MCQ.

Speed of sound in air depends on the

1. chemical conditions
2. Physical conditions
3. pitch
4. Area
B
MCQ. Sound waves are produced by
1. linear motion
2. circular motion
3. vibrating bodies
4. transitional motion
C
MCQ. Speed of sound in liquid is
1. 2 times that in gas
2. 3 times that in gas
3. 5 times that in gas
4. 8 times that in gas
C
MCQ. Soft materials absorb large amount of
1. heat energy
2. light energy
3. electromagnetic waves
4. sound energy
D
MCQ. Bats can hear frequencies up to
1. 30,000 Hz
2. 120,000 Hz

3. 180,000 Hz
4. 15,000 Hz
B
MCQ. Speed of sound in solids is
1. 10 times that in gas
2. 20 times that in gas
3. 5 times that in gas
4. 15 times that in gas
D
MCQ. Barely audible sound is called
1. 1 bel
2. zero bel
3. 4 bel
4. 2 bel
B
MCQ. Time a sound wave having frequency 2 KHz and wavelength 35 cm requires to cover
distance of 1.5 Km is
1. 2.1 s
2. 10 s
3. 20 s
4. 8 s
A
MCQ. Speed of sound can be found by relation
1. v = c
2. v = ma
3. v = f
4. f=1T

C
MCQ. Frequency of tuning fork depends on
1. mass of its prongs
2. area of its prongs
3. stiffness of its prongs
4. density of its prongs
A
MCQ. Sound energy passing per second through a unit area held perpendicular is called
1. intensity
2. frequency
3. amplitude
4. quality
A
MCQ. Multiple reflections are called
1. reverberations
2. refraction
3. echo
4. compressions
A
MCQ. Sound which has Jarring effect on ears is
1. Noise
2. Music
3. pleasant sound
4. soul music
A
MCQ. Speed of sound in air is

1. 343ms-1
2. 343ms-2
3. 341ms-1
4. 250ms-1
A
MCQ. Pitch of sound depends upon
1. amplitude
2. loudness
3. area
4. frequency
D
MCQ. Loudness of sound is directly proportional to
1. intensity
2. area
3. pitch
4. log of intensity
D
MCQ. Sound waves travel from it's source by
1. vibrations in wires or strings
2. electromagnetic wave
3. infrared wave
4. changes in air pressure
D
MCQ. A safe level of noise depends on
1. level of noise and exposure to noise
2. area
3. pitch

4. frequency
A
MCQ. Area and loudness are
1. inversely related
2. directly related
3. not related at all
4. inversly proportional
B
MCQ. Sound waves are
1. Longitudinal
2. Transverse
3. Electromagnetic
4. Only magnetic
A
MCQ. Loudness and amplitude of sound varies
1. directly
2. inversely
3. Not related
4. proportionally
A
MCQ. Sensation of sound persists in our brain for about
1. 0.001s
2. 0.2s
3. 0.1s
4. 10s
C

MCQ. Sound waves cannot pass through

1. air
2. vacuum
3. solid
4. liquid
B
MCQ. Sound waves are mechanical in nature because
1. They require medium for propagation
2. They don't require medium for propagation
3. They are longitudinal
4. They are transverse
A
MCQ. 1 bel is equal to
1. 100 dB
2. 50dB
3. 10dB
4. 20dB
C
MCQ. Characteristic of sound by which we distinguish between two sounds of same loudness
and pitch is
1. quality
2. loudness
3. frequency
4. pitch
A
MCQ. Wavelength of ultrasonic waves is
1. more than audible sound

2. less than audible sound

3. equal to audible sound
4. greater than light wave
C
MCQ. If speed of sound wave is 340ms-1 and wavelength is 0.5m then frequency is
1. 720Hz
2. 680Hz
3. 10Hz
4. 240Hz
B
MCQ. Reflection of sound is called
1. quality
2. loudness
3. pitch
4. echo
D
MCQ. A human ear can hear sounds in range
1. 40-40,000 Hz
2. 30-35 Hz
3. 20-20,000 Hz
4. 50-50,000 Hz
C
MCQ. Echoes maybe heard more than once due to
1. multiple reflections
2. single time reflection
3. refraction
4. diffraction of waves

A
MCQ. Characteristic of sound by which we distinguish between shrill and grave sound is
1. frequency
2. loudness
3. pitch
4. quality
C
MCQ. Unit of intensity is
1. ms-2
2. watt
3. Wm-2
4. Hz
C
MCQ. Technique used to absorb noise by using soft and porous surfaces is called
1. acoustic protection
2. refraction
3. absorption
4. semi lunar protection
A
MCQ. Frequency range for ultrasound is
1. 20,000 Hz above
2. less than 20,000 Hz
3. 25,000 Hz
4. less than 20Hz
A
MCQ. Main sources of noise pollution are

