NFAT MSc Forensic Science:Set -1 | NFAT Mock Test

1. What is the primary focus of the physical world in physics?

A) Study of biological systems

B) Study of natural phenomena through observation and experimentation

C) Study of chemical reactions

D) Study of geological formations

2. Which of the following is a fundamental force in nature?

A) Frictional force

B) Tension force

C) Gravitational force

D) Viscous force

3. What is the SI unit of length?

A) Metre

B) Kilometre

C) Centimetre

D) Millimetre

4. Which of the following is a derived unit?

A) Kilogram

B) Second

C) Ampere

D) Newton

5. What is the dimensional formula for velocity?

A) [M L T^-2]

B) [L T^-1]

C) [M L^-1 T^-1]

D) [L^2 T^-1]

6. Which instrument is used to measure small lengths accurately?

A) Ruler

B) Vernier callipers

C) Screw gauge

D) Spherometer

7. In motion in a straight line, what is the relationship between displacement and time for constant velocity?

A) Linear

B) Quadratic

C) Exponential

D) Inverse

8. What is the SI unit of acceleration?

A) m/s

B) m/s²

C) m²/s

D) m/s³

9. If an object covers 20 m in 4 s with constant velocity, what is its speed?

A) 2 m/s

B) 4 m/s

C) 5 m/s

D) 8 m/s

10. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

A) Velocity

B) Acceleration

C) Displacement

D) Speed

11. What is the first equation of motion?

A) v = u + at

B) s = ut + ½at²

C) v² = u² + 2as

D) s = vt

12. What is the significance of the least count of an instrument?

A) Maximum measurable value

B) Smallest division on the scale

C) Total length of the instrument

D) Error margin of the instrument

13. What is the dimensional formula for force?

A) [M L T^-1]

B) [M L² T^-2]

C) [M L T^-2]

D) [M L² T^-1]

14. Which of the following is a fundamental unit?

A) Kilogram

B) Newton

C) Joule

D) Pascal

15. If an object moves with uniform acceleration, which equation relates velocity, acceleration, and displacement?

A) v = u + at

B) v² = u² + 2as

C) s = ut + ½at²

D) s = vt

16. What is the SI unit of time?

A) Minute

B) Hour

C) Second

D) Day

17. What is the study of physics primarily concerned with?

A) Chemical reactions

B) Biological processes

C) Geological changes

D) Matter and energy interactions

18. What is the unit of luminous intensity?

A) Candela

B) Lumen

C) Lux

D) Watt

19. If an object’s velocity changes from 10 m/s to 20 m/s in 5 s, what is its acceleration?

A) 1 m/s²

B) 2 m/s²

C) 3 m/s²

D) 4 m/s²

20. What is the dimensional formula for work?

A) [M L T^-2]

B) [M L² T^-1]

C) [M L² T^-2]

D) [M L T^-1]

21. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

A) Velocity

B) Speed

C) Distance

D) Time

22. What is the SI unit of mass?

A) Gram

B) Kilogram

C) Tonne

D) Pound

23. Which method is used to measure the diameter of a wire?

A) Metre scale

B) Vernier callipers

C) Screw gauge

D) Spherometer

24. What is the second equation of motion?

A) v = u + at

B) v² = u² + 2as

C) s = vt

D) s = ut + ½at²

25. Which of the following is a fundamental quantity?

A) Time

B) Area

C) Volume

D) Density

26. What is the primary source of uncertainty in measurements?

A) Calibration errors

B) Instrumental limitations

C) Environmental conditions

D) Human errors

27. If an object is dropped from a height, what type of motion does it exhibit?

A) Uniform velocity

B) Non-uniform velocity

C) Uniform acceleration

D) No motion

28. What is the SI unit of electric current?

A) Ampere

B) Volt

C) Ohm

D) Watt

29. What is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth’s surface (approx.)?

A) 8.9 m/s²

B) 9.8 m/s²

C) 10.8 m/s²

D) 7.8 m/s²

30. What is the dimensional formula for momentum?

A) [M L² T^-2]

B) [M L T^-1]

C) [M L T^-1]

D) [M L² T^-1]

31. What is the definition of a mole in chemistry?

A) Amount of substance containing Avogadro’s number of particles

B) Mass of one molecule in grams

C) Volume of a gas at STP

D) Number of atoms in 1 gram of a substance

32. What is Avogadro’s number?

A) 6.022 × 10^22

B) 6.022 × 10^23

C) 6.022 × 10^24

D) 6.022 × 10^21

33. What is the molecular mass of water (H₂O)?

A) 16 u

B) 17 u

C) 18 u

D) 20 u

34. What is the law of conservation of mass?

A) Mass increases during a chemical reaction

B) Mass decreases during a chemical reaction

C) Mass is converted into energy

D) Mass of reactants equals mass of products

35. What is the atomic number of an element?

A) Number of protons in the nucleus

B) Number of neutrons in the nucleus

C) Number of electrons in the atom

D) Total number of protons and neutrons

36. Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?

