Here Are 50 Multiple-Choice Questions (Mcqs)

Indian Syllabus

Class 11

PHYSICS

1. What is the SI unit of electric charge?

a) Coulomb

b) Ampere

c) Volt

d) Ohm

**Correct Answer: a) Coulomb**

2. Which fundamental force is responsible for holding the nucleus together?

a) Gravitational force

b) Electromagnetic force

c) Strong nuclear force

d) Weak nuclear force

**Correct Answer: c) Strong nuclear force**

3. The phenomenon of change of frequency of a wave due to the relative motion

between the source and the observer is known as:

a) Refraction
 b) Diffraction

c) Doppler effect

d) Polarization

**Correct Answer: c) Doppler effect**

4. What is the principle behind the working of a transformer?

a) Conservation of energy

b) Conservation of momentum

c) Conservation of charge

d) Conservation of angular momentum

**Correct Answer: a) Conservation of energy**

5. The focal length of a convex lens is:

a) Positive

b) Negative

c) Zero

d) Varies with the material of the lens

**Correct Answer: a) Positive**

6. Which type of electromagnetic waves has the shortest wavelength?

a) Radio waves

b) Microwaves
 c) Infrared waves

d) Gamma rays

**Correct Answer: d) Gamma rays**

7. The SI unit of power is:

a) Joule

b) Watt

c) Newton

d) Ohm

**Correct Answer: b) Watt**

8. In a simple pendulum, the time period depends on:

a) Mass of the pendulum

b) Amplitude of the oscillation

c) Length of the pendulum

d) Force applied to the pendulum

**Correct Answer: c) Length of the pendulum**

9. The phenomenon of total internal reflection occurs when light travels from a
medium of __________ refractive index to a medium of __________ refractive
index.

a) Higher, lower
 b) Lower, higher

c) Higher, higher

d) Lower, lower

**Correct Answer: a) Higher, lower**

10. Which law describes the conservation of linear momentum?

a) Newton's First Law

b) Newton's Second Law

c) Newton's Third Law

d) Law of Conservation of Momentum

**Correct Answer: d) Law of Conservation of Momentum**

11. The rate of change of momentum of an object is equal to the net force acting
on it. This statement is based on:

a) Newton's First Law

b) Newton's Second Law

c) Newton's Third Law

d) Law of Gravitation

**Correct Answer: b) Newton's Second Law**

12. The resistance of a conductor is directly proportional to its:

a) Length
 b) Area of cross-section

c) Temperature

d) Material

**Correct Answer: a) Length**

13. The energy stored in a stretched or compressed spring is called:

a) Kinetic energy

b) Potential energy

c) Mechanical energy

d) Elastic energy

**Correct Answer: b) Potential energy**

14. Which of the following statements is true about the behavior of gases at
absolute zero temperature?

a) Gases become liquids

b) Gases become solids

c) Gases exhibit superconductivity

d) Gases show no volume and pressure

**Correct Answer: d) Gases show no volume and pressure**

15. The process of converting a solid directly into vapor without passing through
the liquid phase is called:
 a) Evaporation

b) Sublimation

c) Condensation

d) Melting

**Correct Answer: b) Sublimation**

16. The splitting of white light into its component colors is known as:

a) Dispersion

b) Reflection

c) Refraction

d) Diffraction

**Correct Answer: a) Dispersion**

17. A device used to measure electric current is called:

a) Ammeter

b) Voltmeter

c) Ohmmeter

d) Galvanometer

**Correct Answer: a) Ammeter**

18. The process by which heat is transferred through the actual motion of
particles of a substance is called:
 a) Conduction

b) Convection

c) Radiation

d) Diffusion

**Correct Answer: b) Convection**

19. The phenomenon of a change in the direction of propagation of a light wave

when it passes from one medium to another is called:

a) Reflection

b) Refraction

c) Diffraction

d) Dispersion

**Correct Answer: b) Refraction**

20. The displacement-time graph of an object moving with uniform velocity is a:

a) Horizontal line

b) Vertical line

c) Sloping line

d) Parabolic curve

**Correct Answer: a) Horizontal line**

21. The process of charging a body by bringing it in contact with another charged
body is called:

a) Conduction

b) Induction

c) Polarization

d) Discharge

**Correct Answer: a) Conduction**

22. When a force is applied on an object, causing it to move in the direction of the
force, the work done is:

a) Maximum

b) Minimum

c) Zero

d) Positive

**Correct Answer: d) Positive**

23. The ratio of the speed of light in vacuum to the speed of light in a medium is
called:

a) Index of refraction

b) Frequency

c) Wavelength

d) Phase velocity

**Correct Answer: a) Index of refraction**

24. The process of radioactive decay involves the emission of:

a) Protons

b) Neutrons

c) Electrons

d) Alpha and beta particles

**Correct Answer: d) Alpha and beta particles**

25. When an object is immersed in a liquid, it experiences an upward force equal

to the weight of the liquid displaced. This principle is known as:

