Physics is a branch of science which means

A study of particles
B study of nature
C study of living things
D study of motion and energy

Physics is divided into classical physics and modern physics. Classical

physics does not include

A mechanics C nuclear physics

B light D heat

Video camera works based on the concept of

A elasticity
B optics
C eletromagnetic waves
D mechanics

The following phenomena can be explained using the principles of physics,

except

A a pen appears bent in a glass of water

B a mobile phone function without wires
C formation of salt from neutralisation
D formation of rainbow

Which of the following is not a contribution of physics?

A Electronic dictionary
B Cutting metal using laser
C Electrical lamp
D Purification of metal
 The physical quantity that cannot be defined in terms of other physical
quantities is called

A non-physical quantity
B base quantity
C dimensionless quantity
D derived quantity

Which of the following is a base quantity?

A Energy C Weight
B Mass D Volume

Which of the following is not a base quantity?

A Weight
B Temperature
C Electrical current
D Length

Which of the following is not a base unit?

A Ampere C Kilogram
B Kilometre D Kelvin

Which of the following physical quantities has SI unit N s?

A Momentum C Force
B Power D Pressure
Which of the following is not expressed in the unit of pressure?

Force
A Area

Mass Acceleration
B Area

Force Displacement
C Density

D Length Density Acceleration

Which of the following is not the unit of pressure?

A kg m 1s 2 C Pa
B N m 2 D kg m3 s 2

Which of the following physical quantities is not matched correctly with its
unit?

A Force: kg m s 2
B Work done: kg m2 s2
C Density: kg m3
D Acceleration: m s1

Based on formula of stretching force, F

F = kx
where x = expansion and k = constant. The unit of k is

A kg m1 C Nm
B N m1 D kg m2

A radio station generates frequency of 89.3 MHz. What is the standard form of
this frequency in Hz?

A 8.93 106 C 8.93 103

B 8.93 107 D 8.93 104

What is the standard form of 50 ms in unit of second?

A 5.0 105 s C 5.0 103 s

B 5.0 104 s D 5.0 102 s

Which of the following prefixes is the smallest?

A giga C micro
B milli D nano

Which of the following prefixes are arranged in ascending order?

A milli, micro, kilo, giga

B nano, milli, giga, mega
C micro, milli, kilo, mega
D micro, nano, milli, kilo

The distance between the Moon and the Earth is 384 000 000 m. Which of the
following prefixes is used correctly to represent the distance between the
Moon and the Earth?

A 3.84 Mm C 3.84 Gm
B 384 mm D 0.384 Gm

A car is moving with a velocity of 80 km h1. Its speed equivalent to

A 22.2 m s1 C 1 330 m s1
B 288 m s1 D 80.0 m s1

The speed of light moving in vacuum is 299 792 458 m s 1. It can be written in
standard form as

A 3.00 108 m s1
B 3.00 109 m s1
C 3.00 108 m s1
D 3.00 109 m s1

Which of the following pairs of are equivalent?

A 12 m = 1.2 109 m
B 120 mm3 = 1.2 101 m3
C 1.2 Mg = 1.2 106 kg
D 1.2 g cm3 = 1.2 103 kg m3

A 600 g object with dimension 3 cm 5 cm 8 cm. What is the density of the

object in kg m3?

A 6 000 C 5 000
B 5 500 D 4 500

Which of the following readings is the shortest?

A 5.43 103 m C 5.43 103 mm

2
B 5.43 10 cm D 5.43 102 m

A physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction is called a vector
quantity. Example of vector quantity is

A energy C power
B force D pressure

Pressure, volume, mass and area are

A base quantity
B derived quantity
C scalar quantity
D vector quantity

Momentum is
A a scalar and base quantity
B a scalar and derived quantity
C a vector and base quantity
D a vector and derived quantity

A physical quantity that has only magnitude is called scalar quantity. Example
of scalar quantity is

A acceleration C speed
B velocity D displacement

Which of the following statements describe a scalar quantity?

A a car moving with 60 km h1 to the left.

B Speed of light in vacuum is 3.00 108 m s1.
C An aeroplane moving in air against air resistant 1 000 N backwards.
D A trolley moving with velocity, v = 1.2 m s1 at t = 5.0.

Which of the following statements is true about zero error?

A It occur if an measuring instrument showing non-zero number before

measurement.
B It can be reduced by taking the average value of repeated measurement.
C It can be reduced by taking the mode of repeated measurement.
D It occur if the observer is taking the reading of measurement at a non-
perpendicular angle to the measurement scale.

Which of the following measurement readings is obtained by using a pair of

vernier callipers?

A 1.21 mm C 1.21 cm
B 12.2 mm D 0.121 cm

Diagram 1 shows the scale of a vernier

callipers to measure the diameter of a
steel ball.
Given that the zero error of the vernier
callipers is +0.03 cm. What is the actual
diameter of the steel ball?
A 3.72 cm C 3.12 cm
B 3.75 cm D 3.25 cm

Diagram 1