PUNJAB COLLEGE OF SCIENCE GRW

SUBJECT: PHYSICS (PART – I) CHAPTER NO. 1 & 6

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1. The principal characteristics of an ideal standard:

(a) accessible (b) invariable
(c) both ‘a’ & ‘b’ (d) none of these
2. Which of them is base quantity:
(a) charge (b) current
(c) force (d) ampere
3. Solid angle subtended by a sphere’s surface is multiplied by square of its radius is equal to :
(a) density of sphere (b) volume of sphere
(c) mass of sphere (d) surface area of sphere
4. Number of steradian in one complete sphere are :
(a) 2π (b) π
(c) 4 π (d) 6π
5. One light year is equal to :
(a) 9.5×105m (b) 9.5×1015m
(c) 9.5×1025m (d) 9.5×1035m
6. How many years are there in one second :
(a) 3.1×10-5years (b) 3.1×10-6years
(c) 3.1×10-7years (d) 3.1×10-8years
7. One pound is equal to :
(a) 5 N (b) 5.5 N
(c) 4.45 N (d) 14.5 N
8. Which of them is the least sub multiple :
(a) atto (b) femto
(c) pico (d) nano
9. Supplementary SI units radian and steradian was established for :
(a) intensity of light (b) amount of substance
(c) electric current (d) geometrical quantities
10. Energy obtained from one kilogram of mass is :
(a) 9×108 J (b) 3×1016 J
(c) 3×108 J (d) 9×1016 J
11. In 0.0007654, the number of zeros which are significant:
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) none
12. For a measuring scale having least count of 1kg , how many significant figure are there in 5.000×103kg :
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
13. A precise measurement is one which has :
(a) least precision (b) maximum precision
(c) less absolute uncertainty (d) both ‘a’ and ‘c’
14. The percentage error in the measurement of mass and speed are 2% and 3% respectively then the
maximum possible percentage uncertainty in K.E is :
(a) 8% (b) 6%
(c) 5% (d) 1%
15. The least count of stop watch is 0.10sec .The time of 20 vibrations of pendulum is 40sec, The maximum
possible percentage uncertainty in time period is :
(a) 0.016 (b) 0.10
(c) 0.001 (d) 0.005
16. If the percentage errors in radius of sphere is 0.4% then the percentage uncertainty in the measurement of
area of sphere is :
(a) 0.4% (b) 0.8%
(c) 1.2% (d) 1.6%
17. The dimensional formula for young’s modulus is :
(a) ML2T-2 (b) ML-1T-2
(c) MLT-3 (d) none of these
18. The dimensions of coefficient of viscosity is :
(a) ML2T-2 (b) ML-1T-1
(c) MoL-1T-1 (d) ML-1T-2
19. Which of the pair dose not have same dimension:
(a) work and torque (b) pressure and elastic modules
(c) strain and plane angle (d) momentum and force
20. The dimensions of ½at2 are of:
(a) length (b) velocity
(c) acceleration (d) time
21. Rain drops are spherical because of :
(a) gravitational force (b) surface tension
(c) low viscosity of water (d) air resistance
22. With increase in temperature the viscosity of:
(a) both gases are liquid increases (b) both gases are liquid decreases
(c) gas increases and of liquid decreases (d) liquid increases and of gases decreases
23. In laminar flow the velocity of the liquid in contact with walls of the tube is:
(a) zero (b) maximum
(c) equal to critical velocity (d) none of these
24. The value of coefficient of viscosity in comparison to coefficient of friction is:
(a) very large (b) very small
(c) nearly same (d) maybe small or large
25. The viscosity of liquid is due to:
(a) adhesive force (b) cohesive force
(c) gravitational force (d) diffusion

26. Water is flowing through a pipe of radius r with a speed v if tube is joined to another tube of radius r 2
then speed of water in second tube is:
(a) ν /4 (b) ν /2
(c) 2ν (d) 4ν
27. The clouds float in the atmosphere because of:
(a) their low temperature (b) their low viscosity
(c) their low density (d) creation of low pressure
28. The velocity of flow of a liquid through an orifice at the bottom of a tank depends upon the:
(a) density of liquid (b) cross sectional area of orifice
(c) height of liquid above the orifice (d) none of there
29. Fire fighters have a jet attached to the head of their water pipes in order to:
(a) increase the mass flow per sec (b) increase the volume flow per sec
(c) increase the velocity of water flowing out (d) avoid wastage of water
30. The SI unit of flow rate is:
(a) m/sec (b) m/sec2
(c) m2/sec (d) m3/sec
31. Deep water almost runs still when surface flows in rivers can be explained by:
(a) surface energy (b) equation of continuity
(c) Bernoulli’s equation (d) none of these
32. Stream line flow is more likely for liquids with:
(a) low density and low viscosity (b) high viscosity and high density
(c) high viscosity and low density (d) low viscosity and high density
33. A hole is made in the bottom of container filled up to height ‘h’. The velocity of water flowing out of the
hole is , :
½
(a) independent of h (b) proportional to h
(c) proportional to h (d) proportional to h2
34. 1 torr = _______
(a) 133.3 N / m2 (b) 13.33 N / m2
(c) 1.333 N / m2 (d) 1333 N / m2
35. Pressure is applied to an enclosed fluid. It is:
(a) increased and applied to every part of the fluid
(b) diminished and transmitted to the walls of container
(c) transmitted unchanged to every portion of the fluid
(d) increased in proportion to the mass of the fluid and then transmitted
36. If two liquids of same masses of densities ρ1 and ρ2 are mixed, then density of the mixture
is given by:
(a)( ρ1+ ρ2)/2 (b) ( ρ1+ ρ2)/2 ρ1 ρ2
(c) 2 ρ1 ρ2/ ( ρ1+ ρ2) (d) ρ1ρ2/ ( ρ1+ ρ2)
37. Two solid pieces, one of gold and the other of silver when immersed completely in water have equal weight.
When weighed in air:
(a) the gold piece will weigh more
(b) the silver piece will weigh more
(c) they will have the same weight
(d) both of them weigh less than they weighed in water
38. The density of block of wood that floats in water with 0.1 of its volume above water:
(a) 0.9 g/c.c (b) 0.8 g/c.c
(c) 0.1 g/c.c (d) 0.7 g/c.c
39. A body is floating in a liquid. The upthrust on the body is:
(a) equal to the weight of the liquid displaced
(b) zero
(c) less than the weight of the liquid displaced
(d) weight of the body – weight of liquid displaced
40. A block weighs 15N in air and 12N when immersed in water. The specific gravity of block is:
(a) 0.8 (b) 0.25
(c) 5/4 (d) 5