a) Pascal's Law

b) Archimedes' Principle

c) Bernoulli's Principle

d) Boyle's Law

**Correct Answer: b) Archimedes' Principle**

26. The device used to convert electrical energy into mechanical energy is called
a:

a) Generator

b) Motor

c) Transformer

d) Battery
 **Correct Answer: b) Motor**

27. The SI unit of angular velocity is:

a) Rad/s

b) Hz

c) m/s

d) N/m

**Correct Answer: a) Rad/s**

28. The process of adding impurities to a semiconductor to enhance its electrical

conductivity is called:

a) Polarization

b) Rectification

c) Amplification

d) Doping

**Correct Answer: d) Doping**

29. The device used to measure potential difference between two points in an
electric circuit is called a:

a) Ammeter

b) Voltmeter

c) Ohmmeter
 d) Galvanometer

**Correct Answer: b) Voltmeter**

30. The law that states that the emf induced in a closed circuit is equal to the rate
of change of magnetic flux through the circuit is known as:

a) Faraday's Law

b) Ampere's Law

c) Ohm's Law

d) Newton's Law

**Correct Answer: a) Faraday's Law**

31. The process of charging a body by bringing it near a charged body without
direct contact is called:

a) Conduction

b) Induction

c) Polarization

d) Discharge

**Correct Answer: b) Induction**

32. The law that states that the force of attraction or repulsion between two point
charges is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely
proportional to the square of the distance between them is known as:

a) Newton's Law of Gravitation

 b) Coulomb's Law

c) Ampere's Law

d) Ohm's Law

**Correct Answer: b) Coulomb's Law**

33. The rate of doing work is called:

a) Force

b) Energy

c) Power

d) Momentum

**Correct Answer: c) Power**

34. A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy is called a:

a) Generator

b) Motor

c) Transformer

d) Battery

**Correct Answer: a) Generator**

35. The time rate of change of displacement of an object is called:

a) Speed

b) Velocity
 c) Acceleration

d) Momentum

**Correct Answer: b) Velocity**

36. The change in momentum of an object is equal to the impulse applied to it.
This statement is based on:

a) Newton's First Law

b) Newton's Second Law

c) Newton's Third Law

d) Law of Conservation of Momentum

**Correct Answer: d) Law of Conservation of Momentum**

37. The SI unit of capacitance is:

a) Farad

b) Ohm

c) Henry

d) Volt

**Correct Answer: a) Farad**

38. The process by which a substance changes from a gas to a solid without
passing through the liquid phase is called:

a) Evaporation
 b) Condensation

c) Sublimation

d) Melting

**Correct Answer: c) Sublimation**

39. The phenomenon of bending of light waves around obstacles and spreading of
light waves as they pass through small openings is known as:

a) Reflection

b) Refraction

c) Diffraction

d) Dispersion

**Correct Answer: c) Diffraction**

40. The maximum displacement of a vibrating particle from its equilibrium

position is called:

a) Wavelength

b) Frequency

c) Amplitude

d) Period

**Correct Answer: c) Amplitude**

41. A body will float in a liquid if its density is:

 a) Greater than the density of the liquid

b) Equal to the density of the liquid

c) Less than the density of the liquid

d) Independent of the density of the liquid

**Correct Answer: c) Less than the density of the liquid**

42. Which type of mirror always forms a virtual, erect, and diminished image?

a) Convex mirror

b) Concave mirror

c) Plane mirror

d) Spherical mirror

**Correct Answer: a) Convex mirror**

43. The electric field due to a positive point charge:

a) Points towards the charge

b) Points away from the charge

c) Is parallel to the charge

d) Is perpendicular to the charge

**Correct Answer: b) Points away from the charge**

44. Which law states that the pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its
volume at a constant temperature?
 a) Boyle's Law

b) Charles's Law

c) Gay-Lussac's Law

d) Avogadro's Law

**Correct Answer: a) Boyle's Law**

45. The process of gradual and spontaneous mixing of two or more substances
due to their kinetic energy is called:

a) Conduction

b) Convection

c) Radiation

d) Diffusion

**Correct Answer: d) Diffusion**

46. The device used to convert alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC) is
called a:

a) Transformer

b) Rectifier

c) Generator

d) Battery

**Correct Answer: b) Rectifier**

47. The separation of different colors of light by a prism is due to:

a) Dispersion

b) Reflection

c) Refraction

d) Diffraction

**Correct Answer: a) Dispersion**

48. The angle of incidence at which the angle of refraction becomes 90 degrees is
known as the:

a) Critical angle

b) Polarizing angle

c) Angle of deviation

d) Angle of reflection

**Correct Answer: a) Critical angle**

49. The law that states that the sum of the emf and potential differences in any
closed loop of a circuit is equal to zero is known as:

a) Faraday's Law

b) Kirchhoff's First Law

c) Kirchhoff's Second Law

d) Ampere's Law

**Correct Answer: b) Kirchhoff's First Law**

50. The force experienced by a charged particle moving through a magnetic field
is called:

a) Electric force

b) Gravitational force

c) Magnetic force

d) Nuclear force

**Correct Answer: c) Magnetic force**