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Most Selected 100 Multiple Choice Questions of Physics
Part -1 from Past Papers of All Punjab Boards.
Q.1: Each question has four possible answers. Select the correct answer and encircle it. (100)
1. The unit of pressure in terms of base units are:
(A) Kgm-1s-2 (B) 𝐾𝑚𝑔-1s-3 (C) 𝐾𝑚𝑔-1s-1 (D) Kmgs-1
2. The percentage uncertainly in measurement of mass and velocity are 2% and 3%. The maximum
uncertainly measurement of kinetic energy is:
(A) 11% (B) 8% (C) 6% (D) 1%
3. The dimension of force is:
(A) [𝑀𝐿𝑇 −1 ] (B) [𝑀𝐿−1 𝑇 −1 ] (C) [𝑴𝑳𝑻−𝟐 ] (D) [𝑀𝐿−2 𝑇 −2 ]
4. The ratio of dimension of power to work is:
(A) 1: T (B) 1:T2 (C) T: 1 (D) T: 12
5. The dimension of Angular momentum are:
(A) [𝑀𝐿𝑇 2 ] (B) [𝑀𝐿𝑇 1 ] (C) [𝑴𝑳𝟐 𝑻𝟏 ] (D)[𝑀𝐿−2 𝑇 −2 ]
6. Both the dot product and cross product of two vectors ⃗𝑨𝒂𝒏𝒅𝑩 ⃗⃗ is zero, when:
   
(A) A and B are parallel to each other (C) A and B are antiparallel
 
(B) A and B are perpendicular to each other (D) Either the vector is zero
7. The resultant of two force 30N and 40N acting at an angle of 90o with each other is:
(A) 50N (B) 30N (C) 40N (D) 70N
̂) is:
8. The magnitude of 𝒊̂. (𝒋̂ × 𝒌
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) -1 (D) 2
9. Projection of 𝑩⃗⃗ along 𝑨⃗ will be given as:
 
  A.B
ˆ .B
(A) A ˆ
(B) B. A (C)
⃗⃗ .𝑩
𝑨 ⃗⃗
(D)
𝑨 cos
10. A projectile is thrown upward with initial velocity “vi” making an angle θ with the horizontal. The
maximum horizontal range is given by:
2 2 2
𝐯𝐢 𝟐 v v v
(A) 𝐠
(B) i (C) i sin 2 (D) i sin 2
2g g 2g
11. What is the angle of projection for which its maximum height and horizontal range are equal?
(A) 46o (B) 56o (C) 66o (D) 76o
12. If a body mass 2 kg moving with 15m/s collides with stationary body of same mass, then after elastic
collision second body will move with velocity of:
(A) 15 m/s (B) 30 m/s (C) Zero m/s (D) None of these
13. If a force of 10N acts on a body of mass 5kg for one second, then its change of momentum will be:
(A) 10 kgms-1 (B) 50 kgms-1 (C) 2 kgms-1 (D) 20 kgms-1
14. For a typical rocket, how much mass of rocket is in the form of fuel:
(A) 60% (B) 50% (C) 80% (D) 100%
15. The distance covered by freely falling body in two seconds is:
(A) 9.8 m (B) 19.6 m (C) 44.4 m (D) 39.2 m
16. 3 joule of work is one in 3 seconds, then power is:
(A) 6 watt (B) 3 watt (C) 18 watt (D) 1 watt
17. An example of non-conservational force is:
(A) Electric force (B) Gravitational force (C) Frictional force (D) Magnetic
18. As we move up a body above the surface of earth, the changes in potential energy will always be:
(A) Negative (B) Positive (C) Zero (D) Infinity
19. When a body moves in circle, the angel between its linear velocity 𝒗 ⃗ and angular velocity 𝝎 is:
(A) 180o (B) 90o (C) 0o (D) 45o

