Odisha LTR Teacher Recruitment — Mock Test 08
50 Fresh & Non-Repeating Questions: Odisha Studies, Polity, Arithmetic, Reasoning, Computer Literacy & Science.
1. Which ancient Buddhist monastic complex in Jajpur district, along with Ratnagiri and Udayagiri, forms the renowned 'Diamond Triangle' (Ratnatraya) of Odisha?
- A) Kuruma
- B) Lalitgiri
- C) Langudi
- D) Dhauli
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Correct Answer: B) Lalitgiri
Explanation: Lalitgiri, Ratnagiri, and Udayagiri in the Assia hill range of Jajpur and Cuttack districts constitute the famous Buddhist 'Diamond Triangle' (Ratnatraya).
2. Who acts as the Chairman of the Business Advisory Committee of the Odisha Legislative Assembly?
- A) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
- B) The Leader of Opposition
- C) The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
- D) The Governor
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Correct Answer: A) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Explanation: By convention and statutory rules, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly serves as the ex-officio Chairman of the Business Advisory Committee.
3. The 'Kalahandi-Balangir-Koraput' (KBK) region is predominantly drained by which major eastward-flowing river before it enters the Bay of Bengal in Andhra Pradesh?
- A) Brahmani
- B) Rushikulya
- C) Vamsadhara
- D) Subarnarekha
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Correct Answer: C) Vamsadhara
Explanation: The Vamsadhara River rises in the Kalyansinghpur hills of Rayagada/Kalahandi and flows 254 km before discharging into the Bay of Bengal at Kalingapatnam.
4. Which historic treaty formally concluded the First Anglo-Maratha War in 1782, temporarily preventing British expansion into Odisha's border tracts?
- A) Treaty of Purandar
- B) Treaty of Salbai
- C) Treaty of Deogaon
- D) Treaty of Bassein
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Correct Answer: B) Treaty of Salbai
Explanation: The Treaty of Salbai (1782) between Warren Hastings and Mahadji Scindia guaranteed peace between the Marathas and the British for twenty years.
5. Who was the eminent Odia poet who composed the celebrated allegorical poetic work 'Darbar', satirizing feudal servility towards the British crown?
- A) Fakir Mohan Senapati
- B) Radhanath Ray
- C) Gangadhar Meher
- D) Chintamani Mohanty
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Correct Answer: B) Radhanath Ray
Explanation: Kabibara Radhanath Ray composed 'Darbar' in 1897 to mock the sycophancy of local rajas and feudatories gathered at the Commissioner's durbar in Cuttack.
6. Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to formulate a law providing for adjudication of any dispute relating to the use, distribution, or control of inter-state river waters?
- A) Article 260
- B) Article 262
- C) Article 263
- D) Article 280
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Correct Answer: B) Article 262
Explanation: Article 262 permits Parliament to enact statutes like the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act 1956, barring the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and high courts in such conflicts.
7. In which district of Odisha is the high-altitude, bio-diverse 'Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary' situated?
- A) Kalahandi
- B) Nuapada
- C) Kandhamal
- D) Gajapati
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Correct Answer: A) Kalahandi
Explanation: Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary, covering 175 sq. km in Kalahandi district, is renowned for leopards, tigers, sambars, and the Phurlijharan waterfall.
8. Who among the following founded the 'Brahmo Samaj' movement in Odisha, establishing the Cuttack Brahmo Samaj in 1864?
- A) Bichitrananda Das
- B) Haragovinda Ghosh
- C) Biswanath Kar
- D) Madhusudan Rao
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Correct Answer: B) Haragovinda Ghosh
Explanation: Haragovinda Ghosh and local reformist intellectuals established the pioneering Brahmo Samaj at Cuttack in 1864.
9. Which mineral reserve discovered in the Sukinda and Baula-Nausahi belts of Odisha accounts for nearly all of India's platinum-group elements (PGE)?
- A) Bauxite
- B) Chromite and PGE ores
- C) Ilmenite
- D) Graphite
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Correct Answer: B) Chromite and PGE ores
Explanation: The Baula-Nausahi ultramafic complex in Keonjhar/Jajpur holds commercially exploitable chromite along with platinum-group elements (PGE).
