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 is responsible for the fact that Tennis ball bounces higher at high altitudes than in plains?
[A] Low Gravity
[B] High Gravity
[C] Less dense air
[D] Low atmospheric temperature

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2. 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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3. Which among the following would be most commonly affected, if the filament of a electric Bulb is not uniform?
[A] Light
[B] Life
[C] Resistance
[D] None of the above

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4. 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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5. What happens when a ship enters a Sea from a river ?
[A] It rises
[B] It remains at the same level
[C] sinks a little
[D] None of the above

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6. Where will the weight of a person be maximum?
[A] At the Poles
[B] At the Tropic of Capricorn
[C] At the Tropic of Cancer
[D] At the Equator

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7. Which of the following is the largest practical unit of mass?
[A] Slug
[B] a.m.u
[C] Hyperkg
[D] C.S.L

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8. What is the apparent weight of the person when the elevator is accelerating downwards?
[A] equal to the actual weight
[B] greater than the actual weight
[C] less than the actual weight
[D] 0

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9. Which of the following is NOT a method to reduce friction?
[A] By lubrication
[B] By polishing
[C] throwing sand on the ground
[D] None of the above

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10. What kind of energy is stored in the spring of a watch?
[A] Kinetic
[B] Potential
[C] Heat
[D] Chemical

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