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7. The SI unit of frequency is,

a) Hz
Units and measurements b) per Second
c) second
d) Both a and b
1. Which of the following is not fundamental quantity? 8. The dimensional formula of force is,
a) Length a) [MLT-2]
b) Temperature b) [M-1 LT-2]
c) Luminous intensity c) [ML2 T-2]
d) Force d) [M-2 LT-3]
2. Derived unit is the combination of …… 9. The dimensional formula of gravitational constant is,
a) Fundamental a) [ML2 T-2]
b) C.G.S b) [M-1 LT-2]
c) F.P.S c) [M-1 L3 T-2]
d) All d) [M-1 L2 T-3]
3. Which of the following is the SI unit of pressure? 10. The dimensional formula of gravitational field intensity is,
a) Pascal a) [M0 LT-2]
b) N/m2 b) [MLT-2]
c) Both a and b c) [M-1 LT-2]
d) None d) [ML2 T-2]
4. The extended form of M.K.S system is, 11. Which of the following is dimensionless quantity?
a) C.G.S a) mass
b) S.I b) density
c) F.P.S c) viscosity
d) All d) angle
5. The SI unit of momentum is, 12. One light year is equal to,
a) Kgm/sec a) 9.46 x 1015m
b) Kg/m sec b) 10.46 x 1015m
c) N/sec c) 9.46 x 1015km
d) Nm/sec d) 10.46 x 1015km
6. The SI unit of youngs modulus is, 13. 1Joule is equal to
a) Nm2 a) 106 ergs
b) N/m2 b) 107 ergs
c) Kgm2 c) 108ergs
d) Kg/m2 d) 109 ergs

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14. 1N = c) 500 kg/m3
a) 105 dyne d) 5000 kg/3
b) 106dyne 21. The dimensional formula of impulse is,
c) 107dyne a) [ML2 T-2]
d) 108 dyne b) [ML T-2]
c) [MLT-1]
15. The dimensional formula of 2π is,
d) [ML2 T-3]
a) [M0 L T-2] 22. The dimensional formula of coefficient of viscosity is,
b) [M0 L0 T-2] a) [ML2 T-2]
c) [M0 L0 T-1] b) [ML-1 T-1]
d) [M0 L0T] c) [ML T-2]
16. 1 Angstron (A) = d) [M T-2]
a) 10-8 m 23. The position x of a particle at time t is given by x = v0/a ( 1- e-at)
b) 10-9m where v0 is constant and a> 0. The dimension of v0 and a is,
c) 10-10 m a) [ML2 T-2] and [ML0 T-2]
d) 10-11 m b) [M0 L T-1] and [T-1]
17. The unit of upthrust is c) [ML-1T-2] and [T-2]
a) N/m2 d) [ML2 T0] and [T2]
b) N 24. The dimension of impulse is equal to that of
c) Nm a) force
d) Nm2 b) pressure
18. Electron Volt is the unit of, c) angular momentum
a) force d) linear momentum
b) energy 25. The dimensional formula of calorie is
c) work a) [ML2 T-2]
d) capacitance b) [ML T-2]
19. What is the unit of a in equation x = at + bv, where x is c) [ML T-1]
displacement, t is time and v is speed. d) [M-1 L2 T-2]
a) meter 26. Which of the following is not a unit of time
b) m/sec a) Lunar month
c) second b) Leap year
d) per second c) Light year
20. The density of wood is 0.5 gm/cc. Its value in SI system is, d) Solar day
a) 2500kg/m3 27. The time taken by the light to cross a window plane of thickness
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a) 10-8 sec
b) 10- 11 sec
c) 3 x 10-8 sec Scalars and vectors
d) 10-15 sec
1. Which of the following is a vector?
Answers a) Energy
1d 2a 3c 4b 5a 6b 7a 8a 9c b) Power
c) Force
10a 11d 12a 13b 14a 15d 16c 17b 18b d) Mass
2. Which of the following is a vector?
19b 20c 21c 22b 23b 24d 25a 26c 27b a) Time
b) Work
c) Heat
d) Momentum
3. Which of the following is a scalar?
a) Elementary area
b) Kinetic energy
c) Weight
d) Wind velocity
4. Moment of inertia is
a) A scalar
b) A vector
c) A tensor
d) none of above
5. Electric current in a circuit is shown by arrow current is,
a) A scalar
b) A vector
c) Sometimes scalar and sometimes vector
d) Neither scalar nor vector
6. F.S is
a) A scalar
b) A vector
c) A tensor
d) none of above
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a) A scalar 13. Two forces of 6N and 8N can be applied to produce an effect of a
b) A vector single force of
c) A tensor a) 1N
d) none of above b) 11N
8. Minimum number of coplanar vectors of unequal magnitudes c) 15N
whose vector sum can be equal to zero is d) 48N
a) 1 14. Forces F1 and F2 act on a point mass in two mutually
b) 2 perpendicular directions. The magnitude of the resultant force on
c) 3 the point mass will be
d) Any a) F1 + F2
9. Minimum number of space vectors of unequal magnitudes whose b) F1 - F2
vector sum is equal to zero is c) (F12 + F22)1/2
a) 2 d) (F12 + F22 -2F1F2)1/2
b) 3 15. A boat is sent across a river with a velocity of 8 km/h. If the
c) 4 resultant velocity of the boat is 10 km/h, the velocity of river is
d) Any a) 12.8 km/h
10. When two vectors of magnitudes a and b are added. The b) 6 km/h
magnitude of resultant vector is always c) 8 km/h
a) Equal to a + b d) 10 km/hr
b) Equal to a – b 16. At what angle should the two vectors 2F and √2 act so that the
c) Equal to ( a2 + b2) resultant force is F√10 ?
d) Not greater than (a + b) a) 1200
11. At what angle do the scalar product and vector product of two b) 900
vectors are equal? c) 600
a) 00 d) 450
b) 450 17. The angle between two vectors A = 3i + 4j +5k and B = 3i + 4j + 5k
c) 900 is
d) 1800 a) zero
12. For the resultant of two vectors to be maximum, the angle b) 450
between them should be c) 900
a) 00 d) 1800
b) 450 18. A force of 20N acts on a particle of mass 2 kg and displaces it by 5
c) 900 m at an angle 300. What is the work done?
