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Radiocarbon dating technique is used to estimate the age of

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Planets are

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Rectifiers are used to convert

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Moment of inertia is

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Of the following properties of a wave, the one that is independent of the other is its

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Planets do not twinkle because

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Rain is falling vertically downwards. To a man running east-wards, the rain will appear to be coming from

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Light from the star, Alpha Centauri, which is nearest to the earth after the sun, reaches the earth in

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Of the following natural phenomena, tell which one known in Sanskrit as 'deer's thirst'?

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Radiocarbon is produced in the atmosphere as a result of

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It is easier to roll a stone up a sloping road than to lift it vertical upwards because

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The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves

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Siphon will fail to work if

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Large transformers, when used for some time, become very hot and are cooled by circulating oil. The heating of the transformer is due to

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Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named