65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019
Which one of the following is a scalar quantity?
aForce
bPressure✓ Correct
cVelocity
dAcceleration
eNone of the above/More than one of the above
Explanation
Quantities that require both magnitude and direction are called vector quantities. Examples—force, velocity, displacement, acceleration, momentum, etc. Quantities that require only magnitude (not direction) are called scalar quantities.
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