Explore topic-wise MCQs in Grade10.

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151.

The temperature of air varies during 24 hours of a day is an example of

A. digital quantity
B. analogue quantity
C. discrete data
D. none of above
Answer» C. discrete data
152.

The branch of mathematics which deals with the relationships of logic variables is

A. algebra
B. geometry
C. Boolean algebra
D. logarithms
Answer» D. logarithms
153.

The process of emission of electrons from hot metal surface is called

A. electronic emission
B. thermionic emission
C. electron capture
D. proton loss
Answer» C. electron capture
154.

When anyone of inputs is at 1, the value of output of OR gate will be

A. 2
B. 1
C. 3
D. 0
Answer» C. 3
155.

The process of emission of electrons from the hot metal surfaces is called

A. plastic emission
B. thermionic emission
C. static emission
D. current emission
Answer» C. static emission
156.

In a D.C motor the coil in a magnet rotates maximum to about

A. 180 °
B. 150 °
C. 90 °
D. 50 °
Answer» D. 50 °
157.

A transformer is designed to convert the voltage from 240 V a.c mains to 12 V, and has 4000 turns on its primary coil. If it is 100% efficient, and the current in the secondary coil was 0.4 A then the current in the primary coil should be

A. 0.08 A
B. 0.05 A
C. 0.02 A
D. 0.01 A
Answer» D. 0.01 A
158.

The production of induced current in one coil due to production of current in neighboring coil is

A. electromagnetism
B. induction
C. mutual induction
D. steady current
Answer» D. steady current
159.

The magnetic field produced near the current-carrying conductor is

A. stronger
B. weaker
C. neutral
D. none of above
Answer» B. weaker
160.

The intensity level of the rustling of leaves is

A. 25 dB
B. 0 dB
C. 10 dB
D. 100 dB
Answer» D. 100 dB
161.

Sound waves are

A. Longitudinal
B. Transverse
C. Electromagnetic
D. Only magnetic
Answer» B. Transverse
162.

Old people can not hear sounds even above

A. 5,000 Hz
B. 15,000 Hz
C. 10,000 Hz
D. 8,000 Hz
Answer» C. 10,000 Hz
163.

SONAR is the abbreviation of

A. small navigation and random
B. sky navigation and ranging
C. sun nuclear ranging
D. sound navigation and ranging
Answer» E.
164.

Echoes maybe heard more than once due to

A. multiple reflections
B. single time reflection
C. refraction
D. diffraction of waves
Answer» B. single time reflection
165.

Beta particles are stream of high energy

A. electrons
B. protons
C. photons
D. positrons
Answer» B. protons
166.

The phenomenon by which radiations split matter into negative and positive ions is called

A. ionization
B. radiation
C. transmutation
D. radioactivity
Answer» B. radiation
167.

The radiation emitted from the splits into

A. 2 components
B. 4 components
C. 5 components
D. 3 components
Answer» E.
168.

The number of protons inside nucleus represents

A. atomic mass
B. atomic number
C. atomic count
D. radioactivity level
Answer» C. atomic count
169.

Isotopes have same number of protons but different number of

A. electrons
B. neutrons
C. shells
D. positrons
Answer» C. shells
170.

A cathode ray oscilloscope consists of

A. The electron gun
B. The deflecting plates
C. A fluorescent screen
D. all of above
Answer» E.
171.

The cathode rays carry

A. positive charge
B. neutral
C. negative charge
D. positrons
Answer» D. positrons
172.

The OR operation can be represented as

A. X = A + B
B. X = A x B
C. X = A - B
D. X = A ⁄ B
Answer» B. X = A x B
173.

For OR operations switches should be connected in

A. series combination
B. series parallel combination
C. parallel combination
D. alternative combination
Answer» D. alternative combination
174.

The force on the wire is at right angles to both the direction on the magnetic field and the direction of the current. This is discovered by

A. Faraday
B. Ampere
C. Fleming
D. Johns Burge
Answer» C. Fleming
175.

Lenz devised a rule to find out the direction of

A. current induced in a circuit
B. electromagnetic difference
C. potential difference
D. flow of power in fuse
Answer» B. electromagnetic difference
176.

