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. You are sitting inside an open vehicle moving with uniform speed. When you throw a stone vertically upwards, the stone will fall__:
[A] Ahead of you
[B] Behind you
[C] Over you
[D] Either ahead or behind of you

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2. A piece of Ice was tied with a string to a water bucket’s bottom, and the water bucket was filled with water with ice fully submerged in it. What would be the impact on the level of water when the ice melts away completely?
[A] The level of water will go up
[B] The level of water will go down
[C] The level of water will remain unchanged
[D] The level of water will first increase then come to the previous one

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3. Who gave the Theory of Relativity?
[A] Isaac Newton
[B] Archimedes
[C] Albert Einstein
[D] Galileo Galilei

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4. What is the range of masses involved in the study of Physics?
[A] 10-19 kg to 1038 kg
[B] 10-30 kg to 1055kg
[C] 10-30 kg to 1030kg
[D] 10-19 kg to 1055 kg

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5. As per the Newton’s second law of motion, what is the relation between the rate of change of linear momentum and the external force applied?
[A] directly proportional
[B] inversely proportional
[C] independent of each other
[D] None of the above

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6. What will be the work done in holding a 25 kg iron plate for 25 seconds?
[A] 25 j
[B] 1 j
[C] 0
[D] 625 j

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7. What is the effect on velocities of the two bodies of equal masses when they undergo elastic collision in one dimension?
[A] remains same
[B] gets interchanged
[C] becomes twice of the original velocity
[D] becomes half of the original velocity

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8. What is the unit of intensity of Gravitational field in the c.g.s system?
[A] dyne cm g-1
[B] dyne g-2
[C] dyne cm g2
[D] dyne g-1

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9. In which of the following situations, the state of weightlessness can be observed?
[A] When objects fall freely under gravity
[B] When a satellite revolves in its orbit around the earth
[C] When bodies are at null points in outer space
[D] All of the above

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10. The acceleration due to gravity on any planet does not depend on which of the following?
[A] Radius of the planet
[B] Mass of the planet
[C] Density of the planet
[D] Mass of the object

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