Force, Motion & Gravity MCQs with Answers

A stone thrown from the top of a tall building follows a path that is ?

• A.Hyperbolic
• B.Parabolic
• C.Circular
• D.Linear

When a man fires a gun, he is pushed back slightly, due to ?

• A.Newton's First Law of Motion
• B.Law of Conservation of Energy
• C.Newton's Third Law of Motion
• D.Newton's Second Law of Motion

An object accelerates from 0 to 20 m/s in 4 seconds. What is its acceleration?

• A.4 m/s²
• B.5 m/s²
• C.6 m/s²
• D.10 m/s²

Liquids and gases are collectively categorized as ?

• A.Solids
• B.Fluids
• C.Plasmas
• D.Vapors

Acceleration is always in the direction of the _?

• A.Net force
• B.Velocity
• C.Displacement
• D.Momentum

Past Paper MCQ

What is the Unit of Force?

• A.Joule
• B.Newton
• C.Watt
• D.Pascal

When the drag force becomes equal to the weight of the body, the acceleration ceases and the net external force acting on the body becomes

• A.Equal to the drag force and the body will slow down gradually
• B.Maximum and the body will accelerate further
• C.Equal to the weight and the body will stop moving
• D.Zero and the body will move at constant speed

A book lying on a horizontal table is in equilibrium.

• A.Neutral
• B.Dynamic
• C.Unstable
• D.Static

Pascal's Principle is widely used in a _?

• A.Hydraulic System
• B.Pneumatic System
• C.Thermodynamic System
• D.Electrical System

Mercury flows on a surface due to?

• A.High surface tension
• B.High adhesion
• C.High cohesion
• D.Low viscosity