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Physics 1983
1. In a resonance tube experiment, a tube of fixed 5.
length in closed at one end and several turning
forks of increasing frequency used to obtain
resonance at the open end. If the turning fork with
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the lowest frequency which gave resonance had a
frequency ƒ1 and the next turning fork to give
resonance had a frequency ƒ2, find the ratio ƒ2/ ƒ1. Fig. 2
A. 8 B. 3
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C. 2 D. ½ A brick at rest on a horizontal table is pulled by a
E. 1/3 horizontal cord, as shown in Fig. 2. The force of
friction on the brick
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2. Which of the following is NOT a vector quantity A. Increase if the pull increases but the brick
A. Force B. Altitude does not move.
C. Weight D. Displacement B. Is directly horizontal to the right
E. Acceleration. C. Decreases if an identical brick is placed
on the first.
3. D. Is zero if the brick is pulled hard enough
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P1 to make it slide.
E. Change if the brick is turned on its side.
P3 O O3
6. The force with which an object is attracted to the
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O2 earth is called its
A. Acceleration B. Mass
P2 C. Gravity D. Impulse
E. Weight.
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7. The refractive index of a liquid is 1.5. If the velocity
equilibrium as shown in Fig. 1. Which of the of light in vacuum is 3.0 x 108m s-1, the velocity of
following equation is/are CORRECT? light in the liquid is
I. P1 cos 01 = P1 cos O2
II. P3 = P1 cos O1 + P2 cos O2 A. 1.5 x 103m s-1
III. P1 sin O1 = P2 sin O2 B. 2.0 x 103m s-1
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C. 3.0 x 103m s-1

A. I only B. II only C. III only 4.5 x 103m s-1
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D. II and III only E. I and III only E. 9.0 x 103m s-1
Which of the following statements about friction 8. If the relative density of a metal is 19, what will be
it NOT correct? the mass of 20cm3 of the metal when immersed in
A. The force of kinetic friction is less than water?
the force of static friction. A. 380g B. 400g
B. The force of kinetic friction between two C. 360g D. 39g
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surfaces is independent of the areas in E. 180g

contact provided the normal reaction is
unchanged. 9. Which of the following statements about liquid
C. The force of rolling friction between two pressure is NOT correct? The pressure
surfaces is less than the force of sliding A. At a point in a liquid is proportional to
friction. the depth.
D. The angle of friction is the angle between B. At any point in a liquid is the same at the
the normal reaction and the force friction. same level.
E. Friction may be reduced by lubrication. C. Is exerted equally in all directions at any
point.
D. Of a liquid at any point on the wall of its
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container acts in a direction 14. If the pressure on 1000cm 3 of an ideal gas is
perpendicular to the wall. doubled while its Kelvin temperature is halved,
E. At a particular depth depends on the then the new volume of the gas will become
shape of the vessel. A. 25 cm3 B. 50 cm3
3
C. 100 cm D. 200 cm3
3
10. A ship traveling towards a cliff receives the echo E. 400 cm
of its whistle after 3.5 seconds. A short while later,
it receives the echo after 2.5 seconds. If the speed 15. A train has an initial velocity of 44m/s and an
of sound in air under the prevailing conditions is acceleration of –4m/s2. Its velocity after 10 seconds
250m s-1, how much closer is the ship to the cliff? is
A. 10 m B. 125 m
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C. 175 m D. 350 m A. 2m/s B. 4m/s
E. 1,000 m C. 8m/s D. 12m/s
E. 16m/s.
11. Which of the following is NOT correct?
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I. The pitch of a sound note depends on 16. Which of the following conditions are necessary
the frequency of vibrations. and sufficient for total internal reflection to take
II. The intensity of a sound note is place at the boundary between two optical media?
proportional to the amplitude of I Light is passing from optically denser
vibrations. medium to optically less dense medium.
III. Beats are produces by two sources of II Light is passing from optically less dense
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sound because one wave is travelling medium to optically denser medium.
faster than the other. III Angle of incidence is greater.
IV. When two sources of sound of IV Angle of incidence if lesser.
frequencies 500 Hz and 502 Hz are
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sounded together, a neat frequency of 2 A. I and II only
Hz is observed. B. II and II only
V. The first harmonic of a note has double C. III and IV only
the frequency of the fundamental note. D. I and III only
A. I and II B. II and III E. II and Iv only
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C. I and II D. III and IV
E. IV and V. 17. A man of mass 50kg ascends a flight of stairs 5m
high in 5 seconds. If acceleration due to gravity is
12. Which of the following statements about defects 10m s-2, the power expended is
of vision is/ are CORRECT A. 100W B. 300W
I. For a long sighted person, close objects C. 250W D. 400W
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II. For a sort sighted person, distant objects

appear blurred. 18. Which of the following arrangements in the
III. Short sight is corrected by using a pair of sequence shown can be used to obtain a pure
converging lenses. spectrum of white light?
A. Source, slit, converging lens, prism,
A. I onl B. II only converging lens, screen.
C. I and II onl B. Source, slit, diverging lens, screen.
D. II and III only C. Source, converging lens, prism, diverging
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E. I, II and III. lens, screen.

D. Source, slit, prism, diverging lens, screen
13. The range of wavelengths of the visible spectrum
is 400nm – 700nm. The wavelength of gamma rays 19. 10V
is
A. Longer than 700nm
B. Shorter than 700nm but longer than I1 2Ù
400nm
C. 550nm I2
D. Shorter than 400nm
E. Infinite
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20V
currents in each resistor is

A. 1A B. 4A
2Ù I3 1Ù C. 16 A D. 18 A
E. 36 A
24. In the circuit shown in Fig. 4, T is a resistor whose

20V resistance falls as temperature increases. L1 and L2
are lamps. Assuming the cell has negligible internal
resistance, as the temperature of T increases
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I4 2Ù A. L1 becomes brighter, L2 becomes dimmer.
B. L1 and L2 becomes brighter.
C. L1 becomes dimmer, L2 becomes brighter.
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D. L1 becomes brighter, L2 does not change.
Fig. 3. E. L2 becomes dimmer, L1 does not change.
The diagrams in Fig.3 show three circuits. The
internal resistances of the batteries are negligible. 1L
Which of the currents is the largest? T
A. I1 B. I2 T
C. I3 D. I4
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20. A milliameter with full scale deflection of 100mA

has an internal resistance of 5 ohms. It would be
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converted to an ammeter with a full scale deflection L2
of 1A by connecting a resistance of
A. 5
/99 ohm in series with it Fig. 4.
B. 5
/99 ohm in parallel with it 25. Which of the diagrams in Fig. 5 gives the correct
C. 99
/5 ohm in parallel with it resultant R of two vectors P and
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D. 99
/5 ohm in series with it Q?
E. 2 ohms in series with it P P
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21. It is usual to transmit electric power at high voltage
and low current. Which of the following are I II
possible advantages of the method.
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I Heat losses are reduced because the R

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currents are small. Q Q

II Thin wires can be used because small
currents are flowing.
III The power can flow faster because the
voltage is high.
A. I only P P
B. I and II only R
C. II and III only
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D. I and III only III IV

E. I, II and III. R
22. The linear expansivity if brass is 2 x 10-1 0C-1. If the P

volume of a piece of brass is 100cm3 at 00C, what R fig 5.
will be its volume at 1000C?
A. 10.02 cm3 B. 10.04 cm3 V Q
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C. 10.06 cm D. 10.20 cm3
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E. 102.00 cm
23. A 24V potential difference is applied across a

parallel combination of four 6-ohm resistors. The
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end. Calculate the unstretched length of the spring
A. I B. II assuming Hooke’s law is obeyed.
C. III D. IV
E. V A. 9.33 cm B. 10.00 cm
C. 10.66 cm D. 12.00 cm
26. The electrochemical equivalent of a metal is 0.126 E. 15.00 cm
x 10-6 kg/C. The mass of the metal that a current of
5A deposit from a suitable bath in 1 hour is 33. Each of the diagrams in Fig. 6 represents two
A. 0.0378 x 10-3kg current carrying conductors situated close to each
B. 0.227 x 10-3kg other. In which two diagrams are the forces
C. 0.378 x 10-3kg between the two wires attractive?
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D. 0.595 x 10-3kg I
E. 2.268 x 10-3kg
27. Ripples on water are similar to light waves in that
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they both
A. Have the same wavelength
B. Are longitudinal II
C. Cannot be reflected
D. Travel at the same speed
E. Can be refracted and diffracted.
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28. A piece of wood is floating on water. The forces
acting on the wood are III
A. Upthrust and reaction.
B.
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Weight and reaction
C. Weight and upthrust
D. Upthrsut and viscosity
E. Weight and viscosity.
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29. Of the following derived units, the one that is not
a unit of power is
A. Joule/second IV
B. Ampere/volt
C. Amphere2volt
D. Ohm2/volt
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E. Volts2/ohm.
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30. A force of 16N applied to a 4.0kg block that is at

rest on a smooth horizontal surface. What is the
velocity of the block at t = 5 seconds? V
A. 4 m/s B. 10 m/s
C. 20 m/s D. 50 m/s
E. 80 m/s
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31. 1,000 identical drops of oil of density 5000kg/m3

have a total mass of 5 x 10-4kg. One of the drops Fig .6
forms a thin film of area 0.5m2 on water. The A. I and V B. I and III
thickness of the film is C. II and IVD. II and V
A. 2 x 10-8m B. 2 x 10-9m E. III and IV
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C. 2 x 10 m D. 3 x 10-9m
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E. 2.8 x 10 m. 34. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
I The mass number is equal to the total
32. The total length of a spring when a mass of 200g is number of protrons and electrons in an
hung from its end is 14cm, while its total length is atom.
16cm when a mass of 30kg is hung from the same II The atomic number is equal to the number
of protrons in an atom
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III The number of electrons in an atom is
equal to the total number of protons and
neutrons in the nucleus.
A. I only B. II only
C. III only D. I and II only
E. II and III only.
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35. A short response time is obtained in a liquid-in-
glass thermometer when the
A. Bulb is large and thick-walled.
B. Stem is long and thin.
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C. Bulb is small and thick-walled. R
D. Bulb is high density and the bore is large.
E. Bulb is thin-walled and the liquid is a good Fig. 7
conductor of heat. In Fig. 7 above, QR is a vertical conductor and the
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current I flows from R to Q. P is a point on the
36. A machine has a velocity ratio of 5. It requires a horizontal plane and it to the South of the wire.
50kg weight to overcome a 200kg weight. The The direction of the magnetic filed at P due to the
efficiency is current is
A. 4% B. 5% A. Upward B. North
C. 40% D. 50% C. South D. West
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E. 80% E. East
37. If the normal atmospheric pressure in a laboratory 41. Which of the following best describes the energy
supports a column of mercury 0.76m high and the changes which take place when a steam engine
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relative density of mercury is 13.8, then the height drives a generator which lights a lamp?
of water column which atmospheric pressure will A. Heat Light Sound
support in the same laboratory at the same time is Kinetic
A. 0m B. 10 m
C. 13 m B. Kinetic Light Heat
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D. 14 m Electricity
E. 18 m
C. Heat Kinetic Electricity
38. An electric current of 3A flowing through an electric Heat and Light
heating element of resistance 20 embedded in
1,000g of an oil raises the temperature of the oil by D. Electricity Kinetic Heat
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of the oil is
A. 1.8 J/g B. 0.6 J/g E. Heat Sound Kinetic
C. 0.18 J/g 0C D. 1.8 J/g 0C Electricity.
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E. 0.06 J/g C
42. Which of the following statements clearly describe
39. The difference of potential between the terminals the behaviour of the fire alarm shown in Fig. 8
of a cell is 2.2 volts. When a 4 ohm resistor is below given that the linear expansivities of copper
connected across the terminals of this cell, the and steel are 2.0 x 10-5/ 0C and 1.2 x 10-5/ 0C
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potential difference is 2 volts. What is the internal respectively?

resistance of the cell?
A. 0.10 ohms B. 0.25 ohms Electric
C. 0.40 ohms D. 2.50 ohms bell
E. 4.00 ohms.
40. Q Copper
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P Steel Q
Fig. 8.
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I The bimetallic strip will not be able to E. Highly magnified.
close the circuit when there is fire
II The bimetallic strip will close the circuit 46. The speed of light in vacuum is 3.0 x 108m s-1. If the
when there is fire refractive index of a transparent liquid is 4/3 then
III If the copper and steel are interchanged, the speed of light in the liquid is
the circuit will close when there is fire. A. 0.44 x 108m s-1
A. I only B. II only B. 2.25 x 108m s-1
C. III only D. I and III C. 3.0 x 108m s-1
E. II and III D. 4.0 x 108m s-1
E. 4.33 x 108m s-1
43. Four equal resistors R1, R2, R3 and R4 are connected
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in series as shown in Fig 9 below. V1, V2 and V3 are 47. If the force on a charge of 0.2 coulomb in an electric
voltmeters connected as indicated. Which of the field is 4N, then the electric field intensity of the
following relations is CORRECT? field is
A. V1 = V3 = V2 . A. 0.8 B. 0.8 N/C
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2 C. 20.0 N/C D. 4.2 N/C
B. V1 = 2V2 =V3 E. 20.0 C/N
C. V1 = ½ V3 = V2
D. V1 - V3 = V2 48. The specific latent heat of vapourization of a
E. V2 – V1 = V3 . substance is always
2 A. Less than its specific latent heat of fusion.
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B. Greater than its specific heat of fusion.
C. Equal to its specific latent heat of fusion
44. Which of the following may be used to determine D. All of the above depending on the nature
relative humidity in a physics laboratory? of the substance
I Manometer
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II Wet-and-dry bulb hygrometer
III Hair hygrometer 49. Longitudinal waves do not exhibit
IV A hydrometer A. Refraction B. Reflection
C. Diffraction D. Polarization
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A. I only E. Rarefaction
B. II and III only
C. II only 50.
D. III only
E. II, III and IV only
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Fig. 11 above shows an inverted U-tube with the

open end, O of one limb below the level, W, of the
water in a tank. In order that water should begin to
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flow from the tank it is necessary that

A. The U-tube is completely filled with water
and P should be higher than W.
PQ is a thin rod on a horizontal table, RS is a plane B. P should be lower than O and W
mirror inclined at 450C to the horizontal as shown C. P should be lower than W and O should
in Fig. 10 above. The image of PQ as seen in the reach to the bottom of the vessel.
mirror by the eye, T is D. The U-tube is completely filled with water
A. Horizontal and P should be lower than W.
B. Parallel to the mirror E. The U-tube is completely filled with water
C. At infinity and O should reach the bottom of the
D. Vertical vessel.
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1. The distance travelled by a particle starting from 6. For a concave mirror to form a real diminished
rest is plotted against the square of the time elapsed image, the object must be placed
from the commencement of motion. The resulting A. Behind the mirror
graph is linear. The slope of this graph is a measure B. Between the mirror and in focus
of C. Between the focus and the center of
A. Initial displacement curvature
B. Initial velocity D. At the center of curvature
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C. Acceleration E. At a distance greater than the radius of
D. Half the acceleration curvature.
E. Half the initial velocity
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7. The unit quantity of electricity is called
2. A. The ampere
P T B. The volt
Q R S C. The coulomb
D. The ammeter
E. Electromotive force.
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0.1N 0.4N 8. The resistance of a wire depends on
Fig. 1 A. The length of the wire
B. The diameter of the wire
In Fig. 1, PT is a uniform metre rule pivoted at R, C. The temperature of the wire
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the 70cm mark. Two forces 0.1N and 0.4N are D. The resistivity of the wire
applied at Q, the 60cm mark and S. the 85cm mark. E. All of the above.
If the metre rule is kept in equilibrium by the forces
and its weight, then the weight of the metre rule is 9. What is the resistance of the circuit shown in Fig.
A. 0.25 N B. 0.30 N 2.
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C. 0.35 N D. 0.50 N 2Ohms
E. 0.56 N
3. For which of the underlisted quantities is the 2Ohms

derived unit ML2T-2 correct?
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I Moment of a force 3 Ohms

II Work
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III Acceleration 4Ohms
C. III only D. I and II Fig. 2
E. II and III
A. 4 Ohms B. 11 Ohms
4. What volume of alcohol with a density of 8.4 x C. 19
/5 Ohms D. 17
/4 Ohms
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102kg m-3 will have the same mass as 4.2m3 of petrol E. 8Ohms
whose density is 7.2 x 102kg m-3?
A. 1.4 m3 B. 3.6 m3 10. Two cells, each of e.m.f. 1.5V and an internal
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C. 4.9 m D. 5.0 m3 resistance 2Ohms are connected in parallel.
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E. 5.8 m Calculate the current flowing when the cells are
connected to a 1 Ohms resistor.
5. For correcting long sight defects in the human eye A. 0.75 Ohms B. 1.5 Ohms
we require a C. 0.5 Ohms D. 1.0 Ohms
A. Converging lens E. 0.6 Ohms
B. Diverging lens
C. Microscope 11. Which of the following components is NOT
D. Periscope contained in a dry cell? A
E. Plain glass sheet.
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A. Carbon rod E. Has a relative of fifty percent.
B. Paste of magnesium dioxide
C. Paste of ammonium chloride 18. The lower and upper fixed points marked on a
D. Zinc case mercury-in-glass thermometer are 210mm apart.
E. Copper rod. The end of the mercury column in the tube is 49mm
12. Which of the following can be described above the lower fixed point in a room. What is the
as high tension transmission? temperature of the room in degrees Celsius?
A. High resistance and low voltage A. 55.3 0C B. 23.3 0C
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B. Low current and high voltage C. 49.0 C D. 16.1 0C
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C. High current and low voltage E. 76.7 C
D. High voltage and zero current
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E. High current and low resistance. 19. If a solid changes directly into a gas when heat is
applied the process is called
13. All the heat generated in a 5 ohms resistor by 2A A. Vaporization
flowing for 30 seconds is used to evaporate 5g of B. Evaporation
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liquid at its boiling point. Which of the following C. Sublimation
is the correct value of the specific latent heat of D. Ionization
the liquid? E. Conversion.
A. 120 J B. 60 J g-1
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C. 120 J g D. 1 500 J 20. A plane inclined at an angle of 300 to the horizontal
E. 1 500 J g-1 has an efficiency of 60%. The force parallel to the
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plane required to push a load of 120N uniformly
14. When vibration occurs in an air column, the up the plane is
distance between a node and an antinodes is equal A. 60 N B. 100 N
to C. 120 N D. 200 N
A.
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One-quarter of the wavelength E. 240 N
B. One-half of the wavelength
C. The wavelength 21. A body of mass 5kg initially at rest is acted upon
D. Twice the wavelength by two mutually perpendicular forces 12N and 5N
E. Four-times the wavelength. as shown in Fig. 3. If the particle moves in the
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direction QA, calculate the magnitude of the
15. Which of the following statements is (are) NOT acceleration.
correct? A. 0.40m s-2 B. 1.40m s-2
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I Pressure changes do not affect the speed C. 0.26m s D. 2.60m s-2
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of sound in air E. 3.40m s
II The velocity of sound increases with
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its frequency. 12N
C. III only D. I and III only è
E. II and III only. O
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16. Of two identical turning forks with natural Fig. 3
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frequency 256 Hz, one is loaded so that 4 beats per

second are heard when they are sounded together. 22.
What is the frequency of the loaded turning fork?
A. 260 Hz B. 252 Hz 20
C. 248 Hz D. 264 Hz
E. 258 Hz
17. Dew point is the temperature at which water 10
vapour in the atmosphere Force
A. Turns into steam (N) 0 5 10 15 20
B. Solidifies into ice pellets Fig. 4 Distance (m)
C. First condenses into liquid form
D. Is just sufficient to cause cooling
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body by the force during the first 10 metres of
motion is 26. A particle moves in a circular orbit of radius 0.02m.
A. 100 J B. 150 J If the speed of the particle is 0.88m s-1, calculate its
C. 200 J D. 300 J frequency in cycles per second.
E. 600 J A. 2.0 B. 7.0
C. 8.8 D. 14.0
23. A simple pendulum, 0.6m long, has a period of 1.5 E. 17.6
s. what is the period of a similar pendulum 0.4m
long in the same location? 27. Heat is supplied uniformly at the rate of 100W to
A. 1.4 2/3 s B. 1.5 3/2 1.0 x 10-2kg of a liquid for 20 seconds. If the
C. 2.25 s D. 1.00 s temperature of the liquid rises by 50C, then the
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E. 2.00 s specific heat capacity of the liquid is
A. 2.0 x 102J kg-1 K-1
A force varying linearly with the distance acts on B. 2.0 x 102J kg-1
a body as shown in Fig. 4. The work done on the C. 4.0 x 104J kg-1 K-1
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body by the force during the first 10 metres of D. 4.0 x 104J kg-1
motion is E. 8.4 x 103J kg-1 K-1
A. 100 J B. 150 J
C. 200 J D. 300 J 28. A given mass of an ideal gas occupies a volume V
E. 600 J at a temperature T and under a pressure P. If the
pressure is increase to 2P and the temperature
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23. A simple pendulum, 0.6m long, has a period of 1.5 reduced to 1/2T, then the percentage change in
s. what is the period of a similar pendulum 0.4m the volume of the gas is
long in the same location? A. 0% B. 25 %
A. 1.4 “ 2/3 s B. 1.5 “3/2 C. 75 % D. 300 %
C. 2.25 s
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D. 1.00 s E. 400 %
24. A small steel needle is carefully floated on water in 29. Which of the following properties of matter
a beaker. When a few drops of kerosene are CANNOT be utilized for temperature measurement?
introduced into the water the needle sinks. Which The
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of the following statements correctly explain(s) the A. Length of a liquid column
observation? B. Volume of a gas at constant pressure.
I There is a tension on the water surface. C. Pressure of a gas at constant volume
II Kerosene reduces the density of water D. Resistance of a metallic wire
so that the needle becomes denser than E. Current produced in a photoelectric
water. effect.
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water. 30. The image and object distances of a converging

mirror are related by the equation 1/ƒ = 1/v + 1/u and
A. I only B. II only the magnification of the image is m = v/u. Which
C. III only D. I and II of the graphs below represents the relation
E. I and III between m and v?
25. Which of the following statements describes an A. D.

atom accurately? m m
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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 v v
is negatively charged.
IV Electrons in the atom move in circular
orbits round the nucleus.
A. I and II B. II and III

C. III and IV D. II and IV
E. I, II and III
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B E. C. Increasing the speed of rotation.
m m D. Making the field magnet longer.
E. Using low resistance copper coil.
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Earth’s
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31. Which of the following statements about the field
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compound microscope and astronomical telescope
is (are) correct?
I The final image of a compound Fig. 5
microscope is located at infinity.
II
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The final image of the astronomical A short bar magnet is placed in the earth’s magnetic
telescope is always erect. field as shown in Fig. 5. Which of the points II and
III The objective lens of a compound II is (are) possible position(s) of a natural point?
microscope has a very short focal length. A. I only B. II only
C. III only D. I and II
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A. I only B. II only E. I, II and III
C. III only D. I and III
E. II and III 35. 4 UF
32. A coin is placed at the bottom of a cube of glass

tcm thick. If the refraction index of the glass is ø,
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A. 1 .
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B. t(ø – 1)
ø 4 UF 2 UF
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D. t .
ø In the circuit in Fig. 6, calculate the effective
capacitance between X and Y.
E. t A. ¾ UF
B. 2 10/13 UF
33. The electromotive force obtained from a simple C. 12 UF
dynamo may be increased by D. 4 12/13 UF
A. Increasing the cross-sectional area of the E. 13 UF
coil.
B. Winding the coil on a soft-iron armature 36. A gun of mass 2.0kg fires a bullet of mass 1.6 x 10-2kg
so as to increase the magnetic flux due East. If the bullet leaves the nozzle of the gun
through the coil.
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with a velocity of 150m s-1, what is the recoil 42. Cathode rays are
velocity of the gun? A. High-energy electromagnetic waves
A. 150 m s-1 due West B. Protons
B. 1.2 x 10-4 m s-1 due West. C. Streams of electrons
C. 1.2 m s-1 due West D. Neutrons
D. 1.2 m s-1 due East E. Radio waves
E. 150 m s-1 due East
43. A device that converts sound energy into electrical
37. Normal atmospheric pressure at sea-level is 105N energy is
m -2 and the acceleration due to gravity is A. The horn of a motor car
approximately 10m s-1. If the atmosphere has a B. An A.C. generator
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uniform density of 1kg m-3, its height is C. A microphone
A. 100 m D. The telephone earpiece
B. 1000 m E. A loudspeaker.
C. 10 000 m
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D. 100 000 m 44. Which of the following
E. 1000 000 m I â-particles
II Protons
38. Which of the following is a correct explanation of III Neutrons
the inertia of a body? IV á-particles
A. Ability to overcome the earth’s gravity may be found in light nuclei?
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B. Reluctance to stop moving A. I and II
C. Readiness to start moving B. I and III
D. Reluctance to start moving and its C. II and IV
readiness to stop moving once it has D. II and III
begun to move
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E. Reluctance to start moving and its
reluctance to stop moving once it has 45. Radio waves have a velocity of 3 x 108m s-1. A radio
begun to move. station sends out a broadcast on a frequency of
800 kHz. The wavelength of the broadcast is
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39. If a water pump at Kainji Dam is capable of lifting A. 375.0 m
1000kg of water through a vertical height of 10m in B. 267.0 m
10s, the power of the pump is C. 240.0 m
A. 1.0 kW B. 10.0 kW D. 37.5 m
C. 12.5 kW D. 15.0 kW E. 26.7 m
E. 20.0 kW
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40. What is the apparent colour of a RED SHIRT when
viewed in PURE green light? 4Ohms
A. Red B. Green
C. Yellow D. Black Y
E. Blue
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41. The spectrum of white light consists of coloured
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A. Blue, red, green. Yellow, indigo, violet,
orange. Fig. 7
B. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo,
violet. In the diagram above (Fig. 7), X and Y are
C. Red, orange, yellow, indigo, green, blue, resistances 45 ohms and 65 ohms respectively. If
violet. power dissipation in X is 10W, then power
D. Indigo, green, blue, violet, yellow, red, dissipation in Y is
orange.
E. Yellow, blue, green, violet, orange, indigo, A. 2.4 W B. 4.0 W
red. C. 6.0 W D. 6.7 W
E. 15.0 W
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47. What is the cost of running five 50W lamps and
four 100W lamps for 10 hours if electrical energy
costs 2 kobo per kWh?
A. N 0.65 B. N 0.13
C. N 3.90 D. N 39.00
E N 234.00
48. Which of the following statements is (are) NOT

true about the emission of photoelectrons from
metallic surfaces?
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I All metallic surfaces emit the same
number of photoelectrons in a given light. 50. Fig 8 above represents an insulated cylindrical coil
II Most metallic surfaces in visible and or copper wire wound round a paper tube. The
infrared light. ends of the coil are connected to a sensitive
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III A metallic surface emits photoelectric only galvanometer. When a magnet was plunged into
if frequency of the incident light is higher the coil it was observed that the galvanometer
than its own characteristic threshold needle gave a deflection. Which of the following
frequency. correctly describes this experiment?
A. I only B. II only A. The effect illustrated is induced
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C. I and II D. II and III electromotive force.
E. III only B. The strength of the current produced is
inversely proportional to the speed with
49. A galvanometer of resistance 5.0Ù has full-scale which the magnet is plunged into the coil.
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deflection for a current of 100mA. How would its C. The direction of the current is always
range be extended to 1.0A by placing a resistance such as to enhance the change producing
of it.
A. 5
/9 Ohms in parallel D. The galvanometer gave a permanent
B. 9
/5 Ohms in series deflection.
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C. 45 Ohms in parallel E. On removing the magnet from the coil the
D. 45 Ohms in series galvanometer deflected in the same
E. 9
/5 Ohms in parallel. direction.
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1. Which of the following is NOT a fundamental S.I. I Both are used to measure the mass of an
unit? object.
A. Metre B. Ampere II Either of them may be used to measure
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C. Kelvin D. Second the weight of an object.

