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| 451. |
Which determines the frequency of a sound wave? |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Amplitude</p><br/><br/><p>Amplitude <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/determines-949924" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DETERMINES">DETERMINES</a> the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/frequency-465761" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FREQUENCY">FREQUENCY</a> of a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sound-648690" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOUND">SOUND</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/wave-22399" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WAVE">WAVE</a>.</p></body></html> | |
| 452. |
RADAR is used for: |
| Answer» <html><body><p> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/detecting-949837" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DETECTING">DETECTING</a> and locating the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/position-1159826" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about POSITION">POSITION</a> of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/objects-20533" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OBJECTS">OBJECTS</a> such as <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/aeroplanes-851123" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AEROPLANES">AEROPLANES</a>.</p><br/><br/><p>RADAR is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/used-2318798" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about USED">USED</a> for detecting and locating the position of objects such as Aeroplanes.</p></body></html> | |
| 453. |
A passenger standing in a bus is thrown outward when the bus takes a sudden turn. This happens due to |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Inertia of motion</p><br/><br/><p>Newton's 1st law of inertia states that an <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/object-11416" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OBJECT">OBJECT</a> will change its direction when a force is applied to it. Hence, when a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bus-404097" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BUS">BUS</a> takes a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sudden-1233396" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SUDDEN">SUDDEN</a> turn the passengers are thrown outward. This is due to the inertia of direction.</p></body></html> | |
| 454. |
Danger signals are generally red as red light |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Undergoes least deviation</p><br/><br/><p>The <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/primary-1165403" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRIMARY">PRIMARY</a> reason why the colour red is used for danger signals is that red light is scattered the least by air molecules. The effect of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/scattering-18435" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SCATTERING">SCATTERING</a> is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/inversely-7688775" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INVERSELY">INVERSELY</a> related to the fourth power of the wavelength of a colour. Therefore blue which has the least wavelength of all the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/visible-1447103" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VISIBLE">VISIBLE</a> radiations is scattered the most and red which has the highest wavelength of all the colours we can see is scattered the least. So red light is able to travel the longest distance through fog, rain, and the alike. Also, red is a colour we inherently perceive as one that is associated with danger.</p></body></html> | |
| 455. |
The flux commonly used in brazing is |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Borax</p><br/><br/><p>Traditionally borax was <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/used-2318798" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about USED">USED</a> as a flux for brazing, but there are now many different fluxes available, often using active <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/chemicals-915059" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CHEMICALS">CHEMICALS</a> such as <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/fluorides-993714" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FLUORIDES">FLUORIDES</a> as well as wetting <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/agents-17824" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AGENTS">AGENTS</a>.</p></body></html> | |
| 456. |
On which day 'National Science Day' is celebrated in India ? |
| Answer» <html><body><p> February <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/28-299271" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 28">28</a></p><br/><br/><p>'National Science <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/day-944776" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DAY">DAY</a>' is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/celebrated-911142" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CELEBRATED">CELEBRATED</a> in India on February 28.</p></body></html> | |
| 457. |
The modulus of rigidity is the ratio of |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Shearing stress to shearing strain</p><br/><br/><p>The modulus of rigidity, also known as <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/shear-1205062" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SHEAR">SHEAR</a> modulus, is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/defined-947013" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DEFINED">DEFINED</a> as the ratio of shear stress to shear strain of a structural <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/member-1093105" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MEMBER">MEMBER</a>. This <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/property-1170155" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROPERTY">PROPERTY</a> depends on the material of the member: the more elastic the member, the higher the modulus of rigidity.</p></body></html> | |
| 458. |
Two electric bulbs marked 25W – 220V and 100W – 220V are connected in series to a 440Vsupply. Which of the bulbs will fuse? |
