Important General Science (Physics) One-Liner Questions For Railway and SSC Exams
Important General Science (Physics) One-Liner Questions For Railway and SSC Exams
Important General Science (Physics) One-Liner Questions For Railway and SSC Exams
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1. If the mass of a person is 60 kg on the surface of earth then the same person’s mass on the surface of the moon
will be----60kg
5. According to which law, at constant temperature, the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to pressure------
Boyle’s Law
9. The momentum of an object of mass ‘M’ moving with a velocity ‘v’ is given by ---- Mv
10. Which of the two colours of spectrum forms the extremes---Violet and Red
11. What is the momentum of an object having mass of 14 kg and velocity 28 m/s -392 kg-m/s (p = mv)
13. Which type of mirror is used by dentists to see large images of patient’s teeth- Concave mirror
14. Which devices is used to measure the atmospheric pressure --- Barometer
15. The ability of the eye to focus on both, near and distant objects, by adjusting its focal length, is called the
______of the eye----Accommodation
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17. Travellers in deserts often tend to have an optical illusion of a sheet of water where none actually exists. What is
this called------Mirage
18. Who invented the modern mercury thermometer with a standardised scale---- Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
19. The ability of medium to refract light is also expressed in terms of its ---–Optical density
20. The center of the reflecting surface of a spherical mirror is a point called----Pole
21. Who provided the basic theory about the nature of matter----John Dalton
23. Which British physicist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906 for his work on discovery of electrons?--
-- J J Thomson
24. The persistence of sound in an auditorium is the result of repeated reflections of sound and is called –---
Reverberation
25. In 1752, which American scientist shows that lightning and the spark from your clothes are essentially the same
phenomena----Benjamin Franklin
26. A voltmeter is an instrument which can detect the presence of –- Potential difference
29. Which instrument is used to show the direction of flow of current in a circuit----Galvanometer
30. Which is used to detect cracks and flaws in metal blocks- Ultrasound
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32. The SI unit of sound was named in honour of which physicist----Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
34. Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for _____in 1921----Photoelectric effect
35. Name the British chemist who presented his atomic theory in 1808, on conservation of mass and law of definite
proportions, which was a turning point in the study of matter----John Dalton
38. The speed of sound _____as it passes from solid to gaseous medium--- Decreases
39. Which devices is used to convert alternating current into direct current----Rectifier
40. Automobiles are fitted with a device that shows the distance travelled-----Odometer
43. We hear others speaking to us from adjacent rooms due to ____of sound waves ---- Diffraction
44. Give me a place to stand and I will move the world . which famous scientist said these words ---- Archimedes
46. The lens which is thin in the middle and thick at its periphery is called a --– concave lens
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49. Which type of mirror is used by dentists to see large images of patient’s teeth-Concave mirror
51. Which colour deviates the least when light passes through a prism----Red
54. The phenomenon of ‘dispersion of light’ into its seven constituent colours was discovered by _____in 1666 –
Isaac Newton
56. If a lens has a focal length of 25 cm, what will be the power of that lens- 4D
58. The rate of doing work is called power. The unit of power is-Watt
59. The force of attraction applied between molecules of the same substance is called – Cohesive force
60. For communication, elephants can make noises as loud as 103 decibels but they often use low frequency sound,
some of which is passed through the ground. These sounds are called-Infrasound
61. If a person has difficulty in seeing distant objects clearly, what condition is he suffering from and how can it be
corrected----- Myopia, using concave lens
62. What is the equation for Newton’s second law of motion----- F=ma
63. Shadows are formed when ____ objects come in the path of light ---- Opaque
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64. The rate of change of momentum of an object is proportional to the applied unbalanced force in the direction of
the force. This rule is known as ----- Newton’s second Law of Motion
65. Who was the first person to obtain a spectrum by passing light through a prism-Isaac Newton
66. The boiling point of liquid nitrogen is => -196 deg celcius
71. The atomic number of an element is the number of _____in the nucleus of each atom of that element----Protons
72. Which types of light carries a signal from a television remote to the device it controls---- Infrared
73. Who noticed the deflection of the compass needle every time current was passed through the wire -Hans
