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Physics MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

Que- Shock-absorbers are usually made of steel as it : 

a. Is not brittle 

b. Has lower elasticity 

c. Has higher elasticity 

d. Has no ductile property 


Answer- Has higher elasticity


Que- The dimensional formula ML–1T–2 corresponds to 

a. Modulus of elasticity 

b. Viscosity 

c. Moment of a force 

d. Thrust 


Answer- Modulus of elasticity


Que- Amount of water vapour (gaseous) in a given volume of air (cubic metre) is known as: 

a. Mixing ratio 

b. Relative humidity 

c. Absolute humidity 

d. Specific humidity 


Answer- Absolute humidity


Que- The splitting of white light into its components is due to: 

a. Reflection 

b. Refraction 

c. Transmission 

d. Dispersion 


Answer- Dispersion


Que- Which of the following is used to split white light into different colours ? 

a. Glass slab 

b. Convex lens 

c. Concave lens 

d. Prism 


Answer- Prism


Que- What colour does blue and yellow make? 

a. Green 

b. Black 

c. Red 

d. White 


Answer- Green


Que- Which colour has the highest frequency? 

a. Violet 

b. Red 

c. Indigo 

d. Green 


Answer- Violet


Que- The splitting of different colours of light in a prism is : 

a. Reflection of light 

b. Disperson of light 

c. Diffraction of light 

d. Refraction of light 


Answer- Disperson of light


Que- Who measured the velocity of light first ? 

a. Galileo 

b. Newton 

c. Romer 

d. Einstein 


Answer- Romer


Que- Light houses are places with powerful lights to : 

a. Guide and resolve traffic jams in crowded metro-cities during nights 

b. Guide and help large crowds at religious gathering during nights 

c. Indicate to the incoming warships, the location of a harbour during night 

d. Guide and warn the ships coming from different directions in the ocean 


Answer- Guide and warn the ships coming from different directions in the ocean


Que- It is dangerous to observe Solar eclipse with naked eyes because 

a. Infrared radiations from sun burn our retina 

b. Ultraviolet radiations from Sun burn our retina 

c. All radiations from sun initiate chemical reactions in eyes 

d. Cosmic rays reach eyes more during the eclipse 


Answer- Ultraviolet radiations from Sun burn our retina


Que- Formation of shadows can be explained by  

a. Rectilinear propagation of light 

b. Reflection 

c. Refraction 

d. Total internal reflection 


Answer- Rectilinear propagation of light


Que- The locomotion of insects to the source of light is called : 

a. Phototropic 

b. Hydrotropic 

c. Phototactic 

d. Thermotactic 


Answer- Phototropic


Que- The wall of a dam is broader at the base 

a. Because streamlining is required 

b. To withstand pressure that increases with depth 

c. To withstand pressure that increases in a horizontal plane 

d. To withstand pressure that is increased with atmospheric pressure 


Answer- To withstand pressure that increases with depth


Que- It is easy to burst a gas-filled balloon with a needle than with a nail. It is because 

a. Nail is more longer than needle. 

b. Nail exerts more pressure than needle on the balloon. 

c. Needle exerts more pressure than nail on the balloon. 

d. Gas is reactive with the needle. 


Answer- Needle exerts more pressure than nail on the balloon.


Que- The force exerted on an object is 200 N and its mass is 100 kg. Find the acceleration of the object. 

a. 2 m/s 

b. 2 m 

c. 2 m/sq.s 

d. 2 s 


Answer- 2 m/sq.s


Que- The spokes used in the wheel of a bicycle increase its 

a. Moment of inertia 

b. Velocity 

c. Acceleration 

d. Momentum 


Answer- Moment of inertia


Que- It is difficult to cook rice 

a. At the top of a mountain 

b. At the sea level 

c. Under a mine 

d. Same anywhere 


Answer- At the top of a mountain


Que- The sudden fall of atmospheric pressure indicates 

a. Fair weather 

b. Storm 

c. Rain 

d. Cold weather 


Answer- Storm


Que- Hydraulic brakes in automobile work on 

a. Poiseuille's principle 

b. Pascal's principle 

c. Archimedes' principle 

d. Bernoulli's principle 


Answer- Pascal's principle


Que- When the barometer reading dips suddenly, it is an indication of 

a. Hot weather 

b. Calm weather 

c. Storm 

d. Dry weather 


Answer- Storm


Que- A storm is predicted if atmospheric pressure 

a. Rises suddenly 

b. Rises gradually 

c. Falls suddenly 

d. Falls gradually 


Answer- Falls suddenly


Que- On which principle does the hydraulic lift works? 

