Physics Worksheet

General Directions: Choose best answer from the alternatives for the given question!

81. Two forces ⃗⃗⃗ 3î 𝑁 and ⃗⃗⃗ 4ĵ 𝑁 are acting on a particle of mass 𝑚. What is the
magnitude and direction of a force that balances the two?
A. ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 5𝑁 𝑎𝑡 143° Counter clock-wise from ⃗⃗⃗⃗
B. ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 7𝑁 𝑎𝑡 127° Counter clock-wise from ⃗⃗⃗⃗
C. ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 7𝑁 𝑎𝑡 127° Counter clock-wise from ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
D. ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 5𝑁 𝑎𝑡 143° Counter clock-wise from ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
82. Which part of a scientific report discusses the accuracy of measurements taken?
i. Methods B. Theory C. Aim D. Results
83. In a playing room a turn table of radius 2𝑚 has moment of inertia 250𝐾𝑔𝑚² and is
rotating about a frictionless vertical axel. When a boy of mass 50𝐾𝑔 stands near the
rim, the system rotates with angular speed 3𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠. The boy walks towards the center
and stands at 1m from the axel. What is the final angular speed of the system?
A) 4.5 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠 B) 2.5 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠 C) 5.4 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠 D) 3 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠
84. A 5 𝑘𝑔 mass pushed upward along an inclined plane of inclination 30° with constant force F.
If the acceleration of the block for this motion is 1.0 𝑚/𝑠² and the plane is assumed to be friction
less, what is the magnitude of the constant force F? A) 5.0𝑁 B) 25.0 𝑁 C) 30.0 𝑁 D) 20.0 𝑁
85. Which of the following is equal to the amount of work required to stop a moving object?
A) the mass of the object times its acceleration B) the mass of the object times is velocity
C) the square of the velocity of the object D) the kinetic energy of the object
86. Which of the following case is no work done by a dissipative force?
A) When a parachute jump from a plane B) When someone slides a box on a horizontal rough
surface C) On a racing car that moves in a desert D) For a freely falling object
87. Two forces exerted on a block as shown in the figure below. What is the horizontal
component of the net force?
A. 70N, East B. 30N, West C. 28N, West D. 14N, West

88. How much heat would be absorbed by 2𝑔 of ice at 0°𝐶 dropped

into water at 0°𝐶, to melt it totally to water at 0°𝐶? (Latent heat of melting, 𝐿 =340,000𝐽/𝐾𝑔) A)
420𝐽 B) 840𝐽 C) 340𝐽 D) 80𝐽
89. The statement of Kirchhoff’s point rule follows from:
A) Ohm's law B) conservation of energy C) conservation of charge D) dependence of
resistance on temperature
90. Which one of the following is not an example of simple harmonic motion?
A) Rotation of second pointer in hand watch. B) Oscillation of simple pendulum.
C) A mass attached to a spring system oscillating in horizontal direction to the surface of the
Earth. D) A mass attached to a spring system oscillating in vertical direction to the surface of the
earth.
91. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A) No process is possible in which there is an overall decrease in the entropy of the universe.
B) Spreading out of random kinetic energy through heating does not represent an overall increase
in entropy. C) The spontaneous transfer of energy from cooler body to a hotter body is not
possible. D) The complete conversion of energy from a hot source into work is not possible.
92. Which of the following statement is correct?
A) Surface tension is proportional to the length along with the surface tension force acts.

