`` Chapter 22

1. What does Coulomb's Law determine? a) The speed of charged particles b) The
magnitude of electric charges c) The strength of magnetic fields d) The behavior of light
particles

Correct answer: b) The magnitude of electric charges

2. What is the unit of charge used in the MKS system? a) Farad b) Newton c) Coulomb d)
Tesla

Correct answer: c) Coulomb

3. What is the similarity between electric and gravitational forces? a) Both are attractive
only b) Both depend on the medium c) Both follow Newton's third law d) Both are
strongest at short distances

Correct answer: c) Both follow Newton's third law

4. What does it mean that charge is quantized? a) Charge can be divided into infinite parts
b) Charge can only take certain discrete values c) Charge has no specific value d) Charge
is continuously variable

Correct answer: b) Charge can only take certain discrete values

5. According to Coulomb's Law, what happens to the force between two charges if the
distance between them is doubled? a) The force is doubled b) The force is halved c) The
force is quadrupled d) The force remains the same

Correct answer: b) The force is halved

6. How is the electric field defined? a) The force between two charges b) The force
experienced by a unit charge c) The distance between two charges d) The potential
difference between two points

Correct answer: b) The force experienced by a unit charge

7. What is the typical magnitude of the electric field inside an atom? a) 10 N/C b) 100 N/C
c) 1 N/C d) 0 N/C

Correct answer: a) 10 N/C

8. How can charge be measured using an electric field? a) By balancing gravitational force
with electric force b) By measuring the temperature change c) By measuring the velocity
of charged particles d) By observing the color change of a substance

Correct answer: a) By balancing gravitational force with electric force

9. How can the total electric field at a point be calculated? a) By multiplying the charges at
that point b) By integrating the electric field over all space c) By summing the electric
fields produced by individual charges d) By measuring the potential difference at that
point

Correct answer: c) By summing the electric fields produced by individual charges

10. What is the direction of the net electric field between two opposite charges? a) Away
from the positive charge and towards the negative charge b) Towards both charges c)
Away from both charges d) Towards the positive charge and away from the negative
charge

Correct answer: a) Away from the positive charge and towards the negative charge
CHAPTER 21 MCQS

 According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, what is the direction of the force between
two masses m1m_1m1 and m2m_2m2? a) At an angle of 45 degrees to the line joining the
masses b) Opposite to the line joining the masses c) Perpendicular to the line joining the masses
d) Parallel to the line joining the masses

Correct answer: b) Opposite to the line joining the masses

 How was the gravitational constant GGG determined in an early experiment? a) By

measuring the mass of the Earth b) By suspending two masses and measuring the attractive force
c) By observing the deflection of a pendulum d) By measuring the acceleration due to gravity

Correct answer: b) By suspending two masses and measuring the attractive force

 What is the magnitude of the force with which the Earth attracts a body of mass mmm
towards center? its a) G⋅MR2\frac{G \cdot M}{R^2}R2G⋅M b) GMR\frac{GM}{R}RGM c)
GMmR2\frac{GMm}{R^2}R2GMm d) GMmR\frac{GMm}{R}RGMm

Correct answer: c) GMmR2\frac{GMm}{R^2}R2GMm

 How can the Earth's mass be determined using the acceleration due to gravity ggg? a)
M=gR2GM = \frac{gR^2}{G}M=GgR2 b) M=gRGM = \frac{gR}{G}M=GgR c) M=gGR2M
= \frac{g}{GR^2}M=GR2g d) M=gR2G2M = \frac{gR^2}{G^2}M=G2gR2

Correct answer: a) M=gR2GM = \frac{gR^2}{G}M=GgR2

 What does the gravitational potential energy represent ? a) The work done in moving a unit
mass from infinity to a given point b) The kinetic energy of a body in motion c) The energy
required to overcome gravitational attraction d) The energy stored in gravitational fields

Correct answer: a) The work done in moving a unit mass from infinity to a given point

