Scientific Instruments Mcqs
Scientific Instruments Mcqs for the preparation of NTS, PPSC, SPSC, BPSC, KPSC, FPSC, OTS and other academic entry test and jobs tests.
1. Which device converts heat energy into mechanical energy
(a) Generator
(b) Steam engine
(c) Electrical Motor
(d) Loudspeaker
2. The variation in the blood flow can be heard with an instrument called
(a) Spectrometer
(b) Stethoscope
(c) Saccharin meter
(d) Sextant
3. To records accurate time on ships
(a) Chronometer
(b) Altimeter
(c) Audiometer
(d) Spirograph
4. Which instrument is used to measure the intensity of earthquake
(a) Seismograph
(b) Scotograph
(c) Speedometer
(d) Spectrometer
5. Name the instrument which indicates speed at which a vehicle is moving
(a) Seismograph
(b) Scotograph
(c) Speedometer
(d) Spectrometer
6. The device which converts the chemical energy into electrical energy
(a) Battery
(b) Electrical Motor
(c) Steam Engine
(d) Generator
7. Dynamo is a device used to transformation of mechanical energy into
(a) Electrical energy
(b) Heat energy
(c) Mechanical
(d) Sound energy
8. Which device converts electrical energy into mechanical energy
(a) Generator
(b) Steam engine
(c) Electrical Motor
(d) Loudspeaker
9. Which instrument is used to measure the depth of the ocean
(a) Fathometer
(b) Galvanometer
(c) Gramophone
(d) Gravimeter
10. Which instrument is used for determining the amount of sugar in a solution
(a) Spectrometer
(b) Stethoscope
(c) Saccharin meter
(d) Sextant
11. Which device converts sound energy into. electrical energy
(a) Microphone
(b) Steam Engine
(c) Electrical Motor
(d) Loudspeaker
12. What would we use to measure the current
(a) Manometer
(b) Ammeter
(c) Anemometer
(d) Altimeter
13. What does an Altimeter measure
(a) Altitude
(b) Gratitude
(c) Longitude
(d) Depth
14. Which apparatus is used for recording the movement of the kings
(a) Galvanometer
(b) Scotograph
(c) Spirograph
(d) Manometer
15. The instrument used for measuring the velocity of wind is known as
(a) Actinometer
(b) Ammeter
(c) Anemometer
(d) Altimeter
Scientific Instruments Mcqs for the preparation of NTS, PPSC, SPSC, BPSC, KPSC, FPSC, OTS and other academic entry test and jobs tests.
16. Which device converts electrical energy into sound energy
(a) Generator
(b) Steam Engine
(c) Electrical Motor
(d) Loudspeaker
17. Which instrument is used for determining speeds of aeroplanes and motor boats
(a) Tachometer
(b) Telescope
(c) Thermocouple
(d) Theodolite
18. Name the apparatus which is used to guide the sailors
(a) Vanomete
(b) Magnetometer
(c) Mariner’s Compass
(d) Microphone
19. Which instrument is used to measure the currents of small magnitude
(a) Fathometer
(b) Galvanometer
(c) Gramophone
(d) Gravimeter
20. Which instrument is used to measure the high temperatures
(a) Potentiometer
(b) Pipette
(c) Psychrometer
(d) Pyrometer
21. Which an apparatus is used for observing distant objects
(a) Tachometer
(b) Telescope
(c) Thermocouple
(d) Theodolite
22. The measurement of rainfall is made by
(a) Radiometer
(b) Ombrometer
(c) Refractometer
(d) Rain gauge
23. Which instrument is used to measure the gas pressure
(a) Manometer
(b) Magnetometer
(c) Barometer
(d) Microphone
24. Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure
(a) Barometer
(b) Eratosthenes
(c) Thermostat
(d) Micrometer
25. Which instrument is used for measuring the specific gravity of liquids
(a) Hygrometer
(b) Hydrophone
(c) Hydrometer
(d) Horoscope
26. Which instrument is used to measure the minute distances
(a) Microphone
(b) Microscope
(c) Micro tome
(d) Micrometer
27. Which apparatus is used for measuring the purity of milk
(a) Kymograph
(b) Lactometer
(c) Kaleidoscopes
(d) Mohs scale
28. Which device converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
(a) Generator
(b) Steam engine
(c) Electrical Motor
(d) Loudspeaker
29. Which technique of recording and interpreting the electrical activity of the brain is used
(a) Electro Magneto graph
(b) Electroencephalogram
(c) Electroencephalograph
(d) None of the above
30. Which instrument is used for measuring humidity of air (atmosphere).
(a) Hygrometer
(b) Hydrophone
(c) Hydrometer
(d) Heliscope
31. Which apparatus is used for measuring temperature
(a) Thermocouple
(b) Thermostat
(c) Thermometer
(d) Viscometer