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                381.  
When a loop composed of two dissimilar metals could be made to carry a continuous current simply by maintaining the two junctions at different temperatures, the above effect is known as  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Thomson effect 
				 				 B. Thompson effect 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Peltier effect 
				 				 D. Seeback effect 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: D 
 
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                382.  
A thermocouple works on which of the following effect?  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Thomson effect 
				 				 B. Seeback effect 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Peltier effect 
				 				 D. Joule effect 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: B 
 
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                383.  
When a current is passed through the junction of two different metals, heat is absorbed or liberated depending on the direction of the current. The above phenomenon is known as  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Kelvin effect 
				 				 B. Joule's effect 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Peltier's effect 
				 				 D. None of the above 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: C 
 
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                384.  
Which of the following material can be used at temperatures above 100?C?  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Polythene 
				 				 B. Teflon 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Rubber 
				 				 D. Paraffin wax 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: B 
 
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                385.  
Which of the following materials can be used for temperatures upto 500?C?  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Empire cloth 
				 				 B. Paper oiled 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Mica 
				 				 D. Polythene 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: C 
 
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                386.  
Which of the following is the ferroelectric material?  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Rechelle salt 
				 				 B. Barium titanate 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Potassium dehydrogen phosphate 
				 				 D. All of the above 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: C 
 
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                387.  
The Curic point for Rochelle salt is about  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. 1000?C 
				 				 B. 500?C 
				  
				 
				 				 C. 240?C 
				 				 D. Absolute zero 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: C 
 
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                388.  
Materials which lack permanent magnetic dipoles are called  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. diamagnetic 
				 				 B. ferromagnetic 
				  
				 
				 				 C. semi-magnetic 
				 				 D. None of the above 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: A 
 
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                389.  
When the atomic magnetic moments are randomly oriented in a solid, its magnetic behaviour is termed as  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. polycrystalline 
				 				 B. anti-ferromagnetic 
				  
				 
				 				 C. paramagnetic 
				 				 D. semi-magnetic 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: C 
 
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                390.  
The structure of a semi-conductor resemles that of a  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. circle 
				 				 B. rhombus 
				  
				 
				 				 C. diamond 
				 				 D. triangle 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: C 
 
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