 How can the change in potential energy be calculated when raising a body of mass mmm to a
height hhh above the Earth's surface? a) ΔU=GMmR\Delta U = \frac{GMm}{R}ΔU=RGMm b)
ΔU=GMmR+h\Delta U = \frac{GMm}{R + h}ΔU=R+hGMm c) ΔU=GMmh\Delta U = \
frac{GMm}{h}ΔU=hGMm d) ΔU=GMmR−h\Delta U = \frac{GMm}{R - h}ΔU=R−hGMm

Correct answer: b) ΔU=GMmR+h\Delta U = \frac{GMm}{R + h}ΔU=R+hGMm

 What is the minimum velocity needed for a body to escape the Earth's gravity? a) 11.2 km/s
b) 9.8 m/s c) 618 km/s d) 0 km/s
Correct answer: a) 11.2 km/s

 What is the condition for a satellite to be in equilibrium in a circular orbit over the Earth's
surface? a) v=GMRv = \sqrt{\frac{GM}{R}}v=RGM b) v=GMRv = \frac{GM}{R}v=RGM c)
v=GMR+hv = \sqrt{\frac{GM}{R + h}}v=R+hGM d) v=GMR+hv = \frac{GM}{R +
h}v=R+hGM

Correct answer: a) v=GMRv = \sqrt{\frac{GM}{R}}v=RGM

 What does Kepler's second law state? a) The total energy of a planet in orbit remains constant
b) The line joining a planet to the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal intervals of time c) The
force of gravity between two masses is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
between them d) The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube
of the semi-major axis of its orbit

Correct answer: b) The line joining a planet to the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal
intervals of time
Chapter 20

 What distinguishes longitudinal waves from transverse waves? a) Longitudinal waves have
oscillations perpendicular to the direction of wave travel. b) Transverse waves have oscillations
parallel to the direction of wave travel. c) Longitudinal waves have oscillations parallel to the
direction of wave travel. d) Transverse waves have oscillations perpendicular to the direction of
wave travel.

Correct answer: c) Longitudinal waves have oscillations parallel to the direction of wave
travel.

 What property of waves determines the average power or intensity of the wave? a) Frequency
b) Wavelength c) Amplitude d) Phase constant

Correct answer: c) Amplitude

 What is the mathematical expression for a wave of the form y(x,t)=asin⁡(ωt−kx)y(x, t) = a \

sin(\omega t - kx)y(x,t)=asin(ωt−kx)? a) a=a0a = a_0a=a0 and t=t0t = t_0t=t0 b) a=a0a =
a_0a=a0 and k=k0k = k_0k=k0 c) a=a0a = a_0a=a0 and ω=ω0\omega = \omega_0ω=ω0 d)
a=a0a = a_0a=a0 and ωt−kx=ϕ\omega t - kx = \phiωt−kx=ϕ

Correct answer: a) a=a0a = a_0a=a0 and t=t0t = t_0t=t0

 What are spherical waves, and why is their power proportional to 1r2\frac{1}{r^2}r21? a)
Waves that propagate in a straight line, and their power decreases with distance due to
absorption. b) Waves that spread out in all directions from a point source, and their power
decreases with distance due to spreading over a larger area. c) Waves that propagate in a circular
pattern, and their power increases with distance due to constructive interference. d) Waves that
oscillate perpendicular to the direction of wave travel, and their power decreases with distance
due to dispersion.

Correct answer: b) Waves that spread out in all directions from a point source, and their
power decreases with distance due to spreading over a larger area.

 What does the phase constant represent in a wave equation? a) The maximum displacement of
the wave b) The initial position of the wave c) The frequency of the wave d) The speed of the
wave

Correct answer: b) The initial position of the wave

 What happens when two waves interfere constructively? a) They cancel each other out. b)
Their amplitudes decrease. c) Their amplitudes increase. d) They change direction.
Correct answer: c) Their amplitudes increase.

