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 of the following waves can be used to measure the speed of a approaching car?
[A] Light waves
[B] Micro waves
[C] Radio waves
[D] Sound waves

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2. A long Rail (approximately 700 meters) made up of steel is struck to produce a sound. The person standing on the other end of the rail would hear in which among the following pattern?
[A] He listens the sound waves once propagated via steel
[B] He listens the sound waves once propagated via air
[C] He listens the sound waves twice, first propagated via steel and second propagated via air
[D] He listens the sound waves twice, first propagated via air and second propagated via steel

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3. 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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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. An object is executing uniform circular motion. Which of the following quantities remain(s) constant during the object’s motion?
[A] Velocity and acceleration
[B] Speed and velocity
[C] Speed and acceleration
[D] Speed only

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6. Which among the following is the correct sequence of the terms used for various phases of the rocky object from space entering earth’s atmosphere and reaching on earth?
[A] Meteoroid – Meteor – Meteorite
[B] Meteorite – Meteoroid – Meteor
[C] Meteor – Meteorite – Meteoroid
[D] Meteoroid – Meteorite – Meteor

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7. 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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8. 1 femto metre is equal to how many metres?
[A] 10-12
[B] 10-14
[C] 10-15
[D] 1-24

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9. What is the time taken by the earth to complete one rotation about its axis with regard to a fixed star?
[A] Sidereal day
[B] Solar day
[C] Shake
[D] Tropical year

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10. What is the value of Triple point of water?
[A] 273.16 K
[B] 273.16° C
[C] 0° C
[D] -273.16 K

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