- 1. 1. Physics contributes to economic growth through:
A) Monitoring social trends
B) Isolating chemical compounds
C) Analyzing historical events
D) Developing new materials
- 2. 2. Career opportunities in Physics include roles in:
A) Agriculture
B) Scientific research and development
C) Human resources
D) Banking and finance
- 3. 3. Speed is a derived quantity, derived from:
A) Mass and velocity
B) Time and acceleration
C) Distance and time
D) Force and time
- 4. 4. What does a spring balance measure?
A) Length
B) Volume
C) Weight
D) Mass
- 5. 5. What is the dimensional formula of force?
A) [MLT-1]
B) [ML-1T2]
C) [M2LT-2
D) [MLT–2]
- 6. 6. What causes an object to change its state of motion?
A) Inertia
B) Gravity
C) Acceleration
D) Friction
- 7. 7. A motorist travels from a town A to a town B, 145km distance in 3hr45mins. Find his average speed in m/s.
A) 8.5/s
B) 30.2m/s
C) 38.7m/s
D) 10.7m/s
- 8. 8.What is the direction of the centripetal force acting on an object moving in a circular path?
A) Towards the center
B) Tangential to the path
C) Opposite to the velocity
D) Away from the center
- 9. 9. In circular motion, what happens to the velocity of an object if the centripetal force is increased?
A) Velocity becomes zero
B) Velocity increases
C) Velocity remains constant
D) Velocity decreases
- 10. 10. Which quantity represents the rate of change of velocity with respect to time?
A) Distance
B) Acceleration
C) Speed
D) Displacement
- 11. 11. Dimensional analysis involves:
A) Studying the dimension of space
B) Exploring the dimensions of parallel universes
C) Solving complex algebraic equations
D) Analyzing the dimensions of physical quantities
- 12. 12. Newton's first law of motion states that an object will remain at rest unless acted upon by:
A) External force
B) External Friction
C) External Gravity
D) External Acceleration
- 13. 13. Non-uniform motion is characterized by changes in:
A) Speed
B) Direction
C) Both speed and direction
D) Neither speed nor direction
- 14. 14. Centrifugal force is a:
A) Real force
B) Balanced force
C) Unaffected force
D) Imaginary force
- 15. 15. Displacement differs from distance as it considers:
A) Direction only
B) Magnitude only
C) Both magnitude and direction
D) Speed and time
- 16. 16. A horizontal line on a distance-time graph indicates:
A) Uniform speed
B) Constant acceleration
C) No motion
D) Variable speed
- 17. 17. Acceleration is directly influenced by:
A) Mass and force
B) Time only
C) Velocity and time
D) Force only
- 18. 18. A body of mass 12kg moves with a speed of 10ms-1 in a circular path of radius 5m. Calculate the magnitude of the force acting on the body.
A) 335N
B) 125N
C) 240N
D) 24N
- 19. 19. A body moves along a circular path with uniform angular speed of 0.6 rads-1 and a t a constant speed of 3.0ms-1. Calculate the acceleration of the body towards the center of the circle.
A) 5.4ms-2
B) 0.2ms-2
C) 1.8ms-2
D) 25.0ms-2
- 20. 20. The SI unit of speed is __________
A) Kilogram per second (Kg-1)
B) Metre per second (ms-1)
C) None of the above
D) Metre per radian (mrad-1)
- 21. 21. An object of mass, 25kg moves at 5m/s round a circular path of radius, 5m. Calculate: (a) the centripetal acceleration (b) the centripetal force
A) 5m/s, 125N
B) 60m/s, 15N
C) 8m/s, 1.2N
D) 2.8m/s, 4.2N
- 22. 22. ____________ is the time rate of decrease in velocity.
A) Speed
B) Acceleration
C) Constant speed
D) Retardation/deceleration
- 23. 23. What is the distance covered by a car which travels with a constant speed of 20.8ms-1 for 30s?
A) 450.5m
B) 624.0m
C) 225.0m
D) 726.0m
- 24. 24. Brownian motion can also be regarded as __________
A) Translational rectilinear motion
B) Vibratory motion
C) Relative motion
D) Random motion
- 25. 25. ____________ causes motion.
A) Acceleration
B) Velocity
C) Friction
D) Force
- 26. 26. The following are fundamental quantities except __________
A) Power
B) Temperature
C) Luminous intensity
D) Amount of substance
- 27. 27. The S.I Unit of Energy is __________
A) Newton
B) Kelvin
C) Kilogram
D) Joule
- 28. 28. 360⁰ = ___________ rads
A) None of the above
B) π2
C) π
D) 2π
- 29. 29. What is rectilinear acceleration?
A) Acceleration in a straight line
B) Acceleration in a curved path
C) Acceleration due to gravity
D) Acceleration in a circular motion
- 30. 30. A car accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed of 20 m/s in 10 seconds. What is its acceleration?
A) 2 m/s2
B) 4 m/s2
C) 20 m/s2
D) 10 m/s2
- 31. 31. Which term indicates the shortest path between initial and final positions?
A) Distance
B) Speed
C) Velocity
D) Displacement
- 32. 32. What does the slope of a distance-time graph represent?
A) Velocity
B) Acceleration
C) Displacement
D) Speed
- 33. 33. The following are fundamental units except ____
A) Joule
B) Candela
C) Ampere
D) Kelvin
- 34. 34. The following instruments are used in measuring distance except _____
A) Chemical balance
B) Vernier calliper
C) Micro-meter screw guage
D) Metre rule
- 35. 35. A car travelled a distance of 4km in 40 secs. Find the speed in metre per second (m/s).
A) 100m/s
B) 100m/s
C) 0.1m/s
D) 10m/s
- 36. 36. Calculate the weight of an object whose mass is 5kg. [g =10m/s²
A) 0.2N
B) 50N
C) 0.5N
D) 5N
- 37. 37. The unit of weight is _____
A) Metre
B) Newton Per Second
C) Kilogram
D) Newton
- 38. 38. In which scenario can an object have zero velocity but still have acceleration?
A) No motion
B) Changing direction
C) Constant speed
D) Uniform motion
- 39. 39. An object travels 5 meters in the first second, 5 meters in the second second, and 5 meters in the third second. What is its average speed?
A) 10 m/s
B) 15 m/s
C) 5 m/s
D) 20 m/s
- 40. 40. Which of the following is a vector quantity?
A) Speed
B) Time
C) Distance
D) Displacement
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