Science

Mcqs

( 1 ) A spring balance is used to measure…

A. mass of the object.

B. volume of the object.

C. density of the object.

D. weight of the object.

( 2 ) A wooden box on the floor is pushed from towards west direction. The frictional
force exerted on the box will be ________ direction.

A. north

B. south

C. east

D. west

( 3 ) Force of friction depends on…

A. smoothness of surface.

B. roughness of surface.

C. inclination angle of surface.

D. All of these.

( 4 ) The force of friction acting on an object is due to…

A. distorted surface of an object.

B. nature of contact of the surface.

C. irregularities on the surface.

D. all of the given.

( 5 ) If the force of sliding friction between two surfaces is 8 N, then the static friction
between those surfaces will be ________

A. 10 N

B. 5 N
C. 4 N

D. 2 N

( 6 ) Which of the following statements is incorrect for friction?

A. Friction produces heat.

B. Friction stops the motion of moving object.

C. Friction causes wear and tear in the object.

D. Friction is always harmful.

( 7 ) Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A. Static friction is greater than rolling friction.

B. Sliding friction is lesser than rolling friction.

C. Rolling friction is lesser than static friction.

D. Static friction is greater than sliding friction.

( 8 ) Friction can be increased by…

A. polishing the surface.

B. using ball bearing.

C. increasing roughness of the surface.

D. using lubricants on the surface.

( 9 ) Which of the following factors has no effect on fluid friction?

A. Mass of the object

B. Shape of the object

C. Speed of the object

D. Nature of the fluid

( 10 ) Airplanes and rockets have ________ shape to reduce frictional force.

A. circular

B. streamlined

C. triangular
D. ellipse

( 11 ) The frictional force on an object in a fluid depends on…

A. nature of the fluid.

B. speed of the object.

C. shape of the object.

D. all of the given.

( 12 ) Four children were asked to arrange forces due to rolling, static and sliding
friction in a decreasing order. Their arrangements are given below. Choose the correct
arrangement.

A. Rolling, Static, Sliding

B. Rolling, Sliding, Static

C. Static, Sliding, Rolling

D. Sliding, Static, Rolling

(13) Voice of which of the following is likely to have minimum frequency?

A. Baby girl

B. Baby boy

C. A man

D. A woman

(14) The pitch of sound depends on the…

A. frequency.

B. amplitude.

C. both A and B.

D. none of the given.

(15) Loudness of sound is proportional to the __________ .

A. amplitude of vibration.

B. frequency of vibration.
C. square root of amplitude.

D. square of amplitude.

(16) Loudness of sound is measured in the unit…

A. hertz.

B. decibel.

C. pascal.

D. N/m^2

(17) The normal length of vocal cord in men is…

A. 10 mm.

B. 20 mm.

C. 5 mm.

D. 2 mm.

(18) Sound cannot travel through…

A. solids.

B. gases.

C. liquids.

D. vacuum.

(19) In which of the following media, does sound travel fastest?

A. Water

B. Air

C. Iron

D. Vacuum

(20) Which characteristic of the sound distinguishes a male and a female voice?

A. Loudness

B. Pitch

C. Time period
D. Amplitude

(21) The maximum displacement of the particles of the medium from its mean position
is called…

A. wavelength.

B. frequency.

C. amplitude.

D. speed.

(22) The number of vibration per unit time of vibrating body is called…

A. wavelength.

B. time period.

C. frequency.

D. amplitude.

(23) Time required to complete one oscillation is called…

A. amplitude.

B. frequency.

C. time period.

D. none of the given.

(24) Violin, Guitar and Veena are examples of _________ musical instruments.

