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Chapter 1 to 3 Multiple choice

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The unit........... is the same as newton metre.

a)

power

b)

force

c)

work

2.

The SI unit of force is ........ .

a)

joule

b)

newton

c)

watt

3.

The product of force and velocity is the ........ .

a)

work done

b)

energy

c)

power

4.

The rate of doing work is ........... .

a)

power

b)

efficiency

c)

energy

5.

In British engineering system, the power of motors and engines are also expressed in .......... .

a)

Js⁻¹

b)

ergs⁻¹

c)

ft-lbs⁻¹

6.

1 hp is equal to ........... ergs⁻¹.

a)

550

b)

746

c)

746 x 10⁷

7.

There are........ W in 1 hp.

a)

550

b)

746

c)

746 x 10⁷

8.

The unit watt is the same as .......... .

a)

Js⁻¹

b)

ergs⁻¹

c)

ft- lbs⁻¹

9.

The mechanical advantage of a machine depends on the........ present.

a)

fraction

b)

friction

c)

fruition

10.

The .......... is the ratio of the load to the effort.

a)

efficiency

b)

VR

c)

MA

11.

The velocity ratio is usually much greater than........ .

a)

1

b)

1.5

c)

2

12.

If the machine is ........... the mechanical advantage will be equal to the velocity ratio.

a)

new

b)

perfect

c)

simple

13.

The ability to retain the original form is called.......... .

a)

electricity

b)

elasticity

c)

elementary

14.

A spring obeys ......... law.

a)

Hooke's

b)

Pascal's

c)

Joule's

15.

The force applied to an elastic body is called .......... .

a)

stress

b)

strain

c)

spring

16.

One ......... equals to a rate of energy transfers force from place to place,

a)

work

b)

word

c)

watt

17.

The ......... of a machine is always less than 100%.

a)

efficiency

b)

MA

c)

VR

18.

A hydraulic system transfers force from place to place, using ............ .

a)

fluid

b)

force

c)

fluoride

19.

A compressed spring has ......... energy.

a)

kinetic

b)

elastic potential

c)

electric potential

20.

......... is the energy transfered in any system when a force causes movement.

a)

Power

b)

Work

c)

Efficiency

21.

Potential energy and kinetic energy are types of ......... .

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Magnetic energy

c)

Mechanical energy

22.

An object of mass 'm' raised to a height '2h' above the ground level possesses a gravitational potential energy of .......... .

a)

mgh/2

b)

mgh

c)

2mgh

23.

Work done must have the same unit as .......... .

a)

force

b)

power

c)

energy

24.

The normal atmospheric pressure at sea level is .......... .

a)

76 mmHg

b)

760 mmHg

c)

7.6 mmHg

25.

The normal atmospheric pressure at sea level is......... kNm⁻².

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

26.

The atmospheric pressure in the plains is ......... that of the hilly regions.

a)

equal to

b)

greater than

c)

lower than

27.

Manometer is a device used to measure the ........... .

a)

density

b)

volume

c)

pressure

28.

A ........... is a device for measuring atmospheric pressure.

a)

manometer

b)

hydrometer

c)

barometer

29.

When bodies are immersed in a liquid, there is loss in ........... .

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

weight

30.

Archimedes' principle is true ........ .

a)

only for liquids

b)

only for gases

c)

both liquids and gases

31.

The densities of different substances can be obtained by ........ .

a)

Pascal's law

b)

Archimedes' principle

c)

Hooke's law

32.

The construction of a hydraulic brake and hydraulic press are based on .......... .

a)

Pascal's law

b)

Archimedes'principle

c)

Hooke's

33.

The ......... are used to measure the density of liquid.

a)

manometer

b)

barometer

c)

hydrometer

34.

For a body is in equilibrium in a fluid, the upward thrust is ........... the weight of the body.

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

equal to

35.

If the weight of the body is ......... the upward thrust, the body will sink.

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

equal to

36.

If the weight of the body is........ the upward thrust, the body will rise up to the surface.

