#SUBJECT#SCIENCE
#LESSON#CHAPTER-1
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1. Which of the following pairs of physical quantities comprises vectors?
(a) Capacitance and inductance
(b) Force ratio and Velocity ratio
(c) friction and momentum
(d) Energy and Power
(e) Electric field potential and electric field intensity
2. During the same time interval, it is observed that a train travels the same distance as does a
lorry.
(a) Uniform acceleration
(b) Instantaneous velocity
(c) nitial velocity
(d) average speed
(e) verage velocity
3. A piece of stone attached to one end of string is whirled round in a horizontal circle. When the
string is suddenly cut, the stone will
(a) move towards the center of the circle
(b) stop moving immediately
(c) move along the circular path of smaller radius
(d) fly off in a direction tangential to the circular path
(e) acquire greater centripetal force.
4. The term torque means
(a) the moment of a couple abut an axis
(b) the resultant of several forces acting on a body in equilibrium
(c) two equal and opposite forces whose lines of action do not coincide
(d) two coplanar forces at right angels to each other.
(e) the equilibrant of two concurrent forces.
5. A rectangular block of wood floats in water with two thirds of its volume immersed. When
placed in another liquid, it floats with half of its volume immersed. Calculate the relative density
of the liquid.
(a) 1.43
(b) 1.33
(c) 1.00
(d) 0.83
(e) 75
6. If the box is pulled from P to Q, which of the following expresses the velocity ratio of the
inclined plane?
(a) PR/PQ
(b) OR/PQ
(c) OR/PR
(d) PQ/PR
(e) PQ/QR
7. A pilot record the atmospheric pressure outside his plane as 63cm of Hg while a ground
observer records a reading of 75cm of Hg with his barometer. Assuming that the density of air is
constant, calculate the height of the plane above the ground (Take the relative densities of air and
mercury as 0.00136 and 13.6 respectively.
(a) 120m
(b) 138m
(c) 274m
(d) 1200m
(e) 12,000m
8. An object is protected with a velocity of 100m-1 at an angle of 60o to the vertical. Calculate the
time taken by the object to reach the highest point (take g as 10ms-2 )
(a) 5.0s
(b) 8.7s
(c) 10.0s
(d) 17.3s
(e) 20.0s
9. The earth is not a perfect sphere because its equatorial axis is longer than the polar axis. where
on earth’s surface would an object have its greatest weight?
(a) half way between the equator and the north pole
(b) Near the equator
(c) half way between the equator and the south pole
(d) at either pole
(e) at the equator
10. A ball of mass 5.0kg hits a smooth vertical hit a smooth vertical wall normally with a speed
of 2m-1 and rebound with same speed . determine the impulse experienced by the ball.
(a) 20.0kgm-1
(b) 10.0kgm-1
(c) 5.0kg-1
(d) 1.3kgm-1
(e) 0.0kgm-1
11. An object is heated from 300C to 570C. the increase in its temperature on the kelvin scale is
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(a) 17K
(b) 27K
(c) 81K
(d) 246K
(e) 300K
12. The lower and upper fixed points of a mercury-in-glass thermometer are marked Y and
180mm respectively. On a particular day the mercury meniscus in the thermometer rises to
45mm. if the corresponding reading on a Celsius scale is 100C. calculate the value of Y
(a) 4mm
(b) 18mm
(c) 30mm
(d) 135mm
(e) 450mm
13.A piece of brass of mass 170kg has its temperature raised from 00C to 300c. calculate the
increase in volume, given the density of brass at 00c as 8.5x 103kgm3 and its cubic expansivity as
5.7 x 10-1k-1
(a) 3.4 x 10-5m3
(b) 4.3 x 10-5m3
(c) 3.4 x 10-4m3
(d) 3.4 x 10-3m3
(e) 3.4 x 10-2m3
14. The average kinetic energy of the molecules of a perfect gas is directly proportional to the
(a) pressure exerted by the gas
(b) volume of the gas molecules
(c) kelvin temperature of the gas
(d) volume of the gas container
(e) Celsius temperature of the gas
15. How much is emitted when a body of mass 200g cools from 370c to 310c? (specify heat
capacity of the body = 0.4jg-1k-1 )
(a) 4800J
(b) 1200J
(c) 480J
(d) 202J
(e) 80J
16. If the cubic expansivity of brass between 270c and 1000c is 5.7 x 10-5K-1. What it is linear
expansivity?
