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Physics is a very important subject for Railway Recruitment exams and UPSC Exams. UPSC NDA and NA Prelims Exam is the combination of Mathematics and General Ability. Physics is one of the most important topics in the General Ability section. All these questions are easily understandable format. UPSC NDA and NA Physics Quiz 5 is very useful to get the maximum marks from the General Ability sections. Candidates can check the daily updates at UPSC Official Website

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Paper Mode Subject Marks Duration
Paper-I Mathematics 200 Marks 2 hours
Paper-II General Ability 200 Marks 2 hours
UPSC NDA and NA Syllabus

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1. The resistance of a conductor ________ and a semiconductor _________ on heating.
    A. Increases, decreases B. Increases, increases C. Decreases, increases D. Rate of emission is directly proportional to the square of the intensity of incident light

Answer: Option A
2. The filament of a bulb is made up of?
    A. Mercury B. Zinc C. Tungsten D. Lead

Answer: Option C
3. The mass of an object on moon ________ in comparison to the mass on earth.
    A. Increases B. Decreases C. Remains same D. Cannot be determined

Answer: Option C
4. The speed of sound in the following media are Va, Vb and Vc for air, water and steel. Arrange the speed of sound.
    A. Va > Vb > Vc B. Vc > Vb > Va C. Vc > Vb > Va D. Va > Vc > Vb

Answer: Option B
5. What will be the initial velocity of a car which covers a distance of 200 km in 5 hours, having an acceleration of 4 km/hr and final velocity as 50 km/hr?
    A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D. 50

Answer: Option A
6. What happens to the potential energy of an object when it is raised above the ground?
    A. Decreases B. Increases C. Increases upto a certain point and then decreases D. Cannot be determined

Answer: Option B
7. Curie is a unit of?
    A. Heat B. Pressure C. Temperature D. Radioactivity

Answer: Option D
8. Higgs boson is also known as
    A. Man particle B. God particle C. Lucy particle D. None of the above

Answer: Option A
9. The slope of a velocity-time graph represents?
    A. Distance B. Acceleration C. Momentum D. Mass

Answer: Option B
10. What happens to your weight when you are in a lift which goes down?
    A. Decreases B. Increases C. Decreases and then increases D. Increases and then decreases

Answer: Option A
11. What would happen to the weight of a body in a lift moving upward with uniform speed?
    A. Apparent weight is more than the true weight B. Apparent weight is less than the true weight C. Apparent weight is equal to the true weight D. Apparent weight becomes Zero in such situation

Answer: Option C
12. What is the S.I. unit of pressure?
    A. Pascal B. Newton C. Watt D. Candela

Answer: Option A
13. What is the range of wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum between which light lies?
    A. 3500 A° t° 7500 A° B. 3500 A° t° 5000 A° C. 3900 A° t° 7800 A° D. 3200 A° t° 7800 A°

Answer: Option C
14. The force of attraction or repulsion between two point charges at rest is directly proportional to the product of the magnitude of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Which of the following law implies the statement presented here?
    A. Ohm’s Law B. Soddy-Fajan Law C. Plank’s Law D. Coulomb’s Law

Answer: Option D
15. Which of the following force holds protons and neutrons inside the nucleus of an atom?
    A. Gravitational force B. Electromagnetic force C. Strong nuclear force D. Weak nuclear force

Answer: Option C
16. What is the relationship between the rate of emission of photo electrons and intensity of incident light in photoelectric effect?
    A. Directly proportional B. Inversely proportional C. Rate of emission is inversely proportional to the square of the intensity of incident light D. Rate of emission is directly proportional to the square of the intensity of incident light

Answer: Option A
17. Which of the following is not true about electromagnetic waves?
    A. These waves are produced by accelerating charged particles B. Electric and magnetic fields in electromagnetic waves are perpendicular to each other C. The change in electric and magnetic field is not sinusoidal but random D. These waves do not require any medium to propagate

Answer: Option C
18. A solid can undergo three types of expansions. Which of the following is not one of them?
    A. Linear expansion B. Superficial expansion C. Cubical expansion D. Spherical expansion

Answer: Option D
19. Relative humidity __________ with increase of temperature
    A. Increases B. Decreases C. Remains same D. Might increase or decrease

Answer: Option A
20. The instrument used for measuring relative humidity is?
    A. Hygrometer B. Barometer C. Seismoscope D. Anemometers

Answer: Option A
21. What is the SI unit of potential difference?
    A. Volt B. Ampere C. Henry D. Ohm

Answer: Option A
22. What is the unit of electric charge?
    A. Ampere B. Coloumb C. Farad D. Henry

Answer: Option B
23. Which of the following is a conductor?
    A. Plastic B. porcelein C. Copper D. Wood

Answer: Option C
24. How is an ammeter connected in a circuit?
    A. Parallel B. Series C. Can be connected either in parallel or in series D. None of the above

Answer: Option B
25. The current flowing in a wire is in the ________ direction as that of the electrons flowing in the wire.
    A. Opposite B. Same C. Either same or opposite D. Cannot be determined

Answer: Option A

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