FIELDS AND FORCES

A knowledge enhancing quiz from dadazi.net.

What do you kow about natural fields and forces like magenetism and gravitation? Here is a quiz to get you out on to the field and play the game of 'Fields and Forces'


1. Which of the following is not the fundamental force of nature?

    Weak nuclear force

    Strong nuclear interaction

    Cohesive force

    Electromagnetic force

2. A fictitious outward force on a particle rotating about an axis is:

    centrifugal force

    centripetal force

    tangential force

    Coriolis Force

3. The four basic forces in nature are:- I. Gravitational force - II. Electromagnetic force - III. Strong nuclear force - IV. Weak nuclear force. ---- The relative magnitudes of these forces are in the order of:

    I>II>III>IV

    III >II>IV>I

    III >II>I> IV

    III>I>II> IV

4. The separation of cream during the churning of milk is due to?

    centrifugal force

    centripetal force

    frictional force

    viscous drag

5. Which is not the unit of force among the following?

    dyne

    newton

    pound

    kilogram-weight

6. Weighf of a body may have the following attributes: I.Gravitational force acting on a body. - II.Independent of the mass of the body. III.Weightless during free fall. - IV.Different at different places on earth's surface. - Which combination is correct?

    I and III only

    I, III and IV only

    I, II and III only

    I, II, III and IV

7. The coulombian forces are responsible for binding - I. an atom to an atom to form a molecule. - II. an electron to a nucelus to form an atom. - III. a molecule to a molecule to form a solid or a liquid. -- Which combination is correct?

    I and II only

    I and III only

    II and III only

    I, II, and III

8. The most universal of all the basic forces in nature is?

    gravitational force

    electromagnetic force

    weak nuclear interaction

    strong nuclear interaction

9. The forces that hold pieces of matter together and give them strength are called ?

    elastic forces

    adhesive forces

    cohesive forces

    frictional forces

10. Between different layers of fluid in relative motion, viscosity introduces?

    intermolecular force

    radial prce

    cohesive force

    tangential force

11. The inward force required to keep a satellite moving in a circular orbit is?

    centrifugal force

    centripetal force

    gravitational force

    aerodynamic force

12. The production of electric charge on a conductor under the influence of an electric field is called:

    electrostriction

    electromagnetic induction

    electrostatic induction

    electromagnetic interaction

13. 'Action at a distance' is revealed most prominently in:

    gravitational force

    electric force

    magnetic force

    electromagnetic force

14. Impulse is,

    a large force acting for a long period

    a large force acting for a short period

    a small force acting for a long period

    a small force acting for a short period

15. Three forces are in equilibrium, then each force is

    equal to the sum of the remaining two.

    equal to the difference of the remaining two.

    greter than the sum of the remaining two

    greater than the difference of the remaining two.

16. The natural force that acts over a distance that is less than 0.000000000000001 metres is known as

    nuclear force

    coulombian force

    gravitational force

    leptonic force

17. The gravitational force with which a body is attracted towards the earth is

    maximum at the equator and minimum at the poles

    minimum at the equator and maximum at the poles.

18. 'If three forces act on a particle in equilibrium, each is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two'. This is known as

    Law of triangle of forces.

    Law of parallelogram of forces

    Lamy's theorem

    Law of polygon of forces

19. Two parallel wires carrying currents in the same direction

    repel each other due to electric force between them.

    repel each other due to magnetic force between them.

    attract each other due to electric force between them.

    attract each other due to magnetic force between them.

20. The force that holds nuclcons together is called

    electrostatic force.

    strong nuclear force.

    weak nuclear force.

    inter nuclear force.

21. A system of two equal and opposite parallel forces is called

    couple

    moment

    torque

    torsion

22. Nuclear forces are

    strong and long-ranged

    strong and short-ranged

    weak and long-ranged

    weak and short-ranged

23. The force responsible in the formation of the galaxies is

    strong attractive force

    inter-galactic force

    gravitational forc

    magnetic force

24. The force that tends to minimize the area of a liquid surface is known as

    surface tension

    intermolecular force

    viscous force

    adhesive force

25. A force that acts only for a short duration but large enough to cause a change in momentum on the body it acts is called

    hadronic force

    leptonic force

    drag force

    impulsive force

26. Which of the following statements is not true about the gravitational force?

    It is the weakest force in nature

    It is the most universal of all the natural forces

    It is the same as the force of gravity

    The gravitational force between two bodies decreases as the distance between them increases.

27. A force between a body and the air caused by their relative motion is known as

    drag force

    aerodynamic force

    lift force

    wind stress

28. Consider the following statements about friction: - I. Friction is a cohesive force.- II. Frictional force cannot start a body moving. - III. Friction is a dissipative force, - it produces heat that is not mechanical. Which combination is not true?

    I only

    II only

    III only

    None of the above

29. When a body is totally or partially immersed in z liquid, an upward force, called upthrust, acts frorr the liquid, which depends on

    weight of liquid that is displaced.

    weight of tht body that is immersed.

    volume of the body that it\s immersed.

    amount of liquid that is displaced.

30. The electrostatic force between two electrons is F. What will be the electrostatic force between two protons at the same distance?

    -F

    F

    -1836F

    1836 F

31. A retarding force that acts upon a body moving through a gaseous medium in a direction opposite to the motion of the body is called

    friction drag

    pressure drag

    aerodynamic drag

    wave drag

32. Read the statements: - I. Magnetic field is unable to penetrate into a superconductor. - II. Electric field can be cut off by a screen of conducting material. -III. Gravitational field can be transmitted through all bodies. Which statement is false?

    I

    II

    III

    Nane of these.

33. A method of opposing the force of gravity using the mutual repulsion between two like magnetic poles is called

    magnetic escapement

    magnetic suspension

    magnetic levitation

    magnetic rotation

34. The interaction between electron and neutrino in radioactive decay is a/an

    leptonic force

    hadronic force

    electrostatic force

    electromagnetic force

35. When an aeroplane moves with constant velocity

    no force is acting on it

    a net force is acting in the forward direction.

    the sum of all the forces on it is zero.

    it moves in the forward direction because of acceleration.

36. The migration of fine particles of a solid suspended in a liquid to the anode or cathode when an electric field is applied to the suspension is called

    cataphoresis

    electrophoresis

    anaphoresis

    eteetroviscosity

37. Which of the following shows that there must be a force acting on the earth and directed towards the sun?

    Revolution of the earth round the sun.

    Apparent motion of the sun round the earth.

    Phenomena of day and night.

    Rotation of earth about its axis.

38. Name the theory which attempts to link all the four fundamental forces of nature?

    Centrosymmetry

    Unitary symmetry

    Space reflection symmetry

    Supersymmetry

39. 'Hypercharge', the hypothetical fifth force of nature, was discovered by Ephraim Fishbach in 1986. What is its nature?

    It enhances gravity

    It acts perpendicular to gravity

    It acts counter to gravity

    It nullifies gravity

40. An exchange force between nucleons in which charge is exchanged is called

    Majorana force

    Heisenberg force

    Wiegner force

    Bartlett force