- Physics Notes for UPSC IAS Prelims (Part II)
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Physics Part 2 Online Quiz
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Q 1 - Which among the following correctly defines the conductivity of superconductor element?
Answer : C
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Q 2 - Which among the following is used to determine the boiling point of the liquid?
Answer : A
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Answer : D
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Q 4 - A remote control of TV uses …………. waves to control the TV.
Answer : C
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Q 5 - Which among the following is an ideal property of cooking pot?
A - High conductivity and high specific heat
B - High conductivity but low specific heat
Answer : A
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Q 6 - Consider the following statements:
1. Heat is characteristically a form of energy.
2. Heat is typically an electromagnetic radiation.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer : C
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Q 7 - Which among the following reasons makes walking difficult on ice?
Answer : A
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Q 8 - No matter how far someone is standing from the mirror, the image appears erect. The mirror is …
Answer : A
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Q 9 - How does sound travel from the origin point to listener?
B - Because high pressure of source (such as speaker)
C - Through transmission process
D - Through the vibration of particles/objects (falling in the path)
Answer : D
Explanation
One particle vibrates other particles and so on and so forth; likewise, sound travel from the source to listener.
Q 10 - Which among the following colors has the maximum refractive index?
Answer : C
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Q 11 - What is semiconductor?
A - It can carry electricity, but will provide very low voltage
B - It cannot carry electricity
Answer : C
Explanation
Semiconductor is a substance that can conduct electricity in certain condition, but not always.
Answer : D
Explanation
Tesla is the measuring unit of magnetic field strength.
Q 13 - Consider the following law:
“The force of gravitational attraction between two point bodies is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.”
Who among the following has propounded this law?
Answer : A
Explanation
It is Newton’s Law of Gravitation.
Q 14 - Who among the following has discovered visible radiation?
Answer : D
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Q 15 - Which among the following is not a characteristic of simple harmonic motion?
Answer : C
Explanation
Kinetic energy is maximum.
Q 16 - Consider the following statements:
1. Hydrogen bomb functions on the concept of nuclear fusion.
2. Hydrogen bomb is about 1000 times more powerful than an atom bomb.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer : C
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Q 17 - Which among the following is used to examine the internal parts of the body?
Answer : C
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Q 18 - Who among the following had discovered the nuclear fission first?
Answer : D
Explanation
In 1938, the German scientist Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann discovered the nuclear fission.
Q 19 - Who first invented ‘Electric Motor (DC)?’
Answer : B
Explanation
The first commutator DC electric motor capable of turning machinery was invented in 1832 by the British scientist William Sturgeon.
Answer : B
Explanation
The hertz is the measuring unit of frequency.
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