Contribution of physics in technology and society - class-IX

contribution of physics in technology and society

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

White colour of the cloud is due to ___________________.

  1. reflection of seven colors of light
  2. refraction of seven colors of light
  3. scattering of seven colors of light
  4. absorption of seven colors of light
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A person walks $100$m, holding a suitcase of weight $100$N. The work done by the applied force is _________J.

  1. $10000$
  2. $100$
  3. $Zero$
  4. $5000$
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether given statement is True or False.
The systematic knowledge collected through observation of nature is called science?

  1. True
  2. False
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is considered as a "founding father" of Indian Space Programme ?

  1. C.V. Raman
  2. Dr Vikram A Sarabhai
  3. Satyendra Nath Bose
  4. Homi J Bhabha
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Raghu learnt something in school and he told his friends "An object can appear smaller or bigger in size depending on its distance from you. So, an elephant can look as small as a cat if it is far away."
Based on this, his friends said the following:
Kabir: "All stars are of the same size."
Raina: "All other stars are definitely smaller than the Sun."
Karen: "The Sun and the Moon are definitely of the same size.
"Shifa: "There could be a star which is bigger than the Moon."
Who is correct?

  1. Only Shifa.
  2. Only Raina.
  3. Only Kabir and Karen.
  4. Only Kabir and Raina.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

ISRO stands for __________________.

  1. International Space Research Organisation
  2. Indian Space Research Organisation
  3. Indian Satellite Research Organisation
  4. International Satellite Research Organisation
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following satellite can help to telecast TV network programmes all over the country ?

  1. INSAT- $1$B
  2. Apple
  3. Aryabhata
  4. None of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An astronaut in outer space will observe sky as ___________.

  1. White
  2. Black
  3. Blue
  4. Red
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Name the latest theory of fundamental physics in which the basic entity is a one-dimensional object as against the 'zero-dimensional' points representing the elementary particles.

  1. String theory
  2. Supersymmetry
  3. Symmetry
  4. Superstring theory
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Geo-stationary satellite revolves at ____________.

  1. Any height
  2. Fixed height
  3. Height above pole
  4. Height which depends upon its mass
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first husband-wife team to get the Nobel Prize for Physics was.

  1. Frederick Joliot-Irene Joliot-Curie
  2. Pierre Curie-Marie Curie
  3. Carl Cori-Gerty Cori
  4. Gunnar Myrdal-Alva Myrdal
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

'New Horizons spacecraft' was launched by NASA to study about which of the following planet ?

  1. Jupiter
  2. Mercury
  3. Mars
  4. Pluto
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following layers of the atmosphere most of the ozone is present ?

  1. Troposphere
  2. Exosphere
  3. Mesosphere
  4. Stratosphere
  5. None of these
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the biggest change in fundamental $1$, studies of systematic is:

  1. Recognition of sharing of resources.
  2. Recognition of sharing of similarity.
  3. Recognition of sharing of physical law.
  4. Recognition of sharing of celestial body.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Nano science is the study of fundamental principles that nature permits at the nanoscale or less than that $i e . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 

  1. The classical mechanics
  2. the wave mechanics
  3. The quantum mechanics
  4. none of these
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether given statement is True or False.
Aryabhata is the first Indian satellite.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which year was the Indian Space Research Organisation founded ?

  1. 1967
  2. 1969
  3. 1970
  4. 1972
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether given statement is True or False.
Science is Classified into various branches like physics, chemistry, biology, medical science, agriculture science ?

  1. True
  2. False
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Name the Indian scientist who has contributed in the  discovery of inelastic scattering of light by molecules.

  1. C.V. Raman
  2. M.N. Saha
  3. S.N. Bose
  4. None of the above
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following correctly describes AGNI ?

  1. A long range gun
  2. A long range missile
  3. A versatile tank
  4. A fighter plane
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first person to set foot on the moon ?

  1. Neil Armstrong
  2. Yuri Gagarin
  3. Valentina Tereshkova
  4. Steven Sptelberg
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following phenomena will not be observed on the surface of the Moon ?

  1. Rising and setting of the Sun
  2. Solar eclipse
  3. Motion of comets
  4. Twinkling of stars
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The messenger satellite launched by NASA was to study ___________.

  1. Mars
  2. Mercury
  3. Venus
  4. Saturn
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the first missile which has been developed in India ?

  1. Trishul
  2. Agni
  3. Akash
  4. Prithvi
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name given to India's Meteorological Research Satellite launched in 2003 ?

  1. Vikram-1
  2. Bhaskara-1
  3. Kalpana-1
  4. Arya Bhatta-1