E. Radian III The spring balance works on the principle
of Hooke’s law while the chemical balance
2. A simple pendulum with a period of 2.0s has its works on the principle of moments.
length doubled. Its new period is IV A change in gravity changes the readings
of a spring balance but not that of a
A. 1.00 s B. 1.41 s chemical balance.
C. 0.35 s D. 2.83 s A. I and IV B. II and III
E. 4.00 s C. III and IV D. I, II, and III
E. I and III.
3. Which of the following statements are true about
the spring balance and the chemical balance?
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4. Which of the following types of motion are 8. A metal block of mass 5kg lies on a rough horizontal
oscillatory? platform. If a horizontal force of 8N applied to the
I A driving board when used by a driver. block through its centre of mass just slides the
II The motion of the balance wheel of a wrist block on the platform, then the coefficient of
watch. limiting friction between the block and the platform
III The motion of the turn-table of a record is
player. A. 0.16 B. 0.63
IV The motion of the center of a ten kobo C. 0.80 D. 1.60
piece as it rolls down an inclined plane. E. 2.00
V. The motion of the needle of a D.C.
ammeter into which a low A.C. current is 9. Which of the following is NOT a force?
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passed.
A. I and II only B. I, II and III A. Friction
C. II, III and IV D. I, II and V B. Tension
E. III, IV, and V. C. Upthrust
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5. E. Impulse.
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10. Two masses 40g and 60g respectively, are attached
8 firmly to the ends of a light metre rule. The centre
of gravity of the system is
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Velocity
(ms-1) 6 A. At the mid-point of the metre rule
B. 40cm from the lighter mass
C. 40cm from the heavier mass
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E. indeterminate because the metre-rule is
2 light.
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Time (s)
Fig 1 P
The graph Fig. 1 above describes the motion of a
particle. The acceleration of the particle during the
motion is
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C. 4.00m s- D. 8.00m s-2 10 20 300 80
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E. 10.00m s M N
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6. If a car starts from rest and moves with a uniform
acceleration of 10m s-2 for ten seconds, the distance
it covers in the last one second of the motion is 30kg Fig 2
A. 95 m B. 100 m
C. 500 m D. 905 m In Fig. 2 above. MN is a light uniform metre rule
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E. 1 000 m pivoted at O, the 80cm mark. A load of mass 3.0kg

is suspended on the rule at L, the 10cm mark. If the
7. A block of mass 2.0kg resting on a smooth rule is kept in equilibrium by a string RP, fixed at P
horizontal plane is acted upon simultaneously by and attached to the rule at R, the 20cm mark, then
two-forces, 10N due North and 10N due East. The the tension T in the string is
magnitude of the acceleration produced by the
forces on the block is A. 25 N B. 50 N
A. 0.10m s-2 B. 7.05m s-2 C. 250 N D. 5 000 N
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C. 10.00m s D. 14.10m s-2 E. 25 000 N
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E. 20.00m s
12. A 0.05kg bullet traveling at 500m s-1 horizontal
strikes a thick vertical wall. A load of mass 3.0kg is
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suspended on the rule at L, the 10cm mark. If the 19. Two liquids, P at a temperature of 200C and Q at a
rule is kept in equilibrium by a string RP, fixed at P temperature of 800C have specific heat capacities
and attached to the rule at R, the 20cm mark, then of 1.0J kg-1 0C-1 and 1.5J kg-1 0C-1 respectively. If
tension T in the string is equal masses of P and Q are mixed in a lagged
A. 25 N B. 50 N calorimeter, then the equilibrium temperature is
C. 250 N D. 5 000 N A. 440C B. 500C
0
E. 25 000 N C. 56 C D. 600C
0
E. 70 C
13. A force of 100N stretches an elastic string to a
total length of 20cm. If an additional force of 100N 20. A quantity of gas occupies a certain volume when
stretches the string 5cm further, find the natural the temperature is – 730C and the pressure is 1.5
m
length of the string. atmospheres. If the pressure is increased to 4.5
A. 15 cm B. 12 cm atmospheres and the volume is halved at the same
C. 10 cm D. 8 cm time, what will be the new temperature of the gas?
E. 5 cm A. 5730C B. 3270C
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C. 300 C D. 1100C
14. Two drivers G and H are at depths 20m and 40m 0
E. 27 C
respectively below the water surface in a lake. The
pressure on G is P1 while the pressure on H is P1. If
21. In a gas experiment, the pressure of the gas is
the atmospheric pressure is equivalent to 10m of
plotted against the reciprocal of the volume of the
water, then the value of P2/P1 is
gas at a constant temperature. The unit of the slope
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A. 0.50 B. 0.60
of the resulting curve is
C. 1.67 D. 2.00
A. Force B. Force/m
E. 3.00
C. Work D. Force/m3
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hydraulic press are 0.5m2 and 5m2 respectively. If a
force F1 of 100N is applied on the effort piston, the 22. Water shows anomalous behaviour
force F2 on the load is A. Below 00C
A. 10 N B. 100 N B. Between 00C and 40C
C. 500 N D. 1 000 N C. At exactly 40C
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E. 5 000 N D. Between 40C and 1000C
E. Above 1000C
16. A metal cube of volume 103mm3 is lowered into a
measuring cylinder containing water. If the internal 23. Two thermos flasks of volume Vx and Vy are filled
cross-sectional area of the cylinder is 1.5 x 102 mm2, with liquid water at an initial temperature of 00C.
by how much does the water level rise in the After some time the temperatures were found to
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3
C. 1.15 x 10 mm D. 2.50 x 103 mm Vy èy
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E. 1.50 x 10 mm The ratio of the heat flow into the flasks is
1
17. A uniform cylindrical block of wood floats in water A. /4 B. ½
with one-third of its height above the water level. C. 4 D. 1
In a liquid of relative density 0.8, What fraction of E. 2
its height will be above the liquid level?
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A. /6 B. /5 24. A good calorimeter should be of
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C. /3 D. /5 A. Low specific heat capacity and low heat
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E. /6 conductivity.
B. Low specific heat capacity and high heat
18. A thin aluminum plate has a surface area of 1,500m2 conductivity.
at 200C. What will be its surface area when it is C. High specific heat capacity and low heat
cooled to – 200C? conductivity
(Take the linear expansivity of aluminium to be 2.5 D. High specific heat capacity and low heat
x 10-5 K-1) conductivity,
A. 1.503 m2 B. 1.500 m2 E. Dull surface and low heat conductivity.
2
C. 1.498 m D. 1.497 m2
2
E. 1.490 m
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25. Which of the following statements is NOT correct? 31. A 450 triangular glass prism can be used as a
reflector of light because
A. Boiling occurs when the saturated A. Refraction never takes place in such a
vapour pressure of the liquid involved prism
equals the external pressure. B. The angle of reflection equals the angle
B. Both the boiling point and the saturated of incidence.
vapour pressure of a given liquid depend C. The refractive index of glass is less than
on the external pressure. 1
C. The saturated vapour pressure rises with D. It is transparent
increase in temperature. E. The critical angle for glass is less than
D. The saturated vapour pressure is 450
m
independent of the volume available for
the vapour. 32. A convex mirror is used as a driving mirror because
E. It is possible to boil water at a lower I Its image is erect
temperature than 1000C at high altitude. II It has a large field of view
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26. Which of the following phenomena CANNOT be Identify the CORRECT statement(s).
explained by the molecular theory of matter? A. I and III only
A. Expansion B. Conduction B. I and II only
C. Convection D. Radiation C. II and III only
E. Evaporation. D. I, II and III only
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27. In order to find the depth of the sea. A ship sends
out a sound wave and receives an echo after one 33. Two rays of light from a point below the surface of
second. If the velocity of sound in water is 1500m/s, water are equally inclined to the vertical and are
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what is the depth of the sea? inclined to each other at 600 in water. What is the
A. 0.75km B. 1.50km angle between the rays when they emerge into
C. 2.20km D. 3.00km air?
E. 3.75km (Take the refractive index of water to be 4/3)
A. 41.80 B. 44.10
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28. When a sound wave passes from air into water its C. 60.0 D. 83.60
0
A. Speed and frequency increase but its E. 120. .
wavelength remains the same.
B. Speed and wavelength increase but its 34. A narrow beam of white light can be split up into
frequency remains the same different colours by a glass prism. The correct
C. Speed decreases. explanation is that
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and wavelength change. B. The prism has all the colours of the white light
E. Speed increases but its frequency and C. White light has undergone total internal
wavelength decrease. reflection in the prism
D. Different colours of white light travel with
29. If the fundamental frequency of a closed pipe organ different speeds in glass.
on a day when the speed of sound is 340m s-1 is E. White light consists of yellow, green and red
170 Hz, then the length of the pipe is colours.
A. 50cm B. 70cm
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C. 100cm D. 150cm 35. A charge of one coulomb liberates 0.0033g of

E. 200cm copper in an electrolytic process. How long will it
take a current of 2A to liberate 1.98g of copper in
30. An object is placed 15cm in front of a concave such a process.
mirror of radius 40cm. The image formed is A. 5 minutes B. 30 minutes
A. Virtual and 60cm behind the mirror C. 50 minutes D. 60 minutes
B. Real and 60cm in front of the mirror E. 120 minutes
C. Virtual and at infinity
D. Real and at infinity 36. If the distance between two stationary charged
E. Virtual and 40cm from the mirror. particles is doubled, the magnitude of the
electrostatic force between them will be
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A. Passing on an electric current through a 42. An electric kettle, connected to a 240V mains,
solenoid. produces 6.0 x 105J of heat energy to boil a quantity
B. Repeated stroking of the specimen with of water in 5 minutes. Find the resistance of the
a magnet kettle.
C. Repeated stroking of the specimen in A. 14.4 ohms B. 28.8 ohms
opposite directions with two magnets C. 144 ohms D. 288 ohms
D. Heating of the specimen E. 2 880 ohms
E. Hammering of the specimen in the earth’s
magnetic field’s 43. On which of the following does the operation of a
moving coil ammeter depend?
39. Which of the following will convert a milliammeter I Electromagnetic induction.
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to a voltmeter? II Force on a current-carrying
A. Low series resistance conductor in a magnetic field.
B. Low parallel resistance III Magnetic effect of an electric current.
C. High series resistance A. I only B. II only
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D. High parallel resistance C. III only D. II and III
E. Parallel resistance equal to milliameter E. I, II and III
resistance.
40. Which of the graphs A – E (Fig. 3) represents the 44.
current-voltage (I – V) relationship for a cell with 10 Ohms
internal resistance?
A.
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combination. If the power dissipated in the 5 ohms
V resistor is 40W, then the power dissipated in the
10 ohms resistor is
B. C. A. 10 W B. 20 W
C. 40 W D. 80 W
I I E. 100 W
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45. Which of the following statements is NOT

V V correct?
A. A galvanometer can be converted to an
D. E. ammeter with a different range by
connecting a high resistance in series.
I I B. An electric current always produces a
magnetic field
C. Maxwell’s screw rule states that if a
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corkscrew moves in the direction of the

V V current, the hand turns in the direction of
the lines of force.
Fig. 3 D. Electromagnets are used in electric bells
and telephone receivers.
41. A wire P has half the diameter and half the length E. The lines of force round a straight current
of a wire Q of similar material. The ratio of the carrying conductor are circular.
resistance of P to that of Q is
A. 8: 1 B. 4: 1 46. A transformer has a primary coil with 500 turns
C. 2: 1 D. 1: 1 and secondary coil with 2500 turns. When the
E. 1: 4 voltage input to the primary coil is 120V, the output
is
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A. 6 000 V B. 600 V C. Shortsighted people cannot
C. 240 V D. 60 V accommodate distant objects.
E. 24 V D. Longsighted people need diverging
spectacles lenses.
47. Which of the following statements about E. A person with long sight has his eye-ball
electrolysis is NOT correct? too short and the image of an object is
A. The substances in solution in the therefore formed behind the retina.
electrolyte become ionized.
B. Ions are electrically charged and are 49. Which of the following features is NOT a
attracted towards electrodes when a characteristic of natural radioactivity?
potential difference is applied. A. Radioactivity is a nuclear phenomenon.
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C. Ions may be discharged at the electrodes, B. Radioactivity is exhibited only by
forming bubbles or deposits. elements of mass number greater 206.
D. The mass deposited depends upon the C. The radioactivity of an element is affected
length of time for which current flows. by electric and magnetic fields in the
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E. The mass of gas set free or metal surroundings.
deposited is proportional to the square D. The radioactive element is transformed
of the current. into a new element.
48. Which of the following statements is NOT correct? 50. What is the number of neutrons in the Uranium
238
A. The average range of distinct vision for a isotope X?
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normal eye is from the far distance A. 92
(infinity) up to about 25cm in front of the B. 146
eye. C. 238
B. Longsighted people have difficulty in D. 330
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1. Which of the following represents the correct Figure 1 is a graph of force against extension for a
precision if the length of a piece of wire is measured spiral spring. The force constant of the spring is
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with a metre rule? given by the.

A. 35 mm A. Slope of the linear portion of the graph.
B. 35.0 mm B. Length of the linear portion of the graph.
C. 35.00 mm C. Area under the linear portion of the graph.
D. 35.01 mm D. Area under the entire graph.
3. A heavy object is suspended from a string and

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lowered into water so that it is completely

submerged. The object appears lighter because
2.
Force A. The density of water is less than that of
the object.
B. The pressure is low just below the water
surface.
C. It experiences an upthrust.
D. The tension in the string neutralizes part
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4. Which of the following is a derived unit? In Fig. 3, the forces F1, F2, F3, acting at O are in
A. Kilogramme B. Metre equilibrium. If the magnitude of F1, is 10.0N and
C. Kelvin D. Newton the magnitude of F2 is 5.0N, find the magnitude of
F3.
5. Two objects, one having three times the mass of A. 26.4 N B. 15.0 N
the other, are dropped at the same time from at tall C. 13.2 N D. 10.0 N
building. When they are above the ground, the
two objects will have the same 11. When a box of mass 400g is given an initial speed
A. Momentum of 5m s-1, it slides along a horizontal floor a distance
B. Kinetic energy of 3m before coming to rest. What is the coefficient
C. Potential energy of the kinetic friction between the box and the
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D. Acceleration. floor?
(g = 10m s-2)
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6. Which of the following is in a neutral equilibrium? A. /6 B. / 12
1 2
A. A heavy weight suspended on a string. C. /3 D. /3
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C. A heavy based table lamp. 12. 12.
D. The beam of a balance in use.
7. A ball is thrown vertically into the air with an W N
initial velocity u. What is the greatest height
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A. /2 g
B. 3u2/2g
C. u2/g
D. u2/ 2g.
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8. Which of the following assumptions is made in a
1200N
simple pendulum experiment? The

A. Suspending string is inextensible Figure 4 represents a block-and-tackle pulley
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B. Bob has a finite size system on which an effort of W Newtons supports
C. Bob has a definite mass a load of 120.0N. If the efficiency of the machine is
D. Initial angle of oscillation must be large. 400, then the value of W is
A. 28.0 N B. 48.0 N
9. C. 50.0 N D. 288.0 N
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Q R of mass 0.04kg initially at rest at a point O. If the

P speed of the object when it has moved 50m from O
is 500m s-1, what is the value of F?
10g A. 0.4 N B. 100.0 N
Fig. 2 C. 250.0 N D. 1 000.0 N
A uniform metre rule QR is balanced on a knife
edge which is 55cm from R. when a mass of 10g is 14. A rectangular tank contains water to a depth of
hung at P as shown in Fig. 2, the mass of the metre 2m. if the base is 4m x 3m, calculate the force on the
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rule is base.
A. 550g B. 350g (Density of water = 103kg m-3, g = 10m s-2)
C. 70g D. 35g A. 2.4 x 105 N B. 2.4 x 104 N
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C. 2.0 x 10 N D. 1.7 x 103 N
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15. A 1000kg elevator is descending vertically with an
10.0N acceleration of 1.0ms-2, if the acceleration due to
gravity is 10.0m 5s, the tension in the suspending
600 cable is
F2 A. 1.0 N B. 10.0 N
O 5.0N C. 9 000.0 N D. 11 000.0 N
F3 Fig. 3
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16. A ball attached to one end of a string moves C. Change the state of a unit mass lead at its
anticlockwise around a circle whose centre is O. If melting point.
the string suddenly breaks when the ball is at point D. Change the state of a unit mass of lead at
P, along which of the following paths will it move? its boiling point.
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B 21. Which of the following is common to evaporation
A and boiling? They
16.
A. Take place at any temperature.
O P O P B. Are surface phenomena.
C. Involve change of state
D. Take place at a definite pressure.
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22. Mercury is suitable as a barometric fluid because
it
O P O P
A. Expands uniformity
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C. Is several times denser than water
17. The mode of heat transfer which does not requires D. Is a good conductor of heat
material medium is
A. Conduction B. Radiation 23. Which of the following properties makes metals
C. Convection D. Propagation ideal for cooking utensils?
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A. High coefficient of expansion
18. The expansion of solids can be considered a B. Good conduction of heat
disadvantages in the C. Low specific heat capacity
A. Balance wheel of a watch D. Poor radiation of heat.
B.
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C. Fire alarm 24. A gas occupies a volume of 300cm 3 at a
D. Thermostat. temperature of 270C. What is its volume at 540C,
when the pressure is constant?
19. A. 150 cm3 B. 273 cm3
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C. 327 cm D. 600 cm3
19.
25. When two objects P and Q are supplied with the
Te m p e ra tu re ©
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90 same quantity of heat, the temperature change in
P is observed to be twice that of Q. The mass of P
80 is half that of Q the ratio of the specific heat
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C. 1: 1 D. 2: 1
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Time (min) 26. Which of the following is true of sound?
A. Sound travels faster in air at 200C that at 300C.
Fig.5 B. The frequency of a given sound wave
changes when it crosses the boundary
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allowed to cool. The cooling curve in Fig. 5 was C. The wavelength of a given sound wave in air
obtained. The temperature 800C is known as the decreases as the temperature increases.
A. Cooling temperature D. Sound waves cannot be reflected.
B. Boiling point
C. Melting point
D. Vaporization point
20. The specific latent heat of fusion of lead is the

amount of heat required to
A. Melt lead at its melting point
B. Heat a unit mass of lead through 10C.
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27. 33. A pencil is placed vertically between a concave
mirror and its focal point. The image of the pencil
in the mirror will be
27. A. Real inverted and diminished
Reflected ray B. Virtual, inverted and enlarged
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C. Real, erect and enlarged.
Incident ray AIR D. Virtual, erect and enlarged.
Glass 34. A wave of frequency 10 HZ forms a stationary

wave pattern in a medium where the velocity is
20cm s-1. the distance between adjacent nodes is
m
A. 1.0 cm B. 1.5 cm
Refracted Ray C. 2.0 cm D. 5.0 cm
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In Fig. 6, a ray of light in air strikes a glass plate at
an angle of incidence of 600C. The reflected ray is
observed to be perpendicular to the refracted ray.
What is the refractive index of the glass?
A. 1.73 B. 1.50
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28. A lens of focal length 12.0cm forms an upright

image three times the size of a real object. The
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A. 8.0 cm B. 16.0 cm
C. 24.0 cm D. 32.0 cm Fig. 7
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wavelength in an increasing order? using one turning fork. As the water level is
A. Gamma rays, infra-red rays, X-rays, lowered the first resonance is obtained when the
radiowaves. length of the air column l = ë/4. The second
B. Gamma rays, X-rays, infra-red rays, resonance is obtained when l equals
radiowaves. A. /2
C. Radiowaves, X-rays, gamma rays, infra-red B. 3 /4
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rays. C.
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rays.
36. Which of the following is true of the loudness of
30. If the refractive index of glass is 1.5, what is the
sound? It
critical angle at the air-glass interface?
A. Depends on the square of the amplitude of
A. sin-1 ½ B. Sin-1 2/3
the vibrating body.
C. Sin-1 ¾ D. Sin-1 8/9
B. Is proportional to the distance of the observer
31. A dentist obtains a linear magnification of 4 of a from the source of the sound.
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hole in a tooth by placing a concave mirror at a C. Is greatest in vacuum

distance of 2.0cm from the tooth. The radius of D. Is independent of frequency.
curvature of the mirror is
A. 5.3 cm B. 3.2 cm 37. A man clapping his hands at regular intervals
C. 2.7 cm D. 1.6 cm. observes that the echo of a clap coincides with
the next clap. If the reflecting cliff is 160m away
32. What is the effect of the increase in the size of the and the speed of sound is 320m s-1, what is the
hole of a pin-hole camera on the image? It frequency of the clapping?
A. Gives a blurred image. A. I Hz B. 2 Hz
B. Corrects for chromatic aberration C. 4 Hz D. 8 Hz.
C. Magnifies the image
D. Brings the image into the sharper focus.
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38. The vibration of an air column produces the sound 41. Which of the following if NOT a part of the a.d.c.
in the electric motor?
A. Piano B. Guitar A. Field-magnet
C. Flute B. Armature
D. School handbell. C. Commutator
D. Transfomer.
39.
5 42. Which of the following is stored by a dry Leclanche
cell?
5 A. Electrical power
20 B. Kinetic energy
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C. Electric current
D. Chemical energy.
43. Which of the following arrangements will produce
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an equivalent resistance of 1.5Ù from three 1Ù
resistors?
1 1 1
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E
1 1
Fig. 8.
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In Fig. 8, E is an accumulator with negligible internal
resistance. If the e.m.f. is 9.0V, then the total current
1
is
A. 0.3 A
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C. 1.0 A D. 1.8 A
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1
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1
R
40. 3 2A
44. Which of the following is true of magnetism?
40. A A. Iron fillings cling mainly round the ends
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of a bar magnet.
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B. The freely suspended bar magnet comes

to rest in the geographic north-south
6 direction.
C. Like poles attract.
D. Lodestone is a non-magnetic oxide.
45. The angle between the magnetic meridian and the

12V geographic meridian at a locality on the earth is
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the
A. Longitude of the locality.
Fig. 6. B. Angle of inclination at the locality
C. Latitude of the locality
In Fig. 9, the value of R is D. Angle of declination of the locality.
A. 3 Ohms 46. The sign of the charge on a charged glass rod may
B. 4 Ohms be determined with
C. 5 Ohms A. A charged electroscope
D. 6 Ohms B. An uncharged electroscope
C. A galvanometer
D. An electrometer.
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47. The diagrams below depict the current induced in 48. If the inclination at Ibadan is 700S, this means that
a coil as a result of the relative motion between it A. The angle between the geographic meridian
and a bar magnet. Which of the diagrams illustrates and the magnetic meridian at Ibadan is 70
the direction of the induced current? B. The earth’s resultant magnetic intensity at
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Ibadan makes angle 70 with the horizontal
N S
direction
C. A magnetic needle will be inclined at 70 to the
vertical at Ibadan.
D. The north pole of a magnetic needle dips
downwards at Ibadan.
N S
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49. The wavelength of ultraviolet radiation is 400nm.
If the speed of light in air is 3 x 108m s-1, then the
frequency of the ultraviolet radiation is
A. 1.3 x 10-15 Hz B. 7.5 x 105 Hz
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C. 1.2 x 10 Hz D. 7.5 x 1014 Hz.
50. Which of the following is most strongly deflected

by a magnetic field?
N S
A. gammarays
B. alphaparticles
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1. Which of the following units is equivalent to kg

ms-1? The velocity – time graph above describes the
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A. Ns-1 B. Nms motion of a particle between two points P and Q.

C. Ns D. Js -1 What is the distance between P and Q?
A. 17.0 m B. 18.0 m
2. A man walks 8km north and then 5km in a direction C. 22.5 m D. 30.0 m
600 east of north. Find the distance from his starting
point. 4. A jet engine develops a thrust of 270Ns when the
A.11.36km B. 12.36km velocity of the exhaust gases relative to the engine
is 300m s-1. What is the mass of the material ejected
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C.13.00km D14.36km.
3. per second?
3. A. 81.00 kg B. 9.00 kg
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V E L O C I T Y (m s -1 )
C. 0.90 kg D. 0.09 kg
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4 5.
2
0
1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 Q
TIME (s)
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9. A body rolls down a slope from a height of 100m.
5. Its velocity at the foot of the slope 20ms-1. What
percentage of its initial potential energy is
converted into kinetic energy?
A. 40 % B. 35 %
C. 20% D. 15 %
(g = 10ms-2)
M1
10.
10 [g= 10 ms-1]
m
M2 Q1 Q2
Fig. 1 Water with high Water with low
Kinetic energy Kinetic energy
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Figure 1 above shows two connected bodies of
masses m1 and m2 in equilibrium under gravity. The
tension in the upper string is
A. (m1 – m2)g B. m1g E
C. m2g D. (m1 + m2)g. Electrical Energy
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6. An elevator of mass 4800kg is supported by a cable
which can safely withstand a maximum tension of Fig. 3.
60 000N. the maximum upward acceleration the Figure 3 above represents the main sequence of
elevator can have is energy conversion at Kainji dam. The efficiency
A.
C.
2.5m s-2
7.5m s -2
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B.
D.
5.0m s-2
10.0m s-2
of the system is
(g = 10m s-2) A. Q1 .
7. Q2
B. E .
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Q1
10m C. E .
(Q1 – Q2)
7. D. E .
(Q1 + Q2)
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11. The coefficient os static friction between a 40kg

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crate and a concrete surface is 0.25. Find the

magnitude of the minimum force needed to keep
the crate stationary on the concrete base inclined
at 450 to the horizontal.[g = 10ms-2]
Fig. 2. A. 400 N B. 300 N
A 50.0kg block is dropped on a string from a point C. 283 N D. 212 N
10m above (Fig. 2). If the force constant of the
spring is 4.0 x 104 Nm -1, find the maximum 12. If a beaker is filled with water, it is observed that
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compression of the spring. the surface of the water is not horizontal at the
A. 1.25 m B. 0.50 m glass-water interface. This behaviour is due to
C. 0.25 m D. 0.05 m A. Friction B. Viscosity
(g = 10 ms-2) C. Surface tension D. Evaporation.
8. A constant force of 40N acting on a body initially 13. The mechanical advantage (MA) of an inclined
at rest gives an acceleration of 0.1ms-2 for 4s. plane depends on
Calculate the work done by the force. A. Its length
A. 8J B. 10 J B. Its height]
C. 32 J D. 160 J C. The product of its length and height
D. The ratio of its length and its height.
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14. A load of 5N gives an extension of 0.56cm in a wire
which obeys Hooke’s law. What is the extension I III
caused by a load of 20N?
A. 1.12 cm B. 2.14 cm P P
diagram
C. 2.24 cm D. 2.52 cm.
15. A cube of side 10cm and mass 0.5kg floats in a

liquid with only 1/5 of its height above the liquid V V
surface. What is the relative density of the liquid? II IV
A. 0.125 B. 0.250
C. 0.625 D. 2.500.
m
P P
16. The distance between the fixed points of centigrade
thermometer is 20cm. What is the temperature when
the mercury level is 4.5cm above the lower mark?
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V V
A. 22.50C B. 29.00C A. I, II B. II, III
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C. 90.0 C D. 100.00C C. II, IV D. III, IV
17. A metallic strip of iron and brass was heated. Which 21. Hot water is added to three times its mass of water
of the following diagrams accurately illustrates the at 100C and the resulting temperature is 200C. What
shape of the strip after heating? is the initial temperature of the hot water?
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A. 1000C B. 800C
17. C. 0
50 C D. 400C
Brass
Iron
dagram 22. 22,000J of heat is required to raise the temperature
ool of 1.5kg of paraffin from 200C. Calculate the specific
Brass heat capacity of paraffin.
A. 1466J kg-1 0C-1
Iron
Brass B. 2933J kg-1 0C-1
Iron C. 4400J kg-1 0C-1
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D. 5866J kg-1 0C-1
23. Calculate the amount of heat required to convert

Brass 2kg of ice at –20C to water at 0 0C. (Specific heat
Iron capacity of ice = 2090J kg-1 0C-1, specific latent heat
of fusion = 333kJ kg-1).
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18. The length of a side of a metallic cube at 200C is A. 666J B. 8 360J

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5.0cm. Given that the linear expansivity of the C. 666 000J D. 674 360J.
metal is 4.0 x 10-5 k-1 Find the volume of the cube
at 1200C. 24. In which of the following are the substances
A. 126.50 cm3 B. 126.25 cm3 arranged in descending order of their thermal
3
C. 126.00 cm D. 125.00 cm3 conductivities?
19. As a result of air at the top of a barometer, the A. Copper, steel, glass
height of the mercury column is 73.5cm when it B. Steel, copper, glass
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should be 75.0cm; the volume of the space above C. Steel, glass, copper
the mercury is 8.0 cm 3 Calculate the correct D. Copper, glass, steel.
barometric height when the barometer reads 74.0cm
and the volume of the space above the mercury is 25. The vacuum in the Thermos flask helps to reduce
6.0 cm3. heat transfer by
A. 72.0 cm B. 74.5 cm A. Convection and radiation
C. 75.1 cm D. 76.0 cm B. Convection and conduction
C. Conduction and radiation
20. A fixed quantity of gas is subjected to various D. Radiation only.
pressures P and the corresponding volumes V
measured at a constant temperature. Which of the 26. Which of the following phenomena explains the
following graphs best represent the results? fact that a house whose roof is coated with white
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paint will be cooler in the hot season than one of water is 1.33. what is the actual depth of the
coated with black paint? pool?
A. Conduction B. Convection A. 0.75 m B. 1.013 m
C. Refraction D. Reflection. C. 1.330 m D. 13,3000 m
27. A wave has a frequency of 2 Hz and a wavelength 36. A ray of light is incident at an angle of 300 on one
of 30cm. The velocity of the wave is top surface of a parallel-sided glass block of
A. 60.0m s-1 B. 6.0m s-1 refractive index 1.5. The ray finally emerges from
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C. 1.5m s D. 0.6m s-1 the lower surface. What is the angular deviation
of the emergent ray?
28. A boat at anchor is rocked by waves whose crests A. 600 B. 390
m
are 100m apart and whose velocity is 25m s-1. At C. 280
D. 00
what interval does the wave crest reach the boat?
A. 2,500.00s B. 75.00s 37. Four lenses are being considered for use as a
C. 4.00s D. 0.25s microscope objective. Which of the following focal
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lengths is most suitable?
29. Which of the following instruments has a pure A. -5mm B. +5mm
tone? C. –5cm D. +5cm
A. Guitar
B. Vibrating string 38. If the angle of declination in a place is 100E,
C. Turning fork calculate the true geographic bearing if the
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D. Siren. compass reads N400E.
A. N500E B. N400E
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30. The lowest note emitted by a stretched string has C. N30 E D. N250E
a frequency of 40 Hz. How many overtones are
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there between 40 hZ and 150 Hz?
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4.
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31. When the length I of a piece of wire under constant P 1
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tension is varied, the relationship of the frequency
of vibration f with l is
A. f & l B. f & 1/l2
C. f &l D. f & 1/l
32. Which of the following statements supports the 4

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assumption that light travels in straight lines?