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

equal to

37.

The atmospheric pressure at the hilly region is ......... that at the plains.

a)

greater than

b)

lower than

c)

equal to

38.

An air ship is floating high above the ground. In this case the air upward thrust is .......... that airship weight.

a)

equal to

b)

greater than

c)

smaller than

39.

The pressure exerted by the liquid column is independent of the......... .

a)

base area

b)

height of the column

c)

density of the liquid

40.

The area of input piston must be ........ the area of output piston in hydraulic press.

a)

larger than

b)

smaller than

c)

same as

41.

A man and a child are standing side by side.They have same ......... .

a)

pressure

b)

area

c)

force

42.

Barometer was invented by ......... .

a)

Archimedes

b)

Pascal

c)

Torricelli

43.

There are .......... different modes by which heat may be transferred from one place to another.

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

44.

The rate of heat flow depends on T₂-T₁/l is called ........... .

a)

temperature constant

b)

temperature gradient

c)

temperature difference

45.

Air and body tissue are good ........ of heat.

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

c)

semiconductors

46.

Cloths, plastic and wood are poor ........ of heat.

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

c)

semiconductors

47.

By one mode of heat transfer called ........., a much larger quantity of heat may be carried by the motion of the fluid itself.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

48.

The weather is fair at the sea coast due to heat .......... process.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

49.

In cold regions where rooms are heated by fire 🔥, heating is done by ......... process.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

50.

Heat is transmitted from the sun 🌞 to the earth by ........... .

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

51.

The air trapped in woollen fibres acts an/a ......... .

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

semiconductor

52.

Plastic and wood are......... conductors.

a)

pure

b)

pour

c)

poor

53.

The SI unit of total emissive power is .......... .

a)

Wm⁻²

b)

Wm⁻¹

c)

Wm²

54.

No material medium is required for the passage of ........... waves

a)

mechanical

b)

longitudinal

c)

electromagnetic

55.

A blackbody ........... heat better than a shiny one.

a)

reflects

b)

absorbs

c)

protects

56.

A white shawl wrapped around a baby keeps the baby warm because the swawl ....... .

a)

is poor insulator

b)

is a poor radiator

c)

has pockets of air trapped in it.

57.

Thermal radiation or .......... radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation.

a)

ultraviolet

b)

infrared

c)

X

58.

Every object including the sun emits energy in the form of.......... radiation.

a)

electromagnetic

b)

electrostatic

c)

electrodynamics

59.

Heat transfer from the sun 🌞 to the earth is neither by condition nor .......... .

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

60.

The shiny objects are the best......... of heat.

a)

absorbser

b)

emitter

c)

collector

61.

The range of wavelength of thermal radiation is about.......... .

a)

1um to 100 um

b)

1 nm to 100 nm

c)

1mm to 100mm

62.

The total emissive power of a black body is directly proportional to the fourth power of.......... temperature.

a)

absorbing

b)

normal

c)

kelvin

63.

Transfer of thermal energy by means of currents in fluids is termed as............ .

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

64.

Air conditioners are a best example of .......... .

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

65.

Process in which thermal energy is transferred without any flow of medium is termed as ........... .

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

66.

Thermal energy can be transferred by ........ .

a)

conduction only

b)

convection only

c)

conduction, convection and radiation

67.

Convectional current only occurs in ........ .

a)

gases

b)

liquids

c)

both liquids and gases

68.

Handle of soldering iron rod is made up of plastic because plastic is a ..........

a)

good conductor of heat

b)

good insulator of heat

c)

bad insulator of heat

69.

Surface that would better absorbs the infrared radiation is...........

a)

Dull and white

b)

Dull and black

c)

Shiny and black

70.

Greenhouse is a good example of..........

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

71.

If we feel no cold or hot , we call it ....... .

a)

temperature constant

b)

thermal equilibrium

c)

temperature equilibrium

72.

The radiation law is expressed in terms of the fourth power of the....... temperature.

a)

Celsius

b)

Fahrenheit

c)

Kelvin