(a) 2.85 x 10-5K-1
(b) 1.90 x 10-5K-1
(c) 1.86 x 10-5K-1
(d) 1.70 x 10-5K-1
(e) 1.62 x 10-5K-1
17. Air at the temperature 527oc and pressure 30 atmospheres is admitted into the cyclinder of an
engine. Calculate the pressure of the gas when it has expanded to 5times its vvolume and cooled
to 127oC as it leaves the engine
(a) 1.5 atrmosphere
(b) 2.5 atmospheres
(c) 3.0 atmosphere
(d) 12.8 atmospheres
(e) 15.0 atmosphere
18. The inside of a vacuum flask is usually coated with silver to reduce heat lost by
(a) evaporation
(b) condensation
(c) radiation
(d) conduction
(e) convection
19. Dry oxygen is trapped by pellet of mercury in a uniform capillary tube which is sealed at one
end. The length of the column of oxygen at 270c is 50cm. if the pressure of the oxygen is
constant, at what temperature will the length be 60cm?
(a) 360.0oc
(b) 240.6 oc
(c) 237.0oc
(d) 87.0 oc
(e) 36 oc
20. A waterfall is 1.260m high. Calculate the change in temperature of a quantity of water that
vfalls from the top to the bottom of the waterfall. (neglect heat losses to the surroundings, take g
as 10m-2 and specific heat capacity of water as 4200jkg-1k-1 )
(a) 0.3 oc
(b) 3.0 oc
(c) 33.3oc
(d) 42.0 oc
(e) 100.0 oc
21. A piece of metal is heated until it becomes red hot. It is then quickly transferred into a beaker
containing boiling water. What effect would this have on the boiling water?
(a) the boiling water rises slightly
(b) the boiling point rises sharply
(c) the rate of vaporization of the boiling water increase
(d) the boiling point first rises and then falls
(e) neither the boiling point of the rate of vaporization increases.
22. If an ebonite rod is rubbed with fur
(a) both the ebonite rod and fur will be negatively charged
(b) the ebonite rod will be positively charge while the fur will have no charge
(c) there will be electron transfer only if the ebonite rod is earthed
(d) the ebonite rod will be negatively charge while the fur will be positively charged
(e) the ebonite rod will be positively charge while the fur will be negatively charged
23. An eclipsed of the sun by the moon occurs when the sun, the moon and the earth are all in a
straight line and the
(a) earth cast a shadow on the moon
(b) moon cast a shadow on the sun
(c) moon is between the sun and the earth
(d) sun is between a moon and the earth
(e) earth is between the sun and the moon.
24. The phenomenon which occurs when the changes direction as it passes from one direction as
it passes from one medium to another is called
(a) reflection
(b) polarization
(c) interference
(d) diffraction
(e) refraction
25. What is the image distance of an object placed at a distance of 2f from a converging lens of
focal length f?
(a) f/4
(b) f/2
(c) f
(d) 2f
(e) 4f
26. A converging lens of a focal 5cm is used as a magnifying glass by a man whose nearpoint is
35cm. calculate the magnification given by the lens
(a) 8
(b) 7
(c) 6
(d) 5
(e) 4
27. The images form by diverging lenses are always
(a) dimished virtual and inverted
(b) diminished, virtual and inverted
(c) diminished, inverted an real
(d) magnified, virtual and erect
(e) magnified, real and inverted.
28. An astronomical telescope, having an objective of focal length 100cm and an eyepiece of
focal length 10cm, is used in normal adjustment. Calculate the separation of the lenses
(a) 0.10m
(b) 0.90m
(c) 1.10cm
(d) 1.80m
(e) 2.20m
29.A lantern gives an image of 3m square of a slide 7.62cm square on a screen. If the screen 10m
from the projection lens of the lantern, calculate the focal length of the lenses.
(a) 40.3cm
(b) 26.1cm
(c) 24.8cm
(d) 0.7cm
(e) 0.3cm
30. The intensity of light falling on the film in a camera depends on the (i) brightness of the
object (ii) diameter of the aperture (iii) speed of the shutter. Which of the statement above is/are
correct
(a) I,II and III
(b) I and II
(c) I and III
(d) II and III only
(e) III only
31. The shortest length of the air column in a resonance tube at resonance is 0.12m and the next
resonant is 0.37m. calculate the frequency of vibration given that the speed of sound in air is
340m-1
(a) 1360HZ
(b) 694HZ
(c) 680HZ
(d) 347HZ
(e) 340HZ
32. A sonometer wire under a tension of 10N, produces a frequency of 250HZ when plucked.
Keeping the length of the wire constant, the tension is adjusted to produce a new frequency of
350HZ. Calculate the new tension
(a) 39.2N
(b) 19.6N
(c) 14.2N
(d) 7.4N
(e) 5.1N
33. Which of the following instrument produced sound by the vibration of the air column?
(a) drum
(b) violin
(c) guitar
(d) piano
(e) flute
34. Calculate the wavelength of a note which is one octave lower than a note of 256HZ in a
medium in which the speed of sound is 325ms-1
(a) 0.69m
(b) 1.38m
(c) 2.75m
(d) 5.50m
(e) 9.30m
35. Which of the following are mechanical and transverse?
(a) infra-red rays
(b) Gamma ray
(c) sound wave
(d) water wave
(e) Micro waves
36. The gravitational force of the moon is one-sixth that of the earth. If a body weighs 6.0N on
the moon.
