Physics

1. Which of the following statements about Newton's first law of motion is correct? A) An
object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. B) The acceleration
of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it. C) For every action, there
is an equal and opposite reaction. D) An object in motion tends to stay in motion with the
same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
2. What is the SI unit of electric current? A) Volt B) Ohm C) Ampere D) Coulomb
3. Which of the following phenomena explains why the sky appears blue? A) Refraction B)
Reflection C) Diffraction D) Scattering
4. What is the formula to calculate the velocity of an object in uniform circular motion? A) v
= rω B) v = ωr^2 C) v = r^2/ω D) v = ω/r
5. Which of the following statements is true about concave lenses? A) They always form real
and inverted images. B) They are thicker at the center than at the edges. C) They have a
positive focal length. D) They converge parallel rays of light.
6. Which of the following quantities is a scalar? A) Velocity B) Force C) Acceleration D)
Distance
7. What is the SI unit of capacitance? A) Ampere B) Farad C) Henry D) Volt
8. Which of the following phenomena explains why a spoon appears bent when placed in a
glass of water? A) Dispersion B) Total internal reflection C) Refraction D) Diffraction
9. What is the formula for calculating the work done by a constant force? A) W = Fd cos θ B)
W = Fd sin θ C) W = Fd D) W = Fd tan θ
10. Which of the following statements is true about convex mirrors? A) They always form real
and inverted images. B) They are thicker at the edges than at the center. C) They have a
negative focal length. D) They diverge parallel rays of light.
11. Which of the following statements describes the conservation of momentum? A) Momentum
is conserved only in elastic collisions. B) Momentum is conserved in all collisions. C)
Momentum is conserved only in inelastic collisions. D) Momentum is conserved only when
the objects are at rest.
12. What is the SI unit of frequency? A) Joule B) Watt C) Hertz D) Pascal
13. Which of the following phenomena explains why a rainbow forms when sunlight interacts
with water droplets in the atmosphere? A) Refraction B) Diffraction C) Dispersion D) Total
internal reflection
14. What is the formula for calculating the kinetic energy of an object? A) KE = mv B) KE = 1/2
mv^2 C) KE = Fd D) KE = mg
15. Which of the following statements is true about convex lenses? A) They always form real and
inverted images. B) They are thicker at the edges than at the center. C) They have a positive
focal length. D) They converge parallel rays of light.
16. What is the formula to calculate the centripetal force acting on an object in circular motion?
A) F = ma B) F = mv^2/r C) F = mg D) F = mgh
17. Which of the following is a unit of pressure? A) Newton B) Pascal C) Joule D) Watt
18. What happens to the speed of an object if the net force acting on it is zero? A) It increases. B)
It decreases. C) It remains constant. D) It becomes infinite.
19. What is the SI unit of power? A) Watt B) Joule C) Newton D) Volt
20. Which of the following statements is true about a simple pendulum? A) Its period is
independent of the length of the pendulum. B) Its frequency is directly proportional to the
square root of the length of the pendulum. C) Its frequency is directly proportional to the
length of the pendulum. D) Its period is inversely proportional to the square root of the
length of the pendulum.
21. Which of the following statements correctly describes Newton's third law of
motion? A) An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an external
force. B) The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force
acting on it. C) For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. D) The
force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object times its acceleration.
22. What is the SI unit of magnetic flux? A) Weber B) Tesla C) Henry D) Coulomb
23. Which of the following phenomena explains why a pencil appears bent when
placed in a glass of water? A) Dispersion B) Total internal reflection C) Refraction
D) Diffraction
24. What is the formula for calculating the potential energy of an object in a
gravitational field? A) PE = mgh B) PE = 1/2 mv^2 C) PE = Fd D) PE = mg
25. Which of the following statements is true about concave mirrors? A) They always
form real and inverted images. B) They are thicker at the center than at the edges.
C) They have a negative focal length. D) They converge parallel rays of light.
