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Question 221
jamb 2019

In Sunlight, a blue flower looks blue because we see the flower by the light it

Areceives from our eyes
Bdisperses
Cabsorbed
Dreflect
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Question 222
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The volume of a stone having an irregular shape can be determined using?

Ameter rule
Bmeasuring cylinder
Cvernier calliper
Dmicrometer screw gauge
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Question 223
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Which of the following bodies, each with centre of gravity G, lying on a horizontal table, is/are in unstable equilibrium?

AII only
BIII only
CI & IV only
DII & III only
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Question 224
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"Sum of all forces acting on a body is zero." This condition represents equilibrium'

AFirst condition
BSecond condition
CThird condition
DFourth condition
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Question 225
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A well 1km deep is filled with a liquid of density 950kg/m\(^3\) and g = 10m/s\(^2\), the pressure at the bottom of the well is

A9.6 × 10\(^6\)N/m\(^2\)
B9.5 x 10\(^5\)N/m\(^2\)
C9.4 x 10\(^6\)N/m\(^2\)
D9.5 x 10\(^6\)N/m\(^2\)
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Question 226
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Efficiency of conduction in liquids and gases compared to solids is

Aless efficient than solid
Bmore efficient than solids
Cequally efficient to solids
Defficiently may vary
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Question 227
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Which of the following statements is/are correct for a freely falling body?
I. the total is entirely kinetic
II. the ratio of potential energy to kinetic energy is constant
III. the sum of potential and kinetic energy is constant

AI only
BII only
CIII only
DI & III only
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Question 228
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An object is acted upon by a system of parallel forces causing the object to be in state equilibrium. Which of the following statement is not correct

Athe resultant of the parallel forces is zero
Bthe algebraic sum of all the moments of the forces is zero
Call the parallel forces must not be equal in magnitude and direction
Dthe sum of forces in one direction must be equal to the sum of forces in the opposite direction
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Question 229
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The diagram shows four positions of the bob of a simple pendulum. At which of these positions does the bob have maximum kinetic energy and minimum potential energy

A1
B2
CNone Of The Above
D4
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Question 230
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A rectangular solid block has length 10cm, breadth 5cm and height 2cm. If it lies on a horizontal surface, and has density 100kg/m\(^3\), calculate the pressure it exerts on the surface.

A20 N/m\(^2\)
B100 N/m\(^2\)
C400 N/m\(^2\)
D300 N/m\(^2\)
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Question 231
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Which of the following statements are correct of the production and propagation of waves?
I. vibration produces waves
II. waves transmit energy along the medium
III. the medium through which the wave travels does not travel with the wave
IV. waves do not require any medium for transmission

AI & IV only
BII & IV only
CIII & IV only
DI, II and III only
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Question 232
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The angular dispersion of a prism depends on

AThe index of refraction only
BThe angle of incidence as well as the index of refraction
CThe angle of incidence only
DThe thickness of the prism only
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Question 233
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The mass of water vapour in a given volume of air is 0.05g at 20°C, while the mass of water vapour required to saturate it at the same temperature is 0.15g. Calculate the relative humidity of the air.

A3.33%
B5.55%
C33.33%
D55.55%
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Question 234
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A safety precaution designed to prolong the life of a lead acid accumulator is

ABy topping up the cells with concentrated acid
BThe use of naked flame when charging the battery
CKeeping the specific gravity of the electrolyte within specified range
DBy connecting wires to the terminals directly when testing the level of charging
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Question 235
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A copper rod, 5m long, when heated through 10ºC, expands by 1mm. If a second copper rod, 2.5m long, is heated through 5ºC, by how much will it expand?

A4mm
B0.25mm
C2mm
D0.12mm
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Question 236
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Workdone on an object to bring it to a certain point in space is called

AGravitational potential energy
BPotential energy
CKinetic energy
DMechanical energy
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Question 237
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The length of the seconds hand of laboratory clock is 0.1m. Calculate the speed at the top of the seconds hand

A1.05 × 10\(^{-2}\)ms\(^{-1}\)
B1.85 × 10\(^{-4}\)ms\(^{-1}\)
C9.50 × 10\(^{-1}\)ms\(^{-1}\)
D5.25 × 10\(^{-3}\)ms\(^{-1}\)
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Question 238
jamb 2019

A projectile of mass 4kg is fired vertically and reaches a maximum height of 40m. Calculate the potential energy at the highest point
(g = 10ms\(^{-2}\)

A1800J
B1600J
C600J
D440J
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Question 239
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The part of the human eye that does similar work as the diaphragm of a camera lens is the

ACiliary muscles
BPupil
CIris
DRetina
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Question 240
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Heat may be transferred by conduction, convection and radiation. By which of these methods does heat travel through vacuum?

AConduction only
BConvection only
CRadiation only
DAll these methods
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