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Question 11
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The temperature of an object is raised by 120°C. The resulting increase in its absolute temperature is
 

A50K
B120 K
C200K
D393K 
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Question 12
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A motorcycle starting from rest is uniformly accelerated such that its velocity in 10s is 72kmhr\(^{-1}\). What is its acceleration?

A108ms\(^2\)
B86ms\(^2\)
C4ms\(^2\)
D2ms\(^2\)
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Question 13
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The magnitude of the force experienced by a charge of 1.6 x 10\(^{-8}\)C in a uniform electric field of intensity 5 x 10\(^5\)NC\(^{-1}\)  is

A3.2 x 10\(^{-14}\)N
B8.0 x 10\(^{-13}\)N
C8.0 x 10\(^{-3}\)N
D3.1 x 10\(^{13}\) N
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Question 14
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 What factors determine the frequency of a note emitted by a vibrating string?

AAmplitude of vibration, force constant of string and length of string
BAmplitude of vibration, force constant of string, and tension in string
CMass per unit length of string, tension in string and length of string
DForce constant of string, tension in string, and length of string.
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Question 15
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The diagram above illustrates a ball of mass m sliding down a plank inclined at an angle of 0 to the horizontal. The kinetic friction between the ball and the plank is F and the acceleration of free fall is g. The net force on the ball along the plank is?

Amgsin \(\theta\) + F
BF - mgcos \(\theta\)
Cmgsin \(\theta\) - F
DF + mgcos \(\theta\)
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Question 16
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The diagram illustrates a ball of mass m sliding down a plank inclined at an angle of 0 to the horizontal. The kinetic friction between the ball and the plank is F, and the acceleration of free fall is g. The normal force on the ball is?

Amgsin \(\theta\)
Bmgtan \(\theta\), mgcos \(\theta\)
Cmgcos \(\theta\)
Dmgcot \(\theta\)
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Question 17
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 A 500N box rests on a horizontal floor. A constant horizontal force is exerted on the box so that it moves through 8m. If the coefficient of kinetic  friction between the floor and the box is 0.22, calculate the workdone on the box
 

 

 

A880J
B440J
C400J
D110J
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Question 18
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Which of the current-voltage characteristics shown above is that exhibited an ohmic conductor? 

 

 

AA
BB
CC
DD
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Question 19
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The velocity of sound in air at 15°C is 340ms\(^{-1}\). Calculate the velocity at 47\(^o\)C

A790ms\(^{-1}\)
B602ms\(^{-1}\)
C358ms\(^{-1}\)
D322ms\(^{-1}\)
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Question 20
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A parallel plate capacitor is charged and the charging battery is subsequently disconnected. lf the plates of the capacitor are moved farther apart by means of insulating handles, the

Acapacitance would increase
Bcapacitance would decrease
Ccharge on the capacitor would increase
Dcharge on the capacitor would decrease
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Question 21
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A beam consisting of \(\alpha\)-particles. \(\beta\)-particles and \(\gamma\)-rays pass through a magnetic field at right angles to the direction of the field. Which of the following observations would be made about the \(\alpha\)-particles, \(\beta\)-particles, and \(\gamma\)-rays respectively?

ADeflected, deflected, deflected
BDeflected, deflected, not deflected
CDeflected, not deflected, deflected
DNot deflected, deflected, deflected
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Question 22
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A moving-coil galvanometer which gives a full-scale on deflection with 0.005A is converted to a voltmeter reading up to 5V using an external resistance of 975\(\Omega\). What is the resistance of the metre?

A0.25\(\Omega\)
B2.50\(\Omega\)
C25.00\(\Omega\)
D250.00\(\Omega\)
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Question 23
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The length of an iron bar is 100cm at 20°C. At what temperature will its length increase by 0.01%? [Linear expansivity of iron = 1.2 x 10\(^{-5}\)°C]

A48.0°C
B38.0°C
C28.3°C
D23.0°C
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Question 24
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 A 60kg man stands on a weighing balance in an elevator. If the elevator accelerates upwards at 5ms\(^{-2}\), determine the reading of the scale. [g = 10ms\(^{-2}\)]
 

A300N
B600N
C800N
D900N
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Question 25
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A ray of light traveling from glass into ethyl alcohol is incident at the boundary at an angle of incidence 30\(^o\). Calculate the angle of refraction.

[Refractive index of glass =1.5; refractive index of ethyl alcohol = 1.36]
 

A27\(^o\)
B33.5\(^o\)
C51.7\(^o\)
D72.8\(^o\)
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Question 26
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Two identical cups containing the same volume of water at 45°C and 5°C, are left in a room at 25°C. Which of the following graphs correctly illustrates the variation of temperature with time?

Two identical cups containing the same volume of water at 45°C and 5°C, are  left in a room at 25°C. Which of the following graphs correctly illustrates  the variation of temperature with

AA
BB
CC
DD
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Question 27
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The earpiece of a telephone handset converts energy from

Aelectrical to sound
Bsound to electrical
Csound to electrical
Dsound to radio wave
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Question 28
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An electrical device has 50 turns in its primary coil  and 20 turns in the secondary coil. The device can be a\an?

 

Astep-up transformer
Bstep-down transformer
Cd.c generator
Da.c generator
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Question 29
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The diagram above illustrates a beam of parallel rays from a distant object O, incident on one side of the total reflecting prism. Which diagram does not represent the correct path of the beam when it emerges from the prism?

AW
BX
CY
DZ
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Question 30
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Which of the following statements explain why hot soapy water is more effective in cleaning oil-stained dishes?

 
 

AThe oil on the dishes repels the soap
Bsoap and heat decrease the surface tension of oil
Csoap increases the surface tension of oil and water
DHot water increases the surface tension of oil
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