Following are the set of 20 multiple choice questions from the subject Physics. The purpose of this section is just to support the candidates who prepare for Kerala PSC and other competitive exams. You can always refer this website from your mobile phone on the go or from your home PC.
GENERAL SCIENCE PRACTICE TEST | PHYSICS
(A multiple choice questions and answer for Kerala PSC, UPSC, SSC, Banking, IBPS, Railway and other competitive exams)
1. Which physical quantity has the unit Kilowatt-hour?
(a) Light
(b) Energy
(c) Temperature
(d) Distance

2. Select the unit which is not a fundamental unit?
(a) meter
(b) Kilogram
(c) second
(d) Joule

3. In which direction does the rainbow appear in the morning?
(a) East
(b) South
(c) West
(d) North

4. Which particle is also known as God’s particle?
(a) Gravitons
(b) Fermions
(c) Higgs Bosons
(d) Electrons

5. Light Year is the unit of
(a) Year
(b) Energy
(c) Time
(d) Distance

6. What is the unit of luminous intensity?
(a) Candela
(b) Ampere
(c) Kelvin
(d) Litre

7. I Nanometer (1nm) =
(a) 10-12 m
(b) 10-8 m
(c) 10-9 m
(d) 10-10 m

8. At which angle a projectile has maximum range?
(a) 45º
(b) 90 º
(c) 30 º
(d) 180 º

9. Escape velocity of the moon is
(a) 1.4 km/s
(b) 2.4 km/s
(c) 3.4 km/s
(d) 4.4. km/s

10. Escape velocity of the earth is
(a) 14.3 km/s
(b) 11.2 km /s
(c) 14.2 km/s
(d) 10.2 km/s

11. What is the temperature at which density of water is maximum?
(a) 4 º C
(b) 5 º C
(c) 2 º C
(d) 7 º C

12. Select the vector quantity from the following.
(a) Temperature
(b) Time
(c) Distance
(d) Displacement

13. One Calorie is about ____ Joules.
(a) 4.9 J
(b) 4.2 J
(c) 4.7 J
(d) 5 J

14. What is the mode of heat transfer in transferring heat from sun to earth?
(a) Conduction
(b) Convection
(c) Radiation
(d) None of these

15. What is the normal human body temperature?
(a) 97 º F
(b) 98.4 º F
(c) 98.4 º C
(d) 97 º C