| Answer» <html><body><p> 25 W</p><br/><br/><p>When <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/connected-929389" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CONNECTED">CONNECTED</a> in series, the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/voltages-1447980" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VOLTAGES">VOLTAGES</a> divide in them in the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ratio-13379" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RATIO">RATIO</a> of their resistances. The voltage of 440 V devides in such a way that voltage <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/across-367070" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ACROSS">ACROSS</a> 25 w bulb will be more than 220 V. Hence 25 w bulb will fuse.</p></body></html> | |
| 459. |
Second and third class levers are differentiated by |
| Answer» <html><body><p> The <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/location-11443" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOCATION">LOCATION</a> of the load</p><br/><br/><p>Second and third <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/class-18125" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CLASS">CLASS</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/levers-18616" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LEVERS">LEVERS</a> are differentiated by the location of the load.</p></body></html> | |
| 460. |
When a running car stops suddenly, the passengers tends to lean forward because of: |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Inertia of motion</p><br/><br/><p>When a running car stops suddenly, the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/passenger-1148460" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PASSENGER">PASSENGER</a> tends to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/lean-536883" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LEAN">LEAN</a> forward because of inertia of motion. according to Newton's 1st law of motion, every <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bodies-900171" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BODIES">BODIES</a> have nature to maintain inertia of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/rest-11386" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about REST">REST</a> or motion until there is no net force applied on that body.</p></body></html> | |
| 461. |
Point A is at a lower electrical potential than point B. An electron between them on the line joining them will |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Move towards B</p><br/><br/><p>Since we <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/know-534065" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about KNOW">KNOW</a> that <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/electric-967871" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ELECTRIC">ELECTRIC</a> currents move from a higher <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/potential-1161228" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about POTENTIAL">POTENTIAL</a> or a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/lower-1080637" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOWER">LOWER</a> potential. Also, electrons move in the direction opposite to electric current. So the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/electron-968715" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ELECTRON">ELECTRON</a> on the line joining two points A and B will move from lower to higher potential i.e, it will move towards B.</p></body></html> | |
| 462. |
Which of the following is a compound machine? |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Bicycle</p><br/><br/><p>Bicycle is an example of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/compound-926863" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPOUND">COMPOUND</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/machine-550312" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MACHINE">MACHINE</a>. A compound machine is a combination of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/two-714195" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TWO">TWO</a> or more simple <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/machines-550361" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MACHINES">MACHINES</a>.</p></body></html> | |
| 463. |
Materials for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water-proof properties to |
| Answer» <html><body><p> surface tension</p><br/><br/><p>The <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/material-1089170" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MATERIAL">MATERIAL</a> of rain <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/proof-1169715" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROOF">PROOF</a> coats have the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/property-1170155" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROPERTY">PROPERTY</a> of not minimizing the surface tension which will tend the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/water-1449333" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WATER">WATER</a> molecule to be in its drop form.</p></body></html> | |
| 464. |
An ideal gas cannot be |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Liquified</p><br/><br/><p>An ideal <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/gas-1003521" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GAS">GAS</a> have no <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/intermolecular-2132205" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INTERMOLECULAR">INTERMOLECULAR</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/force-22342" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FORCE">FORCE</a> of attraction, so it cannot be liquefied by applying high pressure and decreasing temperature.</p></body></html> | |
| 465. |
Kilohertz is a unit which measures |
| Answer» <html><body><p> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/electromagnetic-968633" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ELECTROMAGNETIC">ELECTROMAGNETIC</a> radio wave frequencies</p><br/><br/><p>The hertz (Hz) is defined as one cycle per second and is a SI <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/unit-1438166" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about UNIT">UNIT</a> of frequency. Here <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/kilohertz-1064169" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about KILOHERTZ">KILOHERTZ</a> is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/also-373387" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ALSO">ALSO</a> a unit of frequency of waves and is defined as 1000 cycles per second. Radio waves are measured in kilohertz (KHz).</p></body></html> | |
| 466. |
An electric iron of 750 W is used for S hours per day. Then the energy consumed in one day by the iron is: |
