Here Are 50 Short Questions With Answers Based On The

Indian Syllabus

Class 11

PHYSICS

1. What is the SI unit of electric current?

A) Ampere

2. Which law states that the rate of change of momentum of an object is directly
proportional to the applied force?

B) Newton's second law of motion

3. Which type of mirror always forms a virtual and erect image?

A) Convex mirror

4. The SI unit of capacitance is:

D) Farad

5. The process by which a gas directly changes into a solid without passing
through the liquid state is called:

B) Sublimation
6. The phenomenon responsible for the twinkling of stars is:

C) Atmospheric refraction

7. The device used to measure electric current is called:

B) Ammeter

8. In which type of lens is the middle portion thinner than the edges?

B) Concave lens

9. The minimum velocity required by an object to escape the gravitational pull of

a planet is called:

A) Escape velocity

10. The phenomenon of bending of light around obstacles is known as:

D) Diffraction

11. The process of conversion of a solid directly into a gas is called:

C) Sublimation

12. The property of a substance to resist a change in its state of motion is called:

A) Inertia
13. The unit of electric power is:

C) Watt

14. A device used to measure electric potential difference is known as:

A) Voltmeter

15. The temperature at which both the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales have the
same numerical value is:

B) -40 degrees

16. The angular separation between the two objects is doubled. How will it affect
the angular size of the objects?

A) It will remain the same.

17. The process by which a liquid is converted into a vapor at any temperature
below its boiling point is called:

C) Evaporation

18. Which electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelength?

A) Gamma rays

19. The electric field inside a charged conductor is:

C) Zero
20. The ability of a material to return to its original shape after deformation is
called:

B) Elasticity

21. A device used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy is called:

B) Generator

22. The SI unit of potential difference is:

B) Volt

23. When white light passes through a glass prism, it gets dispersed into different
colors. This phenomenon is called:

A) Dispersion

24. The phenomenon of change in the frequency and wavelength of a wave due
to the relative motion between the source and the observer is known as:

C) Doppler effect

25. Which type of mirror is commonly used in solar cookers to concentrate

sunlight onto a small area?

A) Concave mirror
26. The force of attraction between any two objects with mass is called:

C) Gravitational force

27. The force experienced by a unit positive charge placed in an electric field is
called:

A) Electric field intensity

28. The energy possessed by an object due to its motion is called:

B) Kinetic energy

29. The process of gradual mixing of two or more substances due to their random
motion is called:

C) Diffusion

30. The principle that states that the total electric charge in an isolated system
remains constant is:

B) Law of conservation of charge

31. The SI unit of power is:

C) Watt

32. Which color of light has the highest frequency?

A) Blue
33. The process of conversion of a solid directly into a gas without passing
through the liquid state is called:

A) Sublimation

34. The branch of physics that deals with the behavior of very small particles is
called:

B) Quantum mechanics

35. The property of a body to regain its original shape and size after the removal
of external force is called:

B) Elasticity

36. The phenomenon of bending of light when it passes from one medium to
another is called:

B) Refraction

37. The point at which the entire weight of an object appears to act is called:

A) Center of gravity

38. Which type of waves do not require a medium for propagation?

C) Electromagnetic waves
39. The SI unit of work is:

A) Joule

40. The distance traveled by light in one year is called a:

C) Light-year

41. The branch of physics that deals with the behavior of fluids (liquids and gases)
is called:

C) Fluid mechanics

42. The process of loss of kinetic energy by a colliding body after impact is called:

B) Inelastic collision

43. The force experienced by a unit positive charge when placed at a point in an
electric field is known as:

B) Electric field

44. The change in frequency or wavelength of a wave as observed by an observer

moving relative to the source of the wave is known as:

C) Doppler effect

45. The phenomenon of splitting of light into its component colors due to the
different refractive indices of the colors is called:
 A) Dispersion

46. The rate of change of displacement is called:

B) Velocity

47. The ratio of the output force to the input force in a machine is called:

B) Mechanical advantage

48. The property of a body to remain at rest or to continue in uniform motion is

called:

A) Inertia

49. The process of energy transfer through a medium by the actual movement of
particles in the medium is called:

B) Conduction

50. The principle that states that the total momentum of an isolated system
remains constant is:

A) Law of conservation of momentum