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This section includes 216 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Physics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
101. |
Light waves projected on oil show colours due to |
A. | Polarization |
B. | Diffraction |
C. | Refraction |
D. | Interference |
Answer» E. | |
102. |
The primary colours in photography |
A. | Red, blue yellow |
B. | Red, yellow, green |
C. | Red, blue, green |
D. | Red, green, cyan |
Answer» D. Red, green, cyan | |
103. |
A part of the eye which helps in changing the focal length of crystalline lens is |
A. | Iris |
B. | Aqueous huomour |
C. | Cornea |
D. | Ciliary muscles |
Answer» E. | |
104. |
The unit of luminous efficiency of an electric bulb is |
A. | Watt |
B. | Lumen |
C. | Lux |
D. | Lumen / watt |
Answer» E. | |
105. |
How many image will be formed if two mirrors are fitted adjacent walls and one mirror on ceiling? |
A. | 5 |
B. | 7 |
C. | 11 |
D. | 2 |
Answer» C. 11 | |
106. |
The chemical part of the dye that absorbs light and produces colour is called |
A. | Neon |
B. | A chromophore |
C. | A photochrome |
D. | A pigment |
Answer» E. | |
107. |
To an observer on the lunar surface, during the day time the sky will appear to by |
A. | Light yellow |
B. | Orange |
C. | Blue |
D. | Black |
Answer» E. | |
108. |
A laser beam is always |
A. | A convergent beam |
B. | A divergent beam |
C. | A parallel beam |
D. | Divergent to start with and parallel later on |
Answer» D. Divergent to start with and parallel later on | |
109. |
When seen in green light, the saffron and green portions of our national flag will appear as |
A. | Black |
B. | Black and green respectively |
C. | Green |
D. | Green and yellow respectively |
Answer» C. Green | |
110. |
The image of our face in a plane mirror is |
A. | Real |
B. | Magnified |
C. | Diminished |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
111. |
The path of a refracted ray of light in a prism is parallel to the base of the prism only when the |
A. | Light of a particular wavelength |
B. | Ray is incident normally at one face |
C. | Ray under goes minimum deviation |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
112. |
Mirage is observed in a desert due to the phenomenon of |
A. | Interference |
B. | Total reflection |
C. | Scattering |
D. | Double refraction |
Answer» C. Scattering | |
113. |
The amount of light reflected depends upon |
A. | The nature of material of the object |
B. | The nature of the surface |
C. | The smoothness of the surface |
D. | All of the above are correct |
Answer» E. | |
114. |
An observer moves towards a plane mirror with a speed of 2 m/s. The speed of the image with respect to the observer is |
A. | 1 m / s |
B. | 2 m / s |
C. | 4 m / s |
D. | 8 m / s |
Answer» D. 8 m / s | |
115. |
A plane mirror reflects a beam of light to form a real image. The incident beam is |
A. | Parallel |
B. | Convergent |
C. | Divergent |
D. | Any one of these |
Answer» C. Divergent | |
116. |
A man of height 1.4 m wishes to see his full image in a plane mirror placed at distance of 2 m. The minimum height of the mirror should be |
A. | 0.5 m |
B. | 0.7 m |
C. | 0.9 m |
D. | None |
Answer» C. 0.9 m | |
117. |
A toy is placed between two plane mirrors inclined at angle of 60 . The number of images formed is |
A. | 5 |
B. | 6 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» B. 6 | |
118. |
The focal length of a plane mirror is |
A. | Positive |
B. | Negative |
C. | Zero |
D. | Infinite |
Answer» E. | |
119. |
The wavelength of visible light are between |
A. | 300 m to 0.4 m |
B. | 0.4 m to 0.7 m |
C. | 0.7 m to 1000 m |
D. | 0.1 cm to 30 cm |
Answer» C. 0.7 m to 1000 m | |
120. |
The power of lens is -2D What is its focal length? |
A. | 2 m |
B. | 1.5 m |
C. | 1.0 m |
D. | 0.5 m |
Answer» E. | |
121. |
Candela is unit of |
A. | Acoustic intensity |
B. | Electric intensity |
C. | Magnetic intensity |
D. | Luminous intensity |
Answer» E. | |
122. |
If the angle between two plane mirrors is 60 then the number of image formed will be |
A. | Infinite |
B. | 7 |
C. | 6 |
D. | 5 |
Answer» E. | |
123. |
Longitudinal waves do not exhibit |
A. | Refraction |
B. | Reflection |
C. | Diffraction |
D. | Polarization |
Answer» E. | |
124. |
An equiconvex lens is prepared from a glass of refractive index 1.5 The radius of curvature of the surface is 0.5 m. The focal length of the lens is |
A. | 0.5 m |
B. | 1.0 m |
C. | 1.5 m |
D. | 2.0 m |
Answer» B. 1.0 m | |
125. |
Which one of the following phenomena is used in optical fibres? |
A. | Scattering |
B. | Successive reflections |
C. | Refraction |
D. | Total internal reflection |
Answer» E. | |
126. |
Panchromatic photographic film is sensitive to |
A. | Light of red colour |
B. | Light of yellow colour |
C. | Light of violet colour |
D. | The entire region of the visible spectrum |
