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50 MCQs on Physics — Units sit in the GK360 bank, collected from 21 solved papers (2019–2026). Below are the top 35 distinct questions — repeats across papers merged into their strongest version — with the correct answer marked, an explanation where the bank carries one, and the source paper named on every card.
Correct Answer: Coulomb
The SI unit of electric charge is the coulomb (C); the ampere is the unit of current.
From: PMS 2026 GK Advanced Practice Set (Q1–50) (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Candela
The candela (cd) is the SI base unit of luminous intensity; the lumen measures luminous flux and the lux measures illuminance.
From: PMS 2026 GK Advanced Practice Set (Q51–100) (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Becquerel
The becquerel (Bq, one decay per second) is the SI unit of radioactivity; the curie is the older non-SI unit, and the gray and sievert measure absorbed and equivalent dose.
From: PMS 2026 GK Advanced Practice Set (Q51–100) (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Becquerel
The becquerel (Bq) is the SI unit of radioactivity; the curie is the older non-SI unit.
From: PMS 2026 GK Booklet — Solved Practice Set with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Ohm
The ohm is the unit of electrical resistance.
From: PMS 2026 GK Final Mock 16 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Pascal
The pascal (Pa) is the SI unit of pressure.
From: PMS 2026 GK Grand Mock 13 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Ohm
The ohm (Ω) is the SI unit of electrical resistance.
From: PMS 2026 GK High Yield Mock 14 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Hertz
The hertz (Hz) is the SI unit of frequency.
From: PMS 2026 GK High Yield Mock 14 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Distance
A light year is a unit of distance: the distance light travels in one year.
From: PMS 2026 GK High Yield Mock 14 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Newton
The newton (N) is the SI unit of force.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 1 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Ampere
The ampere (A) is the SI unit of electric current.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 1 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Joule
The joule (J) is the SI unit of energy; the watt is power.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 2 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Hertz
The hertz (Hz) is the SI unit of frequency, one cycle per second.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 2 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Ohm
The ohm is the SI unit of electrical resistance.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 3 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Kelvin
The kelvin (K) is the SI unit of temperature.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 3 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Watt
The watt (W) is the unit of electric power.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 3 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Candela
The candela (cd) is the SI unit of luminous intensity.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 4 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Ohm
The ohm (Ω) is the SI unit of electric resistance.
From: PMS 2026 GK Physical Science Mock Test — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Distance
A light-year is the distance light travels in one year, about 9.46 trillion km.
From: PMS 2026 GK Physical Science Mock Test — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Joule
The joule (J) is the SI unit of energy.
From: PMS 2026 GK Physical Science Mock Test — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Ampere
The ampere (A) is the SI unit of electric current.
From: PMS 2026 GK Physical Science Mock Test — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Joule
The SI unit of energy is the joule; the watt is the unit of power.
From: PMS 2026 GK Tough GK Mock — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Distance
A light year is a unit of distance, the distance light travels in one year (about 9.46 trillion kilometres), not a unit of time.
From: PMS 2026 GK Tough GK Mock — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Ohm
The SI unit of electric resistance is the ohm.
From: PMS 2026 GK Tough GK Mock — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Watt
The SI unit of power is the watt; the joule is the unit of energy.
From: PMS 2026 GK Tough GK Mock — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Light year
A light year is the distance light travels in one vacuum year and is used for astronomical distances; decibel, ampere and hertz measure sound level, current and frequency.
From: CSS 2025 GSA — Solved One-Liners with Answers (2025) · CSS
Correct Answer: Kelvin
The Kelvin (K) is the base unit of temperature in the International System of Units (SI).
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) S&GAD and Punjab Police Past Paper 2024 (Paper 2) Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Coulomb
The coulomb (C) is the International System of Units (SI) standard unit of electric charge.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) S&GAD and Punjab Police Past Paper 2024 (Paper 2) Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ampere
The Ampere (symbol: A) is the standard International System of Units (SI) unit used to measure electric current.
From: PPSC Protocol Assistant (BS-12) S&GAD Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Pascal
The Pascal (Pa) is the standard SI derived unit of pressure, equivalent to one newton per square meter.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk BS-11 Board of Revenue Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Energy
The joule is the SI derived unit of energy, as well as work and heat.
From: PPSC Assistant / Head Clerk (BS-16) Livestock & Dairy Development Department Solved Past Paper 2022 (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Kelvin
The Kelvin is the base unit of temperature in the International System of Units (SI).
From: PPSC Assistant Sub Inspector (Punjab Police) Past Paper 2021 Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Heat
The Joule is the SI unit for energy, work, and heat.
From: PPSC Labour Officer (BS-16) Past Paper 2020 Solved (2020) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Newton
The Newton (N) is the SI unit of force, defined as the force needed to accelerate one kilogram of mass at the rate of one meter per second squared.
From: PPSC Labour Officer (BS-16) Past Paper 2020 Solved (2020) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Pascal
The standard SI unit for pressure is the Pascal (Pa), equivalent to one newton of force applied perpendicularly over one square meter.
From: PPSC Provincial Management Service (PMS) BS-17 Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
The bank holds 50 questions tagged "Physics — Units" under Everyday Science, drawn from 21 solved papers (2019–2026). After merging the same question asked in multiple papers, 35 are distinct; this page shows the top 35.
They are pulled from the solved papers in the GK360 archive — PMS, CSS, PPSC papers among them — and every card on this page names its source paper and year, so you can open the full paper from the Past Papers archive.
Yes — 35 of the 35 questions shown carry a written explanation under the answer; the rest show the verified correct answer for revision. Every answer passed GK360's three-way check (printed key, worked material, standard fact).
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