Physics MCQs

Physics Objective (Multiple Choice) General Knowledge & General Science Questions & Answers for SSC-CGL, UPPSC, NDA, CDS and all one day examinations of India.

1. India’s first Nobel Prize for Physics was claimed in 1930 by the renowned physicist Sir C.V. Raman for his work in which among the following fields?
[A] Particle Physics
[B] Optics
[C] Thermodynamics
[D] Quantum Mechanics

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2. Any moving object on earth finally comes to rest due to which among the following?
[A] Gravity
[B] Friction
[C] Inertia
[D] Motion

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3. Which among the following defines cohesive force?
[A] the force of attraction acting between the molecules of same material
[B] the force of attraction acting between the molecules of different material
[C] the force of attraction acting between the atoms of same material
[D] None of the above

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4. If the distance between the earth and the sun becomes one-fourth of what it is now, the gravitational force exerted on the earth by the sun would be:
[A] One-fourth of what it is now
[B] One-sixteenth of what it is now
[C] Sixteen times of what it is now
[D] Four times of what it is now

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5. If a moving body turns its speed to 1.5 times, its kinetic energy __:
[A] will become 1.5 times
[B] will become 3 times
[C] will become 2.25 times
[D] will become 6 times

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6. The recoiling of gun is an example of which of the following?
[A] Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum
[B] Law of Conservation of Linear Momentum
[C] Conversion of Kinetic Energy to Potential Energy
[D] Law of Conservation of Energy

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7. Who was the first scientist to discover Electrons?
[A] Albert Einstein
[B] Isaac Newton
[C] J.C. Bose
[D] J.J Thompson

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8. The force between charged particles is called as:
[A] Nuclear Force
[B] Gravitational Force
[C] Centrifugal Force
[D] Electromagnetic Force

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9. Which of the following laws state that the orbits of the planets are ellipses, with the Sun at one focus of the ellipse?
[A] Kepler’s First law
[B] Kepler’s Second law
[C] Kepler’s Third law
[D] None of the above

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10. The value of acceleration due to gravity is minimum on which of these planets?
[A] Mars
[B] Jupiter
[C] Mercury
[D] Neptune

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