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1. The friction experienced by a body, when in motion, is known as

A. rolling friction

B. dynamic friction

C. limiting friction

D. static friction

Which of the following is a correct statement?

A Weight is a base quantity.

B Velocity is a base quantity.

C Mass is a derived quantity.

D Force is a derived quantity.

Questions 3 and 4 refer to the graph below.

3. The initial acceleration of the object is

A 0.40 m /s2

B 0.50 m/ s2

C 2.0 m/ s2

D 9.0 m /s2

4. The displacement of the object during the time of deceleration is

A 29 m

B 29 m

C 15 m

D 15 m

5. In an experiment a small metal ball is dropped into a cylinder of oil. The time taken for the
ball to fall to the bottom of the cylinder is recorded.
The experiment is repeated. Which changes to the ball would result in the greatest decrease in
the time it takes to reach the bottom of the cylinder?

A smaller mass and smaller diameter

B smaller mass and greater diameter

C greater mass and smaller diameter

D greater mass and greater diameter

6. Which statement about scalar and vector quantities is correct?

A Scalars have direction only.

B Scalars have distance only.

C Vectors have magnitude and direction.

D Vectors have magnitude and distance.

7. Which of the following is a unit equivalent to the Pascal?

A kg m s1

B kg m s2

C kg m1 s2

D kg m2 s2

8. On a newly discovered planet, an object of mass 8.0 kg has a weight of 60 N. The

gravitational field strength on this planet is
 A 0.13 N kg1

B 7.5 N kg1

C 9.8 N kg1

D 480 N kg1

9. Acceleration can be found from the

A area under a distance-time graph.

B area under a velocity-time graph.

C gradient of a distance-time graph.

D gradient of a velocity-time graph.

10. Which of the following is not a unit of energy?

A N s1

B kW h

C Nm

D Ws

11. A cyclist is travelling along a straight road. The graph shows how the velocity of the
cyclist varies with time.

The kinetic energy of the cyclist is greatest at

A P
B Q
 C R
D S
12. A block has the dimensions shown.

The block is placed so that one of the surfaces is in contact with a smooth table top.
The weight of the block is 490 N.
The minimum pressure exerted by the block on the table top is
A 25 Pa
B 245 Pa
C 490 Pa
D 980 Pa
E 4900 Pa
13. Which is an example of friction that is helpful?
A. Tires moving a car forward on a road
B. car engine parts wearing out
C. hole developing in your socks
D. the erosion of soil by wind

14. SI unit for force is

A. Kilograms
B. Newton
C. Joules
D. Acceleration

15. Type of force that opposes motion and releases thermal energy is termed as

A. resistance
B. Tension
C. Weight
D. Friction

16. Potential energy and kinetic energy are types of

A. Electrical energy
B. Magnetic energy
C. Thermal energy
D. Mechanical energy
17. In order to do work, energy is

A. transferred or converted
B. used up
C. lost
D. lost or transferred

18. Solar energy is converted by plants in process of photosynthesis into

A. Chemical Potential Energy

B. Elastic Potential Energy
C. Gravitational Potential Energy
D. Kinetic energy

19. Pendulum bob stops moving when all its original gain in gravitational potential energy
has been converted to

A. Sound Energy
B. Thermal Energy
C. Light Energy
D. Kinetic Energy

20. A car travels a distance of 15 km with a constant force of 500 N, its work done is

A. 7500000 J
B. 30 J
C. 15500 J
D. 14500 J

21. On a distance-time graph, the steeper the line

A. the further the distance

B. the slower the motion
C. the faster the motion
D. the longer the time
22. The area below a velocity-time graph shows

A. the time taken

B. the velocity
C. the distance travelled
D. nothing

23. A motorbike undergoes a constant acceleration from rest and travels a distance of 60 m in
6.0 s. The acceleration of the motorbike is:

A. 3.3 ms-2
 B. 20 ms-2
C. 10.0 ms-2
D. 5.0 ms-2

24. A car is travelling in a straight line at 25 ms-1. The car brakes for 5.0 s and the speed is
reduced uniformly to 15 ms-1. How far does the car travel in this time?

A. 50m
B. 100m
C. 175m
D. 75m

25. Direction of work done is

A. the direction of friction

B. the direction of resistive force
C. the direction of applied force
D. none of above

26. Capacity of a body to do work is called

A. energy
B. work load
C. kinetic energy
D. potential energy

27. A force of 100 N moves a crate 10 m on horizontal road. work done is

A. 1J
B. 150 J
C. 100 J
D. 1000 J

28. If a box is pulled by a rope making an angle with surface then horizontal component of
force is equal to

A. F sin
B. F cos
C. F tan
D. none of above

29. An electric lamp produces

A. light energy
B. heat energy
C. both A and B
 D. electrical energy

30. Change in quality of environment that can be harmful for living things is called

A. power
B. energy conversion
C. pollution
D. none of above

31. Dams are used for generation of

A. mechanical energy
B. nuclear energy
C. electrical energy
D. heat energy

32. An object moving with a speed of 5 m/s comes to rest in 10 s, after the brakes are
applied. What is the initial velocity?

1. A. zero
2. B. 5 m/s
3. C. 15 m/s
4. D. 50 m/s

33. SI unit of pressure is

A. Ohms
B. Pascal
C. Joules
D. Watts

34. Amount of pressure of liquid increases with

A. volume
B. base area
C. mass
D. depth

35. Pressure in liquids is defined by formula

A. p = h/g
B. p = /hg
C. p = g/h
D. p = Pg
36. SI unit for density is

A. kg cm-3
B. g cm-3
C. kg m-3
D. g m-3

37. Mass of oil is 11040 kg and volume is 12 m, its density would be

A. 92 kg m-3
B. 920 kg m-3
C. 9.2 kg m-3
D. 1.08 10-3

38. Density of a substance is defined as

A. its mass per unit volume

B. its mass per unit area
C. its volume per unit mass
D. its weight per unit volume

39. A person of mass 50 kg flies to moon, his weight at moon would be (earth's gravity = 10
m s-2, moon's gravity = 1.6 m s-2)

A. 31.25 N
B. 500 N
C. 51.6 N
D. 80 N

40. Force that always opposes motion between two surfaces in contact is termed as

A. Weight
B. Friction
C. resistance
D. Tension

41. Physical quantities are also known as

A. Derived quantities
B. Base quantities
C. Professional quantities
D. Energetic quantities

42. Error due to manually stopping a stopwatch is termed as

A. climax error
 B. human reaction error
C. human reaction time
D. ratability error

43. A meter rule can measure a maximum length of

A. 0.5 meter
B. 1 meter
C. 1.5 meter
D. 2 meter

44. Most of watches and wall clocks have precision of

A. Minutes
B. Hours
C. Seconds
D. Microseconds

45. In pendulum, heavy metal ball is called

A. String
B. Gong
C. Hook
D. Bob

46. Range of a micrometer screw gauge is

A. more than 1 cm
B. 2 cm
C. less than meter
D. less than cm

47. If an object flies into space, its

A. mass and weight both would remain same

B. mass would change but weight would remain same
C. mass would remain same but weight would change
D. mass and weight both would change

48. If an object is stationary which force is still acting on it?

A. Friction
B. Tension
C. Weight
D. Resistance
49. If two forces of 3 N acting on an object in opposite direction. resultant force will be

A. 6N
B. 3N
C. 9N
D. Zero

50. Power is defined as

A. p = W/t, where W is work and t is time

B. p = t/W, where t is time and W is work
C. p = W/d, where W is work and d is distance
D. p = d/W, where d is distance and W is work