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20. A boy is moving in a circle under centripetal force F. if its linear velocity and radius both are made
twice; the centripetal force will be:
(A) Fc (B) Fc /2 (C) 2Fc (D) 4Fc
21. The speed of a hoop at the bottom of inclined plane can be given by:
4gh 3
(A) 𝑽 = √𝒈𝒉 (B) V  2 gh (C) V  (D) V  gh
3 4
22. A wheel of radius 5.0 cm having an angular speed of 20 rad s -1 have linear speed:
(A) 1.5 ms-1 (B) 1.0ms-1 (C) 0.5 ms-1 (D) 2.5 ms-1
23. The device used for measurement of liquid flow is:
(A) Manometer (B) Barometer (C) Hydrometer (D) Venturi meter
24. A horizontal pipe narrows from a diameter of 10cm to 5cm. for a fluid following form larger
diameter to smaller:
(A) The velocity and pressure both increase (B) The velocity increase and pressure decrease
(C) The velocity decrease and pressure increase (D) The velocity and pressure both decrease
25. The pressure will be low where the speed of fluid is:
(A) High (B) Low (C) Zero (D) Constant
26. Venture relation is given as:
1 2 𝟏
(A) p  Pv (B) 𝑷𝟏 − 𝑷𝟐 = 𝑷𝒗𝟐
2 𝟐

1 1 2
(C) P1  P2  Pv 2  Pv (D) v 2  2 g (h1  h2 )
2 2 2
27. The frequency of waves produced in microwave oven is:
(A) 2250 MHz (B) 2450 MHz (C) 2650 MHz (D) 2850 MHz
28. The P.E. stored by a mass spring system at an extension of 2cm is 10J. The P.E. stored by the same
system at an extension of 4cm will be:
(A) 10 J (B) 20 J (C) 30 J (D) 40 J
29. The dimension of spring constant “K” are:
(A) [MLT-1] (B) [MT-2] (C) [MLT-2] (D) [MT-1]
30. At mean position during SHM:
(A) PE is maximum and K.E is minimum (C) PE is minimum and KE is maximum
(B) Both KE and PE are maximum (D) Both KE and PE are minimum
31. A body is executing SHM. What fraction of its total energy will be kinetic energy when its
displacement from the mean position is half of its displacement?
1 3 3 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4 2 4
32. The value of “γ” for diatomic gas is:
(A) 1.67 (B) 1.40 (C) 1.29 (D) Infinity
33. For each degree Celsius rise in temperature of gas, the speed of sound through it increase by:
(A) 0.60 ms-1 (B) 0.61 ms-1 (C) 61 ms-1 (D) 6.1 ms-1
34. Appropriate range of audible frequency for younger person is:
(A) 20-200Hz (B) 20-2000Hz (C) 20-20000Hz (D) 2000-20000Hz
35. Velocity of sound in free space at 0oC:
(A) 332 ms-1 (B) 224 ms-1 (C) 76 ms-1 (D) 0
36. When two identical waves superimposed, which can change:
(A) Wavelength (B) Frequency (C) Velocity (D) Amplitude

37. The reflective index of water is 1.33. the speed of light in water is:
(A) 3  108 ms 1 (B) 1.8  108 ms 1 (C) 𝟐. 𝟑 × 𝟏𝟎𝟖 𝒎𝒔−𝟏 (D) Zero

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38. A surface on which all the points have same phase of vibration known as:
(A) Crest (B) Trough (C) Wave front (D) Wavelength
39. The value of critical angel of glass-air boundary is:
(A) 41.8o (B) 41.5o (C) 42.8o (D) 420
40. In Michelson’s experiment the equation used to find the speed of light:
1 16
(A) 16fc (B) fd (C) 16fd (D)
16 fd
41. Angle between ray of light and wave front is:
(A) 0o (B) 60o (C) 90o (D) 120o
42. In the focal length of objective and eye piece is 0.5 m and 10 cm respectively, then magnification
power of telescope will be:
(A) 5 (B) 0.5 (C) 10 (D) 20
43. Final image of compound microscope is:
(A) Virtual and erect (B) Virtual and inverted(C) Real and inverted (D) Real and erect
44. The magnification of a convex lens of focal length 10cm is:
(A) 2.5 (B) 3.5 (C) 4.5 (D) 5
45. Information carrying capacity of optical fiber is called:
(A) Capacity (B) Band width (C) Immunity (D) Ability
46. The efficiency of Carnot engine depends upon:
(A) Sink temperature (B) Source temperature (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None
47. A graph between V and T a gas at constant pressure is:
(A) Hyperbola (B) Parabola (C) Straight line (D) Exponential
48. The different between Cp and Cv is equal to:
(A) Avogadro’s constant (C) Planck’s constant
(B) Universal gas constant (D) Boltzmann constant
49. A heat engine operator between the temperature 1000k and 400K. Its efficiency can be equal to:
(A) 5% (B) 60% (C) 70% (D) 100%
50. If the temperature of a system is kept constant, the process is called:
(A) Isobaric (B) Isochoric (C) Isothermal (D) Adiabatic
51. The dimension of coefficient of viscosity is:
(A) [𝑴𝟐 𝑳−𝟏 𝑻−𝟏 ] (B) [𝑀𝐿−1 𝑇 2 ] (C) [𝑀𝐿−1 𝑇 −2 ] (D) [𝑀𝐿𝑇]
52. Which of the following pair has same dimension?
(A) Work and power (C) Momentum and energy
(B) Work and torque (D) Power and pressure
53. According to Einstein’s equation E=mc2 1kg mass equivalent to energy:
(A) 3×106J (B) 9×1016J (C) 9×108J (D) 3×108J
54. The percentage uncertainly in radius of a sphere is 2%. The total percentage uncertainly in the
volume of a sphere is:
(A) 2% (B) 4% (C) 6% (D) 8%
55. If Rx is negative and Ry is positive, then the resultant vector lies in:
(A) 2nd quadrant (B) 3rd quadrant (C) 4th quadrant (D) 1st quadrant
56. Reverse process of vector addition is called:
(A) Subtraction of vector (C) Resolution of vector
(B) Obtaining unit vector (D) Making a vector negative
57. The force of 10N makes an angle of 30o with y-axis. The magnitude of x component will be:
(A) 5N (B) 8.66N (C) 10N (D) Zero