26. What is the formula for calculating the period of a pendulum? A) T = 2π√(l/g) B) T
= 2π√(g/l) C) T = π√(l/g) D) T = π√(g/l)
27. What is the SI unit of magnetic field strength? A) Weber B) Tesla C) Henry D)
Coulomb
28. What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if the distance
between them is doubled? A) It doubles. B) It halves. C) It becomes four times
stronger. D) It becomes one-fourth as strong.
29. What is the SI unit of angular velocity? A) Hertz B) Radian per second C) Joule D)
Watt
30. Which of the following statements is true about convex mirrors? A) They always
form real and inverted images. B) They are thicker at the edges than at the center.
C) They have a positive focal length. D) They diverge parallel rays of light.
31. Which of the following is NOT a type of electromagnetic wave? A) X-rays B) Radio
waves C) Ultrasound D) Gamma rays
32. What is the SI unit of electric potential? A) Ampere B) Volt C) Ohm D) Coulomb
33. What happens to the resistance of a conductor if its length is doubled while
keeping its cross-sectional area constant? A) It doubles. B) It halves. C) It
quadruples. D) It remains the same.
34. Which of the following statements correctly describes Ohm's law? A) Voltage is
directly proportional to current and inversely proportional to resistance. B)
Voltage is inversely proportional to current and directly proportional to
resistance. C) Voltage is directly proportional to resistance and inversely
proportional to current. D) Voltage is inversely proportional to resistance and
directly proportional to current.
35. What is the SI unit of electric charge? A) Ampere B) Coulomb C) Volt D) Ohm
36. Which of the following statements is true about a parallel circuit? A) The total
resistance is the sum of the individual resistances. B) The current through each
resistor is the same. C) The voltage across each resistor is the same. D) Adding
resistors in parallel decreases the total resistance.
37. What is the SI unit of magnetic flux density? A) Weber B) Tesla C) Henry D) Gauss
38. Which of the following statements correctly describes electromagnetic induction?
A) A changing magnetic field produces an electric field. B) A changing electric
field produces a magnetic field. C) A magnetic field is always produced by a
current-carrying conductor. D) An electric field is always produced by a moving
charge.
39. What is the SI unit of inductance? A) Weber B) Tesla C) Henry D) Coulomb
40. Which of the following is NOT a fundamental force in nature? A) Gravitational
force B) Electromagnetic force C) Nuclear force D) Frictional force
41. Which of the following statements is true about a series circuit? A) The total
resistance is the sum of the individual resistances. B) The current through each
resistor is the same. C) The voltage across each resistor is the same. D) Adding
resistors in series decreases the total resistance.
42. What is the SI unit of magnetic flux? A) Weber B) Tesla C) Henry D) Gauss
43. What is the SI unit of electric potential energy? A) Ampere B) Volt C) Ohm D)
Coulomb
44. What happens to the brightness of a bulb if its resistance is decreased while
keeping the voltage across it constant? A) It increases. B) It decreases. C) It
remains the same. D) It depends on the material of the bulb filament.
45. Which of the following statements correctly describes the direction of the
magnetic field around a current-carrying wire? A) The magnetic field lines are
directed radially outward from the wire. B) The magnetic field lines are directed
radially inward toward the wire. C) The magnetic field lines form closed loops
around the wire. D) The magnetic field lines are parallel to the wire.
46. Which of the following statements is true about a solenoid? A) It produces a
magnetic field only when a current is passed through it. B) It produces a magnetic
field only when a voltage is applied to it. C) It produces a magnetic field
regardless of whether a current is passed through it. D) It produces an electric
field when a current is passed through it.
47. What is the SI unit of magnetic permeability? A) Weber B) Tesla C) Henry D)
Henry per meter (H/m)
48. Which of the following phenomena is NOT explained by classical
electromagnetism? A) Photoelectric effect B) Electromagnetic induction C)
Ampère's law D) Maxwell's equations
49. What happens to the magnitude of the force between two point charges if the
distance between them is tripled? A) It triples. B) It becomes one-third. C) It
becomes nine times stronger. D) It becomes one-ninth as strong.