| Answer» <html><body><p> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/6-327005" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 6">6</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/units-1438468" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about UNITS">UNITS</a></p></body></html> | |
| 467. |
A transformer works on the principle of |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Mutual <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/induction-1042578" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INDUCTION">INDUCTION</a></p><br/><br/><p>A transformer consists of two electrically isolated <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/coils-921310" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COILS">COILS</a> and operates on Faraday's principal of “mutual induction”, in which an EMF is induced in the transformers secondary coil by the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/magnetic-551115" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAGNETIC">MAGNETIC</a> flux generated by the voltages and currents flowing in the primary coil <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/winding-1457404" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WINDING">WINDING</a>.</p></body></html> | |
| 468. |
The freezing point of fresh water is ________ . |
| Answer» <html><body><p> 0°C</p><br/><br/><p>Freezing point is the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/temperature-11887" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TEMPERATURE">TEMPERATURE</a> where a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/liquid-1075124" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LIQUID">LIQUID</a> converts into solid. <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/water-1449333" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WATER">WATER</a> converts into ice at zero degrees <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/centigrade-414731" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CENTIGRADE">CENTIGRADE</a>. So degree zero centigrade is the freezing point of water.</p></body></html> | |
| 469. |
Rocket works on the principle of |
| Answer» <html><body><p> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/newton-11212" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NEWTON">NEWTON</a>'s <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/third-1414358" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about THIRD">THIRD</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/law-184" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LAW">LAW</a></p><br/><br/><p>Rocket <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/works-17618" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WORKS">WORKS</a> on the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/principle-1166255" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRINCIPLE">PRINCIPLE</a> of Newton's Third Law.</p></body></html> | |
| 470. |
A cycle tyre bursts suddenly. This represents an : |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Adiabatic process</p><br/><br/><p>When a tyre bursts <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/suddenly-654932" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SUDDENLY">SUDDENLY</a> energy is not <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/immediately-2120865" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about IMMEDIATELY">IMMEDIATELY</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/transferred-2310410" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TRANSFERRED">TRANSFERRED</a> between the system and the surrounding. So the process is adiabatic. There sudden expansion of its <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/air-852233" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AIR">AIR</a> into the atmosphere is adiabatic and the tyre is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/cooled-7329693" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COOLED">COOLED</a>. In adiabatic process, heat neither enters the system nor leaves the system.</p></body></html> | |
| 471. |
The unit of electrical power is |
| Answer» <html><body><p> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/watt-1450279" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WATT">WATT</a></p><br/><br/><p>The <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/unit-1438166" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about UNIT">UNIT</a> of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/electrical-968148" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ELECTRICAL">ELECTRICAL</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/power-2475" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about POWER">POWER</a> is Watt.</p></body></html> | |
| 472. |
Which of the following is a good conductor of heat but a bad conductor of electricity ? |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Mica</p><br/><br/><p>Mica is a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/good-1009017" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GOOD">GOOD</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/conductor-928880" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CONDUCTOR">CONDUCTOR</a> of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/heat-21102" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HEAT">HEAT</a> but <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bad-389290" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BAD">BAD</a> conductor of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/electricity-968393" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ELECTRICITY">ELECTRICITY</a>.</p></body></html> | |
| 473. |
Red is used as an emergency or danger signal as |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Its wavelength is the longest</p><br/><br/><p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/danger-943693" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DANGER">DANGER</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/signals-13891" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SIGNALS">SIGNALS</a> are red in color because it is scattered the least by air molecules. Since the color red has the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/highest-1022683" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HIGHEST">HIGHEST</a> wavelength of all the colors we can see it scattered the least. So, red light is used as a danger signal as it is able to travel the longest distance through the fog, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/rain-1176646" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RAIN">RAIN</a>, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/etc-975753" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ETC">ETC</a>.</p></body></html> | |
