Common Scientific Terms - Physics 1.

UNIT- I The number of fundamental units in the SI system is ________ (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 The SI unit to measure length is ______ (a) centimeter (b) metre Which of the following is a scalar quantity? (a) Velocity (b) Acceleration Which of the following is a vector quantity? (a) Mass (b) Time The SI unit of speed is ___________ (a) centimeter/second (b) metre/second Speed is a ___________ (a) scalar quantity (b) vector quantity

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(c) kilometer

(d) feet

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(c) Force

(d) Time

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(c) Velocity

(d) Speed

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(c) kilometer/hour

(d) kilometer/second

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(c) neither scalar or vector

(d) tensor quantity

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Vector quantities have _________ (a) direction only (b) magnitude only

(c) both direction and magnitude

(d) none of the above

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Displacement is a __________ (a) scalar quantity (b) vector quantity Velocity is defined as ________ (a) displaceme nt (b) dis tan ce time time

(c) tensor quantity

(d) mass quantity

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(c)

time dis tan ce

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time displaceme nt

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If a particle moves in a circular orbit with constant speed, its velocity _________ (a) Changes in (b) Changes in (c) Remains (d) Changes both in magnitude only direction only constant magnitude and direction For a vertically falling body under gravity, the acceleration _________ (a) changes in (b) is constant (c) changes in (d) changes both in magnitude only direction only magnitude and direction Acceleration due to gravity is approximately equal to _________ (a) 8.8 m/s2 (b) 9.8 m/s2 (c) 10.8 m/s2 The unit of force is _______ (a) newton (b) joule (d) 11.8 m/s2

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(c) watt

(d) ampere

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The definition of force is based on Newtons __________ (a) first law (b) second law (c) third law

(d) fourth law

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The value of g, the acceleration due to gravity on the earths surface changes due to ____ (a) shape of the earth (b) rotation of the (c) shape and (d) weight of the earth rotation of the earth earth The weight of the body at the centre of Earth is ______ (a) zero (b) infinite (c) slightly less (d) slightly less than than at the poles at the equator The escape velocity on the earths surface is ______ (a) 0.5 km/s (b) 2.5 km/s (c) 11.2 km/s

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(d) 620 km/s

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The escape velocity on the moons surface is _______ (a) 0.5 km/s (b) 2.5 km/s (c) 11.2 km/s The laws of planetary motion were given by _____ (a) Galileo (b) Newton (c) Archimedes Planet closes to the sun is _____ (a) mercury (b) venus The first Indian satellite is _____ (a) Apple (b) Aryabata Rockets work on the principle of ______ (a) Stefans law of (b) Faradays law radiation of electrolysis

(d) 620 km/s

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(d) Kepler

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(c) earth

(d) mars

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(c) Bhaskara

(d) Rohini (d) Newtons third law of motion (d) 312F (d) 212F

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(c) Archimedes principle

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What is the upper fixed point in Fahrenheit scale? (a) 112F (b) 211F (c) 212F The Fahrenheit temperature corresponding to 0C is _____ (a) 0F (b) 32F (c) 100F

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Heat that is transmitted from a higher to a lower temperature through molecular collision is ____ (a) conduction (b) convection (c) radiation (d) all the above Which of the following is a good conductor of heat? (a) Wood (b) Copper (c) Plastic

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(d) Paper

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The flow of thermal energy by the actual movement of particles is called as _____ (a) conduction (b) convection (c) radiation (d) emission The radiator in an automobile works on the principle of _____ (a) conduction (b) convection (c) radiation Heat is transmitted from the sun to the earth by (a) conduction (b) convection (c) radiation Heat radiation are _____ (a) mechanical waves (b) sound waves

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(d) reflection

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(d) diffusion

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(c) electromagnetic waves

(d) none of the above

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At the boiling point of a liquid the vapour pressure ______ (a) is equal to the (b) is greater than (c) is less than the external pressure the atmospheric atmospheric on the surface of pressure pressure the liquid At normal pressure the boiling point of water is_____ (a) 0C (b) 32C (c) 100C The melting point of ice______ (a) increases with (b) decreases with increasing increasing pressure pressure

