Explore topic-wise MCQs in GK.

This section includes 83 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

What is the orbital velocity of the geostationary satellite?

A. 3.08 km /s
B. 6.66 km /s
C. 4.15 km /s
D. 2.78 km /s
Answer» B. 6.66 km /s
2.

Boyle's Law holds good for any gas at

A. Low temperature and high pressures
B. Low temperature and low pressures
C. High temperature and low pressures
D. High temperature and high pressures
Answer» B. Low temperature and low pressures
3.

The Choke is used with a tube light is basically

A. An inductor
B. A capacitor
C. A transformer
D. A resistor
Answer» B. A capacitor
4.

The power of a lens is -2.0 D. Here D stands for ________.

A. distance
B. dilation
C. dioptre
D. degree
Answer» D. degree
5.

Who discovered the principle of 'Law of Floating ?

A. Galileo
B. Archimedes
C. Newton
D. Writer Brothers
Answer» C. Newton
6.

Who gave the principle of relativity?

A. Einstein
B. Archimedes
C. Newton
D. Pascal
Answer» B. Archimedes
7.

Which of the following is the best conductor of heat?

A. Leather
B. Benzene
C. Mercury
D. Water
Answer» D. Water
8.

The light is a:

A. Transverse wave
B. Longitudinal wave
C. Both
D. None
Answer» B. Longitudinal wave
9.

An object weights the maximum in:

A. Hydrogen
B. Vacuum
C. Air
D. Water
Answer» C. Air
10.

The measure of inductance is

A. Henry
B. Ohm
C. Ampere
D. Coulomb
Answer» B. Ohm
11.

The shortest unit of length is:

A. Angstroms
B. Fermi meter
C. Micron
D. Nanometer
Answer» C. Micron
12.

Who gave the theory of gravity?

A. Isaac Newton
B. John Adams
C. Charles Newton
D. Charles Babbage
Answer» B. John Adams
13.

Which of the following is false with reference to a photo-voltaic cell?

A. It can store light energy in the form of electrical energy
B. It converts electric energy into light energy
C. It is another name as solar cell
D. It can be used as infra-red detectors
Answer» C. It is another name as solar cell
14.

The velocity of sound in the air (vacuum) is:

A. 110 m / sec
B. 232 m / sec
C. 331 m / sec
D. 220 m / sec
Answer» D. 220 m / sec
15.

The instrument that measures and records the relative humidity of air is:

A. Hygrometer
B. Hydrometer
C. Lactometer
D. Barometer
Answer» B. Hydrometer
16.

Pressure is measured in terms of

A. Mass and Density
B. Work done
C. Force and Area
D. Force and Distance
Answer» D. Force and Distance
17.

Which of the following laws is associated with the heating effect of electric current?

A. Joule's law
B. Ohm's law
C. Faraday's law
D. Newton's law
Answer» B. Ohm's law
18.

An object of mass 13 kg is moving with a uniform velocity of 5 ms-1. What is the kinetic energy possessed by the object?

A. 187.5 J
B. 17.5 J
C. 162.5 J
D. 162.5 ms
Answer» D. 162.5 ms
19.

Alum is used as:

A. a disinfectant
B. a purifier for water
C. an analgesic
D. a fertilizer
Answer» C. an analgesic
20.

Seawater can be purified by the process of -

A. filtration
B. fractional distillation
C. distillation
D. evaporation
Answer» D. evaporation
21.

When resistors are connected in series, then net resistance____.

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains same
D. None of these
Answer» B. Decreases
22.

The unit of which physical quantity is not pascal?

A. Moment of inertia
B. Pressure
C. Stress
D. Young s modulus
Answer» B. Pressure
23.

Fathometer is used to measure

A. Earthquake
B. Rain
C. Depth of sea
D. Sound intensity
Answer» D. Sound intensity
24.

Which one of the following common devices works on the basis of the principle of mutual induction?

A. Tubelight
B. Transformer
C. Photodiode
D. LED
Answer» C. Photodiode
25.

Maxwell is unit of

A. Intensity of magnetization
B. Permeability
C. Magnetic flux
D. Magnetic susceptibility
Answer» D. Magnetic susceptibility
26.

