Unit and Dimension

1. Which of the following is a dimensional constant?

A) Gravitational constant (G)
B) Refractive index
C) Poisson’s ratio
D) Relative density
Answer: A) Gravitational constant (G)
2. The dimensional formula of force is:
A) M1L1T1M^1 L^1 T^1
B) M1L1T−2M^1 L^1 T^{-2}
C) M1L2T−2M^1 L^2 T^{-2}
D) M1L−1T−2M^1 L^{-1} T^{-2}
Answer: B) M1L1T−2M^1 L^1 T^{-2}
3. If x = a + bt + ct², the dimensions of c are:
A) M0LT0M^0 L T^0
B) M0L1T−2M^0 L^1 T^{-2}
C) M0LT−1M^0 L T^{-1}
D) M1L1T−2M^1 L^1 T^{-2}
Answer: B) M0L1T−2M^0 L^1 T^{-2}
4. Which physical quantity has dimensions [M1L2T−2][M^1 L^2 T^{-2}]?
A) Energy
B) Power
C) Momentum
D) Force
Answer: A) Energy
5. Which of the following is dimensionless?
A) Strain
B) Stress
C) Velocity gradient
D) Force
Answer: A) Strain

Electricity

6. The SI unit of electric charge is:

A) Volt
B) Coulomb
C) Ohm
D) Ampere
Answer: B) Coulomb
7. The resistance of a conductor is directly proportional to its:
A) Length
B) Area of cross-section
 C) Temperature
D) Voltage
Answer: A) Length
8. The potential difference across a 10 Ω resistor carrying 2 A current is:
A) 5 V
B) 10 V
C) 20 V
D) 40 V
Answer: C) 20 V
9. What is the power dissipated in a resistor of 5 Ω carrying a current of 2 A?
A) 10 W
B) 20 W
C) 50 W
D) 40 W
Answer: D) 40 W
10. Which of the following obeys Ohm’s Law?
A) Diode
B) Filament lamp
C) Metallic conductor
D) Transistor
Answer: C) Metallic conductor

Optics

11. The refractive index of a medium is maximum for which light?

A) Red
B) Violet
C) Green
D) Yellow
Answer: B) Violet
12. Which of the following uses a concave mirror?
A) Rear-view mirror
B) Reflecting telescope
C) Magnifying glass
D) Microscope
Answer: B) Reflecting telescope
13. The focal length of a plane mirror is:
A) Zero
B) Infinite
C) 1 m
D) 10 cm
Answer: B) Infinite
14. The unit of power of a lens is:
A) Diopter
B) Meter
C) Hertz
D) Watt
Answer: A) Diopter
 15. The angle of incidence for which the angle of refraction is 90° is called:
A) Angle of prism
B) Angle of deviation
C) Critical angle
D) Angle of reflection
Answer: C) Critical angle

Gravitation

16. The value of acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Earth is:
A) Maximum at poles
B) Maximum at equator
C) Equal everywhere
D) Zero at poles
Answer: A) Maximum at poles
17. The escape velocity on Earth is approximately:
A) 7.9 m/s
B) 11.2 km/s
C) 9.8 km/s
D) 6.3 km/s
Answer: B) 11.2 km/s
18. The gravitational force between two masses is inversely proportional to:
A) The product of masses
B) The square of the distance between them
C) The distance between them
D) None of the above
Answer: B) The square of the distance between them
19. If the radius of Earth decreases by 1%, the acceleration due to gravity will:
A) Increase by 1%
B) Decrease by 2%
C) Increase by 2%
D) Remain constant
Answer: C) Increase by 2%
20. The weight of a body is maximum at:
A) Poles
B) Equator
C) Center of Earth
D) None of the above
Answer: A) Poles

Mechanical Properties of Solids

21. The unit of Young's modulus is:

A) Pascal
B) Newton
C) Joule
 D) Meter
Answer: A) Pascal
22. The stress-strain curve beyond the elastic limit shows:
A) Permanent deformation
B) Temporary deformation
C) Linear behavior
D) No deformation
Answer: A) Permanent deformation
23. Poisson’s ratio is the ratio of:
A) Lateral strain to longitudinal strain
B) Longitudinal strain to lateral strain
C) Stress to strain
D) Strain to stress
Answer: A) Lateral strain to longitudinal strain
24. The modulus of rigidity is associated with:
A) Volume change
B) Length change
C) Shape change
D) Temperature change
Answer: C) Shape change
25. A wire elongates by 2 mm when subjected to a load. If the same load is applied to
a wire of double the length and diameter, the elongation will be:
A) 0.5 mm
B) 1 mm
C) 2 mm
D) 4 mm
Answer: B) 1 mm