𝑹𝒚
58. In the third quadrant direction of resultant vector is (𝜱 = 𝒕𝒂𝒏−𝟏 𝑹 )
𝒙
(A) 180   (B) 𝟏𝟖𝟎° + 𝜱 (C) 360   (D) 360  

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59. If ⃗𝑭 = 𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝟑𝒋̂𝑵 𝒂𝒏𝒅 ⃗𝒅 = 𝟒𝒊̂ + 𝟒𝒋̂𝒎, the work done will be:
(A) 13J (B) 18J (C) 20J (D) 24J
60. A cricket ball is hit so that it travels straight up in air and it acquires 3 second reach the maximum
height. It initial velocity is:
(A) 10ms-1 (B) 15ms-1 (C) 29.4ms-1 (D) 12.2ms-1
61. Rocket equation is given as:
M Mv 𝒎𝒗 mv
(A) a  (B) a  (C) 𝒂 = (D) a 
mv M 𝑴 M
62. Horizontal component of velocity of projectile:
(A) Remains constant (B) Increase (C) Decrease (D) Zero
63. The velocity of projectile at maximum heights is:
(A) Vi Cos θ (B) Zero (C) Maximum (D) Vi Sin θ
-1 o
64. A ball is thrown up with 20ms at an angle of 60 with x-axis the velocity ball at the top position is:
(A) 0 ms-1 (B) 10 ms-1 (C) 20 ms-1 (D) 16 ms-1
65. Kgms-1 can also be written as:
(A) Nm (B) Ns (C) Ns-1 (D) Js
-1
66. Escape velocity on the surface of earth is 11.2 kmS the escape velocity on the surface of another
planet of same mass as that of earth but of ¼ times of the radius of earth is:
(A) 5.6 Kms-1 (B) 11.2 Kms-1 (C) 22.4 Kms-1 (D) 5.6 ms-1
67. Absolute P.E. of an object at infinite height w.r.t earth is taken as:
(A) Negative (B) Zero (C) Henry (D) Virtual
68. The ratio between orbital and escape velocities are.
𝟏
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) √2 (D)
√𝟐
69. Which is larger for a hoop of mass M and radius R that is rolling without slipping? Its translation
or rotational kinetic energy?
(A) Transactional kinetic energy (C) Rotational kinetic energy
(B) Both are the same (D) Answer depends upon the radius
70. Rotational inertia of two equal masses cylinders, but one lager diameter will be:
(A) Lesser (B) Larger (C) Same (D) Infinity
71. Angular speed of inertia rotation of earth is:
(A) 2π (B) π (C) 4π (D) 7.3×10-5 Red/sec-1
72. A wheel of diameter 1m makes 60 rev/min. the linear speed of a point on its rim in ms -1 is:
(A) π (B) 2π (C) π/2 (D) 3π
73. The maximum drag force on falling sphere is 9.8N weight is:
(A) 1N (B) 9.8 N (C) 19.8 N (D) 4.9 N
74. If the radius of droplet becomes half, then its terminal velocity will be:
(A) Double (B) Half (C) One fourth (D) Four time
75. The SI unit of flow rate of fluid is:
(A) m3 sec-1 (B) m2 sec-1 (C) m2 sec-2 (D) m3 sec-3
76. If a amplitude of a simple pendulum is increased by 4 times then time period will be:
(A) Four time (B) Half (C) Same (D) Two times
77. The velocity of a particle having SHM is ‘v’ at mean position. If its amplitude is doubled then
velocity at mean position will be:
(A) v/2 (B) v (C) 2v (D) 4v
78. The force responsible for the vibratory motion of simple pendulum is:
(A) -mg Cos θ (B) -mg Sin θ (C) mg Sec θ (D) mg Tan θ

