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Question 31. A small gap is left at the joints of rails in a railway track to
  1.    Avoid the tracks being distorted due to seasonal temperature variation
  2.    Avoid the heating of tracks to high temperature
  3.    Control the speed of train
  4.    Keep the rails equidistant
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Avoid the tracks being distorted due to seasonal temperature variation
A small gap is left at the joints of rails in a railway track to avoid the tracks being distorted due to seasonal temperature variation.
Question 32. Pipelines in cold countries often burst in winter, because
  1.    Water freezes and expands in its volume
  2.    Temperature of ice is less than that of water
  3.    Pipelines contract in their volume
  4.    Pipelines expand due to freezing
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Water freezes and expands in its volume
Water in pipes freeze in cold countries. Due to the anomalous expansion of water, it expands instead of contacting when there is a fall in temperature below 4°c. So, the water pipes burst due to the excess space consumed by the ice after freezing.
Question 33. The density of the liquid when heated
  1.    Decreases
  2.    Increases
  3.    Does not change
  4.    May increase of decrease depending on pressure
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Decreases
When a liquid is heated, its volume increases and mass of liquid being same density decreases.
Question 34. Railway tracks are banked on curves so that
  1.    Necessary centrifugal force may be obtained from the horizontal component of the weight of the train
  2.    No frictional force may be produced between the tracks and the wheels of the train
  3.    Necessary centripetal force may be obtained from the horizontal component of the weight of the train
  4.    The train may not fall down inwards
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Necessary centripetal force may be obtained from the horizontal component of the weight of the train
Railway tracks are banked at the curves so that the necessary centripetal force may be obtained from the horizontal component of the reaction on the train.
Question 35. In severe winter, in cold countries water pipes burst because
  1.    Water expands on freezing
  2.    Contraction of water pipes
  3.    High atmospheric pressure
  4.    Combined effect of all the above three
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Water expands on freezing
Water in pipes freeze in cold countries. Due to the anomalous expansion of water, it expands instead of contacting when there is a fall in temperature below 4°c. So, the water pipes burst due to the excess space consumed by the ice after freezing.
Question 36. The moment of inertia of a body does not depend upon
  1.    The mass of the body
  2.    The mass distribution in the body
  3.    The angular speed of the body
  4.    The axis of rotation of the body
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> The angular speed of the body
Moment of inertia depends on distribution of body, axis of rotation and mass of the body. It is not dependent on angular velocity of the body.
Question 37. When a body falls from an aeroplane, there is increase in its
  1.    Kinetic energy
  2.    Mass
  3.    Acceleration
  4.    Potential energy
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Acceleration
The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its motion is called kinetic energy. Potential Energy is the energy possessed by virtue of its position or configuration. When a body falls from an aeroplane, there is increase in its acceleration.
Question 38. Which of the following never occurs singly in nature?
  1.    Inertia
  2.    Momentum
  3.    Force
  4.    Velocity
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Force
According to Newton, force can never occur singly in nature; it is the mutual interaction between two bodies. This formed the basis of Newton's Third Law of motion which states: “To every action, there is always an equal and opposite reaction.” Forces always occur in pairs.
Question 39. Newton's first law of motion gives the concept of
  1.    Energy
  2.    Work
  3.    Momentum
  4.    Inertia
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Answer: Option D. -> Inertia
Newton's first law of motion is sometimes referred to as the law of inertia. An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Question 40. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, is Newton's
  1.    First law
  2.    Second law
  3.    Third law
  4.    Fourth law
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Third law
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, is Newton's third law.

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