PHYSICS MDCAT

SWIFT TEST
PHYSICS
Q. 1 Which of the following is momentum closely related to?
A. Impulse B. Power
C. Force D. Kinetic Energy
Q. 2 At the height 80 m, an aeroplane is moving with 150 m/s. A bomb is dropped from it
so as to hit a target. At what distance from the target should the bomb be dropped
A. 600 m B. 605.3 m
C. 80 m D. 230 m
Q. 3 The potential energy in simple harmonic motion is maximum at-
A. Mean position
B. Extreme position
C. Mid-point between mean position and extreme position
D. None of the above
Q. 4 Work is always done on a body when
A. A force acts on it
B. It moves through a certain distance
C. It experiences an increase in energy through a mechanical influence
D. None of these
Q. 5 An unbalanced torque causes a disc rotating at 2 rad s-1 to accelerate at 4 rad s-2.
How many rotations will the disc make in 5s?
A. 9.6 B. 60.0 C. 19.2 D. 5.4
Q. 6 The graph below represents the angular motion of a body.
The number of revolutions made in 10s is

A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 15
Q. 7 What is the speed of sound in air when the air temperature is 31° C
A. 0.313 km/s B. 0.362 km/s C. 0.35 km/s D. 0.332 km/s
Q. 8 A string of mass 2.5 kg is under a tension of 200 N. The length of the stretched string
is 20.0 m. If the transverse jerk is struck at one end of the string, the disturbance
will reach the other end in
A. One second B. 0.5 second
C. 2 seconds D. Data given is insufficient
Q. 9 The angle between the electric lines of force and the equipotential surface is:
A. 180° B. 0° C. 45° D. 90°
Q. 10 What is the potential at 1.0 m from a point charge Q = − 25 nC?
A. 6.6 × 102 V B. −2.3 × 102 V
C. −6.6 × 10 V2
D. 2.3 × 102 V
Q. 11 A body of mass 1 kg is thrown with a velocity of 10 ms–1 at an angle of 60o with the
horizontal. Its momentum at the highest point is
A. 2 kg ms–1 B. 4 kg ms–1
–1
C. 3 kg ms D. 5 kg ms–1
Q. 12 Possible modes of vibration whose frequencies are all integral multiple of a lowest
frequency are called:
A. Overtones B. Nodes
C. Harmonics D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
Q. 13 An adiabatic process occurs at constant
A. Temperature B. Heat
C. Pressure D. None of these
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Q. 14 A coil having 100 square loops each of side 5 cm is placed normal to a magnetic field
which increases at the rate of 1 T/s. The induced emf in volts is:
A. 0.1 B. 1
C. 0.5 D. 0.25
Q. 15 Drift velocity of electrons is due to
A. Motion of conduction electrons due to random collisions
B. Motion of conduction electrons due to electric field E
C. Repulsion to the conduction electrons due to inner electrons of ions
D. Collision of conduction electrons with each other
Q. 16 Which of the following gases are filled inside the Photoelectric cells?
A. Carbon Dioxide B. Nitrogen
C. Neon D. Oxygen
Q. 17 A positively charged particle of mass m kg and charge 2 coulomb travels from rest
through a P.D of V volt. Its kinetic energy in joule is
A. 2J B. m/2J
C. m 2J D. m2/J
Q. 18 Full wave rectifier called center-tap design, uses
A. Transformer with center-taped secondary winding
B. Inductor with center-taped secondary winding
C. Resistor with center-taped secondary winding
D. Comparator with center-taped secondary winding
Q. 19 The quantity of motion of a particle of mass one kilogram moving with speed 1ms–1
is
A. 1kgms–1 B. 2kgms–1
–1
C. 0.5kgms D. 1N
Q. 20 Light of frequency 1.5 times the threshold frequency is incident on a photo sensitive
material. If the frequency is halved and intensity is doubled the photo electric
current becomes
A. Four times B. Half
C. Double D. Zero
Q. 21 All of the following wires are made of the same material but are different sizes.
Identify the wire with the lowest resistance.

