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NDA General Ability 21 April 2024
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1.33

The human eye is like a camera that has a lens with :

A

fixed focal length and fixed aperture size.

B

variable focal length and fixed aperture size.

C

fixed focal length and variable aperture size.

D

variable focal length and variable aperture size.

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NDA General Ability 21 April 2024
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1.33

A uniform meter scale of mass 0.24 kg is made of steel. It is kept on two wedges, W₁ and W₂, in a horizontal position. W₁ is at a distance of 0.2 m from one of its ends, while W₂ is at a distance of 0.4 m from the other end. If the force on the scale is N₁ due to W₁ and N₂ due to W₂, then : (take g = 10.0 m s⁻²)

A

N₁ = 1.6 N and N₂ = 0.8 N

B

N₁ = 0.8 N and N₂ = 1.6 N

C

N₁ = 0.6 N and N₂ = 1.8 N

D

N₁ = 1.8 N and N₂ = 0.6 N

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NDA General Ability 21 April 2024
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1.33

Escape speed from the Earth is close to 11.2 km s⁻¹. On another planet whose radius is half of the Earth's radius and whose mass density is four times that of the Earth, the escape speed in km s⁻¹ will be close to :

A

11.2

B

15.8

C

5.6

D

7.9

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NDA General Ability 21 April 2024
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1.33

Which one of the following does not apply to sound waves in fluids?

A

They transport energy

B

They need a medium to travel

C

They are transverse

D

They travel faster in liquids than in gases