10. The famous folk-theatre art form of Odisha, based on traditional wooden puppetry, is known as:
- A) Kandhei Nacha (Sakhi Kandhei)
- B) Chhau Nacha
- C) Danda Nata
- D) Pala
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Correct Answer: A) Kandhei Nacha (Sakhi Kandhei)
Explanation: Sakhi Kandhei (or Kandhei Nacha) is the traditional string and glove puppetry of Odisha, primarily practiced in Keonjhar and Puri.
11. Under Article 243-I of the Constitution, who appoints the State Finance Commission every five years to review the financial position of Panchayats?
- A) Chief Minister
- B) Governor of the State
- C) State Election Commissioner
- D) Finance Minister
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Correct Answer: B) Governor of the State
Explanation: The Governor constitutes a Finance Commission every five years to review financial health and recommend principles for sharing state tax proceeds with local bodies.
12. Which mountain pass in the Eastern Ghats historically connected coastal Ganjam with the southwestern tablelands of Koraput and Rayagada?
- A) Kalinga Ghat
- B) Similipal Pass
- C) Bhalumaska Ghat
- D) Dhabaleswar Pass
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Correct Answer: A) Kalinga Ghat
Explanation: Kalinga Ghat is a steep, scenic pass cutting across the Eastern Ghats, linking Ganjam with Phulbani and the southwestern districts of Odisha.
13. Who authored the famous classical Odia novel 'Amrutara Santana' (1947), which won the very first Sahitya Akademi Award for Odia literature in 1955?
- A) Kalindi Charan Panigrahi
- B) Gopinath Mohanty
- C) Surendra Mohanty
- D) Kanhucharan Mohanty
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Correct Answer: B) Gopinath Mohanty
Explanation: Gopinath Mohanty authored 'Amrutara Santana', depicting the life, culture, and struggles of the tribal Kondh community of southwestern Odisha.
14. In which year was the Odisha State Election Commission established to conduct elections to PRIs and Urban Local Bodies?
- A) 1992
- B) 1994
- C) 1997
- D) 2001
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Correct Answer: B) 1994
Explanation: The State Election Commission of Odisha was constituted in 1994 under Articles 243-K and 243-ZA following the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments.
15. The sacred hot spring 'Deulajhari', noted for its twin boiling kundas situated amid jasmine groves, is located in which district of Odisha?
- A) Angul
- B) Boudh
- C) Nayagarh
- D) Dhenkanal
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Correct Answer: A) Angul
Explanation: Deulajhari hot sulfur spring is situated near Athamallik in Angul district, famed for its thermal water reservoirs adjacent to an ancient Shiva temple.
16. If the difference between the circumference and diameter of a circle is 60 cm, find the radius of the circle (Take π = 22/7):
- A) 12 cm
- B) 14 cm
- C) 16 cm
- D) 21 cm
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Correct Answer: B) 14 cm
Explanation: 2πr - 2r = 60 ⇒ 2r(22/7 - 1) = 60 ⇒ 2r(15/7) = 60 ⇒ 30r/7 = 60 ⇒ r = (60 × 7)/30 = 14 cm.
17. A sum of ₹6,250 lent at compound interest for 2 years amounts to ₹6,760. What is the annual rate of interest?
- A) 3%
- B) 4%
- C) 5%
- D) 6%
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Correct Answer: B) 4%
Explanation: Amount/Principal = 6760 / 6250 = 676 / 625 = (26/25)². Thus, 1 + r/100 = 26/25 ⇒ r/100 = 1/25 ⇒ r = 4%.
18. What is the simple interest earned on ₹7,300 at 5% per annum from 5th January to 31st May of a non-leap year (146 days)?
- A) ₹140
- B) ₹146
- C) ₹150
- D) ₹156
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Correct Answer: B) ₹146
Explanation: Days: Jan(26) + Feb(28) + Mar(31) + Apr(30) + May(31) = 146 days. Time = 146/365 = 2/5 year. SI = (7,300 × 5 × 2/5) / 100 = 73 × 2 = ₹146.
19. A can do a piece of work in 16 days and B in 24 days. With the assistance of C, they finish the work together in 6 days. In how many days can C alone complete the entire work?