A. B. C. D.
Q. 22 The half-life period of a radioactive sample depends upon
A. Temperature B. Nature of substance
C. Pressure D. All of above
Q. 23   T1 =
2
A. 0.963 B. loge 2 C. loge½ D. None of these
Q. 24 A current of 10 amperes is flowing in a wire of length 1.5 m. A force of 15 N acts on
it when it is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 2 tesla. The angle between the
magnetic field and the direction of the current is
A. 30° B. 60°
C. 45° D. 90°
Q. 25 Which of the following increases by increasing amplitude?
A. Wavelength B. Zero
C. Frequency D. Loudness
Q. 26 The ratio of the force between two charges in air and that in a medium of dielectric
constant K is
A. K:1 B. K2:1
C. 1:K D. 1:K2
Q. 27 If Q, E and W denote respectively the heat added, change in internal energy and
work done in a closed cyclic process, then
A. W = 0 B. E = 0
C. Q = W = 0 D. Q = 0
Q. 28 Value of Coulomb constant is ______ than gravitational constant.
A. Equal B. Greater
C. Smaller D. May be smaller or greater
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Q. 29 Arshad is driving down 7th street. He drives 150 meters in 18 seconds. Assuming he
does not speed up or slow down. What is his speed?
A. 0.38m/s B. 58.33m/s
C. 126m/s D. 8.33m/s
Q. 30 What is the power dissipated by each lamp of resistance 6 Ω?

A. 1W B. 2W
C. 6W D. 12W
Q. 31 For destructive superposition of waves to take place phase difference between the
waves will be (where n = 0,1, 2, 3,…)
π π
A. n  B. (2n + 1) C. (2n + 1)  D. n
2 2
Q. 32 The mechanical waves are not by:
A. Electric and magnetic fields B. Coil of springs
C. Ropes D. Water
Q. 33 Transformer is used in rectification to the supply voltage
A. Step up B. Step down
C. Equalize D. None of them
Q. 34 For a particle executing simple harmonic motion, which of the following statements
is not correct
A. The total energy of the particle always remains the same
B. The restoring force of always directed towards a fixed point
C. The restoring force is maximum at the extreme positions
D. The acceleration of the particle is maximum at the equilibrium position
Q. 35 Which of the following having highest penetrating power?
A. Gamma rays B. Neutrons
C. Alpha particles D. Beta particles
Q. 36 In the below diagram, the magnitude of the electric field at point A is E. What is the
electric field at point B in terms of E?

1
A. 3E B. 9E C. E D. E
9
Q. 37 Which of the following are component of half wave rectifier
A. Transformer B. Load resistance
C. Power supply D. All of the above
Q. 38 Two particles of mass M and m are moving in a circle of radii R and r. If their time-
periods are same, what will be the ratio of their linear velocities
A. r : R B. MR : mr
C. R : r D. 1 : 1
Q. 39 If potential difference across two plates of a parallel Plates capacitor is doubled then
the energy stored in it will be
A. 2 times B. 4 times
C. 8 times D. Remain same
Q. 40 Water falls through a height of 250m. Assuming the whole of the energy due to fall
is converted into heat, calculate the rise in temperature of water (g = 9.8ms –2 ,
J= 4.18 ×103 Joule/kilocal)
A. 1°C B. 2°C
C. 0.59°C D. 0.9°C
Q. 41 What is the potential difference between two points in an electric field if it takes
600J of energy to move a charge of 2C between these two points?
A. 1200 V B. 800 V
C. 300 V D. 0 V
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Q. 42 In the figure below electric field between oppositely charged plates is shown. At
which point the electric intensity is minimum
A•

B •
C •

A. A B. C
C. B D. All have same value
Q. 43 A 3 V battery is connected in series with ammeter and 2-ohm resistance after short
circuiting. What will be reading of ammeter?
A. 1 A B. 1.5 A
C. 5 A D. 6 A
Q. 44 If momentum remains constant, then
1 1
A. K.E  m B. K.E  m C. K.E  D. K.E 
m m
Q. 45 A ball is projected at 45° its horizontal rang is 20m, then the height is
A. 2 m B. 4 m
C. 5m D. 2.5 m
Q. 46 What will be the relation if a source is moving towards stationary observer with
speed us
 v + us   v   v − us   v 
A.  f B.  f C.   f D.  f
 v   v − us   v   v + us 
Q. 47 Three infinite straight wires A, B, and C carry currents as shown. The net force on
the wire B is directed.

