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MCQ 11 Mark
Assertion (A): The force due to air in a column of the height of the atmosphere and area 15 cm × 15 cm (nearly equal to the area of your head) is nearly equal to the force of gravity on an object of mass 225 kg, then it is also bearable.
Reason (R): The atmospheric pressure is neutralised by the force of gravity experienced by us.
  • A
    Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  • B
    Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  • (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  • D
    (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer
Correct option: C.
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
C
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MCQ 21 Mark
Assertion (A): In the game of tug of war, sometimes the rope doesn’t seem to move to any side even if strong forces are applied from both sides.
Reason (R): Equal force applied from opposite sides on any object makes the net applied force zero.
  • Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  • B
    Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  • C
    (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  • D
    (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
A
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MCQ 31 Mark
The force is always attractive in nature and extends to infinity
  • A
    magnetic force
  • B
    electrostatic force
  • gravitational force
  • D
    frictional force
Answer
Correct option: C.
gravitational force
C
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MCQ 61 Mark
The force exerted by an animal’s body is called
  • muscular force
  • B
    mechanical force
  • C
    gravitational force
  • D
    magnetic force
Answer
Correct option: A.
muscular force
A
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MCQ 71 Mark
The standard unit of force is
  • A
    $\frac{\text { metre }}{\text { second }}$
  • newton
  • C
    metre × second
  • D
    $\frac{\text { gram }}{\text { weight }}$
Answer
Correct option: B.
newton
B
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MCQ 81 Mark
Force exerted during the digestion of food
  • A
    force of gravity
  • B
    pressure
  • muscular force
  • D
    longitudinal force
Answer
Correct option: C.
muscular force
C
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MCQ 91 Mark
Which is not a non-contact force?
  • A
    Electrostatic force
  • B
    Magnetic force
  • C
    Force due to gravity
  • Muscular force
Answer
Correct option: D.
Muscular force
D
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MCQ 101 Mark
Force acting on a surface in a direction perpendicular to it is known as
  • thrust
  • B
    force
  • C
    pressure
  • D
    density
Answer
Correct option: A.
thrust
A
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MCQ 121 Mark
Force can affect the state of motion of a body by changing
  • direction or speed
  • B
    increasing speed
  • C
    state of position
  • D
    force of friction
Answer
Correct option: A.
direction or speed
A
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MCQ 141 Mark
Which one of the following forces is a contact force?
  • A
    Force of gravity
  • Force of friction
  • C
    Magnetic force
  • D
    Electrostatic force
Answer
Correct option: B.
Force of friction
B
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MCQ 151 Mark
Two objects repel each other. This repulsion could be due to the
  • A
    frictional force only
  • B
    electrostatic force only
  • magnetic force only
  • D
    either a magnetic or an electrostatic force
Answer
Correct option: C.
magnetic force only
C
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MCQ 161 Mark
During dry weather, while combing hair, sometimes we experience hair flying apart. The force responsible for this is
  • A
    force of gravity
  • electrostatic force
  • C
    force of friction
  • D
    magnetic force
Answer
Correct option: B.
electrostatic force
B
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MCQ 171 Mark
The force exerted by our muscles is called
  • A
    electrostatic force
  • muscular force
  • C
    gravitational force
  • D
    non-contact force
Answer
Correct option: B.
muscular force
B
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MCQ 181 Mark
Force changes the
  • A
    motion of the body
  • B
    speed of the body
  • C
    shape of body
  • all of these
Answer
Correct option: D.
all of these
D
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MCQ 191 Mark
The force exerted by a charged body on another charged body
  • A
    gravitational force
  • electrostatic force
  • C
    non-contact force
  • D
    contact force
Answer
Correct option: B.
electrostatic force
B
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MCQ 201 Mark
Muscular force is also called _______________ force.
  • A
    non-contact
  • contact
  • C
    gravitational
  • D
    magnetic
Answer
Correct option: B.
contact
B
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MCQ 211 Mark
The force exerted by the Earth to pull the object towards itself is called
  • A
    electrostatic force
  • gravitational force
  • C
    muscular force
  • D
    contact force
Answer
Correct option: B.
gravitational force
B
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MCQ 221 Mark
A _______________ exerted by an object on another is a force.
  • Push or pull
  • B
    Contact or non-contact force
  • C
    Pressure
  • D
    Magnitude
Answer
Correct option: A.
Push or pull
A
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