50. What is the SI unit of electric field strength? A) Volt per meter (V/m) B) Newton
per coulomb (N/C) C) Coulomb per meter squared (C/m²) D) Tesla (T)
51. Which of the following is a characteristic property of superconductors? A) High
resistance to electric current B) Low resistance to electric current C) High
resistance to magnetic fields D) Low resistance to magnetic fields
52. Which of the following statements is true about electromagnetic waves? A) They
require a medium to propagate. B) They are transverse waves. C) They travel at
the speed of sound in a vacuum. D) They cannot travel through a vacuum.
53. Which of the following statements is true about transformers? A) They work on
the principle of electromagnetic induction. B) They step down voltage but
increase current. C) They step up voltage but decrease current. D) They only work
with DC circuits.
54. Which of the following statements about Ohm's law is correct? a) Voltage is
directly proportional to current b) Resistance is inversely proportional to current
c) Voltage is inversely proportional to resistance d) Current is directly
proportional to resistance
55. A ball is thrown vertically upwards. Which of the following statements about its
velocity and acceleration at the highest point is correct? a) Velocity is zero,
acceleration is zero b) Velocity is zero, acceleration is not zero c) Velocity is not
zero, acceleration is zero d) Velocity is not zero, acceleration is not zero
56. The electromagnetic spectrum includes: a) Visible light only b) Infrared radiation
only c) Radio waves only d) Visible light, infrared radiation, radio waves, and more
57. In a concave mirror, when an object is placed between the focus and the mirror:
a) The image is real and inverted b) The image is virtual and upright c) The image
is real and upright d) The image cannot be formed
58. Which of the following is a vector quantity? a) Speed b) Mass c) Distance d)
Displacement
59. According to Newton's third law of motion, if object A exerts a force on object B,
then: a) Object B exerts a force on object A with the same magnitude b) Object B
exerts a force on object A with the opposite direction c) Object A experiences a
force with a different magnitude d) Object B accelerates in the opposite direction
60. Which of the following statements about nuclear fusion is true? a) It releases
energy by splitting heavy nuclei b) It is the process that powers stars like the Sun
c) It requires high temperatures and pressures d) It produces radioactive waste
61. The SI unit of electric charge is: a) Ampere b) Ohm c) Coulomb d) Volt
62. The phenomenon of total internal reflection occurs when: a) Light passes from a
medium of higher refractive index to a medium of lower refractive index b) Light
passes from a medium of lower refractive index to a medium of higher refractive
index c) Light passes through a medium of uniform refractive index d) Light
passes from a denser medium to a rarer medium
63. Which of the following is not a form of potential energy? a) Gravitational
potential energy b) Elastic potential energy c) Kinetic potential energy d)
Chemical potential energy
64. The phenomenon of light bending when it passes from one medium to another is
known as: a) Reflection b) Refraction c) Dispersion d) Diffraction
65. Which of the following statements about momentum is true? a) Momentum is a
vector quantity b) Momentum depends on the velocity and mass of an object c)
Momentum is conserved in an isolated system d) All of the above
66. The energy possessed by a body due to its motion is called: a) Potential energy b)
Kinetic energy c) Mechanical energy d) Gravitational energy
67. The resistance of a conductor depends on: a) Its length and temperature b) Its
material and temperature c) Its length and cross-sectional area d) Its temperature
and cross-sectional area
68. An object is placed at a distance greater than twice the focal length of a convex
lens. The image formed is: a) Real, inverted, and diminished b) Virtual, upright,
and magnified c) Real, inverted, and magnified d) Virtual, inverted, and
diminished
69. The SI unit of power is: a) Joule b) Watt c) Newton d) Pascal
70. Which of the following statements about sound waves is true? a) Sound waves
are transverse waves b) Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum c) Sound
waves travel faster in solids than in gases d) The frequency of sound waves
determines their pitch
71. Which of the following is a unit of electric potential difference? a) Ohm b) Ampere
c) Volt d) Coulomb
72. The force of attraction between two masses is directly proportional to the
product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance
between them. This statement is known as: a) Kepler's law b) Coulomb's law c)