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A. Light can be diffracted

B. A source of light produces distinct
shadows of opaque objects Fig. 4.
C. A source of light produces interference
patterns on a suitably placed screens. In Fig. 4 above, a voltage V is applied across the
D. Light can be reflected. terminals P and Q. the voltage across the 1 resistor
33. If an object is placed in front of two mirrors inclined is
at 900, how many images will be formed? A. V . B V
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A. Five B. Four 8 4
C. Three D. Two. C. V. D V
3 2
34. An object 3.0cm high is placed 60.0cm from a
converging lens whose focal length is 20.0cm. 40. Two capacitances of 6uF and 8 uF are connected
Calculate the size of the image formed. in series. What additional capacitance must be
A. 0.5 cm B. 1.5 cm connected in series with this combination to give
C. 2.0 cm D. 6.0 cm a total of 3 uF?
A. 3 uF B. 16 uF
35. A pool of water appears to be 1.0m deep when C. 24 uF D. 30 uF.
viewed vertically from above. If the refractive index
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41. 46. A galvanometer of resistance 20 is to be provided
41. M N with a shunt that 1/10 of the whole current in a
circuit passes through the galvanometer. The
resistance of the shunt is
A. 2.00 B. 2.22
C. 18.00 D. 18.22
P
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47. What type of reaction is represented by the
following scheme?
2
1
X + 21Y 3
3
Z + 10n + energy
A. Fusion reaction
Fig. 5
B. Fission reaction
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In Fig. 5 above, M and N are insulated metal C. Chain reaction
spheres in contact. A negatively charged ebonite D. Radioactivite decay.
rod P is brought near M. when M and N are
48. Which of the following statements is TRUE of
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separated and the rod is taken away, which of the
photoelectric effect?
following statements is CORRECT?
A. It cannot occur in liquids
A. Both M and N have acquired negative
B. The energy of the emitted electron is
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independent of the work function of the
B. Both M and N have acquired positive
surface
charges
C. The energy of the emitted electron
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C. M has acquired negative charge and N
depends on the wavelength of the
positive charge
incident light
D. M has acquired positive charge and N
D. The greater the intensity of the incident,
negative charge.
the greater the energy of the emitted
42.
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When a transformer has more secondary windings electron.
than primary winding, it
49. Isotopes are nuclei which have
A. Has a smaller seconder current
A. The same number of neutrons and
B. Has a greater power output
electrons
C. Is a step-down transformer
B. Equal number of electrons and protons
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D. Increases the total energy output.
C. The same atomic number but different
43. A current of 0.5A flows through a resistor when number of neutrons
connected to a 40-V battery. How much energy is D. The same number of total particles.
dissipated in 2 minutes?
A. 1 200J B. 1 500J 50. A radioactive sample initially contains N atoms.
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C. 2 400J D. 96 000J. After three half-lives the number of atoms that have
disintegrated is
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44. The direction of the magnetic field at a point in the

A. N
vicinity of a bar magnet is
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A. Always towards the north pole of the
B. 3N
magnet
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B. Always away from the south pole of the
C. 5N
magnet
8
C. Along the line joining the point to the
D. 7N
neutral point
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8
D. In the direction the north pole of a
compass needle would point.
45. When two parallel wires carry currents in opposite
directions, the force on either wire is
A. Away from the other wire
B. Zero, because the currents cancel each
other
C. Twice as much as when the currents are
in the same direction
D. Towards the other wire.
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1. Which of the following diagrams correctly 6. A particle starts from rest and moves with a constant
represents the relationship between the time (T) acceleration of 0.5m s-2. The distance covered by
1. of swing of a simple pendulum and its length (l)? the particle in 10s is
A. 2.5m B. 5.0m
C. 25.0m D. 50.0m
7. When taking a penalty kick, a footballer applies a

force of 30.0N for a period of 0.05s. If the mass of
m
the ball is 0.075kg, calculate the speed with which
the ball moves off.
A. 4.50m s-1 B. 11.25m s-1
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C. 20.00m s D. 45.00m s-1
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8. A 20-toothed gear wheel drives a 60-toothed one,
if the angular speed of the smaller wheel is 120 rev
s-1, the angular speed of the wheel is
A. 3 rev s-1 B. 40 rev s-1
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C. 360 rev s D. 2 400 rev s-1
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2. Which of the following are the correct SI units of 9.
9.
the quantities indicated?
I N (Force) 3
II. Nm-1 (Torque)
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III Watt (power) 1
IV kg ms-2 (Momentum).
A. I and II only
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B. I. II and III only 2
C. I, II and IV only
D. I and III only.
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3. A lorry travels 10km northwards, 4km eastwards,
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6km southwards and 4km westwards to arrive at a

point T. What is the total displacement? The figure above show the displacement – time
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A. 6km south B. 4km north graphs for three different motions. Which of the
C. 6km north D. 4km east. following statements is correct?
A. Graph 2 corresponds to the highest
4. Two forces whose resultant is 100N, are at right velocity
angles to each other. If one of them makes an angle B. Graph 1 corresponds to zero velocity
of 300 with the resultant, determine its magnitude. C. Graph 3 corresponds to a particle moving
A. 8.66 N B. 50.0 N in the negative x direction.
C. 57.7 N D. 86.6 N D. Graph 2 corresponds to a particle moving
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5. Which of the following quantities are scalars? 10.
I Electrical potential 10.

II Torque
III Momentum
IV Kinetic energy y
x
A. II and III only

B. I and Ii only
C. III and Iv only
D. I and Iv only.
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The figures above show three different ways of 15.
hanging a heavy picture from a hook. The tension 15.
in the string would be
A. Greatest in X diagram
B. Greatest in Y
C. Greatest in Z 13.4cm
D. Same in each one.
To gas
supply
11. How long will it take a 60kg man to climb a height
of 22m if he expended energy at the rate of 0.25kW? 3.5cm
A. 5.3s
m
B. 34.5s
C. 41.6s When one arm of a U-tube manometer is connected
D. 52.8s to a gas supply, the levels of mercury in the two
[g = I0ms-2] arms of the U-tube are as shown in the diagram
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above. If the atmospheric pressure is 76.0cm Hg,
12. A force, 10N, drags a mass 10kg on a the gas pressure is
horizontal table with an acceleration of A. 62.6cm Hg B. 72.5cm Hg
0.2m s-2. If the acceleration due to gravity C. 79.5cm Hg D. 85.9cm hg
is 10m s-2, the coefficient of friction
between the moving mass and the table 16. The product PV where P is pressure and V is
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is volume has the same unit as
A. 0.02 B. 0.08 A. Force B. Power
C. 0.20 D. 0.80 C. Energy D. Acceleration
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Which of the following graphs correctly describes 17. The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature
the variation of the mechanical advantage with of 10kg of copper by1K is its
load for a simple machine whose velocity ratio is A. Specific heat capacity
3? B. Heat capacity
C. Latent heat
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D. Internal heat.
13. 18. A tap supplies water at 250C while another supplies
MA MA
water at 750C. If a man wishes to bathe with water
at 40C, the ratio of the mass of cold water to the
mass of hot water required is
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A. 1:3 B. 15 : 8
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C. 7:3 D. 3:1
Load Load
19. Which of the following graphs clearly illustrates
MA MA the temperature change which takes place as a
piece of ice at - 100C is heated slowly?
19.
ToC T oC
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Load Load
0 t(min) 0 t(min)
14. A body whose mass is 2kg and has a volume of

500cm just floats when completely immersed in a TC
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TC
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liquid. Calculate the density of the liquid.

A. 4.0 x 102kg m-3
B. 4.0 x 103kg m-3
0 t(min) 0 t(min)
C. 1.0 x 103kg m-3
D. 1.0 x 106kg m-3
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20. When heat is applied to one end of a metal rod, the 25. A note is called an octave of another note when
molecules at the other end soon begin to vibrate A. Its frequency is twice that of the first note
with greater amplitude than before because heat B. Its frequency is half that of the first note
has been transfer by C. The notes have the same fundamental
A. Radiation B. Convection frequency
C. Conduction D. Evaporation. D. Its periodic time is twice that of the first note.
21. Which of the following media allow the 26. Which of the following factors affects the speed
transmission of sound waves through them? of sound in air?
I Air I Temperature
II Liquids II Pressure
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III Solids III Frequency.
A. I and II only A. I only B. II only

B. I and III only C. I and II only D. II and III only.
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C. II and III only
D. I, II and III. 27. The speed of sound in air at sea-level is 340m s-1
while that of light is 300,000km s-1. How far (to the
22. nearest metre) from the center of thunderstorm is
an observer who hears a thunder 2s after a
lightning flash?
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A. 170m B. 340m
C. 600m D. 680m.
28. A slight loading of a turning fork has the effect of
X
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B. Increasing its amplitude
C. Decreasing its frequency
D. Increasing its frequency
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Y 29. Two strings of the same length and under the same
tension give notes of frequencies in the ratio 4 : 1.
The diagram above shows two waveforms X and The masses of the strings are in the corresponding
Y. If the frequency is 30 HZ, what is the frequency ratio of
of Y? A. 2: 1 B. 1: 2
A. 12 Hz B. 19 Hz C. 1;4 D. 1 : 16
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C. 60 Hz D. 75 Hz
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23. Which of the following properties is/are common object be placed from the pole of a thin converging
to all waves? lens of focal length 10.20m?
I Diffraction A. 0.13m B. 0.25m
II refraction C. 0.28m D. 0.50m
III Interference
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A. I only B. III only M1
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C. I and III only D. I, II and III.
24. A piano wire 0.5m long has a total mass of 0.01kg 60o
and is stretched with a tension of 800N. Calculate diagram
the frequency of the wire when it sounds its
fundamental note.
A. 200 Hz B. 100 Hz
C. 4 Hz D. 2 Hz.
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In the figure above, what is the angle of reflection opaque object when viewed through the
of the ray of light at mirror M2? arrangement of the filters above is
A. 900 B. 600 A. Yellow B. Red
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C. 45 D. 300 C. Black D. Blue
32. An object is place 10 cm in front of a concave 37.

mirror of focal length 15cm. What is the positive Magnetic north
and nature of the image formed? 2
A. 30cm and virtual
B. 6cm and real
C. 6cm and virtual
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D. 30cm and real. 3 -X 1
33. Which of the following phenomena explain the
formation of a mirage
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I Reflection 4
III Refraction
III Diffraction
A. I and II only The wire X in the figure above is at right angles to

B. II and III only the plane of the paper and carries a current into
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C. I and III only the paper. At which of the point labeled 1 – 4 will
D. I, II and III. the magnetic flux density due to this current be in
the same direction as that of the horizontal
34. When white light is dispersed by a spectrometer, component of the earth’s magnetic field?
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the component having the shortest wavelength is A. 1 B. 2
A. Orange B. Green C. 3 D. 4.
C. Violet D. Red.
38. A spectrum of sunlight is said to be impure when
35. Which of the following statements is TRUE of ultra- A. It is made of only three colours
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violet, visible and infra-red rays? B. It has no red colour in it
A. They are all electromagnetic waves with C. The different colours in it overlap
the same wavelength. D. It does not contain white light.
B. Ultra-violet rays have shorter wvelenghts
than infra-red rays and produce 39. A cell of internal resistance 2 ohms supplies
fluorescence. current to a 6-ohm resistor. The efficiency of the
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C. Infra-red rays have shorter wavelength cell is

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than visible light and produce the A. 12.0 %

sensation of heat. B. 25.0 %
D. The wavelengths increase in the C. 33.3 %
sequence: visible, ultra-violet, infra-red. D. 75.0 %
40. When a resistance R is across a cell, the voltage

across the terminals of the cell is reduced to two-
White thirds of its nominal value. The internal resistance
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of the cell is
A. 1 R
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B. 1 R
object 2
C. 2 R
E F G 3
E. R
E, F and G are yellow, red and cyan transparent

light filters respectively. The colour of a white
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41. II Moving-iron ammeter
III Hot-wire ammeter.
R X
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B. II and III only
C. I and III only
D. I, II and III.
A
46. The principle of operation of an induction coil is
based on
A. Ohm’s law
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B. Ampere’s law
E C. Faraday’s law
D. Coulomb’s law.
In the circuit above, the ammeter reads a current of
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3 amps. When R is 5 ohms and reads 6 amps when 47. A dynamo primarily converts
R is 2 ohms. The value of the unknown resistance A. Mechanical energy into electrical energy
X is B. Electrical energy into kinetic energy
A. 1 B. 2 C. Potential energy into kinetic energy
C. 3 D. 4 D. Kinetic energy into potential energy.
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42. Which of the following combinations of 2 ìF 48. In a certain fusion reaction, a deuteron (21H)
capacitors will give an effective capacitance of 3 interacts with a triton (31H) and produces an á-
ìF across terminal XY? particle (42He) and a second product. The second
product is
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C. A neutron D. A gamma ray.
49. Which of the following symbolic representations

is correct for an atom X with 22 electrons and 43
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neutrons?
4 3
A. 2 2
X
2 2
B. 4 3
X
6 5
C. 4 2
X
6 5
D. 2 2
X
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43. A household refrigerator is rated 200 watts. If
electricity costs 5k per kWh, what is the cost of
operating it fo 20 days?
A. N 4:80 B. N 48:00
C. N 480:00 D N 4 800:00
44. Which of the following instruments consumes the

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highest current?
Voltage Power
Instrument Rating Rating
A. Electric iron 250V 1kW
B. Television set 220V 110W
C. Torch light 6V 30W
D. Immersion A particle is injected perpendicularly into an
heater 110V 500W electric field. It travels along a curved path as
depicted in the figure above. The particle is
45. Which of the following ammeters may be used to
measures alternating current? A. A gamma ray B. An electron
I Moving-coil ammeter C. A neutron D. A proton.
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1. Which of the following is a set of vectors?
A. Force, mass and moment 6.
B. Acceleration, velocity and moment
C. Mass, weight and density
D. Mass, volume and density
2. The magnitude of the resultant of two mutually
m
perpendicular forces, F1 and F2 is 13N. If the
magnitude of F1 is 5N, what is the magnitude of
F2?
A. 2.6 N B. 8.0 N
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C. 12.0 N D. 18.0 N A simple pendulum of mass m moves along an arc
of a circle radius R in a vertical plane as shown in
3. Two points on a velocity-time graph have co- the figure above. What is the work done by gravity
ordinates (5s, 10m s-1) and (20s, 20m s-1). Calculate in a downward swing through the angle Qto 00?
the mean acceleration n between the two points. A. mgR sinQ
A. 0.67m s-1 B. 0.83m s-2 B. mgR (1 - cos Q
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C. 1.50m s -2
D. 2.00m s-2 C. mgR
D. mgR (1 - sin Q)
4.
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The figure above shows a uniform circular object, A block of mass m is held in equilibrium against a
vertical wall by a horizontal force. If the coefficient
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centre R and diameter PS. A circular section, centre

Q and diameter PR is cut away from it. If PQRS is a of friction between the block and the wall is u, the
straight line, where is the centre of gravity of the minimum value of the horizontal force is
figure? A. umg
A. Q B. R B. (1 – u)mg
C. A point between P and R C. (1 + u)mg
D. A point between R and S. D. mg
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5. Which of the following graphs represents motion

with uniform velocity? 8. A thin film of liquid is trapped between two glass
plates. The force required to pull the plates apart
will increase if the
A. Surface tension of the liquid is reduced
B. Perpendicular distance between the
plates is increased.
C. Area of the liquid surface in contact with
the plates is increased
D. Pressure of the air is decreased.
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9. A block-and-tackle system is used to lift a load of D. 37.0cm
20N through a vertical height of 10cm. If the
efficiency of the system is 40%, how much work is 15. A mass of gas at 70C and 70cm of mercury has a
done against friction? volume of 1200cm3. Determine its volume at 270C
A. 80J B. 120J and pressure of 75cm of mercury.
C. 300J D. 500J
A. 1 200 cm3
10. B. 1 378 cm3
C. 4 320 cm3
D. 4 629 cm3
m
16. An electric heater is used to melt a block of ice,
mass 1.5kg. If the heater is powered by a 12V
battery and a current of 20A flows through the
coil, calculate the time taken to met the block of ice
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at 00C. (Specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 336 x
103J kg-1).
In the figure above, W1 = 200g and W2 = 450g.
Calculate the extension of the spring per unit load. A. 76.0 min
[g = 10m s-2] B. 35.0 min
A. 6.0 x 10-5m N-1 C. 21.0 min
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B. 2.5 x 10-4m N-1 D. 2.9 min.
C. 6.0 x 10-4m N-1
D. 2.5 x 10-2m N-1 17. From the kinetic theory of gases, temperature is a
11.
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Which of the following devices are used to measure A. Form of energy and is proportional to the total
pressure? kinetic energy of the molecules.
I Aneroid barometer B. Form of energy and is proportional to the
II Hydrometer average kinetic energy of the molecules.
III Hygrometer C. Physical property and is proportional to the
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IV Manometer. total kinetic energy of the molecules.
A. I and III B. II and III D. Physical property and is proportional to the
C. III and IV D. I and IV. average energy of the molecules.
12. A piece of wood of mass 40g and uniform cross- 18. Which of the following correctly represents the
sectional area of 2cm2 floats upright in water. The variation of the saturated vapour pressure of water
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length of the wood immersed is with temperature?

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A. 80cm B. 40cm
C. 20cm D. 2cm
13. The pressure on the gas of constant gas

thermometer at the ice point is 325mm of mercury
and at the steam point 875mm of mercury. Find the
temperature when the pressure of the gas is 190mm
of mercury.
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A. 30k
B. 243k
C. 300k 19. A vibrator of frequency 60 Hz is used in
D. 303k generating transverse stationary waves in a long thin
wire. If the average distance between successive nodes
14. A column of air 10.0cm long is trapped in a tube at on the wire is 45cm, find the speed of the transverse
270C. What is the length of the volume at 1000C? waves in the wire.
A. 27ms-1 B. 54ms-1
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A. 12.4cm C. 90ms D. 108ms-1
B. 13.7cm
C. 18.5cm
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25. An object is placed 5.6 x 10-4m in front of a
converging lens of focal length 1.0 x 10-8m. The
image formed is
A. Real, erect and magnified
B. Virtual, erect and magnified
20. C. Real, inverted and magnified
D. Virtual, erect and diminished.
26. The magnification of the image of an object placed

in front of a convex mirror is 1/3. If the radius of
curvature of the mirror is 24cm, what is the distance
m
between the object and its image?
A. 8 cm B. 16 cm
C. 24 cm D. 32 cm
The air column as shown in the figure above is set
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into vibration by the turning fork. In this state of 27. The plane mirrors in a kaleidoscope are usually
resonance, the waves in the air column will be placed
A. Stationary and transverse A. At an angle of 600
B. Stationary and longitudinal B. Parallel to one another
C. Progressive and transverse C. Perpendicular to one another
D. Progressive and longitudinal. D. At n angle of 450
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21. When the tension in a sonometer wire is doubled, 28. A far sighted person cannot see objects that are
the waves in the air column will be less than 100cm away. If this person wants to read
A. 1/ 2 B. ½ a book at 25cm, what type and focal length of lens
C. 2
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A. Convex, 20cm
22. In a sound wave in air, the adjacent rarefactions B. Concave, 20cm
and compressions are separated by a distance of C. Convex, 33cm
17cm. If the velocity of the sound wave is 340ms-1, D. Concave, 33cm.
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determine the frequency.
A. 10 Hz B. 20 Hz 29. When a yellow card is observed through a blues
C. 1 000 Hz D. 5 780 Hz glass, the cord would appear
A. Black B. Green
23. In which of the following diagrams is the length of C. Red D. White
the tube equal to one wavelength?
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30. Dispersion of light by a glass prism is due to the

23.
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diagram A. Different hidden colours of the glass

B. Different speeds of the various colours
in glass
C. Defects in the glass
D. High density of glass.
31. Which of the following pairs is NOT part of the

electromagnetic spectrum?
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I Radio waves
II Beta rays
III Gamma rays
IV Alpha rays
24. Light of wavelength 5000 x 10-8cm travels in free
space with a velocity of 3 x 108m s-1. What is its A. I and II B. III and IV
wavelength in glass of refractive index 1.5? C. I and III D. II and IV.
A. 3 333 x 10-8cm
B. 5 000 x 10-8cm 32. Two insulated charged spheres of different sizes
C. 6 666 x 10-8cm and carrying opposite charges are connected
D. 7 500 x 10-8cm together by a metallic conductor. Current will flow
from one sphere to the other until both spheres
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A. Carry the same magnitude and sign of charge. 38.
B. Are at the same potential.
C. Are at the same temperature.
D. Are of the same size.
33. When a number of identical small magnets are

arranged in a line, the strength of the resultant
magnet
A. Is largest when they are arranged end to
end
B. Is greatest when they are arranged
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parallel with like poles adjacent to each
other.
C. Depends only on the number of magnets
provided they are parallel. In the above circuit diagrams, A is the ammeter
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D. Is greater when the magnets are arranged and V the voltmeter. Which of the circuits is correct
on a wooden surface than on a metal for finding the value of the resistance R?
surface. A. I B. II
C. III D. IV.
34. A bar magnet is most effectively demagnetized by
A. Placing it in a N – 5 position and hitting it with 39.
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a hammer.
B. Subjecting it to an electric current from a
battery
C. Bringing its north pole in contact with the
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north pole of a very strong magnet
D. Heating the magnet.
35. The resistance of a 5m uniform wire of cross-

sectional area 0.2 x 10-6m2 is 0.425. What is the
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resistivity of the material of the wire?
A. 1.10 x 10-6 Ohms m Three 2 – u F capacitors are arranged as shown in
B. 4.25 x 10-6 Ohms m the above circuit. The effective capacitance
C. 2.40 x 10-7 Ohms m between E and F is
D. 1.70 x 10-8 Ohms m A. 0.75 uF
B. 1.33 uF
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500Ohms and 1 kOhms are connected in series. A D. 6.00 uF

6V battery is connected to either end of the
combination. Calculate the potential difference 40. The function of a 5-A fuse included in a circuit
between the ends of the 250Ohms resistor. supplying a household refrigerator with power is
A. 0.20V B. 0.86V to keep the
C. 1.71V D. 3.43V. A. Temperature of the refrigerator low and
constant.
37. A calibrated potentiometer is used to measure the B. Current supplied to the refrigerator
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e.m.f. of a cell because the below 5A.

A. Internal resistance of a cell is small compared C. Voltage supply constant
with that of the potentiometer. D. Current supplies to the refrigerator
B. Potentiometer has a linear scale. constant and above 5A.
C. Potentiometer takes no current from the cell
D. Resistance of the potentiometer is less than
4
that of a voltmeter.
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41. A. Settle in any direction
B. Settle in a fixed direction only if
conductor PQ is a magnetic material
C. Settle in a fixed direction whether
conductor PQ is a magnetic material or
not
D. Be stationary.
46. A radioactive substance has a half-life of 2 years.
If the initial mass is 40g, which of the following
The total power drawn from the cell in the circuit
rows correctly gives the mass of substance left at
diagram above is
the times stated?
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A. 12W B. 24W
2Years 3year 4Years 5Years
C. 32W D. 40W
A 20g 10g
B 30g 20g 10g 0g
42. Which of the following correctly represents the
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C 30g 20g 15g
relationship between the temperature rise è and
D 20g 10g 0g
the current l in and experiment to illustrate the
beating effect of the electric current?
47. When a radiation strikes a metal surface, electrons
may be ejected from the metal. The maximum kinetic
energy which may be acquired by an ejected
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electron depends on the
A. Intensity of the radiation
B. Source of the radiation
C. Wavelength of the radiation
D. Detection device for the electron.
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48. Which of the following is TRUE of the particles
emitted in radioactive disintegration?
A. The alpha particle is the helium nucleus
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43. An ammeter of resistance 0.1 ohms has a full- 2
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scale deflection of 50 mA. Determine the B. The alpha particle is lighter than the beta
resultant full-scale deflection of the meter when particle
a shunt of 0.0111Ohms is connected across its C. The alpha particle is deflected more than
terminals. the beta particle in a magnetic field
A. 400 mA B. 450 mA D. The beta particle is deflected more than
C. 500 mA D. 550 mA. alpha particle in a magnetic field.
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44. The electrochemical equivalent of silver is 0.0012g/

before an atom of 23982U achieves stability. The
C. If 36.0g of silver is to be deposited by electrolysis
final product in the chain has an atomic number of
on a surface by passing a steady current for 5.0
A. 70 B. 78
minutes, the current must be
C. 82 D. 90.
A. 6 000 A B. 100 A
C. 10 A D. 1A
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50. A beam of radiation is passed between a pair of

charged plates indicated in the diagram above.
Beam P is undeflected while Q is deflected to the
left. P and Q respectively could be
I. Alpharays Betta-rays
The figure above shows a conductor PQ carrying II x-rays Betta-rays
a current I in the direction shown. At a particular III. gammarays Alpha-rays
position near the conductor is a compass needle IV x-rays Alpharays.
K. Neglecting the earth’s magnetic field, the A. I only B. III only
compass needle will C. I and II D. III and IV.
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A. mv .
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B. Mv .
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C. Mv .
M+m
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D. mv .
M-m
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What is the reading of the vernier scale above?
A. 1.88 cm B. 1.80 cm
C. 1.28 cm D. 1.97 mm
2. Which of the following is a fundamental unit?

A. Newton B. Watt
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C. Joule D. Second
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What is the average velocity of the sprinter whose
velocity-time graph is shown in the figure above?
A. 85.0m s-1 B. 17.0m s-1
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C. 8.5m s D. 1.7m s-1
7. Which of the following statements are correct

Two horizontal forces, 10N and 8N and another about an object in equilibrium under parallel forces?
force F, inclined at 300 to the vertical acting as I The total clockwise moments of the
forces about any point equals the total
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shown in the diagram above, keep the body P in

equilibrium. The weight of the body is anticlockwise moments about the same
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point.
A. 2 3 N II The total forces in one direction equals
3 the total forces in the opposite direction
B. 3N III The resolved components along the x-
C. 4 3 N axis equals the resolved component along
3 the y-axis.
D. 2 3N A. I and II only B. I and III only
C. II and III only D. I, II and III.
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4. A car moving with a speed of 90km h was brought

uniformly to rest by the application of the brakes 8.
in 10s. How far did the car travel after the brakes X
were applied?
2m
A. 125 m B. 150 m
C. 250 m D. 15 km
5. A particle of mass M which is at rest splits up into

two. If the mass and velocity of one of the particles Y
5N
are m and v respectively, calculate the velocity of
the second particle.
Z
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A force of 5N acts at a point Y on a rod XYZ as A. l – l0 .
shown in the diagram above. If XY is 2m, what is lÄt
the moment of the force about point X? B. l – l0 .
A. 0Nm B. 3Nm l0 Ä t
C. 7Nm D. 10Nm. C. l0 (1 + Ät)
D. l – l0 .
9. To keep a vehicle moving at a constant speed v, l (1 + Ät)
requires power P, from the engine. The force
provided by the engine is 17. The pressure of a gas when cooled at constant
A. P B. 1/2v volume will decrease because the molecules
v A. Collide less frequently with the walls of
m
C. pv D. p/v2 the container.
D. P B. Have the same average kinetic energy
V2 C. Break up into smaller molecules
D. Decrease in number.
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10. A stone of mass m kg is held h meters above the
floor for 50s. The work done in joules over the
18. 1kg of copper is transferred quickly from boiling
period is
water to a block of ice. Calculate the mass of ice
A. mh B. mgh
melted, neglecting heat loss.
C. mgh/50 D. 0
A. 60g B. 67g
C. 120g D. 133g
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11. A body of mass 10kg rests on a rough inclined
plane whose angle of tilt è is variable. is gradually
19. Which of the following conditions will make water
increased until the body starts to slide down the
boil at a temperature of 1000C when the atmospheric
plane at 300. The coefficient of limiting friction
pressure is 750mm Hg?
between the body and the plane is
A. 0.30
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A. Increase the external pressure
B. Reduce the external pressure
C. 0.58 D. 0.87.
C. Heat more rapidly at the same pressure.
D. Reduce the external pressure by a quarter.
12. An inclined plane which makes an angle of 300
with the horizontal has a velocity ratio of
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20. Which of the following statements are correct?
A. 2 B. 1
I Land and sea breezes are natural
C. 0.866 D. 0.50.
convection currents.
II Convection may occur in liquids or gases
13. What is the length of the liquid column in a
but not in solids.
barometer tube that would support an atmospheric
III The vacuum in thermos flask prevents
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pressure of 102000 Nm-2 if the density of the liquid

heat loss due to convection only.
is 2600 kgm-3? [g = 10 ms-2].
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A. I and II only
A. 0.75m B. 0.76m
B. II and III only
C. 3.92m D. 39.23m.
C. I and III only
D. I, II and III.
14. 40cm3 of liquid is mixed with 60m3 of another liquid
Q. If the density of P and Q are 1.00kg m3 and 1.6kg
21. A light wave of frequency 5 x 1014 Hz moves
m3 respectively, what is the density of the mixture?
through water which has a refractive index of 4/3.
A. 0.05 kg m-3 B. 1.25 kg m-3
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C. 1.30 kg m-3 D. 1.36 kg m-3

of light in air is 3 x 108 ms-1
A. 4.5 x 10-7m B. 6.0 x 10-7m
15. The resistances of a platinum wire at the ice and -6
C. 1.7 x 10 m D. 2.2 x 10-6m
steam points are 0.75 ohm and 1.05 ohm
respectively. Determine the temperature at which
22. A wave disturbance traveling in air enters a medium
the resistance of the wire is 0.90 ohm
in which its velocity is less than that in air. Which
A. 43.00C B. 50.00C
of the following statements is true about the wave
C. 69.90C D. 87.00C
in the medium?
16. A bar of initial length l0 is heated through a
A. Both the frequency of the wave and the
temperature change Ä t to a new length l. The
wavelength are decreased.
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B. The frequency of the wave is decreased
while the wavelength is increased.
C. The frequency of the wave is unaltered
while the wavelength is decreased.
D. The frequency of the wave is decreased
while the wavelength is unaltered.
23. Shadows and eclipse result from the

A. Refraction of light
B. Rectilinear propagation of light A. I and II only B. II and III only
C. Defraction of light C. III and Iv only D. I and Iv only
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D. Reflection of light
29. For a short sighted person, light rays from a point
24. An object which is 3cm high is placed vertically on a very distant object is focused
10cm in front of a concave mirror. If this object A. In front of the retina
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produces an image 40cm from the mirror, the height B. On the retina by a converging lens
of the image is C. Behind the retina by a diverging lens
A. 0.75 cm B. 4.00 cm D. In front of the retina a distance 2F from
C. 8.00 cm D. 12.00 cm the lens.
25. A boy looks at the image of an object in a plane 30. When light is incident on an object which is
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mirror. He observes two images, a main bright one magenta in colour, which of the following colours
and the other faint. The observed images result be absorbed?
from A. Red and blue B. Green only
A. Reflection only C. Red and green D. Red only.
B. Refraction only
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C. Diffraction and interference 31. In a resonance tube experiment, the effective length
D. Reflection and infraction. of the air column for the first resonance is 20cm
26. Which of the following diagrams correctly illustrates when set into vibration by a tuning fork of
the path of a ray light through a glass prism? frequency 480 Hz. Neglecting end effect, the
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velocity of sound in air is
A. 106 Hz B. 213 Hz
C. 318 Hz D. 425 Hz
33. An organ pipe closed at one end is 80cm long.