A. string

B. brass

C. percussion

D. none of the given.

(25) A tester is used to check the conduction of electricity through two liquids labelled
A and B. It is found that the bulb of the tester glows brightly for liquid A, while it glows
very dimly for liquid B. You would conclude that…

A. liquid A is a better conductor than liquid B.

B. liquid B is a better conductor than liquid A.

D. conducting properties of liquid cannot be compared in this manner.

(26) In electrolysis process of water…

A. hydrogen bubbles are formed on the anode and oxygen bubbles are formed on the
cathode.

B. oxygen bubbles are formed on the anode and hydrogen bubbles are formed on the
cathode.

C. hydrogen ions release on the anode.

D. hydrogen ions release on the cathode.

(27) After the electroplating, mass of an object…

A. does not change.

B. increases.

C. decreases.

D. cannot be predicted, it can increase or decrease.

(28) Which metal is coated on the cans used for storing food?

A. Tin

B. Zinc

C. Chromium

D. Iron

(29) Electroplating process is based on ________ effect of electricity.

A. physical

B. heating

C. magnetic

D. chemical

(30) Which of the following liquids does not conduct electricity?

A. Vinegar

B. Sugar solution
C. Limewater

D. Caustic soda solution

(31) In the electrolysis process, which type of energy is used for the decomposition of
water?

A. Heat energy

B. Light energy

C. Chemical energy

D. Electrical energy

(32) Electrolytes conduct electricity due to the movement of ________.

A. molecules

B. atoms

C. electrons

D. ions

(33) Which electrolytic solution should be used to deposit a layer of silver on the
copper flowerpot?

A. Silver nitrate

B. Copper nitrate

C. Sodium nitrate

D. Copper sulphate

(34) Which of the following is not an electrolytic solution?

A. Copper sulphate

B. Sulphuric acid

C. Silver nitrate

D. Alcohol

(35) which of the following cannot be charged easily by friction ?

A plastic scale

B Copper rod
C Inflated balloon

D Woollen cloth

(36) When a glass rod is rubbed with a piece of silk cloth the rod …

A. and the cloth both acquire positive charge.

B. becomes positively charged while the cloth has a negative charge.

C. and the cloth both acquire negative charge.

D. becomes negative charged while the cloth has a positive charge.

(37) An used ballpen refill is rubbed hard with the polythene. Which of the following
statements is incorrect?

A. Refill acquires electric charge.

B. Polythene acquires electric charge.

C. Same type of the charge is acquired by a refill and polythene.

D. Refill attracts small pieces of paper.

(38) What type of charge produces on the glass rod when it is rubbed with silk cloth?

A. Positive

B. Negative

C. Either positive or negative

D. Electric charge does not produce

(39) What should we do when we are outside during lightning and thunderstorm?

A. Stand under the tall tree.

B. Take shelter under the small tree.

C. Stand under the metal root.

D. Go to the open field.

(40) What type of arrangement is done to protect multi-storey building from lightning?

A. Insulators are installed on the building.

B. Good conductor of electricity is installed on the building.

D. Water tank is placed on the top of the building.

(41) Which of the following natural phenomena cannot be predicted?

A. Cyclones

B. Storms

C. Rain along with thunderstorm

D. Earthquake

(42) How many times will be the destructive of earthquake of magnitude 6 than
magnitude 4?

A. 1.5 times

B. 2 times

C. 100 times

D. 1000 times

(43) What is the Ray of light striking the reflecting surface called?

A. incident ray

B. Reflected ray

C. Normal

D. None of the given

(44) Image formed by a plane mirror is

A. Virtual, behind the mirror enlarged

B. virtual, behind the mirror and of same size as the object

C. Real , at the surface of the mirror and enlarged

D. Real, behind the mirror and of same size as the object

(45) A ray striking the mirror makes an angle of incidence of 50° what will be the angle
of reflection?

A. 60°

B. 30°
C. 50°

D. 40°

(46) A ray striking the mirror Makes an angle of incident of 40° what will be the angle of
reflection?

A. 20°

B. 40°

C. 80°

D. 50°

(47) Which of the following alphabet will be read as it is in the plane mirror?

A. K

B. P

C. w

D. N

(48) An object is placed at a distance of 40 m in a front of a plane mirror what will be

A.

B.

C.

D.