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Which type of circuit provides multiple paths for current to flow?

  • A Series circuit
  • B Open circuit
  • C Short circuit
  • D Parallel circuit
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Correct Answer: Option D — Parallel circuit
Explanation: In a parallel circuit, multiple paths are available for current to flow between components, meaning voltage remains constant across each branch while total current divides among them. If one branch fails, others continue operating normally.
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Echo is caused by the:

  • A Refraction of sound
  • B Diffraction of sound
  • C Interference of sound
  • D Reflection of sound
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Correct Answer: Option D — Reflection of sound
Explanation: An echo occurs when sound waves reflect off a hard, distant surface and return to the listener's ear after a perceptible delay, requiring a minimum distance for the reflected sound to be distinguished.
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The process by which a heavy nucleus splits into two lighter nuclei is called:

  • A Radioactive decay
  • B Nuclear fission
  • C Nuclear fusion
  • D Beta decay
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Correct Answer: Option B — Nuclear fission
Explanation: Nuclear fission is the process in which a heavy atomic nucleus, such as uranium, splits into two smaller nuclei along with the release of a large amount of energy and free neutrons.
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Which law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed only converted from one form to another?

  • A Zeroth Law
  • B Second Law
  • C Third Law
  • D First Law
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Correct Answer: Option D — First Law
Explanation: The First Law of Thermodynamics also known as the Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but only converted from one form to another.
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If a stone is dropped from a height, its velocity just before hitting the ground depends on:

  • A Mass only
  • B Mass and height
  • C Air resistance only
  • D Height only
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Correct Answer: Option D — Height only
Explanation: Ignoring air resistance, the final velocity of a freely falling object depends solely on the height from which it falls and gravitational acceleration, since mass cancels out in the equations of free fall.
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What is the unit of measurement for radioactive activity equal to one nuclear disintegration per second?

  • A Gray
  • B Becquerel
  • C Sievert
  • D Rem
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Correct Answer: Option B — Becquerel
Explanation: The Becquerel is the SI unit of radioactivity named after Henri Becquerel defined as one nuclear disintegration per second and replaced the older unit Curie in the SI system.
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Which type of current does a battery supply?

  • A Neither AC nor DC
  • B Direct current
  • C Both AC and DC
  • D Alternating current
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Correct Answer: Option B — Direct current
Explanation: A battery supplies direct current (DC), which flows consistently in one direction through a circuit. This is different from alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, typically supplied by power grids for household and industrial use.
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What is the term for the energy carried by a photon proportional to its frequency?

  • A Kinetic energy
  • B Potential energy
  • C Photon energy
  • D Binding energy
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Correct Answer: Option C — Photon energy
Explanation: Photon energy describes the discrete amount of energy carried by a single photon, calculated by multiplying its frequency by Planck's constant. Higher frequency photons, such as ultraviolet or gamma rays, carry significantly more energy.
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A rainbow is formed due to the:

  • A Polarization of light
  • B Reflection of light only
  • C Diffraction of light only
  • D Refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets
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Correct Answer: Option D — Refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets
Explanation: A rainbow forms when sunlight enters water droplets in the atmosphere, undergoing refraction, internal reflection, and dispersion into its component colors before exiting the droplet toward the observer's eye.
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Which model of the atom describes electrons orbiting the nucleus in specific energy levels?

  • A Thomson's Plum Pudding model
  • B Rutherford's model
  • C Dalton's model
  • D Bohr's atomic model
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Correct Answer: Option D — Bohr's atomic model
Explanation: Bohr's atomic model proposed in 1913 describes electrons orbiting the nucleus in fixed energy levels or shells and electrons emit or absorb energy when transitioning between levels.
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What is the SI unit of temperature?

  • A Kelvin
  • B Celsius
  • C Fahrenheit
  • D Joule
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Correct Answer: Option A — Kelvin
Explanation: The Kelvin scale is the SI unit for temperature, based on absolute zero as its starting point, where all molecular motion theoretically ceases. It is widely used in scientific research due to its absolute reference point.
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Which thermometric scale has no negative values?

  • A Fahrenheit
  • B Kelvin
  • C Celsius
  • D Both Celsius and Fahrenheit
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Correct Answer: Option B — Kelvin
Explanation: The Kelvin scale is an absolute temperature scale that starts at absolute zero and has no negative values, unlike the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales which can represent temperatures below their zero points.
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A parallel circuit has:

  • A Multiple paths for current flow
  • B Zero voltage across all elements
  • C Only one path for current flow
  • D No resistors
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Correct Answer: Option A — Multiple paths for current flow
Explanation: In a parallel circuit, components are connected across common points, providing multiple paths for current to flow, so the voltage remains the same across each branch while total current divides among them.
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The law of conservation of energy states that energy:

  • A Can neither be created nor destroyed, only transformed
  • B Is always constant in every process
  • C Can be destroyed but not created
  • D Can be created but not destroyed
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Correct Answer: Option A — Can neither be created nor destroyed, only transformed
Explanation: This fundamental law states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant; energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be converted from one form to another, such as kinetic to potential.
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What is meant by the term inertia in physics?

  • A The tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion
  • B The tendency of an object to accelerate
  • C The force of gravity on an object
  • D The energy stored in a moving object
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Correct Answer: Option A — The tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion
Explanation: Inertia is the property of matter by which an object resists changes to its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line as described by Newton's First Law.
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What is the unit of frequency?

  • A Hertz
  • B Joule
  • C Watt
  • D Newton
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Correct Answer: Option A — Hertz
Explanation: Hertz (Hz) is the SI unit of frequency, named after Heinrich Hertz. It measures the number of complete cycles or oscillations of a wave that occur per second, commonly used for sound waves, radio waves, and alternating current.
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Which principle explains why airplanes can generate lift while flying?

  • A Pascal's Law
  • B Bernoulli's Principle
  • C Archimedes' Principle
  • D Newton's Third Law
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Correct Answer: Option B — Bernoulli's Principle
Explanation: Bernoulli's Principle explains that faster-moving air over an airplane wing's curved upper surface creates lower pressure compared to the slower air beneath, generating an upward lift force that helps sustain flight.
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The speed of sound in air at room temperature is approximately:

  • A 343 m/s
  • B 5000 m/s
  • C 3 x 10^8 m/s
  • D 1500 m/s
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Correct Answer: Option A — 343 m/s
Explanation: The speed of sound in dry air at approximately 20 degrees Celsius room temperature is about 343 metres per second, and this speed increases with rising air temperature.
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A rectifier is used to convert:

  • A Current to resistance
  • B Voltage to current
  • C DC to AC
  • D AC to DC
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Correct Answer: Option D — AC to DC
Explanation: A rectifier is an electronic device or circuit that converts alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, into direct current (DC), which flows in only one constant direction, commonly using diodes.
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Which device converts electrical energy into mechanical energy?

  • A Generator
  • B Transformer
  • C Electric motor
  • D Capacitor
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Correct Answer: Option C — Electric motor
Explanation: An electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy using the interaction between electric current and a magnetic field to produce rotational motion.
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