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INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS SOLVED MCQs

Physics Solved MCQs

1. Physics is one of the important branches of___________.

a. Physical sciences                                        

b. Biological sciences                                      

c. Social science                                               

d. Life sciences


2. Which of these branches of science plays an important role in engineering?

a. Biology                

b. Chemistry                   

c. Physics              

d. All of these


3. The branch of Physics that deals with highly energetic ions is called;

a. Elementary Physics

b. Particle Physics

c. Ionic Physics 

d. Plasma Physics


4. One of the branches of physics that deals with the moving charge particles is known as;

a. Plasma physics      

b. Electro-static’s   

c. Electro-magnetic 

d. Electro-dynamics


5. The first ever book on Physics was written by;

a. Al-Haitham   

b. Newton                         

c. Aristotle             

d. Faraday


6. Which one of the following is a massless particle?

a. Proton                

b. Electron             

c. Neutron              

d. Photon


7. Name the branch of Physics that deals with the study of sound and sound waves.

a. Aeronautics       

b. Acoustics                  

c. Aerostatics        

d. Space Physics


8. When a body is in motion, ____________ always changes?

a. its velocity         

b. its acceleration       

c. its position vector     

d. its momentum


9. A man sitting inside a car is moving with a velocity of 36km/hr. His speed with respect to the car is _____.

a. 10m/s     

b. 16m/s       

c. 12m/s     

d. 0m/s


10. Inertia of an object is actually the quantitative measure of its__________.

a. volume                 

b. density                        

c. mass                  

d. temperature


11. Newton’s 1st law of motion gives the definition of ___________.

a. rest     

b. motion  

c. velocity      

d. force


12. Which of the following pairs always has the same direction?

a. force & displacement

b. force & velocity

c. force & acceleration

d. force & momentum


13. The collision between two bodies will be elastic if the bodies are____________.

a. solid & soft          

b. soft & elastic              

c. solid& hard        

d. hard & elastic


14. Distance covered by a freely falling body in 2 seconds, will be______________.

a. 4.9 m      

b. 19.6 m     

c. 39.2 m    

d. 44.1 m


15. At which angle the range of the projectile will be the maximum?

a. 450     

b. 600        

c. 300               

d.900


16. Take-off of the space rocket in space is an example of___________.

a. Second Law of Motion

b. Third Law of Motion                               

c. First Law of Motion                                   

d. Law of gravitation


17. 2nd Law of Motion gives the definition of____________.

a. force         

b. acceleration                          

c. velocity      

d. both a and c


18. The acceleration in the rocket at any instant is proportional to the nth power of the velocity of the expelled gases. Where the value of n must be;

