Famous Personality GK MCQ Questions on ‘Isaac Newton’. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
1.) Which year was Isaac Newton born?
A.) 1642
B.) 1675
C.) 1701
D.) 1725
Answer: A.) 1642
2.) What is the famous apple-related incident associated with Newton?
A.) Apple falling on his head
B.) Eating an apple in public
C.) Discovering apple pie
D.) Planting an apple tree
Answer: A.) Apple falling on his head
3.) Newton’s groundbreaking work, “Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica,” was first published in which year?
A.) 1666
B.) 1687
C.) 1703
D.) 1720
Answer: B.) 1687
4.) What is the law formulated by Newton that states every object persists in its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by a net external force?
A.) Law of Gravitation
B.) Newton’s First Law of Motion
C.) Second Law of Motion
D.) Third Law of Motion
Answer: B.) Newton’s First Law of Motion
5.) Newton is credited with the development of calculus independently of which other mathematician?
A.) Blaise Pascal
B.) René Descartes
C.) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
D.) Pierre-Simon Laplace
Answer: C.) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
6.) What is the formula for Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation?
A.) F = ma
B.) E = mc^2
C.) F = G * (m1 * m2.) / r^2
D.) a = Δv/Δt
Answer: C.) F = G * (m1 * m2.) / r^2
7.) Newton’s three laws of motion laid the foundation for which branch of physics?
A.) Quantum Mechanics
B.) Classical Mechanics
C.) Thermodynamics
D.) Relativity
Answer: B.) Classical Mechanics
8.) What color does Newton’s theory of optics state is a combination of all colors?
A.) Red
B.) Green
C.) White
D.) Black
Answer: C.) White
9.) Newton’s second law of motion is often expressed as:
A.) F = ma
B.) E = mc^2
C.) F = G * (m1 * m2.) / r^2
D.) a = Δv/Δt
Answer: A.) F = ma
10.) Newton was knighted in which year?
A.) 1682
B.) 1705
C.) 1715
D.) 1727
Answer: B.) 1705
11.) What is the third law of motion formulated by Newton?
A.) For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
B.) Every object persists in its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by a net external force
C.) Force equals mass times acceleration
D.) None of the above
Answer: A.) For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
12.) Newton was born in which country?
A.) England
B.) France
C.) Germany
D.) Italy
Answer: A.) England
13.) What field of mathematics did Newton develop alongside his work in physics?
A.) Algebra
B.) Geometry
C.) Calculus
D.) Trigonometry
Answer: C.) Calculus
14.) Newton’s work on optics was compiled in a book titled:
A.) Optics Principia
B.) Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
C.) Principia Optica
D.) Opticks
Answer: D.) Opticks
15.) Newton’s work in mathematics was motivated by problems in physics, especially those related to:
A.) Electricity
B.) Magnetism
C.) Motion and planetary orbits
D.) Thermodynamics
Answer: C.) Motion and planetary orbits
16.) Newton’s Principia Mathematica introduced the concept of gravitational force, explaining the motion of which celestial bodies?
A.) Stars
B.) Planets
C.) Moons
D.) Comets
Answer: B.) Planets
17.) Newton’s laws of motion are essential for understanding the behavior of objects in which environment?
A.) Microscopic
B.) Macroscopic
C.) Liquid
D.) Gaseous
Answer: B.) Macroscopic
18.) Newton’s law of universal gravitation is essential in understanding the motion of celestial bodies in which field?
A.) Astronomy
B.) Geology
C.) Meteorology
D.) Botany
Answer: A.) Astronomy
19.) In which year Newton served as the President of the Royal Society?
A.) 1703 – 1727
B.) 1800- 1850
C.) 1680- 1700
D.) 1730-1740
Answer: A.) 1703 – 1727
20.) Newton’s tenure as Master of the Mint was marked by his efforts to combat counterfeit coinage.)
A.) Yes
B.) No
Answer: A.) Yes