Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering Physics.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Physics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

A moving body of mass m and velocity 3km/h collides with a rest body of mass 2m and strikes to it. Now the combined mass starts to move. What will be the combined velocity?

A. 3km/h
B. 4km/h
C. 1km/h
D. 2km/h
Answer» D. 2km/h
2.

A child is sitting on a swing. Its minimum and maximum heights from the ground 0.75m and 2m respectively, its maximum speed will be _____________

A. 10 m/s
B. 5 m/s
C. 8 m/s
D. 15 m/s
Answer» C. 8 m/s
3.

If the earth were to shrink suddenly, what would happen to the length of the day?

A. It increases
B. It remains the same
C. It decreases
D. It becomes unpredictable
Answer» D. It becomes unpredictable
4.

When a cat falls from a height _____________

A. It sustains injury
B. It dies
C. It lands on its feet
D. It bounces back
Answer» D. It bounces back
5.

A heavenly body revolves around a massive star in a highly elliptical orbit. Ignoring mass loss of the heavenly body when it comes too close to the star, the angular momentum over the orbit is _____________

A. Zero
B. Increasing
C. Decreasing
D. Constant
Answer» E.
6.

A_MOVING_BODY_OF_MASS_M_AND_VELOCITY_3KM/H_COLLIDES_WITH_A_REST_BODY_OF_MASS_2M_AND_STRIKES_TO_IT._NOW_THE_COMBINED_MASS_STARTS_TO_MOVE._WHAT_WILL_BE_THE_COMBINED_VELOCITY??$

A. 3km/h
B. 4km/h
C. 1km/h
D. 2km/h
Answer» D. 2km/h
7.

A child is sitting on a swing. Its minimum and maximum heights from the ground 0.75m and 2m respectively, its maximum speed will b?

A. 10 m/s
B. 5 m/s
C. 8 m/s
D. 15 m/s
Answer» C. 8 m/s
8.

If the earth were to shrink suddenly, what would happen to the length of the day?

A. It increases
B. It remains the same
C. It decreases
D. It becomes unpredictable
Answer» D. It becomes unpredictable
9.

How many propellers are there in a helicopter?

A. One
B. No propellers
C. Three
D. Two
Answer» E.
10.

When a cat falls from a height

A. It sustains injury
B. It dies
C. It lands on its feet
D. It bounces back
Answer» D. It bounces back
11.

We can rise from a chair without bending a little forward.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
12.

A body can be in equilibrium while it is in motion.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
13.

A heavenly body revolves around a massive star in a highly elliptical orbit. Ignoring mass loss of the heavenly body when it comes too close to the star, the angular momentum over the orbit is

A. Zero
B. Increasing
C. Decreasing
D. Constant
Answer» E.
14.

Which component of linear momentum does not contribute to angular momentum?

A. Horizontal component
B. Vertical component
C. Radial component
D. Tangential component
Answer» D. Tangential component
15.

If no external torque acts on a body, its angular velocity remains conserved.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.