a. Newton's law 

b. Pascal's law 

c. Archimedes's law 

d. Joule's law 


Answer- Pascal's law


Que- Which of the following group of elements are diamagnetic? 

a. Argon, copper, silver 

b. Hydrogen, argon, copper 

c. Oxygen, copper, silver 

d. Hydrogen, oxygen, Argon 


Answer- Argon, copper, silver


Que- At the Curie temperature, the ferromagnetic materials get converted into 

a. Diamagnetic materials 

b. Non-magnetic materials 

c. Paramagnetic materials 

d. None of the others 


Answer- Paramagnetic materials


Que- In the process of magnetisation of a bar 

a. The entire bulk of the bar gets magnetised 

b. Only the surface of the bar gets magnetised 

c. Only the ends of the bar get magnetised 

d. Only some parts of the outer layers of the bar get magnetised 


Answer- The entire bulk of the bar gets magnetised


Que- Magnetic domains normally occur in 

a. Copper 

b. Silver 

c. Iron 

d. All of the above 


Answer- Iron


Que- A small piece of a substance is weakly attracted by a strong magnetic field. The substance is 

a. Diamagnetic  

b. Ferromagnetic  

c. Paramagnetic  

d. Non-magnetic  


Answer- Paramagnetic 


Que- Which of the following is not a form of Energy? 

a. Heat 

b. Sound 

c. Motion 

d. Pressure 


Answer- Pressure


Que- Which of the following is the second largest source of global energy? 

a. Fossil fuel 

b. Nuclear Energy 

c. Renewable Energy 

d. None of these 


Answer- Renewable Energy


Que- Which of the following is a renewable source of energy 

a. Natural gas 

b. Coal 

c. Wind 

d. Oil 


Answer- Wind


Que- The energy that generates wind comes from what source? 

a. Anemometers 

b. Solar radiation 

c. Ocean currents 

d. None of the above 


Answer- Solar radiation


Que- Solar energy is due to 

a. Fusion reactions 

b. Fission reactions 

c. Combustion reactions 

d. Chemical reactions 


Answer- Fusion reactions


Que- The wavelength at which the peak of intensity of blackbody radiation occurs 

a. Increases with increase in temperature 

b. Decreases with increase in temperature 

c. Is the same at all temperatures 

d. Does not follow any pattern as temperature changes 


Answer- Decreases with increase in temperature


Que- Which of the following principle is used to produce ''low-temperatures' ? 

a. Super conductivity 

b. Joule-Kelvin effect 

c. Thermo-electric effect 

d. Adiabatic demagnetisation 


Answer- Adiabatic demagnetisation


Que- The first law of thermodynamics is simply the case of 

a. Charle's law 

b. Newton's law of cooling 

c. The law of heat exchange 

d. The law of conservation of energy 


Answer- The law of conservation of energy


Que- The commonly used coolant in refrigerators is 

a. Ammonia 

b. Nitrogen 

c. Freon 

d. Oxygen 


Answer- Freon


Que- Energy in reflected light : 

a. Does not depends on the angle of incidence 

b. Increases with the increase in angle 

c. Decreases with the increase in angle of incidence 

d. Becomes maximum for angle of incidence equal to 45° 


Answer- Increases with the increase in angle


Que- In total internal reflection, the light travel from 

a. Rarer to denser medium and it occurs with no loss of intensity 

b. Denser to rarer medium and it occurs with no loss of intensity 

c. Rarer to denser medium and it occurs with loss of intensity 

d. Denser to rarer medium and it occurs with loss of intensity 


Answer- Denser to rarer medium and it occurs with no loss of intensity


Que- Convex mirrors are used as a rear view mirror in motor cycles because 

a. It forms real image 

b. It forms erect (upright) image 

c. It forms smaller image as compared with object 

d. All of the above 


Answer- It forms smaller image as compared with object


Que- A convex mirror of focal length f (in air) is immersed in a liquid (u=4/3). The focal length of the mirror in the liquid will be : 