A. Toward A B. Normal to plane of paper

C. Toward C D. Zero
Q. 48 Two ions having masses in the ratio 1:1 and charges 1:2 are projected into uniform
magnetic field perpendicular to field with speeds in the ratio 2:3 the ratio of the
radii of circular parts along which the two particles move is
A. 4:3 B. 2:3
C. 3:1 D. 1:4
Q. 49 A ball thrown by one player to another is in air for four second. The maximum
height attained by the ball is (g = 10 m s–2)
A. 2 m B. 5 m
C. 7 m D. 20 m
Q. 50 The total energy of a particle executing SHM of amplitude xo is independent to
A. xo B. x 02 C. x0−2 D. x
Q. 51 Which of the following have the highest specific charge
A. Positron B. Proton C. He++ D. None of these
Q. 52 The CGS unit of magnetic flux is ______
A. Dyne B. Joule
C. Erg D. Maxwell
Q. 53 Which of the following is not a factor that affects the magnitude of motional EMF?
A. Velocity of the conductor B. Strength of the magnetic field
C. Length of the conductor D. Temperature of the conductor
Q. 54 The transformer ratings are usually expressed in.......
A. Volts B. Amperes C. Kw D. KVA
Q. 55 The energy of photons contained in visible light of wavelength 600 nm is
A. 2 eV B. 2 keV C. 2 MeV D. 0.02 eV
Q. 56 In beta decay, the total number of nucleons
A. Remains the same B. Increases by one
C. Decreases by four D. Decreases by two
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Q. 57 The length of a second’s pendulum on the surface of the Earth is 0.9 m. The length
of the same pendulum on surface of planet X such that the acceleration of the planet
X is n times greater than the Earth is
0.9
A. 0.9nm B. 0.9/n m C. 0.9n2m D. m
2n
Q. 58 What is the time period of a second’s pendulum if its length is doubled?
A. 2 sec B. 2 2 sec C. 4 sec D. 2 sec
Q. 59 If the length, width and separation between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is
halved then its capacitance becomes
A. Double B. Four time
C. Half D. Eight time
Q. 60 Alpha rays emitted from a radioactive substance are
A. Negatively charged particles B. Helium nuclei
C. Hydrogen nuclei D. Deuterons
Q. 61 All particles of a rigid body rotating about a fixed axis may not have same
A. Speed B. Axis of rotation
C. Angular displacement D. Direction of angular velocity
Q. 62 Electric forces change the magnitude and direction of velocity while magnetic forces
change ________ of velocity.
A. Only magnitude B. Only direction
C. Magnitude and direction D. Neither magnitude nor direction
Q. 63 The angular velocity of a wheel increases from 100 rps to 300 rps in 10s. The
number of revolutions made during that time is
A. 600 B. 1500 C. 1000 D. 2000
Q. 64 Which type of wave is used in submarine navigation system
A. Transverse B. Longitudinal
C. Both D. None
Q. 65 In comparison with the electrostatic force between two electrons, the electrostatic
force between two protons at the same distance is.
A. Zero B. Smaller
C. Same D. Greater
Q. 66 If Cp=50 KJ and Cv=22 KJ then find number of moles.
A. 2.36 B. 3.36
C. 4.36 D. 5.36
Q. 67 In which of following processes change in internal energy is greater?

A. B. C. D. Same in all
Q. 68 The output voltage of a rectifier is:
A. Smooth B. Perfectly direct
C. Pulsating D. Alternating
Q. 69 The equation E = pc is valid
A. For an electron as well as for a photon B. For an electron but not for a photon
C. For a photon but not for an electron D. Neither for electron nor for a photon
Q. 70 An -particle incident on a nuclide X produces nuclide Y and two -particles
yY + 2 −1 
88 4 x o
37X + 2He
which is correct
A. x = 90, y = 39 B. x = 92, y = 39
C. x = 92, y = 41 D. x = 90, y = 38
Q. 71 If the force between two-point charges is positive, then two charges will ________
each other
A. Attract B. Repel
C. Can’t predicted D. May attract or repel
Q. 72 A step-up transformer
A. Increases power-level B. Increases voltage-level
C. Decreases current-level D. Both ‘B’ and ‘C’

