Explore topic-wise MCQs in Physics.

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1.

For which one of the following is capillarity not the reason?

A. Blotting of ink
B. Rising of underground water
C. Spread a water drop on a cotton cloth
D. Rising of water from the roots of a plant to its foliage
Answer» C. Spread a water drop on a cotton cloth
2.

The clouds float in the atmosphere because of their low

A. temperature
B. velocity
C. pressure
D. density
Answer» E.
3.

When a ship floats on water

A. it displaces no water
B. the mass of water displaced is equal to the mass of the ship
C. the mass of water displaced is lesser than the mass of the ship
D. the mass of water displaced is greater than the mass of the ship
Answer» C. the mass of water displaced is lesser than the mass of the ship
4.

A book is kept on the surface of a table. If the gravitational pull of the earth on the book is the force of action, then the force of reaction is exerted by

A. the book on the table
B. the book on the earth
C. the table on the book
D. the table on the earth
Answer» D. the table on the earth
5.

A body is thrown vertically upwards and then falls back on the ground. Its potential energy is maximum

A. on the ground
B. at the maximum height
C. during the return journey
D. both on the ground and at the maximum height
Answer» C. during the return journey
6.

A jet engine works on the principle of conservation of

A. linear momentum
B. angular momentum
C. energy
D. mass
Answer» B. angular momentum
7.

An iron ball weighing 10kg on the earth will weigh in space

A. less than 10 kg
B. more than 10 kg
C. exactly 10 kg
D. zero
Answer» E.
8.

In automatic wrist watches energy is provided by

A. manual binding
B. battery
C. liquid crystal
D. different movements of our hand
Answer» E.
9.

A long jumper runs before jumping because he

A. covers a greater distance
B. maintains momentum conservation
C. gains energy by running
D. gains momentum
Answer» C. gains energy by running
10.

When a body is stationary, then

A. there is no force acting on it
B. the body is in vacuum
C. the force acting on it is not in contact with it
D. the net forces acting on it balances each other
Answer» E.
11.

A man is standing on a boat in still water. If he walks towards the shore, the boat will

A. move towards the shore
B. move away from the shore
C. remain stationary
D. sink
Answer» C. remain stationary
12.

China wares are wraped in straw of paper before packing. This is the application of concept of

A. impulse
B. momentum
C. acceleration
D. force
Answer» B. momentum
13.

Ventilators are provided at the top of room

A. to bring oxygen for breathing
B. so that sunlight may enter the room
C. to maintain conventional currents to keep the air fresh in the room
D. to provide an outlet for carbon dioxide
Answer» D. to provide an outlet for carbon dioxide
14.

What happens when a heavy object and a light object are allowed to fall from the certain height in the absence of air

A. heavy object reaches the ground later than the lighter object
B. lighter object reaches the ground later than the heavier object
C. both heavy and light objects reach the ground simultaneously
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
15.

An artificial satellite orbiting the earth does not fall down because the earth's attraction

A. is balanced by the attraction of the moon
B. vanishes at such distances
C. is balanced by the viscous drag produced by the atmosphere
D. produces the necessary acceleration of its motion in a curved path
Answer» E.
16.

A block of ice is floating in a beaker containing liquid of specific gravity greater than one. When ice melts completely what happens to the level of liquid in the beaker?

A. It will remain the same as before
B. It will go down
C. It will rise up
D. It may or may not change depending upon size of beaker
Answer» D. It may or may not change depending upon size of beaker
17.

A passenger in a moving train tosses a coin. If the coin falls behind him, the train must be moving with

A. an acceleration
B. a deceleration
C. a uniform speed
D. any of the above
Answer» B. a deceleration
18.

One feels heavier in a lift when the lift

A. is going down steadily
B. just begins to go up
C. is moving up steadily
D. descends freely
Answer» C. is moving up steadily
19.

The lift of an air plane is based on

A. Torricelli's theorem
B. Bernoulli's theorem
C. Law of gravitation
D. Conservation of linear momentum
Answer» C. Law of gravitation
20.

The working principle of a washing machine is

A. centrifugation
B. dialysis
C. reverse osmosis
D. diffusion
Answer» B. dialysis
21.

Which of the following instrument measure blood pressure ?

A. Spherometer
B. Stethoscope
C. Sphygmomanometer
D. Ammeter
Answer» D. Ammeter
22.

The time period of a pendulum depends on

A. the mass
B. the length
C. the time
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer» C. the time
23.

Which of the following is the smallest unit of length ?

A. Micrometre
B. Nanometre
C. Angstrom
D. Fermimetre
Answer» E.
24.

The weight of any body is

A. same at every place on earth/s surface
B. maximum at poles
C. more on equator
D. more on mountains than in planes
Answer» C. more on equator
25.