Newton's second law d) Newton's law of gravitation
73. Which of the following is a unit of frequency? a) Newton b) Joule c) Hertz d) Watt
74. The ability of a material to conduct electric current is measured by its: a)
Conductivity b) Resistivity c) Permittivity d) Capacitance
75. The work done on an object is defined as the product of: a) Force and distance
moved in the direction of force b) Mass and acceleration c) Displacement and
velocity d) Potential energy and kinetic energy
76. When a ray of light passes from a denser medium to a rarer medium, it: a) Bends
away from the normal b) Bends towards the normal c) Continues in a straight line
d) Becomes parallel to the normal
77. The rate of change of displacement is called: a) Velocity b) Speed c) Acceleration
d) Distance
78. The law of conservation of energy states that: a) Energy can neither be created
nor destroyed, only transformed from one form to another b) Energy can be
created but not destroyed c) Energy can be destroyed but not created d) Energy
is always lost as heat
79. The SI unit of magnetic field strength is: a) Tesla b) Ohm c) Henry d) Weber
80. Which of the following statements about wave-particle duality is true? a) Light
behaves only as a wave, never as a particle b) Matter particles behave only as
particles, never as waves c) Both light and matter particles exhibit wave-like and
particle-like properties d) Wave-particle duality only applies to sound waves
81. The process of converting a solid directly into a gas without passing through the
liquid state is called: a) Sublimation b) Evaporation c) Condensation d)
Vaporization
82. When an object is placed at the focus of a concave mirror, the image formed is: a)
Real, inverted, and magnified b) Virtual, upright, and diminished c) Virtual,
inverted, and magnified d) Real, upright, and diminished
83. Which of the following statements about acceleration due to gravity is true? a) It
is the same everywhere on Earth's surface b) It decreases with increasing altitude
above Earth's surface c) It is independent of the mass of the falling object d) All of
the above
84. The SI unit of electric current is: a) Ampere b) Volt c) Coulomb d) Ohm
85. Which of the following statements about nuclear fission is true? a) It occurs when
two light nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus b) It releases energy by
splitting heavy nuclei c) It is the process that powers stars like the Sun d) It
produces non-radioactive waste
86. The process of heat transfer that occurs through electromagnetic waves is called:
a) Conduction b) Convection c) Radiation d) Insulation
87. The change in frequency of a sound wave due to the motion of the source or the
observer is known as: a) Diffraction b) Refraction c) Doppler effect d) Polarization
88. The resistance of a wire depends on: a) Its length and material only b) Its length,
material, and temperature c) Its length and temperature only d) Its material and
temperature only
89. The process by which a liquid changes into a gas at its boiling point throughout
the liquid is called: a) Evaporation b) Condensation c) Vaporization d) Sublimation
90. The phenomenon of splitting white light into its component colors is called: a)
Reflection b) Refraction c) Dispersion d) Diffraction
91. Which of the following statements about force is true? a) Force can change the
shape of an object but not its motion b) Force is a scalar quantity c) Force is the
product of mass and acceleration d) Force is a vector quantity and has both
magnitude and direction
92. When an object is in uniform circular motion, the direction of the acceleration is:
a) Tangential to the circle b) Radial, pointing towards the center of the circle c)
Parallel to the velocity d) Opposite to the direction of the velocity
93. The energy stored in a stretched or compressed elastic material is called: a)
Gravitational potential energy b) Elastic potential energy c) Kinetic energy d)
Mechanical energy
94. The SI unit of capacitance is: a) Volt b) Coulomb c) Farad d) Henry
95. Which of the following statements about lenses is true? a) Concave lenses always
produce virtual images b) Convex lenses always produce virtual images c)
Concave lenses always produce real images d) Convex lenses always produce real
images
96. The energy stored in a battery is primarily in the form of: a) Mechanical energy b)
Gravitational potential energy c) Chemical potential energy d) Nuclear energy
97. Which of the following is a renewable source of energy? a) Natural gas b) Coal c)
Solar power d) Petroleum
98. The principle of conservation of momentum is applicable: a) Only to systems with
no external forces acting on them b) Only to systems with constant mass c) Only
to systems moving at constant velocity d) Always, regardless of external forces