(d) can have any value

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(d) 212C

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(c) is independent of pressure

(d) none of the above

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At normal pressure the melting point of ice is______ (a) 0C (b) 32C (c) 100C

(d) 212C

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By the use of cold water, how will you separate two tumblers struck together into each other? (a) By keeping outer (b) By pouring (c) By putting both (d) We cannot tumbler in cold cold water in the tumblers in separate them by water inner tumbler cold water using cold water

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Thermal expansion coefficient is maximum in ______ (a) solid (b) liquid (c) gas The speed of sound is largest in ______ (a) metal bar (b) water

(d) none of these

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(c) air

(d) vacuum

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Velocity of sound in air at 0c is approximately ______ (a) 220m/s (b) 330m/s (c) 440m/s Sounds of frequency above 20000 cycles/second are called as _____ (a) infrasonics (b) supersonics (c) ultrasonics SONAR stands for _____ (a) Sound Navigation (b) Sound and and ranging Receiver UNIT-II Atom consists of (a) electrons

(d) 660m /s

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(d) sonics

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(c) Sonameter Ranging

(d) Sound Nullification and Ranging

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(b) protons

(c) neutrons

(d) all the above

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Number of protons in an atom is equal to the number of (a) neutrons (b) electrons (c) electrons plus neutrons The most massive part of the atom is ______ (a) electron (b) proton Nucleus contains ______ (a) protons only (b) neutrons only

(d) sub-atomic particles

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(c) neutron

(d) nucleus

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(c) protons plus neutrons

(d) electrons only

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The nuclear reaction that takes place when an atom bomb explode is (a) fusion reaction (b) fission reaction (c) both fission and fusion reactions Nuclear fission was discovered by (a) Otto Haun (b) Rutherford

(d) controlled chain reaction

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(c) Chadwick

(d) Fermi

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The materials suitable for fusion processes are _____ (a) light nuclei (b) heavy nuclei (c) any nuclei

(d) isotope of uranium

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The reaction that takes place at the centre of the sun is _____ (a) nuclear fission (b) nuclear fusion (c) chemical reaction Einsteins mass energy relation is (a) E=h (b) E=h In a nuclear bomb ___ (a) chemical energy is (b) mechanical converted into energy is heat energy converted into heat energy The fuel used in nuclear reactor is (a) water (b) coal Nuclear reactor converts (a) thermal energy (b) electrical into electrical energy into energy thermal energy (c) E=1/2 mv2

(d) thermal reaction

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(d) E=mc2

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(c) energy is converted into mass

(d) mass is converted into energy

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(c) uranium

(d) natural gas

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(c) light energy into thermal energy

(d) thermal energy into light energy

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Our eye is very much sensitive to (a) IR rays (b) UV rays The velocity of light in vacuum is (a) 3x107 m/s (b) 3x108 m/s

(c) green light (c) 3x109m/s

(d) red shift (d) 3x1010m/s

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The change in direction of a ray of light in passing from medium in to another is known as (a) reflection (b) refraction (c) diffraction (d) polarization The coin at the bottom of a tumbler having water appears to be shifted up is due to (a) reflection (b) refraction (c) diffraction (d) polarization Which one of the following is a primary colour? (a) Yellow (b) Red (c) Orange White light can be produced by the combination of ________ (a) red, yellow, and (b) red, green, and (c) green, orange green blue and pink LASER Beam is (a) highly coherent

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(d) Pink

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(d) red, orange and blue

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(b) monochromatic

(c) both a and b

(d) produced by sodium lamp

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LASER is used ___ (a) to drill extremely fine holes in diamond Optical fiber is used (a) to carry electricity

(b) in micro surgery

(c) in the treatment of kidney stone

(d) all the above

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(b) as a superconductor

(c) in digital communication

(d) to transmit radio waves

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Optical fiber is made up of (a) transparent gel (b) highly pure glass Optic lenses are used to ________ light (a) reflect (b) disperse Periscope is used in _____ (a) buses (b) trucks