79. The length of second’s pendulum is:

(A) 1000 cm (B) 90 cm (C) 99.2 cm (D) 98 cm
80. 10cm extension is produced in a spring due to a force of 20N. the spring constant is:

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(A) 2 Nm (B) 20 Nm-1 (C) 200 Nm-1 (D) 2000 Nm-1
81. The frequency of second’s pendulum is:
(A) 1 Hz (B) 2 Hz (C) 0.5 Hz (D) 5 Hz
82. Distance between two consecutive nodes is:
𝜆 𝝀
(A) 𝜆 (B) 4 (C) 𝟐 (D) 2𝜆
83. If the speed of sound in air at a given pressure is V, then by increasing pressure to doubled, the new
speed becomes:
(A) 0.5 V (B) V (C) 2 V (D) 4 V
84. For same mass and length if tension of a vibrating string is increase four times the speed of wave
increased by:
(A) 6 times (B) 4 times (C) 8 times (D) 2 times
85. If the organ pipe open at both ends the frequency of fundamental harmonic is:
v v 4 2
(A) f 1  (B) f 1  (C) f 1  (D) f 1 
2 4 v v
86. When the amplitude of a wave increases to double its energy:
(A) Remain the same (B) Increase by two times
(C) Increase by 4 times (D) Decrease to half
87. The equation of Michelson’s interferometer is:
m m
(A) L  (B) L  (C) L  m (D) L  2m
2 4
88. The distance between two adjacent dark fringes is given by:
L m L  1  L d
(A) y  (B) y  (C) y   m   (D) y 
d d  2 d L
89. A Diffraction grating has 5000 lines/cm. its grating elements will be:
(A) 𝟐. 𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟔 𝒎 (B) 2.0 × 10−4 𝑚 (C) 1.0 × 10−6 𝑚 (D) 1.0 × 10−4 𝑚
90. A typical diffraction grating has certain number of lines per cm whose range is:
(A) 40 to 50 (B) 400 to 500 (C) 400 to 5000 (D) 4000 to 5000
91. The final image formed by simple microscope is:
(A) Virtual and inverted (B) Virtual and erect (C) Real and erect (D) Real and inverted
92. The collimator in a spectrometer is used to:
(A) Disperse (C) Reflect the light beam
(B) Make the light beam parallel (D) Coverage the light beam
93. The final image seen through eye-piece in telescope is:
(A) Real, enlarge and inverted (C) Virtual, enlarge and erect
(B) Virtual, enlarge and inverted (D) Real, enlarge and erect
94. When a ray of light enters from denser into a rare medium, wavelength of light ray will:
(A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Unchanged (D) Remains same
95. In Michelson’s experiment, the angle subtended by a side of eight sided mirror at the center is:
  
(A) (B) (C) (D) 
8 4 2
96. Boltzmann’s constant ‘k’ is equal to:
R 1 NA
(A) (B) (C) (D) RN A
NA RN A R
97. Average translation K.E. molecules for an ideal gas given by relation:
(A) 23 KT (B) 32 KT (C) 32K T (D) 3
2K T
98. Pressure of a gas is given by the relation:

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2 1 3
(A)   v2  (B)   v2  (C)   v2  (D)   v 2 
3 3 2
99. The latent heat of fusion of ice is:
(A) 𝟑. 𝟑𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓 𝑱𝑲𝒈−𝟏 (B) 3.36 × 106 𝐽𝐾𝑔−1 (C) 3.36 × 107 𝐽𝐾𝑔−1 (D) 3.36 × 109 𝐽𝐾𝑔−1
𝟓𝑹
100. For a diatomic gas 𝑪𝒗 = 𝟐
then Gamma "𝜸" for this gas is:
5 4 7 35
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7 35 5 4

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