Answer» E. | |
127. |
Velocity of light is maximum in |
A. | Diamond |
B. | Water |
C. | Glass |
D. | Vacuum |
Answer» E. | |
128. |
In vacuum the speed of light depends upon |
A. | Frequency |
B. | Wavelength |
C. | Velocity of the source of light |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» E. | |
129. |
A ray of light travelling obliquely from denser to rarer medium |
A. | Bends towards the normal |
B. | Bends away from the normal |
C. | Does not deviate from its path |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Does not deviate from its path | |
130. |
A convex lens is immersed in a liquid of refractive index greater than that of glass. It will behave as a |
A. | Convergent lens |
B. | Divergent lens |
C. | Plane glass |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Plane glass | |
131. |
The power of lens is 4 diopters at focal length is |
A. | 20 cm |
B. | 25 cm |
C. | 50 cm |
D. | 400 cm |
Answer» C. 50 cm | |
132. |
If there were no atmosphere, the length of the day on the earth will |
A. | Decrease |
B. | Increase |
C. | Remain the same |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Increase | |
133. |
According to the modern theory for nature of light, the light has |
A. | Wave nature only |
B. | Particle nature only |
C. | Both wave and particle (dual) nature |
D. | Neither particle nature nor wave nature |
Answer» D. Neither particle nature nor wave nature | |
134. |
The refractive index of a given piece of transparent quartz is greatest for |
A. | Red light |
B. | Violet light |
C. | Green light |
D. | Yellow light |
Answer» C. Green light | |
135. |
When light passes from one medium to another, the physical quantity that remains unchanged is |
A. | Velocity |
B. | Wavelength |
C. | Frequency |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
136. |
A virtual image larger than the object can be formed by a |
A. | Concave mirror |
B. | Convex mirror |
C. | Convex lens |
D. | Concave lens |
Answer» B. Convex mirror | |
137. |
The magnifying power of a compound microscope increases when |
A. | The focal length of objective lens is increased and that of eye lens is decreased |
B. | The focal length of eye lens is increased and that of objective lens is decreased |
C. | Focal lengths of both objective and eye piece are increased |
D. | Focal lengths of both objective and eye piece are decreased. |
Answer» E. | |
138. |
An object is placed 10 cm in front of a convex mirror of focal length 20 cm. The distance of the image from the mirror is |
A. | 10 / 3 cm |
B. | 20 / 3 cm |
C. | 10 cm |
D. | 40 / 3 cm |
Answer» C. 10 cm | |
139. |
Which of the following form (s) a virtual and erect image for all position of the object? |
A. | Convex lens |
B. | Concave lens |
C. | Convex mirror |
D. | Both (b) and (c) |
Answer» E. | |
140. |
Line spectrum contains information about |
A. | The atoms of the prism |
B. | The atoms of the source |
C. | The molecules of the source |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. The molecules of the source | |
141. |
When viewed in white light, soap bubbles show colours because of |
A. | Interference |
B. | Scattering |
C. | Diffraction |
D. | Dispersion |
Answer» B. Scattering | |
142. |
Young's experiment established that |
A. | Light consists of waves |
B. | Light consists of particle |
C. | Light is neither particle nor wave |
D. | Light is both particle and wave |
Answer» B. Light consists of particle | |
143. |
A beam of light travelling at a velocity of V m/s is incident at an angle 45 on a glass. Slab of refractive index 1.5. What is the velocity of the beam of light inside the slab? |
A. | V |
B. | 2V / 3 |
C. | V / 2 |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. V / 2 | |
144. |
Angular separation between two colours of the spectrum depends upon |
A. | Angle of deviation |
B. | Angle of incidence |
C. | Size of the prism |
D. | All of these |
Answer» B. Angle of incidence | |
145. |
A plane glass slab is placed over various coloured letters, The letter which appears least raised is |
A. | Blue |
B. | Violet |
C. | Green |
D. | Red |
Answer» E. | |
146. |
Which one of light in the atmosphere takes place due to |
A. | Twinkling of stars |
B. | Mirage |
C. | Rainbow |
D. | Redshift |
Answer» E. | |
147. |
Image formed by a convex spherical mirror is |
A. | Virtual |
B. | Real |
C. | Enlarged |
D. | Inverted |
Answer» B. Real | |
148. |
Cylindrical lens is used by a person suffering from |
A. | Astigmatism |
B. | Myopia |
C. | Hypermetropia |
D. | Presbyopia |
Answer» B. Myopia | |
149. |
For an astronaut in a space ship, the sky appears |
A. | Black |
B. | White |
C. | Green |
D. | Blue |
Answer» B. White | |
150. |
The focal length of a convex lens is 50 cm. Its power is |
A. | + 50 D |
B. | - 50 D |
C. | + 2 D |
D. | - 2 D |
Answer» D. - 2 D | |