| 474. |
In a rechargeable cell what kind of energy is stored within the cell? |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Chemical <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/energy-15288" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ENERGY">ENERGY</a></p><br/><br/><p>Electric energy is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/converted-2543437" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CONVERTED">CONVERTED</a> into chemical energy and stored it as chemical energy <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/within-732414" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WITHIN">WITHIN</a> the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/cells-25681" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CELLS">CELLS</a>.</p></body></html> | |
| 475. |
A copper wire of radius r and length l has a resistance of R. A second copper wire with radius 2r and length l is taken and the two wires are joined in a parallel combination. The resultant resistance of the parallel combination of the two wires will be |
| Answer» <html><body><p><<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/p-588962" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about P">P</a>> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/r-611811" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about R">R</a>/5</p><br/><br/><p>1st copper wire: R = <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/pl-591629" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PL">PL</a>/A = pl/ πr2<br/>2ndcopper wire: R’ = p’<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/l-535906" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about L">L</a>’/A’ = pl/(4 πr2) = R/4<br/>If <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/joined-521893" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about JOINED">JOINED</a> in parallel, (1/Req) = (1/R) + (1/R’)<br/>= 1/R + 4/R<br/>= 5/R<br/>Req = R/5</p></body></html> | |
| 476. |
A good conductor while carrying current is |
| Answer» <html><body><p> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/negatively-7699946" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NEGATIVELY">NEGATIVELY</a> charged</p><br/><br/><p>Electrons <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/carry-909943" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CARRY">CARRY</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/current-940804" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CURRENT">CURRENT</a> in a good conductor of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/electricity-968393" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ELECTRICITY">ELECTRICITY</a> and they are negatively charged. This <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/makes-2811811" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAKES">MAKES</a> a good electrical conductor negatively charged.</p></body></html> | |
| 477. |
Which conservation principle is applicable in the case of the motion of a rocket? |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Conservation of momentum</p><br/><br/><p>Rocket works on the principle of conservation of momentum. Rocket ejaculates gases in backward <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/direction-1696" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DIRECTION">DIRECTION</a> which <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/creates-427342" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CREATES">CREATES</a> momentum of the gases backwards and thus by conservation of momentum, the rocket gets a momentum in the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/forward-464460" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FORWARD">FORWARD</a> direction <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/making-1085093" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAKING">MAKING</a> it to move forward.</p></body></html> | |
| 478. |
A disk and a sphere of same radius but different masses roll on two inclined planes of the same altitude and length. Which one of the two objects gets to the bottom of the plane first ? |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Sphere</p><br/><br/><p>The sphere will reach the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bottom-401202" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BOTTOM">BOTTOM</a> faster than the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/disk-955870" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DISK">DISK</a>. It is because the disk has a higher rotational inertia than the solid:<br/>I= mr²<br/>I is the rotational inertia where m is the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/mass-1088425" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MASS">MASS</a> and r is the square of distance from the axis of rotation. in the case of disk I is greater due to r and more the I, more is the rotational K.E. Then for conservation of energy Translational K.E will be less.<br/>mgh= K.E (T) + K.E (R)<br/>so in case of sphere translational K.E will be more, meaning more <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/final-461168" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FINAL">FINAL</a> velocity and it will reach the bottom faster.</p></body></html> | |
| 479. |
Light travels in a straight line (rectilinear propagation of light). This statement does hold if the medium of travel for light is |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Homogeneous and transparent</p><br/><br/><p>Light travels in a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/straight-633156" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about STRAIGHT">STRAIGHT</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/line-1074199" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LINE">LINE</a> (rectilinear propagation of light). This statement does hold if the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/medium-1092763" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MEDIUM">MEDIUM</a> of travel for light is homogeneous and transparent.</p></body></html> | |
| 480. |
