While catching a ball, a player pulls down his hands to lower the–
A. Force
B. Momentum
C. Impulse
D. Catching time
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Momentum is measured as the product of :
A. Mass and inertia
B. Mass and force
C. Mass and velocity
D. Mass and acceleration
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Two stones of different masses are dropped simultaneously from the top of a building
A. Smaller stone reaches the ground earlier
B. Larger stone reaches the ground earlier
C. Both the stones reach the ground at the same time
D. Depends on the composition of the stone
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A man jumping out of a moving train is thrown
A. Forward
B. Backward
C. Sideways
D. None of these
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An object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will remain in motion until and unless it is acted upon by an external force. This is Newton's
A. First law
B. Second law
C. Third law
D. Fourth law
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What is the force of attraction between any two bodies by virtue of their masses is called?
A. Electromagnetic Force
B. Gravitational Force
C. Centripetal Force
D. Nuclear Force
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If a boy sitting in a train, which is moving at a constant velocity, throws a ball straight up into the air, the ball will
A. Fall in front of him
B. Fall behind him
C. Fall into his hand
D. None of the above
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When a bar magnet is cut into two equal halves, the pole strength of each piece –
A. Becomes double
B. Becomes half
C. Becomes zero
D. Remains the same
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A permanent magnet can affect
A. Magnets
B. Electromagnets
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
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A freely suspended magnet remains horizontal at
A. The magnet equator
B. The magnetic north pole
C. The magnetic south pole
D. The geographic pole
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Magnetic keepers are used to protect magnets from :
A. Earth's magnetic field
B. Effect of other magnets
C. Self-demagnetization
D. Demagnetization due to heating
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Which among the following is the fundamental quantity ?
A. Volume
B. Time
C. Velocity
D. Force
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A bucket of water is hung from a spring balance. A piece of iron is suspended in the water without touching the sides or touching the bottom of the bucket. The reading of the spring balance
A. Will increase
B. Will decrease
C. Does not change
D. Varies with the increase of depth of the immersion of the iron piece
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1 amu is equivalent to
A. 1 eV
B. 931 eV
C. 931 KeV
D. 931 MeV
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1 m/s equals ________ km/hr
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A light year is a measure of :
A. Speed
B. Velocity
C. Distance
D. Time
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The time period of a seconds pendulum is
A. 1 second
B. 2 seconds
C. 0.5 second
D. 1.5 second
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One billionth of a second is called
A. Microsecond
B. Picoseconds
C. Millisecond
D. Nanosecond
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Which one of the following is the value of one nanometer?
A. 10-7 cm
B. 10-6 cm
C. 10-4 cm
D. 10-3 cm
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If the length of a simple pendulum is halved then its period of oscillation is
A. Doubled
B. Halved
C. Increased by a factor 2
D. Decreased by a factor 2
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