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. Steam at 100 degree centigrade causes more severe burns. Which of the following phenomena will you use to explain this?
[A] Specific heat
[B] Latent heat
[C] Fusion
[D] Fission

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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. Whenever there are high winds, such as in storms, thin metal roofs on sheds as well as concave roofs on huts are sometimes blown away. Which among the following explains this correctly?
[A] During windstorm , the atmospheric pressure above the roof is very high in comparison to below the roof
[B] During windstorm , the atmospheric pressure above the roof is very low in comparison to below the roof
[C] The high velocity wind exerts tangential force on the roof surface
[D] The high velocity wind exerts vertical force on the roof surface

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5. Which among the following orbits are more prone to harms of space debris or space Junk in comparison to others?
[A] Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit
[B] Low Earth Orbit
[C] Geosynchronous orbit
[D] Geostationary Orbit

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6. Which of the following is not a valid conservation law of classical Physics?
[A] Law of conservation of energy
[B] Law of conservation of current
[C] Law of conservation of angular momentum
[D] Law of conservation of charge

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7. Which of these branches of Physics deal with heat and temperature and their relation to energy and work?
[A] Geophysics
[B] Mechanics
[C] Atomic Physics
[D] Thermodynamics

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8. The inablity of a body to change its state of rest or motion is known as:
[A] Force
[B] Momentum
[C] Displacement
[D] Inertia

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9. When one body is actually moving over the surface of other body, the friction is known as:
[A] Kinetic friction
[B] Limiting friction
[C] Static friction
[D] Negative friction

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10. What is the product of the mass of the body and its velocity called as?
[A] Force
[B] Linear Momentum
[C] Energy
[D] Power

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