The best material for the core of a transformer is |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Soft iron</p><br/><br/><p>Soft iron provides the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/best-390038" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BEST">BEST</a> material for the core of a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/transformer-1425788" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TRANSFORMER">TRANSFORMER</a> as its permeability (μ) is very high. Its hysteresis curve is of small area and its <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/coercivity-920991" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COERCIVITY">COERCIVITY</a> is very <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/low-537644" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOW">LOW</a>.</p></body></html> | |
| 481. |
The washing machine works on the principle of |
| Answer» <html><body><p> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/centrifugation-14658" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CENTRIFUGATION">CENTRIFUGATION</a></p><br/><br/><p>A washing machine by spinning at 800-1600 rpm helps soap and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/dirt-955128" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DIRT">DIRT</a> with it to leave the surface of the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/cloth-919758" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CLOTH">CLOTH</a> via <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/centrifugal-415294" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CENTRIFUGAL">CENTRIFUGAL</a> force and into outlet pipes hence utilizing centrifugation to both clean and partially dry the clothes loaded in it.</p></body></html> | |
| 482. |
An object at rest may have |
| Answer» <html><body><p> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/potential-1161228" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about POTENTIAL">POTENTIAL</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/energy-15288" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ENERGY">ENERGY</a></p><br/><br/><p>An <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/object-11416" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OBJECT">OBJECT</a> at <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/rest-11386" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about REST">REST</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/may-557248" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAY">MAY</a> have Potential energy.</p></body></html> | |
| 483. |
On a rainy day, small oil films on water show brilliant colours. This is due to |
| Answer» <html><body><p> interference</p><br/><br/><p>On a rainy day, small <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/oil-1129840" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OIL">OIL</a> films on water show brilliant <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/colours-922482" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COLOURS">COLOURS</a>. This is due to Interference.<br/>Interference is a phenomenon in which two waves superimpose to form a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/resultant-1187362" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RESULTANT">RESULTANT</a> wave of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/greater-476627" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GREATER">GREATER</a>, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/lower-1080637" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOWER">LOWER</a> or same amplitude.</p></body></html> | |
| 484. |
1 WH = |
| Answer» <html><body><p> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/3600-1859327" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 3600">3600</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/joules-1062246" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about JOULES">JOULES</a></p><br/><br/><p>1 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/wh-1452214" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WH">WH</a> (<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/watt-1450279" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WATT">WATT</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/hour-1030047" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HOUR">HOUR</a>) = 3600 joules</p></body></html> | |
| 485. |
Hot water is poured simultaneously in four metallic tumblers painted outside with different points. After some time the water will be found to have cooled most in the tumbler painted. |
| Answer» <html><body><p> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/rough-614919" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ROUGH">ROUGH</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/black-898687" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BLACK">BLACK</a></p></body></html> | |
| 486. |
Transformer is a device to convert |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Low voltage A.C. into high voltage A.C.</p><br/><br/><p>A <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/transformer-1425788" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TRANSFORMER">TRANSFORMER</a> is an electrical <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/device-11244" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DEVICE">DEVICE</a> that transfers energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling with no moving parts. It converts high voltage <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ac-361271" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AC">AC</a> into low voltage AC and vice-versa. It is based upon the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/principle-1166255" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRINCIPLE">PRINCIPLE</a> of mutual induction. Transformers alone cannot convert AC to DC or DC to AC; besides, they cannot change the voltage or current of DC.</p></body></html> | |
| 487. |
What is another name for energy of motion? |
| Answer» <html><body><p> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/kinetic-533291" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about KINETIC">KINETIC</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/energy-15288" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ENERGY">ENERGY</a></p><br/><br/><p>Kinetic energy is the energy of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/motion-1104108" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MOTION">MOTION</a>.</p></body></html> | |
| 488. |
Woollen cloth protects the body from cold because |