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Q. 73 Which surface has greater magnetic flux in same magnetic field, each has an area
1m2?
A. Circular B. Rectangular
C. Square D. Flux is independent of shape
Q. 74 When do we get maximum energy from a set of capacitors?
A. When they are connected in parallel B. When they are connected in series
C. Both in series and parallel D. Insufficient information provided
Q. 75 Four 10F capacitors are connected in series, calculate the equivalent capacitance.
A. 2.5 F B. 2.5F
C. 3.5F D. 0.5F
Q. 76 The force that holds atoms together is
A. Magnetic B. Gravitational
C. Electrostatic D. Unknown to scientists
Q. 77 The electric potential inside a conducting sphere —————–
A. Is zero B. Increases from center to the surface
C. Decreases from center to the surface D. Remains constant from center to the surface
Q. 78 A toaster operating at 240 V has a resistance of 120 Ω. The power is
A. 400 W B. 2 W
C. 480 W D. 240 W
Q. 79 The unit of kinetic energy is same as that of:
A. Work B. Power/Time
C. Time/Power D. Work/Time
Q. 80 The time taken by a particle to travel between a trough and a crest in a transverse
wave is
A. T B. T/2 C. 3T/4 D. T/4
Q. 81 The maximum value of displacement from the mean position in a wave is called
A. Height B. Amplitude
C. Frequency D. Distance
Q. 82 Gamma for poly atomic gas is
A. 1.66 B. 1.44
C. 1.29 D. 0.8
Q. 83 A half-life of sodium-24 is __________ which is used to estimate the volume of blood
in a patient:
A. 6 hours B. 8 hours
C. 15 hours D. 15 days
Q. 84 Which radiation is used in smoke detectors
A. Alpha B. Beta
C. Gamma D. All of these
Q. 85 If the range of projectile be R then its K.E is maximum after covering (from start) a
horizontal distance equal to:
A. R/4 B. R/3 C. R/2 D. R
Q. 86 If a transformer is having equal number of turns at primary and secondary then
transformer is called as _______________
A. Step-down B. Step-up
C. One-one D. Autotransformer
Q. 87 Which surface reflect more light
A. Black painted B. Silver painted
C. Brown painted D. None of these
Q. 88 Radioactivity Radiations are used to destroy
A. Bacteria B. Cancerous cells
C. Healthy cells D. Damaged organs
Q. 89 A car is travelling with uniform acceleration along a straight road. The road has
marker posts every 100 m. when the car passes one post, it has a speed of 10 ms–1
and, when it passes the next one, its speed is 20 ms–1. What is the car’s acceleration?
A. 0.67 ms–2 B. 1.5 ms–2
C. 2.5 ms–2 D. 6.0 ms–2
Q. 90 The tension in string at top of vertical circle is:
A. Zero B. mg
C. 2 mg D. 3 mg
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Q. 91 If a full wave rectifier circuit is operating from 60 Hz mains, the fundamental
frequency in the ripple will be
A. 60 Hz B. 120 Hz
C. 70.7 Hz D. 25 Hz
Q. 92 A battery converts___________
A. Electrical energy to chemical energy B. Chemical energy to electrical energy
C. Mechanical energy to electrical energy D. Chemical energy to mechanical energy
Q. 93 Calculate the time constant of a series RC circuit consisting of a 100microF
capacitor in series with a 100ohm resistor.
A. 0.1 sec B. 0.1 msec
C. 0.01 sec D. 0.01 msec
Q. 94 What must change when a body is accelerating?
A. The force acting on the body B. The mass of the body
C. The speed of the body D. The velocity of the body
Q. 95 Electric intensity due to charge distributions are calculated using which following
law?
A. Ohm’s law B. Faraday’s law
C. Gauss’s law D. Ampere’s law
Q. 96 The phase difference between the particles vibrating between two consecutive nodes is
A. Zero B.  C. /2 D. 2
Q. 97 When wavelength of incident photon is decreased then
A. Velocity of emitted photo-electron decreases
B. Velocity of photoelectron do not charge
C. Velocity of emitted photoelectron increases
D. Photo electric current increases
Q. 98 Which one has the largest wavelength when all of the following moving with the same speed?
A. An electron B. A proton
C. An -particle D. All have same de-Broglie wavelength
Q. 99 Gravels are dropped on a conveyor belt at the rate of 0.5 kg/sec. the extra force
required in newtons to keep the belt moving at 2 m/sec is:
A. 1 B. 4 C. 2 D. 0.5
m
Q. 100 For a vibrating mass-spring system if = 4kg m N −1 then its time period is
k
1 1 1
A. s B. 4 s C. s D. s
 4 8
Q. 101 A body has K.E 2 J has mass 2 Kg. Its momentum is
A. 2 Ns B. 2 2 Ns
C. 2 Ns D. None of these
Q. 102 What forces are acting on a dropped book that falls to the floor?
A. Gravity only B. Gravity and air resistance
C. Friction only D. Air resistance
Q. 103 A hollow conducting sphere is placed in an electric field produced by a point charge
placed at P as shown in figure. Let VA, VB, VC be the potentials at points A, B and C
respectively. Then