a. F 

b. (4/3)f 

c. (3/4)f 

d. (7/3)f 


Answer- F


Que- The phenomenon which causes mirage is 

a. Interference 

b. Diffraction 

c. Polarisation 

d. Total internal reflection 


Answer- Total internal reflection


Que- Rear view mirror of car is convex or concave? 

a. Convex 

b. Concave 

c. Both A & B 

d. Can't be determined 


Answer- Convex


Que- The reverse effect of X–ray emission is 

a. Raman effect 

b. Compton effect 

c. Zeeman effect 

d. Photoelectric 


Answer- Photoelectric


Que- The term photon refers to 

a. Light ray 

b. Sub atomic particle 

c. Radiation 

d. None of the above 


Answer- Sub atomic particle


Que- In a conductor 

a. There is no conduction band 

b. The forbidden energy gap is very wide 

c. The forbidden energy gap is very narrow 

d. The valence band and the conduction band overlap each other 


Answer- The valence band and the conduction band overlap each other


Que- The unit of intensity of electric field is 

a. N/c  

b. N/m  

c. J/c  

d. Volt  


Answer- N/c 


Que- . . . . . . . . . exerts a force on anything that has an electric charge. 

a. Electric field 

b. Electrostatic force 

c. Inductive field 

d. All of the above 


Answer- Electric field


Que- The phenomenon of change in direction of light when it passes from one medium to another is called 

a. Propagation 

b. Reflection 

c. Refraction 

d. Dispersion 


Answer- Refraction


Que- The refractive index of a transparent medium is maximum for 

a. Red light  

b. Violet light  

c. Yellow light  

d. Green light  


Answer- Violet light 


Que- What type of lens is a magnifying glass? 

a. Diverging 

b. Spherical 

c. Converging 

d. Achromatic 


Answer- Converging


Que- Which of the following is not caused by atmospheric refraction of light ? 

a. Sun appearing red at sunset 

b. Twinkling of stars at night 

c. Sun appearing higher in the sky than it actually is 

d. Sun becoming visible two or three minutes before actual sunrise 


Answer- Sun appearing higher in the sky than it actually is


Que- Why does water tank appear shallower when viewed from the top? 

a. Due to reflection 

b. Due to refraction 

c. Due to diffraction 

d. Due to total internal reflection 


Answer- Due to refraction


Que- Which of the following experiments analyzed the Fraunhofer lines of the solar spectrum? 

a. Barkla's experiment on scattering of X-rays  

b. Lamb-Rutherford experiment  

c. Geiger and Marsdens experiment on scattering of alpha particles  

d. Bunsen and Kirchhoff's experiment  


Answer- Bunsen and Kirchhoff's experiment 


Que- Erg cross Sec is the unit of 

a. Angular momentum 

b. Linear Momentum 

c. Planck's constant 

d. Energy 


Answer- Planck's constant


Que- A dynamometer wattmeter can be used for 

a. Only Direct Current 

b. Only Active Current 

c. Both A & B 

d. None of the above 


Answer- Both A & B


Que- The device which converts AC to DC is 

a. Oscillator 

b. Amplifier 

c. Rectifier 

d. None of these 


Answer- Rectifier


Que- After removing two electrons from helium atom it become? 

