Answer»

Solar water heating (SWH) is the conversion of sunlight into heat for water heating using a solar thermal collector. A sun-facing collector heats a working fluid that passes into a storage system for later use. SWH are active (pumped) and passive (convection driven). They use water only, or both water and a working fluid. They are heated directly or via light-concentrating mirrors. They operate independently or as hybrids with electric or gas heaters. In large- scale installations, mirrors may concentrate sunlight into a smaller collector.

13.

Besides air pollution, what are the problems that may arise when garbage is heaped? Discuss and record.

Answer»
  • Soil contamination 
  • Air contamination 
  • Water contamination 
  • Bad impact on human health 
  • Impact on animals and marine life. 
  • Disease-carrying pests 
  • Adversely affect the local economy 
  • Missed recycling opportunities.
14.

From which sources are you getting these forms of energy?

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From different sources like sun, fuels and power stations.

15.

We get different forms of energy from the Sun. Attempts are underway now to utilize solar energy of its maximum. What are the devices used for this?

Answer»
  • Solar panel 
  • Solar water heater 
  • Solar cooker 
  • Solar water heater 
  • Solar thermal power plant
16.

List down the different forms of energy you use for various purposes from the time you wake up till you reach your school.

Answer»
  • Muscular energy – for different physical activities
  • Chemical energy – for cooking
  • Mechanical energy – for moving
  • Sound energy – to call friends.
17.

Which nuclear reaction is carried out in stars?

Answer»

Nuclear Fusion is carried out in stars.

18.

Kerala has a long coastal land. Still, ocean is not considered as a major source of energy. Why?

Answer»

In Kerala usually, waves are of low. So they have less energy. Also during tides Kerala sea coasts, the sea attitude does not increasingly rise.

19.

A man pointing at a car running on petrol says. “This car is running on solar energy”. Write down your responses about this matter.

Answer»

We use fossil fuels like petrol or diesel in cars. The plants which lived millions of year ago have also used solar energy for photosynthesis to make food. Humans and animals grew up by taking these plants and fruits. Then this humans and animals are burned in earth after their death and became fossil fuels. Fuels are formed out of them. This fuel is being used in cars so the ultimate source of energy here is the solar energy itself. The vehicles connected with solar panels uses solar energy in the direct form.

20.

Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel on the earth.a. How did the fossil fuels originate? b. Which is the main constituent of coal? c. What are the substances obtained when coal is allowed to undergo distillation in the absence of air?d. How does the excessive use of fossil fuels cause global warming?

Answer»

a. Plants and animals that went under the earth many years ago changed into fossil fuels by undergoing changes under high pressure, high temperature, and absence of oxygen. 

b. Carbon 

c. Ammonia, coal gas, coal tar, coke 

d. The greenhouse gases given out by the burning of fossil fuels increase the temperature of atmosphere and causes global warming

21.

Which material is used along with hydrogen to make Hydrogen fuel cells?

Answer»

Oxygen is used along with hydrogen to make Hydrogen fuel cells.

22.

What is the fuel used in a nuclear reactor?.

Answer»

Enriched Uranium

23.

A nuclear reactor is about to be established in Kerala. What is your reaction to this proposal? Justify.

Answer»

Kerala is a highly populated state in India. Therefore there are not much vacant places available for the construction a nuclear reactors here. Since the radiations given out from such power plant are very harmful to human life, it may cause unpredictable effects. I strongly disagree with this opinion.

24.

LNG and CNG are made from natural gases. What is the advantage of LNG over CNG?

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LNG – liquefied natural gases can be conveniently transported by liquefaction. Can be changed into gaseous state at the same temperature and can be distributed through pipes.

25.

Hydrogen is a fuel with a high calorific value. a. What is the limitation of hydrogen as a fuel? b. Which is the substance added to hydrogen to make a hydrogen fuel cell?

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a. Hydrogen easily catches fire and has a high chance of explosion. It is difficult to store and transport. 

b. Oxygen.

