1.
Weight of a body is the force due to:
A
Air
B
Magnetism
C
Gravity
D
Electric field
2.
Which instrument is used to measure length accurately?
A
Measuring tape
B
Meter rule
C
Vernier caliper
D
Stopwatch
3.
Random errors can be reduced by:
A
Single reading
B
Changing instrument
C
Taking average of readings
D
Ignoring readings
4.
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
A
Velocity
B
Acceleration
C
Displacement
D
Speed
5.
Effect of force on velocity can be:
A
Change in speed
B
Change in direction
C
Change in both
D
No change
6.
Force that acts without physical contact is called:
A
Contact force
B
Applied force
C
Non-contact force
D
Frictional force
7.
Which of the following is a non-physical quantity?
A
Mass
B
Time
C
Temperature
D
Love
8.
Which instrument is used to measure mass?
A
Spring balance
B
Force meter
C
Electronic balance
D
Thermometer
9.
Average speed is defined as:
A
Final speed minus initial speed
B
Total distance divided by total time
C
Displacement divided by time
D
Instantaneous speed at a point
10.
Which of the following is a base quantity?
A
Speed
B
Force
C
Mass
D
Density
11.
Which graph represents uniform velocity?
A
Straight line distance-time graph
B
Curved distance-time graph
C
Sloping speed-time graph
D
Curved speed-time graph
12.
A force can change the direction of velocity as in:
A
Straight line motion
B
Circular motion
C
Rest position
D
Equilibrium
13.
SI unit of time is:
A
Hour
B
Minute
C
Second
D
Day
14.
Motion under gravity is an example of:
A
Uniform velocity
B
Uniform acceleration
C
Non-uniform acceleration
D
Circular motion
15.
Measurement is comparison with:
A
Standard unit
B
Random value
C
Guess
D
Estimation only
16.
The SI unit of mass is:
A
Newton
B
Gram
C
Kilogram
D
Pound
17.
Distance is a:
A
Vector quantity
B
Scalar quantity
C
Derived vector
D
Base vector
18.
Which has more inertia?
A
Empty cart
B
Loaded cart
C
Football
D
Tennis ball
19.
Which force is responsible for weight?
A
Magnetic force
B
Electric force
C
Gravitational force
D
Nuclear force
20.
Negative acceleration is also called:
A
Uniform acceleration
B
Retardation
C
Instantaneous speed
D
Velocity
21.
Inertia depends upon:
A
Volume
B
Mass
C
Velocity
D
Weight
22.
Physics mainly deals with the study of:
A
Living things
B
Matter and energy
C
Society
D
Language
23.
Newton’s First Law applies to bodies in:
A
Only rest
B
Only motion
C
Rest or uniform motion
D
Accelerated motion only
24.
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
A
Force
B
Velocity
C
Displacement
D
Distance
25.
Which instrument is used to measure weight?
A
Electronic balance
B
Beam balance
C
Spring balance
D
Stopwatch
26.
Non-uniform velocity occurs when:
A
Speed and direction both remain constant
B
Speed or direction changes
C
Distance is zero
D
Acceleration is zero
27.
Which is NOT an SI base unit?
A
Meter
B
Second
C
Kilogram
D
Liter
28.
Spring balance measures:
A
Mass
B
Volume
C
Force
D
Density
29.
Prefix kilo (k) represents:
30.
If the slope of speed-time graph is zero, the object has:
A
Uniform acceleration
B
Increasing speed
C
Uniform speed
D
Zero distance
31.
Displacement can be zero even when:
A
Distance is zero
B
Time is zero
C
Distance is not zero
D
Speed is constant
32.
SI unit of mass is:
A
Gram
B
Milligram
C
Kilogram
D
Ton
33.
SI unit of acceleration is:
A
m/s
B
m/s²
C
km/h
D
N/kg
34.
SI unit of volume is:
35.
How many fundamental forces are there in nature?
A
Two
B
Three
C
Four
D
Five
36.
Precision refers to:
A
Closeness to true value
B
Repeated consistency
C
Instrument size
D
Unit used
37.
Which force keeps planets in their orbits?
A
Frictional force
B
Magnetic force
C
Gravitational force
D
Nuclear force