Introduction to Measurements

Q. Car, bus, tractor, truck, motorcycle are the vehicles categorized under:

1. Waterways
2. Railways
3. Roadways
4. Airways

Q. ____ can be defined as the comparison of an unknown quantity with a known quantity.

1. Unit
2. Physical quantity
3. Motion
4. Measurement

Q. The motion of a body that repeats itself after regular intervals of time is called:

1. Rectilinear motion
2. Rotatory motion
3. Circular motion
4. Periodic motion

Q. Statement 1: Motion is the change in position of an object with respect to its surroundings.
Statement 2: The movement of a swing is an example of periodic motion.

Which of the following is correct?

1. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
2. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.
3. Both the statements are true.
4. Both the statements are false.

Q. If a body moves along a straight line, it is said to be in:

1. Circular motion
2. Rectilinear motion
3. Periodic motion
4. Oscillatory motion

Q. In a circular motion, the distance between the moving particle and the fixed point about which it rotates _______ with time.

1. increases
2. decreases
3. remains same
4. first increases and then decreases

Q. If a body moves along a circular path, then it is said to be in:

1. Circular motion
2. Periodic motion
3. Oscillatory motion
4. Rectilinear motion

Q. Identify the correct statement(s):

1. II only
2. I and II
3. Neither I nor II
4. I only

Q. Moon going round the earth is an example for:

1. Rectilinear motion
2. Circular motion
3. Periodic motion
4. Random motion

Q. Raju travels from Bangalore to Mysore by his car. Name the mode of transportation used by Raju.

1. Waterways
2. Roadways
3. Railways
4. Airways