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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Correct Answer: C [ Less dense air ]
Notes:
The rarified air at high altitudes gives less resistance to ball.
2. A pendulum is taken to Moon, what will happen to its time period?
[A] Increases
[B] Decreases
[C] Remains constant
[D] Either increase or decrease
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Correct Answer: A [Increases]
Notes:
When the simple pendulum is taken to the moon, value of gravitational constant g will decrease and thus, its time period will increase.
3. What is the mean value of g at earth’s surface?
[A] 0.98 meter per second
[B] 9.8 meter per second
[C] 9.8 meter per second square
[D] 0.98 meter per second square
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Correct Answer: C [9.8 meter per second square]
Notes:
The mean value of the acceleration due to gravity (often denoted as “g”) at Earth’s surface is approximately 9.81 meters per second squared (m/s²). This value represents the average gravitational acceleration experienced by objects on the surface of the Earth. It is important to note that this value is not constant everywhere on Earth’s surface and can vary slightly due to factors such as location, altitude, and the density of the Earth’s crust.
4. Which of these is in action in the process of a liquid rising in the syringe when the piston is pulled up?
[A] Capillary action
[B] surface tension
[C] atmospheric pressure
[D] cohesive forces
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Correct Answer: C [atmospheric pressure]
Notes:
Atmospheric pressure is the force that causes liquid to rise in a syringe when the piston is pulled up. When the syringe is placed with its opening in a liquid and the plunger is pulled up, the air pressure inside the barrel becomes much less than the atmospheric pressure acting on the liquid. Fluids flow from a high pressure area to a low pressure area. Once the pressure inside the syringe is lower than the pressure outside the syringe, the fluid will flow into the syringe.
5. 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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Correct Answer: C [ Sixteen times of what it is now]
Notes:
Gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the bodies.
6. When you throw a ball with an angle to the horizontal (projectile); the ball has __:
[A] Uniform velocity in horizontal direction but uniform acceleration in vertical direction
[B] Uniform acceleration in horizontal direction but uniform velocity in vertical direction
[C] Uniform acceleration in both horizontal and vertical directions
[D] Uniform velocity in both horizontal and vertical directions
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Correct Answer: A [ Uniform velocity in horizontal direction but uniform acceleration in vertical direction]
Notes:
The motion of a projectile is two dimensional motion consisting of (i) horizontal motion and (ii) vertical motion. Hence, at any instant, the velocity of a projectile has two components (i) horizontal component and (ii) vertical component. The horizontal component remains unchanged throughout the flight as there is no acceleration in horizontal direction. The vertical component is continuously affected by the force of gravity. Thus, the horizontal motion is uniform motion but the vertical motion is uniformly accelerated motion.)
7. Which of the following physical quantities has no units?
[A] Reynold Number
[B] Rydberg constant
[C] Wave number
[D] Hubble constant
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Correct Answer: A [ Reynold Number ]
Notes:Reynold Number has no units. The Reynolds number is the ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces. It is used for predicting if a flow condition will be laminar or turbulent.
- Unit of Rydberg constant: m-1
- Unit of Wave number = m-1
- Unit of Hubble constant = sec-1
8. What is the work done by centripetal force in case of Uniform Circular Motion?
[A] 1 joule
[B] 0 joule
[C] Depends on the magnitude of Force
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [0 joule]
Notes:
The work done by Centripetal Force in case of Uniform Circular Motion is zero. The displacement and force are mutually perpendicular to each other in case of centripetal force. Therefore the work done is zero.
9. What is the relationship between Kinetic and limiting friction?
[A] Kinetic friction is slightly greater than limiting friction
[B] Kinetic friction is slightly less than limiting friction
[C] Kinetic friction is equal to limiting friction
[D] No relationship
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Correct Answer: B [Kinetic friction is slightly less than limiting friction]
Notes:
The Kinetic friction is always slightly less than the limiting friction. This is because once the motion has started, the inertia of has been overcome and irregularities of one surface have little or no time to get locked into the irregularities of the other surface.
10. Which of these is the force required to move a body uniformly in a circle?
[A] Centrifugal force
[B] Centripetal force
[C] Kinetic force
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Centripetal force]
Notes:
Centripetal force is the force required to move a body uniformly in a circle. This force acts along the radius and towards the centre of the circle. Centrifugal force is the force that arises when a body is moving actually along a circular path by virtue of the tendency of the body to regain its path.
