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. Which among the following is true regarding Sound Waves?
[A] They are longitudinal waves and material medium is not required for their propagation
[B] They are transverse waves and material medium is required for their propagation
[C] They are longitudinal waves and material medium is required for their propagation
[D] They are transverse waves and material medium is not required for their propagation

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2. Which among the following is true about Total Internal Reflection?
[A] A ray passing from rarer to denser medium and not able to pass to denser medium at an angle greater than critical angle
[B] A ray passing from denser to rarer medium and not able to pass to rarer medium at an angle greater than critical angle
[C] A ray passing from either denser to rarer medium or rarer to denser medium and not able to pass any medium at an angle smaller than critical angle
[D] None of the above

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3. Two Flat mirrors are placed at an angle of 60° from each other. How many images will be formed of a Candle placed in between them?
[A] 3
[B] 4
[C] 5
[D] 6

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4. What is the distance covered by a bus moving at a speed of 72 km/hr in a duration of 5 seconds?
[A] 50 meters
[B] 60 meters
[C] 74.5 meters
[D] 100 meters

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5. The spray bottles used as window or household cleaner or perfume spray works on:
[A] Capillary action
[B] Bernoulli’s Principle
[C] Pascal’s Law
[D] Stoke’s Law

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6. The frequency range of Ultra High Frequency (UHF) is __?
[A] 3 to 10 Megahertz
[B] 3 to 30 Megahertz
[C] 300 to 3000 Megahertz
[D] 300 to 30000 Megahertz

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7. Which of the following is the unit of Impulse?
[A] N
[B] Ns
[C] N/s
[D] Ns2

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8. Which of the these physical quantities is a vector quantity?
[A] Temperature
[B] Speed
[C] Gravitational Intensity
[D] Work

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9. Which of the following is correct about Kinetic energy during the projectile motion?
[A] it is minimum at the point of projection
[B] it is minimum at the highest point
[C] it is maximum at the highest point
[D] it is minimum at the point of reaching the ground

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10. The minimum speed required to put a satellite into a given orbit around earth is known as:
[A] Escape velocity
[B] Orbital velocity
[C] Kinetic velocity
[D] None of the above

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