- A) 14 days
- B) 16 days
- C) 18 days
- D) 20 days
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Correct Answer: B) 16 days
Explanation: C's 1-day work = 1/6 - (1/16 + 1/24) = 1/6 - (3 + 2)/48 = 1/6 - 5/48 = (8 - 5)/48 = 3/48 = 1/16. Thus, C alone takes 16 days.
20. A train 220 meters long travelling at 54 km/h passes another train 180 meters long travelling at 36 km/h in the same direction. How many seconds will it take to completely pass?
- A) 60 seconds
- B) 70 seconds
- C) 80 seconds
- D) 90 seconds
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Correct Answer: C) 80 seconds
Explanation: Relative speed = 54 - 36 = 18 km/h = 18 × (5/18) = 5 m/s. Total distance = 220 + 180 = 400 m. Time = 400 / 5 = 80 seconds.
21. The average of 7 consecutive numbers is 20. What is the largest of these numbers?
- A) 21
- B) 22
- C) 23
- D) 24
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Correct Answer: C) 23
Explanation: For 7 consecutive numbers, the average represents the middle (4th) number: 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. The largest number is 23.
22. If the perimeter of a semi-circular park is 108 meters, find its area (taking π = 22/7):
- A) 693 m²
- B) 720 m²
- C) 756 m²
- D) 770 m²
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Correct Answer: A) 693 m²
Explanation: Perimeter = πr + 2r = r(22/7 + 2) = r(36/7) = 108 ⇒ r = (108 × 7)/36 = 21 m. Area = 1/2 π r² = 1/2 × (22/7) × 21 × 21 = 693 m².
23. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea costing ₹180/kg and ₹230/kg so that selling the mixture at ₹216/kg yields a profit of 8%?
- A) 2 : 3
- B) 3 : 2
- C) 3 : 4
- D) 4 : 5
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Correct Answer: B) 3 : 2
Explanation: Mean Cost Price = 216 / 1.08 = ₹200/kg. By Alligation rule: Ratio = (230 - 200) : (200 - 180) = 30 : 20 = 3 : 2.
24. A person saves 20% of his income. If his income increases by 25% and his expenditure increases by 20%, by what percentage do his savings increase?
- A) 35%
- B) 40%
- C) 45%
- D) 50%
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Correct Answer: C) 45%
Explanation: Initial: Income = 100, Exp = 80, Savings = 20. New: Income = 125, Exp = 80 × 1.20 = 96. New Savings = 125 - 96 = 29. Increase in savings = (29 - 20)/20 × 100 = 45%.
25. Find the difference between compound interest and simple interest on ₹15,000 for 2 years at 8% per annum.
- A) ₹92
- B) ₹96
- C) ₹104
- D) ₹112
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Correct Answer: B) ₹96
Explanation: 2-year Difference = P × (r/100)² = 15,000 × (8/100)² = 15,000 × (64/10,000) = 1.5 × 64 = ₹96.
26. Introducing a woman, a man said, "Her mother is the only daughter of my mother-in-law." How is the man related to the woman?
- A) Brother
- B) Uncle
- C) Father
- D) Husband
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Correct Answer: C) Father
Explanation: "The only daughter of my mother-in-law" is the man's wife. Since her mother is his wife, the man is the woman's father.
27. Find the missing term in the sequence: 2, 10, 30, 68, 130, ?
- A) 216
- B) 220
- C) 222
- D) 228
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Correct Answer: C) 222
Explanation: The sequence follows the cubic formula (n³ + n): 1³+1=2, 2³+2=10, 3³+3=30, 4³+4=68, 5³+5=130, 6³+6 = 216 + 6 = 222.
28. A watch reads 4:30. If the minute hand points towards East, in which direction will the hour hand point?
- A) North-East
- B) North-West
- C) South-East
- D) South-West
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Correct Answer: A) North-East
Explanation: At 4:30, the minute hand points South. If South is labelled East, the compass is rotated 90° counter-clockwise. The hour hand at South-East rotated 90° counter-clockwise points to North-East.
