Which of the following statements about the compound microscope and astronomical telescope is (are) correct? i. the final image of a compound microscope is located at infinity ii. the final image of the astronomical telescope is always erect iii. the objective lens of a compound microscope has a very short focal length
Ai only
Bii only
Ciii only
Di and iii
Eii and iii
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Question 12
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Which of the following properties of matter CANNOT be utilized for temperature measurement? The
Alength of a liquid column
Bvolume of a gas at constant pressure
Cpressure of a gas at constant volume
Dresistance of a metallic wire
Ecurrent produced in a photoelectric effect
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Question 13
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A given mass of an ideal gas occupies a volume V at a temperature T and under a pressure p. If the pressure is increased to 2p and the temperature reduced to \(\frac{1}{2T}\), then the percentage change in the volume of the gas is
A0%
B25%
C75%
D300%
E400%
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Question 14
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Heat is supplied uniformly at the rate of 100W to 1.0 x 10-2kg of a liquid for 20 seconds. If the temperature of the liquid rises by 5oC, then the specific heat capacity of the liquid is
A2.0 x 102Jkg-1k-1
B2.0 x 102Jkg-1
C4.0 x 104Jkg-1k-1
D4.0 x 104kg-1
E8.4 x 103Jkg-1k-1
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Question 15
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A particle moves in a circular orbit of radius 0.02m. If the speed of the particle is 0.88ms-1, calculate its frequency in cycles per second
A2.0Hz
B7.0Hz
C8.8Hz
D14.0Hz
E17.6Hz
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Question 16
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Which of the following statements describes an atom accurately? i. atoms of all elements are identical ii. an atom contains a nucleus and number of electrons iii. due to the electrons in the atom an atom is negatively charged iv. electrons in the atom move in circular orbits round the nucleus
Ai and ii
Bii and iii
Ciii and iv
Dii and iv only
Ei,ii and iii
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Question 17
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A small steel needle is carefully floated on water in a beaker. When a few drops of kerosine are introduced into the water the needle sink. Which of the following statements correctly explain(s) the observation? i. there is tension on the water surface ii. kerosine reduces the density of water so that needle becomes denser than water iii. kerosine reduces the surface tension of water
Ai only
Bii only
Ciii only
Di and ii
Ei and iii
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Question 18
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A body of mass 5kg initially at rest is acted upon by two mutually perpendicular forces 12N and 5N as shown in fig.3. If the particle moves in the direction QA, calculate the magnitude of the acceleration
A0.40ms-2
B1.40ms-2
C0.26ms-2
D2.60ms-2
E3.40ms-2
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Question 19
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A plane inclined at an angle of 30o to the horizontal has an efficiency of 60%. The force parallel to the plane required to push a load of 120N uniformly up the plane is
A60N
B100N
C120N
D200N
E240N
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Question 20
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If a solid changes directly into a gas when heat is applied the process is called
Avaporization
Bevaporation
Csublimation
Dionization
Econversion
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Question 21
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The lower and upper fixed points marked on a mecury-in-glass thermometer are 210mm apart. The end of the mercury column in the tube is 49mm above the lower fixed point in a room. What is the temperature of the room in degrees Celsius?
A55.3oC
B23.3oC
C49.0oC
D16.1oC
E76.7oC
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Question 22
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Dewpoint is the temperature at which, water vapour in the atmosphere
Aturns into steam
Bsolidifies into ice pellets
Cfirst condenses into liquid form
Dis just sufficient to cause cooling
Ehas a relative humidity of fifty percent
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Question 23
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One of two identical tuning forks with natural frequency 256Hz, one is loaded so that 4 beats per second are heard when they are sounded together. What is the frequency of the loaded tuning fork?
A260Hz
B252Hz
C248Hz
D264Hz
E258Hz
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Question 24
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Which of the following statements is (are) NOT correct? i. pressure changes do not affect the speed of sound in air ii. the velocity of sound increases with temperature iii. the quality of the note depends only on its frequency
Ai only
Bii only
Ciii only
Di and iii
Eii and iii
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Question 25
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When vibration occurs in air column, the distance between a node and an antinode is equal to
Aone-quarter of the wavelength
Bone-hall of the wavelength
Cthe wave length
Dtwice the wavelength
Efour-times the wavelength
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Question 26
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All the heat generated in a 5\(\Omega\) resistor by 2A flowing for 30 seconds is used to evaporate 5g of a liquid at its boiling point. Which of the following is the correct value of the specific latent heat of the liquid?
A120J
B60Jg-1
C120Jg-1
D1500J
E1500Jg-1
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Question 27
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Which of the following can be described as high tension transmission?
Ahigh resistance and low voltage
Blow current and high voltage
Chigh current and low voltage
Dhigh voltage and zero current
Ehigh current and low resistance
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Question 28
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Which of the following components is NOT contained in a dry cell? A
Acarbon rod
Bpaste of magnesium dioxide
Cpaste of ammonium chloride
Dzinc case
Ecopper rod
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Question 29
jamb1984
Two cells each of e.m.f. 1.5V and an internal resistance 2\(\Omega\) are connected in parallel. Calculate the current flowing when the cells are connected to a 1\(\Omega\) resistor