Determine the frequency of the fundamental note
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assuming that the speed of sound in air is 340ms-1.

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A. 5.1N B. 7.1N
C. 14.0N D. 19.6N
34. One of the properties of the earth’s magnetic field

is that the
27. What must be the distance between an object A. North pole lies in the northern hemisphere
and a converging lens of focal length 20cm to B. Geographic and magnetic meridians
produce an erect image two times the object coincide
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height? C. Earth’s magnetic flux is entirely horizontal

A. 20cm B. 15cm at a place where the magnetic vertical dip
C. 10cm D. 5cm is zero.
D. Earth’s magnetic flux is entirely vertical
28. Which of the following correctly represents the at a place where the magnetic dip is zero.
diagram for locating the image P of an object O in
a lens if F is the focal point of the lens? 35. Which of the following statements are true of an
insulated charged body carrying a positive charge?
I It contains excess positive charges
II It creates an electric field
III It possesses potential energy
IV It carries electric current.
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A. I and IV only B. I and II only A. Heat dissipation
C. I, II and II only D. I, II, III and IV. B. Production of eddy currents
C. Excessive current discharged
36. Which of the following is a vector? D. Excessive voltage discharged.
A. Electric charge
44. A lamp is rated 240V, 60W. The resistance of the
B. Electric field
filament is
C. Electric potential difference
D. Electric capacitance.
C. 15Ohms D. 4 Ohms
37. Three cells each of e.m.f. 1.5V and an internal 45. A 0 – 10 mA galvanometer with a coil resistance of
resistance of 1.0 Ohms are connected in parallel 30 Ohms can be converted to a 0 –10A ammeter by
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across a load resistance at 2.67 Ohms. Calculate using
the current in the load? A. 0.03 ohms series resistor
A. 0.26A B. 0.41A B. 0.03 ohms shunt resistor
C. 0.50A D. 0.79A. C. 9.99 ohms shunt resistor
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D. 9.99 ohms series resistor
38. When a known standard resistor of 2.0 Ohms is
46. The number of neutrons contained in the nucleus
connected to the 0.0cm end of a meter bridge the
of 32982U is
balance point is found to be 55.0cm. what is the
A. 92 B. 146
value of the unknown resistor?
C. 238 D. 330
A. 1.10 Ohms B. 1.64 Ohms
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C. 2.44 Ohms D. 27.50 Ohms
47. What precaution should a manufacturer take to
ensure that energy loss in a transformer is
39. The total energy required to send a unit positive
minimized?
charge round a complete electrical circuit is the
A. The winding of the transformer should
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Kinetic energy
be made of high resistance wires.
B. Potential difference
B. The core should be made of thin sheets
C. Electromotive force
of metal.
D. Electrical energy
C. No magnetic material should be used to
40. Which of the following graphs of current against make the core.
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voltage illustrates Ohm’s law? D. The flux linking the primary with the
v v secondary coils should be minimum.
48. A substance has a half life of 3 min. after 6 min, the

I I count rate was observed to be 400. What was its
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count rate at zero time?

A. 200 B. 1 200
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v v C. 1 600 D. 2 400
49. Which of the following graphs represents a voltage
current characteristics curve for a diode?
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41. Which of the following is an essential physical
property of the wires used for making fuses?
A. Low density
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B. High thermal conductivity

C. Low electrical resistivity
D. Low melting point.
42. Which of the following is most suitable for

protecting the circuit of a 2000W electric iron
connected to a 250V mains?
50. The photocell works on the principle of the
A. 13A B. 8A
A. Voltaic cell
C. 5A D. 3A
B. Emission of electrons by incident
43. Electrical power is transmitted at a high voltage radiation
rather than low voltage because the amount of C. Emission of protons by incident
energy loss is reduced due to electrons.
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1. Which of the following is the most suitable for use Find the tensionT1 in the diagram above if the
as an altimeter? system is in equilibrium.
A. A mercury barometer A. 200/ 3 N
B. A fortin barometer B. 100/ 3 N
C. A mercury manometer C. 300/ 3 N
D. An aneroid barometer. D. 100 N
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[g = 10m s-2]
2. A body of weight W N rests on a smooth plane
inclined at an angle Q0 to the horizontal. What is 7. A spring of force constant 1500 Nm-1 is acted upon
the resolved part of the weight in newtons along
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by a constant force of 75N. Calculate the potential
the plane? energy stored in the spring.
A. W sin Q B. W cosQ A. 1.9J B. 3.2J
C. W secQ D. W tanQ C. 3.8J D. 5.0J
3. A small metal ball is trown vertically upwards from 8. A wheel and axle have radiu 80cm and 10cm
the top of a tower with an initial velocity of 20ms-1. If
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respectively. If the efficiency of the machine is 0.85,
the ball took a total of 6s to reach ground level, an applied force of 1200N to the wheel will raise a
determine the height of the tower. load of
A. 60m B. 80m A. 8.0 N B. 6.8 N
C. 100m D. 120m C. 8160.0 N D. 9600.0 N
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4. An object moves with uniform speed round a circle. 9.
Its acceleration has
A. Constant magnitude and constant direction. F(N)
B. Constant magnitude and varying direction.
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D. Varying magnitude and varying direction. 12 -
5. A body of mass 100g moving with a velocity of
10.0 ms-1 collides with a wall. If after the collision,
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it moves with a velocity of 2.0ms-1 in the opposite
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A. 0.8Ns B. 1.2Ns
C. 12.0Ns D. 80.0Ns 0 12 24
A body is under the action of a force F such that
the force – displacement graph of the body is
semicircular as shown above. The work done on
6. the body by the force in moving through 24 metres
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A. 36 ð J B. 72 ð J
30 C. 144 ð J D. 288 ð J
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10. A 20kg mass is to be pulled up a slope inclined at
300 to the horizontal. If the efficiency of the plane
is 75%, the force required to pull the load up the
plane is
A. 13.3 N B. 73.5 N
10kg C. 133.3 N D. 533.2 N
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11. The spiral spring of a spring balance is 25.0cm
long when 5N hangs on it and 30.0cm long, when
the weight is 10N. What is the length of the spring
if the weight is 3N assuming Hooke’s Law is
obeyed?
A. 15.0 cm B. 17.0 cm
C. 20.0 cm D. 23.0cm V V
12. The mass of a stone is 15.0g when completely T T

immersed in water and 10.0g when completely
immersed in a liquid of relative density 2.0. The
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mass of the stone in air is
A. 5.0g B. 12.0g
C. 20.0g D. 25.0g
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13. A pilot records the atmospheric pressure outside
his plane as 63cm of Hg while a ground observer T T
records a reading of 75cm of Hg for the atmospheric
pressure on the ground. Assuming that the density 19. How long does it take a 750-W heater to rise the
of the atmosphere is constant, calculate the height temperature of 1kg to water from 200C to 500C?
of the plane above the ground. (Relative density [Specific heat capacity of water = 4200J kg-1 K-1]
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of Hg = 13.0 and that of air = 0.00013) A. 84s B. 112s
A. 1 200 m B. 6 300 m C. 168s D. 280s
C. 7 500 m D. 12 800 m
20. The saturated vapour pressure of a liquid increases
14.
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In which of the following is surface tension as the
important? A. Volume of the liquid increases
A. The floating of a ship in water B. Volume of the liquid decreases
B. The floating of a dry needle in water C. Temperature of the liquid decreases
C. The floating of a balloon in air D. Temperature of the liquid decreases
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D. The diffusion of a sugar solution across
membrane. 21. The absolute temperature of a perfect gas is
proportional to the average
15. A thermometer with an arbitrary scale, S, of equal A. Potential energy of the molecules
divisions registers –300S at the ice point and +900S B. Separation between the molecules
at the steam point. Calculate the Celsius C. Kinetic energy of the molecules
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A. 25.00C B. 50.00C
0 22. A room is heated by means of a charcoal fire. An
C. 66.7 C D. 75.00C
occupant of the room standing away from the fire
is warmed mainly by
16. A brass rod is 2m long at a certain temperature.
A. Convection B. Radiation
What is the length for a temperature rise of 100K,
C. Conduction D. Reflection
if the expansivity of brass is 18 x 10-6 K-1?
A. 2.0036m B. 2.0018m 23. A boy timed 30 oscillations of a certain pendulum
B. 2.1800m D. 2.0360m thrice and obtained 1 min. 10s, 1min. 12s and 1 min.
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17. What is the difference in the amount of heat given 7s respectively. The mean period of oscillation of
out by 4kg of steam and 4kg of water when both the pendulum is
are cooled from 1000C to 800C? A. 0.14s B. 0.43s
[The specific latent heat of steam is 2,260,000J kg1, C. 2.32s D. 6.97s
specific heat capacity of water is 4200J kg-1 K-1]
24. Which of the following is TRUE of light and sound
A. 4,200J B. 2,260,000J
waves?
C. 9,040,000J D. 9,380,000J
A. They both transmit energy
B. They both need a medium for
18. The graphs below show the variation of volume
propagation
(V) against temperature (T) in Kelvin for a given
C. They are both transverse waves
mass of gas at constant pressure. Which of the
D. Their velocities in air are equal.
graphs depicts the behaviour of an ideal gas?
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25. The image in pin-hole camera is 32. When the bottom tip of a vibrating turning fork
A. Erect and formed by refraction through a held in contact with a wooden box, a louder sound
lens is heard. This phenomena is known as
B. Virtual and formed by dispersion A. Beats
C. Erect and gets sharper as the hole B. Echoing
becomes larger C. Resonance
D. Inverted and formed by the light from D. Reverberation
each point traveling in a straight line.
33. Which of the following statements is CORRECT
26. When a plane mirror at which a ray is incident is about the earth’s magnetic field?
rotated through an angle Q, the reflected ray will A. The angle of dip is the angle which a free
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be rotated through suspended magnet makes with the
A. ½Q B. Q vertical
C. 2Q D. 3Q B. The angle of declination is the angle
between the magnetic meridian and the
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27. A trough 12.0cm deep is filled with water of geographic meridian
refractive index 4/3. By how much would a coin at C. The angle of declination is the angle
the bottom of the trough appear to be displaced which a magnetic compass makes with
when viewed vertically from above the water the magnetic meridian.
surface? D. The angle of inclination is the difference
A. 3.0cm B. 6.0cm between the angle of dip and the angle of
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C. 9.0cm D. 16.0cm declination.
28. In a ray diagram for a thin converging lens, a ray 34. An insulated rod when rubbed with a material
that is not parallel to the optic axis but passes acquires
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through the optic center will A. A negative charge if it is made of glass and
A. Pass through undeviated rubbed with silk
B. Pass through the center of curvature after B. No charge if it is made of glass and rubbed
refraction with fur
C. Emerge parallel to the principal axis C. No charge if it is made of copper and rubbed
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D. Pass through the principal focus after with silk
refraction. D. A positive charge if it is made of copper and
rubbed with fur.
29. Which of the following correctly describes the
image of an object, 4cm from a diverging lens of 35.
focal length –12cm?
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B. The image is real, 6cm behind the lens

C. The image is virtual, 6cm in front of the lens
D. The image is real, 3cm in front of the lens.
30. Two tuning forks of frequencies 256Hz and 260 Hz

are sounded close to each other. What is the
frequency of the beats produced?
A. 2 Hz The internal resistance of each of the cells E1 and
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B. 4 Hz E2 shown in the figure above is 2Ù. Calculate the

C. 8 Hz total current in the circuit
D. 258 Hz A. 0.80A B. 0.50A
C. 0.40A D. 0.004A
31. A man hears his echo from a nearby hill 2s after he
shouted. If the frequency of his voice is 260 Hz 36. The function of the system of granulated carbon
and the wavelength is 1.29m, how far away is the mixed with manganese (IV) oxide in a Leclanche
hill? cell is to
A. 330.0m B. 335.4m A. Increase the e.m.f. of the cell to 2.0V
C. 660.0m D. 670.8m B. Prevent local action in the cell
C. Prevent polarization in the cell
D. Make the cell black and hence a good radiator
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37. A moving coil galvanometer of 300 Ohms 43. If a current carrying coil is mounted on a metal
resistance gives full scale deflection for 1.0mA. frame, the back e.m.f. induced in the coil causes
The resistance, R, of the shunt that is required to A. Inductance B. Eddy currents
convert the galvanometer into a 3.0A ammeter is C. Electromagnetism D. Dipole moment
A. 899.70Ohms
B. 10.00 Ohms 44. The electrochemical equivalent of platinum is 5.0 x
C. 0.10 Ohms 107 kg C-1. To plate-out 1.0kg of platinum, a current
D. 0.01 Ohms of 100A must be passed through n appropriate
vessel for
38. Which of the following obeys Ohm’s Law?
A. 5.6 hours
A. Glass B. Diode
B. 56 hours
C. All electrolytes D. All metals.
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C. 1.4 x 104 hours
D. 2.0 x 104 hours.
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45. Which of the following statements are TRUE of
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isotopes?
I Isotopes of an element have the same
chemical properties because they have
the same number of electrons.
II Isotopes of elements are normally
separated using physical properties
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III Isotopes of an element have the same
number of protons in the nuclei.
The net capacitance in the circuit shown above is
A. I and II only
A. 8.0 uF B. 6.0 uF
C. 4.0 uF
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B. I and III only
C. II and III only
40. D. I, II and III.
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46. When an atom loses or gains a charge, it becomes
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A. An electron B. An ion
C. A neutron D. A proton.
47. 4g of a radioactive material of half-life 10 days is

spilled on a laboratory floor. How long would it
take to disintegrate 3.5g of the material?
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A. 1¼ days
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B. 8¾ days
In the above circuit, the fuse wire melts when C. 30 days
A. K is opened D. 80 days.
B. K is closed
C. The 14 – Ohms resistor is doubled with K 48. In a nuclear fusion process, four protons each of
closed mass Mp were fused to produce a nucleus X of
D. The 6 – Ohms resistor is doubled with K mass Mx. Which of the following equations is
closed. CORRECT?
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A. 4 Mp > Mx B. 4 Mp = Mx
41. An equipment whose power is 1500W and
C. 4 Mp < Mx D. Mp = Mx
resistance is 375 ohms would draw a current of
A. 0.10A B. 2.00A
49. Which of the following are TRUE for á-decay
C. 4.00A D. 77.5A.
I. Mass number decreases by four
42. To convert an alternating current dynamo into a II Atomic number decreases by two
direct current dynamo, the III Mass number does not change.
A. Number of turns in the coil is increased
B. Strength of the field magnetic is increased A. I and II only B. II and III only
C. Slip rings are replaced with a split ring C. I and III only D. I, II and III.
commutator
D. Coil is wound on a soft iron armature.
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50. Which of the following phenomena is called C. A metal absorbs quanta of light and then
photoelectric effect? emits electrons
A. High energy electrons impinge on a D. Two electrons are created from quantum
metallic anode which then emits photons of light.
B. A high energy photon emits photons as
it is slowed down
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1. What is the least possible error in using rule 7.
graduated in centimeters?
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A. 0.1cm B. 0.5cm
C. 1.0cm D. 2.0cm
2. Which of the following affects the period of a simple

pendulum?
I Mass of the pendulum bob
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II Length of the pendulum
III Acceleration due to gravity.
A. I, II and III
B.
C.
II and II only
I and III only
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D. I and II only. under the influence of four forces as shown above.
Which of the following equations correctly
3. A boy sits in a train moving with uniform speed on represents the condition of equilibrium for the rod?
a straight track. If from his outstretched palm he A. F1 + F2 = F3 + F4
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gently tosses a coin vertically upwards, the coin B. F1 + F2 - F3 + F4 = 0
will fall C. (F1 + F2)ab = (F3 + F4)cd
A. In front of his palm D. F1a + F2b - F3c - F4d = 0
B. Behind his palm
C. Beside his palm
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D. Into his palm 8.

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4. A body starts from rest and moves with uniform

acceleration of 6 ms-2. What distance does it cover
in the third second?
A. 15m B. 18m
C. 27m D. 30m
5. A stone, Q is thrown with velocity u at an angle of
750 to the horizontal. Another stone R is thrown
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with the same velocity u but at an angle of 150 to

the horizontal. The ranges covered by the stones
will be
A. Greater for Q B. Greater for R
C. The same for Q and R
D. Greater for heavier of the stones
In the diagram above, the hanging mass m2 is
adjusted until m1 is on the verge of sliding. The
6. A man weighting 800N climbs up a flight of stairs
coefficient of static friction between the mass m1
to a height of 15m in 12.5s. What is the man’s
and the table is
average power output?
A. m1
A. 667W B. 810W
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C. 960W D. 15 000W
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B. m1g 14. A bridge made of steel is 600m long. What is the
ms daily variation in its length if the night-time and
C. m2 day-time temperatures are 10 0C and 35 0 C
m1 respectively. The linear expansivity of steel is
D. m2g 0.000012 C-1.
m1 A. 0.18cm B. 1.80cm
C. 18.00cm D. 1800cm
9. A machine requires 1000J of work to raise a load of
500N through a vertical distance of 1.5m. Calculate 15. One of the most important applications of bimetallic
the efficiency of the machine. strip is found in the construction of
A. 80% B. 75% A. A thermostat B. An altimeter
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C. 50% D. 33% C. A thermocouple D. A hygrometer
10. In an experiment to determine Young’s Modulus 16. At constant pressure, the density of a fixed mass
for a wire, several; loads are attached to the wire of gas is
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and the corresponding extensions measured. The A. Constant with temperature
tensile stress in each case depends on the B. Proportional to its volume
A. Load and the extension C. Inversely proportional to its temperature
B. Load and the raiud of the wire D. Independent of its volume
C. Radius of the wire and the extension
D. Extension and the original length of the 17. How much heat is absorbed when a block of copper
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wire. of mass 0.05kg and specific heat capacity 390J kg-1
K-1 is heated from 200C to 700C?
11. A. 3.98 x 10-1 J B. 9.75 x 102 J
C. 3.98 x 103 J D. 9.75 x 103 J
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18. A block of ice floats on water inside a container. If
the block of ice gets completely melted, the level
of water in the container will
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A. Increase
B. Remain the same
C. Decrease
D. First decrease and then increase.
The figure above shows the height of two liquids 19. The space between the double glass walls of a
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X and y when some air is sucked out of the thermos flask is evacuated and the two surfaces
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apparatus through the pump P. the diameter of the facing the evacuated space are silvered. The
tube in X is twice that of the Y. What is the relative residual source of heat loss takes place by
density of the liquid X with respect to liquid Y? A. Convection
A. 1/3 B. 2/3 B. Radiation from the surfaces’
C. 3 D. 6 C. Conduction through the stopper and the
glass.
12. If a plastic sphere floats in water (density = 1000kg D. Conduction across the walls.
m-3) with 0.5 of its volume submerged and floats in
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oil with 0.4 volume submerged, the density of the 20. The equation of wave is
oil is y = 0.005 sin [x(0.5x – 200 t)]1
A. 800 kg m-3 B. 1 200 kg m-3 where x and y are in metres and t is in seconds.
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C. 1 250 kg m D. 2 000 kg m-3 What is the velocity of the wave?
A. 4 000 m s-1 B. 400 m s-1
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13. A platinum resistance thermometer wire has a C. 250 m s D. 40 m s-1
resistance of 5 ohms at 00C and 5.5 ohms at 100.
Calculate the temperature of the wire when the 21. Which of the following characteristics of a wave
resistance is 5.2 ohms is used in the measurement of the depth of the
A. 800C B. 600C sea?
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C. 40 C D. 100C A. Diffraction B. Interference
C. Refraction D. Reflection
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22. A note is the octave of another note if it has 30. Which of the following arrangements of the
A. A frequency twice that of the first note components of electromagnetic spectrum is in
B. Frequency half that of the first note ascending order of wavelengths?
C. The same frequency as the first one A. Gamma rays, ultraviolet rays, x-rays, infra-red
D. A frequency eight times that of the first rays.
note. B. Gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet rays, infra-red
rays
23. What is the frequency of the sound made by a C. Infra-red rays, ultraviolet rays, x-rays, gamma
siren having a disc with 32 holes and making 25 rays.
revolutions per second? D. Gamma rays, ultraviolet rays, infra-red rays, x-
A. 80 Hz B. 600 Hz rays.
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C. 800 Hz D. 1 600 Hz
31.
24. Which of the following properties make the convex
mirror useful as a driving mirror?
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I The image is real
II The image is erect
III It has a wide field of view
IV The image is magnified
A. I, II and IV B. I, II and III
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C. II and III D. I and III.
25. When an object is placed very close to the pole of

a concave mirror, the virtual image obtained is The diagram above represents the field pattern
A.
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Diminished and upright obtained by bringing the poles of two magnets
B. Diminished and inverted near each other. The poles must be
C. Enlarged and inverted
D. Enlarged and upright. A. N – N poles B. S – S poles
C. S – N poles D. N – S poles
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26. A concave mirror has a radius of curvature of 36cm.
At what distance from the mirror should an object 32. The angle between the direction of the earth’s
be placed to give a real image three times the ize of magnetic field and the horizontal is called the
the object? A. Angle of deviation
A. 12 cm B. 24 cm B. Magnetic declination
C. 48 cm D. 108 cm C. Magnetic meridian
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about a long-sighted boy who does not put on 33. Calculate the force acting on an electron of charge
glasses? 1.6 x 10-19 C placed in an electric field of intensity
A. He cannot see distance objects clearly 108V m-‘.
B. Rays of light from a close objects are focused A. 1.6 x 10-11 N B. 1.6 x 10-14 N
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in front of his retina C. 1.6 x 10 N D. 1.0 x 10-16 N
C. His eyeball is too long
D. Parallel rays of light are focused behind his 34. When an ebonite rod is rubbed with fur, it has
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retina. A. No charge at all

B. A negative charge
28. The speed of light in air is 3 x 108 m s-1. What is the C. A positive charge
peed in glass with a refractive index of 1.50? D. Negative and positive charges.
A. 1.5 x 108 m s-1 B. 3.0 x 108 m s-1
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C. 2.0 x 10 m s D. 6.0 x 108 m s-1. 35. Which of the following factors has no effect on
e.m.f. of a primary cell?
29. If the refractive index of a medium in air is 2.0, what A. Temperature
is the critical angle for this medium? B. Size of the cell
A. 300 B. 420 C. Nature of the plates
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C. 45 D. 500 D. Nature of the electrolyte.
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36. A wire of length 15m made of a material of resistivity 12 volts as shown above. Calculate the energy
1.8 x 10-6 ohms-m has a resistance of 0.27 ohms. stored in the capacitor.
Determine the area of the wire A. 7.2 x 10-4 J B. 1.4 x 10-3 J
A. 1.5 x 10-4 m2 B. 1.0 x 10-4 m2 C. -4
1.4 x 10 J D. 1.3 x 10-2 J
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C. 2.7 x 10 m D. 7.3 x 10-5 m2
42. The heat produced in a conductor carrying an
37. The diagram above shows a meter bridge in which electric is
two of the arms contain resistances R and 2 ohms. A. Inversely proportional to the current and
A balance point is obtained at 60cm from the left the resistance
end. Calculate the value of R. B. Directly proportional to the current, resistance
A. 1.2 Ohms B. 1.3 Ohms and the time.
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C. 3.0 Ohms D. 6.0 Ohms C. Inversely proportional to the square of the
resistance, current and the time.
38. D. Directly proportional to the square of the
current, the resistance and the time.
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The circuit diagram above contains four ammeter
W, X, Y and Z. Which of the following statements PQRS is a rectangular cell with PQ perpendicular
about the ammeter reading is correct? to the magnetic field as shown in the diagram. If a
A. The reading of W is equal to that of Y current flows in the direction PQRS, in what
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and twice that of X. direction will the coil move?
B. The reading of y is greater than that of Z a. Upwards
C. The readings of W and Y are equal and b. Downwards
each is greater than that of X. c. Towards the north pole
D. The reading of Z is equal to the sum of d. Towards the south pole.
the readings of W and Y.
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39. A 5-V battery is connected across the plates of a galvanometer G of internal resistance 10Ù is 0.05A.
2.0 ìF unchanged parallel plate capacitor. The A resistance R is used to convert G into a voltmeter
charge on the capacitor after a long time is with a maximum reading of 100V. Find the value of
A. 1.5 uC B. 10.0 uC R and how it is connected to G.
C. 20.0 uC D. 50.0 uC A. 20,000 ohms in parallel
B. 19,990 ohms in series
40. Which of the following apparatus will require the C. 1,990 ohms in series
smallest fuse rating for its protection? D. 100 ohms in series
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A. 60W, 240V B. 60W, 40V

C. 40W, 12V D. 40W, 5V 45. In alternating current theory, the unites of
impedance, r.m.s. voltage and resonance frequency
are respectively equal to
A. Volt, ampere and hertz
B. Ohm, volt and hertz
C. Watt, ohm and radian
D. Ohm, hertz and joule.
41. A capacitor of 10 ìF is connected across a cell of 46. In A.C. circuit theory, the root mean square (r.m.s.)
current, Irms, and the peak (maximum) current I0 are
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related by 48. The threshold frequency for photoelectric effect
A. I0 = Irms/ 2 depends on the
B. Irms = I0/ 2 A. Intensity of incident light
C. Irms = 1/ I0 2 B. Frequency of incident light
D. I0 = 1/Irms 2 C. Material of the photocathode
D. Potential difference between the cathode
47. Which of the following graphs correctly illustrates and the mode
the number of remaining atoms during a radioactive
decay. 49. After three half life, the function of a radioactive
material that has decayed is
A. 1/8 B. 1/3
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C. 2/3 D. 7/8
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50. Al + 10n ’! 2141Na + X
1 3
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In the nuclear reaction above, the product denoted
by X is
A. A proton
B. A gamma ray
C. A helium particle
D. An alpha particle.
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1. Which of the following quantities has the same distance covered during the acceleration and the
unit as the watt? retardation periods of the motion.
A. Force x time A. 75m B. 150m
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B. Force x distance C. 300m D. 375m
C. Force x acceleration
D. Force x velocity 4. Two forces of magnitudes 7N and 3N act at right
angles to each other. The angle è between the
2. The external and internal diameters of a tube are resultant and the 7N force is given by
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measured as (32 ± 2)mm and (21 ± 1) mm A. Cos Q = 3/7 B. Sin Q = 3/7

respectively. Determine the percentage error in the C. Tan Q = 3/7 D. Cot Q= 3/7
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thickness of the tube.

