1500 Important Physics MCQ Question and Answer PDF

1.One kilowatt hour is equal to

  • A3.6 Mega Joule
  • B3.8 Mega Joule
  • C3.2 Mega Joule
  • D4.0 Mega Joule
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Correct Answer : (A)

3.6 Mega Joule

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2.How much calorie of energy is released by a boiled egg?

  • A40
  • B50
  • C60
  • D77
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Correct Answer : (D)

77

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3.A boat will submerge when it displaces water equal to its own

  • AVolume
  • BWeight
  • CSurface area
  • DDensity
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Correct Answer : (B)

Weight

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4.Surface tension in a liquid is due to

  • AAdhesive force between molecules
  • BCohesive force between molecules
  • CGravitational force between molecules
  • DElectrical force between molecules
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Correct Answer : (B)

Cohesive force between molecules

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5.A circular plate, a cube and a sphere, all made up of same material and having the same mass, are heated to  3000  and left in a room. Which of them will have the slowest rate of cooling?

  • ACircular plate
  • BCube
  • CSphere
  • DAll will cool at the same rate
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Correct Answer : (C)

Sphere

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6.The snow on the mountains doesn't melt all at once when it is heated by the sun because

  • AIt becomes very hard
  • BIt reflects most of the heat from the sun
  • CIt has a low specific heat capacity
  • DIt has a high latent heat of fusion
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Correct Answer : (B)

It reflects most of the heat from the sun

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7.A person standing on a railway platform listens to the whistles of arriving and departing trains. The whistle heard is

  • AThe same in both cases in all respects
  • BOf higher intensity when train arrives
  • COf higher pitch when train Arrives
  • D Of higher pitch when train Departs
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Correct Answer : (C)

Of higher pitch when train Arrives

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8.The velocity of sound in moist air is more than in dry air because the moist air has

  • ALess density than dry air
  • BLess pressure than dry air
  • CMore pressure than dry air
  • DMore density than dry air
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Correct Answer : (A)

Less density than dry air

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9.An ice block with a piece of lead embed in it floats in water. If ice melts the water level

  • ARises
  • BFalls
  • CRemains same
  • DFalls first and then rises
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Correct Answer : (B)

Falls

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10.The plastic material commonly used for making gear wheels is

  • APolyesters
  • BNylons
  • CBakelit
  • DPolystyrene
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Correct Answer : (B)

Nylons

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11.When heated from 00 to 100C volume of given mass of water will :

  • AIncrease gradually
  • BDecrease gradually
  • CIncrease and then will decrease
  • DDecrease and then will increase
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Correct Answer : (D)

Decrease and then will increase

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12.What principle/law explains the working of the hydraulic brakes in automobiles?

  • ABernoulli?s law
  • BPosieulle?s principle
  • CPascal?s law
  • DArchimedes principle
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Correct Answer : (C)

Pascal?s law

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13.Submerged objects can be located using

  • ARadar
  • BSonar
  • CQuasar
  • DPulsar
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Correct Answer : (B)

Sonar

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14.The Instrument used to measure the force and velocity of the wind is

  • AAmmeter
  • BAnemometer
  • CAltimeter
  • DAudiometer
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Correct Answer : (B)

Anemometer

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15.Woollen clothes keep the body warm because

  • AWool increases the temperature of the body
  • BWool is a bad conductor
  • CWool absorbs radiant heat from outer objects
  • DWool rejects heat from the outer objects
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Correct Answer : (B)

Wool is a bad conductor

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16.When a barometer reading suddenly recedes, it indicates that climate

  • AWill be very warm
  • BWill be extremely stormy
  • CWill remain cold
  • DIncessant rain for at least 48 hours
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Correct Answer : (B)

Will be extremely stormy

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17.Speed of sound is the greatest in :

  • AWater
  • BAir
  • CGlass
  • DGlycerine
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Correct Answer : (C)

Glass

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18.A gas thermometer is more sensitive than a liquid thermometer because a gas :

  • AIs lighter than liquid
  • BExpands more than a liquid
  • CIs easy to obtain
  • DDoes not change state easily
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Correct Answer : (D)

Does not change state easily

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19.Clothes keep us warm in winter because they

  • ASupply heat
  • BDo not radiate heat
  • CPrevent air from contacting the body
  • DPrevent the heat of the body from escaping
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Correct Answer : (D)

Prevent the heat of the body from escaping

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20.In a refrigerator what produces the cooling

  • AThe ice which deposits on the freezer
  • BThe sudden expansion of a compressed gas
  • CThe evaporation of a volatile liquid
  • DNone of these
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Correct Answer : (C)

The evaporation of a volatile liquid

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