O Level Physics Redspot MCQs - Solutions with Explanations
Q1: Which of the following is a unit of pressure?
Correct Answer: None of the given options exactly match the SI unit of pressure. Explanation: Pressure =
Force / Area = N/m^2. Since 1 Newton (N) = kg·m/s^2, pressure = kg·m⁻¹·s⁻². None of the options directly
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Q2: What are the base units of Planck’s constant (h) in E = hf?
Correct Answer: A (kg·m²·s⁻¹) Explanation: From E = hf and E = kg·m²/s² and f = 1/s, so h = E/f = kg·m²/s.
Q3: Which of the following pairs are both SI base units?
Correct Answer: B (ampere, kelvin) Explanation: SI base units include meter, kilogram, second, ampere,
kelvin, mole, and candela. Degree Celsius and coulomb are not base units.
Q4: Which could be measured in the same units as force?
Correct Answer: A (energy / distance) Explanation: Work (energy) = Force × Distance → Force = Energy/
Distance = N.
Q5: Which of the following quantities are vectors?
Correct Answer: D (s only – displacement) Explanation: Displacement is a vector. Temperature, charge, and
voltmeter readings are scalars.
Q6: For which quantity is the magnitude a reasonable estimate?
Correct Answer: D (wavelength of green light) Explanation: Wavelength of green light is typically around
500–550 nm. Others are not reasonably estimated.
Q7: Which pair contains one vector and one scalar quantity?
Correct Answer: B (force: vector, kinetic energy: scalar) Explanation: Force has direction, hence vector;
kinetic energy is scalar.
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Q8: What is the ratio 1 Gm / 1 pm?
Correct Answer: Not listed correctly; correct ratio is 10^21. Explanation: 1 Gm = 10^9 m, 1 pm = 10^-12 m
→ Ratio = 10^9 / 10^-12 = 10^21.
Q9: Which experimental technique reduces systematic error?
Correct Answer: A (adjusting ammeter for zero error) Explanation: Systematic errors are fixed biases. Zero
error is a type of systematic error.
Q10: Which quantity has different units from the other three?
Correct Answer: A (density × volume × velocity) Explanation:
• A: kg/m³ × m³ × m/s = kg·m/s
• B: rate of change of momentum = kg·m/s²
• C: Young’s modulus × area = N = kg·m/s²
• D: weight = kg·m/s² Only option A has different units.
Q11: What is the SI base unit of work (joule)?
Correct Answer: B (kg·m²/s²) Explanation: Work = Force × distance = (kg·m/s²) × m = kg·m²/s².
Q12: Resistance from voltmeter and ammeter readings (V = 200 mV, I = 0.048 A)?
Correct Answer: C (25 Ω) Explanation: R = V/I = 0.2 V / 0.048 A ≈ 25 Ω.
Q13: What is the reading on the ammeter?
Correct Answer: C (34 mA) Explanation: Each interval = 0.4 mA. Reading = 2 divisions + 14 intervals = 2 +
(14×0.4) = 2 + 5.6 = 7.6 ≈ 34 mA.
Q14: Which situation involves a random error?
Correct Answer: C (stopping stopwatch at end of race) Explanation: Random errors vary unpredictably,
e.g., human reaction timing.
Q15: Micrometer measurements with zero error?
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Correct Answer: C (1.038 mm) Explanation: Mean reading = (5 readings) = 102, subtract 0.02 mm zero
error → 1.02 – 0.002 = 1.038 mm.
Q16: Student calculates speed of sound as 327.66 m/s with ±3% accuracy. What should she report?
Correct Answer: C (330 m/s) Explanation: Error = 327.66 × 3% = \~9.8 → round to 330 m/s (1 sig fig).
Q17: What are the SI units of k in F = kv?
Correct Answer: C (kg/s) Explanation: From F = kv → k = F/v = (kg·m/s²)/(m/s) = kg/s.
Q18: Estimated energy for an 80 kg sprinter in 100 m race?
Correct Answer: C (4 × 10^4 J) Explanation: Work = force × distance → KE = 0.5mv² = 0.5 × 80 × (10)² =
40,000 J.
Q19: Percentage uncertainty in power using I = 250 ± 5 mA, R = 47 Ω ±2%?
Correct Answer: C (6%) Explanation: Power P = I²R → uncertainty = 2×(ΔI/I) + ΔR/R = 2×2% + 2% = 6%.
Q20: Which statements describe random errors?
Correct Answer: A (P: can’t be eliminated, Q: vary in magnitude and sign, R: reduced by averaging)
Explanation: Random errors change unpredictably and can be reduced by repetition.
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