NDA Physics MCQs for Practice
01. Frictional force
A. is self-adjusting force.
B. is a non-conservative force.
C. is a necessary evil. Codes
(a) A and B
(b) A and C
(c) Only A
(d) All of the above
02. New ton’s laws of motion do not hold good for objects
(a) at rest
(b) moving slowly
(c) moving with high velocity
(d) moving with velocity comparable to velocity of light
03. If the energy E of a photon is equal to hν, where ν is the frequency and h is Planck’s
constant, then the dimensions of Planck’s constant is
(e) [ML2T-3]
(f) [M0L2T-1]
(g) [ML2T-1]
(h) [ML2T-2]
04. A body goes from P to Q with a velocity of 40 m/s and comes back from Q to P with a
velocity of 60 m/s. Then, the average velocity of the body during the whole journey is
(a) 50 m/s
(b) 48 m/s
(c) 45 m/s
(d) zero
05. The area under acceleration-time graph represents
(a) velocity
(b) displacement travelled
(c) distance travelled
(d) change in velocity
06. When a moving bus suddenly applies brakes, then the passengers sit ting in it fall in
the forward direction. This can be explained by
(a) the theory of relativity
(b) Newton’s first law
(c) Newton’s second law
(d) Newton’s third law
07. A body of mass 6 kg is rotated in circle of radius 3m with a uniform speed of 10 m/s,
the force which must act on the body to maintain the motion is
(a) 100 N
(b) 200 N
(c) 300 N
(d) 20 N
08. An unloaded car moving with velocity u on a frictionless road can be stopped in a
distance s. If the passengers add 40% to its weight and breaking force remains the same,
then the stopping distance at velocity u is now
(a) (1.4)3 s
(b) (1.4)-2 s
(c) 1.4 s
(d) (1.4)2 s
09. Power required by a boy of mass 30 kg to run up a staircase of 40 steps in 10 s is
(height of each step is 15 cm) (take, g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 1800 W
(b) 180 W
(c) 18000 W
(d) 18 W
10. A particle is moving freely. Then, its
(a) kinetic energy is always greater than zero
(b) potential energy is greater than zero and kinetic energy is less than zero
(c) potential energy is less than zero and kinetic energy is greater than zero
(d) potential energy is zero and kinetic energy is less than zero
11. Which one among the following happens when a swing rises to a certain height from
its rest position?
(a) Its potential energy decreases while kinetic energy increases
(b) its kinetic energy decreases while potential energy increases
(c) Both potential and kinetic energy decreases
(d) Both potential and kinetic energy increases
12. Conservation of momentum in a collision between particles can be understood on
the basis of
(a) Newton’s first law of motion
(b) Newton’s second law of motion
(c) Both Newton’s second law of motion and Newton’s third law of motion
(d) conservation of energy
13. The radius of gyration of a solid cylinder of mass M and radius R about its own axis
is
(a) R /√2
(b) R /2
(c) R /√3
(d) R /3
14. The ratio of the radii of gyration of a circular disc and a circular ring of the same
radii about a tangential axis perpendicular to plane of disc of ring is
(a) 1 : 2
(b) √5 : √6
(c) 2 : 3
(d) √3 : 2
15. A particle performing uniform circular motion has angular momentum L. If its
angular frequency is doubled and its kinetic energy halved, then the new angular
momentum is
(a) L/4
(b) 2L
(c) 4L
(d) L/2
16. Consider a two particles system with particles having masses m1 and m2. If the first
particle is pushed towards the centre of mass through a distance d, by what distance
should the second particle be moved, so as to keep the centre of mass at the same
position?
(a) m2 d / m1
(b) m1 d / (m1+ m2)
(c) m1 d / m2
(d) d
17. The weight of an object may be assigned using Netwon’s
(a) first law of motion
(b) second law of motion
(c) third law of motion
(d) laws of gravitation
18. A piece of paper and a coin both having the same mass are dropped from the 10th
floor of a building. The piece of paper would take more time to reach the ground because
(a) gravitational pull on the paper is less than the coin
(b) buoyant force on the piece of paper is more than that on the coin
(c) buoyant force on the coin is more and acts in the downward direction
(d) the piece of paper takes a longer path to reach the ground
19. Statement I: The acceleration due to gravity decreases with increase in height from
the surface of the earth.