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B) The angle between the wall of a container and the liquid surface has no role on the capillary
action. C) Surface tension pulls the liquid column up until there is sufficient mass of liquid for
weight to overcome the intermolecular forces.
D) In a given tube, the capillary action is large for a liquid of larger density.
93. A metal rod is measured to have a resistance R. If the same metal rod is stretched to reduce
its radius by half without affecting its density, what is its new resistance?
A) 16 B) 4𝑅 C) 8𝑅 D) 2𝑅
94. Lenz's law in electromagnetic induction follows from which law of conservation?
A) energy B) charge C) momentum D) mass
95. When ultraviolet light is shone on a clean metal surface the surface will emit electrons, what
is the magnitude of induced 𝑒. 𝑚. 𝑓?
A) The intensity of light must be high enough. B) The wavelength of the light has to be greater
than that of ultraviolet light.
C) The minimum energy required to release the electron is the same as the work function of the
metal.
D) The frequency of the metal has to be less than that of ultraviolet light.
96. Two long wires of 10𝑚 in length carries a current of 2.0 𝐴 and 0.5 𝐴 in the same direction.
The wires are separated by 4.0𝑐𝑚. What is the magnetic force that the wires exerted on each
other? A. 5 𝑥 10-7𝑁. B. 5 𝑥 10-6𝑁. C. 4 𝑥 10-7𝑁. D. 5 𝑥 10-5𝑁
97. A spring with a spring constant of 300𝑁/𝑚 is stretched 20𝑐𝑚 𝑖𝑛 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠. What is the
power applied to stretch the spring? A. 3W B. 6W C. 30W D. 60W
98. Which of the following statements is correct about the first condition of equilibrium?
A. The net force on an object must be zero.
B. The sum of all torques must be zero
C. Clockwise moments should balance counter clockwise moments.
D. The torque produced by a force should be perpendicular to the force.
99. Given vectors 𝐴 = √ ̂+ ̂ and B = √ ̂ − ̂, what is the smaller angle between the vectors?
A. 60o B. 53o C.45o D. 30o
100. Three metals are in contact and in thermal equilibrium. The metals have different specific
heat capacity. What can be concluded about the temperature of the metals?
A. Since they have different specific heat capacity, they must have different temperature at
thermal equilibrium. B. They must have the same temperature at thermal equilibrium.
C. They must have different internal energy. D. They must have different kinetic energy.
101. Three resistors are connected across a battery as shown below. The potential difference
cross the resistors 𝑅1, 𝑅2, and 𝑅3 are, respectively?
A. 55V, 82.5V, 165V B. 50V, 30V, 30V C. 110V, 25V, 30V D. 55V, 55V, 55V

102. Which one of the following is NOT correct about factors that affecting the streamlining of
objects moving in a fluid?
A. Compressibility of the fluid. B. Density of the fluid C. The mass of the object
D. Shape and surface area of the object moving in a fluid

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103. Which one of the following is true about fundamental forces?

A. Gravitational force is a long-range attractive force between particles due to their charges.
B. Strong nuclear force is a short - range that holds protons and neutrons to form atomic nucleus.
C. A weak nuclear force is an extremely short-range force, that binds protons and neutrons
together in the nucleus.
D. Electromagnetic force is a long-range attractive force between particles due to their masses.
104. The unit vector in the direction of ⃗ = ̂+4 ̂ is: A. ̂ ̂ B. ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂
105. A ball of mass m moving with a speed v strikes a hard wall
at an angle with the wall. It is reflected with the same speed at
the same angle as shown in the figure below. If the ball is
incontact with the wall for time t, then the average force acting
on the wall is given by:

A. B. 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐶 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑛

106. According to the work-energy theorem:
A. work done by gravity on an object thrown upward and moving upward is negative.
B. work done by gravitational force on a satellite moving around the earth in a circular
orbit is positive.
C. work done by tension on an object tied to a string and moving in a horizontal circle is
negative.
D. work done by gravity on an object thrown downward is negative.
107. When resistors are connected in parallel, which property of the material is changed?
A. the length B. the thickness C. resistivity
108. The parallel axis theorem states that if 𝐼 is the moment of inertia of a body of mass 𝑀 about an
axis passing through its center of mass (𝑐𝑚), its moment of inertia about any axis.
A. perpendicular to and a displacement 𝑑 from the axis through the cm is 𝐼 = 𝐼𝑐𝑚 + 𝑀𝑑².
B. parallel to and a displacement 𝑑 from the axis through the cm is 𝐼 =𝐼𝑐𝑚 + 1/2𝑀𝑑².
C. perpendicular to and a displacement 𝑑 from the axis through the cm is I= 𝐼 𝑐𝑚 + 1/2𝑀𝑑2
D. parallel to and a displacement 𝑑 from the axis through the cm is 𝐼 =𝐼𝑐𝑚 + 𝑀𝑑².
109. A 100 𝐽 of work is done on the system and 418.6 𝐽 of heat is extracted from it. The change in the
internal energy of the system is: A. 318.6J B. 518.6J C. -518.6J D. -318.6J
110. Which of the following statements describe the difference between reversible and irreversible
processes?
A. Ice at 0°C placed in a metallic can at 40°C undergoes a reversible process; whereas ice at 0°C
undergoes irreversible process.
B. A process is reversible if its entropy increases, but irreversible if its entropy is constant.
C. In an irreversible process, a system can move from one thermodynamic state to another and back
to its initial state; whereas a system in a reversible process cannot move back to its initial state.
D. A system undergoing reversible process is always close to thermodynamic equilibrium, where as a
system undergoing irreversible process is not in thermal equilibrium.
111. An electrical heating system with an average power rating of 4KW is used to heat 400kg of
water from 20c0 to 80c0. How long will the process take? A. 4hours B. 10hours C. 7hours D. 5hours
112. If the Earth shrinks, what will the effective on the value of gravitational acceleration?
A. decrease B. increase C. become zero D. become infinite
113. A girl can throw a stone to a maximum horizontal distance of 64m. If she throws the stone
vertically upward with the same speed. What is the maximum height reached by the stone?
A. 64m B. 32m C. 16m D.8m
114. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is 10µF. If the distance between the plate is halved,
keeping all other quantities constant, then what is the new capacitance of the capacitor?
A. 0.2 µF B. 5 µF C. 10 µF D. 20 µF
115. An electron is projected with a velocity of 8x106m/s into a uniform magnetic field of 9.1x10-4T
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perpendicular to the to the direction of the field. What is the radius of the path of the electron?
A. 5x10-2m B. 4x10-2m C. 5x10-3m D. 4x10-3m
116. Among the following errors, which type of error is caused by unpredicted factors when you
measure the length of a ruler made of steel?
A. Zero error B. Systematic error C. Parallax error D. Random error
117. If two isolated bodies are collided each other at a point elastically, then which one of the
following will be correct statement about the collision of the two bodies? (Assume the effect of
friction force is negligible in the process)
A. Kinetic energies of the isolated bodies are conserved
B. Momenta of the isolated bodies are conserved
C. Kinetic energies and momenta of the isolated bodies are conserved
D. Neither energies nor momenta are conserved
118. Which one of the following statement is wrong about surface tension?
A. It is caused by the effect of inter molecular forces
B. It depends on the nature of liquid and temperature
C. Strong attractive force between molecules has large surface tension
D. It increases as impurity added in to the liquid
119. Which one of the quantity remains constant if a ball is moved along a parabolic trajectory/path
through warm air? (Assume the effect of air resistance is neglected)
A. Horizontal component velocity of the ball B. The velocities in both components of the ball
C. Vertical component velocity of the ball D. Vertical component displacement of the ball
120. How large net torque is required to change the angular velocity of a rotating rigid body that has
a moment of inertia 10 Kgm2 in order to change the velocity by 20 rad/s in 10 seconds about an axis
of rotation? A. 2 Nm B. 1 Nm C. 10 Nm D. 20 Nm
121. Which one of the following stamen is not correct about planetary motion in the universe?
A. Kepler’s 1st law states about the law of equal areas
B. The proportionality constant is nearly equal to all planets in the universe
C. Kepler`s 3rd law describes about period and mean distance between the sun and a planet
D. Another name of Kepler`s 1st law is called the law of ellipse
122. Which one of the following statement is correct about the final gravitational force if the new
distance between two isolated bodies in the universe is doubled compare to the original distance
measured between them? (Hint: the distance is measured from the center of the two bodies)
A. It is as similar as the original force B. Quarter of the original force
C. It is four times the original force D. Twice the original force
123. At particular location, the static pressure of incompressible liquid inside an open container does
not depend upon the;
A. Depth of the liquid B. Atmospheric pressure C. Density of the fluid D. Acceleration due to gravity
124. Among the following principles, which one of the following express the pressure applied in
Confined system distributes equally in all directions? A. Archimedes`s principle B. Pascal`s principle
C. Bernoulli`s of flotation D. Principle of flotation
125. Which one of the following factor does not affect the magnitude of magnetic field strength
around straight current carrying conductors?
A. Magnitude of current flow C. Distance from the current carrying conductor
B. Resistance of the conductor D. The nature of medium near to the conductor
126. Which one of the following statement is not correct about magnetic flux produced by strong
magnet in a particular region/surface?
A. It is the measure of strength of magnetic field
B. It is the scalar of product magnetic field and area
C. It has maximum value as the field crosses perpendicularly the surface
D. It has maximum value as the field is perpendicular to the direction vector area
127. A coil has 10 turns and the magnitude of magnetic field changed by 40 Weber in 0.1s. What is
the magnitude of the induced electromotive force?
A. 400V B. 800V C. 4000V D. 8000V

