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Astronomers have discovered a bizarre, hexagon-shaped feature in the clouds of Saturn near the planet's north pole. The feature was first seen in images sent by the

  1. Voyager spacecraft

  2. Casis spacecraft

  3. Messenger spacecraft

  4. Pathfinder spacecraft
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The hexagonal feature at Saturn's north pole was first observed by the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft during their flybys in the early 1980s, and later confirmed by the Cassini mission.

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In a microwave oven the device used for generating microwaves is

  1. Stirrer fan

  2. Metal wall

  3. Magnetron

  4. Cyclotron
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A magnetron is a high-powered vacuum tube that generates microwaves by interacting a stream of electrons with a magnetic field, which is the core component of a microwave oven.

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Which of the following is/are the source/s of ultraviolet radiations?

  1. The sun

  2. Electric arcs of mercury

  3. Discharges in hydrogen

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Ultraviolet radiation is emitted by the sun, as well as by artificial sources like mercury vapor lamps and electric arcs used in industrial processes.

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The output of a given windmill

  1. Increases with an increase in wind velocity

  2. Decreases with an increase in wind velocity

  3. Is independent of wind velocity

  4. Cannot be determined
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The power output of a windmill is proportional to the cube of the wind velocity. Therefore, as wind velocity increases, the energy captured and the output of the windmill increase significantly.