A) Proton

B) Electron

C) Neutron

D) Nucleus

37. What is the maximum number of electrons in the K shell?

A) 8

B) 18

C) 2

D) 32

38. Who proposed the planetary model of the atom?

A) J.J. Thomson

B) John Dalton

C) Ernest Rutherford

D) Niels Bohr

39. What is the charge of a neutron?

A) Neutral

B) Positive

C) Negative

D) Variable

40. What is the maximum number of electrons in the L shell?

A) 2

B) 8

C) 18

D) 32

41. Which quantum number describes the shape of an orbital?

A) Principal quantum number

B) Magnetic quantum number

C) Azimuthal quantum number

D) Spin quantum number

42. What is the molar mass of carbon dioxide (CO₂)?

A) 44 g/mol

B) 32 g/mol

C) 28 g/mol

D) 16 g/mol

43. Which element has the electron configuration 1s² 2s² 2p⁶?

A) Nitrogen

B) Neon

C) Oxygen

D) Fluorine

44. What is the atomic mass unit (u) approximately equal to?

A) Mass of an electron

B) Mass of a proton

C) 1/12th the mass of a carbon-12 atom

D) Mass of a neutron

45. Which scientist discovered the electron?

A) Ernest Rutherford

B) Niels Bohr

C) John Dalton

D) J.J. Thomson

46. What is the trend of atomic radius across a period in the periodic table?

A) Decreases

B) Increases

C) Remains constant

D) Varies randomly

47. Which group in the periodic table contains alkali metals?

A) Group 2

B) Group 1

C) Group 17

D) Group 18

48. What is the trend of electronegativity down a group in the periodic table?

A) Increases

B) Remains constant

C) Decreases

D) Varies randomly

49. Which element is a noble gas?

A) Sodium

B) Chlorine

C) Calcium

D) Argon

50. What is the valency of oxygen?

A) 2

B) 1

C) 3

D) 4

51. Which block of the periodic table contains transition metals?

A) s-block

B) d-block

C) p-block

D) f-block

52. What is the ionization energy trend across a period?

A) Decreases

B) Remains constant

C) Increases

D) Varies randomly

53. Which element has the highest electronegativity?

A) Fluorine

B) Chlorine

C) Oxygen

D) Nitrogen

54. What is the empirical formula of glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆)?

A) C₃H₆O₃

B) CH₂O

C) C₂H₄O₂

D) C₆H₁₂O₆

55. Which quantum number determines the size and energy of an orbital?

A) Azimuthal quantum number

B) Magnetic quantum number

C) Principal quantum number

D) Spin quantum number

56. What is the mass number of an atom?

A) Sum of protons and neutrons

B) Number of protons

C) Number of electrons

D) Number of neutrons

57. Which law states that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules?

A) Boyle’s law

B) Avogadro’s law

C) Charles’ law

D) Dalton’s law

58. What is the electron configuration of sodium (Na)?

A) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s²

B) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s¹

C) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s¹

D) 1s² 2s² 2p⁵

59. Which group in the periodic table contains halogens?

A) Group 1

B) Group 2

C) Group 16

D) Group 17

60. What is the molar volume of a gas at STP?

A) 22.4 L

B) 24.5 L

C) 20.0 L

D) 25.0 L

61. Which model of the atom introduced the concept of quantized energy levels?

A) Rutherford’s model

B) Bohr’s model

C) Thomson’s model

D) Dalton’s model

62. What is the trend of atomic radius down a group?

A) Decreases

B) Remains constant

C) Increases

D) Varies randomly

63. What is the percentage composition of oxygen in water (H₂O)?

A) 88.89%

B) 11.11%

C) 50%

D) 75%

64. Which quantum number specifies the orientation of an orbital?

A) Principal quantum number

B) Magnetic quantum number

C) Azimuthal quantum number

D) Spin quantum number

65. Which element is an alkaline earth metal?

A) Sodium

B) Chlorine

C) Magnesium

D) Argon

66. What is the valency of nitrogen?

A) 3

B) 2

C) 4

D) 1

67. What is the molecular formula of ethane?

A) CH₄

B) C₂H₆

C) C₂H₄

D) C₃H₈

68. Which scientist proposed that atoms are indivisible?

A) J.J. Thomson

B) Niels Bohr

C) John Dalton

D) Ernest Rutherford