Christian Oersted
76. The repeated reflection that results in the persistence of sound is called --- Reverberation
77. The technology that uses the reflection of ultrasound waves to produce images of the heart is known as ----
Echocardiography
78. A spring balance is a device commonly used for measuring the _____acting on an object --- Force
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81. Blood pressure is the force - That blood exerts against the wall of a vessel
82. Which can produce a virtual image larger than the object-Concave mirror
83. Which equipment is used to transform mechanical energy into electrical energy --- Dynamo
84. What is the unit of measurement used for measuring the energy requirements of the human body----Calories
85. The ten percent law of energy transfer was given by----Raymond Lindeman
86. A constant force acts an object of mass 10 kg for a duration of 2 seconds. It increases the object’s velocity from 5
m/s to 10m/s. Find the magnitude of the applied force. Now, if the force is applied for a duration of 5 seconds,
what would be the final velocity of the object - Applied Force=25N, Final Velocity=17.5 m/s
89. The work done by force acting on an object is equal to the amount of force multiplied by the distance travelled in
the direction of the force. Which is a unit of work----Joule
93. Which device is used to identify the presence of electric charge on an object-Electroscope
95. What does LED stand for in semiconductor electronics-Light emitting diode
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97. How many laws of motion were given by Issac Newton---Three laws
102. An ice cube is floating on the surface of water: How will the water level be affected by melting of this ice
cube ----- Water level will remain the same
103. A moving electric charge produces ---- Both electric and magnetic field
104. Instrument used to store the electric charge is known as----- Capacitor
108. Tungsten is used for the manufacture of an electric bulb because---- it has a very high melting point
112. Ball pen works on the principle of ---- Capillarity and surface tension
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119. Astronomical Unit is the mean distance of -------The centre of the sun from the centre of the earth.
121. The Screw Gauge is an instrument to measure the dimensions of very small objects up to---------- 0.01 mm.
122. A boat will submerge when it displaces water equal to its own ---- weight
123. The splitting of different colours of light in a prism is ---- Dispersion of light
124. Surface tension in a liquid is due to ----- Cohesive force between molecules
126. Woollen clothes keep the body warm as ---- wool is a bad conductor of heat
127. The temperature of a liquid is 32oF. what is its temperature in Celsius scale ----0oC
128. While catching a ball, a player pulls down his hands to lower the ---- momentum
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130. In which form is the supplied heat energy stored during change in temperature of substance ----- kinetic
energy
131. Dynamo is a device for converting ----- Mechanical energy into electrical energy
132. When milk is churned, the cream from it is separated due to ----- Centrifugal force
133. ‘short-sight’ in human eye can be corrected by using proper ----- concave lens
134. A falling drop of rainwater acquires the spherical shape due to ---- Surface Tension
135. When a body is taken from earth to moon -----weight changes but mass remains same
136. The oil in the wick of an oil lamp rises up due to ----- Capillary action
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146. The unit of electrical power is ---- Watt or joule per second.
148. The value of acceleration due to gravity (g) minimum at------ Equator
150. The device used for locating submerged objects under sea is -----sonar
151. The distance from the pole to the focus is called------ Focal length
152. What is the nature of eye lens of human eye? --------- Convex in nature.
153. Focal length of eye lens can be adjusted by------- Ciliary muscles
154. The speed of the sound remains unchanged by the increase or decrease of -------pressure.
156. When a body falls freely under gravity then the work done by the gravity is -----positive
157. The sum of the kinetic and potential energies of an object is called its -----mechanical energy
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172. The resistance of the wire varies inversely as----- Area of cross section.
176. The power of a lens is --------The reciprocal of its focal length (P=1/f).
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181. What is the other name of Galileo's law of falling bodies?----- Newton’s first law
182. The spectrum of light was first explained by?----- Isaac Newton
183. Who received the very first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for his discovery of X-rays?----- William Rontgen
184. Mirror used by dentist to see large image of teeth of patients is?------ Concave mirror
187. Weight of the object on the moon is -----------1/6th of its weight on the earth
189. Propulsion of rockets is based on the-------- Law of conservation of linear momentum as well as Newton’s
third law of motion.