| Answer» <html><body><p> It is a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/poor-602678" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about POOR">POOR</a> conductor of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/heat-21102" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HEAT">HEAT</a></p><br/><br/><p>Cotton <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/clothes-919776" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CLOTHES">CLOTHES</a> are thin and do not have space in which air can be trapped. Thus, cotton clothes do not prevent heat coming out of our body. Woollen clothes keep us warm during <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/winter-1457624" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WINTER">WINTER</a> because wool is a poor conductor of heat and it has air trapped in between the fibres.</p></body></html> | |
| 489. |
Full form of CFL used in place of electric bulbs is |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Compact <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/fluorescent-993679" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FLUORESCENT">FLUORESCENT</a> lamp</p><br/><br/><p>A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/also-373387" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ALSO">ALSO</a> called compact fluorescent light, energy-saving light and compact fluorescent tube, is a fluorescent lamp designed to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/replace-1185206" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about REPLACE">REPLACE</a> an incandescent light bulb; some types <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/fit-991190" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FIT">FIT</a> into light fixtures designed for incandescent <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bulbs-905371" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BULBS">BULBS</a>.</p></body></html> | |
| 490. |
The filament of electric bulb is made up of : |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Tungsten</p><br/><br/><p>The filament of an electric bulb is made of tungsten because it has some amazing properties including the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/highest-1022683" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HIGHEST">HIGHEST</a> melting point (3422<sup>o</sup>C), lowest <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/vapor-1442821" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VAPOR">VAPOR</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/pressure-1164240" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRESSURE">PRESSURE</a>, and greatest <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/tensile-1241684" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TENSILE">TENSILE</a> strength out of all the metals.</p></body></html> | |
| 491. |
The boiling point of liquids vary as |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Pressure varies</p><br/><br/><p>The <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/boiling-17187" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BOILING">BOILING</a> point of a liquid varies according to the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/applied-380664" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about APPLIED">APPLIED</a> pressure; the normal boiling point is the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/temperature-11887" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TEMPERATURE">TEMPERATURE</a> at which the vapour pressure is equal to the standard sea-<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/level-1072714" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LEVEL">LEVEL</a> atmospheric pressure (760 mm [29.92 inches] of mercury). At sea level, water <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/boils-2478531" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BOILS">BOILS</a> at 100°C (212°F).</p></body></html> | |
| 492. |
The fundamental scientific principle in the operation of battery is |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Dissociation of electrolytes</p><br/><br/><p>The electrolyte consists of a solvent (<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/water-1449333" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WATER">WATER</a>, an organic liquid, or even a solid) and one or more chemicals that dissociate into ions in the solvent. These ions serve to deliver <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/electrons-969138" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ELECTRONS">ELECTRONS</a> and chemical matter through the cell interior to balance the flow of electric current outside the cell during cell operation. An electrolyte is a liquid or gel that contains ions and can be <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/decomposed-7675098" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DECOMPOSED">DECOMPOSED</a> by <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/electrolysis-968576" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ELECTROLYSIS">ELECTROLYSIS</a>, e.g., that present in a battery. Commonly, electrolytes are solutions of acids, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bases-394363" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BASES">BASES</a>, or salts. Electrolyte solutions can also result from the dissolution of some biological (e.g., DNA, polypeptides) and synthetic polymers (e.g., polystyrene sulfonate), termed poly-electrolytes, which contain charged functional groups.</p></body></html> | |
| 493. |
The ''four stroke petrol engine' is based on |
| Answer» <html><body><p> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/otto-588163" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OTTO">OTTO</a>-cycle</p><br/><br/><p>A <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/four-464592" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FOUR">FOUR</a>-stroke engine (also known as four-cycle) is an <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/internal-517481" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INTERNAL">INTERNAL</a> combustion engine in which the piston completes four <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/separate-1201161" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SEPARATE">SEPARATE</a> strokes—intake, compression, power, and exhaust—during two separate revolutions of the engine’s crankshaft, and one single <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/thermodynamic-22533" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about THERMODYNAMIC">THERMODYNAMIC</a> cycle. The earliest of these to be developed is the Otto cycle engine developed in 1876 by Nikolaus August Otto in Cologne, Germany, after the operation principle described by Alphonse Beau de Rochas in 1861.</p></body></html> | |
| 494. |
Which compressor is usually used in AC? |
