Miscellaneous Physics: MCQ Test
25 questions · pick one option for each · submit when you finish to see your score and the correct answers.
Question 1 of 25
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
- ASeismograph – records the intensity of earthquake tremors
- BPycnometer – measuring solar radiation
- CPyrometer – measuring the density of a liquid
- DPyrheliometer – measuring high temperatures
Question 2 of 25
Which of the following was invented by Alexander Graham Bell?
- APhone
- BBulb
- Cradar
- Drailway engine
Question 3 of 25
Photoelectric cell converts-
- Aelectrical energy into light energy
- Blight energy into electrical energy
- Clight energy into chemical energy
- Delectrical energy into mechanical energy
Question 4 of 25
Tachometer is used to measure what?
- Agravity
- Brotational speed
- Csurface tension
- Ddispersion power
Question 5 of 25
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
- AManometer - pressure
- BCarburetor - Internal Combustion Engine
- CCardiograph - heart rate
- DSeismometer - surface curvature
Question 6 of 25
Who invented LED?
- ANick Hollow Nyack
- BElvas Howe
- CChuck Plough
- DChristiaan Huygens
Question 7 of 25
1 fathom is equal to-
- A1.61 km
- B1.65 km
- C1.80 km
- D1.85 km
Question 8 of 25
Which of the following instruments is used to find the position of objects submerged in the ocean?
- Aaudiometer
- Bgalvanometer
- CSextant
- DSonar
Question 9 of 25
The person considered to be the father of computer is-
- ABabbage
- BHollerith
- CLevnij
- DPascal
Question 10 of 25
Which instrument is used to measure the humidity of air?
- AHygrometer
- BHydrometer
- CManometer
- Dodometer
Question 11 of 25
Which of the following is used to measure very small time intervals accurately?
- APulsar
- BQuartz watches
- Catomic clocks
- Dwhite dwarf
Question 12 of 25
What is a flight recorder technically called?
- Aaltimeter
- BDark Box
- Cblind box
- Dblack box
Question 13 of 25
The inventor of nuclear reactor is
- AWilliam Harvey
- BEdward Jenner
- CMichael Faraday
- Denrico fermi
Question 14 of 25
Match the following- List-I List-II A Earthquake 1. Ammeter B Altitude 2. Seismograph C Electric Current 3. Altimeter D Resistance 4. Ohm
- AABCD 2 3 1 4
- BABCD 2 3 4 1
- CABCD
- DABCD 2 3 4 1
Question 15 of 25
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Instrument) List-II (Quantity measured) A Ammeter 1. Pressure B Hygrometer 2. Weight C Barometer 3. Current D Spring Balance 4. Relative Humidity
- AABCD 2 3 4 1
- BABCD 3 4 1 2
- CABCD
- DABCD
Question 16 of 25
What is the value of Planck's constant?
- A6.66 × 10-11 joule second
- B6.63 × 10-34 joule second
- C6.02 × 10-27 joule second
- D6.67 × 10-31 joule second
Question 17 of 25
1 time is equal to-
- A10-5 Pa
- B107 Pa
- C105 Pa
- D104 Pa
Question 18 of 25
Pyrometer is used for-
- Ain measuring depth
- Bto measure humidity
- Cin measuring temperature
- Din measuring height
Question 19 of 25
Who invented the gas engine?
- Adiesel
- BDavy
- CDaimler
- DCharles
Question 20 of 25
Who invented X-rays?
- AHopkins
- BRoentgen
- CMarconi
- DMorse
Question 21 of 25
Who invented the helicopter?
- ACockerel
- BBriquettes
- COtis
- DFrank Whitley
Question 22 of 25
What is one barrel of oil approximately equal to?
- A131 liters
- B159 liters
- C257 liters
- D321 liters
Question 23 of 25
Who invented the 'electronic computer'?
- AEckert and Moschli
- BCarl Wenz
- CThomas Alva Edison
- DEdward Teller
Question 24 of 25
What is measured by Wheatstone Bridge?
- Aelectric current
- Bpotential difference
- Cresistance
- Dpotential
Question 25 of 25
1 megawatt hour (MWh) is equal to-
- A3.6 ×3 J
- B3.6 ×4 J
- C3.6 ×7 J
- D3.6 ×9 J