When water is heated from 0 C to 4 C, its volume:

A. first increases then decreases
B. remains the same
C. increases
D. decreases
Answer» E.
27.

Satellite is kept moving in its orbit around the Earth, it is due to

A. Gravitational Force or lack of it
B. Some other Forces
C. Centrifugal Force
D. Centripetal Force
Answer» E.
28.

The velocity of wind is measured by

A. Hydrometer
B. Wind vane
C. Barometer
D. Anemometer
Answer» E.
29.

How many calories are gained by drinking a glass of water?

A. 25
B. 50
C. 0
D. 15
Answer» D. 15
30.

An object is placed in front of a concave mirror at a point between its focus point and the centre of curvature. The image to be created will be:

A. virtual and straight
B. Virtual and opposite
C. Real and opposite
D. Real and straight
Answer» D. Real and straight
31.

What is the most effective conductor of electricity?

A. Gold
B. Iron
C. Silver
D. Copper
Answer» D. Copper
32.

The product of mass and velocity of an object is called-

A. momentum
B. acceleration
C. volume
D. density
Answer» B. acceleration
33.

Mechanical Energy is:

A. The energy release during mechanical work.
B. The sum of kinetic energy and the potential energy of an object.
C. Equal to the rate of doing work.
D. The Energy absorbed during movement of a body.
Answer» C. Equal to the rate of doing work.
34.

A 1 kg object is dropped from a height of 30 meters to the ground. The work done by the force of gravity will be

A. 30 J
B. 10 J
C. 0.33 J
D. 300 J
Answer» E.
35.

The product of force and displacement is called

A. Acceleration
B. Work
C. Momentum
D. Weight
Answer» C. Momentum
36.

An object starts moving in its steady state. It attains a speed of 5 m / s in 2 seconds. What will be its acceleration?

A. 2.5 m/sec2
B. 2 m/sec2
C. 1 m/sec2
D. 0.4 m/sec2
Answer» B. 2 m/sec2
37.

How is 'Power interpreted?

A. Work done in energy transfer
B. Working rate or energy transfer rate
C. Work done in a minute
D. Force applied to increase the load
Answer» C. Work done in a minute
38.

Which is the force due to which the body is pulled towards the center of the earth?

A. Gravitational force
B. Mass
C. Momentum
D. impulsive force
Answer» B. Mass
39.

The method of transmission of heat is-

A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. All of these
Answer» E.
40.

The value of the velocity of sound is the lowest.

A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gases
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
41.

The length of a wire is L m. The length of the wire is pulled to 2L meters, now the resistance of the wire will be.

A. double the earlier
B. First four times
C. One fourth of first
D. will remain unchanged
Answer» C. One fourth of first
42.

Kilowatt hour (KWH) unit is-

A. Energy
B. Power
C. Electric charge
D. Electrical current
Answer» B. Power
43.

Household appliances based on thermal effect of electric current is-

A. Electric heater
B. Electric bulb
C. Tubelight
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
44.

Refraction of light is responsible for:

A. Shadow formation
B. Twinkling of stars
C. Blue color of the sky
D. Rainbow
Answer» C. Blue color of the sky
45.

Acceleration is

A. Inversely proportional to force
B. Directly proportional to force
C. Directly proportional to mass
D. Inversely proportional to mass
Answer» C. Directly proportional to mass
46.

Weighing 1 kilogram is the weight.

A. 1 N
B. 10 N
C. 9.8 N
D. 9 N
Answer» D. 9 N
47.

The velocity of light in vacuum or air is

A. $$3 x 10^8$$ m / sec .
B. $$2 x 10^4$$ m / sec .
C. $$9 x 10^2$$ m / sec .
D. $$3 x 10^11$$ m / sec .
Answer» B. $$2 x 10^4$$ m / sec .
48.

The SI unit of mechanical power is:

A. Newton - second
B. Joule - second
C. Joule
D. Watt
Answer» E.
49.

A wooden spoon is dipped in a cup of ice-cream, then its other end

A. does not become cold
B. becomes cold by the process of conduction
C. becomes cold by the process of convection
D. becomes cold by the process of radiation
Answer» B. becomes cold by the process of conduction
50.

An ice block with a piece of lead embedded in it floats in water. If ice melts the water level

A. Remains same
B. Falls first and then rises
C. Rises
D. Falls
Answer» E.