29. In a certain code, 'MONKEY' is written as 'XDJMNL'. How will 'TIGER' be written in that code?
- A) QDFHS
- B) SDFHS
- C) SHFDQ
- D) UJHFS
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Correct Answer: A) QDFHS
Explanation: Reverse the word and subtract 1 from each letter: TIGER reversed is REGIT. R(-1)=Q, E(-1)=D, G(-1)=F, I(-1)=H, T(-1)=S ⇒ QDFHS.
30. Find the number of triangles in a standard five-pointed geometric star (pentagram):
- A) 8
- B) 10
- C) 12
- D) 15
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Correct Answer: B) 10
Explanation: A regular five-pointed star contains 5 small triangles at the tips plus 5 larger overlapping triangles formed by intersecting lines, making a total of 10.
31. What was the day of the week on 26th January 1950, when the Constitution of India came into force?
- A) Wednesday
- B) Thursday
- C) Friday
- D) Saturday
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Correct Answer: B) Thursday
Explanation: Calculating odd days up to 26 January 1950 yields 4 odd days (where 0=Sunday, 1=Monday... 4=Thursday). India became a Republic on a Thursday.
32. Select the odd pair among the following:
- A) Volume : Liter
- B) Pressure : Pascal
- C) Resistance : Ampere
- D) Temperature : Kelvin
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Correct Answer: C) Resistance : Ampere
Explanation: The SI unit of electrical resistance is the Ohm (Ω). Ampere is the SI unit of electric current.
33. In a row of 35 girls facing North, Sneha is 12th from the right end and Pooja is 18th from the left end. How many girls sit between Sneha and Pooja?
- A) 4
- B) 5
- C) 6
- D) 7
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Correct Answer: B) 5
Explanation: Sum of positions = 18 + 12 = 30. Since 30 < 35, girls between them = Total - 30 = 35 - 30 = 5.
34. Complete the letter pattern: AZB, CYD, EXF, ?
- A) GWH
- B) GVH
- C) HWG
- D) GVI
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Correct Answer: A) GWH
Explanation: 1st letter (+2): A→C→E→G. Middle letter (-1): Z→Y→X→W. 3rd letter (+2): B→D→F→H. Result: GWH.
35. Statements: Some fruits are sweet. All sweet things are healthy.
Conclusions: I. All fruits are healthy. II. Some fruits are healthy.
- A) Only conclusion I follows
- B) Only conclusion II follows
- C) Both follow
- D) Neither follows
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Correct Answer: B) Only conclusion II follows
Explanation: Those fruits which are sweet are guaranteed to be healthy. Thus, 'Some fruits are healthy' follows definitely, while concluding 'all fruits' is unsupported.
36. Which register in the central processing unit temporarily stores intermediate results of arithmetic and logic operations?
- A) Instruction Register (IR)
- B) Accumulator (AC)
- C) Program Counter (PC)
- D) Memory Address Register (MAR)
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Correct Answer: B) Accumulator (AC)
Explanation: The accumulator register directly holds operational inputs and intermediate calculation outputs produced by the ALU.
37. What does the keyboard shortcut 'Shift + F3' perform when text is highlighted in Microsoft Word?
- A) Changes text casing (UPPERCASE, lowercase, Capitalize Each Word)
- B) Inserts a footnote
- C) Opens print preview
- D) Applies strikethrough formatting
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Correct Answer: A) Changes text casing (UPPERCASE, lowercase, Capitalize Each Word)
Explanation: Shift + F3 toggles the selected text between UPPERCASE, lowercase, and Title Case in Microsoft Word.
38. What is the name of the high-speed volatile memory placed directly on the CPU chip to hold frequent instructions?
- A) Flash Memory
- B) Cache Memory (L1/L2)
- C) Virtual Memory
- D) CMOS RAM
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Correct Answer: B) Cache Memory (L1/L2)
Explanation: CPU cache memory (SRAM) provides ultra-low latency storage for instructions being actively executed by the processor cores.
39. Which network protocol operates on transport layer port 53 to map domain names into IP addresses?
- A) DHCP
- B) DNS
- C) SNMP
- D) Telnet
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Correct Answer: B) DNS
Explanation: The Domain Name System (DNS) operates over UDP/TCP port 53 to translate human-friendly domain names into numerical IP addresses.