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b) 50J
c) 100J
d) 50√3 Force and Motion
19. A stone is projected making acute angle with the horizontal, the
path of the stone is
a) Straight line 1. Newton’s first law of motion supplies the definition of
b) Circular a) Force
c) Elliptical b) velocity
d) parabolic c) Acceleration
20. For hitting a taget, one must aim d) Momentum
a) Directly at the target 2. Newton’s first law of motion gives the concept of
b) Higher than target a) energy
c) Lower than target b) Work
d) Higher or lower than target depending on velocity of c) Inertia
projection d) Momentum
21. To make maximum horizontal range, one must throw making 3. Which of the Newton’s law is most general
angle a) First law
a) 00 b) Second law
b) 300 c) Third law
c) 450 d) All
d) 900 4. Which of the Newton’s law is related to the rate of change of
linear momentum
Answers
a) First law
1c 2d 3b 4c 5a 6a 7b b) Second law
c) Third law
8c 9c 10d 11b 12a 13b 14c d) All
5. Rocket works on the principle of conservation of
15b 16d 17a 18d 19.d 20b 21.c
a) Mass
b) energy
c) Linear momentum
d) Angular momentum
6. When a bus starts suddenly, the upper part of sitting
passenger experiences a jerk in forward direction due to
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b) Inertia of motion d) None
c) Change in momentum 13. Which of the following can never be zero?
d) Centripetal force a) work
7. A cannon after firing recoils due to b) mass
a) Conservation of energy c) weight
b) Backward thrust of gases produced d) a and b
c) Newton’s third law of motion 14. When the masses of two bodies are halved, the value of
d) Newton’s first law of motion gravitational constant becomes,
8. When the resultant force on a body is not zero, it produces a) Four times
a) Linear acceleration b) Two times
b) Angular acceleration c) One fourth
c) Constant velocity d) Remains same
d) Inertia 15. A lift is accelerating upwards, then the apparent weight
9. On applying a constant force to a body, it moves with a) Increases
uniform b) Decreases
a) Momentum c) becomes zero
b) Angular velocity d) Equal to g
c) Velocity 16. A body is said to be In equilibrium if all the force acting on it
d) Acceleration a) are in same direction
b) are equal in magnitude
10. 72 km/hr is equal to c) have zero resultant
a) 10m/s d) point towards the body
b) 20m/s 17. There are three Newton’s laws first, second and third. We
c) 30m/s can derive
d) 40m/s a) First and third law from second law
11. When a mass of a body is thrown vertically upward with b) First and second law from third law
20m/s then its maximum height is c) Second and third law from first law
a) 20m d) All laws are independent to each other
b) 30m 18. The product of force and time of application of force gives
c) 15m a) Linear momentum
d) 10m b) Impulse
12. Steam engine is based on c) Energy
a) First law of motion d) Torque
b) Second law of motion 19. The impulse is equal to
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b) Change in linear momentum a) with an acceleration
c) Work b) with a uniform speed
d) Torque c) with a deceleration
20. In which of the following cases, forces may not be required d) none
to keep 25. A man is standing in a lift acceleration upward. The apparent
a) particle going along a circular path weight of man
b) particle going along a straight line on a rough surface a) Is equal to actual weight
c) momentum of the particle constant b) Is more than the actual weight
d) Acceleration of the particle constant c) Is less than the actual weight
21. An athlete runs some distance before taking a long jump d) Is more than his actual weight at equation and less than
because at poles
a) It helps to apply large force 26. A bullet is fired by a light rifle and the other by a heavy rifle
b) By running action and reaction force increases by the same force. Which rifle will cause more injury to the
c) He gains energy to take him through long distance shoulder
d) By running the athlete gives himself larger inertia of a) Light rifle
motion b) Heavy rifle
22. In case of a book lying on a table c) Bothe will cause the same journey
a) Action of book on table and reaction of table on book d) more information is required
are equal and opposite and are inclined to vertical 27. Which of the following force is conservative
b) Action of book on table and reaction of table on book a) Electrostatic force
are equal and opposite and act perpendicular to the b) Frictional force
surfaces of contact c) Viscous force
c) Action and reaction are equal but act in different d) Air resistance
directions 28. The frictional force arises because of
d) Action and reaction are unequal but act in different a) Interaction force between molecules of two bodies
directions b) Repulsive force between nuclei of two bodies
23. A ball of mass m is moving with speed v. The ball strikes the c) Gravitational force between two bodies
wall and rebounds with same speed v. The change in d) Attraction between two nucleus
momentum is 29. Which of the following is maximum
a) mv a) Static friction
b) 2mv b) Limiting friction
c) – 2mv c) Kinetic friction
d) zero d) Rolling friction
24. A passanger in a moving train tosses a coin. If the coin falls 30. Which of following statements about friction is true?
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b) Frictional force can accelerate a body
c) Frictional force is proportional to area of contact
between the surfaces
Work, Energy and Power
d) Kinetic friction is always greater than a rolling friction
1. The unit of work is
31. The frictional force always proportional to
a) Joule
a) Weight of body
b) Nm
b) Normal reaction
c) Both a and b
c) Area of surface in contact
d) watt
d) Absolute temperature
2. Unit of energy is equal to the unit of
32. A vehicle gains speed from rest to 60km/hr in a half minute.
a) work
What is the acceleration produced by the engine of the
b) power
vehicle?
c) impulse
a) 2 m/s2
d) momentum
b) 3 m/s2
3. Potential energy is
c) 4 m/s2
a) flowing of water in river
d) 5 m/s2
b) water in dam
33. A bus starts from the rest and has an acceleration 0.8m/s2.
c) a rolling body
How long does it take to reach the velocity of 40 km/hr?
d) vehicle moving with uniform velocity
a) 10m
4. What is the energy of a body whose mass is 20 kg moving with velocity
b) 20m
10 m/s?
c) 50m
a) 200 Joule
d) 13.9m
b) 20 Joule
34. What acceleration is produced on a mass of 200 gm when a
c) 2000 Joule
force of 10N is applied?
d) 1000 Joule
a) 20 m/s2
5. The energy posses by virtue of motion is
b) 30m/s2
a) kinetic energy
c) 40m/s2
b) potential energy
d) 0 m/s2
c) both kinetic and potential energy
Answers d) none
6. Stretched rubber is an example of
1.a 2.c 3.b 4.b 5.c 6.a 7.c 8.d 9.d 10.b a) kinetic energy
11.a 12.c 13.b 14.d 15.a 16.c 17.a 18. b 19. b 20. c b) potential energy
21. d 22. b 23.b 24. a 25. b 26.a 27.a 28. a 29. b 30. d c) electric energy
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7. Moving fan is 14. Which one of the following possess only kinetic energy
a) mechanical energy a) bob of a pendulum at the extreme position
b) heat energy b) compressed spring
c) light energy c) bus moving up a hill
d) electrical energy d) cricket ball moving on the ground
8. A flying bird is 15. The work done on a body depends upon
a) kinetic energy a) displacement
b) potential energy b) force applied
c) heat energy c) angle between force and displacement
d) both a and b d) all
9. Hydrogen bomb is based on 16. If external force acting on a system is zero, then
a) nuclear fusion a) its momentum remains constant
b) nuclear fission b) its kinetic energy remains constant
c) both a and b c) momentum and kinetic energy both remains constant
d) none d) neither momentum not kinetic energy remains constant
10. Atom bomb is based on 17. If external force is zero and the collision is elastic then which of the
a) nuclear fusion following remains constant
b) nuclear fission a) momentum
c) both a and b b) kinetic energy
d) none c) momentum and kinetic energy
11. A body at rest may have d) neither momentum nor kinetic energy
a) speed 18. A man pushes a wall and fails to displace it. He does
b) momentum a) no work
c) velocity b) maximum work
d) energy c) negative work
12. A wound watch spring has d) positive work but not maximum
a) Thermal energy 19. When a body is moving in a horizontal circular path with a fixed speed,
b) electrical energy which one of the following physical quantities remains constant
c) kinetic energy a) momentum
d) potential energy b) centripetal acceleration
13. A gas molecules at room temperature possesses c) kinetic energy of the body
a) potential energy d) displacement
b) kinetic energy 20. A force f is applied on a body and it moves with a velocity v, the power
