Time Basics: 16 MCQs

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Warm-up · 5 questions

Q1. Which of the following is the SI unit of time?

Beginner
A Hour
B Second
C Day
D Minute

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Q2. Which of the following is NOT a unit of time?

Beginner
A Kilogram
B Hour
C Second
D Minute

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Q3. 1 hour is equal to how many seconds?

Beginner
A 600
B 360
C 60
D 3600

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Q4. The time period of a pendulum is the time taken for:

Beginner
A Two oscillations
B Half an oscillation
C One complete oscillation
D Ten oscillations

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Q5. Which of the following is a natural periodic event used for measuring time?

Beginner
A A moving car
B Rotation of the Earth
C A burning candle
D A falling stone

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Building up · 11 questions

Q6. What is the approximate time taken by light to travel from the Sun to the Earth?

Intermediate
A 1 second
B 8 minutes 20 seconds
C 1 hour
D 24 hours

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Q7. A pendulum completes 20 oscillations in 40 seconds. What is its time period?

Intermediate
A 2 s
B 40 s
C 20 s
D 0.5 s

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Q8. Which of the following is the smallest unit of time among these?

Intermediate
A Picosecond
B Microsecond
C Nanosecond
D Millisecond

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Q9. The time period of a simple pendulum depends on:

Intermediate
A Material of the bob
B Amplitude of oscillation
C Length of the pendulum
D Mass of the bob

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Q10. Which of the following is used to measure very short time intervals accurately?

Intermediate
A Sand clock
B Atomic clock
C Water clock
D Sundial

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Q11. Which of the following statements about time is correct?

Intermediate
A Time has direction.
B Time can be measured using a balance.
C Time is a scalar quantity.
D Time is a vector quantity.

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Q12. A car travels 100 km in 2 hours. What is its average speed?

Intermediate
A 100 km/h
B 200 km/h
C 25 km/h
D 50 km/h

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Q13. Which of the following is the correct order of time units from smallest to largest?

Intermediate
A Minute, second, hour, day
B Day, hour, minute, second
C Hour, minute, second, day
D Second, minute, hour, day

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Q14. The time period of a simple pendulum is 2 s. What is its frequency?

Intermediate
A 1 Hz
B 0.5 Hz
C 2 Hz
D 4 Hz

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Q15. The time period of a pendulum increases with the increase in the mass of the bob.

Intermediate
A True
B False

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Q16. One mean solar day is the time between two successive passages of the Sun across the same meridian.

Intermediate
A True
B False

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