Q101. 1 fathom is equal to-
- A1.61 km
- B1.65 km
- C1.80 km
- D1.85 km
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Answer: C) 1.80 km
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Q102. 1 mile is equal to-
- A1.61 km
- B1.65 km
- C1.75 km
- D1.80 km
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Answer: A) 1.61 km
Q103. 1 time is equal to-
- A10-5 Pa
- B107 Pa
- C105 Pa
- D104 Pa
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Answer: C) 105 Pa
Q104. Micron is equal to-
- A10-9 m
- B10-12 m
- C10-6 m
- D10-15 m
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Answer: C) 10-6 m
Q105. The weight of one kilogram of the amount is-
- A1 Newton
- B10 Newtons
- C9.8 Newtons
- D9 Newtons
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Answer: C) 9.8 Newtons
Q106. One light year is closest to which of these?
- A108 m
- B1012 m
- C1015 m
- D1018 m
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Answer: C) 1015 m
Q107. The speed of light in vacuum is-
- A3 × 105 meter/second
- B3 × 107meter/second
- C3 × 108 meter/second
- D2 × 108 meter/second
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Answer: C) 3 × 108 meter/second
Q108. 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
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Answer: B) 6.63 × 10-34 joule second
Q109. The mass of an electron in MeV is-
- A1.02 MeV
- B0.51 MeV
- C51 MeV
- D102 MeV
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Answer: B) 0.51 MeV
Q110. How many meters are in a micron?
- A10-4
- B10-6
- C104
- D106
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Answer: B) 10-6
Q111. How many calories are in a joule?
- A0.24
- B0.44
- C0.54
- D0.64
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Answer: A) 0.24
Q112. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
- A1 kilometer = 103 meter
- B1 gigameter = 109 meter
- C1 megameter = 106 meter
- D1 micrometer is 10-3 meter
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Answer: D) 1 micrometer is 10-3 meter
Q113. What is one barrel of oil approximately equal to?
- A131 liters
- B159 liters
- C257 liters
- D321 liters
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Answer: B) 159 liters
Q114. How would the height of a six feet tall person be expressed in nanometers? (approximately)
- A183 x 106 Nanometer
- B234 x 106 Nanometer
- C183 x 107 Nanometer
- D234 x 107 Nanometer
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Answer: C) 183 x 107 Nanometer
Q115. One nanometer is-
- A10-6 cm
- B10-7 cm
- C10-8 cm
- D10-9 cm
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Answer: B) 10-7 cm
Q116. What is the approximate distance between the Sun and the Earth?
- A15.96 x 107 km
- B14.96 x 107 km
- C12.96x107 km
- D11.96x107km
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Answer: B) 14.96 x 107 km
Q117. How much is a decalitre?
- A10 kilometers
- B10 liters
- C10 centilitres
- D100 liters
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Answer: B) 10 liters
Q118. Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in the year ………….
- A1920
- B1924
- C1934
- D1921
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Answer: D) 1921
Q119. J.J. Thomson received the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of
- AProton
- BPositron
- CNeutron
- Delectron
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Answer: D) electron
Q120. Pierre Curie shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 with Henri Becquerel and his wife Marie Curie for their discoveries related to ………….
- Aradioactivity
- BX-ray
- CMirror Images
- Dthermodynamics
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Answer: A) radioactivity
Q121. Which of the following pairs relating to a physical phenomenon and its discoverer is/are correctly matched? 1. James Chadwick - Photoelectric effect. 2. Albert Einstein - Neutron 3. Marie Curie - Radium Select the correct answer using the code given below
- A1, 2 and 3
- B1 and 2 only
- C2 and 3 only
- DOnly 3
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Answer: D) Only 3
Q122. George Simon Ohm, in whose honor we have the famous Ohm's Law, was from which country?
- ARussia
- BSpain
- CPoland
- DGerman
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Answer: D) German