Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering Physics.

This section includes 10 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.

It is difficult to put a cycle into motion than to maintain the motion because of ___________

A. Limiting friction
B. Kinetic friction
C. Rolling friction
D. Static friction
Answer» B. Kinetic friction
2.

Which of the brakes are effective on a bicycle?

A. Small ones
B. Bigger ones
C. Both small and big
D. Neither small nor big
Answer» D. Neither small nor big
3.

The fuel in the vehicle can be saved by ___________

A. Not using vehicle often
B. Mixing water with fuel
C. Cleaning the vehicle
D. Properly inflating the tyres
Answer» E.
4.

When a man jumps down for a height of several storeys into a stretched tarpaulin, he receives no injury.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
5.

A bird is sitting on the floor of a wire cage and the cage is in the hand of a boy. The bird starts flying in the cage. The boy will ___________

A. Also experience the flying feel
B. Will not feel anything different
C. Feel the weight of the cage has become lighter
D. Feel no change in weight of the cage
Answer» D. Feel no change in weight of the cage
6.

A soda-water bottle is falling freely. The bubbles of the gas rise in the water of the bottle.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
7.

An astronaut is suddenly thrown out of his small spaceship accelerating in interstellar space at a constant rate of 100/s2. What is the acceleration of the astronaut the instant after he is outside the spaceship? Assuming there are no nearby stars.

A. 200m/s<sup>2</sup>
B. 100 m/s<sup>2</sup>
C. Zero
D. 400 m/s<sup>2</sup>
Answer» D. 400 m/s<sup>2</sup>
8.

A stone, when thrown on a glass window, smashes the windowpane to pieces, but a bullet from the gun passes through making a clean hole. Why?

A. Due to the large size of the stone
B. Depends on the material of the window
C. Because of the force
D. Because of the small speed of the stone
Answer» E.
9.

A man jumping out of a moving train ___________

A. Lands on the ground
B. Falls with his head forward
C. Will start rolling on the ground
D. Falls with this head backward
Answer» C. Will start rolling on the ground
10.

A body in linear motion can never be in equilibrium.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.