If the secondary voltage is larger than the primary voltage, the transformer is called a

A. positive transformer
B. step-up transformer
C. negative transformer
D. step-down transformer
Answer» C. negative transformer
177.

If we grasp a wire with right hand such that the thumb pointed in the direction of current, then the curling fingers of hand will point the

A. current
B. force acting
C. magnetic field
D. none of above
Answer» D. none of above
178.

When the plane of the coil is perpendicular to the lines of magnetic force, the number of lines of magnetic force passing through the coil will be

A. minimum
B. maximum
C. zero
D. none of above
Answer» C. zero
179.

The quantity which does not changes during refraction is

A. direction
B. speed
C. frequency
D. wavelength
Answer» D. wavelength
180.

The nature of light is wave as well as particle, thus its nature is

A. negative
B. triple
C. single
D. dual
Answer» E.
181.

The lens which is thin at center and thick at edges is

A. convex lens
B. biconvex lens
C. biconcave lens
D. concave lens
Answer» E.
182.

The reflection by the rough surfaces is called

A. regular reflection
B. irregular reflection
C. regular refraction
D. irregular refraction
Answer» C. regular refraction
183.

Light enters the eye through a transparent membrane known as

A. cornea
B. pupil
C. retina
D. iris
Answer» B. pupil
184.

To find the speed of sound, we use the relation

A. v = fλ
B. f = vλ
C. lambda = fv
D. v = f + lambda;
Answer» B. f = vλ
185.

The scale to measure the intensity level of sound is called

A. vector scale
B. measuring ruler
C. bel scale
D. decibel scale
Answer» E.
186.

The speed of sound varies with

A. humidity only
B. temperature only
C. pressure
D. humidity and temperature
Answer» E.
187.

The loudness and amplitude of sound varies

A. directly
B. inversely
C. Not related
D. proportionally
Answer» B. inversely
188.

Sounds of frequency higher than 20,000 Hz which are inaudible to normal human ear are called

A. noise
B. frequency
C. ultrasonic
D. amplitude
Answer» D. amplitude
189.

The area and loudness are

A. inversely related
B. directly related
C. not related at all
D. inversely proportional
Answer» C. not related at all
190.

The loudness of sound is directly proportional to

A. intensity
B. area
C. pitch
D. log of intensity
Answer» E.
191.

Astronauts in space communicate with each other by radio links because

A. Sound waves travel slowly in space
B. sound waves can't travel in space
C. sound waves travel fast in space
D. sound waves have low frequency
Answer» C. sound waves travel fast in space
192.

Main sources of noise pollution are

A. Transportation equipment only
B. Heavy machinery only
C. musical instruments
D. Transportation equipment and heavy machinery
Answer» E.
193.

Pitch of the sound depends upon

A. frequency
B. distance of sound
C. amplitude
D. temperature
Answer» B. distance of sound
194.

Sound waves can be transmitted by any

A. medium
B. vacuum
C. empty
D. none of above
Answer» B. vacuum
195.

The speed of sound in air depends on the

A. chemical conditions
B. Physical conditions
C. pitch
D. Area
Answer» C. pitch
196.

Humans can hear sound up to the highest frequency of 20,000 Hz. If the wavelength of sound in air at this frequency at a temperature of 20° would be

A. 5.7×10-2
B. 3.7×10-2
C. 1.7×10-2
D. 2.7×10-2
Answer» D. 2.7×10-2
197.

The speed of sound in solids is

A. 10 times that in gas
B. 20 times that in gas
C. 5 times that in gas
D. 15 times that in gas
Answer» E.
198.

A ship sends an ultrasound that returns from the seabed and is detected after 3.42 s. If the speed of the ultrasound through seawater is 1300 ms-1, then the distance of the seabed from the ship would be

A. 3000 m
B. 2600 m
C. 2200 m
D. 2800 m
Answer» C. 2200 m
199.

In a market, the intensity level of sound recorded is 80 dB, the intensity level of sound should be

A. 10-4Wm-2
B. 10-6Wm-2
C. 10-8Wm-2
D. 10-5Wm-2
Answer» B. 10-6Wm-2
200.

When sound is incident on the surface of a medium it bounces back into the first medium. The phenomenon is called

A. refraction of sound
B. deflection of sound
C. defraction of sound
D. reflection of sound
Answer» E.