Statement II: The acceleration due to gravity is inversely proportional to the square of
the distance from the centre of the earth.
Codes
(a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct
explanation of Statement I
(b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct
explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
20. Planet A has double the radius than that of planet B. If the mass of planet A is 4
times heavier than the mass of planet B which of the following statements regarding
weight of an object is correct?
(a) Heavier on planet A than on planet B
(b) Heavier on Planet B than on Planet A
(c) Same on both the planets
(d) Cannot be measured on Planet B
21. Statement I: A body weighs less on a hill top than on the Earth’s surface even though
its mass remains unchanged.
Statement II: The acceleration due to gravity of the Earth decreases with height.
Codes
(a) Both the Statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation
of Statement I.
(b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not correct explanation
of Statements I.
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
22. If radius of the earth were to shrink by 1%, its mass remaining the same, then g
would decrease by nearly
(a) 1%
(b) 2%
(c) 3%
(d) 4%
23. The radius of the moon is about one-fourth that of the earth and acceleration due to
gravity on the moon is about one-sixth that on the earth. From this, we can conclude
that the ratio of the mass of the earth to the mass of the moon is about
(a) 10
(b) 100
(c) 1000
(d) 10000
24. If the length of the equator is about 40000 km and the velocity of rotation is about
1700 km/h, then what would be the velocity of rotation at the pole?
(a) Zero
(b) 850 km/h
(c) 1700 km/h
(d) 3400 km/h
25. The acceleration due to gravity g for objects on or near the surface of the earth is
related to the universal gravitational constant G as (M is the mass of the earth and R is
its radius)
(a) G = gM/R2
(b) g = GM/R2
(c) M = gG/R2
(d) R = gG/M2
26. A man weighing 70 kg is coming down in lift. If the cable of the lift breaks sudden,
then the weight of the man would become
(a) 70 kg
(b) 35 kg
(c) 140 kg
(d) 0
27. Suppose the force of gravitation between two bodies of equal masses is F. If each
mass is doubled keeping the distance of separation between them unchanged, then the
force would become
(a) F
(b) 2F
(c) 4F
(d) 14 F
28. A body has a free fall from a height of 20 m. After falling through a distance of 5 m,
then body would
(a) lose one-fourth of its total energy
(b) lose one-fourth of its potential energy
(c) gain one-fourth of its potential energy
(d) gain three-fourth of its total energy
29. Mass of a particular amount of substance
I. is the amount of matter present in it.
II. does not vary from place to place.
III. changes with change in gravitational force.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) I, II and III
(b) Both I and II
(c) Both II and III
(d) Only I
30. A deep sea diver may hurt his ear drum during diving because of
(a) lack of oxygen
(b) high atmospheric pressure
(c) high water pressure
(d) All of the above
31. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) In steady flow of a liquid, the velocity of liquid particles reaching at a particular
point is the same at all points
(b) Steady flow is also called streamlined flow
(c) In steady flow, each particle may not follow the same path as taken by a previous