1. Transportation equipment
2. Musical instruments
3. Heavy machinery
4. A and C both
D
MCQ. Level of noise recommended in most countries is
1. 30-40 dB
2. 95-100 dB
3. 85-90 dB
4. 75-80 dB
C
MCQ. If intensity of rustle leaves is 10-11 Wm-2 then intensity level due to rustling is
1. 10dB
2. 11dB
3. 100dB
4. 50dB
A
MCQ. Total distance covered by sound wave from generation point to reflecting surface and
back should be
1. 17m
2. 34m
3. 15m
4. 10m
B
MCQ. Human ear responds to intensities in range
1. 10-12Wm-2 to 1Wm-2
2. 15Wm-2 to 18Wm-2
3. 108Wm-2 to 2Wm-2

4. 10-3Wm-1 to 10-6Wm-1

A
MCQ. Characteristic of sound by which loud and faint sounds can be distinguished is
1. Pitch
2. Quality
3. Frequency
4. Loudness
D
MCQ. Echo of sound is more prominent if surface is
1. soft
2. rigid
3. porous
4. smooth
B
MCQ. Difference between loudness of unknown sound and loudness is
1. intensity level of unknown sound
2. intensity level of known sound
3. quality of sound
4. pitch of sound
A
MCQ. Astronauts in space communicate with each other by radio links because
1. Sound waves travel slowly in space
2. sound waves can't travel in space
3. sound waves travel fastly in space
4. sound waves have low frequency
B

MCQ. In swimming pools they appear shallower than they are actual because of
1. reflection
2. refraction
3. both a and b
4. none
B
MCQ. Remains of salt over soil after evaporation of water is known as
1. Water logging
2. Salivation
3. Dehydration
4. Salivation
D
MCQ. Cyan, yellow and magenta are
1. primary colors
2. white colors
3. secondary colors
4. tertiary colors
C
MCQ. Reflection obtained from a smooth surface is called a
1. regular reflection
2. irregular reflection
3. both a and b
4. none
A
MCQ. Way of light is always in a
1. bend path
2. straight line

3. convergent path
4. divergent path
B
MCQ. Angle between incident ray and normal ray is called angle of
1. reflection
2. refraction
3. transmission
4. incident
D
MCQ. An instrument which enables us to see things which are too small to be seen with naked
eye is called
1. microscope
2. telescope
3. kaleidoscope
4. periscope
A
MCQ. A spinning of rainbow colors disc will produce
1. multi shape spin
2. white light
3. dispersed light
4. red light
B
MCQ. Kind of shadow depends on size and position of
1. object
2. light source
3. both a and b
4. sun

C
MCQ. When speed decreases light bend towards
1. normal ray
2. incident ray
3. reflected ray
4. no ray
A
MCQ. Image produced by a concave mirror will be
1. virtual
2. upright
3. magnified
4. all of them
D
MCQ. Light travelling in a straight line strikes another surface and
1. bounces off
2. pass through
3. absorbed
4. adsorbed
A
MCQ. Papers which absorb certain colored lights and transmit others are called
1. colored filters
2. colored absorbers
3. absorbers
4. trimesters
A
MCQ. Parallel light beam strikes a smooth surface producing parallel

1. image
2. beams
3. rays
4. particles
B
MCQ. When sunlight passes through tiny suspended rain drops it produces
1. rainbow
2. white light
3. rain
4. clouds
A
MCQ. Light cannot reach behind an object because it cannot
1. bend
2. rotate
3. flexible
4. all of them
D
MCQ. Parallel rays falling on rough surface will produce rays which are
1. scattered
2. smooth
3. beams
4. parallel
A
MCQ. Darker region in shadow with well-defined outline is called
1. umbra
2. penumbra
3. screen

4. source
A
MCQ. Speed of light in a vacuum is
1. 300000000m/s
2. 400000000m/s
3. 600000000m/s
4. 900000000m/s
A
MCQ. Virtual and literally inverted images are produced by a
1. plane mirror
2. glass
3. cellophane
4. camera
A
MCQ. Type of reflection which occurs in diffused or scattered way produces
1. light image
2. darker image
3. detailed outline image
4. no image
D
MCQ. Image formation in human eye is done in
1. cornea
2. retina
3. lens
4. fluid
B

MCQ. A red filter will absorb colors and only transmit

1. white light
2. red light
3. primary light
4. no light
B
MCQ. Angle of reflection lies between reflected ray and
1. normal ray
2. incident ray
3. convergent ray
4. all of them
A
MCQ. When light in passed through two consecutive mirrors resultant will be
1. rainbow colors
2. white beam
3. no light
4. dispersed light
B
MCQ. A tube containing two or more plane mirrors inclined at certain angles to each other is
called a
1. microscope
2. telescope
3. kaleidoscope
4. periscope
C
MCQ. If light ray strikes a surface at right angle , it is reflected along
1. same path