A. 27 B. 14% 5. An earoplane lands on a runway at a speed of
C. 9% D. 3% 180kmh-1 and is brought to a stop uniformly in 30
seconds. What distance does it cover on the
3. runway before coming to rest
A. 360m B. 540m
C. 750m D. 957m
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6. A rocket burns fuel at the rate of 10kg s-1 and eject

it with a velocity of 5 x 103m s-1.the thrust
exerted by the gas on the rocket is
A. 2.5 x 107 N B. 5.0 x 104 N
2
C. 5.0 x 10 N D. 2.0 x 10-3 N
7. The force experienced by an object of mass 60.0kg

in the moon’s gravitational field is 1.002 x 103 N.
What is the intensity of the gravitational field?
The diagram above shows a velocity – time graph A. 0.60 N kg-1 B. 1.67 N kg-1
representing the motion of a car. Find the total C. 2 -1
6.12 x 10 N kg D. 9.81 ms-1
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8. Which of the following correctly describe the 12.
energy changes in the generation of light by a
hydroelectric power station?
A. Electrical mechanical potential
light.
B. Potential mechanical electrical
light.
C. Mechanical sound electrical
light
D. Kinetic mechanical electrical
light.
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9. A plane inclined at angle è has a velocity ratio of
10 : 1. The inclination of the plane to the horizontal
is given by
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A. tan Q = 1/10 In the diagram above, a lever of length 200m is
B. cot Q = 1/10 used to lift a load of mass 180kg. The pivot at P is
C. cos Q= 1/10 120m from the load. What minimum force, F1 must
D. sin Q= 1/10 be applied at the end of the lever?
A. 9N B. 18 N
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10. A weightless vessel of dimensions 4m x 3m x 2m is C. 20 N D. 200 N
filled with a liquid of density 1000 kgm-3 and sealed.
What is the maximum pressure this contain can 13. An object of mass 400g and density 600 kgm-3 is
exert on a flat surface? suspended with a string so that half of it if
[g = 10 ms-2]
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A. 9 x 104 Nm-2 B. 4 x 104 Nm-2 tension in the string is
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C. 3 x 10 Nm D. 2 x 104 Nm-2 A. 1.0 N B. 3.0 N
C. 4.0 N D. 5.0 N
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14. The thermometric property of the thermocouple is
that its
A. e.m.f. changes with temperature
B. Resistance changes with temperature
C. Volume changes with temperature
D. Pressure changes with resistance.
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15. A metal rod 800mm long is heated from 100C to

950C. If it expands by .36mm, the linear expansivity
of the metal is
A. 2.0 x 102 K-1 B. 2.0 x 10-2 K-1
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C. 5.0 x 10- K D. 2.0 x 10-5 K-1
In the figure above the weight X is held in position
by pulling the rope KLM in the direction LM. 16. When the volume of a given mass of gas in halved
Which of the following diagrams shows the force and its temperature doubled, the pressure
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acting at point L A. Remains constant

B. Increases by a factor of 4
C. Increases by a factor of 3
D. Decreases by a factor of 4
17. 200g of water at 900C is mixed with 100g of water at

300C. What is the final temperature?
A. 500C B. 600C
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C. 70 C D. 800C
18. A block of ice at 00C is put in an open vessel and

heated uniformly until half the water boils off.
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Which of the following graphs best illustrates the C. Acoustic waves
change in temperature during the process? D. Infra-red waves
23. Radio waves emitted from an antenna are picked

up by a radar after reflection from an aircraft in 4 x
10-ss. How far is the aircraft from the antenna?
[c = 3 x 108 ms-1]
A. 6.0 x 102 km B. 1.2 x 103 km
3
C. 3.0 x 10 km D. 6.0 x 105 km
24. The fundamental frequency of vibration (f) of a
m
wire is measured as a function of the tension (T) in
the wire. Which of the following curves adequately
represents the data?
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19. The melting point of a solid is given at 800C. if 105J
of heat energy is required at this temperature to
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melt 10g of the solid, the specific latent heat of
fusion of the solid is
A. 1.00 x 103 J kg-1
B. 1.25 x 105 J kg-1
C.
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1.00 x 107 J kg-1
D. 8.00 x 108 J kg-1
Use the figure below which shows a stationary

wave in a closed tube to answer questions 20 and
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21.
25.
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Two mirrors, M1, M2 are inclined at right angles as

shown above. Calculate the angle of reflection of
20. The relationship between L and the wavelength ë the ray of light at mirror M2.
of the stationary wave is A. 300 B. 450
0
A. 2L = C. 60 D. 900
B. L=
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26. Which of the following expressions gives the linear

C. L = /3
magnification produced by a concave mirror of
D. 4L = 3
radius of curvature r, if u and v are the object and
image distances respectively?
21. Determine the distance between the consecutive
A. v 1
antinodes XX if the wavelength is 66cm.
r
A. 15 cm B. 30cm
B. 2v 1
C. 60cm D. 120cm
r
C. u 1
22. Which of the following waves can propagate
r
through a vacuum?
D. 2u 1
A. High velocity sound waves
r
B. Ultrasonic waves
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27. If the focal length of a camera lens is 20cm, the resultant magnetic field pattern in the horizontal
distance from the film at which the lens must be plane?
set to produce a sharp image of an object 100cm
away is
A. 17cm B. 20cm
C. 25cm D. 100cm
28. Which of the following may be used to explain a

mirage?
I Layers of air near the road surface have
varying refractive indices in hot weather
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II Road surfaces sometimes becomes good
reflectors in hot weather.
III Light from the sky can be reflected
upwards after coming close to the road
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surface.
A. II only
B. II and III only
C. I and III only 34. Which of the following correctly explain(s) why
D. I, II and III. soft iron is preferred to steel in electromagnets?
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I Soft iron is more readily magnetized than
29. A beam of light is incident from air to, water at an steel.
angle 300, Find the angle of refraction if the II Soft iron is more readily demagnetized
refractive index of water is 4/3. than steel.
A. 150
0
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C. 22 D. 240 steel.
30. The property of the eye known as its power of
accommodation is controlled by the A. I only
A. Pupil B. Vitreous humour B. II and III only
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C. Iris D. Ciliary muscles C. I and II only
D. I, II and III.
31. Which of the following correctly explains(s) why
a green leaf appears green in bright daylight? 35. A current-carrying conductor experiences a force
I It absorbs only the green component of when placed in a magnetic field because the
sunlight. A. Conductor is magnetized
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II It absorbs all colours in sunlight except B. Magnetic field of the current interacts
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green. with external magnetic field.

III It reflects only the green component of C. Force is due to the motor principle
sunlight. D. Electric field of the current interacts with
A. I only the external magnetic field.
B. II only
C. I and III only 36. A simple cell with mercury-amalgamated zinc
D. II and III only. electrode prevents
A. Local action B. Polarization
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32. A field that results from the contact of a positively C. Buckling D. Degradation.
charged ball with the inner wall of an uncharged
hollow conducting sphere is 37. The terminal voltage of a battery is 4.0V when
A. Inside the sphere supplying a current of 2.0A, and 2.0V when
B. On the surface of the ball supplying a current of 3.0A. The internal resistance
C. Inside and outside the sphere of the battery is
D. Outside the sphere. A. 0.5 Ohms
B. 1.0 Ohms
33. A horizontal component of the earth’s magnetic C. 2.0 Ohms
field and the magnetic field of a straight wire X D. 4.0 Ohms
carries current into the plane of a paper. Which of
the following figures correctly illustrates the
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44. The primary aim in high tension transmission is to
38.
A. Minimize electrical energy losses due to heat
production
B. Increase the rate of energy transfer by using
high voltage
C. Increase the current in the wires.
D. Generate electricity at high current and low
voltage.
45. Determine the inductive reactance when a 30.0mH
m
inductor with a negligible resistance is connected
to a 1.30 x 103 Hz oscillator.
The current 1 in the figure above is
A. 39.0 Ohms
A. 4.00A B. 1.30A
B. 122.5Ohms
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C. 0.80A D. 0.75A
C. 245.0 Ohms
D. 39000.0 Ohms
39. A current of 100mA passes through a conductor
for 2 minutes. The quantity of electricity
46. Which of the following statements correctly
transported is
describe(s) cathode rays?
A. 200C B. 50C
I They consist of tiny particles negative
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C. 12C D. 0.02C
electric charges
II They are deflected in a magnetic field but
40. A parallel plate capacitor of area 10cm2 in vacuum
not in an electric field
has a capacitance of 10-2uF. What is the distance
III They consist of fast moving neutrons and
between the plates?
(S0 = 9 x 10-12 Fm )
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A. 9 x 10-13 m B. 9 x 107 m
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A. I only
C. 9 x 10 m D. 9 x 107 m
B. III only
C. I and II only
41.
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D. II and III only
48. Which of the following are produced after a nuclear

fusion process?
I One heavy nucleus
II Neutrons III Protons
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IV Energy
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A. I and II B. I and Iv
C. II and III D. II and IV.
In the network shown above, determine the
49. An element X of atomic number 88 and mass
potential difference across the 5ìF capacitor.
number 226 decays to form an element Z by emitting
A. 3V B. 6V
two beta particles and an alpha particles. Z is
C. 12V D. 18V
represent by
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22 2
A. 8 2
Z
42. A 40-W instrument has a resistance of 90 ohms. 22 2
B. 8 8
Z
On what voltage should it be operated normally? 22 6
C. 8 6
Z
A. 60V B. 150V 22 6
D. 8 0
Z
C. 225V D. 3 600V
50. The kinetic energy of a photoelectron liberated
43. Which of the following devices may be used to
from a metallic surface depends on the
set u p the voltage in d.c. circuit?
A. Intensity of the incident radiation
A. A step-up tranformer
B. Time duration of the incident radiation
B. A d.c. generator
C. Temperature of the incident radiation
C. A wattmeter
D. Frequency of the incident radiation
D. An induction coil.
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1. 1cm 2cm 7. A stone thrown vertically upwards returns to the
ground. Which of the following figures represents
the velocity-time graph?
5cm
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What is the reading of the vernier capilers shown
above?
A. 1.79 cm B. 1.73 cm
C. 1.39 cm D. 1.34 cm
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2. If it takes 5.0 hours to drain a container of 540.0 8.
cm3 of water, what is the flow rate of water from the
container in kgs-1?
A. 32.5 B. 31.5
C. 30.8
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(Density of water = 100 kgm-3)
3. A boat travels due east at a speed of 40 ms-1. What

is the resultant speed of the boat?
A. 1.3 ms-1 B. 10.0ms-1
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C. 50.0 ms D. 70.0 ms-1
4. An object is projected with velocity of 80 ms-1 at

an angle of 30o to the horizontal. The maximum
height reached is
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A. 20 m B. 80 m
C. 160 m D. 320 m
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5. A motor vehicle is brought to rest from a speed of 8. The diagram above shows a uniform wood of
15 ms-1 in 20 seconds. Calculate the retardation. weight 200 N and length 50 m. it is pivoted at one
A. 0.75 ms-2 B. 1.33 ms-2 end and suspended by a cord at the other end at
-2
C. 5.00 ms D. 7.50 ms-2 an angle of 30o to the wood. Calculate the tension
in the cord if the wood is horizontal.
6. Which of the following is TRUE of a particle moving A. 10 N B. 20 N
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in a horizontal circle with constant angular C. 100 N D. 200 N

velocity?
A. The energy is constant but the linear 9. An object of mass 50 kg is released from a height
momentum varies of 2 m. find the kinetic energy just before it strikes
B. The linear momentum is constant but the the ground.
energy varies. A. 250 J B. 1 000 J
C. Both energy and linear momentum are C. 10 000 J D. 100 000 J
constant.
D. The speed and the linear velocity are both 10. A cone in an unstable equilibrium has its potential
constant. energy
A. Decreased B. Increased
C. Unchanged D. Oscillating
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11. Calculate the magnitude of the force required to
just move a 20 kg object along a horizontal surface 16. A force of 15 N stretches a spring to a total length
if the coefficient of friction is 0.2 of 30 cm. An additional force of 10 N stretches the
A. 400.0 N B. 40.0 N spring 5 cm further. Find the natural length of the
C. 4.0 N D. 0.4 N spring.
A. 25.0 cm B. 22.5 cm
12. Calculate the velocity ratio of a screw jack of pitch C. 20.0 cm D. 15. 0 cm
0.3 cm if the length of the tommy bar is 21 cm.
A. 1 17. Which of these statements are TRUE of pressure
140 in liquids?
B. 14 I Pressure acts equally in all
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C. 70 directions.
D. 140 II Pressure decreases with depth.
III Pressure at the same level of a
13. Which of the following graphs correctly represents liquid is the same.
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the relationship between the load and the velocity IV Pressure is dependent on the
ratio of a machine? cross-sectional area of the
barometer tube.
A. I and III only.

B. I, II and III only.
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C. I, II and IV only.
D. I, II, III and IV.
18. The mass of a specific gravity bottle is 15.2 g when

ool it is empty. It is 24.8 g when filled with kerosene
and 27.2 g when filled with distilled water. Calculate
the relative density of kerosene.
A. 1.25 B. 1.10
C. 0.90 D. 0.80
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19. If a solid X floats in liquid P of relative density 2.0
and in liquid Q of relative density 1.5, it can be
inferred that the
A. Weight of P displaced is greater than that
of Q
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load of 150 N attached to one of its ends. What is Q

the energy stored in the spring? C. Volume of P displaced is greater than that
A. 3750 J B. 2500 J of Q
C. 3.75 J D. 2.50 J D. Volume of P displaced is les than that of
Q.
15. 20. The melting point of naphthalene is 780C. What is

this temperature in Kelvin?
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A. 100 K B. 315 K
C. 378 K D. 444 K
21. A motor tyre is inflated to pressure of 2.0 x 105 Nm-

2
when the temperature of air is 27oC. What will be
the pressure in it at 87oC assuming that the volume
of the tyre does not change?
A. 2.6 x 105 Nm-2 B. 2.4 x 105 Nm-2
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In the diagram above, if the atmospheric pressure C. 2.2 x 10 Nm D. 1.3 x 105 Nm-2
is 760 mm, the pressure in the chamber G is
A. 660 mm B. 690 mm
C. 830 mm D. 860 mm
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22. When 100 g of liquid L1 at 78oC was mixed Xg of 27. Two similar kettles containing equal masses of
liquid L2 at 50oC, the final temperature was 66oC. boiling water are placed on a table. If the surface
Given that the specific heat capacity of L2 is half of one is highly polished and the surface of the
that of L1, find X. other is covered with soot, which of the following
A. 50 g B. 100 g observations is correct?
C. 150 g D. 200 g
28. The equation of a transverse wave traveling along
23. A volume of water is heated from 0oC to 15oC. Which a string is given by y = 0.3 sin (0.5x – 50t) where y
of the following diagrams correctly represents the and x are in cm and t is in seconds. Find the
variation of the volume with temperature? maximum displacement of the particles from the
equilibrium position.
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A. 50.0 cm B. 2.5 cm
C. 0.5 cm D. 0.3 cm
29. The sound from a source traveled to the bottom of
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the sea and the echo was heard 4s latter. If the
speed of sound in sea water is 1500 ms-1, the depth
of the sea is
A. 6000 m B. 3000 m
C. 1500 m D. 375 m
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30. The fundamental frequency of vibration of a
sonometer wire may be halved by
. A. Doubling the length of the wire
B. Doubling the mass of the wire
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D. Reducing the absolute temperature by
half.
24. Heat is supplied to a test tube containing 100 g of
ice at its melting point. The ice melts completely in 31. A pipe of length 45 cm is closed at one end.
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1 min. what is the power rating of the source of Calculate the fundamental frequency of the sound
heat? wave generated in the pipe if the velocity of sound
A. 336 W B. 450 W in air is 360 ms-1 (Neglect end corrections).
C. 560 W D. 600 W A. 55. Hz B. 148.5 Hz
(Latent heat of fusion of ice = 336 Jg-1) C. 200.00 Hz D. 550.0 Hz
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25. If a room is saturated with water vapour, the 32. The note produced by a stretched string has a
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temperature of the room must be fundamental frequency of 400 Hz. If the length of
A. at 00C the string is doubled while the tension in the string
B. above the dew point is increased by a factor of 4, the frequency is
C. at 1000C A. 200 Hz B. 400 Hz
D. below or at the dew point. C. 800 Hz D. 1600 Hz
26. Which of the following graphs represents the 33. To produce a parallel beam of light from a concave
variation of pressure P against volume V at mirror, the distance at which the lamp should be
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constant temperature? placed from the mirror is equal to

A. the focal length
B. two times the focal length
C. the distance of the image
D. two times the radius of curvature.
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34. Light of frequency 6.0 x 1014 Hz traveling in air is 40. Which of the following has the lowest internal
transmitted through glass of refractive index 1.5. resistance when new?
Calculate the frequency of the light in the glass. A. Leclanche cell. B. Daniel cell.
A. 4.0 x 1014 Hz C. Accumulator D. Torch battery.
B. 6.0 x 1014 Hz
C. 7.5 x 1014 Hz 41. When biro pen rubbed on a dry silk cloth is moved
D. 9.0 x 1014 Hz very closed to a piece of paper on a dry table, the
pen is found to pick up the paper. This is because
35. An object is placed in front of a converging lens A. Both the pen and the cloth are magnetized
of focal length 200 cm. The image is virtual and B. The pen is magnetized but the cloth is
has a magnification of 2. what is the distance of not
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the object from the lens? C. The pen is charged while the cloth is
magnetized
A. 5 cm B. 10 cm D. Both the pen and the cloth are charged.
C. 30 cm D. 40 cm
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36. An object is placed directly below a glass block of
thickness 3.0 cm. Calculate the lateral displacement
of the object if the refractive index of the glass is
1.5 42.
A. 1.0 cm B. 1.5 cm
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C. 2.0 cm D. 2.5 cm
37. In a projection lantern of focal length ƒ, the object

distance u, is such that
A. u > 2ƒ > ƒ
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B. u < ƒ < 2ƒ
C. u = ƒ < 2ƒ
D. ƒ < u < 2ƒ
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38. If the Nigerian flag (green, white, green) is viewed
in pure yellow light, which of the following set of In the figure above, XY is of length 1m. The value
colours would be observed on the flag? of R at balance point Z is
A. Green, yellow, green A. 3.0 Ohms
B. Red, yellow, red. B. 13.3 Ohms
C. Black, yellow, black.
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C. 15.0 Ohms
D. Green, white, green. D. 30.0 Ohms
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43. A capacitor 8 uF, is charged to a potential difference

of 100V. The energy stored by the capacitor is
39. Which of the figures below illustrates the A. 1.0 x 104 J B. 8.0 x 10 J
dispersion of white light through a triangular glass C. 1.25 x 10 J D. 4.0 x 10-2 J
prism?
44. Two resistors, R1 = 4Ohms and R2 = 5 Ohms, are

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connected in parallel across a potential difference.

If P1 and P2 represent the power dissipated in R1
and R2 respectively, the ratio P1 :P2 is
A. 4: 5
B. 5: 4
C. 16 : 25
D. 25 : 16
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49.
45.
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In the circuit diagram above, calculate the current
in the 12 – Ohms resistor if the cell has an e.m.f. of
12V and an internal resistance of 1 ohms.
A. 0.8 A B. 1.0 A
C. 1.6 A D. 2.4 A
In the curve above, PQRST represents an
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alternating voltage frequency 50 Hz. The time
46. Which of the following are found in the receiver interval between point P and R on the graph is
but not in the microphone of a telephone handset?
I Diaphragm A. 25 s
II Soft iron ole pieces.
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III Permanent magnet. B. 1 S
IV Carbon blocks 50
A. I and II C. 1 S
B. I and IV. 100
C. II and III
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D. III and IV. D. 1 S
200
47. If two parallel conductors carry currents flowing 50. If the light with photon energy 2 eV is incident
in the same direction, the conductors will suitably on the surface of a metal with work
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A. Attract each other function 3 eV, then

B. Repel each other A. No electron will be emitted
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C. Both move in the same direction B. The few electrons emitted will have a
D. Have no effect on each other. maximum kinetic energy of 1 eV
C. The few electrons emitted will have a
maximum kinetic energy of 3 eV
48. A certain radioisotope of 235
U emits D. Many electrons will be emitted.
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four alpha particles and three beta particles. The
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mass number and the atomic number of the

resulting element respectively are
A. 219 and 87
B. 84 and 223
C. 223 and 87
D. 219 and 81
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1. Which of the following is the dimension of 5. When a ball rolls on a smooth level ground, the
pressure? motion of its centre is
A. ML-1T-2 B. MLT-2 A. Translational B. Oscillatory
2 -3
C. ML T D. ML-3 C. Random D. Rotational
2. The length of a displaced pendulum bob which 6. The velocity-time graph of a body moving in a
passes its lowest point twice every second is straight line and decelerating uniformly to rest is
m
A. 0.25m B. 0.45m represented by
C. 0.58m D. 1.00m
[g = 10ms-2]
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3.
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In the diagram above, P, Q and R are vectors. Which
of the following options gives the correct
relationship between the vectors?
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7.
A. P=Q+R B. P=Q–R
C. P=R–Q D. P+ Q+R=0
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The acceleration of the system shown above is

A. 2 ms-2 B. 4 ms-2
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C. 6 ms D. 8 ms-2
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8. What is the acceleration due to gravity ‘g’ on the

moon, if g is 10ms-2 on the earth?
A. 0.10 ms-2 B. 0.74 ms-2
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The value of T in the figure above is C. 1.67 ms D. 10.00 ms-2
A. 10.0 N B. 11.8 N
C. 20.0 N D. 40.0 N 9. A body is projected from the earth’s surface with
the intention of letting it escape from the earth’s
gravitational field. What is the minimum escape
velocity of the body?
A. 14km s-1 B. 13 km s-1
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C. 12 km s D. 11 km s-1
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10. A uniform rod PQ of length 1m and mass 2kg is 15. Which of the following levers has the greatest
pivoted at the end P. If a load of 14N is placed at mechanical advantage?
the centre of the rod, find the force that should be
applied vertically upwards at Q to maintain the rod
in equilibrium horizontally.
A. 68 N B. 28 N
C. 17 N D. 7N
[g = 10 ms-2]
11. A vehicle of mass m is driven by an engine of
m
power P from rest. Find the minimum time it will
take to acquire a speed v.
A. mv2
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P
B. mv2
2P
C. mv
P
D. mv
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2P
16. A hydraulic press has a large circular piston of
12. radius 0.8m and a circular plunger of radiu 0.2m. A
force of 500N is exerted by the plunger. Find the
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A. 8 000 N B. 4 000 N
C. 2 000 N D. 31 N
17. The volume of an air bubble increases from the

bottom to the top of a lake at constant temperature
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because
A. Atmospheric pressure acts on the surface of
the lake.
A box of mass 40 kg is being dragged along the B. Pressure increases with depth of the lake.
floor by a rope inclined at 600 to the horizontal. C. Density remains constant with pressure
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The frictional force between the box and the floor D. The bubble experiences an upthrust.
is 100N and the tension on the rope is 300N. How
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much work is done in dragging the box through a 18. Temperature is a measure of the
distance of 4m? A. Quantity of heat transferred into the
A. 680 J B. 400 J molecules of an object
C. 200 J D. 100 J B. Mean kinetic energy of any molecules of
the object
13. Which of the following statements are TRUE about C. Kinetic energy of any individual
frictional force? molecules of the substance.
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I It is always a disadvantage D. Amount of work done by the molecules

II It is sometimes a disadvantage of the object.
III It always exists where there is a relative
motion of two bodies that are in contact. 19. A rectangular metal block of volume 10-6m3 at 573K.
IV It is sometimes very useful. If its coefficient of linear expansion is 1.2-x-10-5K-1,
the percentage change of its volume is
14. The energy contained in a wire when it is extended A. 1.5 % B. 1.1 %
by 0.02m by a force of 500 N is C. 0.4 % D. 0.1 %
A. 5 J B. 10 J
C. 103 J D. 104 J
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20. A piece of wood floats inside water at room B. I and III only
temperature with a fraction of it above the liquid C. II and III only
surface. As the temperature of the water is raised, D. I, II and III.
26. A well=lagged bar of length 100cm has its ends
the part of the wood above the density of liquid maintained at 1000C and 400C respectively. What
will is the temperature at a point 60cm from the hotter
A. Decrease because the density of water end?
decreases with temperature. A. 580C B. 620C
0
B. Increases because the density of water C. 64 C D. 760C
decreases with temperature.
C. Decreases because the density of water 27. Which of the following is the exclusive property
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increases with temperature of a transverse wave?
D. Increase because the density of water A. Diffraction B. Refraction
increases with temperature. C. Compression D. Polarization
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21. The equation PxVyTz = constant is Charles’ law 28. The wavelength of signal from a radio transmitter
when is 1500m and the frequency is 200kHz. What is the
A. x = 1, y = -1, z = 1 wavelength for a transmitter operating at 1000kHz?
B. x = 0, y = 1, z = -1 A. 7 500 m B. 300 m
C. x = 1, y = 0, z = -1 C. 75 m D. 15 m
D. x = 0, y = 1, z = 1.
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29. The difference between sound waves and light
22. An electric kettle with negligible heat capacity is waves is that sound waves
rated at 2000 W. If 2.0kg of water is put in it, how A. Are transverse while light waves are
long will it take the temperature of water to rise longitudinal.
from 200C to 1000C?
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A. 420s B. 336s waves do not.
C. 168s D. 84s. C. Can be diffracted but light waves cannot
[specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J kg-1 K-1]. D. Cannot be reflected but light waves can.
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23. A temperature scale has a lower fixed point of 40mm 30. Which of the diagrams below represents the
and an upper fixed point of 200mm. What is the second overtone of a vibrating string fixed at both
reading on this scale when a thermometer read ends?
600C?
A. 33.3 mm B. 36.0 mm
C. 96.0 mm D. 136.0 mm
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24. A quantity of ice at -100C is heated until the

temperature of the heating vessel is 900C. Which
of the following constant is NOT required to the
vessel?
A. Specific heat capacity of ice
B. Specific heat capacity of water
C. Specific latent heat of fusion
D. Specific latent heat of vaporization.
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31. The pitch of an acoustic device can be increased