 What determines the speed of sound in a medium according to the formula v=Bρv = \sqrt{\
frac{B}{\rho}}v=ρB? a) Bulk modulus (BBB) and density (ρ\rhoρ) of the medium b) Amplitude
(AAA) and wavelength (λ\lambdaλ) of the wave c) Frequency (fff) and amplitude (AAA) of the
wave d) Phase constant (ϕ\phiϕ) and frequency (fff) of the wave

Correct answer: a) Bulk modulus (BBB) and density (ρ\rhoρ) of the medium

 What is a pulse in wave motion? a) A continuous wave train b) A single burst of energy c) A
standing wave d) A wave packet

Correct answer: b) A single burst of energy

 What does the phase velocity of a wave represent? a) The speed at which the wave oscillates
b) The speed at which energy is transported by the wave c) The speed at which the wavefronts
move d) The speed at which the phase constant changes

Correct answer: c) The speed at which the wavefronts move

Chapter 19

 What property distinguishes sound waves from other types of waves? a) Wavelength b)
Amplitude c) Frequency d) Longitudinal oscillations of density

Correct answer: d) Longitudinal oscillations of density

 How is the intensity of sound measured, and what unit is commonly used? a) Through
amplitude; decibels (dB) b) Through frequency; hertz (Hz) c) Through power; watts (W) d)
Through pressure; pascals (Pa)

Correct answer: a) Through amplitude; decibels (dB)

 What property of a sound wave determines its wavelength? a) Density of the medium b)
Amplitude of the wave c) Speed of the wave d) Frequency of the wave

Correct answer: c) Speed of the wave

 How does the Doppler effect influence the frequency of sound waves when the observer
moves towards the source? a) The frequency decreases b) The frequency remains the same c)
The frequency increases d) The frequency becomes zero

Correct answer: c) The frequency increases

 What is the effect of a moving source on the wavelength of sound waves observed by a
stationary observer? a) The wavelength increases b) The wavelength remains the same c) The
wavelength decreases d) The wavelength becomes zero

Correct answer: c) The wavelength decreases

 In the Doppler effect, what happens to the frequency of sound waves when both the source
and the observer are moving? a) The frequency decreases b) The frequency remains the same c)
The frequency increases d) The frequency becomes zero

Correct answer: b) The frequency remains the same

Chapter # 18

 What defines a fluid? a) It has a definite shape b) It is made up of rigid molecules c) It adjusts
to the shape of its container d) It consists of stationary molecules

Correct answer: c) It adjusts to the shape of its container

 What property of liquids leads to surface tension? a) Expansion b) Compression c) Cohesion

d) Evaporation

Correct answer: c) Cohesion

 How is surface tension defined? a) Force per unit area perpendicular to the surface b) Force
per unit length parallel to the surface c) Force per unit volume within the fluid d) Force per unit
mass of the fluid

Correct answer: b) Force per unit length parallel to the surface

 What is the SI unit of surface tension? a) Newton (N) b) Pascal (Pa) c) Joule (J) d) Newton
per meter (N/m)

Correct answer: d) Newton per meter (N/m)

 How is the excess pressure inside a soap bubble or liquid drop related to surface tension? a) It
is directly proportional to the radius of the bubble or drop b) It is inversely proportional to the
surface tension c) It is directly proportional to the surface tension d) It is inversely proportional
to the square of the radius

Correct answer: c) It is directly proportional to the surface tension

 According to Bernoulli's equation, what happens to the pressure in a fluid flowing through a
narrower section of a pipe? a) It increases b) It decreases c) It remains constant d) It depends on
the velocity of the fluid

Correct answer: b) It decreases

 What principle explains the lift generated by aircraft wings? a) Pascal's principle b)
Archimedes' principle c) Bernoulli's principle d) Newton's third law

Correct answer: c) Bernoulli's principle

Chapter # 17

 What property allows a body to regain its original shape and size when external forces are
removed? a) Plasticity b) Density c) Elasticity d) Stress

Correct answer: c) Elasticity

 Which material is an example of a perfectly plastic substance? a) Quartz b) Steel c) Kneaded

dough d) Glass

Correct answer: c) Kneaded dough

 What is stress defined as? a) Force per unit volume b) Force per unit length c) Force per unit
area d) Force per unit mass

Correct answer: c) Force per unit area

 Which type of stress is applied along some linear dimension of a body? a) Tensile stress b)
Compressive stress c) Volume stress d) Shearing stress

Correct answer: a) Tensile stress

 What is the ratio of the change in length to the original length called? a) Angular strain b)
Shearing strain c) Longitudinal strain d) Volume strain

