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This section includes 754 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Physics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
101. |
When a force is applied at one end of an elastic wire it produces at strain ∝ in the wire. If y is the youngs modulus of the material of the wire the amount of energy stored per unit volume of the wire is given by_________________? |
A. | Y∝ |
B. | 2Y∝ |
C. | Y∝/2 |
D. | Y∝2 |
Answer» E. | |
102. |
When a force is parallel to the direction of motion of the body, then work done on the body is_____________________? |
A. | zero |
B. | minimum |
C. | infinity |
D. | maximum |
Answer» E. | |
103. |
When a body moves in a straight line then its displacement coincides with__________________? |
A. | distance |
B. | force |
C. | acceleration is zero |
D. | both A and B |
Answer» B. force | |
104. |
When a body moves in a circle of radius r with linear speed V its centripetal force is_______________? |
A. | mV/r2 |
B. | mV/r |
C. | mV2/r |
D. | mV2/r2 |
Answer» D. mV2/r2 | |
105. |
When a body is moving along a circular path it covers a certain angle in a given interval of time. Such type of motion is__________________? |
A. | Vibratory motion |
B. | Linear motion |
C. | Rotatory motion |
D. | Angular motion |
Answer» E. | |
106. |
When a body is whirled in a horizontal circle by means of a string the centripetal force is supplied by______________? |
A. | Mass of a body |
B. | Velocity of body |
C. | The tension in the string |
D. | Centripetal acceleration |
Answer» D. Centripetal acceleration | |
107. |
What is the value of the current in a wire of 10cm long at the right angle to a uniform magnetic field of 0.5 Weber/m2 when the force acting on the wire is 5N ? |
A. | 1A |
B. | 10A |
C. | 100A |
D. | 1000A |
Answer» D. 1000A | |
108. |
What is the SI unit of modulus of elasticity of substance ? |
A. | Nm-2 |
B. | Jm-2 |
C. | Nm-1 |
D. | Being a number it has no unit. |
Answer» B. Jm-2 | |
109. |
What is the shape of velocity, time graph for constant acceleration ? |
A. | straight inclined line |
B. | parabola |
C. | inclined curve |
D. | declined curve |
Answer» B. parabola | |
110. |
What is the self-inductance of a coil in which an induced emf of 2V is set up when the current changes at the rate of 4 As-1 ? |
A. | 0.5 mH |
B. | 0.5H |
C. | 2.0H |
D. | 8.0H |
Answer» C. 2.0H | |
111. |
What is the outward force acting on a mass of 10 kg when rotating at one end an inelastic string 10m long at speed of 1m/s ? |
A. | 1N |
B. | 10N |
C. | 2N |
D. | 100N |
Answer» B. 10N | |
112. |
What is the angle that the given vector makes with y-axis and A=2i+3j ? |
A. | 30° |
B. | 60° |
C. | 90° |
D. | 120° |
Answer» C. 90° | |
113. |
What is the angle of projection for which the range and maximum height become equal ? |
A. | tan-1 ¼ |
B. | tan-1 4 |
C. | tan-1 ½ |
D. | tan-1 2 |
Answer» C. tan-1 ½ | |
114. |
What are the dimensions of stress ? |
A. | MLT-2 |
B. | ML-2T-1 |
C. | ML-1T-2 |
D. | ML-T-1 |
Answer» D. ML-T-1 | |
115. |
We prefer mercury as a thermometric substance because______________? |
A. | Over a wide range of temperature its expansion is uniform |
B. | It does not stick to thermometer glass |
C. | It opaque to light |
D. | All of above |
Answer» E. | |
116. |
We can produce heat by________________? |
A. | Frictional process |
B. | Chemical processes |
C. | Electrical processes |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
117. |
Waves emitted from the antenna are__________________? |
A. | Sound waves |
B. | Electromagnetic waves |
C. | Radio waves |
D. | Modulated waves |
Answer» C. Radio waves | |
118. |
Waves transmit ________________ from one place to another? |
A. | energy |
B. | mass |
C. | both |
D. | none |
Answer» B. mass | |
119. |
Waves produced at the surface of water by a pencil executing vibrating motion if held vertically at a frequency of 50Hz are__________________? |
A. | Longitudinal |
B. | Transverse |
C. | Periodic |
D. | both A and C |
Answer» E. | |
120. |
Wavelength of X-rays falling at glancing angle of 30? on a crystal with atmic spacing 2 x 10-10 for the fist order diffraction is________________? |
A. | 4 x 10-10 m |
B. | 2 x 10-10 m |
C. | 0.02×10-10m |
D. | 20×10-10m |
Answer» C. 0.02×10-10m | |
121. |
Wave-like characteristic of electron is demonstrated by______________? |
A. | Line spectrum of atoms |
B. | Production of x-rays. |
C. | Diffraction by crystalline solids |
D. | Photoelectric effect |
Answer» D. Photoelectric effect | |
122. |
Very weak magnetic fields are detected by___________________? |
A. | Squids |
B. | Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
C. | Magnetometer |
D. | Oscilloscope |
Answer» B. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | |
123. |
Venturi meter is used to measure_________________? |
A. | Fluid pressure |
B. | Fluid density |
C. | Fluid speed |
D. | None |
Answer» B. Fluid density | |
124. |
Velocity of sound in vacuum is ____________________? |
A. | 332 ms-1 |
B. | 320 ms-1 |
C. | Zero |
D. | 224 ms-1 |
Answer» D. 224 ms-1 | |
125. |
Velocity of fluid increases where the pressure is________________? |
A. | Low |
B. | High |
C. | Constant |
D. | Changes continuously |