When a body is taken from the earth to the moon

A. its weight increases
B. its weight decreases
C. its weight remains unchanged
D. it becomes completely weightless
Answer» C. its weight remains unchanged
26.

When a particle executing S.H.M. passed throug the mean position, it has:

A. Minimum kinetic energy and maximum potential energy
B. Maximum kinetic energy and minimum potential energy
C. Maximum kinetic energy and maximum potential energy
D. Minimum kinetic energy and minimum potential energy
Answer» C. Maximum kinetic energy and maximum potential energy
27.

Who among the following gave the first experimental value of G?

A. Newton
B. Cavendish
C. Galileo
D. None of these
Answer» C. Galileo
28.

Which of the following is most elastic?

A. Rubber
B. Wet clay
C. Steel
D. Plastic
Answer» D. Plastic
29.

The escape velocity from the surface of the earth does not depend on

A. mass of the earth
B. mass of the body
C. radius of the earth
D. G
Answer» C. radius of the earth
30.

The modulus of rigidity of a liquid is

A. Zero
B. 1
C. Infinite
D. None of these
Answer» B. 1
31.

Kerosene oil rises up in the wick of lantern because of

A. Diffusion of the oil through the wick
B. Surface tension
C. Buoyant force of air
D. The gravitational pull of the wick
Answer» C. Buoyant force of air
32.

When there are no external forces the shape of a liquid drop is determined by

A. Surface tension of the liquid
B. Density of the liquid
C. Viscosity of air
D. Temperature of air
Answer» B. Density of the liquid
33.

If a liquid wets a solid surface, the angle of contact is

A. 0
B. 90
C. Less than 90
D. Greater than 90
Answer» D. Greater than 90
34.

A small and a large rain drops are falling through air

A. The large drop moves faster
B. The small drop moves faster
C. Both moves with same speed
D. None of the above
Answer» B. The small drop moves faster
35.

A particle is executing S.H.M. Then the graph of acceleration as a function of displacement is

A. Straight line
B. Circle
C. Hyperbola
D. Ellipse
Answer» B. Circle
36.

The weight of the body at the centre of the earth is

A. Inginite
B. Zero
C. Slightly less than that at the equator
D. Slightly move than that at the equator
Answer» C. Slightly less than that at the equator
37.

A hole is made in the bottom of a container having water filled up to a height h. The velocity of water flowing out of the hole is

A. Independent of h
B. Proportional to h
C. Proportional to h
D. Proportional to h
Answer» C. Proportional to h
38.

A liquid will not wet the surface of solid if the angle of contact is

A. Acute
B. Obtuse
C. Zero
D. / 2
Answer» C. Zero
39.

S.I unit of surface tension is

A.
B. m
C. m
D. m
E. s
Answer» C. m
40.

Which of the following is not the unit of energy

A. Calorie
B. Joule
C. Electron volt
D. Watt
Answer» E.
41.

Light year is unit of

A. Time
B. Speed of light
C. Distance
D. Mass
Answer» D. Mass
42.

The working principle of a washing machine is

A. Centrifugation
B. Dialysis
C. Reverse osmosis
D. Diffusion
Answer» B. Dialysis
43.

If the earth were to skin faster, acceleration due to gravity at the poles

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains the same
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
44.

The time period of an artificial satellite in a circular orbit is independent of

A. The mass of the satellite
B. Radius of the orbit
C. Mass of the earth and radius of the earth
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Radius of the orbit
45.

Bernoulli's theorem is applicable to

A. Flow of liquids
B. Viscousity
C. Surface tension
D. Static fluid pressure
Answer» B. Viscousity
46.

Which of the following is not the unit of time?

A. Parallactic second
B. Micro second
C. Leap year
D. Solar day
Answer» B. Micro second
47.

Which of the following physical quantities have the same dimensions?

A. Angular momentum and work
B. Work and torque
C. Potential energy, linear momentum
D. Kinetic energy, velocity
Answer» C. Potential energy, linear momentum
48.

The most suitable unit for expressing nuclear radius is

A. Micron
B. Nanometre
C. Fermi
D. Angstrom
Answer» D. Angstrom
49.

Temperature can be expressed as derived quantity in terms of any of the following

A. Length and mass
B. Mass and time
C. Length, mass and time
D. In terms of none
Answer» E.
50.

One astronomical unit is the average distance between

A. Earth and the Sun
B. Earth and the Moon
C. Jupiter and the Sun
D. Pluto and the Sun
Answer» B. Earth and the Moon