Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering Physics.

This section includes 9 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Physics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

When a body moves with a constant speed along a circle ___________

A. No work is done on it
B. No acceleration is produced in it
C. Its velocity remains constant
D. No force acts on it
Answer» B. No acceleration is produced in it
2.

Assertion: In and elastic collision of two billiard balls, the total kinetic energy is conserved during the short time of collision of balls.
Reason: Energy spent against friction does not follow the law of conservation of energy

A. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C. Both assertion and reason are false
D. Assertion is true but the reason is false
Answer» D. Assertion is true but the reason is false
3.

In elastic collision, 100% energy transfer takes place when ___________

A. m<sub>1</sub>=2m<sub>2</sub>
B. m<sub>1</sub> is greater than m<sub>2</sub>
C. m<sub>1</sub> is lesser than m<sub>2</sub>
D. m<sub>1</sub>=m<sub>2</sub>
Answer» E.
4.

Two particles are seen to collide and move jointly together after the collision. During such a collision, for the total system ___________

A. Neither the mechanical energy nor the linear momentum is conserved
B. Mechanical energy is conserved, but not the linear momentum
C. Both the mechanical energy and the linear momentum are conserved
D. Linear momentum is conserved, but not the mechanical energy
Answer» E.
5.

If the water falls from a dam into a turbine wheel 19.6m below, then the velocity of water at the turbine is? (g=9.8m/s)

A. 9.8m/s
B. 19.6m/s
C. 39.2m/s
D. 98m/s
Answer» C. 39.2m/s
6.

The decrease in potential energy of a ball of mass 20kg, which falls from a height of 50cm, is?

A. 968J
B. 98J
C. 1980J
D. 450J
Answer» C. 1980J
7.

The kinetic energy of a body becomes four times of its initial value, then new momentum will ___________

A. Become twice its initial value
B. Become thrice its initial value
C. Become four times its initial value
D. Remains constant
Answer» B. Become thrice its initial value
8.

Kinetic energy with any reference must be ___________

A. Zero
B. Positive
C. Negative
D. Either negative or positive
Answer» C. Negative
9.

A boy carrying a box on his head is walking on a level load from one place to another on a straight road is doing no work. The statement is?

A. Correct
B. Incorrect
C. Partly correct
D. Insufficient data
Answer» B. Incorrect