Correct answer: c) Longitudinal strain

 According to Hooke's Law, stress is proportional to what? a) Volume b) Strain c) Modulus of

elasticity d) Poisson's ratio

Correct answer: b) Strain

 What is the ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal strain called? a) Elastic limit b) Shearing
strain c) Poisson's ratio d) Bulk modulus

Correct answer: c) Poisson's ratio

 What property distinguishes a fluid from a solid? a) Elasticity b) Density c) Viscosity d)

Plasticity

Correct answer: c) Viscosity

 What is the SI unit of pressure? a) Newton (N) b) Pascal (Pa) c) Joule (J) d) Watt (W)
Correct answer: b) Pascal (Pa)

 What principle states that pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted uniformly to
every portion of the fluid? a) Bernoulli's principle b) Archimedes' principle c) Pascal's principle
d) Hooke's principle

Correct answer: c) Pascal's principle

Chapter # 14 to 16
 Which of the following statements accurately describes a rigid body? A) It can undergo both
translational and rotational motion. B) All its parts are fixed relative to each other. C) It is
primarily composed of fluids and gases. D) It lacks mechanical equilibrium.

Correct Answer: B) All its parts are fixed relative to each other.

 What governs the translational motion of the center of mass of a rigid body? A) Net external
torque B) Internal friction C) External force D) Internal torque

Correct Answer: C) External force

 When is a rigid body said to be in mechanical equilibrium? A) When it has a constant linear
momentum B) When it has a constant angular momentum C) When both its linear and angular
momenta are constant D) When its linear momentum is zero

Correct Answer: C) When both its linear and angular momenta are constant

 In the context of equilibrium, what does the center of gravity represent? A) The average
location of weight B) The point where the net torque is maximum C) The point where the net
force is maximum D) The point where angular momentum is maximum

Correct Answer: A) The average location of weight

 What characteristic defines an oscillation? A) Linear displacement from equilibrium B)

Constant angular momentum C) Self-repeating motion D) Variable center of gravity

Correct Answer: C) Self-repeating motion

 Which equation describes the motion of a simple harmonic oscillator? A) F=maF = maF=ma
B) τ=Iα\tau = I\alphaτ=Iα C) x¨+ω2x=0\ddot{x} + \omega^2 x = 0x¨+ω2x=0 D) F=−kxF = -
kxF=−kx

Correct Answer: C) x¨+ω2x=0\ddot{x} + \omega^2 x = 0x¨+ω2x=0

 What factor determines the restoring force in a simple harmonic oscillator? A) Displacement
from equilibrium B) Angular velocity C) Linear momentum D) External torque

Correct Answer: A) Displacement from equilibrium

Chapter # 10 -13
1. Collisions are essential to understand because they occur frequently due to interactions
between different objects. According to Newton's Second Law, what remains conserved
in collisions? a) Total mass b) Total energy c) Total momentum d) Total velocity
Correct answer: c) Total momentum
2. In an elastic collision, what happens to the relative speed of the incoming and outgoing
particles? a) It decreases b) It increases c) It remains constant d) It becomes zero Correct
answer: c) It remains constant
3. What condition must be satisfied for two colliding bodies to reverse their velocities after
the collision? a) Their masses must be equal b) Their velocities must be equal c) The
collision must be elastic d) The collision must be inelastic
4. Correct answer: b) Their velocities must be equal
5. In a collision where one body is much heavier than the other and initially at rest, what
happens to the velocities of the bodies after the collision? a) Both bodies come to rest b)
Both bodies move with the same velocity c) The lighter body continues with the same
velocity, and the heavier body reverses its velocity d) The heavier body continues to stay
at rest, and the lighter body moves with the same velocity Correct answer: c) The
lighter body continues with the same velocity, and the heavier body reverses its
velocity
6. What is the effect on the rickshaw's speed when it collides with a truck that is much
heavier and initially at rest? a) The rickshaw's speed remains unaffected b) The
rickshaw's speed is doubled c) The rickshaw's speed is halved d) The rickshaw comes to
rest Correct answer: b) The rickshaw's speed is doubled

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