a. -1             

b. 1              

c. 2               

d. -2


19. Which one of the following is not an example of projectile motion?

a. a gas filled balloon                                   

b. bullet fired from gun                                 

c. a football kicked                                        

d. a baseball shot


20. The trajectory (or path) of a projectile is called _____________.

a. straight line          

b. parabola                  

c. hyperbola            

d. circle


21. Waves transmit ________________ from one place to another.

a. energy                   

b. mass                          

c. both of them        

d. none on them


22. The distance between any two consecutive crests or troughs is called________.

a. frequency            

b. period                         

c. Wave length       

d. phase difference


23. In a vibrating cord the points where the amplitude is maximum, are called;

a. antinodes                     

b. nodes                

c. troughs                          

d. crests


24. According to Newton, sound travels in air under the conditions of__________.

a. adiabatic             

b. isothermal                  

c. isobaric               

d. isochoric


25. Velocity of the sound in vacuum is always __________.

a. minimum              

b. maximum                

c. zero         

d. average


26. The velocity of sound is the greatest in__________.

a. solids  

b. liquids    

c. gases    

d. vacuum


27. It is possible to distinguish between the transverse and longitudinal waves from the property of ____________.

a. refraction            

b. polarization             

c. interference         

d. diffraction


28. The periodic alternation of sound between maximum and minimum loudness are called______.

a. silence zone        

b. interference               

c. beats        

d. resonance


29. Fundamental frequency of stationary waves in an open pipe is __________times the frequency in a closed pipe.

a. six            

b. two     

c. four          

d. three



30. Resistance of an ideal insulator is always___________.

a. infinite                

b. zero                             

c. finite                    

d. None of them


31. An immersion heater of 400 watts if powered on for 5 hours, it will consume electrical power of ________.

a. 8KW/h   

b. 6KW/h   

c. 4KW/h    

d. 2KW/h


32. There are three LED bulbs of 60W 100W and 180W. Which LED bulb has the thickest filament?

a. 100W                 

b. 180W                             

c. 60W                   

d. All of them


33. Which one of the following materials is useful for making bulb filaments?

a. Constantan          

b. Nichrome                   

c. Copper                

d. Tungsten


34. Which one is the best material for making electrical wires?

a. Iron                     

b. Tungsten                      

c. Silver                  

d. Copper


35. Internal resistance is the resistance offered by the __________.

a. source of EMF         

b. conductor            

c. resistor               

d. capacitor


36. The graphical representation of Ohms law is___________.

a. hyperbola            

b. ellipse                         

 c. parabola              

d. straight line


37. A fuse is placed in a series form along with a circuit to protect against;

a. high power          

b. high voltage               

c. high current         

d. over heating


38. Which one of the following bulbs has the least resistance?

a. 100 watt             

b. 200 watt                       

c. 300 watt             

d. 60 watt


39. Which one of the following properties of light does not change with the nature of its medium?

a. velocity               

b. wavelength                 

c. amplitude            

d. frequency


40. Who among the following described the Photoelectric effect process?

a. Hertz                   

b. Fresnel                         

c. Einstein              

d. Plank


41. Longitudinal waves do not exhibit _____________.

a. reflection             

b. refraction                   

c. diffraction            

d. polarization


42. We see the colour of sky as blue colour due to_____________.

a. diffraction            

b. reflection                   

c. polarization          

d. scattering


43. Which one of the following waves cannot be polarized?

a. radio waves         

b. ultraviolet rays         

c. X-rays ways        

d. sound waves


44. In monochromatic red light a blue book will probably appear to be______.

a. black   

b. purple    

c. green   

d. yellow


45. In the shadow of a ball the central portion appears bright that happens due to;

a. Interference         

b. Diffraction              

c. Polarization          

d. Refraction


46. Light travelling form sun, reaches the surface of earth in about____________.

a. 15 min                         

b. 10 min                 

c. 8 min & 30 sec         

d. 8 min


47. According to Einstein light travels form one place to another in the form of __________.

a. waves                 

b. particles                       

c. photons             

d. all of them


48. The velocity of light was accurately determined by___________.

a. Newton               

b. Michelson                    

c. Huygens              

d. Young


49. A light ray traveling form rarer to denser medium, suffers a phase change of;

a. 60°     

b. 90°       

c. 180°        

d. 45°


50. Which of the following is not the conservative force?

a. friction               

b. electric                        

c. gravitational         

d. magnetic


51. Mohs scale is used for to measure the ____________.

a. Hardness           

b. Humidity                   

c. Pressure            

d. Density


52. Young’s modulus is the property of __________.

a. Gases                

b. Liquids                         

c. Solids                 

d. All of them


53. If electrical conductivity increases with the increase of temperature of a substance, then it is a called a property of;

a. Semiconductor     

b. Conductor               

c. Insulator       

d. None of them


54. With the increase of pressure, the boiling point of any substance;

a. Decreases                    

b. Increases           

c. Remains constant        

d. Becomes Zero


55. Ohm is a measuring unit that is used to measure _________.

a. Resistance         

b. Voltage                       

c. Current              

d. Watts


56. Electric current in a solid metal conductor is caused by the movement of what?

a. Protons              

b. Electrons                   

c. Metal atoms       

d. Metal ions


57. The centripetal acceleration produced in a rotating body is commonly due to change in the _________ of body.

a. magnitude                    

b. direction          

c. both of them      

d. None of them


58. A force applied on a body through the string is called_________.

a. Weight               

b. Momentum                

c. Tension              

d. Torque


59. The turning effect of force is called_________.

a. Moment              

b. Momentum              

c. Torque               

d. Speed


60. The most suitable unit for expressing the nuclear radius is_______.

a. Angstrom           

b. Micro                         

c. Nano meter        

d. Fermi


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3. Geometrical Optics in Physics Solved MCQs 

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