c) electrical energy will be
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b) F/v
c) Fv2
d) F/v2 Circular Motion
21. A mass of 3g is moving with a velocity of 4 cm/s, the kinetic energy of
the body is
a) 24 J
1. A particle is moving in a circle of radius r with a uniform
b) 2.4J
speed. The angular velocity is
c) 24x10-7J
a) v2/r
d) 2.4x10-7J
b) vr
22. A body of mass 5 kg posses momentum 100 kgm/s. the kinetic energy
c) v/r
of the body is,
d) r/v
a) 200J
2. A particle is moving along a circular path with uniform speed.
b) 400J
Its acceleration is
c) 1000J
a) zero
d) 2000J
b) directed towards centre
23. When a body moves with a constant speed around a circle, then
c) directed along the axis of path
a) no acceleration is produced in the body
d) directed along the tangent
b) the velocity remains constant
3. As time period increases, angular velocity
c) no force acts on the body
a) decreases
d) no work is done on it
b) increases
24. A stone is released from a tower, its total mechanical energy during its
c) do not depend on time period
fall
d) uncertain
a) increases
4. A particle is moving in a circle of radius r with a uniform
b) decreases
speed. Its centripetal acceleration is
c) remains constant
a) v/r towards centre
d) first increases and then becomes constant
b) v2/r towards centre
c) v2/r away from centre
Answers d) zero
5. A particle is moving in a circle of radius r with a uniform
1.a 2.a 3.b 4.d 5.a 6.b 7.a 8.d speed. Its angular acceleration is
9. a 10. b 11. d 12. d 13. b 14.d 15.d 16.a a) v/r towards centre
17. c 18.a 19. c 20. a 21.c 22.c 23.d 24.c b) v2/r towards centre
c) v2/r away from centre
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6. The centripetal force is given by
a) mv/r
b) v/r Gravity and Gravitation
c) mv2/r
d) none
7. Why moon do not fall towards earth?
1. The value of g depends on
a) due to less gravity of earth
a) mass of earth only
b) moon is far from earth
b) radius of earth only
c) moon gets sufficient centripetal force
c) mass and radius of earth
d) sun attracts with greater force than earth
d) is a constant independent of mass and radius of earth
8. When an aeroplane is looping the loop, the pilot does not fall
2. The value of G depends on
because his weight
a) mass of earth only
a) acts against gravity
b) radius of earth only
b) provides the centripetal force
c) mass and radius of earth
c) is balanced by centrifugal force
d) is a constant independent of mass and radius of earth
d) disappears as g=0
3. The value of universal gravitational constant G in SI system is
9. A 0.5 kg ball moves in a circle of radius 0.4 m at a velocity of
a) 9.8 m/s2
4m/s. The centripetal force on the ball is
b) 6.67x10-7 Nm2/kg2
a) 10N
c) 6.67x10-11 Nm2/kg2
b) 20N
d) 6.67x1011 Nm2/kg2
c) 40N
4. If distance between two point masses is doubled, the
d) 80N
gravitational attraction between them
10. The angular speed of a second hand of a watch in radian/sec
a) is doubled
is
b) becomes four times
a) π/6
c) is reduced to half
b) π/30
d) is reduced to a quarter
c) π/60
5. The atmosphere is held to the earth by
d) π/180
a) gravity
b) winds
c) clouds
Answers
d) rotation of earth around the sun
1.c 2.b 3.b 4.b 5.d 6.c 6. The value of G depends upon
7.c 8.c 9.c 10.b a) the nature and the size of bodies
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c) the temperature of the bodies 13. If the earth stops rotating about its axis, the value of g will
d) it is independent a) increase
7. The gravitational potential due to the earth on its surface is b) decrease
a) negative c) remain unchanged
b) zero d) may increase or decrease
c) positive 14. The escape velocity from the earth’s surface in km/s is about
d) infinity a) 4.2
8. The weight of a body at the centre of earth is b) 7.2
a) zero c) 11.2
b) infinite d) 9.2
c) slightly more than at the poles 15. The relation between escape velocity ve and orbital velocity
d) slightly less than at the equator vo is given by
9. As we go from the equator to the poles, the value of g a) ve = vo√2
a) decreases b) ve = 2vo
b) increases c) ve = vo/√2
c) decreases up to a latitude to 450 d) ve = vo/2
d) remain the same 16. The height of communication satellite from earth’s surface is
