General Science - Physics MCQs - Set 9

1)   Which of the following is the commercial unit of electric power?

a. Joule
b. KWh
c. Watt
d. Ampere
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: KWh

Explanation:
The commercial unit of electric power or electric energy is s kilowatt hour (kW h) which is commonly known as ‘unit’.1 kWh= 3.6 x 10⁶ Joule. The SI unit of electric power is watt (W).


2)   Which of the following represents Electric Power (V=Voltage, I=Current)?

a. V x I
b. V/I
c. 2( V x I)
d. 1/VI
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: V x I

Explanation:
If V is the voltage across R and I the current through it, then Power = V I


3)   What do we call the electrode that can be oxidized or reduced in half reaction?

a. Inert electrode
b. Active electrode
c. Sleeping electrode
d. Passive electrode
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Active electrode

Explanation:
An active electrode is an electrode that can be oxidized or reduced in half reaction.


4)   Which is the direction of magnetic field inside a magnet?

a. from south pole to north pole
b. from north pole to south pole
c. from north pole till centre of the magnet
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: from south pole to north pole

Explanation:
Inside the magnet, the direction of field lines is from its south pole to its north pole.


5)   What is the net magnetic field in a solenoid?

a. product of the fields due to all the turns
b. equal to the field due to the largest turn
c. vector sum of the fields due to all the turns
d. arithmetic mean of the fields due to all the turns
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: vector sum of the fields due to all the turns

Explanation:
The net magnetic field in a solenoid is the vector sum of the fields due to all the turns.


6)   Which of these is used to accelerate charged particles or ions to high energies?

a. Solenoid
b. Cyclotron
c. Electric motor
d. Toroid
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cyclotron

Explanation:
The cyclotron is a machine to accelerate charged particles or ions to high energies.


7)   What is the magnetic field at any point in the open space inside the toroid?

a. zero
b. one
c. Depends on the current in the turns
d. Depends on number of turns
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: zero

Explanation:
The magnetic field at any point in the open space inside the toroid is zero.


8)   What is the S.I. unit of magnetic dipole moment?

a. joule/tesla
b. joule/metre
c. tesla/metre
d. Newton/metre
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: joule/tesla

Explanation:
The S.I. unit of magnetic dipole moment is joule/tesla.


9)   Which of the following is a suitable material for making a permanent magnet?

a. alnico
b. cobalt steel
c. ticonal
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
Soft iron, alnico, cobalt steel and ticonal are some of the suitable materials for permanent magnets.


10)   Which of the following properties of a material make it suitable to become a permanent magnet?

a. The material should have high retentivity
b. The material should have low coercivity
c. The material should have low permeability
d. Both b and c
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The material should have high retentivity

Explanation:
The material should have high retentivity so that the magnet is strong and high coercivity so that the magnetisation is not erased by stray magnetic fields, temperature fluctuations or minor mechanical damage. Further, the material should have a high permeability.


11)   What is the direction of current through external circuit in a galvanic cell?

a. flows from cathode to anode
b. flows from anode to cathode
c. flows in both direction
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: flows from cathode to anode

Explanation:
Current flows from cathode to anode through external circuit.


12)   What happens to a bar magnet of dipole moment (m) is placed in a uniform magnetic field (B)?

a. the force on the bar magnet is zero
b. the torque on the bar magnet is m × B
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both a and b

Explanation:
When a bar magnet of dipole moment m is placed in a uniform magnetic field B: (a) the force on it is zero, (b) the torque on it is m × B, (c) its potential energy is –m.B, where we choose the zero of energy at the orientation when m is perpendicular to B.


13)   What is the Meissner effect?

a. perfect paramagnetism in superconductors
b. perfect ferromagnetism in superconductors
c. perfect diamagnetism in insulators
d. perfect diamagnetism in superconductors
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: perfect diamagnetism in superconductors

Explanation:
The phenomenon of perfect diamagnetism in superconductors is called the Meissner effect, after the name of its discoverer.


14)   What of following is equivalent to 1 a.m.u?

a. 1.660539 x 10-18 kg
b. 1.660539 x 10-21 kg
c. 1.660539 x 10-24 kg
d. 1.660539 x 10-27 kg
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1.660539 x 10-27 kg

Explanation:
1 a.m.u = 1.660539 x 10-27 kg


15)   Which of the following is a limitation of Bohr’s model of atom?

a. it does not explain why orbits of electrons are taken as circular
b. it does not take into account the wave nature of electrons
c. Both a and b
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both a and b

Explanation:
Bohr’s model of atom does not explain why orbits of electrons are taken as circular and does not take into account the wave nature of electrons.


16)   What is the process which causes the elimination of one or more electrons from the atomic shell known as?

a. Excitation
b. Ionisation
c. Diffusion
d. Refraction
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ionisation

Explanation:
Ionisation is any process which causes the addition of one or more extra electrons to the atomic shell or the elimination of one or more electrons from the atomic shell.


17)   What is the fuel in the Sun?

a. Helium
b. Hydrogen
c. Oxygen
d. Carbon dioxide
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Hydrogen

Explanation:
The sun generates its energy by nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei into helium.


18)   What is the energy equivalence of one atomic mass unit?

a. 93.125 eV
b. 931.25 eV
c. 9.31 eV
d. 0.93125 eV
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 931.25 eV

Explanation:
1 a.m.u. represents the average mass of a nucleon and 1 a.m.u. = 931.25 eV.


19)   What is the ratio of the change in collector current to the change in base current at a constant collector-emitter voltage, when the common emitter transistor is in active state, known as?

a. Input resistance
b. Output resistance
c. Current amplification factor
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Current amplification factor

Explanation:
Current amplification factor β: This is defined as the ratio of the change in collector current to the change in base current at a constant collector-emitter voltage (VCE) when the transistor is in active state.