General Relativity -Multiple Choice Questions Quiz

Interactive MCQs on “General Relativity”:

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Question 1: What is General Relativity?

(a) A theory explaining the behavior of subatomic particles
(b) A theory describing the forces between charged particles
(c) A theory explaining the force of gravity and its relation to the curvature of spacetime
(d) A theory explaining the behavior of light waves

Question 2: What is the significance of the 'equivalence principle' in General Relativity?

(a) It states that all forms of energy are equivalent.
(b) It establishes the concept of inertial and non-inertial frames of reference.
(c) It states that the laws of physics are the same for all observers in uniform motion.
(d) It states that an accelerating frame of reference is indistinguishable from a gravitational field.

Question 3: Which celestial body's motion was used to confirm Einstein's General Relativity theory?

(a) The Moon
(b) Mercury
(c) Venus
(d) Mars

Question 4: What is the role of mass in General Relativity?

(a) Mass is responsible for the curvature of spacetime and the force of gravity.
(b) Mass is the source of the electromagnetic force.
(c) Mass determines the speed of light in a vacuum.
(d) Mass is unrelated to the concept of spacetime curvature.

Question 5: What is a 'gravitational time dilation' according to General Relativity?

(a) Time slowing down due to motion at high speeds
(b) Time slowing down in a strong gravitational field
(c) Time speeding up in a strong gravitational field
(d) Time dilation due to light speed in a vacuum

Question 6: What is a 'black hole' in the context of General Relativity?

(a) A region of spacetime where gravity is extremely weak
(b) A region of spacetime where gravity is extremely strong and nothing, not even light, can escape its pull
(c) A region of spacetime where gravity has no effect
(d) A region of spacetime with zero mass

Question 7: What is the name of the groundbreaking experiment that provided strong evidence for time dilation, a key prediction of General Relativity?

(a) Hubble Space Telescope
(b) Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
(c) Michelson-Morley experiment
(d) Pound-Rebka experiment

Question 8: What happens to the wavelength of light when it passes through a strong gravitational field, according to General Relativity?

(a) The wavelength decreases.
(b) The wavelength increases.
(c) The wavelength remains constant.
(d) The wavelength becomes zero.

Question 9: What is the theoretical endpoint of stellar evolution, where the core collapses under its own gravity and becomes a point of infinite density according to General Relativity?

(a) White dwarf
(b) Neutron star
(c) Black hole
(d) Pulsar

Question 10: What is the importance of General Relativity in our understanding of the universe?

(a) It explains the behavior of subatomic particles.
(b) It describes the behavior of electromagnetism.
(c) It provides a framework for understanding gravity and the large-scale structure of the universe.
(d) It predicts the behavior of quantum mechanical systems.