10. All bodies large and small fall under gravity with same a) 3600km
a) force b) 36000km
b) velocity c) 6400km
c) acceleration d) 42000km
d) momentum 17. The time period of geostationary satellite is
11. If g is acceleration due to gravity at earth’s surface, then the a) one year
acceleration due to gravity at a planet whose mass and b) one month
radius are both half of that of the earth will be c) one day
a) g/4 d) depends on height above earth’s surface
b) g/2 18. The escape velocity of mass 2kg from earth’s surface is
c) g a) 4.2km/s
d) 2g b) 7.2km/s
12. If the speed of rotation of the earth increases, then the c) 11.2km/s
weight of the body d) 9.2km/s
a) increases 19. When an object is taken from terai region to maountain, its
b) decreases weight
c) remains unchanged a) increases
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b) decreases
c) remains same
d) becomes zero at the top of the mountain Wave motion and sound
20. A man inside an artificial satellite feels weightlessness
because the force of attraction due to earth is
a) zero at that place
1. The waves which do not need medium to propagate are
b) is balanced by the force of attraction due to moon
a) Electromagnetic waves
c) is not effective due to design of satellite
b) Mechanical waves
d) balanced by the centrifugal acceleration
c) Longitudinal waves
d) none
2. Which of the following are electromagnetic?
Answers
a) Mechanical
1.c 2.d 3.c 4.d 5.a 6.d 7.a 8.a b) Transverse
9.b 10.c 11.d 12.b 13.c 14.c 15.a 16. b c) longitudinal
17.c 18.c 19.b 20.d d) All
3. Which of the following are mechanical waves?
a) X- rays
b) Microwaves
c) Radio waves
d) sound waves
4. Which of the following is not transverse wave?
a) heat waves
b) water waves
c) light waves
d) whistle of train
5. In which medium does sound travel fastest?
a) Air
b) Water
c) Steel
d) Vacuum
6. The velocity of sound in vacuum is
a) 332 m/s
b) 1500 m/s
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d) zero a) longitudinal waves
7. If the temperature of the medium increases, then speed of b) transverse wave
sound c) both longitudinal and transverse
a) Decreases d) neither longitudinal nor transverse
b) Increases 14. For a mechanical wave, the required material media must
c) Remains same possess
d) none a) inertia and surface tension
8. Which does not affect the speed of sound? b) inertia and elasticity
a) Density c) surface tension and viscosity
b) Humidity d) rigidity and conductivity
c) Temperature 15. With the sound waves one cannot observe the phenomenon
d) Pressure of
9. Ultrasound has frequency a) refraction
a) More than 20Khz b) interference
b) Less than 20 Hz c) diffraction
c) 20 Hz to 20Khz d) polarization
d) None 16. Bells are made of metal and not of wood, because
10. Threshold of hearing is a) the thermal conductivity of metal is greater than that of
a) 10dB wood
b) 5dB b) the density of metal is greater than that of wood
c) 20dB c) the sound is not conducted by metals but is radiated
d) 50dB d) wood dampens vibrations while metals are elastic
11. For an echo, the reflecting surface must be at least 17. A bomb explodes on the moon. You will hear its sound on
a) 17m earth after
b) 19m a) 10 min
c) 20m b) 20 min
d) 18m c) 2 hours 16 minutes
12. With the propagation of longitudinal wave through a d) never
material medium, the quantities transmitted in the direction 18. Which of the following is not longitudinal in nature
of propagation are a) sound waves in air
a) energy only b) waves in a spring
b) momentum only c) radio waves
c) energy and mass d) waves produced in a rod rubbed along its length
d) energy and momentum 19. With an increase in temperature, the frequently of sound
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a) decreases d) depends on velocity
b) increases 26. Which of the following does not affect the reverberation
c) remains unchanged time
d) changes erratically a) nature of walls
20. A source of sound and the observer are moving away from b) frequency of sound
each other. The apparent pitch will c) area of walls, ceiling and floor
a) decreases d) size of auditorium
b) increases 27. Which of the following is correct for frequency
c) remains unchanged a) f = 1/T
d) uncertain b) f = T
21. Which of the following emits sound of higher pitch c) f = T2
a) lion d) f = 1/T2
b) man 28. If the string is thicker, then pitch is
c) donkey a) greater
d) mosquito b) equal
22. Quality of sound depends upon c) lower
a) pitch d) none
b) loudness 29. We cannot hear the voice of man while talking at moon. This
c) overtones is because
d) wavelength a) too much sun light
23. The pitch of a sound depends on b) too cold at the moon
a) amplitude c) not air at the moon
b) frequency d) not water on the moon surface
c) intensity 30. If the amplitude of the sound is doubled, then intensity of
d) number of overtones sound becomes
24. The unit of intensity level of sound is a) 2 times
a) m b) 3 times
b) watt/m2 c) 4 times
c) decibel d) 5 times
d) watt/m 31. If the speed of sound is 400 m/s and its wavelength is 5m,
25. A source of sound moves towards a stationary observer. the then its frequency is
apparent frequency heard bny the observer is a) 2000 Hz
a) more than the actual frequency b) 200 Hz
b) less than the actual frequency c) 80 Hz
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32. Ultrasound has frequency
a) more than 20 KHz
b) less than 20 KHz Heat and thermodynamics
c) 20 Hz to 20 KHz
d) All
33. Bat produce
1. At what temperature does the centigrade and Fahrenheit scale
a) infrasound
show same reading?
b) ultrasound
a) 40
c) both infrasound and ultrasound
b) -40
d) sound of frequency ranging from 20 Hz to 20 KHz
c) 35
34. The voice of woman is shriller due to
d) 50
a) high pitch
2. When water is heated from 0 to 100, then volume of water
b) high power
a) First increase and then decreases
c) high velocity of sound
b) Remains same
d) all
c) First decreases and then increases
d) None of above
3. The maximum volume of water is at
Answers
a) 00C
1.a 2.b 3.d 4.d 5. c 6.a 7.b 8.d b) 1000 C
9.a 10.a 11.a 12.d 13.c 14.b 15.d 16. d c) 40 C
17. d 18.c 19. b 20. a 21. d 22. c 23.b 24. c d) -40 C
25.a 26. b 27.a 28. c 29. c 30. c 31. c 32. a 4. Water freezes at
33. b 34. a a) 00F
b) 320F
c) 180F
d) 400F
5. The boiling point of mercury at STP is
a) 1000C
b) 2120C
c) 3570C
d) 4570C
6. The absolute zero temperature is the temperature at which
a) Molecular motion stops
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c) Transmission of energy takes place 13. The branch of physics that deals with the relation between heat
d) None and mechanical energy is
7. What is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a) Heat
1 gm of water from 200C to 210C b) Thermodynamics
a) 1200J c) Thermoelectricity
b) 4.2J d) Calorimetry
c) 420J 14. In an isothermal process
d) 4200J a) Pressure remains constant
8. Water has lowest density at b) Temperature remains constant
a) 00 c) Volume remains constant
b) 40 d) Thermal energy remains constant
c) -40 15. The thermodynamic process in which pressure remains constant
d) 1000 a) Isothermal
9. The alcohol thermometer can be used to measure temperature b) Adiabatic
of c) Isobaric
a) Boiling water d) Isochoric
b) Desert 16. The triple point of the substance
c) Very cold place a) Is unique
d) Temperature of hot bath b) Has two values
10. At the top of mountain, water boils at temperature c) Has three values
a) 1000 d) Doesnot exist
b) More than 1000 17. In which process medium is not required
c) Less than 1000 a) Conduction
d) Water do not boil b) Convection
11. The average human body temperature is c) Radiation
a) 370 d) All of above
b) 98.60 18. In steady state the temperature of the rod
c) Both a and b a) Decreases with time
d) None b) Increases with time
12. The thermal state of a body is given by c) Does not change with time and is same at every point of rod
a) Heat d) Does not change with time but is different at different points
b) Temperature of the rod
c) Cold 19. Heat produced by friction is transferred by
d) Specific heat a) Conduction
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c) Radiation d) Conduction, convection and radiation all contribute
d) None significantly in transferring heat upwards
20. The phenomenon of land and sea breeze is as a result of 26. Hot water is poured in a glass tumbler. If it cracks, it is due to
a) Conduction following property of glass
b) Convection a) Low thermal conductivity
c) Radiation b) High thermal conductivity
d) Evaporation c) High specific heat
21. The most appropriate material for a cooking pot possesses d) High melting point
following characteristics
a) High specific heat and low conductivity Answers
b) High specific heat and high conductivity 1.b 2.c 3.b 4.b 5.c 6.a 7.d 8.d
c) Low specific hat and low conductivity
d) Low specific heat and high conductivity 9.c 10.c 11.c 12.b 13.b 14.b 15.c 16.
