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MPSC Rajyaseva 2013 GS Paper 1 — Question 51

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खालील वाक्ये विचारात घ्या. वरीलपैकी कोणती वाक्ये बरोबर आहेत ?

(a)टीप कागद त्याचे कार्य करणार नाही.

(b)रॉकेलचा दिवा वापरणे अवघड होईल.

(c)सभोवताली दिसणारी झाडे पृथ्वीवर वाढणार नाहीत.

(d)शहरात नळाद्वारे पाणी वाहण्याची शक्यता नाही.

1)फक्त (a), (b) व (c)✓ Correct
2)फक्त (b), (c) व (d)
3)फक्त (a), (c) व (d)
4)फक्त (a), (b) व (d)

Blotting paper action, kerosene lamp functioning, and water transport in tall trees all rely on capillary action (surface tension/capillarity). If surface tension or related capillary properties were absent or hindered, blotting paper wouldn't absorb, kerosene lamps wouldn't draw oil, and trees couldn't transport water upwards against gravity.

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Relates to basic general science principles taught in Maharashtra state board science textbooks.

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