particle passing through that point
(d) Two streamlines cannot intersect with each other
32. Which one of the following is not a result of surface tension?
(a) Nearly spherical drop of rain
(b) Capillary rise
(c) Removal of dirt by soap or detergent
(d) Flow of a liquid
33. A person stands on his two feet over a surface and experiences a pressure p. Now,
the person stands on only one foot. He would experience a pressure of magnitude
(a) 4 p
(b) p
(c) 12 p
(d) 2 p
34. A container is first filled with water and then the entire water is replaced by mercury.
Mercury has a density of 13.6 × 103 kgm-3. If X is the weight of the water and Y is the
weight of the mercury, then
(a) X = Y
(b) X = 136Y
(c) Y = 136X
(d) None of the above
35. Density of water is
(a) maximum at 0°C
(b) minimum at 0°C
(c) maximum at 4°C
(d) minimum at – 4°C
36. Pressure of a gas increases due to increase of its temperature because at higher
temperature
(a) gas molecules repel each other more
(b) potential energy of the gas molecules is higher
(c) kinetic energies of the gas molecules are higher
(d) gas molecules attract each other more
37. A balloon filled up with gas would only go up in air it is filled up with
(a) a gas whose density is lower than air
(b) a gas whose density is higher than air
(c) cold air
(d) water vapour
38. The temperature of water at the bottom of a lake whose upper surface has frozen to
ice would be around
(a) − 10°C
(b) 0°C
(c) 4°C
(d) − 4°C
39. The pressure of an ideal gas undergoing isothermal change is increased by 10%. The
volume of the gas must decrease by about
(a) 0.1%
(b) 9%
(c) 10%
(d) 0.9%
40. Fahrenheit and Celsius are the two scales used for measuring temperature. If the
numerical value of a temperature recorded in both the scales is found to be same, then
what is the temperature?
(a) −40°
(b) 40°
(c) 72°
(d) −72°
41. The absolute zero, i.e. temperature below which is not achievable, is about
(a) 0°C
(b) − 275°C
(c) − 273°C
(d) − 300°C
42. When a solid is heated, it turns directly into a gas. This process is called
(a) Condensation
(b) Evaporation
(c) Sublimation
(d) Diffusion
43. The temperature at which a solid melts to become a liquid at the atmospheric
pressure is called its melting point. The melting point of a solid is an indication of
(a) strength of the intermolecular forces of attraction
(b) strength of the intermolecular forces of repulsion
(c) molecular mass
(d) molecular size
44. The silvering in thermo flask is done to avoid heat transfer by
(a) convection
(b) conduction
(c) radiation
(d) Both (a) and (b)
45. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Conduction can occur easily in solids, less easily in liquids but hardly at all in
gases
(b) (b) Heat energy is carried by moving particles in a convection current
(c) (c) Heat energy is carried by electromagnetic waves in radiation
(d) (d) The temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid is called the boiling
point
46. The brightness of a star depends on its
(a) size and temperature
(b) size and distance from the earth
(c) size, temperature and mass
(d) size, temperature and distance from the earth
47. Matter around us can exist in three different states namely, solid, liquid and gas.
Correct order of their compressibility is
(a) Liquid < Gas < Solid
(b) Solid < Liquid < Gas
(c) Gas < Liquid < Solid
(d) Solid < Gas < Liquid
48. A plane mirror lies face up, making an angle of 15° with the horizontal. A ray of light
coming down vertically on the mirror. The angle of incidence, the angle between the
reflected ray and the horizontal are respectively
(a) 10°, 20°
(b) 15°, 15°
(c) 15°, 30°
(d) 15°, 60°
49. In a mo tor car, spherical mirrors are utilized at two different places, (i) the head
light and (ii) rear view mirror. What types of mirrors are used?
(a) concave for case (i) and convex for case (ii)
(b) convex for case (i) and concave for case (ii)
(c) concave for both cases
(d) convex for both cases
50. Sup pose that a light wave propagates from a point A to another point B and we
introduce into its path a glass plate (µg) = 1.33 of thickness t = 1 mm. If λo = 500 nm is
at A, then the change in wave length of the wave at B is
(a) 1000 wavelength
(b) 1500 wavelength
(c) 2500 wavelength
(d) 3000 wavelength
Answer
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
[d] [d] [c] [d] [d] [b] [b] [c] [b] [a]
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
[b] [c] [a] [d] [a] [a] [d] [b] [a] [c]
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
[a] [b] [b] [a] [b] [d] [c] [b] [b] [c]
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
[c] [d] [d] [c] [c] [c] [a] [c] [b] [a]
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
[c] [c] [a] [a] [d] [a] [b] [d] [a] [a]
