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The business assets of an organisation amount to Rs. 50,000 but the debts that remain unpaid are Rs. 80,000. What course of action can the creditors take if (a) The organisation is a sole proprietorship firm (b) The organisation is a partnership firm with Anthony and Akbar as partners. Which of the two partners can the creditors approach for repayment of debt? Explain giving reasons

(a) As the sole proprietor has unlimited liability in case of a sole proprietorship. Creditors can claim the personal assets... View Article

A mass is supported on a frictionless horizontal surface. It is attached to a string and rotates fixed center at an angular velocity ω0 . If the length of the string and angular velocity both are doubled, the tension in the string which was initially T0 is now

\(\begin{array}{l}T_{0}=m\omega _{0}^{2}L\end{array} \) If the length of the string and angular velocity is doubled, then \(\begin{array}{l}T = m(2\omega _{0})^{2}\left (... View Article

Phenol gives characteristic colouration with (A) Iodine solution (B) Bromine water (C) Aqueous FeCl3 solution (D) Ammonium hydroxide

The answer is ‘aqueous FeCl3 solution’. Phenol gives violet or blue colouration with FeCl3 solution Hence, the correct option is... View Article

The transverse nature of light is shown by (A) interference of light (B) refraction of light (C) polarization of light (D) dispersion of light

The transverse nature of light is shown by ‘polarization of light’. Hence, the correct option is (C)

Which of the following is/are polynomials? (a) 4xz^2 (b) 4xz^2 + 4xy (c) 2xy (d) All of the above are polynomials

Polynomial is made up of two terms, namely Poly (meaning “many”) and Nominal (meaning “terms.”). A polynomial is defined as... View Article

A point performs simple harmonic oscillation of period T and the equation of motion is given by x = a sin(ωt + π/6). After the elapse of what fraction of the time period the velocity of the point will be equal to half of its maximum velocity? (a) T/3 (b) T/12 (c) T/8 (d) T/6

Given X = a sin (ωt + π/6) \(\begin{array}{l}v = \frac{dx}{dt}= a\omega cos\left ( \omega t+\frac{\pi }{6} \right )\end{array} \)... View Article

A car runs at a constant speed on a circular track of radius 100 m, taking 62.8 seconds for every circular lap. The average velocity and average speed for each circular lap respectively is: (A) 0, 0 (B) 0, 10 m/s (C) 10 m/s, 10 m/s (D) 10 m/s, 0

Given Radius = 100 m Time interval = 62.8 seconds On a circular path in completing one turn, the distance... View Article

An assumption of the constant marginal utility of money means the importance of money to the consumer is ________. (a) rising (b) falling (c) unchanged (d) none of the above

An assumption of the constant marginal utility of money means the importance of money to the consumer is ‘unchanged’ Marginal... View Article

Two particle of equal mass m and charge q are placed at a distance of 16 cm. They donot experience any force. The value of q/m is:

Given: They do not experience any force, i.e, the net force = 0 Hence, \(\begin{array}{l}\left | F_{g} \right |=\left |... View Article

If mass of earth decreases by 25% and its radius increases by 50% then acceleration due to gravity at its surface decreases by nearly: (A) 89% (B) 67% (C) 33% (D) 11%

We know, \(\begin{array}{l}g = \frac{GM}{R^{2}}\end{array} \) The mass of the earth decreases by 25% remaining 75% of M = (75/100)M... View Article

A train is running at a speed of 40 km/hr and it crosses a post in 18 seconds. What is the length of the train? (A) 190 metres (B) 160 metres (C) 200 metres (D) 120 metres

Given Speed of a train, v = 40 km/hr v = 40000/3600 m/s v = 400/36 m/s Time taken to... View Article

The energy of a photon is given as 3.03 x 10^-19 J/atom. The wavelength of the photon is: (a) 6.56 nm (b) 65.6 nm (c) 0.656 nm (d) 656 nm

Given E = 3.03 x 10-19 J/atom As per the formula \(\begin{array}{l}E = \frac{hc}{\lambda }\end{array} \) or \(\begin{array}{l}\lambda = \frac{hc}{E}\end{array}... View Article

Why are bulbs filled with chemically inactive Nitrogen or Argon gas? (A) To prevent oxidation of Tungsten filament (B) To prevent dehydration of Tungsten filament (C) To prevent oxidation of Steel filament (D) None

The filament in an electric bulb is made using tungsten which would burn quickly when it comes in contact with... View Article

Which of the following is the energy of a possible excited state of hydrogen? (A) +13.6 eV (B) -6.8 eV (C) -3.4 eV (D) +6.8 eV

In a hydrogen atom, the energies (in eV/atom) of electron in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th energy levels are... View Article

A cylindrical roller 2.5 m in length, 1.75 m in radius when rolled on a road was found to cover the area of 5500 m^2. How many revolutions did it make?

Given length of a cylindrical roller, h = 2.5 m radius of a cylindrical roller, r = 1.75 m Total... View Article

Silicon is an important constituent of (a) chlorophyll (b) haemoglobin (c) rocks (d) amalgams

Silicon is an important constituent of ‘rocks’. Hence the correct option is (c) Learn more: Silicon

Hair cream is an example of (a) gel (b) sol (c) aerosol (d) emulsion

An emulsion can be defined as a colloid consisting of two or more non-homogenous type of liquids wherein one of the... View Article

Which is the main function of RBC? (a) To fight diseases in the body (b) To carry oxygen to different parts of the body (c) To increase levels of WBC (d) To arrest bleeding

The main function of RBC is to carry oxygen to different parts of the body. Hence, the correct option is... View Article

What is oogenesis? Give a brief account of oogenesis

Oogenesis is the process of formation of female gametes. This process begins inside the fetus before birth. The steps in... View Article

Credit sales are recorded in a (A) Sales Book (B) Cash Book (C) Journal Book (D) Purchases Book

Credit sales are recorded in a ‘sales book’. Sales journal is used for recording all the sales done on credit... View Article

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