22. Arrange copper iron and silver in increasing order of thermal
conductivity 17.c 18. 19.a 20.b 21.d 22.c 23.b 24.b
a) Iron, silver, copper
25.c 26.a
b) Copper, silver, iron
c) Silver, copper, iron
d) Iron, copper, silver
23. Temperature gradient is
a) A scalar quantity
b) A vector quantity
c) Neither scalar nor vector quantity
d) Dimensionless
24. Newton’s law of cooling is used to find
a) Specific heat of gases
b) Specific heat of liquids
c) Latent heat of liquids
d) Density of liquids
25. It is hotter for the same distance over the top of the fire than it is
up the side of it mainly because
a) Air conducts heat upward
b) Heat is radiated upward
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7. Cutting diamond shows
a) Total internal reflection
Optics b) Reflection of light
c) Refraction of light
1. The velocity of light in air is d) All
a) 3x10^8 m/s 8. It is difficult to catch fish inside the pond due to
b) 2x10^8 m/s a) Reflection of light
c) 2x10^-8 m/s b) Refraction of light
d) 4x10^8 m/s c) Total internal reflection
2. The angle made by incident ray to the surface is called d) Both a and b
a) Glancing angle 9. Water is seen on the black pitched road during summer due to
b) Grazing angle a) Total internal reflection
c) Incident angle b) Mirage
d) Reflected angle c) Reflection
3. In critical angle d) Both a and b
a) Angle of incidence = 90 10. When object is placed 2F of convex lens then
b) Angle of refraction = 90 a) Image is real
c) Angle of incidence is greater than 90 b) Image is inverted
d) Angle of refraction is greater than 90 c) Size of image is equal to size of object
4. The critical angle of glass is d) All
a) 42 11. The unit of magnification is
b) 50 a) Diopter
c) 60 b) Newton
d) 40 c) Candela
5. The critical angle of water is d) Unitless
a) 42 12. As focal length increases, power
b) 50 a) Decreases
c) 49 b) Increases
d) 2 c) Remains same
6. The critical angle of ice is d) Sometimes increases and sometimes decreases
a) 49 13. The unit of power of lens is
b) 50 a) Diopter
c) 46 b) Newton
d) 24 c) Candela
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14. Persistence of vision is 21. Which mirror is used for saving?
a) 10 second a) Convex
b) 1/10 second b) Concave
c) 1/8 seecond c) Both
d) 2 second d) None
15. In myopia, image is formed 22. Twinkling of star is due to
a) On the retina a) Refraction of light
b) In front of retina b) Reflection of light
c) Behind retina c) Total internal reflection of light
d) None d) Dispersion of light
16. Which of the following has maximum wavelength? 23. Dispersion of light is caused by
a) Radio waves a) Different frequency
b) X- ray b) Different velocity
c) Gamma ray c) Different amplitude
d) Ultraviolet ray d) Different wavelength
17. Which is visible? 24. If the angle between incident and reflected ray is 900, find the
a) infrared ray angle of reflection
b) X- ray a) 120
c) Gamma ray b) 60
d) Ultraviolet ray c) 45
18. Compound microscope consists of d) 30
a) One convex lens 25. How many lenses are arranged in terrestrial telescope?
b) Two convex lens a) 1
c) Three convex lens b) 2
d) Two concave lens c) 3
19. The lens used to remove hypermetropia is d) 4
a) Concave lens 26. Focal length of eyepiece lens in compound microscope is
b) Convex lens a) Smaller
c) Both b) Larger
d) At first concave and then convex c) Neither smaller not larger
20. The lens used to remove myopia is d) None
a) Concave lens 27. When ray of light enters a glass slab from air
b) Convex lens a) Its wavelength decreases
c) Both b) Its wavelength increases
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d) Wavelength and frequency remain same b) 6
28. A mirror has one focus and a lens has c) Infinity
a) One focus 35. The thick plate is polished at its back surface. It forms number of
b) Two foci images. The brightest images is
c) More than two foci a) First
d) No focus b) Second
29. The focal length of a convex lens will be maximum for c) Last
a) Yellow light d) All are equally bright
b) Blue light 36. The focal length of concave mirror is
c) Red light a) Maximum for red color
d) Green light b) Maximum for violet color
30. The property of light which doesnot vary with the medium is c) Maximum for yellow color
a) Amplitude d) Same for all colors
b) Velocity 37. The focal length of convex mirror is
c) Frequency a) Maximum for red color
d) Wavelength b) Maximum for violet color
31. The speed of light in vacuum depends upon c) Maximum for yellow color
a) Amplitude d) Same for all colors
b) Frequency 38. A convex mirror has a focal length f. a real object at a distance f
c) Wavelength in front it from pole, produces an image at
d) None a) F
32. Which of the following statement is true in the case of image of a b) 2f
real object formed by plane mirror c) f/2
a) The image is inverted d) infinity
b) The image is enlarged 39. A concave mirror of focal length 15 cm forms an image at a
c) The image is real distance of 40 cm from it. The distance of the object from the
d) The image is laterally inverted mirror is
33. The number of images formed of an object between two parallel a) 10 cm
plane mirrors and facing each other is b) 20 cm
a) 2 c) 24 cm
b) 4 d) 30 cm
c) 6 40. The velocity of light in vacuum is 3x108 m/s. The speed of light in
d) infinity a medium of refractive index 2 will be
34. The number of images formed by a polished thick plate is a) 3 x 108 m/s
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c) 2.5 x 108 m/s 47. Two thin lenses of focal lengths 20 cm and 25 cm are placed in
d) 6 x 108 m/s contact. The effective power of the combination is
41. A fish in water appears to be at 60 cm from the surface. If a) 6D
refractive index of water is 4/3, the true depth of the fish from b) 9D
water surface is c) 1/9D
a) 45 cm d) 45D
b) 60 cm 48. A prism causes
c) 80 cm a) Deviation only
d) Infinity b) Dispersion only
42. A plane glass slab is placed over letters o f different colors. Which c) Deviation and dispersion both
letter appears to be raised most? d) Neither dispersion nor dispersion
a) Red 49. Larger aperture of telescope are used for
b) Violet a) Greater magnification
c) Yellow b) Greater resolution
d) All colored letter appear equally raised c) Reducing lens aberration
43. The critical angle of light from glass to air is maximum for d) Ease of manufacture
a) Violet 50. A person wearing spectacles wants to use the microscope, then
b) Red he should
c) Green a) Remove spectacles
d) Yellow b) Keep on wearing the spectacles
44. A converging lens c) Not use the microscope
a) Collects rays d) Remove or keep on wearing the spectacles as it makes no
b) Spread rays difference