A. VC > VB B. VB > VC C. VA > VB D. VA=VC

Q. 104 Radium and polonium were discovered by:
A. Rutherford B. Pierre curie and Madame curie
C. Becquerel D. Irene curie and Joliot
Q. 105 Electric potential is defined as:
A. Work per unit charge B. Force per unit charge
C. Power per unit charge D. Force
Q. 106 When a charged particle enters the magnetic field parallel, then it will:
A. Deflect toward north B. Deflect toward south
C. Move straight D. Move in circular path
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Q. 107 Sound velocity is maximum in
A. H 2 B. N 2 C. He D. O2
Q. 108 If a doctor counts 80 heartbeats in 1 minute, then the frequency of heartbeats
should be
A. 1.33 Hz B. 1.99 Hz C. 1.39 Hz D. 2.33 Hz
Q. 109 The graph shows how the radioactivity of a particular isotope varies with time.
What is the half-life of this isotope?

A. 5 days B. 2.5 days C. 12.5 day D. 1.5 days

Q. 110 Current in an electrolyte is carried by
A. Only electrons B. Only positive ions
C. Only negative ions D. Both positive and negative ions
Q. 111 What energy does a stretched bow possess?
A. Kinetic energy B. Gravitational energy
C. Elastic potential energy D. Potential energy
Q. 112 Mud thrown on a wall and sticking to it is an example for ___________
A. Inelastic collision B. Elastic collision
C. Super elastic collision D. Perfectly inelastic collision
Q. 113 Three particles A, B and C are projected from the same point with the same initial
speed making angles 30°,45° and 60° respectively with the horizontal. Which of the
following statements is correct?
A. A, B and C have unequal ranges
B. Ranges of A and C are equal and less than that of B
C. Ranges of A and C are equal and greater than that of B
D. A, B and C have equal ranges
Q. 114 In the following diagram if V2 > V1 then

A. 1 =  2 B. λ1 = λ2
C. λ1 > λ2 D. λ1 < λ2
Q. 115 The maximum velocity and maximum acceleration of a body moving in a simple
harmonic motion are 2m/s and 4m/s2 respectively. What will be the angular
velocity?
A. 4 rad/sec B. 3 rad/sec C. 2 rad/sec D. 8 rad/sec
π 
Q. 116 If the position of oscillating object is given by the equation X = 2cos  t  then its
8 
displacement after 2 second is:
A. 3 m B. 1 m
C. 2 m D. 0 m
Q. 117 What are the essential properties a medium must possess for the propagation of
mechanical waves?
A. Stable pressure B. Maximum friction
C. Constant temperature D. Minimum friction
Q. 118 The internal resistance of a battery is:
A. In parallel to the external load B. In series to the external load
C. Not connected to the external load D. Zero
Q. 119 The energy of light is determined by its:
A. Frequency B. Intensity C. Amplitude D. Speed
Q. 120 Which of the following defines the change in magnetic flux per unit area?
A. Magnetic flux B. Magnetic force
C. Magnetic dipole D. Magnetic flux density
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