1. A car moves around a circular track with constant speed.

Which of the following

statements is correct?A)The velocity is constant B) The acceleration is zero C) The car
has a radial acceleration D) The net force on the car is zero
2. A particle moves with uniform speed in a circular path. Which of the following remains
constant? A) Velocity B) Kinetic energy C) Acceleration D) Direction
3. A body of mass m moves in a circle of radius r with velocity v. The necessary centripetal
force is: A) mv/r B) mv²/r C) mvr D) mvr²
4. The period of revolution of a body moving in a circular orbit is directly proportional to:
A) The square of the radius B) The radius C) The velocity D) The mass
5. A ball tied to a string moves in a horizontal circle. What will happen if the string is
suddenly cut? A) It will move radially outward B) It will move tangentially C) It will stop
moving D) It will continue in a circular motion
6. Which of the following is a characteristic of simple harmonic motion? A) Acceleration is
proportional to displacement B) Velocity remains constant C) No external force acts D)
The frequency changes with time
7. In simple harmonic motion, the acceleration is always directed: A) Toward the
equilibrium position B) Away from the equilibrium position C) Perpendicular to the
displacement D) Along the velocity direction
8. A simple pendulum swings with period T. If the length of the string is doubled, the new
period is: A) T/√2 B) T√2 C) 2T D) T/2
9. A mass-spring system undergoes simple harmonic motion. If the mass is doubled, the
frequency will: A) Remain the same B) Increase C) Decrease D) Become zero
10. For a simple harmonic oscillator, the velocity is maximum at: A) Maximum displacement
B) The equilibrium position C) Halfway to maximum displacement D) The point where
acceleration is maximum
11. The efficiency of an ideal machine is: A) Less than 50% B) More than 100% C) Exactly
100% D) Between 50% and 100%
12. A machine with a velocity ratio of 4 and an efficiency of 75% has a mechanical
advantage of: A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6
13. A pulley system has 3 pulleys. If the effort required to lift a 60N load is 25N, the
efficiency is: A) 50% B) 60% C) 75% D) 80%
14. In an ideal machine, the mechanical advantage is equal to: A) Velocity ratio B) Efficiency
C) Work input D) Work output
15. A lever has a mechanical advantage of 6. If the input force is 20N, the output force is: A)
120N B) 100N C) 80N D) 60N
16. If two forces of magnitudes 10N and 24N act at right angles, their resultant is: A) 34N B)
20N C) 26N D) 30N
17. The vector sum of two perpendicular vectors is given by: A) Simple addition B) The
Pythagorean theorem C) The dot product D) The angle between them
18. The dot product of two perpendicular vectors is: A) Always positive B) Always negative
C) Zero D) Maximum
19. A vector is fully specified by: A) Magnitude only B) Direction only C) Both magnitude
and direction D) Position only
20. If a force is resolved into two perpendicular components, their sum is: A) Greater than
the original force B) Equal to the original force C) Less than the original force D)
Dependent on the angle
21. The SI unit of work is: A) Watt B) Joule C) Newton D) Pascal
22. Which of these is an example of potential energy? A) Running water B) A moving car C)
A stretched bow D) A rolling ball
23. Power is the rate of: A) Force applied B) Work done C) Displacement D) Acceleration
24. Work done is maximum when the force is applied at an angle of: A) 0° B) 45° C) 90° D)
180°
25. A machine with 80% efficiency does 400J of useful work. The input work is: A) 500J B)
480J C) 320J D) 600J
26. Heat is transferred through a vacuum by:A) Conduction B) Convection C) Radiation D)
None of these
27. The SI unit of heat energy is: A) Calorie B) Joule C) Watt D) Kelvin
28. Which of the following is a poor conductor of heat A) Copper B) Silver C) Wood D)
Aluminum
29. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1°C is: A)
Thermal conductivity B) Specific heat capacity C) Latent heat D) Heat energy
30. Which of these is an example of convection? A) Heating a metal rod B) Boiling water C)
Solar radiation D) Microwaves
31. A projectile fired at 45° has the maximum: A) Range B) Height C) Time of flight D)
Acceleration
32. The trajectory of a projectile is: A) A straight line B) A hyperbola C) A parabola D) A
circle
33. A bullet is fired horizontally. Which force affects its horizontal motion? A) Gravity B)
Air resistance
C) Normal reaction D) No force acts
34. The horizontal component of velocity in projectile motion is: A) Constant B) Increasing
C) Decreasing D) Zero
35. The time of flight of a projectile depends on:A) The horizontal velocity B) The initial
speed C) The vertical component of velocity D) The mass of the object
36. Centripetal force is always directed: A) Away from the center B) Tangentially C)
Towards the center D) Along the motion direction
37. A body moving in a circle at constant speed has: A) Zero acceleration B) Constant
velocity C) Constant acceleration D) Changing direction
38. Centripetal acceleration is given by: A) v²/r B) vr C) v/r D) v²r
39. The unit of centripetal force is: A) Joule B) Newton C) Watt D) Pascal
40. Which of these is an example of circular motion? A) A ball thrown vertically B) A
satellite orbiting Earth C) A car moving straight D) A dropped object
41. Elasticity is the property of a body to: A) Resist deformation B) Return to its original
shape after deformation C) Remain deformedD) Expand indefinitely
42. Which of the following is the correct unit of Young’s modulus? A) Newton B) Pascal C)
Joule D) Meter
43. The force required to stretch a material is given by Hooke’s Law as: A) F = kx B) F = k/x
C) F = x/k D) F = kx²
44. The stress-strain curve is used to study: A) Elasticity B) Density C) Surface tension D)
Viscosity
45. An elastic material obeys Hooke’s Law up to: A) Elastic limit B) Breaking point C)
Maximum load D) No limit
46. Which of these is a scalar quantity? A) Velocity B) Displacement C) Power D)
Acceleration
47. The mechanical advantage of a machine is always: A) Less than 1 B) More than 1 C)
Equal to the velocity ratio D) Equal to efficiency
48. The efficiency of a real machine is always: A) Equal to 100% B) Less than 100% C) More
than 100% D) Zero
49. The work done by a force is zero if the force is: A) Perpendicular to displacement B) In
the direction of motion C) Opposite to motion D) Applied at an angle
50. A body is in equilibrium when: A) It is at rest
B) The resultant force is zero C) The acceleration is maximum D) The displacement is
maximum