40. What is the functional output of pressing the shortcut key combination 'Windows Key + Shift + S'?
- A) Locks the screen
- B) Opens the Snipping Tool for screen capture
- C) Restarts the graphics card
- D) Opens the system settings
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Correct Answer: B) Opens the Snipping Tool for screen capture
Explanation: In modern Windows OS, Win + Shift + S opens the screen clipping tool to capture rectangular, window, or full-screen screenshots.
41. In relational database queries, which SQL clause is used to eliminate duplicate rows from the output result set?
- A) UNIQUE
- B) DISTINCT
- C) GROUP BY
- D) FILTER
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Correct Answer: B) DISTINCT
Explanation: The SELECT DISTINCT statement filters out identical rows, returning only unique values in the query result.
42. What type of physical network topology connects all client devices along a single central coaxial backbone cable with terminators at both ends?
- A) Star Topology
- B) Bus Topology
- C) Ring Topology
- D) Mesh Topology
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Correct Answer: B) Bus Topology
Explanation: In a Bus topology, all network nodes share a single transmission line, terminated at both ends to prevent signal reflections.
43. Which cybersecurity terminology refers to a network of private computers infected with malicious software and controlled remotely as a group without the owners' knowledge?
- A) Botnet
- B) Rootkit
- C) Spyware
- D) Logic Bomb
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Correct Answer: A) Botnet
Explanation: A botnet consists of compromised machines ('zombies') commanded centrally by a bot-herder to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
44. In Microsoft Excel, which logical function evaluates multiple conditions and returns TRUE only if all specified conditions are TRUE?
- A) =OR()
- B) =AND()
- C) =IF()
- D) =NOT()
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Correct Answer: B) =AND()
Explanation: The =AND() function evaluates to TRUE only if all its logical arguments are true; otherwise, it returns FALSE.
45. What is the hexadecimal equivalent of binary number 10101111₂?
- A) AF₁₆
- B) BF₁₆
- C) AE₁₆
- D) CF₁₆
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Correct Answer: A) AF₁₆
Explanation: Divide into 4-bit nibbles: 1010₂ = 10 = A in hex; 1111₂ = 15 = F in hex. Combined: AF₁₆.
46. Which atmospheric layer contains almost all meteorological weather phenomena (clouds, rainfall, convective storms)?
- A) Stratosphere
- B) Troposphere
- C) Mesosphere
- D) Ionosphere
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Correct Answer: B) Troposphere
Explanation: The troposphere (extending up to 8–18 km from Earth's surface) holds 75% of atmospheric mass and almost all water vapor, creating daily weather changes.
47. What is the chemical name and molecular formula of 'Heavy Water' used as a moderator in nuclear reactors?
- A) Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)
- B) Deuterium oxide (D₂O)
- C) Tritium oxide (T₂O)
- D) Heavy oxygen water (H₂¹⁸O)
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Correct Answer: B) Deuterium oxide (D₂O)
Explanation: Heavy water consists of oxygen bonded to deuterium (²H, an isotope of hydrogen containing one proton and one neutron), serving as a neutron moderator in nuclear reactors.
48. Which vitamin is chemically known as 'Cobalamin' and requires cobalt metal for its physiological synthesis?
- A) Vitamin B6
- B) Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)
- C) Vitamin B12
- D) Vitamin K
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Correct Answer: C) Vitamin B12
Explanation: Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) contains a cobalt ion centered in a corrin ring; its deficiency leads to Pernicious Anemia.
49. What physical principle explains why an iron needle sinks in water while an enormous steel ship floats?
- A) Bernoulli's Principle
- B) Archimedes' Principle and buoyant displacement
- C) Pascal's Law
- D) Hooke's Law
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Correct Answer: B) Archimedes' Principle and buoyant displacement
Explanation: A ship's hollow hull displaces a weight of water equal to its own weight, generating buoyant upward thrust that prevents it from sinking.
50. What is the SI unit of Magnetic Flux?
- A) Tesla
- B) Weber
- C) Henry
- D) Gauss
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Correct Answer: B) Weber
Explanation: The SI unit of magnetic flux is the Weber (Wb), whereas the SI unit of magnetic flux density is the Tesla (T).