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NSMQ 2024 Physics True/False

Review past NSMQ 2024 Physics True/False round questions with detailed answers and comprehensive explanations

Set 1

A student investigating the location dependence of the period of a pendulum, composed of a string and a lead ball, accum…

NSMQSimple pendulumMeasurement
Set 2

When two incandescent lamps illuminate the same patch on a screen, the intensity of light on the patch is a linear super…

NSMQSuperpositionLight intensity
Set 3

An object moves with constant speed.

NSMQKinematicsConstant speed
Set 4

The angle between two concurrent forces of equal magnitude is increased from 0° to 180°

NSMQConcurrent forcesResultant force
Set 5

Heat transfer by conduction involves transport of atoms or molecules.

NSMQHeat transferConduction
Set 6

A particle moves along a straight line with constant acceleration.

NSMQKinematicsConstant acceleration
Set 7

A three-meter-long stretched string clamped at both ends vibrates in a mode with two nodes between its ends.

NSMQStanding wavesString vibration
Set 8

The induced emf in a closed loop equals the time rate of change of the magnetic flux through the loop.

NSMQFaraday's lawElectromagnetic induction
Set 9

Wavelengths for visible light

NSMQVisible lightWavelength
Set 10

P-type semiconductor is arsenic-doped silicon.

NSMQSemiconductorsDoping
Set 11

The joule-second (J·s) is equivalent to the kilogram meter per second (kg·m/s).

NSMQUnitsDimensional analysis
Set 12

A 2 kg particle moving at 50 m/s undergoes a completely inelastic collision with an oncoming 4 kg particle moving at 25 …

NSMQInelastic collisionMomentum
Set 13

An object is in free fall near the Earth's surface.

NSMQFree fallGravity
Set 14

The weight of an object in a fluid equals the weight of the fluid.

NSMQBuoyancyArchimedes' principle
Set 15

In one second, a one-ohm resistor carrying one ampere dissipates as much heat as a two-ohm resistor carrying 0.5 amperes…

NSMQResistanceHeat dissipation
Set 16

The amplitude of a sound wave determines the quality of the sound.

NSMQSound wavesAmplitude
Set 17

In any electric circuit, the algebraic sum of the currents flowing into any given node…

NSMQKirchhoff's current lawElectric circuits
Set 18

The potential energy of a particle moving along the x-axis is given by Cx², where C is a constant.

NSMQPotential energyConservative forces
Set 19

The friction force on an object is zero if…

NSMQFrictionNewton's laws
Set 20

A short, thin object is located on the principal axis of a convex spherical mirror.

NSMQConvex mirrorOptics
Set 21

A body is in translational equilibrium if the sum of all forces acting on it vanishes.

NSMQEquilibriumTranslational equilibrium
Set 22

An incompressible fluid flows from a pipe of cross-sectional area 2 cm² into a pipe of cross-sectional area 4 cm².

NSMQFluid dynamicsContinuity equation
Set 23

The power developed by a force vanishes whenever the velocity of its point of application is perpendicular to the force.

NSMQPowerWork and energy
Set 24

The change in internal energy of a gas undergoing any process equals…

NSMQThermodynamicsInternal energy
Set 25

The SI unit for tensile stress is the newton.

NSMQStress and strainSI units
Set 26

Linear momentum is a vector quantity, whereas impulse is a scalar quantity.

NSMQMomentumImpulse
Set 27

Mass is a scalar quantity, whereas weight is a vector quantity.

NSMQMass and weightScalars and vectors
Set 28

The magnitude of the centripetal force on an object moving in a circle is proportional to the kinetic energy of the obje…

NSMQCentripetal forceCircular motion
Set 29

An ideal object spring system oscillates at an angular frequency of 40π rad/s.

NSMQSimple harmonic motionAngular frequency
Set 30

An object slides down a rough plane, inclined at an angle to the horizontal.

NSMQInclined planeFriction
Set 31

The given device is an example of a lever.

NSMQLeversSimple machines
Set 32

The maximum kinetic energy of a simple harmonic oscillator occurs at its extreme positions.

NSMQSimple harmonic motionEnergy
Set 33

A simple harmonic oscillator has angular frequency 100π radians per second.

NSMQSimple harmonic motionAngular frequency
Set 34

An object slides down a smooth plane inclined at an angle to the horizontal.

NSMQInclined planeSmooth surface
Set 35

A particle moves with constant angular velocity ω in a circle of radius r.

NSMQCircular motionAngular velocity
Set 36

Heat spontaneously flows from a hot region to a cold region.

NSMQThermodynamicsHeat flow
Set 37

The density of an object is a measure of the quantity of matter in the object.

NSMQDensityMass and weight
Set 38

A student measures the length of an object five times and records her results.

NSMQMeasurementEstimation
Set 39

A particle at the origin undergoes the displacement 2i m. During the same time, a second particle undergoes the displace…

NSMQVectorsDisplacement
Set 40

A manometer can be used to measure gauge pressure.

NSMQMeasuring instrumentsPressure
Set 41

The quantity of heat in a body equals the heat capacity of the body times the body’s temperature.

NSMQHeat capacityThermodynamics
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The optical power of a lens is measured in diopters.

NSMQOptical powerLens
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