2. opposite direction
3. reflected acutely
4. obtuse reflected
A
MCQ. Diamond is a
1. transparent
2. translucent
3. opaque
4. semi-absorbent
A
MCQ. Shadows are formed due to way of light which always travel in
1. straight line
2. divergent line
3. convergent line
4. clusters
A
MCQ. A rainbow colored disc was given by
1. Newton
2. Einstein
3. Thomson
4. Steve jobs
A
MCQ. Materials which allow some light to pass through them are called
1. transparent
2. translucent
3. opaque
4. semi-absorbent

B
MCQ. In human eye light is refracted by
1. cornea
2. lens
3. both a and b
4. retina
C
MCQ. Splitting of white light in to its component colors is called
1. reflection
2. refraction
3. dispersion
4. diffusion
C
MCQ. When light is refracted through glass prism it will give
1. rainbow colors
2. primary colors
3. secondary colors
4. cool colors
A
MCQ. Light refracts due to its
1. speed
2. volume
3. density
4. area
A
MCQ. Change in a direction or bending of light when it is travelling from one transparent
medium to another medium is called

1. reflection
2. refraction
3. transmission
4. incident
B
MCQ. Materials which allow all light to pass through them are called
1. transparent
2. translucent
3. opaque
4. semi-absorbent
A
MCQ. A form of energy which can be detected by our eyes is
1. heat
2. light
3. force
4. electric current
B
MCQ. Non-parallel rays of light will produce
1. converging rays
2. diverging rays
3. reflected rays
4. all of them
D
MCQ. A region of darkness which is formed when path of light is blocked is called
1. shadow
2. opaque image
3. inverted picture

4. pinhole
A
MCQ. Bouncing off or returning of light after striking a surface is called
1. reflection
2. refraction
3. transmission
4. mirror
A
MCQ. Fluid which reflects all colors of white light is
1. water
2. milk
3. orange juice
4. vinegar
B
MCQ. Mirrors which have curved surfaces are
1. concave
2. convex
3. both a and b
4. plane
C
MCQ. A mirror which have reflected surface bugles outwards is called a
1. convex mirror
2. concave mirror
3. plane mirror
4. cosmetic mirror
A

MCQ. A street lamp is example of

1. extended light source
2. point source light
3. both a and b
4. none
A
MCQ. Line which is at right angle to surface is called
1. normal ray
2. incident ray
3. reflected ray
4. all of them
A
MCQ. In case of glass ray of light bends towards
1. normal ray
2. incident ray
3. reflected ray
4. no ray
A
MCQ. In case of extended source of light shadow is mostly composed of darker region called
1. umbra
2. penumbra
3. screen
4. source
A
MCQ. Bakelite is an
1. transparent
2. translucent

3. opaque
4. semi-absorbent
C
MCQ. When light falls on an object it can be
1. reflected
2. transmitted
3. absorbed
4. all of them
D
MCQ. A beam of light is made up of bundle of
1. rays
2. droplets
3. clusters
4. groups
A
MCQ. Bending of light sometimes give us wrong impression of
1. depths
2. heights
3. volume
4. shape
A
MCQ. Convex mirror produces image which is
1. virtual
2. upright
3. diminished
4. all of them
D

MCQ. Materials which do not allow any light to pass through them are called
1. transparent
2. translucent
3. opaque
4. semi-absorbent
C
MCQ. Light travels at different speeds in different
1. medium
2. situations
3. amount
4. objects
A
MCQ. Beam of light can be
1. straight
2. divergent
3. convergent
4. all of them
D
MCQ. Glass, tracing paper are
1. transparent
2. translucent
3. opaque
4. semi-absorbent
B
MCQ. Ray which is striking surface is
1. normal ray
2. incident ray

3. reflected ray
4. all of them
B
MCQ. Mirror which have inner surface like a sphere is called
1. convex mirror
2. concave mirror
3. plane mirror
4. cosmetic mirror
B
MCQ. Part of human eye which is sensitive to red, blue and green light is
1. retina
2. lens
3. cornea
4. vision
A
MCQ. A snail crawls at speed of
1. 1.7 m/s
2. 0.03 m /s
3. 25m/s
4. 10m/s
B
MCQ. Partial shadow is called
1. umbra
2. penumbra
3. screen
4. source
B

MCQ. An instrument which enables us to see distant objects clearly is

1. microscope
2. telescope
3. kaleidoscope
4. periscope
B
MCQ. Band of colored light which make up white light is called
1. spectrum of light
2. band of light
3. rainbow
4. white light colors
A
MCQ. Primary colors of light includes
1. red
2. green
3. blue
4. all of them
D
MCQ. To observe traffic while driving we use
1. windscreen
2. rear-view mirror
3. seat belt
4. gear
B
MCQ. An instrument which enables us to see objects which are not in our direct line of sight is
called
1. microscope

2. telescope
3. kaleidoscope
4. periscope
D

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