acting on the system
99. Which of the following statements about refraction is true? a) Refraction occurs
when light passes from a denser medium to a rarer medium b) Refraction occurs
when light passes from a rarer medium to a denser medium c) Refraction does
not depend on the difference in density between the two media d) Refraction
occurs only when light passes through a vacuum
100. The instrument used to measure electric current is called a/an: a) Ammeter b)
Voltmeter c) Ohmmeter d) Galvanometer
101. The phenomenon of the apparent change in the frequency of a wave due to
the relative motion between the source of the wave and the observer is known as:
a) Reflection b) Refraction c) Diffraction d) Doppler effect
102. The force experienced by a charged particle moving in a magnetic field is
maximum when: a) The velocity of the particle is perpendicular to the magnetic
field b) The velocity of the particle is parallel to the magnetic field c) The velocity
of the particle is antiparallel to the magnetic field d) The velocity of the particle is
zero
103. The SI unit of work done is the same as that of: a) Power b) Force c) Energy d)
Momentum
104. The SI unit of frequency is: a) Hertz b) Newton c) Joule d) Watt
105. Which of the following statements about convex mirrors is true? a) They
always produce real images. b) They are used as shaving mirrors. c) They have a
focal length equal to their radius of curvature. d) They are used in solar furnaces.
106. The SI unit of pressure is the: a) Pascal b) Newton c) Kilogram d) Joule
107. Which of the following statements about nuclear fusion is true? a) It releases
energy by splitting heavy nuclei. b) It is the process that powers stars like the Sun.
c) It produces radioactive waste. d) It requires low temperatures and pressures.
108. The force experienced by a current-carrying conductor placed in a magnetic
field is maximum when: a) The angle between the direction of the current and the
magnetic field is 0°. b) The angle between the direction of the current and the
magnetic field is 90°. c) The angle between the direction of the current and the
magnetic field is 180°. d) The angle between the direction of the current and the
magnetic field is 45°.
109. The energy possessed by an object due to its position above the Earth's
surface is called: a) Kinetic energy b) Gravitational potential energy c) Elastic
potential energy d) Chemical potential energy
110. Which of the following statements about the photoelectric effect is true? a) It
occurs only with red light. b) It demonstrates that light behaves only as a wave. c)
It involves the emission of electrons from a metal surface when exposed to light.
d) It depends on the intensity, but not the frequency, of light.
111. The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid state to a
gaseous state throughout the bulk of the liquid is called the: a) Freezing point b)
Melting point c) Boiling point d) Sublimation point
112. The rate of doing work is called: a) Energy b) Power c) Force d) Momentum
113. When a force acts on an object but does not cause any displacement, the
work done by the force is: a) Positive b) Negative c) Zero d) Infinite
114. The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a
substance by one degree Celsius is called: a) Specific heat capacity b) Latent heat
c) Thermal conductivity d) Heat capacity
115. Which of the following statements about convex lenses is true? a) They always
produce real images. b) They are used as magnifying glasses. c) They have a focal
length equal to their radius of curvature. d) They are used in shaving mirrors.
116. The force of attraction between two point masses is directly proportional to
the: a) Sum of their masses b) Square of the distance between them c) Inverse of
the distance between them d) Product of their masses
117. The property of a material that allows it to return to its original shape and size
after being stretched or compressed is called: a) Elasticity b) Plasticity c)
Brittleness d) Ductility
118. The branch of physics that deals with the behavior of very small particles, such
as atoms and subatomic particles, is called: a) Classical mechanics b) Quantum
mechanics c) Relativity d) Thermodynamics
119. Which of the following statements about waves is true? a) Mechanical waves
require a medium to propagate, while electromagnetic waves do not. b)
Electromagnetic waves are transverse, while mechanical waves are longitudinal. c)
Sound waves are an example of electromagnetic waves. d) All waves require a
medium to propagate.
120. The force of buoyancy acting on an object immersed in a fluid is equal to the:
a) Weight of the object b) Volume of the object c) Density of the fluid d) Weight
of the fluid displaced by the object