| Answer» <html><body><p> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/reciprocating-620516" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RECIPROCATING">RECIPROCATING</a></p><br/><br/><p>The reciprocating <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/compressor-927275" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPRESSOR">COMPRESSOR</a> is the most <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/popular-592281" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about POPULAR">POPULAR</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/type-715478" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TYPE">TYPE</a> of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ac-361271" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AC">AC</a> compressor.</p></body></html> | |
| 495. |
When an unbalanced force acts on an object |
| Answer» <html><body><p> All of the above</p><br/><br/><p>When an unbalanced force <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/acts-848461" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ACTS">ACTS</a> on an <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/object-11416" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OBJECT">OBJECT</a> it causes <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/change-913808" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CHANGE">CHANGE</a> in motion of the object, the speed and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/direction-1696" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DIRECTION">DIRECTION</a> of the object changes and the object <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/moves-1104598" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MOVES">MOVES</a>.</p></body></html> | |
| 496. |
Tap water is placed in an open pad and allowed to evaporate. After some time the temperature of water |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Decreases <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/slightly-3037487" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SLIGHTLY">SLIGHTLY</a></p><br/><br/><p>Tap <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/water-1449333" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WATER">WATER</a> is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/placed-591674" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PLACED">PLACED</a> in an open pad and allowed to evaporate. After some <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/time-19467" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TIME">TIME</a> the temperature of water decreases slightly.</p></body></html> | |
| 497. |
Damp clothes are dried in spin dryers by the action of |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Centrifugal forces</p><br/><br/><p>The spin <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/dryer-960358" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DRYER">DRYER</a> is probably the most familiar centrifuge. The spin dryer of a washing machine removes excess water from the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/clothing-421106" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CLOTHING">CLOTHING</a> by rotating at a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/high-479925" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HIGH">HIGH</a> speed. The high speed of rotation <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/creates-427342" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CREATES">CREATES</a> a high centrifugal force for the water in the clothing which <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/causes-910982" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CAUSES">CAUSES</a> it to be pulled to the outside of the spinning portion of the washing machine and away from the clothes.</p></body></html> | |
| 498. |
Which of the following is an example for cantilever beam? |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Bridge</p><br/><br/><p>A <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/cantilever-908389" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CANTILEVER">CANTILEVER</a> is a beam anchored at only one end. The beam carries the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/load-11593" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOAD">LOAD</a> to the support where it is resisted by moment and shear stress. Cantilever construction allows for overhanging <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/structures-17929" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about STRUCTURES">STRUCTURES</a> without external bracing. Cantilevers can also be constructed with trusses or slabs. This is in contrast to a simply supported beam such as those found in a post and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/lintel-1075026" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LINTEL">LINTEL</a> system. A simply supported beam is supported at both ends with loads applied between the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/supports-1235459" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SUPPORTS">SUPPORTS</a>. Cantilevers are widely found in construction, notably in cantilever bridges.</p></body></html> | |
| 499. |
The composition of electrician solder is |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Lead-37%, tin-63%</p><br/><br/><p>The <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/composition-22493" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPOSITION">COMPOSITION</a> of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/electrician-449863" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ELECTRICIAN">ELECTRICIAN</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/solder-647370" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOLDER">SOLDER</a> is Lead-37%, tin-63%.</p></body></html> | |
| 500. |
'Parsec' is the unit measurement of |
| Answer» <html><body><p> Astronomical distance</p><br/><br/><p>One parsec is the distance to an object <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/whose-1455415" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WHOSE">WHOSE</a> parallax angle is one arcsecond. The <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/radius-1176229" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RADIUS">RADIUS</a> of the Earth's orbit equals one astronomical <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/unit-1438166" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about UNIT">UNIT</a> (<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/au-385262" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AU">AU</a>), so an object that is one parsec distant is 206,265 AU (or 3.26 light-years) away.</p></body></html> | |