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What is the unit used to measure radioactivity?

  • A Becquerel
  • B Both A and B
  • C Roentgen
  • D Curie
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Correct Answer: Option B — Both A and B
Explanation: Both the Curie (Ci) and Becquerel (Bq) are units used to measure radioactivity. The Becquerel is the SI unit, representing one radioactive decay per second, while the Curie is an older unit equal to 3.7 x 10^10 decays per second.
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The splitting of white light into its component colors is called:

  • A Reflection
  • B Refraction
  • C Diffraction
  • D Dispersion
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Correct Answer: Option D — Dispersion
Explanation: Dispersion is the phenomenon where white light separates into its constituent colors, forming a spectrum, because different wavelengths of light refract by different amounts when passing through a prism or similar medium.
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Which type of nuclear reaction combines light nuclei to form a heavier nucleus releasing energy?

  • A Nuclear fusion
  • B Nuclear fission
  • C Radioactive decay
  • D Alpha decay
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Correct Answer: Option A — Nuclear fusion
Explanation: Nuclear fusion combines light nuclei such as hydrogen isotopes to form heavier nuclei releasing vast amounts of energy and is the process powering the sun and hydrogen bombs.
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Which law states that the pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume at constant temperature?

  • A Boyle's Law
  • B Charles's Law
  • C Avogadro's Law
  • D Gay-Lussac's Law
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Correct Answer: Option A — Boyle's Law
Explanation: Boyle's Law states that at constant temperature the pressure of a fixed amount of gas is inversely proportional to its volume meaning doubling pressure halves the volume.
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What is the term for a substance that does not allow heat or electricity to pass through it easily?

  • A Conductor
  • B Insulator
  • C Semiconductor
  • D Superconductor
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Correct Answer: Option B — Insulator
Explanation: Insulators, such as rubber, glass, and wood, resist the flow of heat or electric current due to a lack of freely moving charge carriers. They are commonly used to protect wiring and prevent unwanted energy transfer.
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Which law of thermodynamics states that heat naturally flows from a hotter body to a cooler body?

  • A First Law
  • B Zeroth Law
  • C Second Law
  • D Third Law
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Correct Answer: Option C — Second Law
Explanation: The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that heat naturally flows from a hot body to a cooler one and entropy of an isolated system tends to increase over time.
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Which kinetic theory explains that gas pressure results from molecular collisions with container walls?

  • A Boyle's Law
  • B Avogadro's Law
  • C Charles's Law
  • D Kinetic molecular theory
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Correct Answer: Option D — Kinetic molecular theory
Explanation: The kinetic molecular theory explains that gas pressure results from the constant random motion and elastic collisions of gas molecules with the walls of their container.
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Which quantity describes the turning effect of a force around a pivot point?

  • A Torque
  • B Momentum
  • C Impulse
  • D Velocity
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Correct Answer: Option A — Torque
Explanation: Torque measures the rotational or turning effect produced by a force applied at a distance from a pivot point, calculated by multiplying force by the perpendicular distance from the axis of rotation, often called the lever arm.
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Which experiment proved that the atom has a small dense positively charged nucleus?

  • A Rutherford's gold foil experiment
  • B Millikan's oil drop experiment
  • C Young's double slit experiment
  • D Michelson-Morley experiment
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Correct Answer: Option A — Rutherford's gold foil experiment
Explanation: Rutherford's gold foil experiment in 1909 proved that atoms have a small dense positively charged nucleus surrounded by mostly empty space through which alpha particles passed.
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Which type of energy is stored in a compressed spring?

  • A Kinetic energy
  • B Thermal energy
  • C Elastic potential energy
  • D Chemical energy
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Correct Answer: Option C — Elastic potential energy
Explanation: A compressed spring stores elastic potential energy due to the deformation of its molecular structure and this energy is released as kinetic energy when the spring is allowed to expand.
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What is the angle of incidence when a ray of light undergoes total internal reflection?

  • A Less than the critical angle
  • B Equal to 90 degrees
  • C Greater than the critical angle
  • D Equal to 45 degrees
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Correct Answer: Option C — Greater than the critical angle
Explanation: Total internal reflection occurs when light travels from a denser to a rarer medium and the angle of incidence exceeds the critical angle causing all light to be reflected back.
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Which phenomenon causes a spinning top to precess rather than fall over immediately?

  • A Conservation of energy
  • B Magnetic force
  • C Gyroscopic effect
  • D Centripetal force only
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Correct Answer: Option C — Gyroscopic effect
Explanation: The gyroscopic effect causes a spinning top to precess slowly around a vertical axis rather than falling over because its angular momentum resists changes to its orientation.
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What is the approximate speed of sound in air at room temperature?

  • A 343 m/s
  • B 150 m/s
  • C 1500 m/s
  • D 3000 m/s
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Correct Answer: Option A — 343 m/s
Explanation: Sound travels at approximately 343 metres per second in air at room temperature of about 20 degrees Celsius and this speed increases with temperature.
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Which law states that energy radiated by a black body is proportional to the fourth power of its temperature?

  • A Stefan-Boltzmann Law
  • B Boltzmann's Law
  • C Wien's Law
  • D Newton's Cooling Law
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Correct Answer: Option A — Stefan-Boltzmann Law
Explanation: The Stefan-Boltzmann Law states that total energy radiated per unit area of a black body is proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature expressed as P equals sigma T to the power 4.
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Which law states that planets move in elliptical orbits with the sun at one focus?

  • A Newton's Law of Gravitation
  • B Galileo's Law of Motion
  • C Kepler's First Law
  • D Hubble's Law
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Correct Answer: Option C — Kepler's First Law
Explanation: Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion states that all planets orbit the sun in elliptical paths with the sun located at one of the two foci of the ellipse.
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Which particle is responsible for carrying the electromagnetic force?

  • A Neutrino
  • B Boson
  • C Photon
  • D Gluon
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Correct Answer: Option C — Photon
Explanation: The photon is the fundamental particle that mediates the electromagnetic force, one of the four fundamental forces of nature. Photons are massless particles that travel at the speed of light and are also the basic unit of light itself.
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The focal length of a plane mirror is:

  • A Zero
  • B Infinite
  • C Equal to radius of curvature
  • D Negative
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Correct Answer: Option B — Infinite
Explanation: A plane mirror has an infinite focal length because it does not converge or diverge parallel rays of light; its surface is flat, unlike curved mirrors which have finite focal points.
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Which device stores electrical energy in an electric field between two conductors?

  • A Inductor
  • B Resistor
  • C Transformer
  • D Capacitor
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Correct Answer: Option D — Capacitor
Explanation: A capacitor stores electrical energy in an electric field between two parallel conducting plates separated by an insulating material called a dielectric.
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What does Einstein's mass-energy equivalence equation state?

  • A E equals mv squared
  • B E equals mc squared
  • C E equals half mc squared
  • D E equals mc
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Correct Answer: Option B — E equals mc squared
Explanation: Einstein's famous equation E equals mc squared states that mass m and energy E are interchangeable with c being the speed of light showing that small masses contain enormous energy.
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Which type of lens converges parallel light rays to a single focal point?

  • A Concave lens
  • B Convex lens
  • C Diverging lens
  • D Cylindrical lens
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Correct Answer: Option B — Convex lens
Explanation: Convex lenses are thicker at the center than the edges and converge parallel light rays to a single focal point. They are commonly used in magnifying glasses, cameras, and eyeglasses to correct farsightedness.
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