Physics Previous Year Questions 2026 | HP PCS

Physics - MOST IMPORTANT HP PCS Previous Year Questions

Practice real questions from previous year exams of HP PCS.

📘 Force and Motion📚 Circular Motion and related terms (angular displacement, time period, etc.)
Q1

The working principle of a washing machine is

🎯 HP PCS (Pre)-2014
📘 Sound📚 Speed of Sound in Different Media
Q2

Arrange the following gases according to speed of sound in them from lowest to highest: (1) Sulphur dioxide, (2) Helium, (3) Oxygen, (4) Hydrogen

🎯 HP PCS Pre Exam- 15/07/2024
📘 Thermal Properties of Matter📚 Temperature Scales- Kelvin, Celsius, etc.
Q3

The normal temperature of human body in Kelvin scale is:

🎯 HP PCS (Pre)-2014
📘 Atomic and Nuclear Physics📚 Nuclear Fusion
Q4

Which one of the following reactions is the main cause of the energy radiation from the Sun?

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2019
📘 Units and Dimensions📚 Fundamental and Supplementary Units of Measurement
Q5

Match List I with List II
List-I (Quantity)
(A) Weight
(B) Volume
(C) Temperature
(D) Pressure

List-II (Unit)
(i) Cubic meter
(ii) Newton
(iii) Pascal
(iv) Kelvin

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2023
📘 Units and Dimensions📚 Fundamental and Supplementary Units of Measurement
Q6

Light year is a unit of measurement of

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2016
📘 Instruments to Measure things📚 List of Instruments to Measure Physical Quantities
Q7

Which of the following instruments is used for measuring the depth of the ocean?

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2016
📘 Thermal Properties of Matter📚 Modes of Heat Transfer- Conduction, Convection and Radiation
Q8

The process by which heat comes to us from the sun is called:

🎯 HP PCS Pre Exam- 15/07/2024
📘 Natural Phenomenon📚 Dispersion of Light through a Prism
Q9

During dispersion of white light by the glass prism, which of the following light of the spectrum bends the most?

🎯 HP PCS (Pre)-2018
📘 Light and Optics📚 Refraction and related Terminology
Q10

Which one of the following statement is correct?

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2019
📘 Modern Physics📚 Photoelectric Effect
Q11

Einstein got the Nobel Prize for work on–

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2019
📘 Light and Optics📚 Misc
Q12

Which of the following are primary colours?

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2016
📘 Current Electricity📚 Heating Effect of Electric Current
Q13

A fuse is used in the main electric supply as a safety device. Which one of the following statements about the fuse is correct?

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2014
📘 Current Electricity📚 Combination of Resistors (Series and Parallel)
Q14

Fans, bulb, tube fitted in house are connected in-

🎯 HP PCS Pre 2014
📘 Force and Motion📚 Force and its types
Q15

Consider the following statements: Statement I: Force has magnitude as well as direction. Statement II: Sliding friction is smaller than static friction.

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2023
📘 Light and Optics📚 Power of Lens
Q16

Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer: List-I: (A) S.I unit of power of a lens, (B) S.I unit of electric potential difference, (C) Potential difference between two points, (D) S.I unit of electric charge. List-II: (1) Volt, (2) Coulomb, (3) Diopter, (4) W/Q.

🎯 HP PCS (PRE) 2021
📘 Units and Dimensions📚 Fundamental and Supplementary Units of Measurement
Q17

Match List I (Quantity) with List II (Unit):
List-I:
(A) Weight
(B) Volume
(C) Temperature
(D) Pressure
List-II:
(i) Cubic meter
(ii) Newton
(iii) Pascal
(iv) Kelvin

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2023
📘 Units and Dimensions📚 Fundamental and Supplementary Units of Measurement
Q18

Light year is a unit of measurement of:

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2016
📘 Thermal Properties of Matter📚 Thermal Conductivity
Q19

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The materials which allow heat to pass through them easily are called insulators.
Statement II: The range of temperature in a clinical thermometer is from 32°C to 42°C.

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2023