AMU Class 11 Science Entrance 2025 - Physics MCQs (100 Questions)

1. What is the SI unit of force?

A) Newton

B) Joule

C) Pascal

D) Watt

Answer: A

2. Which one is the unit of work?

A) Newton

B) Joule

C) Watt

D) Ampere

Answer: B

3. The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately?

A) 9.8 m/s^2

B) 10 m/s^2

C) 8.5 m/s^2

D) 9.0 m/s^2

Answer: A

4. The force acting on an object is directly proportional to its:

A) Speed

B) Acceleration

C) Distance

D) Volume
Answer: B

5. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

A) Speed

B) Distance

C) Force

D) Time

Answer: C

6. The law of conservation of energy states that energy:

A) Cannot be created or destroyed

B) Can be transformed

C) Both A and B

D) Can be destroyed

Answer: C

7. What is the unit of power?

A) Watt

B) Joule

C) Newton

D) Ampere

Answer: A

8. In the formula W = F × d, what does 'd' represent?

A) Density

B) Distance

C) Direction

D) Displacement
Answer: B

9. What is the formula to calculate work?

A) W = F × t

B) W = F × d

C) W = m × g

D) W = m × v

Answer: B

10. Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

A) Displacement

B) Velocity

C) Work

D) Force

Answer: C

11. A body moving with constant velocity has:

A) Zero acceleration

B) Constant acceleration

C) Increasing velocity

D) Decreasing velocity

Answer: A

12. The weight of an object is:

A) Always constant

B) Dependent on altitude

C) Dependent on the object's volume

D) None of the above

13. The rate of change of velocity is known as:

A) Speed

B) Acceleration

C) Force

D) Inertia

Answer: B

14. What is the unit of momentum?

A) kg·m/s

B) kg

C) m/s

D) kg·m^2/s

Answer: A

15. When work is done at an angle of 90 degrees to the direction of force, the work is:

A) Maximum

B) Zero

C) Minimum

D) Undefined

Answer: B

16. What is the unit of energy?

A) Newton

B) Joule

C) Watt

D) Ampere
Answer: B

17. The motion of a pendulum is:

A) Circular

B) Rectilinear

C) Oscillatory

D) Rotational

Answer: C

18. The principle behind hydraulic lift is:

A) Pascal's law

B) Archimedes' principle

C) Hooke's law

D) Bernoulli's principle

Answer: A

19. Which of the following is the SI unit of pressure?

A) Pascal

B) Newton

C) Joule

D) Watt

Answer: A

20. If the speed of a moving object is doubled, its kinetic energy becomes:

A) Half

B) Double

C) Quadrupled

D) Unchanged
Answer: C

21. The SI unit of acceleration is:

A) m/s

B) m/s^2

C) m

D) s

Answer: B

22. What is the main difference between kinetic energy and potential energy?

A) Kinetic energy is stored energy, while potential energy is energy of motion

B) Kinetic energy is energy of motion, while potential energy is stored energy

C) Both are forms of energy of motion

D) Both are forms of stored energy

Answer: B

23. The force that opposes the motion of an object is called:

A) Gravitational force

B) Friction

C) Magnetic force

D) Centripetal force

Answer: B

24. The SI unit of work is:

A) Newton

B) Joule

C) Watt

D) Ampere
Answer: B

25. A moving car comes to a stop due to the force of:

A) Friction

B) Air resistance

C) Gravity

D) Both A and B

Answer: D

26. Which of the following is the unit of power?

A) Newton

B) Watt

C) Joule

D) Pascal

Answer: B

27. Which of the following statements is correct?

A) Speed is a vector quantity

B) Velocity is a scalar quantity

C) Acceleration is a scalar quantity

D) Displacement is a vector quantity

Answer: D

28. A man is pushing a wall but it doesn't move. The work done is:

A) Positive

B) Negative

C) Zero

D) Maximum
Answer: C

29. Which energy conversion takes place in an electric motor?

A) Electrical to mechanical

B) Mechanical to electrical

C) Chemical to electrical

D) Thermal to mechanical

Answer: A

30. The slope of a distance-time graph gives:

A) Acceleration

B) Speed

C) Displacement

D) Work

Answer: B

31. Which force slows down a moving object?

A) Magnetic

B) Gravitational

C) Friction

D) Electrostatic

Answer: C

32. A body has uniform motion if:

A) It moves with constant speed in a straight line

B) It moves in a circle

C) Its speed increases continuously

D) It moves with varying speed

33. What is the SI unit of pressure?

A) N/m

B) N/m^2

C) N×m

D) kg/m

Answer: B

34. Which of the following is not a contact force?

A) Friction

B) Muscular force

C) Gravitational force

D) Tension

Answer: C

35. When work is done on a body, its energy:

A) Remains constant

B) Decreases

C) Increases

D) Becomes zero

Answer: C

36. What type of motion is shown by the hands of a clock?

A) Translatory

B) Oscillatory

C) Circular

D) Linear
Answer: C

37. What is the acceleration of an object thrown upward at its highest point?

A) Zero

B) 9.8 m/s upward

C) 9.8 m/s downward

D) Depends on mass

Answer: C

38. Which of the following is not a form of energy?

A) Light

B) Sound

C) Heat

D) Force

Answer: D

39. What is the function of a pulley?

A) Increase speed

B) Decrease mass

C) Change direction of force

D) Increase temperature

Answer: C

40. Which is a simple machine?

A) Motor

B) Gear

C) Pulley

D) Battery
Answer: C

41. Which quantity remains constant during free fall?

A) Speed

B) Acceleration

C) Potential energy

D) Distance

Answer: B

42. What is the effect of friction on motion?

A) Speeds up motion

B) Changes direction of motion

C) Opposes motion

D) Helps motion without resistance

Answer: C

43. Which quantity has both magnitude and direction?

A) Work

B) Speed

C) Force

D) Energy

Answer: C

44. 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) is equal to:

A) 100 J

B) 1000 J

C) 3.6 × 10^6 J

D) 360 J
Answer: C

45. The force that keeps the moon in orbit around the Earth is:

A) Magnetic

B) Gravitational

C) Centrifugal

D) Nuclear

Answer: B

46. Newton's second law gives the relation between:

A) Mass and acceleration

B) Force and motion

C) Force, mass, and acceleration

D) Velocity and time

Answer: C

47. Which law explains the action and reaction pair of forces?

A) Newton's first law

B) Newton's second law

C) Newton's third law

D) Law of gravitation

Answer: C

48. The weight of a body is:

A) Same everywhere

B) Equal to mass

C) Equal to the force of gravity on it

D) Constant on all planets

49. What is the unit of density?

A) kg

B) kg/m^2

C) kg/m^3

D) N/m^3

Answer: C

50. The relation between mass (m), force (F), and acceleration (a) is:

A) F = ma

B) a = Fm

C) m = Fa

D) F = m/a

Answer: A