(a) 36.0N
(b) 12.0N
(c) 6.0N
(d) 2.0N
(e) 1.0N
37. In the electrical method of magnetization, the polarity of the magnet depends on the
(a) amount of current passed
(b) direction of current
(c) magnetic materials used
(d) size of the magnetic materials
(e) orientation of the magnetic materials in space.
38. Lenz law of electromagnetic induction states that
(a) the induced charge is constant for a fixed change of flux
(b) a force is exerted on a current-carrying conductor in a magnectic field
(c) the magnitude of the induced e.m.f in a circuit is proportional to the rate of change of the
number of lines of forces linking the circuit
(d) the induced current in a conductor is in such a direction as to oppose the change producing it.
(e) e.m.f is induced in a circuit whenever there’s a change in the magnetic flux linked with the
circuit.
39. A proton of charge 1.6 x 1019C is projected into the uniform magnetic field of flux density
5.0 x 10-5T. if the proton moves parallel to the field with a constant speed of 1.6 x 106ms-1,
calculate the magnitude of the force exerted on it by the flied
(a) 0.0N
(b) 2.0 X 10-21
(c) 1.3 X 10-17N
(d) 5.1 X 10-14N
(e) 2.3 X 10-13N
[Link] direction of the magnetic field at a point in the vicinity of a bar magnet is
(a) along the line joining the point to a neutral point
(b) always away from the south pole of the magnet
(c) opposite the direction of the resultant field at that point
(d) always towards the north pole of the magnet
(e) the direction towards which the north pole of a compass needle would point.
41. Which of the following explains the concave meniscus of water in a clean glass tube? The
(a) adhesion between water and glass water molecules
(b) cohesion between water molecules is greater than the adhesion between glass and water
molecules.
(c) molecules of water near the glass moves faster than the molecules at the centre of the tube
(d) molecules of water at the water-air boundary are often attracted to the centre of the tube
(e) weight of the water pulls the central part of the surface down.
42. An electron is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 70kv in a vacumn.
Calculate the maximum speed acquired by the electron. ( electronic charge = -1.6 x 10 -19c mass
of an electron = 9.1 x 10-31kg
(a) 3.00 x 108ms-1
(b) 2.46 x 108ms-1
(c) 1.57 x 108ms-1
(d) 1.32 x 108ms-1
(e) 1.11 x 108ms-1
43. When a light from a source is sent through a gas I. certain wavelengths are absorbed. II. An
emissison line spectrum result. III. A dark line is left. Which of the following is/are right ?
(a) I only
(b) III only
(c) I and II only
(d) I and III only
(e) II and II only
44. Calculate the value of the half-life of a radioactive element whose decay constant is 0.077s
(a) 0.5s
(b) 3.0s
(c) 5.1s
(d) 9.0s
(e) 12.5s
45. The process of increasing the energy of an atom via inelastic collision with an electron which
is known as
(a) ionization
(b) excitation
(c) field emission
(d) photoemission
(e) thermionic emission
46. The frictional effect between the layers of a moving fluid is called
(a) capillarity
(b) turbulence
(c) diffusion
(d) osmosis
(e) viscosity
47. Two radioactive elements X and Y have half-liv of 100 and 50 years respectively. Samples of
X and Y initially contain equal number of atoms. What is the ratio of the number of the
remaining atyoms of X to that of Y after 200 years?
(a) 4:1
(b) 3:1
(c) 1:1
(d) 1:2
(e) 1:4.
48. It is always not possible to determine exactly and simultaneously the position and momentum
of a particle. This statement is known as the
(a) de brogile’s law
(b) Heinsenberg’s uncertainty principle
(c) Compton effect
(d) frank-Hertz experimental law
(e) wave particle paradox.
49. The force between the molecules of the same substance is termed
(a) Elastic force
(b) repulsive force
(c) cohesive force
(d) adhesive force
(e) none of the above
50. A pendulum bob executive simple harmonic motion has 2cm and 12Hz as amplitude and
frequency respectively
(a) 2.00s
(b) 0.83s
(c) 0.08s
(d) 0.60s.
#ANSWER#
1.A
2.B
3.A
4.B
5.A
6.B
7.A
8.B
9.A
10.B
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