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Question 1
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In which of the following situations is friction not useful?

AOperation of a grinding machine
BWalking
CApplication of brakes
DMoving piston in a sleeve
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Question 2
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The basic principle of operation of a beam balance is------------------

AHooke's law
BArchimedes principle
Claw of flotation
Dprinciple of moments
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Question 3
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Using venier calipers, which of the following readings gives the correct measurement for the length of a rod?

A4.1 cm
B4.13cm
C125 cm
D1254 cm
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Question 4
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The viscosity of a fluid depends on the following factors except the?

Arelative motion between the layers of the fluid
Bnature of the material of the fluid
Csurface area of the fluid in contact
Dnormal reaction in the fluid
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Question 5
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Molecules move in random motion within a liquid. The total internal energy of the liquid depends on all of the following except its?

Atemperature
Bmass
Cspecific heat capacity
Dmelting point
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Question 6
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A small object of mass 50 g is released from a point A. Determine the velocity of the object when it reaches a point B, a vertical distance of 30m below A. [g = 10 ms\(^{-2}\)

A1.5 ms\(^{-1}\)
B6.0 m s\(^{-1}\)
C17.3 m s\(^{-1}\)
D24.5 m s\(^{-1}\)
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Question 7
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A quantity of water at 0 °C is heated to 30 °C. For each degree rise in temperature, its density will---------

Arise steadily
Bfall steadily
Cfall and then rises
Drise and then falls
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Question 8
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The engine of a car provides a forward force of 1240 N and the total resistive force on the car is 800N. If the mass of the car is 1220 kg, determine the distance the car has to travel from the rest before acquiring a speed of 4 m s\(^{-1}\).

A44.0 m
B22.2 m
C11.1 m
D5.5 m
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Question 9
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Which of the folowing statements about light travelling from one material medium to another is not correct?

AIts wavelength does not change
BIt bends away from the normal if the speed is lower in the first material
C
DIts frequency changes.
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Question 10
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Which of the following concepts is a method of heat transfer that does not require a material medium?

AConduction
BDiffusion
CConvection
DRadiation
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Question 11
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The diameter of a brass ring at 30 °C is 50.0 cm. To what temperature must this ring be heated to increase its diameter to 50.29 cm? [ linear expansivity of brass = 1.9 x 10\(^{-5}\) K\(^{-1}\)]

A152.6 °C
B182.6 °C
C306.1 °C
D335.3 °C
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Question 12
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Which of the following statements-about electromagnetic waves is not correct?

AThey carry energy as they travel through space
BThey travel with the speed of light
CThey are longitudinal
DThe electric and magnetic fields are at right angles to each other
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Question 13
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The distance between the fixed points of a mercury-in-glass thermometer is 30 cm. Determine the temperature when the mercury level is 10.5 cm above the lower fixed point

A28.6ºC
B30.0 ºC
C35.0 ºC
D40.5 ºC
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Question 14
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A hunter fires a gun at a point 408 m away from a cliff. If he hears an echo 2.4 s later, determine the speed of the sound wave

A340 ms\(^{-1}\)
B380 m s\(^{-1}\)
C400 m s \(^{-1}\)
D680 m s\(^{-1}\)
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Question 15
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When the direction of vibration of the particles of a medium is perpendicular to the direction of propagation of a wave, the wave is said to be--------

Alongitudinal
Btransverse
Cmechanical
Da sound wave
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Question 16
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The half-life of a radioactive substance is 15 hours. If at some instance, the sample has a mass of 512 g, calculate the time it will take \(\frac{7}{8}\) of the sample to decay

A15 hours
B30 hours
C45 hours
D60 hours
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Question 17
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Gamma rays are produced when?

Ahigh velocity electrons are abruptly stopped in metals
Benergy changes occur within the nuclei of atoms
Cenergy changes occur within the electronic structure of atoms
Delectrons are deflected in very strong magnetic fields
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Question 18
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If the kinetic energy of an electron is 100 eV, what is the wavelength of the de-Broglie wave associated with it? [h = 6.6 x 10\(^{-34}\) J s, e = 1.6 x 10\(^{-19}\)C, m\(_{e}\), = 9.1 x 10\(^{-31}\) kg]

A1.22 x 10\(^{-10}\)m
B4.10 x 10\(^{-10}\)m
C3.90 x 10\(^{-10}\)m
D5.50 x 10\(^{-14}\)m
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Question 19
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Arrange the following radiations in order of increasing ionization of air.

I. Alpha

Il. Gamma

IIl. Beta

AI < III < II
BII < I < III
CII < III < I
DI < II
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Question 20
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In doping an intrinsic semiconductor to produce a p-type semiconductor,

Athe semiconductor is heated up
Ba donor element is added
Can acceptor element is added
Dthe semiconductor is conducted to a battery
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