(c) nylon

(d) polymer

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(c) diffract

(d) focus

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(c) helicopters

(d) submarines

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Instrument used to enlarge microscopic objects is ________ (a) microscope (b) telescope (c) nanoscope The amount of sugar in a solution is determined by _________ (a) odometer (b) lactometer (c) saccharometer The material suitable for solar cell is (a) germanium (b) silver Artificial satellites in space are energized by (a) dynamo (b) nuclear power

(d) stethoscope

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(d) thermometer

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(c) gold

(d) gallium arsenide

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(c) cosmic radiation

(d) solar cells

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Voltmeter is used to measure (a) current (b) potential difference The unit of potential difference is (a) volt (b) ampere

(c) power

(d) resistance

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(c) watt

(d) coulomb

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Ammeter is used to measure (a) voltage (b) current The unit of electric current is (a) volt (b) watt The device used to measure electric energy is (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter One horse power is equal to (a) 1 watt (b) 100 watt

(c) power

(d) resistance

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(c) ampere

(d) coulomb

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(c) multimeter

(d) watt hour meter

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(c) 746 watt

(d) 1000 watt

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Which of the following is a good conductor of electricity? (a) Copper (b) Wood (c) Plastic Electric current in a conductor is caused by the flow of (a) atoms (b) electrons (c) protons The resistance of a wire (a) increases with (b) decreases with increase in length increase in length

(d) paper

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(d) neutrons

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(c) increases with increase in area of cross section

(d) does not depend on length and area of cross section

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The relation between voltage(V) , current(I) and resistance(R) in a circuit is (a) I= VR (b) V=IR (c) R=VI (d) V=I2R The principle of heating effect of electric current is used in (a) dynamo (b) motor (c) electric iron The frequency of domestic power supply in India is (a) 20 Hz (b) 30 Hz (c) UNIT III MRI refers to ____ (a) Magnetic (b) Magic (c) Resonance Resonance Imaging Invention ECG is used to detect problems in _____ (a) wrist watch (b) heart

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(d) transformer

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40 Hz

(d) 50 Hz

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Magnetic Restricted Imaging

(d) Magnetic Resonance Invention

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(c) lungs

(d) kidney

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To detect fractures in human bones _______ is used. (a) -Rays (b) -Rays (c) -Rays Microwave oven uses ______ for heating. (a) current (b) cosmic waves Pacemaker delivers electric pulses to ______ (a) upper heart (b) lower heart Number of electrodes in a diode is _____ (a) 1 (b) 2

(d) X-Rays

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(c) cosmetic rays

(d) microwaves

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(c) lungs

(d) brain

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(c) 3

(d) 4

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The DC voltage required for LED to operate is _____ (a) 15 to 20 volt (b) 0 to 15 volt (c) 1.5 to 2 volt LCD is made up of ____ (a) quartz (b) coloured glass

(d) 5 to 10 volt

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(c) PVC

(d) liquid crystal

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In binary number system, the digits used are ____ (a) A and B (b) 0 to 9 (c) 0 and 1

(d) 9 and 10

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The number system used in digital computer is ___________ (a) binary (b) octal (c) hexadecimal The basic logic circuits are _____ (a) AND Gates (b) OR Gates Which of the following is not a logic circuit? (a) AND (b) OR SIM card has ___ (a) CPU

(d) decimal

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(c) NOT Gates

(d) all the above

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(c) NOT

(d) IS

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(b) permanent memory

(c) temporary memory

(d) control unit

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The device used for wireless communication is ________ (a) cellphone (b) gramaphone (c) microphone The computer used for mobile office is ________ (a) minicomputer (b) microcomputer (c) mainframe computer The computer system which uses touch sensitive monitor is ___ (a) tablet PC (b) laptop (c) desktop The RADAR means ___________ (a) Radio Detection (b) Resonance and Ranging Detection and Ranging In FM modulation ___________ is modulated. (a) amplitude (b) frequency The radio receiver converts ___ (a) sound waves in to (b) light waves light waves into sound waves

(d) drumphone

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(d) laptop

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(d) mainframe

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(c) Radio Deflection and Ranging

(d) Radio Detection and Retrofitting

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(c) phase

(d) all the above

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(c) radio waves into sound waves

(d) sound waves into radio waves

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(c) modulates

(d) all the above