

MCQOPTIONS
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. | |