26.

Which of the following is a renewable energy source?(Petroleum, Solar energy, Coal)

Answer»

Solar energy is a renewable energy source.

27.

Classify the given energy sources into renewable and nonrenewable. (Solar energy, Petroleum, Nuclear energy, Coal, Geothermal energy)

Answer»

Renewable energy resources – Solar energy, Geothermal energy, Coal

28.

Which of the following is complementary to tidyr?(a) geolr(b) dplyr(c) d3lr(d) gekl2

Answer» Right option is (b) dplyr

To explain I would say: Its easy to munge with dplyr.
29.

_________  is a JavaScript charting library and feature-rich API set that lets you build interactive Flash or HTML5 charts.(a) InstantAtlas(b) Alterian(c) ZingChart(d) paleoTS

Answer» Right answer is (c) ZingChart

The best explanation: ZingChart lets you create HTML5 Canvas charts and more.
30.

Which of the following will be used in fancy plots?(a) New = T(b) New = J(c) New = K(d) New = L

Answer» The correct answer is (a) New = T

The best explanation: New=T will declare the current plot is unused (even if it is not). This is useful for more fancy plots, where you may be producing a number of plots on the one figure.
31.

Logical flag is applicable to which of the following plots?(a) scatterplot(b) dotplot(c) xyplot(d) zyplot

Answer» The correct answer is (b) dotplot

Easiest explanation: Logical flag applicable to bwplot, dotplot, barchart, and stripplot.
32.

______ is simplest class of analytics.(a) Descriptive(b) Predictive(c) Prescriptive(d) Summarization

Answer» The correct option is (a) Descriptive

Easiest explanation: Descriptive is the simplest class of analytics. Predictive analytics can only forecast what might happen in the future because all predictive analytics are probabilistic in nature.
33.

What is the memory limit in R for 32 bit system?(a) 8 TB(b) 9TB(c) 10TB(d) 3GB

Answer» Right option is (d) 3GB

To explain I would say: 8TB is the memory limit for 64-bit system memory and 3GB is the limit for 32-bit system memory. A solid understanding of R’s memory management will help you predict how much memory you’ll need for a given task.
34.

which of the following functions can be used to finely control the appearance of all lattice plots ?(a) par()(b) print.trellis()(c) splom()(d) trellis.par.set()

Answer» Correct answer is (d) trellis.par.set()

To explain I would say: All high-level function in lattice are generic.
35.

a. How does the biomass change into biogas in a biogas plant? b. Of these which is the fuel that is advantageous? c. What are the advantages of having community biogas plants?

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a. Biogas is formed in the biogas plants by the action of bacteria on biomass in the absence of oxygen. 

b. Biogas has higher calorific value; environmental pollution is less. 

c. Community biogas plants help in controlling environment pollution, centralised energy source minimizes expense.

36.

Name three different non sense codons.

Answer»

One of the mRNA sequences (UAA, UAG, UGA) that signals the termination of translation. A codon for which no normal tRNA molecule exists. The presence of a nonsense codon causes termination of translation (ending polypeptide chain synthesis). There are three nonsense codons are called amber(UAG) ochre(UAA) and opal (UGA).

37.

_____________ will produce a sequential vector c( (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)).(a) Seq(9)(b) Seq(10)(c) Seq(15)(d) Seq(12)

Answer» Right choice is (a) Seq(9)

To explain: Seq generates a sequence of a priori known pattern. Seq_along(6) will produce a vector with length 6 whereas seq(6) will produce a sequential vector from 1 to 6 c((1,2,3,4,5,6)).
38.

What does the ‘pch’ option to par() control?(a) the size of the plotting symbol in a scatterplot(b) the line width in the base graphics system(c) the orientation of the axis labels on the plot(d) the plotting symbol/character in the base graphics system

Answer» Correct answer is (d) the plotting symbol/character in the base graphics system

Easiest explanation: R makes it easy to combine multiple plots into one overall graph, using either the par ( ) or layout( ) function.
39.

