Most Important Physics Mcqs 21- The resistance of a conductor increases with: A. Increase in temperatureB. Decrease in lengthC. Increase in cross-sectional areaD. Decrease in temperature View Answer Answer : A. Increase in temperature Description 22- Two like charges: A. Attract each otherB. Repel each otherC. Neither attract nor repelD. None of these View Answer Answer : B. Repel each other Description 23- Heat transfer by conduction takes place in: A. Solids onlyB. Liquids onlyC. Gases onlyD. All states of matter View Answer Answer : A. Solids only Description 24- The temperature at which Celsius and Fahrenheit scales give the same reading is: A. -40°CB. 0°CC. 100°CD. 273°C View Answer Answer : A. -40°C Description 25- A real image is always: A. ErectB. VirtualC. InvertedD. Same size as the object View Answer Answer : C. Inverted Description 26- The splitting of white light into its component colors is called: A. RefractionB. DiffractionC. DispersionD. Interference View Answer Answer : C. Dispersion Description 27- X-rays were discovered by: A. Albert EinsteinB. Isaac NewtonC. James Clerk MaxwellD. Wilhelm Roentgen View Answer Answer : D. Wilhelm Roentgen Description 28- The process in which a heavy nucleus splits into two smaller nuclei is called: A. Nuclear fusionB. Nuclear fissionC. RadioactivityD. Ionization View Answer Answer : B. Nuclear fission Description 29- A body is said to be in uniform motion if: A. It moves in a circular pathB. Its speed keeps increasingC. It moves with constant accelerationD. It moves along a straight line with constant speed View Answer Answer : D. It moves along a straight line with constant speed Description 30- Which of the following is a vector quantity? A. DisplacementB. WorkC. DistanceD. Speed View Answer Answer : A. Displacement Description 31- Kinetic energy of an object depends on: A. Mass onlyB. Velocity onlyC. Both mass and velocityD. Neither mass nor velocity View Answer Answer : C. Both mass and velocity Description 32- The work done by gravity when an object falls freely is: A. PositiveB. NegativeC. ZeroD. Infinite View Answer Answer : A. Positive Description 33- Pascal’s law is used in: A. Hydraulic brakesB. Water pumpsC. AirplanesD. Electricity generation View Answer Answer : A. Hydraulic brakes Description 34- The SI unit of pressure is: A. NewtonB. PascalC. JouleD. Watt View Answer Answer : B. Pascal Description 35- The speed of sound in air at room temperature is approximately: A. 150 m/sB. 330 m/sC. 500 m/sD. 1000 m/s View Answer Answer : B. 330 m/s Description 36- The phenomenon of sound waves bouncing off a surface is called: A. RefractionB. DiffractionC. ReflectionD. Resonance View Answer Answer : C. Reflection Description 37- The electric charge of a proton is: A. 0 CB. -1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ CC. +9.1 × 10⁻³¹ CD. +1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C View Answer Answer : D. +1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C Description 38- A material that allows electricity to flow easily is called a: A. ConductorB. InsulatorC. SemiconductorD. Resistor View Answer Answer : A. Conductor Description 39- Which law states that heat flows from a hotter object to a colder one? A. Zeroth law of thermodynamicsB. Second law of thermodynamicsC. First law of thermodynamicsD. Third law of thermodynamics View Answer Answer : B. Second law of thermodynamics Description 40- In an adiabatic process, which quantity remains constant? A. TemperatureB. PressureC. VolumeD. Heat View Answer Answer : D. Heat Description 1 2 3 4 5