25. Which of the following statements give ‘the TRUE by
differences between evaporation and boiling A. Increasing the frequency
I Evaporation occurs at all temperatures B. Increasing the amplitude
while boiling occurs at a fixed temperature C. Decreasing the loudness
for a given pressure. D. Decreasing the intensity
II Evaporation is a surface phenomenon
while boiling is an interior phenomenon. 32. Total eclipse of the sun occurs when the
III Evaporation is affected by surface areas A. Earth is between the moon and the sun
which boiling is not. B. Sun is between the moon and the earth
C. Moon is between the sun and the earth
A. I and II only D. Ozone layer is threatened
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33. What is the approximate critical angle for total 40. A 12-V battery has an internal resistance of 0.5
internal reflection for diamond if the refractive ohms. If a cable of 1.0 ohms resistance is connected
index of diamond is 2.42? across the two terminals of the battery, the current
A. 210 B. 220 drawn from the battery is
0
C. 23 D. 240 A. 16.0 A B. 8.0 A
C. 0.8 A D. 0.4 A
34. Which of the graphs represents the relationship
between m and v for a converging mirror?
41.
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The diagram above shows two similar bulbs X and
Y connected to a suitable power supply with F as
an appropriate fuse rating. If the filament of X
35. A real object is placed at a distance u cm in front of
breaks, then the
a curved mirror of focal length fcm. If the image is
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A. Brightness of Y will reduce
upright and magnified, then the mirror is
B. Brightness of Y will remain constant
A. Convex and u = 2f
C. Brightness of Y will remain constant
B. Concave and u= 2f
D. Fuse F will blow.
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C.
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Convex and u = 2
42. The purpose of a dielectric material in a parallel
f
plate capacitor is to
D. Concave and u = 2
A. Increase its capacitance
B. Decrease its capacitance
36. Which of the following pairs of colours gives the
C. Insulate the plates from each other
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widest separation in the spectrum of white light?
D. Increase the magnetic field between the
A. Red and violet
plates.
B. Green and yellow
C. Red and indigo
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D. Yellow and violet.
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are maintained at p.d. of 600 volts with the negative

plate earthed. What is the electric field strength?
A. 4.8 Vm-1
B. 75.0 Vm-1
C. 4800.0 Vm-1
D. 7,5000.0 Vm-1
The resultant in the figure above is
A. 15.0 uF B. 9.8 uF
38. At different locations on the earth’s surface, the
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C. 1.3 uF
earth’s magnetic field is
D. 0.8 uF
A. The same in magnitude and direction
B. The same in magnitude but different in
44. An electric current of 2 amperes flows in a heating
direction
coil of resistance 50 ohms for 3 minutes 20 seconds.
C. Different in both magnitude and direction
Determine the heat produced.
D. Different in magnitude but not in direction.
A. 0.5 kJ B. 8.0 kJ
C. 20.0 kJ D. 40. 0 kJ
39. If a resistance if halved in value and the potential
difference across it is tripled, then the ratio of the
45. If the maximum voltage across a 100-ohm resistor
new current to the old is
is 20V, then the maximum power it can dissipate is
A. 1: 6 B. 1: 3
A. 5.00 W B. 4.00 W
C. 2: 1 D. 6: 1
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C. 2.00 W D. 0.25 W B. 2000 Ohms
46. Which of the following is required to convert a C. 1000 3Ohms
milliammeter to an ammeter? D. 1000Ohms
A. A high resistance in parallel
B. A high resistance in series 49. The half-life of a radioactive element is 9 days.
C. A low resistance in parallel What fraction of atoms has decayed in 36 days?
D. A low resistance in series. A. 1
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47. The primary winding of a transformer has 400 turns B. 1
and its secondary has 100 turns. If a source of 4
e.m.f. of 12V is applied to the primary, the secondary C. 1
m
e.m.f. will be 2
A. 3V B. 6V D. 15
C. 24 V D. 48 V 16
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48. An alternating source is connected in series to a 50. A light of energy 5eV falls on a metal and the
capacitor of capacity reactanceof 103 3 and electrons with a maximum kinetic energy of 2eV
resistor of a resistance 103 Ohms. The impedance are rejected. The work function of the metal is
of the circuit is A. 0.4eV B. 2.5eV
A. 2000 3Ohms C. 3.0eV D. 7.0eV
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1. At what respective values of X, Y and Z would

the unit of force, the Newton, be dimensionally 5. Two bodies X and Y are projected on the same
equivalent to MxLyTz? horizontal plane, with the same initial speed but at
A. -1, 1, 2 angles 30o and 60o respectively to the horizontal.
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B. 1, 2, -2 Neglecting air resistance, the ratio of the range of
C. 1, -1, 2 X to that of Y is
D. -1, 1, -2 A. 1: 1 B. 1: 2
C. 3: 1 D. 1: 3
2. The distance xm traveled by a particle in time t
y
seconds is described by the equation x = 10 + 12t². 6. Which of the following with respect of a body
Find the average speed of the particle between the performing simple harmonic motion are in phase?
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time interval t =2s and t = 5s. A. Displacement and velocity of the body.
A. 60 ms-1 B. 72 ms-1 B. Displacement and force on the body
C. 84 ms -1 D. 108 ms-1 C. Velocity and acceleration f the body.
D. Force acting on the body and the
3. A 5kg block is released from rest on a smooth plane acceleration.
inclined at an angle of 30o to the horizontal.
What is its acceleration down the plane? 7. A body of mass 2 kg moving vertically upwards
5.0 ms-2 5.8 ms-2 has its velocity increased uniformly from 10 ms-1
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A. B.
C. 8.7 ms -2 D. 25.0 ms-2 to 40 ms-1 in 4s. Neglecting air resistance, calculate
[g = 10 ms-2] the upward vertical force acting on the body.
A. 15N B. 20N
4. An arrow of mass 0.1kg moving with a horizontal C. 35N D. 45N
velocity of 15 ms-1 is shot into a wooden block [g = 10 ms-2]
of mass 0.4 kg lying at rest on a smooth
horizontal surface. Their common velocity after 8. A planet has mass m1 and is at a distance r1 from
impact is the sun. A second planet has mass m2 = 10m1 and
A. 15.0 ms-1 B. 7.5 ms-1 is at a distance of r2 = 2r1 from the sun. Determine
C. 3.8 ms-1 D. 3.0ms-1
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the ratio of the gravitational force experienced by the
C. T= 5 3
planets. F
3
A. 1: 5 B. 2: 5
D. T = 5F
C. 3: 5 D. 4: 5
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12. An object of mass 100 g projected vertically
upwards from the ground level has a velocity of 20
ms-1 at a height of 10 m. Calculate its initial kinetic
energy at the ground level.
A. 10 J B. 20 J
C. 30 J D. 50J
m
[g = 10 ms-2; neglect air resistance]
13. An electric water pump rated 1.5 KW, lifts 200kg of
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water through a vertical height of 6 metres in 10
seconds. What is the efficiency of the pump?
A. 90.0% B. 85.0%
For what value of Q are the forces in the diagram above in
C. 80.0% D. 65.0%
equilibrium?
[g = 10ms-2; neglect air resistance]
A. 15o B. 30o
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C. 45 D. 60o
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For a rough inclined plane on which lies a body of
weight W, the angle è in the diagram above
The figure above shows a block of mass m
becomes the angle of friction if
sliding down a rough inclined plane QP at angle
Q. The forces acting on the block along the
A. tan Q = coefficient of static friction
plane QP are
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B. cos Q = coefficient of dynamic friction

A. mg sin Q and the normal reaction
C. sin Q = coefficient of sliding friction
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B. mg sin Q and the force of friction

D. sec Q = limiting frictional force.
C. mg cos Q and the normal reaction
D. mg cos Q and the force of friction.
15. A load of 20 N on a wire of cross-sectional area
8 x 10-7m -2, produces an extension of 10-4m.
11.
Calculate Young’s modulus for the material of the
wire if its length is 3 m.
A. 7.0 x 1011 Nm-2
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C. 8.5 x 1011 Nm-2
D. 9.0 x 1011 Nm-2
16. A cube of sides 0.1 m hangs freely from a string.

A uniform light bean XZ is hinged at X and kept in
What is the up thrust on the cube when totally
equilibrium by the forces T and F as shown in the
immersed in water?
diagram above. If XO = 20 cm and OY = 30cm,
A. 1000N B. 700N
express T in terms of F.
C. 110N D. 10N
[Density of water is 1000 kg m-3, g = 10 ms-2]
A. T= 2 3 F
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B. T = 2F
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because C. 1.15 X 10 s D. 1.15 X 103 s
A. the wire guaze is less dense than water [Specific latent heat of vaporization of
B. the water molecules repel the wire guaze water = 2.3 X 106 J kg-1]
upwards.
C. the water surface has the effect of an 25. What happens when a certain quantity of pure ice
elastic thin skin is completely changed to water at 0oC?
D. of the cohesive forces between the A. Latent heat is absorbed, the mass remains
water and the wire guaze molecules. constant and the volume decreases.
B. Latent heat is given out, the mass remains
18. A liquid of mass 1.0 X 103 kg fills rectangular tank constant and the volume decreases.
m
of length 2.5 m and width 2.0 m. If the tank is 4 m C. Latent heat is given out, the mass
high, what is the pressure at the middle of the tank? increases and the volume remains
A. 1.0 X 104 Nm-2 constant.
B. 2.0 X 103 Nm-2 D. Latent heat is absorbed, the mass
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C. 1.5 X 103 Nm-2 decreases and the volume increases.
D. 1.0 X 103 Nm-2 (g = 10m/52)
26. The correct cooling curve for a molten substance
19. An empty 60 litre petrol tank has a mass of 10 kg. It such as naphthalene is represented by
mass when full of fuel of relative density 0.72 is A. Temp. oC
A. 7.2 k B. 33.2 kg
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C. 43.2 k D. 53.2 kg
20. The length of mercury thread when it is at 0oC,

100oC and at an unknown temperature è is 25 mm, Time (min)
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225mm and 174mm respectively. The value of is B.
A. 85.0oC B. 80.0oC Temp. oC
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C. 75.0 C D. 70.0oC
21. Equal masses of copper and rubber are raised to

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the same temperature. After sometimes, the copper
was observed to be at a lower temperature because Time (min)
A. the specific heat capacity of copper is
lower than that of rubber C.
B. copper expands more than rubber Temp. oC
C. the specific heat capacity of rubber is
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D. rubber expands more than copper.
22. Before starting a journey, the tyre pressure of a car Time (min)
was 3 X 105 Nm-2 at 27oC. At the end of the journey,
the pressure rose to 4 X 105 Nm-2. Calculate the
temperature of the tyre after the journey assuming
the volume is constant.
A. 400oC B. 300oC 27. What happens when a gas expands at a constant
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C. 273 C D. 127oC temperature?
A. It pressure decreases.
23. A mass of a liquid at 300oC is mixed with a mass of B. The total momentum of its molecules
the same liquid at 70oC and the temperature of the remains constant.
mixture is 45oC. Find the ratio of the mass of the C. Its pressure decreases and the total
cold liquid to the mass of the other liquid. momentum of its molecules remains
A. 3: 5 B. 5: 3 constant.
C. 3: 7 D. 7: 3 D. Its pressure decreases and the total
kinetic energy of its molecules
24. A heating coil rated at 1000 W is used to boil off decreases.
0.5 kg of boiling water. The time taken to boil off
the water is
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28. Ripples on water and light waves are similar
because both
A. have the same frequency
B. can be refracted and diffracted
C. are longitudinal waves
D. have the same velocity.
29. Under constant tension and constant mass per

unit length, the note produced by a plucked string
is 500 Hz when the length of the string is 0.90 m. At Sun
what length is the frequency 150 Hz? 33. Moon Earth
m
A. 3m B. 4m
C. 5m D. 6m
30. The colours seen in thin films of oil on the road X
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and in soap bubbles are due to
A. Reflection B. Interference
C. Diffraction D. Polarization. When the sun, the moon and the earth are as
shown in the diagram above, an observer
standing at X is in
A. penumbra and sees a partial eclipse
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B. penumbra and sees a total eclipse
C. umbra and sees a partial eclipse
D. umbra and sees a total eclipse.
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face appeared to have grown bigger. The boy
must have been looking at a
A. convex mirror with his face at the focus
B. concave mirror with his face between
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31. the focus and the mirror.
C. concave mirror with his face at the
focus
D. convex mirror with his face between the
focus and the mirror.
The diagram above shows two waveforms P and
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Q at a particular instant of time. The two waves 35. Light of velocity 3.0 x 108 ms-1 is incident on a
material of refractive index n. If the velocity of light
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will interfere
A. destructively to produce a wave of a is reduced to 2.4 X 108 ms-1 in the material, what is
larger amplitude n?
B. destructively to produce a wave of a A. 2.33 B. 2.25
smaller amplitude C. 1.33 D. 1.25
C. constructively to produce a wave of a
larger amplitude 36. A patient with a sight defect has a distance of
D. constructively to produce a wave of a distinct vision of 150 cm. For him to be able to read
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smaller amplitude. a material placed at a distance of 25 cm, what is the

focal length of the glasses he should wear?
32. If the load at the end of a sonometer wire is A. 15.0 cm B. 17.6 cm
immersed in a bucket of water, the original C. 21.4 cm D. 30.0 cm
fundamental frequency of the wire could be
restored by 37. The electromagnetic waves that are sensitive to
A. decreasing the length of the wire temperature changes are
B. increasing the length of the wire A. X-rays B. gamma-rays
C. increasing the mass per unit of the wire C. ultra-violet rays
D. changing the temperature of the water. D. infra-red rays.
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38. respectively. Find the balance point from the left
side of the bridge.
A. 20 cm B. 40 cm
C. 60 cm D. 80 cm
44. Two 50 uF parallel plate capacitors are connected

in series. The combined capacitor is then
connected across a 100-V battery. The charge on
In the diagram above, which of the anglesQ1, Q2, each plate of the capacitor is
Q3, and Q4 is the angle of deviation of a ray of light A. 5.00 X 10-5 C B. 2.50 X 10-3 C
-3
through the glass prism, XYZ? C. 1.25 X 10 C D. 1.00 X 10-2 C
m
A. Q3 B. Q2
C. Q1 D. Q4 45. What is the total electrical energy consumed by
using an electric cooker rated 1000 W for 5 hrs?
A. 5.3 X 103 J B. 6.5 X 103 J
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39. Which of the figures below showed the correct C. 1.8 X 10 J D. 2.3 X 107 J
distribution of charges on an isolated positively
charged hollow metal? 4.6 The power dissipated in an a.c. circuit with an
r.m.s. current of 5A, r.m.s. voltage of 10 V and a
A. + + C. + + phase angle of 60o is
+
+ + + + A. 25 W B. 50 W
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+ + +
+ + C. 120 W D. 125 W
+ +
+ + +
+ +
+ + + 47. The voltage of the domestic electric supply is
+ +
represented by the equation
B. D.
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+
+++
V = 311 sin 314.2t.
+ + Determine the frequency of the a.c. supply.
+
+ A. 50.0 Hz B. 100.0 Hz
+
+ C. 311.0Hz D. 314.2 Hz
+
+ + [ = 3.142]
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48. In a purely inductive circuit, the current
40. Three electric cells each of e.m.f. 1.5V and internal A. lags behind the voltage in phase by 90o
resistance 1.0 Ohms are connected in parallel B. lead the voltage in phase by 90o
across an external resistance of T Ohms!. Calculate C. is in the same phase with the voltage
D. leads the voltage by 180o.
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the value of the current in the resistor.

A. 0.5 A B. 0.9 A
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C. 1.5 A D. 4.5 A 49. One of the features of the fission process is that
A. Its products are not radioactive
41. A galvanometer of internal resistance 50 Ohms has B. It leads to chain reaction
a full scale deflection for current of 5 mA. What is C. Neutrons are not released
the resistance required to convert it to a voltmeter D. The sum of the masses of the reactants
with full scale deflection of 10V? equals the sum of the masses of the
A. 1 750 Ohms B. 1 950 Ohms products.
C. 2 000 Ohms D. 2 500 Ohms
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50. The graphite rods surrounding the uranium fuel

42. If 8 X 10-2 J of work is required to move 100 ìC of rods in a nuclear reactor, are used to
charge from a point X to a point Y in an electrical A. Absorb the neutrons and hence halt the
circuit, the potential difference between X and Y nuclear process
if B. Create the neutrons and hence start up
A. 4.0 X 102 V B. 4.0 X 104 V the nuclear process.
C. 8.0 X 102 V D. 8.0 X 104 V C. Slow down the neutrons and hence
sloe\w the nuclear process.
43. In a metre bridge experiment, two resistors 2 &! D. Speed up the neutrons and hence speed
and 3 Ohms occupy the left and right gaps up the nuclear process.
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1. The physical quantity that has the same 7. In an experiment, a constant force is applied to
dimensions as impulse is several masses (m) and the corresponding
A. Energy B. Momentum accelerations (a) are measured. Which of the
C. Surface tension D. Pressure. following graphs correctly represents the
experiment?
2. A ball is moving at 18ms-1 in a direction inclined
m
at 600 to the horizontal. The horizontal
component of its velocity is
A. 9 3ms-1 B. 6 3ms-1
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C. 6 3ms D. 9ms-1
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A. III and IV only

B. II and IV only
C. I and III only
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8. A uniform metre rule weighting 0.5N is to be pivoted

on a knife-edge at the 30cm-mark. Where will a
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metre rule?
A. 95cm B. 25cm
A body on the ground is acted on by a force of C. 20cm D. 5cm
10N at a point P as shown in the diagram above.
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What force is needed to stop the body from moving 9. A bullet fired at a wooden block of thickness 0.15m
eastward? manages to penetrate the block. If the mass of the
A. 5N in the direction of East bullet is 0.025kg and the average resisting force of
B. 5N in the direction of West the wood is 7.5 x 103N, calculate the speed of the
C. 5"3N in the direction of West. bullet just before it hits the wooden block.
D. 10N in the Southwest direction. A. 450 ms-1 B. 400 ms-1
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C. 300 ms D. 250 ms-1
4. In free fall, a body of mass 1kg drops from a height
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of 125m from rest in 5s. How long will it take another 10. A man whose mass is 80kg climbs a staircase in
body of mass 2kg to fall from rest from the same 20s and expends a power of 120W. Find the height
height? of the staircase.
A. 55 B. 105 A. 1.8m B. 2.0m
C. 125 D. 155 C. 2.5m D. 3.0m
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5. A ball of mass 0.15kg is kicked against a rigid 11. A parachute attains a terminal velocity when
vertical wall with a horizontal velocity of 50ms-1, A. Its density is equal to the density of air
calculate the impulse of the ball on the wall. B. The viscous force of the air and the
A. 3.0Ns B. 4.5Ns upthrust completely counteract its
C. 7.5Ns D. 12.0Ns weight.
C. It expands as a result of reduced external
6. The force of attraction between two point masses pressure
is 10-4N when the distance between them is 0.18m. D. The viscous force of the is equal to the
If the distance is reduced to 0.06m, calculate the sum of the weight and upthrust.
force.
A. 1.1 x 10-5N B. 3.3 x 10-5N
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C. 3.0 x 10 N D. 9.0 x 10-4N
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12. In a wheel and axle mechanism, the diameters of attained, calculate T.
the wheel and axle are 40cm and 8cm respectively. A. 330C B. 600C
Given that the machine is 80% efficient, what effort C. 870C D. 1140C
is required to lift a load of 100N?
A. 20 N B. 25 N 20. A 500W heater is used to heat 0.6kg of water from
C. 50 N D. 80 N 250C to 1000C in t1 seconds. If another 1000W heater
is used to heat 0.2kg of water from 100C to 1000C in
13. The tendon in a man’s leg is 0.01m long. If a force t2 seconds, find t1 .
of 5N stretches the tendon by 2.0 x 10-5m, calculate t2
the strain on the muscle. A. 50 B. 5
A. 5 x 106 B. 5 x 102 C. 5
/4 D. 1
/5
m
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C. 2 x 10 D. 2 x 10-7
21. How many grams of water at 170C must be added
14. Which of these statements are correct for the to 42g of ice at 00C to melt the ice completely?
pressures in liquids? A. 200g B. 300g
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I Pressure in a liquid at a point acts equally C. 320g D. 400g
in all directions [Specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 3.4 x 105Jkg-1,
II Pressure increases with depth Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 Jkg-1K-1]
III Pressure at a depth depends on the shape
of the container. 22. A vapour is said to be saturated when
IV Pressures at the same depth in different
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liquids are proportional to the densities A. More molecules return to the liquid than
of the liquids. the amount that left it.
B. A dynamic equilibrium exist between the
A. I, II and III only molecules of the liquid and the vapour
B.
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I, II and IV only molecules at a given temperature.
C. I, III and Iv only C. The vapour pressure is equal to the
D. II, III and IV only. atmospheric pressure
D. All molecules are moving with the same
15. The atmospheric pressure due to water is 1.3 x 106 speed in all directions at a given
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Nm-2. What is the total pressure at the bottom of temperature.
an ocean 10m deep?
A. 1.3 x 107 Nm-2 B. 1.4 x 106 Nm-2 23. One valid assumption of the kineic theory of gases
5 -2
C. 1.4 x 10 Nm D. 1.0 x 105 Nm-2 is that
A. the molecules of a gas are constantly in state
16. A solid of weight 0.600N is totally immersed in oil of motion and the number of collisions remain
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0.210N and the relative density of oil is 0.875 find B. The number of molecules of gas increases with
the upthrust in water. increasing pressure
A. 0.6000N B. 0.360N C. As the temperature increases, the number of
C. 0.240N D. 0.180N collisions made by the gas molecules remain
constant.
17. A platinum resistance thermometer records 3.0Ù D. The molecules of gas are all identical and are
at 00C and 8.0 Ù at 1000C. If it records 6.0Ù in a very small in size.
certain environment, the temperature of the medium
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is 24. The physical properties of sound waves can best

A. 800C B. 600C be described by
0
C. 50 C D. 300C A. Reflection and diffraction
B. Polarization and reflection
18. The linear expansivity of brass is 2 x 10-5C-1. If the C. Polarization and diffraction
volume of a piece of brass is 15.00 cm3 at 00C, what D. Polarization and refraction
is the volume at 1000C?
A. 16.03cm3 B. 16.00cm3 25. The velocity of a sound wave at 270C is 360ms-1.
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C. 15.09cm D. 15.03cm3 Its velocity at 1270C is
A. 120 3ms-1 B. 240ms-1
19. A gas has a volume of 100cm3 at 270C. If it is heated C. 240 3ms -1
D. 720 3ms-1
to temperature T until a final volume of 120cm3 is
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an antinode will always be produced at 30cm in order to correct his eye defect. Instead of
A. The closed end the optimum 25cm, his least distance of distinct
B. The open end vision is
C. The middle A. 14cm B. 28cm
D. All the parts of the pipe. C. 75cm D. 150cm
27. A steel wire of length 0.50m is stretched between 35. Which of the following are true about infra-red
two fixed points and its fundamental frequency is radiation?
200Hz. The speed of the wave in the wire is I It is invisible
A. 100 ms-1 B. 120 ms-1 II It is called heat ray
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C. 200 ms D. 250 ms-1 III Its frequency is higher than that of blues
light
28. In a resonance tube experiment, if the fundamental IV It travels as a transverse wave.
frequency of the vibrating air column is 280Hz, the
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frequency of the third overtones is A. I, II, III and IV.
A. 70Hz B. 840Hz B. I, II and Iv only
C. 1 120Hz D. 1 960Hz C. I, III and IV only.
D. II, III and IV only.
29. An object O lies at a distance m in front of a
concave mirror of the focal length f. If m<f, then 36. The force of repulsion between two point positive
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the final image obtained will be charges 5uC and 8uC separated at a distance of
A. Virtual and diminished 0.02m apart is
B. Magnified and erect A. 1.8 x 10-10N B. 9.0 x 10-8N
2
C. Real and inverted C. 9.0 x 10 N D. 4.5 x 103N
D.
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Diminished and erect.
37. An ebonite rod rubbed with fur attracts a glass
30. An object is placed in front of two plane mirrors rod rubbed with silk because
inclined at an angle è0. If the total number of images A. Ebonite has a negative charge while glass has
formed is 7, find the value of è? a positive charge
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A. 300 B. 450 B. Ebonite has a positive charge while glass has
0
C. 51 D. 900 a negative charge
C. Both have negative charges
31. The most suitable type of mirror used for the D. Both have positive charges.
construction of a searchlight is the
A. Concave mirror 38. Which of the following diagrams show the
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B. Convex mirror correction of the magnetic lines of force of a vertical

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C. Spherical mirror wire XY carrying a current I?

D. Parabolic mirror.
32. The displacement d produced in a glass block of

thickness t and refractive index n when an object
is viewed through it is
A. t–n B. t(1 + 1/n)
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C. t(1 – /n) D. t(1/n – 1)
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33. The correct shape of the graph of uv against 39. Which of the following can be used to reduce local
(u + v) for an object distance u and image distance action in a Leclanche cell?
v in n experiment to find the focal length of a convex A. A carbon rod as the positive pole.
lens is given as B. Pure zinc as the negative pole.
C. Potassium permanganate solution in
contact with the positive pole.
D. Common salt solution.
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B. 2500ðHz
5000
C. /ðHz
2500
D. /ðHz
46. A transformer which can produce 8V from a 240V

a.c. supply, has an efficiency of 80%. If the current
in the secondary coil is 15A, calculate the current
in the primary coil.
The total resistance measured at PQ in the diagram A. 0.625A B. 1.600A
above is C. 2.500A D. 6.250A
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C. 4.0 Ohms D. 2.0 Ohms 47. The electrochemical equivalent of metal is 1.3 x 10-
7
kgC-1. The mass of the metal which 2.0 x 104C of
41. Find the work done in moving a 2C charges between electricity will deposit from a suitable electrolyte
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two points X and Y in an electric field if the is
potential difference is 100 volts. A. 6.5 x 10-2kg B. 2.6 x 10-2kg
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A. 50J B. 100J C. 6.5 x 10 kg D. 2.6 x 10-3kg
C. 200J D. 400J
48. A radioactive substance has a half-life of 80 days.
42. A parallel capacitor has a common plate area of 5 x If the initial number of atoms in the sample is 6.0 x
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10-8m-2 and plate separation of 2 x 103m. Assuming 1010, how many atoms would remain at the end of
free space, what is the capacitance? 320 days?
A. 2.25 x 10-17F A. 3.75 x 109 B. 7.50 x 109
B. 4.50 x 10-17F C. 3.00 x 1010
D. 5.63 x 1010
C. 2.25 x 10-16F
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D. 4.50 x 10-16F 49. In a nuclear fusion experiment, the loss of mass
amounts to 1.0 x 10-6kg. The amount of energy
43. The iron core of an induction coil is made from obtained from the fusion is
bundles of wires so as to
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A. Minimize eddy-currents A. 3.0 x 10-4J
B. Generate eddy-currents B. 3.0 x 10-1J
C. Prevent sparking at the contact breaker C. 9.0 x 104J
D. Get the greatest possible secondary D. 9.0 x 1010J
voltage. [Speed of light = 3.0 x 108ms-1]
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44. Electricity is supplied to a school along a cable of 50. In photoelectric effect, electrons will leave the
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total resistance 0.5 Ù with the maximum current metal surface when illuminated by light of
drawn from the mains as 100A. the maximum energy appropriate frequency if the photon energy is
dissipated as heat for 1hr is A. Greater than the work function.
A. 3.6 x 103J B. 5.0 x 103J B. Less than the work function
5
C. 3.0 x 10 J D. 1.8 x 107J C. Equal to the work function
D. Equal to the maximum kinetic energy of
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1. A car of mass 800kg attains a speed of 25ms-1 in 20 6. Two bodies have masse in the ratio 3 : 1. They
seconds. The power developed in the energy is experience forces which impart to them
A. 1.25 x 104 W B. 2.50 x 104W accelerations in the ratio 2: 9 respectively. Find the
C. 6
1.25 x 10 W D. 2.50 x 106 W ratio of the forces the masses experience.
A. 1: 4
2. A lead bullet of mass 0.05kg is fired with a velocity B. 2: 1
of 200ms-1 into a lead block of mass 0.95 kg. Given C. 2: 3
m
that the lead block can move freely, the final kinetic D. 2 : 5.
energy after impact is
A. 50 J B. 100 J 7.
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C. 150 J D. 200 J
3. A ball of mass 0.1kg is thrown vertically upwards

with a speed of 10 ms-1 from the top of a tower 10m
high. Neglecting air resistance, its total energy just
before hitting the ground is
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A. 5J B. 10 J
C. 15 J D. 20 J The diagram above shows the velocity-time graph
[g = 10ms-2]. of a vehicle. Its acceleration and retardation
respectively are
A. 8.0 ms-2, 4.0 ms-2,
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C. 4.0 ms-2, 2.0 ms-2,
D. 2.0 ms-2, 4.0 ms-2
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blade which rotates with angular velocity of 100
rad s-1. If the radius of the blade is 0.2m, the
centripetal force is
The figure above represents a frictionless pulley A. 2N B. 20 N
system in which a weight W is in equilibrium with C. 200 N D. 400 N
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a weight of 40N. Find the value of W

A. 13.1 N B. 20.0 N 9. The inner diameter of a small test tube can be
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C. 40.0 N D. 80.0 N measured accurately using a

A. Micrometer screw guage
5. B. Pair of dividers
C. Metre rule
D. Pair of vernier calipers.
10. A gas at a volume V0 in a container at pressure P0,

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is compressed to one fifth of its volume. What will

be its pressure if it maintains its original
The diagram above shows a solid figure with base temperature T?
PQ and centre gravity G on an inclined plane. A. Po/ 5
Which of the following statements is correct? B. 4/5 P0
A. The solid will fall over if the vertical line C. P0
through G lies outside the base. D. 5P0
B. The solid will fall over if the vertical line
through G lines inside the base. 11. A piece of substance of specific heat capacity 450
C. The solid will not fall over if the vertical J kg-1 K-1 falls through a vertical distance of 20m
line through G lies outside the base. from rest. Calculate the rise in temperature of the
D. The solid can never fall over.
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substance on hitting the ground when all its 16. I. A liquid boils when its saturated
energies are converted into heat. vapour pressure is equal to the external
A. 2/90C B. 4/90C pressure.
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C. 9/4 C D. 9/20C II. Dissolved substances in pure water lead
[g = 10 ms-2]. to increase in the boiling point.
III. When the external pressure is increased,
12. the boiling point increases.
IV Dissolved substances in pure water
decrease the boiling point.
Which combination of the above are peculiarities
of the boiling point of a liquid?
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B. I, II, III and IV
C. I, II and IV
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D. II, III and IV.
The diagram above shows a lift pump with valves 17. When the temperature of a liquid is increased, its
at P and Q. during a downward stroke of the piston, surface tension
A. Both valves are open A. Decreases B. Increases
B. P is open while Q is closed C. Remains constant
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C. P is closed while Q is open D. Increase then decreases.
D. Both valves are closed.
18. When the brakes in a car are applied, the frictional
13. force on the tyres is
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of motion of the car
B. A disadvantage because it is in the opposite
direction of motion of the car.
C. An advantage because it is in the direction of
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motion of the car.
D. An advantage because it is in the opposite
direction of motion of the car.
19. The lowest note emitted by a stretched string has

a frequency of 400Hz. How many overtones are
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In the J – tube above, Y and X are on the same their between 40Hz and 180 Hz?
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horizontal level and 30cm3 of air is trapped above A. 4 B. 3

