COMMON PHYSICAL OBSERVATIONS (MCQs)

The sun appears red at sunrise and sunset while it appears white at noon, because:

  • (A) It is cooler at sunrise and at sunset
  • (B) Of refraction
  • (C) Of diffraction leading to red end of the spectrum reaching the earth
  • (D) Of scattering of light due to dust particles and air molecules
Check Answer
  • (D) Of scattering of light due to dust particles and air molecules

Sun appears red in color during sunrise and sunset due to:

  • (A) The fact that sun emits only red color at that time
  • (B) Red light having longer wavelength scatters away
  • (C) The fact that all other colors scatter away except red
  • (D) Of diffraction leading to red end of the spectrum reaching the earth
Check Answer
  • (B) Red light having longer wavelength scatters away

The beautiful color patterns exhibited by a peacock in its tail feathers are due to:

  • (A) Interference of light
  • (B) Selective absorption of light
  • (C) Selective reflection of light
  • (D) Natural color pattern of feathers
Check Answer
  • (B) Selective absorption of light

T.V transmission cannot cover a very large area because:

  • (A) Picture cannot be transmitted clearly after a specific distance
  • (B) The strength of T.V waves is very limited
  • (C) The shape of the earth is spherical
  • (D) The air is not a good conductor of light and sound waves
Check Answer
  • (C) The shape of the earth is spherical

Copper wires are generally used for electrical power transmission instead of iron wire because:

  • (A) Copper is cheaper than iron
  • (B) Copper is lighter than iron
  • (C) Copper is a better conductor of electricity than iron
  • (D) Copper can take higher power than iron
Check Answer
  • (C) Copper is a better conductor of electricity than iron

Tungsten is used for the manufacture of the filament of an electric bulb because:

  • (A) It is a good conductor
  • (B) It is economical
  • (C) It is malleable
  • (D) It has a very high melting point
Check Answer
  • (D) It has a very high melting point

Air is completely removed from an electric bulb to prevent:

  • (A) Loss of light due to absorption
  • (B) Bursting of the bulb
  • (C) Oxidation of tungsten filament
  • (D) Cracking of bulb immediately
Check Answer
  • (C) Oxidation of tungsten filament

When the door of an operating refrigerator is opened the temperature of the room will:

  • (A) Decreases
  • (B) Increases
  • (C) Remained unchanged
  • (D) Fall down immediately
Check Answer
  • (B) Increases

On earth a moving body ordinarily comes to rest by itself because of:

  • (A) Law of inertia
  • (B) Forces of friction
  • (C) Gravitational force
  • (D) Conversation of momentum
Check Answer
  • (B) Forces of friction

The necessary centripetal force to the moving car around a corner track is provided by:

  • (A) Coulomb’s force
  • (B) Gravitational force
  • (C) Force of friction
  • (D) Centrifugal force
Check Answer
  • (C) Force of friction

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