Answer» B. High | |
126. |
Various types of cancer are treated by_________________? |
A. | Cobalt-60 |
B. | Strontium-90 |
C. | Carbon-14 |
D. | Nickel-63 |
Answer» B. Strontium-90 | |
127. |
Value of permeability of free space in SI units is___________________? |
A. | 4πx10-9 WbA-1m-1 |
B. | 4πx10-7 WbA-1m-1 |
C. | 4πx10-10 WbA-1m-1 |
D. | 4πx10-8 WbA-1m-1 |
Answer» C. 4πx10-10 WbA-1m-1 | |
128. |
UV radiation can be produced by______________? |
A. | Heating the filament |
B. | Electron excitation in the gas |
C. | Ionization of atoms |
D. | All the above |
Answer» C. Ionization of atoms | |
129. |
Unit vector n^ is along______________? |
A. | X-axis |
B. | Normal on a surface |
C. | Y-axis |
D. | Z-axis |
Answer» C. Y-axis | |
130. |
Unit of power of a lens is________________? |
A. | meter |
B. | watt |
C. | diopter |
D. | horsepower |
Answer» D. horsepower | |
131. |
Unit of G is ______________? |
A. | Nm2Kg2 |
B. | Nm2Kg |
C. | Nm2Kg-2 |
D. | None |
Answer» C. Nm2Kg-2 | |
132. |
Ultrasonic have__________________? |
A. | frequency in the audible range |
B. | frequency is greater than 20 kHz |
C. | frequency lower than 20 Hz |
D. | all of above |
Answer» C. frequency lower than 20 Hz | |
133. |
Two vectors are A = 3i^+2j^ -k^& B = 3i^-2j^ +k^ , then_____________? |
A. | B is anti-parallel to A |
B. | B is a negative vector of A |
C. | B has a negative magnitude |
D. | B is perpendicular to A |
Answer» C. B has a negative magnitude | |
134. |
Two vectors A and B are making angle θ with each other. The scalar projection of vector B on vector A is written as____________? |
A. | A.B/A |
B. | A.B/B |
C. | A.cosθ |
D. | Both a and b are correct |
Answer» B. A.B/B | |
135. |
Two sources of light are coherent if they emit rays of_______________? |
A. | same wavelength |
B. | same amplitude of vibration |
C. | same wave length with constant phase difference |
D. | same amplitude and wavelength |
Answer» D. same amplitude and wavelength | |
136. |
Two parallel wires carrying currents in the opposite directions____________________? |
A. | repel each other |
B. | attract each other |
C. | have no effect upon each other |
D. | they cancel out their individual magnetic fields |
Answer» B. attract each other | |
137. |
Two identical coaxial circular loops carry equal currents in the same direction. If the loops approach each other the current in______________? |
A. | Each increase |
B. | Each decrease |
C. | Each remains the same |
D. | One increases whereas that in the other decreases |
Answer» C. Each remains the same | |
138. |
Two fog droplets have radius 2:3 their terminal velocities are_______________? |
A. | 4:06 |
B. | 4:09 |
C. | 2:09 |
D. | 4.3 |
Answer» C. 2:09 | |
139. |
Two convex lenses of equal focal length f are placed in contact the resultant focal length of the combination is______________? |
A. | zero |
B. | focus |
C. | 2 f |
D. | f/2 |
Answer» E. | |
140. |
T.V sets and microwave ovens emit ___________________? |
A. | X-rays |
B. | α-rays |
C. | β-rays |
D. | γ-rays |
Answer» B. α-rays | |
141. |
Triple point of water is_____________________? |
A. | 273°C at 6.11 Kpa |
B. | 273K at 61.6 Kpa |
C. | 273.16°C at 0.611 Kpa |
D. | 273.16K at 750 Kpa |
Answer» D. 273.16K at 750 Kpa | |
142. |
Transuranic elements have an atomic number_______________? |
A. | Greater than 72 |
B. | Greater than 82 |
C. | Greater than 92 |
D. | Greater than 102 |
Answer» D. Greater than 102 | |
143. |
Total uncertainty, in the result obtained from the subtraction of two measurements, is equal to_______________? |
A. | Sum of their absolute uncertainties |
B. | The difference of their absolute uncertainties |
C. | The product of their absolute uncertainties |
D. | Division of their absolute uncertainties |
Answer» B. The difference of their absolute uncertainties | |
144. |
Total number of series in hydrogen spectrum is_____________? |
A. | three |
B. | four |
C. | five |
D. | six |
Answer» D. six | |
145. |
Total distance travelled by a bob of the simple pendulum in one vibration is equal to________________? |
A. | Amplitude |
B. | Square of the amplitude |
C. | 2 x amplitude |
D. | 4 x amplitude |
Answer» E. | |
146. |
Torque is defined as______________? |
A. | Turning effect of force |
B. | Cross product of position vector and force |
C. | Product of force and moment arm |
D. | All A, B and C are correct |
Answer» E. | |
147. |
Torque acting on a body determines_______________? |
A. | Acceleration |
B. | Linear acceleration |
C. | Angular acceleration |
D. | Direction of motion of the body |
Answer» D. Direction of motion of the body | |
148. |
To reduce the uncertainty in the timing experiment______________? |
A. | Highly precise instrument |
B. | Conduct at room temperature |
C. | Count number of vibration |
D. | Both a and C |
Answer» E. | |
149. |
To obtain an n-type semiconductor germanium crystal it must be doped with foreign atoms whose valency is_____________? |
A. | 2 |
B. | 3 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 5 |
Answer» E. | |
150. |
To obtain a p-type semi-conductor Si Crystal must be doped with foreign atoms whose valency is_____________? |
A. | 2 |
B. | 3 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 5 |
Answer» C. 4 | |