The loss of water as water vapour from the plant is transpiration. How thisprocess is advantageous to the plant?A) It helps to maintain a constant level of water in the soil around the plant.B) It helps the plant to maintain the temperature on hot sunny days.C) It helps in the downward movement of water.D) It acts as a driving force for distribution of food in plant’s body.

Answer»

B) It helps the plant to maintain temperature in hot sunny days.

40.

________ functions can be “built which contain all of the necessary data for evaluating the function.(a) Objective(b) reflective(c) Nested(d) Symmetry

Answer» Right option is (a) Objective

Easiest explanation: However, an objective function that needs to be minimized might depend on a host of other things besides its parameters.
41.

MGF means _____________(a) Moment Generating Formulas(b) Movement Generating Formulas(c) Moment Generating Functions(d) Moment Graphic Functions

Answer» Right answer is (c) Moment Generating Functions

The explanation is: The moment generating function, if it exists in a neighbourhood of zero, determines a probability distribution uniquely.
42.

The simplest artificial neuron is the _______(a) TGU(b) THU(c) JUH(d) TLU

Answer» Right choice is (d) TLU

Explanation: The simplest artificial neuron is the threshold logic unit or TLU. The TLU is supposed to model the basic “integrate-and-fire” mechanism of real neurons.
43.

Which distribution comes up a lot in Bayesian statistics because it is a good model for one’s prior beliefs about a population proportion?(a) Bohr(b) Discrete(c) Alpha(d) Beta

Answer» Correct option is (d) Beta

Explanation: Beta distribution comes up a lot in Bayesian statistics because it is a good model for one’s prior beliefs about a population proportion.
44.

Which of the following contains pre-built predictive tools?(a) alteryx(b) fossilx(c) paleoTS(d) ssas

Answer» Right answer is (a) alteryx

Easy explanation: Alteryx Analytics, with deep integration of the R statistics and predictive language, offers a way to bridge these two worlds of ease of use and sophisticated predictive analytics.
45.

Which of the following is called a one-line description of the package?(a) Function(b) Title(c) Interface(d) Class

Answer» The correct option is (b) Title

The best I can explain: Title is a one-line description of the package, and is often also shown in package listing. It should be plain text, capitalised like a title, and NOT end in a period.
46.

________ contains tools for Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC).(a) str(b) abc(c) zyz(d) yxq

Answer» Correct answer is (b) abc

Easy explanation: The package implements several ABC algorithms for performing parameter estimation and model selection.
47.

What is ggplot2 an implementation of?(a) the Grammar of Graphics developed by Leland Wilkinson(b) 3D visualization system(c) the S language originally developed by Bell Labs(d) the base plotting system in R

Answer» Correct option is (a) the Grammar of Graphics developed by Leland Wilkinson

Explanation: The ggplot2 package, created by Hadley Wickham, offers a powerful graphics language for creating elegant and complex plots.
48.

Which function is more verbose?(a) Lapply(b) Japply(c) Vapply(d) Zapply

Answer» The correct answer is (c) Vapply

To explain: If a programmer wants the output to be a list then lapply is used. vapply allows the programmer to specific the output type. The disadvantage of using vapply is that it is very difficult to be implemented and more verbose.
49.

Modification in Dundas BI is done ______________(a) Directly(b) Indirectly(c) Need access to Server(d) Not known

Answer» Correct option is (a) Directly

For explanation: We can view or modify configuration settings in Dundas BI through an administration screen, so there’s no need to access the Dundas BI server directly.
50.

______________ measures the probability of the binary response variable in R language.(a) Logical Regression(b) Multivariate Regression(c) Simpler Regression(d) Statistics

Answer» Right choice is (a) Logical Regression

For explanation: Logistic regression can be used for this and the function glm () in R language provides this functionality. Logistic regression is a statistical method for analysing a dataset in which there are one or more independent variables which determine an outcome.