a. UV rays 

b. Alpha particle 

c. Gama particle 

d. X rays 


Answer- Alpha particle


Que- A nuclear reactor is said to have become 'critical' when  

a. It stops due to malfunctioning 

b. It starts emitting dangerous radioactive radiations 

c. It is shut down to avoid explosion 

d. It is ready to produce controlled energy 


Answer- It is ready to produce controlled energy


Que- Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity are based on 

a. Nuclear fission 

b. Nuclear fusion 

c. Cold fusion 

d. Superconductivity 


Answer- Nuclear fission


Que- The energy obtained from atoms is known as ________  

a. Solar energy 

b. Heat energy 

c. Nuclear energy 

d. Chemical energy 


Answer- Nuclear energy


Que- When heated from 0 to 100oC volume of a given mass of water will : 

a. Increase gradually 

b. Decrease gradually 

c. Increase and then will decrease 

d. Decrease and then will increase 


Answer- Decrease and then will increase


Que- When a bottle of perfume is opened in one corner of a room the smell spreads soon throughout the room. This is an example of 

a. Surface tension 

b. Capillarity 

c. Viscosity 

d. Diffusion 


Answer- Diffusion


Que- Which of the following laws validates the statement that matter can neither be created nor destroyed ? 

a. Law of conservation of energy 

b. Le Chatelier's Principle 

c. Law of conservation of mass 

d. Law of osmosis 


Answer- Law of conservation of mass


Que- The boiling point of liquids vary as 

a. Pressure varies 

b. Temperature varies 

c. Volume varies 

d. Density varies 


Answer- Pressure varies


Que- The freezing point of fresh water is ________ . 

a. 4°C 

b. 3°C 

c. 5°C 

d. 0°C 


Answer- 0°C


Que- Kirchoff's Voltage Law is known as 

a. Conservation of Charge  

b. Conservation Energy  

c. Both  

d. None of these  


Answer- Conservation Energy 


Que- Super conductors are substances that 

a. Offer minimum resistance to flow of electric current 

b. Conduct electricity at low temperature 

c. Conduct electricity at high temperature 

d. Offer high resistance to the flow of electric current 


Answer- Offer minimum resistance to flow of electric current


Que- A galvanometer can be converted to a voltmeter by connecting 

a. A high resistance in parallel 

b. A high resistance in series 

c. A low resistance in series 

d. A low resistance in parallel 


Answer- A high resistance in series


Que- Certain substances loose their electrical resistance completely at super low temperature. Such substances are called. 

a. Superconductors 

b. Semi conductors 

c. Dielectrics 

d. Perfect conductors 


Answer- Superconductors


Que- Speed of sound in air is unaffected by change in  

a. Pressure 

b. Humidity 

c. Temperature 

d. Volume 


Answer- Pressure


Que- RADAR is used for 

a. Detecting and locating the position of objects such as Aeroplanes 

b. Locating submerged submarines 

c. Locating geostationary satellites 

d. Receiving a signals in a radio receiver 


Answer- Detecting and locating the position of objects such as Aeroplanes


Que- What is the minimum distance (in metres) required to hear an echo? 

a. 10 

b. 13 

c. 17 

d. 21 


Answer- 17


Que- Sound travels fastest in 

a. Vacuum 

b. Air 

c. Glass 

d. Water 


Answer- Glass


Que- Which among the following determines the pitch of a sound? 

a. Amplitude 

b. Frequency 

c. Loudness 

d. Wavelength 


Answer- Frequency


Que- Heat from the Sun reaches the Earth by 

a. Reflection 

b. Conduction 

c. Radiation 

d. Convection 


Answer- Radiation


Que- Heat transfer by conduction occurs when molecules 

a. Collide 

b. Combine 

c. Heated 

d. None of the above 


Answer- Collide


Que- A body absorbs heat most if it is 

a. Black and rough 

b. Black and smooth 

c. White and rough 

d. White and smooth 


Answer- Black and rough


Que- A black body can absorb radiations of : 

a. Lower wavelengths only 

b. Intermediate wavelengths only 

c. Higher wavelengths only 

d. All wavelengths 


Answer- All wavelengths


Que- The cover of a solar cooker is made of glass because  

a. It absorbs sun's rays 

b. It reflects sun's rays 

c. It retains the heat inside by the green house effect 

d. It rediates heat better than metals 


Answer- It retains the heat inside by the green house effect


Que- For which of the following substances, the resistance decreases with increase in temperature? 