Y when the atmospheric pressure is 75cm Hg. C. 2 D. 1
Calculate the volume of air trapped above Y when
15cm Hg is now poured into the limb above X. 20. A man stands 4m in front of a plane mirror. If the
A. 15 cm3 B. 25 cm3 mirror is moved 1m towards the man, the distance
3
C. 35 cm D. 45 cm3 between him and his image is
A. 3m B. 5m
14. If the stress on a wire is 107 Nm-2 and the wire is C. 6m D. 10m
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stretched from its original length of 10.00cm to 10.05

cm. The young’s modulus of the wire is 21. If a sound wave gors from a cold-air region to a
A. 5.0 x 104 Nm-2 B. 5.0 x 105 Nm-2 hot-air region, its wavelength
8 -2
C. 2.0 x 10 Nm D. 2.0 x 109 Nm-2 A. Increase
B. Decrease
15. A solid weights 10.0N in air, 6.0 N when fully C. Decrease then increase
immersed in water and 7.0 N when fully immersed D. Remain constant
in a certain liquid X. Calculate the relative density
of the liquid. 22. The inside portion of part of a hollow metal sphere
A. 5/3 B. 4/3 of diameter 20cm is polished. The portion will
C. ¾ D. 7/10
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therefore form a shown. After some time, the poles at P and Q
A. Concave mirror of focal length 5 cm respectively are
B. Concave mirror of focal length 5 cm A. North – North
C. Convex mirror of focal length 5 cm B. North – South
D. Convex mirror of focal length 20cm. C. South – North
D. South – South
23. The equation of a wave traveling along the positive
x-direction is given by y = 0.25 x 10-3 sin (500 t – 29. Four cells each of e.m.f. 1.5 V and internal resistance
0.025 x). Determine the angular frequency of the of 4 Ohms are connected in parallel. What is the
wave motion, effective e.m.f. and internal resistance of the
A. 0.25 x 10-3 rad s-1 combination?
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B. 0.25 x 10-1rad s-1 A. 6.0V, 16 Ohms
C. 5.00 x 102rad s-1 B. 6.0V, 1 Ohms
D. 2.50 x 102rad s-1 C. 1.5V, 4 Ohms
D. 1.5V, 1 Ohms
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24. Calculate the mass of ice that would melt when
2kg of copper is quickly transferred from boiling
water to a block of ice without heat loss
A. 8/33kg B. 33/80kg 30.
C. 80/33kg D. 33/8kg
[Specific heat capacity of copper = 400 J kg-1 K-1;
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Latent heat of fussion of ice = 3.3 x 105 J kg-1]
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In the circuit above, the ammeter reads a current of
5.0 A when R = 8 Ohms and reads 7.0 A when
R = 5 Ohms. The value of the unknown resistance
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X is
The diagram above represents a transverse C. 5.0 Ohms D. 2.5 Ohms
electromagnetic wave traveling with speed 3.0 x
108ms-1. What is the frequency of the wave? 31. An astronomical telescope is said to be in normal
A. 3.0 x 107 Hz adjustment when the
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C. 1.0 x 109 Hz B. Focal length of objective lens is longer

D. 3.0 x 109 Hz than that of eye piece
C. Final image is at the near point of eye
27. The temperature gradient across a copper rod of D. Final image is at infinity.
thickness 0.02m, maintained a two temperature
junctions of 200C and 800C respectively is 32. Steel is more suitable for permanent magnet than
A. 3.0 x 102 Km-1 B. 3.0 x 103 Km-1 iron because the former
3 -1
C. 5.0 x 10 Km D. 3.0 x 104 Km-1 A. Is easily demagnetized by shaking vigorously
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B. Is an alloy of many metals

28. C. Is easily magnetized by alternating current
through one cycle
D. Retains magnetism more than iron.
The diagram above show a magnet X with its South

pole moved along a soft-iron bar PQ in the direction
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The diagram above shows the prism arrangement

in a
A. Binocular B. Spectrometer
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C. Penscope D. Projector In the circuit above, the potential across each
capacitor is 100V. The total energy stored in the
34. The velocities of flight air and glass are 3.0 x 108ms two capacitors is
A. 3.0 x 104 J B. 3.0 x 102 J
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and 2.0 x 108ms-1 respectively. If the angle of
-2
refraction is 300, the sine of the angle of incidence C. 2.5 x 10 J D. 6.0 x 10-3 J
is
A. 0.33 B. 0.50 39. At what frequency would a 10 H inductor have a
C. 0.67 D. 0.75 reactance of 2000 ohms?
A. ð
/200Hz B. ð
/100Hz
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C. /ðHz D. 100ðHz
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40. A 3000 W electric cooker is to be used on a 200V

mains circuit. Which of the fuses below can be
used safely with the cooker?
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C. 10A D. 20A
42. A galvanometer has a resistance of 5 Ù. By using

a shunt wire of resistance 0.05 Ù, the galvanometer
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In the series a.c. circuit shown above, the p.d could be converted to an ammeter capable of
across the inductor is 8Vr.m.s. The effective voltage reading 2 A. What is the current through the
is galvanometer?
A. 2V B. 10V A. 2 mA B. 10 mA
C. 14V D. 48V C. 20 mA D. 25 mA
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of laminated pieces of metal in order to

A. Increase the heat produced by increasing the
eddy current
B. Increase the heat produced by reducing the
eddy current
C. Reduce the heat produced by increasing the
eddy current
D. Reduce the heat produced by reducing the In the diagram above, if the internal resistance of
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eddy current. the cell is zero, the ratio of the power P1 and P2
dissipated by R1 and R2 respectively, is
37. In Fleming’s right-hand rule, the thumb, the
forefinger and the middle finger if held mutually at A. R2
right angles represent respectively, the R1
B. R1
A. Motion, the field and induced current R2
B. Induced current, the motion and the field C. R1 + R2
C. Fireld, the induced current and the motion R1
D. Induced current, the field and the motion. D. R1 + R2
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43. If x is the uncertainty in the measurement of (h = 6.63 x 10-34 JS)
the position of a particle along the x-axis and “Px is 48. In a series R-L-C circuit at resonance, the voltages
the uncertainty in the measurement of the linear across the resistor and the inductor are 30 V and
momentum along the x-axis, then the uncertainty 40 V respectively. What is the voltage across the
principle relation is given as capacitor?
A. x Px >h A. 30 V B. 40 V
B. x Px = 0 C. 50 V D. 70 V
C. x Px < h
D. x Px = 00 49. Gamma rays are produced when
A. High velocity electrons are abruptly stopped
44. Na + Proton X + alpha particle. What are the in metals
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values of p and q respectively in the equation B. Energy changes occur within the nucleus
above? atoms
A. 10 and 20 B. 12 and 24 C. Energy changes occur within the electronic
C. 20 and 10 D. 24 and 12. structure of atoms
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D. Electrons are deflected in very strong
45. A semi-conductor diode is used in rectifying magnetic fields.
alternating current into direct current mainly
because it 50. In the Rutherford scattering experiment, a beam of
A. Allows current to flow in either direction alpha particles was fired at a thin gold film with
B. Is non-linear some of the particles being considerably deflected.
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C. Offers a high input resistance This shows that
D. Allows current to flow only in one direction.
A. A gold nucleus contains protons, nuietrons
46. In semi-conductors, the carriers of current at room and electrons uniformly distributed in a tiny
temperature are
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A. Electrons only B. The gold nucleus is positively charged and is
B. Electrons and holes concentrated in a tiny volume
C. Holes only C. The gold nucleus emitted alpha particles
D. Electrons and ions D. The gold nucleus is concentrated in a tiny
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volume and contains alpha particles.
47. What is the speed of a particle of mass 10-27kg
whose wavelength is 10-8m?
A. 6.63 ms-1 B. 66.30 ms-1
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C. 663.00 ms D. 6630.00 ms-1
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1. A catapult used to hold a stone of mass 500g is 3. I. The frictional force is
extended by 20cm with an applied force f. If the independent of the area of the surfaces
stone leaves with a velocity of 40 ms-1, the value
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in contact,
of F is II The frictional force depends on the
A. 4.0 x 104 N B. 4.0 x 103 N nature of the surfaces in contact
C. 2.0 x 103 N D. 4.0 x 102 N III The frictional force depends on the speed
sliding
2. A hand bag containing some load weighting 162N IV The frictional force is directly
is carried by two students each holding the handle proportional to the normal reaction
of the bag next to him. If each handle is pulled at 60 Which combination of the above is true of sliding
to the vertical, find the force on each student’s friction?
arm A. I, II and IV B. I, II and III
A. 324 N B. 162 N C. I, III and IV D. II, III and IV.
C. 121 N D. 81 N
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4. When a ship sails from salt water into fresh water, 12. A stream is flowing at 0.75ms-1 and at boat heading
the friction of its volume above the water surface perpendicular for the stream landed at the opposite
will bank at an angle 300. Calculate the velocity of the
A. Remain the same boat.
B. Increase A. 0.65 ms-1 B. 0.86 ms-1
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C. Decrease C. 1.00 ms D. 1.50 ms-1
D. Increase then decrease.
13. I. Coherence
5. A simple pendulum has a period of 17.0s. When II Same frequency
the length is shortened by 1.5m, its period is 8.5s. III Same wavelength
Calculate the original length of the pendulum. IV Same intensity.
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A. 1.5m B. 2.0m Which of the conditions above are necessary to
C. 3.0m D. 3.0m produce interference fringes?
A. I, II and III B. I, II and III
6. At a fixed point below a liquid surface, the pressure C. I, II and IV D. II and III.
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downward is P1 and the pressure upward is P2. It
can be deduced that 14. An engineer intends to deviate a light ray from its
A. P1 = P2 B. P1 > P2 path 1200 through reflection from plane mirror.
C. P1 < P2 D. P1 > P2 Calculate the angle of incidence.
A. 200 B. 300
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7. I. Its velocity is constant C. 40 D. 600
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II No work is done on the body
III It has constant acceleration away from 15.
the center Days 1 Day 2 Day 3
IV The centripetal force is directed towards
the center.
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Which combination of the above is true of a body
moving with constant speed in a circular track? Wet 220C 220C 210C
A. I and III B. I and IV
C. II and III D. II and IV The readings above are for three consecutive days
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from a wet and dry bulb hygrometer. It can be
8. The velocity v of a particle in a time t is given by concluded that the relative humidity for the three
the equation v = 10+2t2. Find the instantaneous days
acceleration after 5 seconds. A. Increased ssteadily
A. 10 ms-2 B. 15 ms-2 B. Remained unchanged
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C. 20 ms D. 60 ms-2 C. Was least on day 1
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9. If the force and the velocity on a system are each

reduced simultaneously by half, the power of the 16. Total internal reflection occurs when light moves
system is from
A. Doubled B. Constant A. Air to water
C. Reduced to a quarter B. Water to glass
D. Reduced by half. C. A dense medium to a less dense medium
D. A less dense medium to a dense medium
10. The velocity ratio of a machine is 5 its efficiency is
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75%. What effort would be needed to lift a load of 17. One end of a long wire is fixed while vibrator is
150N with the machine? attached to the other end. When the vibrator is
A. 50 N B. 40 N energized, the types of waves generated in the
C. 30 N D. 20 N wire are
A. Stationary and transverse
11. A rope is being used to pull a mass of 10kg B. Progressive
vertically upward. Determine the tension in the rope C. Stationary and longitudinal
if, starting from resr, the mass acquires a velocity D. Progressive and longitudinal.
of 4ms-1 in 8.
A. 105 N B. 95 N
C. 50 N D. 5N
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18. A sonometer wire is vibrating at frequency f0. If 24. A transverse wave is applied to a string whose
the tension in the wire is doubled while the length mass per unit is 3 x 10-2kgm-1. If the string is under
and the mass per unit length are kept constant, the a tension of 12N, the speed of propagation of the
new frequency of vibration is wave is
A. f0 A. 40ms-1 B. 30ms-1
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2 C. 20ms D. 5ms-1
B. 2 f0
C. f0 25. A quantity of water at 00C heated to about 300C. At
2 each degree rise in temperature, its density will
D. f0 2 A. Rise steadily B. Rise then fall
C. Fall steadily D. Fall then rise.
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19. A boy observes a piece of stone at the bottom of a
river 6.0m deep. If he looks from the surface of the 26. A thin wire with heavy weights attached to both
river, what is the apparent distance of the stone ends is hung over a block of ice resting on two
from him. supports. If the wire cuts through the ice block
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A. 4.5 m B. 5.0 m while the block remains solid behind the wire, the
C. 5.5 m D. 8.0 m process is called
A. Fusion B. Sublimation
20. A metal of mass 0.5kg is heated to 1000C and then C. Condensation D. Regelation
transferred to a well-lagged calorimeter of heat
capacity 80J K-1 containing water of heat capacity 27. A cell of internal resistance 0.01 ohms can be
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420JK-1 at 150C. If the final steady temperature of measured accurately using the
the mixture is 250C, find the specific heat capacity A. Ohm-meter
of the metal B. Potentiometer
A. 92 J kg –1 K-1 B. 133 J kg –1 K-1 C. Electroscope
C. –1
286 J kg K
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D. 887 J kg –1 K-1 D. Metre bridge
28. An electron of charge 1.6 x 10-19C and mass 9.1 x

21. 10-31kg is accelerated between two metal plates with
a velocity of 4 x 107ms-1, the potential difference
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between the plates is
A. 4.55 x 101V B. 9.10 x 101V
2
C. 4.55 x 10 V D. 4.55 x 103V
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The diagram above shows a maximum and minimum

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thermometer divided into three portions P, Q and

R. Which of the following is true about the
respective contents of P, Q and R?
A. Alcohol, mercury and alcohol
B. Air, alcohol and mercury
C. Mercury, alcohol and mercury
D. Air, mercury and alcohol.
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22. The main reason for making the cover of a vacuum

flask airtight is to prevent heat loss by
A. Conduction B. Evaporation
C. Radiation D. Convection
In the diagram above, a beam of white light travels
23. A travelling wave moving from left to right has an from a rare to dense medium. What colours of light
amplitude of 0.15m, a frequency of 550Hz and a do the rays a, b, c respectively represent.
wavelength of 0.01m. The equation describing the
wave is A. Blue, yellow and red
A. y = 0.15 8In 200 ð (x – 5.5t) B. Green, red and blue
B. y = 0.15 8In ð (0.01x – 5.5t) C. Red, green and blue
C. y = 0.15 8In 5.5 ð (x – 200t) D. Yellow, blue and red.
D. y = 0.15 8Inð (550 x – 0.01t)
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30. 34. A projector lantern is used to give the image of a
slide on a screen. If the image is 24 times as large
as the slide and the screen is 72.0m from the
projecting lens, what is the position of the slide
from the lens?
A. 4.0m B. 3.5m
C. 3.0m D. 0.3m
35. A radio is operated by eight cells each of e.m.f.

The diagram above shows two capacitors P and Q 2.0V connected in series. if two of the cells are
of capacitances 5uF and 10 uF. Find the charges wrongly connected, the net e.m.f. of the radio is
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stores in P and Q respectively. A. 16V B. 12V
A. 200 uC and 100 uC C. 10V D. 8V
B. 100 uC and 200 uC
C. 4 uC and 2 uC 36. A 2H inductor has negligible resistance and is
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D. 2 uC and 4 uC connected to a 50/ Hz a.c. supply. The reactance
of the inductor is
31. What optical instrument can best be constructed A. 200 Ohms
with converging lenses of focal lengths 500cm and B. 50 Ohms
5cm? C. 100 Ohms
A. Compound microscope
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B. Terrestrial telescope D. 25 Ohms
C. Astronomical telescope
D. Galileo’s telescope 37. If the fraction of the atoms of a radioactive material
left after 120 years is 1/64 What is the half-life of the
32.
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If a charged ion goes through combined electric material?
and magnetic fields, the resultant emergent A. 2 years
velocity of the ion is B. 10 years
A. E C. 20 years
B D. 24 years
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B. EB
C. B 38. A certain readioactive source emits radiations that
E were found to be deflected by both magnetic and
D. E–B electric fields. The radiations are
A. x-rays
33. B. beta rays
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C. gamma rays
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D. ultra-violet rays
39. In a pure semicondctor, the number of electron in

the conduction band is
A. Equal to the number of holes in the valence
band
B. Greater than the number of holes in the
valence band
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C. Less than the number of holes in the valence

In the diagram above, the values of V1 and V2 are band
respectively D. Twice the number of holes in the valence
band.
A. 1V and 1 V
3 40. A cell of internal resistance 1 ohms supplies
B. 1 V and 1V current to an external resistor of 3 ohms . The
3 efficiency of the cell is
C. 1 V and 2 V A. 75% B. 50%
3 3 C. 33% D. 25%
D. 1V and 2 V
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41. Light energy 5eV falls on a metal of work function 46.
3 ev and electrons are liberated. The stopping
potential is
A. 15.0V B. 8.0V
C. 2.0V D. 1.7V
42. In the thermonuclear reaction, the total initial mass

is 5.02 x 10-27kg. The energy released in the process
is In the a.c. circuit above, the current value is
A. 9.0 x 10-10J B. 9.0 x 10-11J
C. -12
9.0 x 10 J D. 9.0 x 10-13J A. 6.67 A
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B. 4.00 A
43. The magnetic flux in a coil having 200 turns changes C. 3.00 A
at the time rate of 0.08 Ws-1. The induced e.m.f. in D. 0.58 A
the coil is
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A. 1.6V B. 16.0V 47.
C. 25.0V D. 250.0V
44. If the frequency of an emitted x-rays is 1.6 x 1016

Hz, the accelerating potential is
A. 6.6 V B. 66.3 V
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C. 663.0 V D. 6630.0 V
If current flows in the direction of the arrows in the
45. solenoid above, the North pole is at
A. P B. X
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A. Reduced pressure and reduced potential
B. Reduced pressure and high current
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C. Increased magnetic field
D. Exposure to visible light
49. An electric generator with a power output of 3.0kW

at a voltage of 1.5kV distributes power along cables
The correct position for a fuse in the diagram above of total resistance 20.0 ohms. the power loss in the
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A. S B. Q A. 0.1W B. 10.0W
C. P D. Between P C. 40.0W D. 80.0W
and Q
50. A conductor of length 2m carries a current of 0.8A
while kept in a magnetic field of magnetic flux
density 0.5T. The maximum force acting on it is
A. 8.0N B. 3.2N
C. 0.8N D. 0.2N
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Physics 2001
1. 5. If a spherical metal bob of radius 3cm is fully
immersed in a cylinder containing water and the
water level rises by 1cm, what is the radius of the
cylinder?
A. 12cm B. 1cm
C. 3cm D. 6cm
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6. The resultant of two forces acting on an object is
maximum if the angle between them is
A. 450 B. 00
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C. 90 D. 1800
In the diagram above, which of the simple pendulum 7. I. The earth is not spherical but
will resonate with P when set into oscillation? elliptical in shape
A. T B. U II Variation in latitude and longitude
C. R and T D. Q and R III Rotation of the earth on its axis
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IV Variation in the density of the
2. The height at which the atmosphere ceases to exist earth
is about 80km. If the atmospheric pressure on the On which combination of the above does the
ground level is 760 mmHg, the pressure at a height weight of an object vary on the earth’s surface?
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of 20km above the ground level is
A. 380 mmHg B. 570 mmHg A. I, II, III and IV
C. 190 mmHg D. 480 mmHg B. II, III and IV only
C. I, II and III only
3. A stone of mass 1 kg is dropped from a height of D. I and II only.
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10m above the ground and falls freely under
gravity. Its kinetic energy 5m above the ground is 8. The efficiency of a machine is always less than
then equal to 100% because the
A. Its kinetic energy on the ground A. Work output is always greater than the work
B. Twice its initial potential energy input
C. Its initial potential energy B. Load lifted is always greater tan the effort
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C. Effort applied is always greater than the load

4. lifted
D. Velocity ratio is always greater than the
mechanical advantage.
9. Which of the following consists entirely of vector

quantities?
A. Velocity, magnetic flux and reaction.
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B. Tension, magnetic flux and mass

C. Displacement, impulse and power
D. Work, pressure and moment.
The diagram above is a block-and-tackle pulley 10. Ice cubes are added to a glass of warm water. The
system in which an effort of 80N is used to lift a glass and water are cooled by
load of 240N. the efficiency of the machine is A. Conduction only
B. Convection only
A. 60% B. 50% C. Conduction and convection
C. 40% D. 33% D. Convection and radiation
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11. A ray of light strikes a plane mirror at an angle of At what distance from the wall does the wave have
incidence of 350. If the mirror is rotated through an antinode?
100, through what angle is the reflected ray rotated? A. 2m B. 4m
A. 700 B. 450 C. 1m D. 3m
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C. 25 D. 200
18. A string is fastened tightly between two walls 24cm
12. Find the frequencies of the first three harmonic of apart. The wavelength of the second overtone is
a piano string of length 1.5m, if the velocity of the A. 24cm B. 16cm
waves on the string is 120ms-1. C. 12cm D. 8cm
A. 80 Hz, 80 Hz, 120 Hz
B. 80 Hz, 160 Hz, 240 Hz 19. A gas with initial volume of 2 x 10-6m3 is allowed to
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C. 180 Hz, 360 Hz, 540 Hz expand to six times its initial volume at constant
D. 360 Hz, 180 Hz, 90 Hz pressure of 2 x 105Nm-2. The work done is
E. A. 2.0J B. 4.0J
13. The terrestrial telescope has one extra lens more C. 12.0J D. 1.2J
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than the astronomical telescope. The extra lens is
for 20. The thermometric substance of an absolute
A. Improving the sharpness thermometer is
B. Creating an inverted image A. Alcohol B. Mercury
C. Magnification of the image C. Helium D. Platinum
D. Erection of the image
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21. A cell of internal resistance r supplies current to a
14. The driving mirror of a car has a radius of curvature 6.0 Ohms resistor and its efficiency is 75%. Find
of 1m. A vehicle behind the car is 4m from the mirror. the value of r
Find the image distance behind the mirror. A. 4.5 Ohms
A. 8 B. 4
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C. 9 D 4 B. 1.0 Ohms
7 9 2 7 C. 8.0 Ohms
15. D. 2.0 Ohms
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If a ray traveling in air is incident on a transparent In the diagram above, the current I is
medium as shown in the diagram, the refractive A. 3/8A B. 9/11A
index of the medium is given as C. 11/9A D. 8/3A
A. Cos& B. Sin&
Sin B SinB 23.
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C Cos B D SinB
Sin & Sin&
The pressure of a mass of a gas changes from 300Nm-2 to

120Nm-2 while the temperature drops from 1270C to -73oc.
The ratio of the final volume to the initial volume is
A. 2: 5 B. 5;4
C. 5;2 D. 4;5
17. A plane sound wave of frequency 85.5 Hz and The diagram above shows two capacitors P and Q
velocity 342 ms-1 is reflected from a vertical wall. of capacitances 2uF and 4 uF respectively
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connected to a.d.c. source. The ratio of energy C. Sulphuric aicd, lead oxide and lead
stored in P to Q is D. Potassium hydroxide, nickel and iron
A. 4: 1 B. 2: 1
C. 1: 4 D. 1: 2 30.
24. A resistance R is connected across the terminal of

an electric cell of internal resistance 2Ohms and
the voltage was reduced to 3/5 of its nominal value.
The value of R is
A. 3 Ohms B. 2 Ohms
C. 1 Ohms D. 6 Ohms
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The diagram above shows a closed square box of
side 0.5m in a uniform electric field E in the direction
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shown by the arrows. What is the flux for the box?
A. 0.5 E B. 2.0 E
C. 0.2 E D. 0.0 E
31. A bread toaster uses a current of 4A when plugged

in a 240 volts line. It takes one minute to toast
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slices of bread. What is the energy consumed by
the toaster?
A. 5.76 x 104J B. 1.60 x 104J
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C. 3.60 x 10 J D. 1.60 x 102J
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The diagram above shows three capacitors C1, C2
and C 3 of capacitances 2ìF, 6 ìF and 3 ìF 32.
respectively. The potential differences across C1,
C2 and C3 respectively are
A. 4V, 6V and 2V
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B. 2V, 6V and 4V
C. 6V, 4V and 2V
D. 6V, 2V and 4V
26. A student is at a height 4m above the ground during

a thunderstorm. Given that the potential difference In the circuit diagram above, the ammeter reads a
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between the thundercloud and the ground is 107V, current of 3A when R is 5 Ohms and 6A when R is
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the electric field created by the storm is 2 Ohms. Determine the value of x
A. 2.0 x 106NC-1 B. 2.5 x 106NC-1 A. 8 Ohms B. 2 Ohms
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C. 1.0 x 10 NC D. 4.0 x 107NC-1 C. 10 Ohms D. 4 Ohms
27. A working electric motor takes a current of 1.5A 33. When a piece of rectangular glass block is inserted
when the p.d. across it is 250V. If its efficiency is between two parallel plate capacitor, at constant
80%, the power output is plate area and distance of separation, the
A. 300.0W B. 469.0W capacitance of the capacitor will
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C. 133.0W D. 4.8W A. Increase

B. Decrease
28. The cost of running five 60 W lamps and four 100W C. Decrease, then increase
lamps for 20 hours if electrical energy costs N10.00 D. Remain constant
per kWh is
A N 280.00 B. N 160.00 34. The ratio of electrostatic force FE to gravitational
C. N 120.00 D. N 140.00 force FG between two protons each of charge e
and mass m, at a distance d is
29. In a Daniel cell, the depolarize, positive and A. e B. e2 C. Gm2
2
negative electrodes are respectively 4ne0Gm Gm 4nE0e2
2
A. Copper sulphate, copper and zinc D. e
B. Manganese dioxide, carbon and zinc 4nE0Gm2
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35. What is the angle of dip at the magnetic equator? Which combination of the above is true of the
A. 450 B. 00 conduction of electricity through gases?
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C. 90 D. 1800 A. I and IV only
B. I and III only
36. A cell can supply currents of 0.4A and 0.2A through C. II and IV only
a 4.0 Ohms and 10.0 Ohms resistors respectively. D. II and III only
The internal resistance of the cell is
A. 2.0 Ohms B. 1.0 Ohms 42. Which of the following metals will provide the
C. 2.5 Ohms D. 1.5 Ohms greatest shield against ionizing radiation?
A. Iron B. Manganese
37. Which of the following graphs correctly represents C. Aluminium D. Lead
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the variation of mass of a given material deposited
with time for constant current in Faraday’s law of 43. The primary coil of a transformer has N turns and
electrolysis? is connected to a 120 V a.c. power line. If the
secondary coil has 1,000 turns and a terminal
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voltage of 1,200 volts, what is the value of N?
A. 120 B. 100
C. 1,000 D. 1,200
44. The process of energy production in the sun is

A. Nuclear fission
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B. Nuclear fusion
C. Electron collision
D. Radioactive decay
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A. 900 B. 600
0
C. 0 D. 1800
46. The force on a current carrying conductor in a

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magnetic field is greatest when the
A. Conductor make an angle of 600 with the field
B. Force is independent of the angle between
the field and the conductor
C. Conductor is parallel with the field
In the diagram above, determine the r.m.s. current D. Conductor is at right angles with the field.
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A. 31A B. 48A
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C. 60A D. 80A 47. A transistor functions mainly as a

A. Switch and an amplifier
39. The particle emitted when 3199K decays to 3199K is B. Rectifier and an amplifier
A. Gamma B. Beta C. Charge storer and an amplifier
C. Electron D. Alpha D. Charge storer and switch.
40. The current through a resistor in a.c. circuit is given 48. Energy losses through eddy currents are reduced
as 2 sin wt. Determine the d.c. equivalent of the by using
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current A. Low resistance wires