Mechanical Properties of Fluids

26. The SI unit of viscosity is:

A) Pascal
B) Newton-second per square meter
C) Joule
D) Watt
Answer: B) Newton-second per square meter
27. The pressure at the bottom of a liquid column depends on:
A) Height of the column
B) Area of cross-section
C) Volume of the liquid
D) Shape of the container
Answer: A) Height of the column
28. Surface tension is due to:
A) Gravitational force
B) Viscosity
C) Cohesive forces
D) Adhesive forces
Answer: C) Cohesive forces
 29. The buoyant force acts through the:
A) Center of gravity
B) Bottom of the object
C) Center of buoyancy
D) Surface of the liquid
Answer: C) Center of buoyancy
30. Bernoulli’s theorem is based on:
A) Conservation of energy
B) Conservation of momentum
C) Conservation of mass
D) None of the above
Answer: A) Conservation of energy

One-Dimensional Motion

31. Displacement is a:
A) Scalar quantity
B) Vector quantity
C) Dimensionless quantity
D) None of the above
Answer: B) Vector quantity
32. The slope of a velocity-time graph gives:
A) Acceleration
B) Displacement
C) Speed
D) Force
Answer: A) Acceleration
33. A particle moves with uniform velocity. Its acceleration is:
A) Constant
B) Zero
C) Increasing
D) Decreasing
Answer: B) Zero
34. The area under a velocity-time graph represents:
A) Acceleration
B) Force
C) Displacement
D) Work
Answer: C) Displacement
35. If a car starts from rest and attains a velocity vv in time tt, the acceleration is:
A) v/tv/t
B) v⋅tv \cdot t
C) t/vt/v
D) v2/tv^2/t
Answer: A) v/tv/t
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Here’s a comprehensive set of 50 MCQs on the topics requested. Each topic

has several questions along with their correct answers.

UNIT AND DIMENSION

1. Which of the following is not a fundamental quantity?

A) Length
B) Mass
C) Velocity
D) Time
Answer: C) Velocity

2. The dimensional formula of work is:

A) ML2T−2ML^2T^{-2}
B) ML2T−3ML^2T^{-3}
C) MLT−1MLT^{-1}
D) M2LT−2M^2LT^{-2}
Answer: A) ML2T−2ML^2T^{-2}

3. Which of the following has the same dimensional formula as energy?

A) Force
B) Work
C) Power
D) Momentum
Answer: B) Work

4. The unit of pressure in the CGS system is:

A) Pascal
B) Dyne/cm²
C) Newton/m²
D) Joule
Answer: B) Dyne/cm²

5. Which physical quantity has the dimensional formula ML−1T−2ML^{-

1}T^{-2}?

A) Stress
B) Force
C) Power
D) Pressure
Answer: A) Stress

ELECTRICITY

6. The SI unit of electric charge is:

A) Ampere
B) Coulomb
C) Ohm
D) Volt
Answer: B) Coulomb

7. Ohm’s law is valid when:

A) Temperature is constant
B) Pressure is constant
C) Current is constant
D) Voltage is constant
Answer: A) Temperature is constant

8. What is the equivalent resistance of two 4 Ω resistors connected in parallel?

A) 2 Ω
B) 8 Ω
C) 4 Ω
D) 1 Ω
Answer: A) 2 Ω

9. A 220 V appliance draws 5 A current. What is the power consumed?

A) 110 W
B) 440 W
C) 1100 W
D) 2200 W
Answer: C) 1100 W

10. What is the SI unit of capacitance?

A) Henry
B) Farad
C) Joule
D) Coulomb
Answer: B) Farad

OPTICS

11. The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately:

A) 3×105 m/s3 \times 10^5 \, \text{m/s}

B) 3×106 m/s3 \times 10^6 \, \text{m/s}
C) 3×108 m/s3 \times 10^8 \, \text{m/s}
D) 3×1010 m/s3 \times 10^10 \, \text{m/s}
Answer: C) 3×108 m/s3 \times 10^8 \, \text{m/s}

12. A convex lens forms a real, inverted image when the object is placed:

A) At the focal point

B) Beyond the focal point
C) At the optical center
D) Between the focal point and lens
Answer: B) Beyond the focal point

13. Power of a lens is measured in:

A) Diopters
B) Newtons
C) Joules
D) Watts
Answer: A) Diopters

14. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection according to:

A) Snell’s law
B) Newton’s laws
C) Laws of reflection
D) Laws of refraction
Answer: C) Laws of reflection
15. A plane mirror always forms a/an:

A) Virtual and erect image

B) Real and inverted image
C) Virtual and inverted image
D) Real and erect image
Answer: A) Virtual and erect image

GRAVITATION

16. Gravitational force between two bodies is directly proportional to:

A) Mass of the bodies

B) Distance between the bodies
C) Square of the distance between the bodies
D) Cube of the distance between the bodies
Answer: A) Mass of the bodies

17. Acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is:

A) Equal to that on Earth

B) Zero
C) Less than that on Earth
D) More than that on Earth
Answer: C) Less than that on Earth

18. Escape velocity on Earth is approximately:

A) 11.2 m/s
B) 112 m/s
C) 11.2 km/s
D) 112 km/s
Answer: C) 11.2 km/s

19. The orbital velocity of a satellite depends on:

A) Mass of the satellite

B) Radius of the orbit
C) Shape of the satellite
D) None of the above
Answer: B) Radius of the orbit

20. Gravitational force is:

A) Repulsive
B) Attractive
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B
Answer: B) Attractive

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS

21. The modulus of elasticity for a perfectly rigid body is:

A) Zero
B) Infinite
C) 1
D) 10
Answer: B) Infinite

22. Stress is defined as:

A) Force per unit area

B) Displacement per unit area
C) Strain per unit length
D) Force per unit volume
Answer: A) Force per unit area

23. The unit of Young’s modulus is:

A) N/m
B) N/m²
C) N/m³
D) N-m
Answer: B) N/m²

24. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

A) Stress
B) Torque
C) Force
D) Displacement
Answer: A) Stress

25. Strain is:

A) Change in volume per unit length

B) Change in area per unit area
C) Change in dimension per unit original dimension
D) None of the above
Answer: C) Change in dimension per unit original dimension

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS

26. The SI unit of viscosity is:

A) Pascal
B) Poiseuille
C) Joule
D) Newton
Answer: B) Poiseuille

27. Bernoulli's principle is based on the conservation of:

A) Energy
B) Momentum
C) Mass
D) Charge
Answer: A) Energy

28. Surface tension is due to:

A) Cohesive forces
B) Adhesive forces
C) Viscosity
D) Density
Answer: A) Cohesive forces

29. Pressure in a fluid increases with:

A) Decrease in depth
B) Increase in depth
C) Increase in volume
D) Decrease in density
Answer: B) Increase in depth

30. Capillary action is due to:

A) Surface tension
B) Viscosity
C) Density
D) Elasticity
Answer: A) Surface tension

ONE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION

31. The slope of a velocity-time graph gives:

A) Distance
B) Displacement
C) Acceleration
D) Velocity
Answer: C) Acceleration

32. A body starting from rest has a constant acceleration of 5 m/s². What will
be its velocity after 4 seconds?

A) 10 m/s
B) 20 m/s
C) 15 m/s
D) 25 m/s
Answer: B) 20 m/s

33. Displacement is:

A) Scalar
B) Vector
C) Always positive
D) None of the above
Answer: B) Vector

34. A body is dropped freely from a height. What is the velocity after 2
seconds? (Take g=10 m/s2g = 10 \, \text{m/s}^2)

A) 10 m/s
B) 20 m/s
C) 30 m/s
D) 40 m/s
Answer: B) 20 m/s

35. Area under a velocity-time graph represents:

A) Velocity
B) Acceleration
C) Displacement
D) Time
Answer: C) Displacement

TWO-DIMENSIONAL MOTION

36. A projectile’s trajectory is:

A) Circular
B) Parabolic
C) Elliptical
D) Linear
Answer: B) Parabolic

37. The horizontal range of a projectile depends on:

A) Initial velocity only

B) Angle of projection only
C) Both initial velocity and angle of projection
D) Mass of the projectile
Answer: C) Both initial velocity and angle of projection

38. At the highest point of a projectile’s motion:

A) Velocity is zero
B) Acceleration is zero
C) Vertical velocity is zero
D) Horizontal velocity

is zero
Answer: C) Vertical velocity is zero

39. A body is thrown horizontally. The time of flight depends on:

A) Horizontal velocity
B) Height of projection
C) Mass of the body
D) Both A and B
Answer: B) Height of projection

40. The path of a projectile is determined by:

A) Horizontal velocity only

B) Vertical velocity only
C) Both horizontal and vertical velocities
D) None of the above
Answer: C) Both horizontal and vertical velocities

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