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128. A 220 V AC source is connected across the primary coil of a transformer having 50 turns. If the
secondary coil of the transformer has 100 turns, what voltage appears across the secondary and
describes the type of transformer?
A. 220V, it is step up transformer B. 440 V, it is step up transformer C. 100V, it is step down
transformer D. 50V, it is step down transformer
129. What happens when a P-N junction is forward biased?
A. The depletion layer size increase B. Current cannot flow through the diode
C. The depletion layer size decrease D. Electron flow from P-type to N-type

130. If two isolated bodies are collided each other at a point elastically, then which one of the
following will be correct statement about the collision of the two bodies? (Assume the effect of
friction force is negligible in the process)
A. Kinetic energies of the isolated bodies are conserved
B. Momenta of the isolated bodies are conserved
C. Kinetic energies and momenta of the isolated bodies are conserved
D. Neither energies nor momenta are conserved
131. Which one of the following statement is wrong about surface tension?
A. It is caused by the effect of inter molecular forces
B. It depends on the nature of liquid and temperature
C. Strong attractive force between molecules has large surface tension
D. It increases as impurity added in to the liquid
132. A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a cliff which is 20 m high. What is the velocity of
the stone just it hits the ground? A. 28 m/s B. 32 m/s C.40m/s D. 20m/s
133. The angular velocity of a wheel is rotating about a fixed axis of rotation changed from 40 rad/s
to 44 rad/s in 5 seconds. What are the magnitudes of average angular velocity and angular
displacement respectively? (Assume the rotational acceleration is constant in the entire process)
A. 40 rad/s and 210 rad B. 44 rad/s and 210 rad C. 42 rad/s and 210 rad D. 40 rad/s and 44 rad
134. A string vibrates with speed of 110 m/s in its fourth harmonic has a frequency of 880 Hz. What
is the length of the string? A. 25.0 cm B. 12.5 cm C. 50.0 cm D. 31.3 cm
135. A light wave of wavelength 590 nm pass through a narrow double slit of 0.2 mm slit separation.
An interference pattern is formed on a screen at a distance of 1.5 m. what is the distance between the
consecutive bright fringes on the screen? A. 1.97 mm B. 4.43 mm C. 0.43 mm D. 44.3 mm
136. A wheel starts rotating at 1.2 Hz and reaches 1.8 Hz. In 5 seconds. Calculate the angular
displacement it covers within 5 seconds? A. 10 𝑟𝑎𝑑 B. 3 𝑟𝑎𝑑 C. 30 𝑟𝑎𝑑 D. 15 𝑟𝑎𝑑
137. If you are given the following physical quantities in angular motion: torque(𝜏), Linear
momentum (P), moment of inertia (I), angular speed (𝜔) and angular acceleration(𝛼). The angular
momentum (L) is the:
A. Product of momentum of inertia and angular speed
B. Ratio of moment of inertia to angular acceleration
C. Product of moment of inertia and torque
D. Ratio of linear momentum to moment of inertia
138. Which one of the following statement is correct about, a bar on which a force acts at one
end and pivoted at the other? A. The force is parallel to the angular acceleration produced
B. The force, angular velocity and the torque are coplanar C. The force is coplanar with the
torque it produces. D. The force is collinear with the angular velocity
139. An aluminium wire of initial length 2.0 m where increased by 2.0 cm in its length being on
application of a force 9.0 N. what is the strain energy of the material?
A. 0.18 J B. 0.9 J C. 9.0 × 10−2𝐽 D. 4.5 × 10−2𝐽
140. Suppose a stream of fluid flows past a solid object, which one of the following does NOT
affect the laminar flow of the fluid? A. Viscosity of the fluid B. The density of the solid object C.
The shape of the solid object D. The speed of the solid object

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141. A capacitor is charged by a battery and then the battery is disconnected. A dielectric slab is
introduced between the plates. The result is:
A. Potential difference between the plates increases, charge on the plate decreases
B. Potential difference between the plates decreases, charge remains same
C. Potential difference increases, charge remain constant
D. Potential difference decreases, charge increases
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