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This section includes 281 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Physics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
51. |
Decibel is the unit of |
A. | Speed of light |
B. | Intensity of sound |
C. | Intensity of heat |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Intensity of heat | |
52. |
A body is just floating in a liquid if the body is slightly pressed down and released it will |
A. | Sink to the bottom |
B. | Start oscillating |
C. | Cone back to the same position immediately |
D. | Come back to the same position slowly |
Answer» B. Start oscillating | |
53. |
Number of basic S.I units is |
A. | 4 |
B. | 7 |
C. | 6 |
D. | 5 |
Answer» C. 6 | |
54. |
Meniscus of mercury in a capillary is |
A. | Concave |
B. | Convex |
C. | Plane |
D. | Cylindrical |
Answer» C. Plane | |
55. |
The velocity of flow of a liquid through an orifice at the bottom of a tank depends on the |
A. | Area of the cross-section of the orifice |
B. | Height of the liquid above the orifice |
C. | Acceleration due to gravity |
D. | Both (b) and (c) |
Answer» E. | |
56. |
Insects can move on the surface of water without sinking due to |
A. | Dynamic lift |
B. | Viscosity of water |
C. | Surface tension of water |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
57. |
S.I. unit of magnetic flux is |
A. | Weber - m |
B. | Weber |
C. | m |
D. | m |
Answer» C. m | |
58. |
An application of Bernoulli's equation for fluid flow is found in |
A. | Dynamic lift of a n aeroplane |
B. | Viscosity meter |
C. | Capillary rise |
D. | Hydraulic press |
Answer» B. Viscosity meter | |
59. |
Two satellites are moving in the same circular orbit around the earth, they must have the same |
A. | Mass |
B. | Angular Momentum |
C. | Kinetic Energy |
D. | Speed |
Answer» E. | |
60. |
Bernoulli's theorem is based on the conservation of |
A. | Mass |
B. | Momentum |
C. | Energy |
D. | All of these |
Answer» D. All of these | |
61. |
Potential is measured in |
A. | Watt |
B. | Joule |
C. | Coulomb |
D. | Newton-second |
Answer» D. Newton-second | |
62. |
unit of solid angle is |
A. | Degree |
B. | Radian |
C. | Steradian |
D. | Radian-second |
Answer» D. Radian-second | |
63. |
Maxwell is the unit of |
A. | Intensity of magnetization |
B. | Permeability |
C. | Magnetic flux |
D. | Magnetic susceptibility |
Answer» D. Magnetic susceptibility | |
64. |
The operating principle of a hydraulic press is |
A. | Pascal's Principle |
B. | Archimedes' principle |
C. | Boyle's law |
D. | Newton's law of gravitation |
Answer» B. Archimedes' principle | |
65. |
SI unit of luminous intensity is |
A. | Lumen |
B. | Lux |
C. | Candela |
D. | Watt |
Answer» D. Watt | |
66. |
The mass of a body on earth is 100 kg (acceleration due to gravity, ge=10m/s2). If acceleration due to gravity on the moon is ge/6, then the mass of the body on the moon is |
A. | 100/ 6 kg |
B. | 60 kg |
C. | 100 kg |
D. | 600 kg |
Answer» D. 600 kg | |
67. |
Curie is the unit of |
A. | Temperature |
B. | Radio-activity |
C. | Heat |
D. | Energy |
Answer» C. Heat | |
68. |
Ampere is the unit of |
A. | Current electricity |
B. | Magnetic field |
C. | Electric charge |
D. | Resistance |
Answer» B. Magnetic field | |
69. |
What is the SI unit of pressure? |
A. | Pascal |
B. | Dyne |
C. | Newton |
D. | Joule |
Answer» C. Newton | |
70. |
What is the SI unit of Young's modulus of elasticity? |
A. | Dyne/cm |
B. | Newton/m |
C. | Newton/m |
D. | m |
E. | /s |
Answer» D. m | |
71. |
A geostationary satellite has an orbital period of |
A. | 2 hours |
B. | 6 hours |
C. | 12 hours |
D. | 24 hours |
Answer» E. | |
72. |
If the Kinetic Energy of a body is increased by 300%, its momentum will increase by |
A. | 100% |
B. | 150% |
C. | 200% |
D. | 400% |
Answer» B. 150% | |
73. |
Viscosity is the property of liquids by virtue of which they |
A. | Oppose the relative motion of its part |
B. | Push neighbouring melecules |
C. | Attract other molecules |
D. | Become conducting |
Answer» B. Push neighbouring melecules | |
74. |
Parasec is the unit of |
A. | Distance |
B. | Time |
C. | Intensity of light |
D. | Magnetic line |
Answer» B. Time | |
75. |
With the rise of temperature, the surface tension of a liquid |
A. | Increases |
B. | Decreases |
C. | Remains unchanged |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Remains unchanged | |
76. |
An oil drop is placed on the surface of water.It will |
A. | Remain on the surface as a sphere |
B. | Remain on the surface as a distorted drop |