c) Forms real image 51. A reflecting astronomical telescope uses
d) Forms virtual image a) A concave mirror
45. In optical fibers, following principle is used b) A convex mirror
a) Successive reflection c) A prism
b) Refraction d) A plano convex lens
c) Total internal reflection 52. The resolving power of a telescope depends upon
d) Scattering a) The focal length of eye lens
46. The power of a lens having focal length 20 cm is b) The length of objective lens
a) 5D c) The length of telescope
b) 0.05D d) The diameter of objective lens
c) 0.5D 53. An endoscope is a
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b) Largest telescope
c) Simple microscope
d) Type of camera Simple harmonic motion
54. A spectrometer is used to
a) Study rainbow 1. The necessary and sufficient condition for simple harmonic
b) Study solar eclipse motion is
c) Measure deviation caused by a prism a) Constant time period
d) All of above b) Constant acceleration
55. The formation of rainbow is a natural example of c) Proportionality between restoring force and velocity
a) Interference d) Proportionality between restoring force and displacement
b) Dispersion 2. Acceleration of the particle executing SHM is
c) Diffraction a) Maximum at extreme points
d) Reflection b) Minimum at extreme points
c) Maximum at mean position
Answers
d) Same in each point
1.a 2.b 3.b 4.a 5.b 6.b 7.a 8.b 9.b 3. When the amplitude of a particle executing SHM increases, the
time period
10.d 11.d 12.a 13.a 14.b 15.b 16.a 17.a 18.b a) Increases
b) Decreases
19.b 20.a 21.b 22.a 23.d 24.c 25.b 26.b 27.a
c) Remains unchanged
28.b 29.c 30.c 31.d 32d 33.d 34.c 35.b 36.d d) None
4. In SHM the acceleration of the particle is zero when its velocity is
37.d 38.c 39.c 40.b 41.c 42.b 43.b 44.a 45.c a) Zero
b) Maximum
46.a 47.b 48.c 49.b 50.a 51.a 52.d 53.a 54.c
c) Half of the maximum value
55.b d) One fourth of its maximum value
5. Which of the following is SHM
a) Motion of earth around the sun circular path
b) Up and down motion of a mass attached to a spring
c) Motion of an electron around the nucleus
d) A particle moving along the straight path
6. A second pendulum has time period
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c) 3 second
d) 4 second
7. A pendulum clock giving correct time at earth is taken to the Fluid Mechanics
moon. Then it
a) Becomes fast 1. The pressure of liquid depends upon
b) Becomes slow a) density of liquid
c) Remains unaffected b) acceleration due to gravity
d) Stops c) height of liquid column
8. If the length of simple pendulum is increased by four times, then d) all
it time period 2. The unit of relative density is
a) Increases by two times a) kg/m3
b) Increases by three times b) N/m
c) Remains unaffected c) Pa
d) Becomes half d) unit less
9. A girl is swinging on a swing in the sitting position. if another girl 3. Hydraulic brake is based on
also sits on the swing then the time period of swing a) Archimedes principle
a) Increases b) Pascal law
b) Decreases c) law of floation
c) Remains unchanged d) none
d) Uncertain 4. The water wets the glass of surface but mercury doesnot, it
10. The time period of a simple pendulum in a stationary lift is T. is because water has greater
when the lift falls freely, its time period becomes a) adhesive force
a) T b) cohesive force
b) 2T c) specific heat capacity
c) Infinite d) none
d) Zero 5. A liquid tends to assume a spherical shape because of
a) surface tension
Answers
b) viscous force
1.d 2.a 3.c 4.b 5.b 6.a 7.b 8.a c) gravity
d) elastic force
9.c 10.c 6. The surface tension arises due to
a) adhesive force between molecules
b) cohesive force between molecules
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d) none b) viscosity
7. When salt is added to pure water, the surface tension c) surface tension
a) increases d) gravitational force
b) decreases 13. At which temperature the surface tension of water is
c) remains unchanged minimum?
d) becomes zero a) 40C
8. When surf is added to pure water, the surface tension b) 200C
a) remains unchanged c) 300C
b) decreases d) 700C
c) increases 14. The pressure of water at 100 cm depth is
d) becomes zero a) 100Pa
9. A drop of water breaks into two droplets of equal size. In this b) 1000Pa
process, which of the following statements is true c) 10000Pa
a) the sum of temperatures of two drops is equal to the d) 100000Pa
original temperature 15. Viscosity is most closely related to
b) the sum of masses of two droplets is equal to the radius a) friction
of the original drop b) adhesive molecular force
c) the sum of radii of two droplets is equal to the radius of c) cohesive force
the original drop d) Bernoulli’s theorem
d) the sum of surface areas of two droplets is equal to 16. A hole is made near a bottom of a tank. The volume of liquid
surface area of the original drop emerging from the hole does not depend upon
10. The unit of surface tension is a) area of hole
a) N/m2 b) height of liquid level above the hole
b) N/m c) density of liquid
c) Nm d) acceleration due to gravity
d) J/m 17. The cloud floats in the sky because of
11. When two tubes of different diameters are dipped vertically, a) their low temperature
the rise of liquid is b) their low viscosity
a) same in both tubes c) their low density
b) more in tube of larger diameter d) low pressure
c) more in tube of smaller diameter 18. The rains falls with constant speed because of
d) none of above a) upthrust of air
12. An iron needle floats on the surface of water. This b) viscous force of liquid
phenomenon is attributed to c) density of liquid
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19. Which of the following substance has greatest viscosity?
a) mercury
b) water Electricity and Magnetism
c) oxygen
d) glycerin 1. Current is
a) Vector
b) Scalar
c) Neutral
Answers d) None
1.d 2.d 3.b 4.b 5.a 6.a 7.a 8.b 2. Potential difference is always………than EMF
a) Less
9.b 10.b 11.c 12.b 13.d 14.c 15.a 16.c b) More
c) Equal
17.c 18.b 19.d
d) None
3. One coulomb contains
a) 6.25x1016 electrons
b) 6.25x1017 electrons
c) 6.25x1018 electrons
d) 6.25x1019 electrons

4. Ammeter must be connected in

a) Parallel
b) Series
c) Mixed
d) All
5. Voltmeter must be connected in
a) Parallel
b) Series
c) Mixed
d) All
6. A capacitor is a device for storing
a) Charge
b) Voltage
c) Current
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7. The unit of capacitance is d) none
a) Ohm 14. At the neutral point, the compass needle indicates
b) Farad a) north
c) Volt b) south
d) Ampere c) east
8. The electric current in a metallic conductor dueto the flow of d) none
a) Electrons only 15. An electric bulb of 100 watt runs for one minute. What is the
b) Positive ions only energy consumed?