a. Pure silicon 

b. Copper 

c. Nichrome 

d. Platinum 


Answer- Nichrome


Que- The S.I. unit of electric charge is : 

a. Ampere 

b. Coulomb 

c. E.s.u 

d. Kelvin 


Answer- Coulomb


Que- Indicate the false statement about the resistance of a wire 

a. It depends on material of wire 

b. It is directly proportional to the length of wire 

c. It is directly proportional to the area of cross-section of wire 

d. Resistance of metallic wire increases with increase in temperature 


Answer- It is directly proportional to the area of cross-section of wire


Que- The magnitude of current flowing between two end points of a conductor is proportional to the potential difference between them and is called as: 

a. Avogadro's law 

b. Rault's law 

c. Ohms law 

d. Faraday's law 


Answer- Ohms law


Que- What is the SI unit of electric current? 

a. Newton 

b. Joule 

c. Ampere 

d. Watt 


Answer- Ampere


Que- As we go from Equator to North pole the value of ''g', the acceleration due to gravity 

a. Remains the same 

b. Decreases 

c. Increases 

d. None of the above 


Answer- Increases


Que- Speed in a given direction is called 

a. Velocity 

b. Torque 

c. Acceleration 

d. Displacement 


Answer- Velocity


Que- For a body moving with uniform acceleration its final velocity equals ________  

a. Average velocity - initial velocity 

b. 2 x average velocity - initial velocity 

c. 2 x average velocity + initial velocity 

d. Average velocity + initial velocity 


Answer- 2 x average velocity - initial velocity


Que- A car accelerates uniformly from 18 kmph to 72 kmph in 5 s. The acceleration of the car (in m/s2) is: 

a. 3 

b. 5 

c. 6 

d. 7 


Answer- 3


Que- In ________ motion of a body its velocity varies with time. 

a. Uniform 

b. Linear 

c. Equilibrium 

d. Non-uniform 


Answer- Non-uniform


Que- Which one of the following is the correct sequence of passage of light in a compound microscope? 

a. Condenser -Objective lens -Eye -piece -Body tube 

b. Objective lens -Condenser -Body tube -Eye piece 

c. Condenser -Objective lens -Body tube -Eyepiece 

d. Eyepiece -Objective lens -Body tube -Mirror 


Answer- Condenser -Objective lens -Body tube -Eyepiece


Que- In a Cinema hall, the distance between the projector and the screen is increased by 2%. Then the intensity of illumination on the screen is  

a. Decreased by 2% 

b. Decreased by 4% 

c. Increased by 2% 

d. Increased by 4% 


Answer- Decreased by 4%


Que- A simple microscope consists of : 

a. A short focus convex lens 

b. A long focus convex lens 

c. A short focus concave lens 

d. A long focus concave lens 


Answer- A short focus convex lens


Que- Person who is colourblind cannot distinguish between 

a. Black and yellow 

b. Red and green 

c. Yellow and white 

d. Green and blue 


Answer- Red and green


Que- Fiber optics cable used in communication, works on the principle of 

a. Regular reflection of light 

b. Diffuse reflection of light 

c. Refraction of light 

d. Total internal reflection of light 


Answer- Total internal reflection of light


Que- Where do the electrical charges reside in a charged conductor? 

a. At the core 

b. Throughout the body 

c. Depended upon the nature of the body 

d. Outer surface of the body 


Answer- Outer surface of the body


Que- The strength of an electromagnet can be increased by 

a. Increasing the length of the coiled wire 

b. Increasing current supply 

c. Increasing the number of turns 

d. All of the above 


Answer- All of the above


Que- The unit of Planck's constant is 

a. Js 

b. Js–2 

c. J/s 

d. Js2 


Answer- Js


Que- When a vehicle passes, TV reception gets distorted. This is because 

a. Metal reflects radiowaves 

b. Spark plug creates electromagnetic disturbances 

c. Vehicle pollution affects the performance of the TV components 

d. Modern vehicles use electroignition system 


Answer- Spark plug creates electromagnetic disturbances


Que- The unit of magnetic permeability is 

a. Henry/meter  

b. Henry  

c. Weber  

d. Weber/meter  


Answer- Henry/meter 

 

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