190. The third law of motion states--------- “To every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction and they
act on two different bodies”
191. The first law of motion is stated as--------- “An object remains in a state of rest or of uniform motion in a
straight line unless compelled to change that state by an applied force “
192. Lactometers which are used to determine the--------- Purity of a sample of milk
194. Supersonic air plane creates a shock wave called---- Sonic Boom
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199. Which instrument is used for viewing the sun? --- Helioscope
200. A ball rolling on the ground slows down and finally stops. This is because of--- Friction
202. Velocity of sound in air does not change with the change of --- Pressure of air
203. The density of gas is maximum at ---- Low temperature high pressure
204. Why is it difficult to breathe at higher altitudes? ---- Due to low air pressure
206. Which lenses should be used to correct the defect of astigmatism?---- Cylindrical lens
207. An oil drop spreads over water because ---- Surface tension of oil is much smaller than that of water
211. Energy is continuously created in the sun due to ---- Nuclear fusion
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212. The bats can fly in the dark because ---- They generate ultrasonic sound waves
216. Optical fibres are based on the phenomenon of ---- Total internal reflection
220. The star appear shifted from their actual position due to the phenomenon of ---- Refraction of light
225. What is the value of gravity on the moon? ----- 1.62 m/s².
226. What is the mathematical expression of Mass energy equation ----- E=mc2
227. What is the mathematical expression for the Newton's Second law of Motion? ----F=ma
228. What is the SI unit of the Electric capacity of a conductor? ---- Farad
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229. Which law states that ‘the ratio of sine of angle of incidence to the sine of angle of refraction is a constant? ---
-- Snell’s law
230. Which law states that the stress imposed is directly proportional to the strain under elastic limit? ---- Hook’s
Law
233. The Shortest distance covered by the body in a definite direction is known as ----- Displacement
234. While jumping from a slowly moving bus, one must run for a short distance in the direction of motion due to -
---- Inertia
235. Name the scientist who was the first to use a glass prism to obtain the spectrum of sunlight ----- Isaac Newton
236. Which colour of the white light suffers maximum bending when it passes through a glass prism? ----- Violet
238. What is the minimum distance from a sound reflecting surface to hear an echo? -----17 m
239. What is the S.I unit of Magnetic Flux Density? ---- Tesla
241. What is the upward force exerted by water called?---- Buoyant force
242. Ice floats on water because its density is ----- Less than water
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244. The instrument used to measure the rotation speed of a shaft is called ---- Tachometer
245. Least distance of distinct vision for normal eye is ---- 25cm
249. A person holding a pen in his left hand sees his reflection in the mirror holding the pen in his right hand. This
is due to which of the following phenomena? ------ Lateral inversion
250. The resistance of a conductor is inversely proportional to its ----- Area of cross section (R∝ 1/A)
253. The instrument for measuring intensity of earthquake is called ----- Seismograph
259. Visually impaired and challenged persons can read and write using------ Braille system
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263. Atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude from the -----surface of the Earth
264. The process of depositing a layer of a desired metal on another material by means of electricity is called----
Electroplating
265. The major hazard of nuclear power generation is -----the storage and disposal of spent or used fuels
268. What is the audible range of frequency for human beings?---20 Hz – 20 kHz
270. Sound of frequency above 20kHz is called as---- Ultrasonic sound or ultrasound
275. Distance between the pole and the principal focus of a spherical mirror is called the ---Focal length
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277. The band of the coloured components of a light beam is called its----- Spectrum
279. The atomic number of an element is the number of _____in the nucleus of each atom of that element---
Protons
280. A spring balance is a device commonly used for measuring the _____acting on an object--- Force
281. The most common isotopes used in a nuclear weapon are ---Uranium and plutonium
282. A virtual image larger than the object can be produced by a---- Concave mirror
283. What term is used to denote intermixing of particles of two different types of matter on their own?---
Diffusion
284. Liquids and gases exert pressure ----on the walls of their containers.
288. Law of Energy Conservation ----- Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed but transformed from
one form to another.
290. When light is scattered due to particles in its path, it is called ----Tyndall effect.
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292. The objects that produce their own light are called---- Luminous objects.
293. The splitting of white light into seven colours on passing through a transparent medium is called----
Dispersion of light.
294. The tendency of an object to resist the change in the state of its motion is called---Inertia
295. The force acting on an object perpendicular to the surface is called -----Thrust.
297. Recoil of gun and motion of rocket are example of---Newton's third law of motion
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