69. What is the maximum number of electrons in the M shell?

A) 18

B) 8

C) 2

D) 32

70. What is the law of definite proportions?

A) Elements combine in variable ratios

B) A compound has a fixed composition by mass

C) Mass is created during a reaction

D) Mass is destroyed during a reaction

71. Which element has the electron configuration 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁵?

A) Fluorine

B) Neon

C) Chlorine

D) Argon

72. What is the trend of ionization energy down a group?

A) Decreases

B) Increases

C) Remains constant

D) Varies randomly

73. Which quantum number determines the spin of an electron?

A) Principal quantum number

B) Spin quantum number

C) Azimuthal quantum number

D) Magnetic quantum number

74. What is the molar mass of ammonia (NH₃)?

A) 16 g/mol

B) 18 g/mol

C) 17 g/mol

D) 14 g/mol

75. Which group contains noble gases?

A) Group 18

B) Group 17

C) Group 1

D) Group 2

76. What is the percentage composition of hydrogen in water (H₂O)?

A) 88.89%

B) 11.11%

C) 50%

D) 75%

77. Which model describes the atom as a positive pudding with negative electrons?

A) Bohr’s model

B) Rutherford’s model

C) Thomson’s model

D) Dalton’s model

78. What is the valency of carbon?

A) 4

B) 2

C) 3

D) 1

79. What is the empirical formula of benzene (C₆H₆)?

A) C₂H₂

B) CH

C) C₃H₃

D) C₆H₆

80. Which block contains lanthanides and actinides?

A) s-block

B) p-block

C) f-block

D) d-block

81. What is the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature?

A) Kelvin

B) Celsius

C) Fahrenheit

D) Rankine

82. If an object is thrown upwards, what is its acceleration at the highest point?

A) Zero

B) 9.8 m/s² downwards

C) 9.8 m/s² upwards

D) Variable

83. What is the dimensional formula for power?

A) [M L T^-2]

B) [M L² T^-2]

C) [M L² T^-3]

D) [M L T^-1]

84. Which instrument measures the radius of curvature of a spherical surface?

A) Spherometer

B) Vernier callipers

C) Screw gauge

D) Metre scale

85. What is the molecular mass of methane (CH₄)?

A) 14 u

B) 16 u

C) 18 u

D) 12 u

86. Which law states that the total pressure of a gas mixture is the sum of partial pressures?

A) Boyle’s law

B) Charles’ law

C) Dalton’s law

D) Avogadro’s law

87. What is the electron configuration of magnesium (Mg)?

A) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s²

B) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s¹

C) 1s² 2s² 2p⁵

D) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s³

88. What is the trend of electronegativity across a period?

A) Decreases

B) Increases

C) Remains constant

D) Varies randomly

89. Which element is a transition metal?

A) Sodium

B) Chlorine

C) Iron

D) Argon

90. What is the SI unit of amount of substance?

A) Mole

B) Gram

C) Litre

D) Kilogram

91. If an object travels 100 m in 10 s with constant velocity, what is its speed?

A) 5 m/s

B) 10 m/s

C) 20 m/s

D) 100 m/s

92. What is the charge of a proton?

A) Neutral

B) Negative

C) Positive

D) Variable

93. What is the law of multiple proportions?

A) Elements combine in simple whole-number ratios

B) Mass is conserved in a reaction

C) Mass is created in a reaction

D) Mass is destroyed in a reaction

94. Which instrument is used to measure the thickness of a sheet?

A) Vernier callipers

B) Screw gauge

C) Spherometer

D) Metre scale

95. What is the molar mass of nitrogen gas (N₂)?

A) 14 g/mol

B) 16 g/mol

C) 28 g/mol

D) 32 g/mol

96. Which element has the electron configuration 1s² 2s² 2p³?

A) Nitrogen

B) Oxygen

C) Fluorine

D) Neon

97. What is the valency of chlorine?

A) 2

B) 1

C) 3

D) 4

98. Which block contains alkali metals and alkaline earth metals?

A) p-block

B) d-block

C) s-block

D) f-block

99. What is the SI unit of force?

A) Newton

B) Joule

C) Watt

D) Pascal

100. What is the trend of metallic character down a group?

A) Decreases

B) Increases

C) Remains constant

D) Varies randomly

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