C. | Spread as a thin layer |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
77. |
Water drops do not stick to the oily surface due to |
A. | Lack of adhesive force |
B. | Surface tension |
C. | Cannot mix each other |
D. | Water is lighter than oil |
Answer» B. Surface tension | |
78. |
A car accelerates from rest with acceleration 1.2 m/s2. A bus moves with constant speed of 12 m/s in a parallel lane. How long does the car take from its start to meet the bus. |
A. | 17 s |
B. | 8 s |
C. | 20 s |
D. | 12 s |
Answer» D. 12 s | |
79. |
Which of the following is a scalar quantity? |
A. | Electric current |
B. | Electric field |
C. | Acceleration |
D. | Linear momentum |
Answer» B. Electric field | |
80. |
The equation v2 = u2 + 2 as, where the symbols have their usual meanings, follows from |
A. | Newton's first law |
B. | Newton's second law |
C. | Newton's third law |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
81. |
The ratio of the inertial mass to gravitational mass is equal to |
A. | 1 / 2 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 2 |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. 2 | |
82. |
Newton's first law is also called as |
A. | Law of moments |
B. | Law of inertia |
C. | Law of energy |
D. | Law of momentum |
Answer» C. Law of energy | |
83. |
The intensity of the earth's gravitational field is maximum at |
A. | The equator |
B. | The centre of the earth |
C. | The pole |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
84. |
'Dynamic lift' is related to |
A. | Bernoulli's theorem |
B. | Archimedes' principle |
C. | Equation of continuity |
D. | Pascal's law |
Answer» B. Archimedes' principle | |
85. |
When the velocity of a body is doubled |
A. | Its KE is doubled |
B. | Its PE is doubled |
C. | Its momentum is doubled |
D. | Its acceleration is doubled |
Answer» D. Its acceleration is doubled | |
86. |
The total energy of a particle vibrating in S.H.M. is proportional to the square of its |
A. | Velocity |
B. | Acceleration |
C. | Amplitude |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
87. |
If a bomb dropped from an aeroplane explodes in mid-air |
A. | Its KE increases |
B. | Its total energy decreases |
C. | Its total energy decreases |
D. | Its total momentum decreases |
Answer» B. Its total energy decreases | |
88. |
Which of following is not a vector quantity? |
A. | Speed |
B. | Velocity |
C. | Torque |
D. | Displacement |
Answer» B. Velocity | |
89. |
Unit of resistance is |
A. | volt X ampere |
B. | Volt |
C. | |
D. | volt / ampere |
E. | ampere / volt |
Answer» D. volt / ampere | |
90. |
Erg X Sec is the unit of |
A. | Angular momentum |
B. | Linear momentum |
C. | Planck's constant |
D. | Energy |
Answer» D. Energy | |
91. |
Distance of stars are measured in |
A. | Galactic unit |
B. | Seller mile |
C. | Cosmic kilometre |
D. | Light year |
Answer» E. | |
92. |
Which of the following is a scalar quantity? |
A. | Displacement |
B. | Electric field |
C. | Acceleration |
D. | Work |
Answer» E. | |
93. |
Pick out the only vector quantity |
A. | Pressure |
B. | Impulse |
C. | Gravitational potential |
D. | Co-efficient of friction |
Answer» C. Gravitational potential | |
94. |
Weightlessness experienced in spaceship is due to |
A. | Absence of inertia |
B. | Absence of gravity |
C. | Absence of accelerating force |
D. | Free fall of the spaceship |
Answer» C. Absence of accelerating force | |
95. |
Pick out the only scalar quantity |
A. | Power |
B. | Electric fileld |
C. | Magnetic momentum |
D. | Average Velocity |
Answer» B. Electric fileld | |
96. |
Which of the following physical quantities have the same dimensions? |
A. | Momentum and impulse |
B. | Power and young's modulus |
C. | Energy and angular momentum |
D. | Force constant and moment of inertia |
Answer» B. Power and young's modulus | |
97. |
Masses of stars and galaxies are usually expressed in terms of |
A. | Neutron mass |
B. | Earth's mass |
C. | Solar mass |
D. | Lunar mass |
Answer» D. Lunar mass | |
98. |
Surface tension depends on |
A. | Nature of the liquid |
B. | Temperature of the liquid |
C. | Atmospheric pressure |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
99. |
When some detergent is added to water, the surface tension |
A. | Increases |
B. | Decreases |
C. | Remains unaffected |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
100. |
Fat can be separated from milk in a cream separator because of |
A. | Cohesive force |
B. | Gravitational force |
C. | Centripetal force |
D. | Centrifugal force |
Answer» E. | |