c) Electrons and positive ions only a) 6KJ
d) Neutral atoms only b) 6J
9. Voltmeter is connected in c) 60KJ
a) series d) 60J
b) parallel 16. The strength of electromagnet increased by
c) mixed a) increasing the value of current
d) none b) increasing the number of turns of the wire
10. When the resistance of the wire is doubled then the resistivity c) using soft iron core in the solenoid
a) is doubled d) all above
b) becomes three times 17. The law that governs the force between electric charges is called
c) remains same a) Newton’s law
d) becomes four times b) Coulomb’s law
11. If 5A current flows within 5 seconds in a wire, then what is the c) Faraday’s law
charge produced? d) Ampere’s law
a) 5C 18. When the distance between charged particles is halved, force
b) 1C between them becomes
c) 25C a) one half
d) 50C b) double
12. The angle of dip at the equator is c) one fourth
a) 00 d) four times
b) 450 19. The minimum value of charge of an object cannot be less than
c) 900 a) 1.6x10-19C
d) 600 b) 3.2x10-19C
13. Direction of induced current is given by c) 1C
a) Fleming’s left hand rule d) 1.6x10-13C
b) Fleming’s right hand rule 20. A body is given negative charge. its mas
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b) increases d) to move in high magnetic field
c) decreases 27. The surface of a conductor
d) may increases or decrease depending on the material and a) is an equipotential surface
size of body b) is a non equipotential surface
21. The unit of permittivity is c) has only two points at the same potential
a) Volt/metre d) is always at zero potential
b) C/m 28. An electric field can deflect
c) Nm/C2 a) X-rays
d) C2 /N-m2 b) Neutrons
22. When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, both become c) ionized helium atom
a) oppositely charged by conduction d) gamma rays
b) similarly charged by conduction 29. If a unit charge is taken from one point to another over an
c) similarly charged by friction equipotential surface, then
d) oppositely charged by friction a) Work is done on the charge
23. When negatively charge is given to a soap bubble its radius b) Work is done by the charge
a) increases c) Work on the charge is constant
b) decreases d) work done is zero
c) remains unchanged 30. A hollow sphere of charge does not produce an electric field at
d) becomes zero any
24. When one penetrates a uniformly charged conducting sphere, a) interior point
the electric field strength (E) b) outer point
a) increases c) surface point
b) decreases d) none of the above
c) remains same as on the surface 31. If the electric field is uniform then the electric lines of forces are
d) is zero at all points a) divergent
25. An electron moving with a finite velocity enters in an electric field b) convergent
parallel to lines of force, then c) circular
a) it gets accelerated d) parallel
b) it gets retarded 32. In bringing an electron towards another electron, electrostatic
c) is continues to move with constant speed potential energy of system
d) its path becomes parabolic a) decreases
26. The energy of an electron can be increased by allowing them b) increases
a) to fall from great height c) remains unchanged
b) to fall through lead block d) becomes zero
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33. When the temperature of a metallic conductor is increased, its c) directed tangentially to the surface
resistance d) directed along 450 to the surface
a) increases 39. Two conducting spheres of radii R1 and R2 are at the same
b) decreases potential. The ration of their charges is
c) remains unchanged a) R1/R2
d) sometimes increases and sometimes decreases b) R2/R1
34. When the temperature of a semiconductor is increased, its c) (R1/R2)2
resistance d) (R2/R1)2
a) increases 40. Two conducting spheres of radii R1 and R2 are at the same
b) decreases charges The ration of their potential is
c) remains unchanged a) R1/R2
d) sometimes increases and sometimes decreases b) R2/R1
35. A piece of copper and another of germanium are cooled from c) (R1/R2)2
room temperature to 80K. The resistance of d) (R2/R1)2
a) each of them increases 41. The substances which contain free charge cariers are called
b) each of them decreases a) conductors
c) copper increases, germanium decreases b) insulators
d) copper decreases, germanium increases c) dielectrics
36. The resistance of a metallic conductor increases with the rise of d) capacitors
temperature. This is due to 42. The potential V, charge q and capacitance C of a conductor are
a) the increases in mass of free electrons related by
b) the increase in the relaxation time a) q = C/V
c) the decrease in the relaxation time b) q = V/C
d) the decrease in the electron density c) q = CV2
37. A hollow metal sphere of radius 10 cm is charged such that the d) q = CV
potential at its surface is 80Volts. The potential at the centre of 43. In a charged capacitor the energy is stored in
the sphere is a) the field between the plates
a) 8V b) outside the plates
b) 80V c) on the plates
c) 800V d) nowhere
d) zero 44. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor doesnot depend
38. The electric field intensity at the surface of a charged conductor upon
is a) area of plates
a) zero b) medium between the plates
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d) metal of the plates d) unequal charge and unequal potential
45. When a thick plate of a dielectric is introduced in the air space of
a parallel plate capacitor, then
a) capacitance decreases
b) capacitance increases
c) capacitance remains unchanged Answers
d) capacitance becomes zero
46. Three different capacitors are connected in series. On them there 1.b 2.a 3.c 4.b 5.a 6.a 7.b 8.a 9.b
will be
10.c 11.c 12.a 13.b 14.d 15.a 16.d 17.b 18.b
a) equal charge
b) equal potential 19.a 20.b 21.d 22.d 23.a 24.d 25.d 26.c 27.a
c) equal charge and equal potential
d) unequal charge and unequal potential 28.c 29.d 30.a 31.d 32.b 33.a 34.b 35.c 36.c
47. The electrical conductivity of atmosphere is mainly due to
37.d 38.b 39.a 40.b 41.a 42.d 43.a 44.d 45.b
a) stream of electrons
b) stream of cosmic rays 46.a 47.c 48.d 49.b 50.b
c) ionization of its molecules
d) thunder clouds
48. When a person standing on ground wearing insulating shoe
comes in contact with a high power line, he is likely to
a) experience a fatal shock
b) experience a moderate shock
c) die immediately
d) remain unaffected
49. Two capacitors of capacitances 2µf and 3µf are connected in
series. The ratio of charge on these capacitors will be
a) 1:1
b) 2:3
c) 3:2
d) 4:9
50. Three different capacitors are connected in parallel. On them
there will be
a) equal charge
b) equal potential
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a) 8 m/s
Challenging Objective Questions b) 10 m/s
c) 20m/s
1. The precise value is very close to d) 30 m/s
a) standard value 7. A balloon is at a height of 80 m above the ground. Now a packet
b) mean value is dropped from the balloon, it will reach the earth in ( g = 9.8
c) observed value m/s2)
d) none a) 5s
2. The accurate value is very close to b) 16/5s
a) standard value c) 10s
b) mean value d) 4s
c) observed value 8. Two vectors have magnitude 6 units and 8 units and are inclined
d) none at an angle 600. The resultant of these vectors is
3. If the displacement of the body is directly proportional to square a) 14N
of time than acceleration of such body is b) 2N
a) constant c) 10N
b) decreasing d) 12.2N
c) increasing 9. Which of the following pair of forces can be added to give a
d) first increases and then decreases resultant of 5N?
4. The numerical value of average velocity to average speed is a) 2N and 8N
always b) 3N and 10N
a) less than 1 c) 3N and7N
b) equal to 1 d) 12N and 20N
c) greater than 1 10. The scalar product of vectors A = 2i + 3j – 4k and B = I – 3J – 3k is
d) equal to or less than 1 a) 3
5. A lift moves with constant acceleration a. A person in the lift b) 4
drops an object. If g is acceleration due to gravity, then the c) 5
acceleration of the object with respect to object is’ d) 6
a) g 11. The resultant of two vectors have magnitude of 7 and 4 is 3. The
b) g-a magnitude of the cross product is
c) g + a a) 15
d) a b) 4
6. An object starts from rest and accelerates uniformly down an c) 6
incline. If the object reaches with a speed of 40m/s in 5s, its d) zero
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12. A person moves 30 m north, then 20 m east and finally 30√2 m b) 200N
south west. His displacement from initial point is c) 640N
a) 14 m south west d) 64N
b) 28 m south 18. A car starts from rest and has an acceleration 1 m/s2. How long
c) 10 m west does it take to reach the velocity of 20 m/s?
d) 15 m east a) 20 sec
13. In still water crosses a river of width 1 km along the shortest b) 10 sec
possible path is 15 minutes. The velocity of river water in km/hr is c) 30 sec
a) 1 d) 40 sec
b) 3 19. A crane can lift a load of 200 N to the height of 5 m in 10 seconds.
c) 4 Calculate the power of the crane.
d) 5 a) 50 watt
14. A car accelerates from 8 m/s to 14 m/s in 3 seconds. Its b) 100 watt
acceleration is c) 150 watt
a) 1 m/s2 d) 300 watt
b) 2 m/s2 20. How fast should a man of 50 kg run so that his kinetic energy is
c) 3 m/s2 625 J?
d) 5 m/s2 a) 5 m/s
15. A body is thrown vertically upward with speed 100 m/s. The time b) 10 m/s
to reach the body back to the ground is c) 15 m/s
a) 10 s d) 20 m/s
b) 20 s 21. A bullet of mass 100 gm is fired from a gun with velocity 100 m/s.
c) 15 s How much kinetic energy is produced?
d) 5 s a) 500000J
16. A force 20N acting on a body imparts an acceleration of2 m/s2. b) 50000J
What is the mass of the body? c) 5000J
a) 40 kg d) 500J
b) 2 kg 22. A bullet is fired by a light rifle and the other by a heavy rifle by
c) 5 kg the same force. Which rifle will cause more injury to the
d) 10 kg shoulder?
