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What is the term for the resistance offered by a fluid to an object moving through it?

  • A Buoyancy
  • B Drag
  • C Tension
  • D Viscosity
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Correct Answer: Option B — Drag
Explanation: Drag is the resistive force exerted by a fluid, such as air or water, opposing the motion of an object moving through it. It depends on the object's shape, speed, and the properties of the fluid.
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Which physical quantity is defined as force per unit area?

  • A Density
  • B Pressure
  • C Stress
  • D Torque
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Correct Answer: Option B — Pressure
Explanation: Pressure is defined as force per unit area measured in Pascals in the SI system and applies to fluids and gases exerting force on surfaces equally in all directions.
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A body is thrown vertically upward. At the highest point, its velocity is:

  • A Negative
  • B Zero
  • C Maximum
  • D Constant
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Correct Answer: Option B — Zero
Explanation: At the highest point of vertical projectile motion, the object's velocity momentarily becomes zero before it begins to fall back down under the influence of gravitational acceleration acting downward.
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What is the term for the distance between two consecutive crests of a wave?

  • A Amplitude
  • B Wavelength
  • C Period
  • D Frequency
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Correct Answer: Option B — Wavelength
Explanation: Wavelength is the distance between two consecutive corresponding points on a wave, such as crest to crest or trough to trough. It is inversely related to frequency, and together they determine the wave's speed through a given medium.
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What type of lens is used to correct short-sightedness (myopia)?

  • A Bifocal lens
  • B Cylindrical lens
  • C Concave lens
  • D Convex lens
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Correct Answer: Option C — Concave lens
Explanation: A concave (diverging) lens is used to correct myopia or short-sightedness. This condition occurs when the eye focuses images in front of the retina, and a concave lens diverges light rays before they enter the eye, correcting the focus point.
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What is the term for the rate at which work is done or energy is transferred?

  • A Force
  • B Power
  • C Momentum
  • D Torque
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Correct Answer: Option B — Power
Explanation: Power is defined as the rate at which work is performed or energy is transferred, measured in watts. A higher power output means work is completed more quickly, given the same total amount of energy expended.
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The Doppler effect refers to the change in:

  • A Amplitude of a wave due to relative motion
  • B Wavelength of light due to temperature
  • C Speed of light in different media
  • D Frequency of a wave due to relative motion
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Correct Answer: Option D — Frequency of a wave due to relative motion
Explanation: The Doppler effect describes the apparent change in frequency or pitch of a wave observed by someone due to relative motion between the source of the wave and the observer.
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The universal law of gravitation was proposed by:

  • A Galileo
  • B Einstein
  • C Newton
  • D Kepler
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Correct Answer: Option C — Newton
Explanation: Sir Isaac Newton formulated the universal law of gravitation, stating that every mass attracts every other mass with a force proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to distance squared.
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Which of the following is the best conductor of heat?

  • A Copper
  • B Wood
  • C Glass
  • D Rubber
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Correct Answer: Option A — Copper
Explanation: Copper is an excellent conductor of heat due to the free movement of electrons within its metallic structure, which is why it is commonly used in cookware and heat exchangers.
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The photoelectric effect demonstrates that light behaves as a:

  • A Particle only
  • B Neither wave nor particle
  • C Wave only
  • D Both wave and particle
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Correct Answer: Option D — Both wave and particle
Explanation: The photoelectric effect provides strong evidence for the particle nature of light through discrete photons, while other phenomena like interference demonstrate its wave nature, establishing the wave-particle duality of light.
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What is the process by which a liquid changes into vapor below its boiling point called?

  • A Evaporation
  • B Condensation
  • C Boiling
  • D Sublimation
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Correct Answer: Option A — Evaporation
Explanation: Evaporation is the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid gain enough energy to escape into the gaseous state, occurring at temperatures below the boiling point. It depends on factors like temperature, surface area, and humidity.
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What is the term for the resistance of an object to change in its state of motion?

  • A Momentum
  • B Velocity
  • C Inertia
  • D Acceleration
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Correct Answer: Option C — Inertia
Explanation: Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion, whether at rest or moving. This property, described in Newton's First Law, depends directly on the mass of the object.
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Surface tension is caused by:

  • A Cohesive forces between liquid molecules
  • B Adhesive forces with air
  • C Gravitational force
  • D Atmospheric pressure
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Correct Answer: Option A — Cohesive forces between liquid molecules
Explanation: Surface tension arises from the cohesive forces between molecules at the surface of a liquid, which pull inward and cause the surface to behave like a stretched elastic membrane minimizing its area.
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What is the term for the change in the state of matter directly from solid to gas?

  • A Melting
  • B Evaporation
  • C Sublimation
  • D Condensation
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Correct Answer: Option C — Sublimation
Explanation: Sublimation is the process by which a substance changes directly from a solid to a gaseous state without passing through the liquid phase. Dry ice, or solid carbon dioxide, is a common example of this phenomenon.
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What is the unit of power in the SI system?

  • A Watt
  • B Joule
  • C Newton
  • D Pascal
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Correct Answer: Option A — Watt
Explanation: The Watt is the SI unit of power named after James Watt and defined as one joule of energy transferred or converted per second.
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The process of converting a liquid into vapor at any temperature below its boiling point is called:

  • A Evaporation
  • B Sublimation
  • C Boiling
  • D Condensation
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Correct Answer: Option A — Evaporation
Explanation: Evaporation is the gradual conversion of a liquid into vapor that occurs at the surface of the liquid at temperatures below its boiling point, driven by molecules with sufficient kinetic energy escaping.
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The acceleration due to gravity on Earth's surface is approximately:

  • A 9.8 m/s^2
  • B 10.8 m/s^2
  • C 9.8 m/s
  • D 6.7 m/s^2
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Correct Answer: Option A — 9.8 m/s^2
Explanation: Standard gravitational acceleration near Earth's surface is approximately 9.8 metres per second squared, meaning a freely falling object's speed increases by about 9.8 m/s every second, ignoring air resistance.
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Which law describes the relationship between the lengths of the sides of a right-angled triangle?

  • A Newton's Law
  • B Pythagoras's Theorem
  • C Kepler's Law
  • D Coulomb's Law
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Correct Answer: Option B — Pythagoras's Theorem
Explanation: Pythagoras's Theorem states that in a right-angled triangle the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides and is fundamental in physics calculations.
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The SI unit of electric power is:

  • A Joule
  • B Watt
  • C Ampere
  • D Volt
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Correct Answer: Option B — Watt
Explanation: Electric power, the rate at which electrical energy is transferred or consumed by a circuit, is measured in Watts, defined as one joule of energy transferred per second.
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The Bohr model of the atom proposed that electrons move in:

  • A Fixed circular orbits with quantized energy levels
  • B Random paths
  • C Straight lines only
  • D Elliptical orbits with continuous energy
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Correct Answer: Option A — Fixed circular orbits with quantized energy levels
Explanation: Niels Bohr proposed that electrons orbit the nucleus in specific, fixed circular paths with quantized energy levels, and electrons can jump between these levels by absorbing or emitting discrete amounts of energy.
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