A. 1 . A B. Insulated soft iron wires
2 C. Few turns of wire
B. 2 2A D. High resistance wires
C. 2A
E. 2A 49. A capacitor of 20 x 10-12F and an inductor are joined
in series.. the value of the inductance that will give
41. I Low pressure the circuit a resonant frequency of 200 kHz is
II High pressure A. 1 H
III High potential difference 16
IV Low potential difference B. 1 H
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C. 1 H
B. Independent of the magnitude of the
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D. 1 H
C. Proportional to the velocity v only
32 D. Proportional to the magnitude of the
[ 2 = 10] charge only.
50. The magnetic force on a charged particle moving

with velocity v is
A. Proportional to both the magnitude of the
charge and the velocity
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1. Which of the following is the correct shape of the 6. The effect of a particle in a fluid attaining its
velocity-time graph of a spherical steel ball dropped terminal velocity is that the
into a viscous fluid in a tall cylinder? A. Buoyancy force is more than the weight
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V
m/s
of the fluid displaced
V
m/s B. Buoyancy force is equal to the viscous
retarding force
C. Acceleration is maximum
D. Weighting is equal to the retarding force.
t(s)
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V
m/s
V
m/s 7.
Force R
(N)
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0.2N Q
t(s) t(s)
2. A particle in circular motion performs 30 oscillations

in 6 seconds. Its angular velocity is 0.1N
A. 6 rad s-1 B. 5 rad s-1 P
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C. 10 rad s D. 5 rad s-1
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3. A copper cube weights 0.25N in air, 0.17N when 0.05m 0.10m Extension
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completely immersed in paraffin oil and 0.15N when

completely immersed in water. The ratio of upthrust The diagram above shows the force-extension
in oil to upthrust in water is curve of a piece of wire. The energy stored when
A. 13 : 10 B. 7 : 10 the wire is stretched from E to F is
C. 3:5 D. 4:5 A. 1.5 x 10-2 J B. 7.5 x 10-3 J
C. 7.5 x 10-1 J D. 2.5 x 10-3 J
4. The hydrostatic blood pressure difference between
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the head and feet of a boy standing straight is 8. If the distance between two suspended masses
1.65 x 104 Nm-2. Find the height of the boy. 10kg each is tripled, the gravitational force of
A. 1.5m B. 2.0m attraction between them is reduced by
C. 0.6m D. 0.5m A. One ninth B. One quarter
[Density of blood = 1.1 x 103 kgm-3, g = 10ms-2] C. One third D. One half
5. If the total force acting on a particle is zero, the 9. A wheel and axle is used to raise a load of 500 N by
linear momentum will the application of an effort of 250N. If the radii of
A. Be constant B. Increase the wheel and the axle are 0.4cm and 0.1cm
C. Increase then decrease respectively, the efficiency of the machine is
D. Decrease A. 50% B. 60%
C. 20% D. 40%
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10. A. Presbyopia
B. Chromatic aberration
C. Myopia
D. Astigmatism
16. The property that is propagated in traveling wave

is
A. Amplitude B. Wavelength
C. Frequency D. Energy
17. A concave mirror of radius of curvature 40 cm
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forms a real image twice as large as the object. The
The diagram above shows the force (F) acting on object distance is
an object through a distance (x). The work done A. 60 cm B. 40 cm
C. 30 cm D. 10 cm
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on this object is expressed as
A. F J
x 18. If tension is maintained on a stretched string of
B. Fx2 J length 0.6m, such that its fundamental frequency
C. Fx J of 220 Hz is excited, determine the velocity of the
2 transverse wave in the string.
A. 264 ms-1 B. 132 ms-1
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D. Fx J
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C. 66 ms D. 528 ms-1
11. A body weighting 80 N stands in an elevator that
is about to move. The force exerted by the floor on 19. The radiator of a motor car is cooled by
the body as the elevator moves upwards with an A. Radiation and conduction
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acceleration of 5ms-2 is B. Radiation
A. 120N B. 40N C. Conduction
C. 160N D. 80N D. Convection
[g = 10ms-2]
20. A coin placed below a rectangular glass block of
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12. Two forces each of 10N act on a body, one towards thickness 9cm and refractive index 1.5 is viewed
north and the other towards the east. The vertically above the block. The apparent
magnitude and the direction of the resultant force displacement of the coin is
are A. 5 cm B. 3 cm
A. 20N, 450 W B. 10 2N, 450 W C. 8 cm D. 6 cm
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C. 10 2N, 45 E D. 20N, 450 E
21. Blowing air over a liquid aids evaporation by
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13. A ray of light which strikes a glass slab from air at A. Decreasing its vapour pressure
normal incidence passes through the slab B. Decreasing its density
A. Undeviated and displaced at a faster speed C. Increasing its surface area
B. Undeviated and undisplaced at a lower speed D. Increasing its temperature
C. Deviated and undisplaced at a lower speed
D. Deviated and displaced at a lower speed. 22. The pressure of 3 moles of an ideal gas at a
temperature of 270C having a volume of 10-3m3 is
14. Which of the following is a characteristic of A. 7.47 x 105 Nm-2
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stationary waves? B. 2.49 x 106 Nm-2

A. The distance between two successive nodes C. 7.47 x 106 Nm-2
is one wavelength. D. 2.49 x 105 Nm-2
B. They are formed by two identical waves [R = 8.3 J mol-1 K-1]
traveling in opposite directions.
C. The antinode is a point minimum 23. To produce an enlarged and erect image with a
displacement. concave mirror, the object must be positioned
D. They can be transverse or longitudinal. A. Between the principal focus and the pole
B. Between the principal focus and the
15. Which of the following eye defects can be centre of curvature
corrected using a cylindrical lens? C. Beyond the centre of curvature
D. At the principal focus.
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24. The colours seen in soap bubbles are due to is shown in the diagram above. What types of
A. Refraction B. Diffraction charges are at X and Y?
C. Interference D. Dispersion A. Both X and Y are positive
B. X is positive and Y is negative
25. The phenomenon that makes sound persist when C. X is negative and Y is positive
its source has been removed is known as D. Both X and Y are negative.
A. Reverberation
B. Acoustic vibration 32. The eye controls the mount of light reaching the
C. Rarefaction retina by adjusting the
D. Echo A. Iris B. Optic nerve
C. Cornea D. Retina
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26. Vibrations in a stretched spring cannot be polarized
because they are 33. An electric cell with nominal voltage E has a
A. Longitudinal wave resistance of 3 Ohms connected across it. If the
B. Mechanical waves voltage falls to 0.6Volts, the internal resistance of
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C. Stationery waves the cell is
D. Transverse waves. A. 2 Ohms B. 4 Ohms
C. 1 Ohms D. 3 Ohms
27. I. Temperature
II Density of air molecules 34. When connected to a mains 250V, the fuse rating
III Pressure in the plug of an electric device of 1kW is
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IV Pitch A. 5A B. 4A
Which of the above will affect the velocity of C. 3A D. 2A
sound air?
A. I, II and IV only B. I and II only 35. The electromagnetic wave that can produce a
C. I, II, III and IV
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D. II and IV heating effect on the environment is
only. A. Gamma rays B. X-rays
C. Ultraviolet rays D. Infrared rays.
28. Water is poor thermometric liquid because it
A. Wets glass
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B. Has low vapour pressure
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10uF carrying a charge pf 100uC is
C. Is opaque
A. 5 x 10-4 J B. 4 x 10-3 J
D. Is a poor conductor 2
C. 4 x 10 J D. 5 x 104 J
29. The time rate of loss of heat by a body is
proportional to the 37.
A. Temperature of its surroundings
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B. Difference in temperature between the

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body and its surrounding

C. Temperature of the body
D. Ratio of the temperature of the body to
that of its surrounding.
30. An electric iron is rated 1 000 W, 230 V. What is the
resistance of its element?
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C. 51.9 Ohms D. 52.9 Ohms

31. From the diagram above, determine the value of
the resistance X
C. 9 Ohms D. 6 Ohms
The electric field between the two-point charges
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38. C. Contains electron and hole carriers
D. Consumes a lot of power
45. Which of the following statements is true of the

properties of a moving coil galvanometer?
A. It has a small number of turns of coil
B. There is a strong permanent magnet to give
high magnetic flux
C. The coil ha a small area.
D. There are strong hair springs to give a large
control couple
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Calculate the refractive index of the material for
the glass prism in the diagram above. 46. Pure silicon can be converted to a p-type material
A. 3 by adding a controlled amount of
2 A. Pentavalent atoms
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B. 4 B. Trivalent atoms
3 C. Hexavalent atoms
C. 2 D. Tetravalent atoms
2
D. 2 47. From the generating station to each substation
power is transmitted at a very high voltage so as
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39. The particle that is responsible for nuclear fission to reduce
in a nuclear reactor is A. Heating in the coils
A. Electron B. Neutron B. Magnetic flux leakage
C. Photon D. Proton C. Hysteresis loss
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40. At what frequency would a capacitor of 2.5uF used
in a radio circuit have a reactance of 250Ohms? 48.
A. 200 Hz
B. Hz
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800
C. 2000 Hz
D. 800 Hz
41. The percentage of the original nuclei of a sample Which of the following graphs shows the correct
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of a radioactive substance left after 5 half-lives is vector diagram for the circuit above?
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A. 1% B. 3%
C. 5% D. 8%
42. A current of 0.5 A flowing for 3 h deposits 2g of a

metal during electrolysis.. the quantity of the same
metal that would be deposited by a current of 1.5 A
flowing in 1h is
A. 18 g B. 10 g 49. The energy associated with the photon of a radio
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C. 6g D. 2g transmission at 3 x 105 Hz is
A. 2.00 x 10-29 J
2 3 20 4
43. 1 1
Na + X 9
F + 2
He B. 2.00 x 10-28 J
C. 1.30 x 10-29 J
What particle is X in the reaction above? D. 1.30 x 10-28 J
A. Neutron B. Alpha
C. Gamma D. Beta 50. The carbon-granule microphone works on the
principle of change in
44. A transistor is used in the amplification of signals A. Capacitance B. Voltage
because it C. Inductance D. Resistance
A. Allows doping
B. Controls the flow current
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Physics 2003
1. bead and the wire is 0.1, determine the work done
by the friction
A. 2 x 10-3 J B. 2 x 102 J
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C. 2 x 10 J D. 2 x 101 J
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6. The stylus of a phonograph record exerts a force
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of 77. x 10-2 N on a groove of radius 10-5 m. Compute
the pressure exerted by the stylus on the groove.
A. 2.42 x 109 Nm-2
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B. 4.90 x 108 Nm-2
C. 2.45 x 108 Nm-2
The figure above shows two velocities v1 and v2. D. 3.45 x 108 Nm-2
Which of the following diagrams correctly
represents the vector difference w = v1 – v2? 7. A piece of stone attached to one end of a string is
whirled round in a horizontal circle and the string
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suddenly cuts. The stone will fly off in a direction.
A. Tangential to the circular path
B. Perpendicular to the circular path
C. Towards the centre of the circle
D. Parallel to the circular path.
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8.
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2. If an object just begins to slide on a surface inclined
at 300 to the horizontal, the coefficient of friction is
A. 1
3
B. 1
3
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C. 3
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3 of a vernier caliper as shown above. The length of
the glass block is
3. A satellite is in a parking orbit if its period is A. 1.65 cm B. 1.64 cm
A. More than the period of the earth C. 1.66 cm D. 1.63 cm
B. Equal to the period of the earth
C. The square of the period of the earth 9. A test tube of radius 1.0cm is loaded to 8.8g. If it is
D. Less than the period of the earth placed upright in water, find the depth to which it
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would sink.
4. What does not drop through an open umbrella of A. 25.2 cm B. 2.8 cm
silk material unless the inside of the umbrella is C. 28.0 cm D. 5.2 cm
touched [g = 10ms-2 density of water 1 000kgm-3].
A. Osmotic pressure
B. Capillarity 10. A 90cm uniform lever has a load of 30N suspended
C. Surface tension at 15cm from one of its ends. If the fulcrum is at the
D. Viscosity centre of gravity, the force that must be applied at
its other end to keep it in horizontal equilibrium is
5. A bead traveling on a straight wire is brought to A. 20 N B. 30 N
rest at 0.2m by friction. If the mass of the bead is C. 60 N D. 15 N
0.01kg and the coefficient of friction between the
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11. On top of a spiral spring of force constant 19. A 2 000W electric heater is used to heat a metal
500 Nm-1 is placed a mass of 5 x 10-3kg. If the spring object of mass 5kg initially at 100C. If a temperature
is compressed downwards by a length of 0.02m rise of 300C is obtained after 10 min, the heat
and then released, calculate the height to which capacity of the material is
the mass is projected A. 1.2 x 104J0C-1
A. 2m B. 8m B. 6.0 x 104J0C-1
C. 1m D. 4m C. 8.0 x 103J0C-1
D. 4.0 x 104J0C-1
12. A hose of cross-sectional area 0.5m2 is used to
discharge water from a water thank at a velocity of 20. By what factor will the size of an object placed
60ms-1 in 20s into a container. If the container is 10cm from a convex lens be increased if the image
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filled completely, the volume of the container is is seen on a screen placed 25cm from the lens?
A. 600 m3 B. 6 000 m3 A. 2.5 B. 1.5
3
C. 240 m D. 2 400 m3 C. 0.4 D. 15.0
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13. A force of 100N is used to kick a football of mass 21. On a fairly cool rainy day when the temperature is
0.8kg. Find the velocity with which the ball moves 200C, the length of a steel railroad track is 20m.
if it takes 0.8s to be kicked. What will be its length on a hot dry day when the
A. 100ms-1 B. 32ms-1 temperature is 400C?
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C. 50ms C. 64ms-1 A. 20.009 m B. 20.002 m
C. 20.013 m D. 20.004 m
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14. The phenomenon whereby the water droplets in
the atmosphere combine with dust particles in the 22. If 1.2 x 106J of heat energy is given off in 1 sec.
air to reduce visibility is From a vessel maintained at a temperature gradient
A. Fog B. Hail of 30km-1, the surface area of the vessel is
C. Mist
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B. 1.0 x 102m2
15. Given that Young’s modulus for aluminium is C. 9.0 x 104m2
7.0 x 1010Nm-2 and density is 2.7 x 103kgm-3. D. 9.0 x 102m2
Find the speed of the sound produced if a solid [Thermal conductivity of the vessel = 400Wm-1 K-1]
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bar is struck at one end with a hammer?
A. 3.6 x 103ms-1 B. 5.1 x 103ms-1 23.
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C. 2.8 x 10 ms D. 4.2 x 103ms-1 T0C 0 5 10 15 20 40 60
S.V.P(mmHg) 4.58 6.51 8.94 12.67 17.50 55.10 149.00
16. Thermal equilibrium between two objects exists
The table above shows the saturation vaour
when
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pressure against temperature in a certain town. If

A. The heat capacities of both objects are the
the vapour pressure in this town at 200C is 10mmHg,
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same
what is the relative humidity?
B. One objects loses heat continuously to the
A. 57.0% B. 17.5%
other
C. 10.0% D. 170.0%
C. The temperatures of both objects are equal
D. The quantity of heat in both objects is the
24. At what position will an object be placed in front
same.
of a concave mirror in order to obtain an image at
infinity?
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A. At centre of curvature
doubled, by what factor does the density
B. Between the principal focus and the
decrease?
centre of curvature
A. 2.00 B. 0.25
C. At the pole of the mirror
C. 4.00 D. 0.50
D. At the principal focus
18. If an object is placed between two parallel plane
25. An open pipe closed at one end produces its first
mirrors with their reflecting surfaces facing each
fundamental note. If the velocity of sound in air is
other, how many images of the object will be
v and l the length of the pipe, the frequency of the
formed?
note is
A. Four B. Two
A. v/2l B. 2v/l
C. Eight D. infinite
C. v/5l D. v/4l
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26. A tuning fork of frequency 340Hz is vibrating just 31. Which of the following pairs of light rays shows
above a cylindrical tube of height 1.2m. If water is the widest separation in the spectrum of white light?
slowly poured into the tube, At what maximum A. Green and yellow
height will resonance occur? B. Indigo and violet
A. 0.45 m B. 0.95 m C. Orange and red
C. 0.60 m D. 0.50 m D. Blue and red
[Speed of sound in air = 340ms-1]
32.
27. A wire of 5 ohms resistance is drawn out so that its
new length is two times the original length. If the
resistivity of the wire remains the same and the
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cross-sectional area is halved, the new resistance
is
A. 20 Ohms
B. 5 Ohms
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C. 40 Ohms
D. 10 Ohms
28. A ray incident on a glass prism undergoes minimum

deviation when the In the diagram above, what would happen to the
A. Refraction angle equals 900 current, I, if another resistor, R2, is connected in
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B. Incident angle is equal to the angle of parallel to R1?
refraction A. It will decrease if R2 is greater than R1.
C. Incident angle is equal to the angle of B. It will increase because the equivalent
emergence resistance will increase.
D.
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Incident angle equals 900 C. It will decrease if Rs is less than R1
D. It will increase because the effective resistance
29. will decreases.
33. A ray of light is incident on an equilateral triangular

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glass prism of refractive index 3/2. Calculate the
angle through which the ray is minimally deviated
in the prism.
A. 37.20 B. 48.60
C. 30.00 D. 42.00
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34. The most suitable cell used for short interval

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switches in electric bells is a

In the diagram above, if each of the resistors can A. Nickel iron accumulator
dissipate a maximum of 18W without becoming B. Lead-acid accumulator
excessively heated, what is the maximum power C. Daniel cell
the circuit can dissipate? D. Leclanche cell
A. 9W B. 27 W
C. 5W D. 18 W 35. An electron of charge 1.6 x 10-19C is accelerated
between two metal plates. If the kinetic energy of
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30. I. It retains its magnetism much the electron is 4.8 x 10-17J, the potential difference
longer than steel between the plates is
II it is more easily magnetized tah steel A. 300V B. 30V
III It is more easily demagnetized than steel C.400V D. 40V
IV It produces a stronger magnet than steel.
Which combination of the above makes iron 36. A magnetic field is said to exist at a point if a force
preferable to steel in the making of electromagnets? is
A. II, III and IV only A. Deflection at the point
B. I, III and Iv only B. Strengthened at the point
C. I and II only C. Exerted on a moving charge at the point
D. II and III only D. Exerted on a stationary charged at the
point
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37. The operation of an optical fibre is based on the 45. The major difference between a pure
principal of semiconductor and a pure metal is that
A. Polarization of light A. The resistance of a metals increases with
B. Refraction of light temperature, while for semiconductors, it is
C. Interference of light the reverse
D. Dispersion of light B. Metals are harder than semiconductors
C. Metals have forbidden gaps while
38. A positively charged rod X is brought near an semiconductors have not
uncharged metal sphere Y and is then touched by D. While the resistance of metals decrease with
a finger with X still in place. When the finger is temperature, the reverse is the case for
removed, the result is that Y has semiconductors.
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A. A negative charge and a positive potential
B. No charge and zero potential 46. If the uncertainty in the measurement of the
C. A negative charge and a negative potential position of a particle is 5 x 10-10m, the uncertainty
D. A positive charge and a zero potential in the momentum of the particle is
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A. 3.30 x 10-44Ns
39. In a semiconductor junction diode, as the depletion B. 3.30 x 10-24Ns
or barrier layer is forward-based, the layer C. 1.32 x 10-44Ns
A. Narrows B. Remains constant D. 1.32 x 10-24Ns
C. Widens then narrows D. Widen. [h = 6.6 x 10-34Js]
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40. When a nucleus is formed by bringing protons 47. In the calibration of an ammeter using Faraday’s
and neutrons together, the actual mass of the laws of electrolysis, the ammeter reading is kept
formed nucleus is less than the sum of the masses constant at 1.20A. If 0.990g of copper is deposited
of the constituent protons and neutrons. The in 40 minutes, the correction to be applied to the
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energy equivalent of this mass difference is the ammeter is
A. Stability B. Lost energy A. 0.05A B. 0.06A
C. Work function D Binding energy C. 0.03A D. 0.04A
[c.c.c. of copper = 3.3 x 10-4gC-1]
41. An electron makes a transition from a certain energy
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level Ek to the ground sate E0. If the frequency of 48. The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons
emission is 8.0 x 1014Hz, the energy emitted is emitted from a metal surface is 0.34cV. If the work
A. 5.28 x 1019J function of the metal surface is 1.83cV, find the
B. 8.25 x 1019J stopping potential
C. 5.28 x 10-19J A. 1.09V B. 2.17V
D. 8.25 x 10-19J C. 0.34V D. 1.49V
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42. In a fission process, the decrease in mass is 0.01%. 49. The force on a charge moving with velocity v in a
How much energy could be obtained from the magnetic field B is half of the maximum force when
fission of 1.0g of the materials? the angle between v and B is
A. 9.0 x 1010 J B. 6.3 x 1011 J A. 00 B. 900 C. 450 D. 300
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C. 9.0 x 10 J D. 9.0 x 109 J
[c = 3.0 x 108ms-1] 50. The count rate of a radioactive material is 800
count/min. If the half-life of the material is 4 days,
43. A circuit has an area of 0.4m2 and consists of 50 what would the count rate be 16 days later?
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loops of wire. If the loops are twisted and allowed A. 50 count/min B. 25/ count/min
to rotate at a constant angular velocity of 10 rads- B. 200 count/min D. 100 count/min.
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in a uniform magnetic field of 0.4T, the amplitude
of the induced voltage is
A. 80V B. 20V
C. 8V D 16V
44. When an alternating current given by 1 = 10sin

(120w) passes through a 12 ohms resistor, the
power dissipated in the resistor is
A. 120W B. 20W
C. 600W D. 1200W
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PHYSICS 2004
TYPE: S Physics7.2004
If u is the object distance and v the image distance,
which of the following expressions gives the linear
1.
magnification produced by a convex lens of focal length f?
A. u + f B. u - f C. v - 1
V f f
D. v + 1
m
f
8. A ray of light make an angle of 350 with a plane

mirror. What is the angle of reflection?
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A. 550 B. 350
0
C. 70 D. 650
The refractive index of the medium M in the 9. The pitch of a sound note depends on
diagram above is A. Timbre B. Harmonics
A 2 B. 1 C. 2 3 D. 3 C. Quality D. frequency
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3 3
10. If the angle between two vectors P and Q is 00, the
2. What types of mirrors are capable of producing vectors are said to
parallel beams of light such as those arising from A. Be perpendicular B. Be parallel
the headlamps of a car?
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A. Cylindrical mirrors D. Intersect at angle 450
B. B. Parabolic mirrors.
C. C. spherical mirrors 11. A machine whose efficiency is 60% has a velocity
D. Plane mirrors. ratio of 5. If a force of 500N is applied to lift a load
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P, what is the magnitude of P?
3. A person can focus an object only when it lies A. 750N B. 4166N
within 200cm from him. Which spectacles should C. 50N D. 1500N
be used to increase his maximum distance of
distinct vision to infinity? 12. A body of mass 4kg is acted on by a constant
A. Concave lens B. Plane glasses force of 12N for 3 seconds. The kinetic energy
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C. Binoculars. D. Convex lens gained by the body at the end of the time is
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A. 162J B. 144J
4. In which of the following material media would C. 72J D. 81J
sound travel faster?
A. Water B. Oil 13. As the pressure of a fluid increase, its viscosity
C. Metal D. Gas A. Decreased B. remains constant
C. Increases then decrease D. In crease.
5. Calculate the angle of minimum deviation for a ray
which is refracted through an equiangular prism 14. I. Jet-propelled aircraft
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of refractive index 1.4. II Rocket propulsion

A. 290 B. 600 III The recoil of a gun
0
C. 99 D. 900 IV A person walking
Which of the above is based on Newton’s third
6. What happens to the rays in a parallel beam of law of motion?
light? A. I, II, III and IV B. I and III only
A. They diverges as they travel C. I and II only D. I, II and III only
B. They meet at infinity
C. They intersect 15. In a hydraulic press, a force of 40N is applied on
D. They converge as they travel the effort piston area 0.4m2. If the force exerted on
the load piston is 400N, the area of the large piston
is
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A. 8m2 B. 4m2
23. The particle and wave nature of matter are
C. 2m2 D. 1m2
demonstrated in the equation
16. A 100kg box is pushed along a road with a force of
A. = h B. = c
500N. If the box moves with a uniform velocity, the
P f
coefficient of friction between the box and the road
C. = 2d sin Q D. = hc
is
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A. 0.5 B. 0.4
C. 10 D. 0.8
24. For semiconductors to have negative temperature
[g = 10ms-2]
coefficient of resistance implies that
A. They have electrons and holes at high
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17. The earth is four times the size of the moon and
temperatures
the acceleration due to gravity on the earth is 80
B. Their resistance is constantly changing with
times that on the moon. The ratio of the mass of
temperature
the moon to that of the earth is
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C. Their resistance increases with temperature
A. 1 : 320 B 1 : 1280
D. Their resistance decreases with temperature
C. 1 : 80 D. 1:4
25. Fluorescent tubes produce light by the
18.
A. Refraction of light by gas molecules
B. Excitation of gas molecules
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C. Conduction of solar energy
D. Thermal agitation of electrons in the tube.
26. In a reverse biased junction diode, current flows

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A. Electrons alone B. Majority carriers
C. Minority carriers D. Positive holes alone
The diagram above shows forces 4N, 6N, 10N and
8N which act at a point O in directions indicated.
27. The energy stored in an inductor of inductance
The net horizontal force is
5mH when a current of 6A flows through it is
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A. 7 3N B. 17N
A. 1.8 x 10-2J B. 9.0 x 10-3J
C. 3N D. 13N -2
C. 1.4 x 10 J D. 9.0 x 10-2J
19. A radioisotope has a decay constant of 10-7s-1.
28. X-rays can be used in the study of crystal
The average life of the radioisotope is
structures because they
A. 6.93 x 108s B. 1.00 x 10-7s
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7 A. Have an extremely short wavelength

C. 1.00 x 10 s D. 6.93 x 107s
B. Have-a-very-long-reaching wavelength
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C. Are very fast

20. A moving-coil galvanometer has a full-scale
D. Are invisible.
deflection of 3A equivalent to 300 deflection. Then
sensivity of the instrument is
29. An a.c. circuit of e.m.f. 12V has a resistor of
A. 10.0 B. 33.0
resistance 8 Ohms connected in series to an
C. 90.0 D. 0.1
inductor of inductive reactance 16 Ohms and a
capacitor of capacitive 10 Ohms. The current flow
21. The binding energy of helium 42He is
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in the circuit is
A. 2.017U B. 0.033U
A. 1.4A B. 14.0A C. 1.2A D. 12.0A
C. 4.033U D. 0.330U
[atomic mass of proton = 1.00783U,
30. A generator-manufacturing company was
atomic mass of neutron = 1.00867U]
contracted to produce an a.c. dynamo but
inadvertently produced a d.c. dynamo. To correct
22. In a tuned radio receiver R, L, C series circuit for
this error, the
resonance, the inductive and capacitive reactance
A. Commutator should be replace with slip rings.
XL and XC respectively are related as
B. Commutator should be replace with slit rings
A. XL = 1 B. XL = 1 X.C
C. Armature coil should be made aluminium
X.C 2
D. Armature coil should be made silver.
C. XL = X.C D. XL =2X.C
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31. Transverse waves can be distinguished from C. 0.02m D. 0.20m
longitudinal waves using the characteristic of [Linear expansivity of the material = 2.0 x 10-5K-1]
A. Diffraction B. Polarization 39. A 50W electric heater is used to heat a metal

C. Reflection D. Refraction. block of mass 5kg. If in 10minutes, a temperature
rise of 120C is achieved, the specific heat
32. When left in a freezer, a bottle full of water cracks capacity of the metal is
on freezing into ice because of the A. 500 J kg-1 K-1 B. 130 J kg-1 K-1
A. Decreases in the volume of water C. 390 J kg-1 K-1 D. 400 J kg-1 K-1
B. Contraction of the bottle
C. Expansion of the bottle 40. I. Wavelength
m
D. Increase in the volume of water II Medium of propagation
III Wave velocity
34. The change in volume when 450kg of ice is IV Frequency
completely melted is
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V. Energy
A. 0.05m3 B. 0.45m3 Which of the above are used for characterizing
3
C. 4.50m D 0.50m3 waves?
[density of ice = 900 kgm-3 A. I, II and V. B. II, IV and V
density of water = 1 000 kgm m-3] C. I and IV D. I, III and IV
35. If a force of 50N stretches a wire from 20m to 20.01m,
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41. The instrument used for securing a large
what is the amount of force required to stretch the number of similar charges by induction is called
same material from 20m to 20.05m? A. Capacitor B. Electrophorus
A. 100N B. 50N C. Electroscope D. Proof-plane
C. 250N D. 200N
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36. Tea pots are often silver-coated to prevent hear for 0.4s. A back e.m.f. of 3V was induced during
loss by this period. The stored energy in the loop that
A. Convection and conduction can be utilized is
B. Radiation only A. 7.2J B. 12.0J
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C. Conduction only C. 2.4J D. 9.6J
D. Convection only.
43. If 16mA of current flows through a conductor
37. in one second, the number of electrons
transported per second is
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A. 1.00 x 1020 B. 1.00 x 1717

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C. 2.54 x 10 D. 2.56 x 10-18
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[1 electronic charge = 1.6 x 10-19C]
44. The difference between x-rays and gamma rays

is that
A. X-rays arise from energy changes in the
electronic structure of atoms while gamma
rays come from the nucleus.
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B. X-rays are electromagnetic radiations

The phase difference between waves P and Q in while gamma rays are negatively charges
the diagram above is radiations.
A. B. 2 C. X-rays have higher frequencies than
2 gamma rays
C. D. D. X-rays are more penetrating than gamma
4 rays.
38. Metal rods of length 20cm each are laid end to end
to form a bridge at 250C. What gap will be provided
between consecutive rails for the bridge to
withstand 750C?
A. 0.22m B. 0.25m
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m
In the diagram above, the ratio of the electric power
dissipated in the 6 Ohms and 3 Ohms resistors
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respectively is
A. 2:3 B. 1: 2
C. 1: 3 D. 2:1
46. To protect a material from the influence of an

external magnetic field, the material should be kept
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in a
A. Square steel ring B. Loop of copper wire
C. Triangular zinc ring D. Soft iron ring.
47. Which of the following is an electrolyte?

A. Grape juice
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C. Alcohol D. Paraffin
48. Electrical appliances in homes are normally earthed

so that
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A. Both the a.c. and d.c. sources can be used
B. A person touching the appliances is safe
from electric shock
C. The appliances are maintained at a higher
p.d. than the earth
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D. The appliances are maintained at a lower

p.d. than the earth
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49. A cell whose internal resistance is 0.5 Ohms delivers

a current of 4A to an external resistor. The lost
voltage of the cell is
A. 1.250V B. 8.000V
C. 0.125V D. 2.000V
50. Given three capacitors 0.3uF, 0.5 uF and 0.2 uF, the
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joint capacitance when arranged to give minimum

capacitance is
A. 0.3uF B. 1.0uF
C. 0.1uF D. 0.5uF
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