17. A boy having a mass of 60 kg holds in hands a school bag of a) light rifle
weight 40N. With what force the floor will push up on his feet? b) heavy rifle
(g= 10 m/s2) c) both will cause the same injury
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23. A boy of weight 60 kg is standing in a lift moving upward with 29. There is no atmosphere on the moon because
constant speed of 10 m/s, then apparent weight of man is a) it is closer to earth
a) 60 kg wt b) it revolves around the earth
b) 90 kg wt c) the rms velocity of gas molecules is less than the escape
c) zero velocity from moon
d) 30 kg wt d) the rms velocity of gas molecules is greater than the escape
24. A force of 100 N acts on a particle and displaces it by 2 m at an velocity from moon
angle of 300.What is the work done by the force? 30. A body weight 1kg at the North Pole. How much it will weight at
a) 200N the equatior?
b) 160N a) 1 kg
c) 173N b) more than 1 kg
d) zero c) less than1 kg
25. A body of mass 3gm is moving with a velocity of 4 cm/s, the d) zero
kinetic energy of the body is 31. Which one of the following has more elasticity?
a) 24J a) steel
b) 2.4J b) rubber
c) 24 x 10-7J c) wood
d) none d) plastic
26. A body of mass 5 kg posses momentum 100 kgm/s. The kinetic 32. With a rise of temperature, the Young’s modulus
energy of the body is a) increases
a) 200 J b) decreases
b) 400J c) remains unchanged
c) 1000J d) none
d) 2000J 33. What is the power of a lens having focal length 20 cm?
27. When a body moves with a constant speed around a circle, then a) 5 D
a) no acceleration is produced b) 2.5 D
b) velocity remains constant c) 0.5D
c) no force acts on the body d) 0.05 D
d) no work is done on it 34. A person with defective eyesight cannot see clearly objects
28. A stone is released from a tower, its total mechanical energy beyond 50 cm. What is the focal length of the lens that would
during its fall enable him to clearly see the distant objects?
a) increases a) 10 cm
b) decreases b) 20 cm
c) remains constant c) 50 cm
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35. A person can see clearly up to 3 m only recommended a lens for 41. An electric heater draws 2 A current when connected to 220 V
him so that he can see clearly up to 12 m, mains. What is the power of the heater?
a) 2 m a) 440 watt
b) 4 m b) 220 watt
c) 6 m c) 660 watt
d) 8 m d) 900 watt
36. What is the wavelength of radio wave which has frequency of 42. A ball is thrown up with a speed of 9.8 m/s. What is velocity at
100 MHz? maximum height?
a) 200 m a) 19.6 m/s
b) 300 m b) 9.8 m/s
c) 400 m c) 29.4 m/s
d) 1 cm d) zero
37. What is the frequency of a wave whose time period is 1 sec 43. With what initial speed must a ball be thrown up so as to reach a
a) 1 Hz height of 5 m. Take g = 10 m/s2.
b) 2 Hz a) 5 m/s
c) 3 Hz b) 10 m/s
d) 4 Hz c) 20 m/s
38. A bulb of 100 watt is connected to 220 V. What is the resistance d) 9.8 m/s
of the filament of the bulb?
a) 50Ω Answers
b) 100Ω 1.b 2.a 3.a 4.d 5.c 6.a 7.d 8.d 9.c
c) 4Ω
d) 10Ω 10.c 11.d 12.c 13.b 14.b 15.b 16.d 17.c 18.a
39. What is the equivalent resistance when 3Ω and 6Ω are connected
in parallel and then series? 19.b 20.a 21.d 22.a 23.a 24.c 25.c 26.c 27.d
a) 2Ω9Ω
28.c 29.d 30.c 31.a 32.b 33.a 34.a 35.b 36.b
b) 3Ω3Ω
c) 4Ω9Ω 37.a 38.d 39.a 40.c 41.a 42.d 43.b
d) 3Ω6Ω
40. A bulb has resistance 22.5 w and requires a current of 0.2 A for
its working. What potential is required for it?
a) 2.5V
b) 3.5 V
c) 4.5 V
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a) galaxy
Astronomy and Geology b) constellation
c) universe
d) none
1. The light of sun reaches the earth in
8. Total number of constellations are
a) 7 minutes 20 seconds
a) 88
b) 8 minutes and 20 seconds
b) 90
c) 8 minutes 50 seconds
c) 86
d) 6 minutes 20 seconds
d) 87
2. The nearest star from solar system is
9. The diameter of sun is
a) Alpha century
a) 1.4x105 km
b) Gamma century
b) 1.4x106 km
c) sun
c) 2.4x106 km
d) none
d) 2.4x105 km
3. The mass of sun is
10. The surface temperature of sun is
a) 2x1030 kg
a) 57000C
b) 1x1030 kg
b) 60000C
c) 3x1030 kg
c) 50000C
d) 4x1030 kg
d) 62000C
4. In which galaxy solar system lies?
11. The nearest planet from the sun is
a) Andromeda
a) Earth
b) Milky way
b) Mars
c) Sculpture
c) Mercury
d) none
d) Jupitor
5. Milky way galaxy is
12. Which is brightest planet?
a) elliptical
a) Earth
b) irregular
b) Venus
c) spiral
c) Mars
d) none
d) Saturn
6. Andromeda galaxy is
13. Which is called red planet?
a) elliptical
a) Mars
b) irregular
b) Venus
c) spiral
c) Saturn
d) none
d) Uranus
7. Group stars forming some shapes is
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a) Mars d) pulsars
b) Saturn 21. outer surface of the earth is
c) Uranus a) crust
d) Neptune b) outer core
15. The average distance of moon from the earth is c) inner core
a) 3x105 km d) mantle
b) 4x105 km 22. Wind speed is measured by
c) 4.5x105 km a) anemometer
d) 2x105 km b) Venturimeter
16. Sidereal month equals to c) Hygrometer
a) 26 days d) calorimeter

b) 27 days
c) 28 days
Answers
d) 29 days
17. Which planet has maximum satellites? 1. b 2. a 3.a 4.a 5.c 6.c 7.b 8.a
a) Neptune 9. b 10.b 11.c 12.b 13. a 14. d 15. b 16.b
b) Jupiter 17. d 18. b 19. d 20. a 21. a 22. a
c) Uranus
d) Saturn
18. What are the comets?
a) Ball of fire
b) Ball of ice
c) Ball of dust
d) Ball of planet
19. Triton is satellite of
a) Neptune
b) Jupiter
c) Uranus
d) Saturn
20. Death of stars means
a) white dwarf
b) red giant
c) black hole

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