The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is about
- A10.8 m/s²
- B8.9 m/s²
- C9.8 m/s²
- D1.6 m/s²
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Answer: (C) 9.8 m/s²
SSC CGL Physics Questions with Answers & Explanations
16 Physics questions from the General Awareness section of SSC CGL, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Try each question first, then tap Show answer to check. When you're ready, take the timed chapter-wise test to see your all-India rank.
Which device converts mechanical energy into electrical energy?
- AGenerator
- BMotor
- CBattery
- DTransformer
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Answer: (A) Generator
The sky appears blue because of
- ADispersion of light
- BScattering of light
- CReflection of light
- DRefraction of light
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Answer: (B) Scattering of light
The SI unit of work and energy is the
- AWatt
- BJoule
- CNewton
- DPascal
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Answer: (B) Joule
Sound cannot travel through
- ASteel
- BAir
- CVacuum
- DWater
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Answer: (C) Vacuum
The SI unit of electric current is the
- ACoulomb
- BVolt
- CAmpere
- DOhm
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Answer: (C) Ampere
The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is about
- A9.8 m/s²
- B8.9 m/s²
- C10.8 m/s²
- D1.6 m/s²
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Answer: (A) 9.8 m/s²
The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is the
- AAmmeter
- BThermometer
- CBarometer
- DHygrometer
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Answer: (C) Barometer
Which lens is used to correct myopia (short-sightedness)?
- ABifocal lens
- BCylindrical lens
- CConcave lens
- DConvex lens
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Answer: (C) Concave lens
Newton's first law of motion is also called the law of
- AGravitation
- BInertia
- CAcceleration
- DMomentum
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Answer: (B) Inertia
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The unit of momentum is
- Akg·m/s
- BN/m
- CJ/s
- Dkg·m/s²
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Answer: (A) kg·m/s
The SI unit of pressure is the
- ABar
- BPascal
- CJoule
- DNewton
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Answer: (B) Pascal
The SI unit of power is the
- AJoule
- BWatt
- CVolt
- DAmpere
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Answer: (B) Watt
The SI unit of electrical resistance is the
- AFarad
- BAmpere
- CVolt
- DOhm
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Answer: (D) Ohm
Ultrasound has a frequency greater than
- A20 Hz
- B200 Hz
- C2,000 Hz
- D20,000 Hz
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Answer: (D) 20,000 Hz
The speed of light in vacuum is about
- A3 × 10⁸ m/s
- B3 × 10⁶ m/s
- C340 m/s
- D3 × 10⁵ m/s
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Answer: (A) 3 × 10⁸ m/s
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