PHYSICS
1. A car accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed of 20 m/s in
10 seconds. What is the acceleration?
A. 4.0 m/s²
B. 2.0 m/s²
C. 0.5 m/s²
D. 10 m/s²
2. A stone is thrown vertically upward with a velocity of 15 m/s.
How long does it take to reach its highest point? (g = 10 m/s²)
A. 1.0 s
B. 1.5 s
C. 3.0 s
D. 0.75 s
3. The area under a velocity–time graph represents —
A. Distance travelled
B. Acceleration
C. Speed
D. Momentum
4. A force of 25 N moves an object 5 m in the direction of the
force. The work done is —
A. 10 J
B. 125 J
C. 5 J
D. 30 J
5. The power developed when 120 J of work is done in 10
seconds is —
A. 12 W
B. 12 W
C. 1200 W
D. 1.2 W
6. A 3 kg mass is lifted vertically through 5 m. Find the potential
energy gained. (g = 10 m/s²)
A. 150 J
B. 50 J
C. 15 J
D. 300 J
7. A metal cube of side 0.1 m has a mass of 0.8 kg. Find its
density.
A. 80 kg/m³
B. 800 kg/m³
C. 8 kg/m³
D. 8000 kg/m³
8. The efficiency of a machine that does 200 J of useful work
when 250 J is supplied is —
A. 80%
B. 20%
C. 125%
D. 50%
9. The pressure exerted by a force of 40 N on an area of 0.5 m² is
—
A. 80 N/m²
B. 20 N/m²
C. 200 N/m²
D. 2 N/m²
10. The temperature at which ice, water, and steam coexist is
called —
A. Triple point of water
B. Boiling point
C. Freezing point
D. Dew point
11. A car of mass 800 kg moves with velocity 25 m/s. Its
kinetic energy is —
A. 10,000 J
B. 250,000 J
C. 400,000 J
D. 800,000 J
12. The unit of moment of a force is —
A. Newton-metre (N·m)
B. Joule
C. Pascal
D. Watt
13. A block of weight 100 N rests on a rough horizontal
surface. If the limiting friction is 40 N, the coefficient of friction
is —
A. 0.4
B. 2.5
C. 4.0
D. 0.25
14. The period of a pendulum is 2 s. What is its frequency?
A. 0.5 Hz
B. 1.0 Hz
C. 2.0 Hz
D. 4.0 Hz
15. The law of reflection states that —
A. The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection
B. Light bends towards the normal
C. The incident ray is perpendicular to the normal
D. None of the above
16. The current flowing through a 6 Ω resistor when a 12 V
battery is connected is —
A. 2 A
B. 0.5 A
C. 4 A
D. 72 A
17. If a charge of 10 C passes through a conductor in 5 s, the
current is —
A. 50 A
B. 2 A
C. 0.5 A
D. 5 A
18. The equivalent resistance of two 4 Ω resistors
connected in parallel is —
A. 8 Ω
B. 4 Ω
C. 2 Ω
D. 16 Ω
19. A lens converges parallel rays of light to a point. It is —
A. Convex lens
B. Concave lens
C. Plane mirror
D. Prism
20. The image formed by a plane mirror is always —
A. Virtual and laterally inverted
B. Real and inverted
C. Real and erect
D. Diminished
21. The speed of sound in air at 27°C is 340 m/s. What is it
at 0°C, assuming it varies as √T (in Kelvin)?
A. 300 m/s
B. 331 m/s
C. 350 m/s
D. 400 m/s
22. A sound wave travels 660 m in 2 s. Calculate its
frequency if the wavelength is 1.1 m.
A. 30 Hz
B. 600 Hz
C. 300 Hz
D. 660 Hz
23. A wave has frequency 50 Hz and wavelength 4 m. Find its
velocity.
A. 12.5 m/s
B. 200 m/s
C. 25 m/s
D. 100 m/s
24. The apparent bending of a spoon in water is caused by —
A. Refraction of light
B. Reflection
C. Diffraction
D. Interference
25. A current of 3 A flows through a heater for 10 minutes.
Find the charge transferred.
A. 180 C
B. 1800 C
C. 30 C
D. 3000 C
26. The energy stored in a 5 µF capacitor charged to 200 V is
—
A. 0.05 J
B. 0.1 J
C. 1.0 J
D. 10 J
27. The slope of a voltage–current graph gives —
A. Power
B. Resistance
C. Conductance
D. Capacitance
28. The resistivity of a wire is 2 × 10⁻⁶ Ωm, its length 2 m and
area of cross-section 0.5 mm². Find its resistance.
A. 0.004 Ω
B. 8.0 Ω
C. 0.008 Ω
D. 0.4 Ω
29. The rate of doing work is called —
A. Power
B. Energy
C. Momentum
D. Impulse
30. A transformer has 500 turns on the primary coil and 50
on the secondary coil. If the input voltage is 240 V, find the
output voltage.
A. 24 V
B. 12 V
C. 480 V
D. 120 V
31. The energy change in a falling object is —
A. Kinetic to potential
B. Potential to kinetic
C. Electrical to potential
D. Heat to mechanical
32. The focal length of a lens is 20 cm. What is its power?
A. +5 D
B. +0.2 D
C. -5 D
D. -0.05 D
33. The function of a fuse in an electrical circuit is to —
A. Protect the circuit from excessive current
B. Regulate voltage
C. Increase current
D. Store charge
34. The velocity ratio of an inclined plane of height 1 m and
length 4 m is —
A. 4
B. 0.25
C. 1
D. 2
35. Which of the following has the least density?
A. Oil
B. Water
C. Air
D. Iron
36. When an object is completely immersed in a liquid, the
upthrust is equal to —
A. The weight of liquid displaced
B. The density of the liquid
C. The pressure of the liquid
D. The mass of the object
37. A 100 W bulb operates on 200 V. Find the current.
A. 2.5 A
B. 0.5 A
C. 1.0 A
D. 0.25 A
38. A ray of light passes from air into glass (n = 1.5). If the
angle of incidence is 30°, find the angle of refraction.
A. 19.5°
B. 30°
C. 45°
D. 60°
39. A dynamo converts —
A. Mechanical energy to electrical energy
B. Electrical to mechanical
C. Heat to light
D. Chemical to heat
40. The property of a material that resists stretching is called
—
A. Tensile strength
B. Elasticity
C. Plasticity
D. Rigidity
41. A battery supplies 12 V to a 3 Ω resistor. Calculate the
power dissipated.
A. 48 W
B. 4 W
C. 12 W
D. 144 W