Physics Quiz – Part 1

1. Which is the SI unit of electric current?

A.

Volt


B.

Ampere


C.

Watt


D.

Coulomb


Answer:

Option B: Ampere



2. Which one of the following has the least penetrating power?

A.

Alpha rays


B.

Gamma rays


C.

Beta rays


D.

X-rays


Answer:

Option A: Alpha rays



3. The transition of a substance directly from the solid phase to the gaseous phase without passing through the intermediate liquid phase is called?

A.

Condensation


B.

Evaporation


C.

Sublimation


D.

Distillation


Answer:

Option C: Sublimation



4. If the mass of the pendulum is doubled, the time period _____________.

A.

becomes double


B.

becomes half


C.

becomes four times


D.

remains same


Answer:

Option D: remains same



5. What is the resistance of an ideal voltmeter?

A.

Zero


B.

Infinite


C.

Very low


D.

Very high


Answer:

Option B: Infinite



6. The Sun produces heat and light by?

A.

Biological reactions


B.

Nuclear reactions


C.

Chemical reactions


D.

Ionic reactions


Answer:

Option B: Nuclear reactions



7. The distance between two successive crests or troughs of a wave is called?

A.

Amplitude


B.

Wavenumber


C.

Wavelength


D.

Wave velocity


Answer:

Option C: Wavelength



8. Which one of the following is not a type of electromagnetic waves?

A.

Radio waves


B.

Microwaves


C.

Ultraviolet waves


D.

Sound Waves


Answer:

Option D: Sound Waves



9. Who discovered radioactivity?

A.

Wilhelm Roentgen


B.

J. J. Thomson


C.

Marie Curie


D.

Henri Becquerel


Answer:

Option D: Henri Becquerel



10. The minority charge carriers in the p-type semiconductor are?

A.

Holes


B.

Electrons


C.

Equal concentration of holes and electrons


D.

None of the above


Answer:

Option B: Electrons



11. Which one of the following is not a semiconductor?

A.

Germanium


B.

Tellurium


C.

Silicon


D.

Osmium


Answer:

Option D: Osmium



12. What is the value of the gravitational constant G?

A.

6.673 × 10^-11 N m^2 Kg^-2


B.

1.673 × 10^-11 N m^2 Kg^-2


C.

9.673 × 10^-11 N m^2 Kg^-2


D.

11.673 × 10^-11 N m^2 Kg^-2


Answer:

Option A: 6.673 × 10^-11 N m^2 Kg^-2



13. Which colour deviates the least when white light is made to pass through a prism?

A.

Violet


B.

Blue


C.

Green


D.

Red


Answer:

Option D: Red



14. The fourth state of matter is ____________.

A.

Fluid


B.

Plasma


C.

Liquid


D.

Solid


Answer:

Option B: Plasma



15. What is the focal length of a plane mirror?

A.

Zero


B.

Infinity


C.

Positive


D.

Negative


Answer:

Option B: Infinity



16. Which finger shows the direction of electric current in Fleming’s left-hand rule?

A.

Thumb finger


B.

Index finger


C.

Middle finger


D.

Ring finger


Answer:

Option C: Middle finger



17. Which one of the following is a vector quantity?

A.

Volume


B.

Density


C.

Speed


D.

Velocity


Answer:

Option D: Velocity



18. The Optical fiber works on the principle of?

A.

Refraction


B.

Total Internal Reflection


C.

Interference


D.

Scattering


Answer:

Option B: Total Internal Reflection



19. Sound travels fastest through ___________.

A.

Solid


B.

Liquid


C.

Air


D.

Vaccum


Answer:

Option A: Solid



20. Which device is used to measure the surface temperature of an object without touching its surface?

A.

Thermometer


B.

Pyrometer


C.

Calorimeter


D.

Potentiometer


Answer:

Option B: Pyrometer



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