1.
The centre of gravity of an irregularly shaped thin lamina can be found using a:
A
Plumb line
B
Screw gauge
C
Vernier callipers
D
Metre rule
2.
What happens to pressure if force doubles and area halves?
A
No change
B
Doubles
C
Triples
D
Becomes four times
3.
Which factor does not affect liquid pressure?
A
Depth
B
Density
C
Shape of container
D
Gravity
4.
Which material shows elasticity?
A
Clay
B
Rubber band
C
Wet mud
D
Butter
5.
Why do camels have wide feet?
A
To run fast
B
To increase pressure
C
To decrease pressure
D
To reduce weight
6.
Impulse is equal to:
A
Force × distance
B
Force × time
C
Mass × acceleration
D
Momentum ÷ time
7.
Why is atmospheric pressure lower on mountains?
A
More air
B
Less air above
C
More gravity
D
Higher temperature
8.
Pascal’s Law states that pressure applied to a confined liquid:
A
Acts upward only
B
Acts downward only
C
Is transmitted equally
D
Is reduced
9.
The limit of proportionality is the point where:
A
Graph becomes horizontal
B
Extension stops
C
Force is zero
D
Graph stops being straight
10.
In a load-extension graph, the straight line shows:
A
Breaking point
B
Elastic behavior
C
Plastic behavior
D
Failure point
11.
Unit of impulse is:
A
Newton
B
Newton second
C
Joule
D
Watt
12.
Which of the following increases impulse?
A
Decreasing time
B
Increasing time
C
Decreasing force
D
Decreasing momentum
13.
The turning effect of a force is called:
A
Momentum
B
Pressure
C
Work
D
Torque
14.
Elasticity is the property of a material to:
A
Break easily
B
Change color
C
Regain original shape
D
Increase mass
15.
What is pressure?
A
Force × area
B
Force / area
C
Area / force
D
Mass × force
16.
Atmospheric pressure is due to:
A
Weight of water
B
Weight of air
C
Earth’s rotation
D
Sun’s heat
17.
What is the spring constant?
A
Force per unit mass
B
Extension per unit force
C
Force per unit extension
D
Area per unit force
18.
What happens to the shape of a body when a force is applied?
A
It always breaks
B
It may change
C
It becomes heavier
D
It stops moving
19.
The mathematical form of Newton’s Second Law is:
A
F = mv
B
F = ma
C
F = m/a
D
F = a/m
20.
Standard atmospheric pressure is equal to:
A
76 cm of mercury
B
10 cm of mercury
C
1 cm of mercury
D
760 cm of mercury
21.
Which of the following is an example of action-reaction pair?
A
Weight and mass
B
Push on wall and wall pushing back
C
Friction and gravity
D
Speed and velocity
22.
What is meant by the resultant force?
A
Force that stops motion
B
Single force having same effect as multiple forces
C
Force due to gravity only
D
Force applied by an object
23.
A stiffer spring has:
A
Smaller spring constant
B
Zero spring constant
C
Larger spring constant
D
Negative spring constant
24.
The vertical or perpendicular component of a force F making an angle θ with the horizontal x-axis is given by:
A
F cos(θ)
B
F tan(θ)
C
F sin(θ)
D
F cot(θ)
25.
The SI unit of pressure is:
A
Newton
B
Joule
C
Pascal
D
Watt
26.
Liquid pressure depends on:
A
Shape of container
B
Depth of liquid
C
Color of liquid
D
Area of container
27.
Newton’s Second Law of Motion relates force with:
A
Velocity
B
Momentum
C
Acceleration
D
Distance
28.
Hooke’s Law is valid up to:
A
Breaking point
B
Elastic limit
C
Melting point
D
Yield point
29.
If mass of a body is doubled and force remains same, acceleration will:
A
Double
B
Become half
C
Remain same
D
Become zero
30.
Atmospheric pressure decreases with:
A
Depth
B
Temperature
C
Height
D
Humidity
31.
The working liquid in a mercury barometer is:
A
Water
B
Oil
C
Mercury
D
Alcohol
32.
Formula of momentum is:
A
p = mv
B
p = ma
C
p = m/v
D
p = v/m
33.
Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure?
A
Manometer
B
Thermometer
C
Barometer
D
Hygrometer
34.
Pressure at the bottom of a lake is:
A
Zero
B
Less than surface
C
More than surface
D
Equal to surface
35.
Action and reaction forces act on:
A
Same body
B
Different bodies
C
Same direction
D
Same surface
36.
Liquid pressure increases with:
A
Height
B
Density
C
Depth
D
All of these
37.
Which force can change the size of a body?
A
Balanced force
B
Applied force
C
Gravitational force only
D
Magnetic force only