PAST QUESTION (PHYSICS)

1) Marching soldiers crossing a suspension bridge are usually advised to break their
steps to avoid damaging the bridge owing to
A. Oscillation B. Resonance C. Swinging D. Vibration
2) Marching soldiers crossing a suspension bridge are usually advised to break their
steps to avoid damaging the bridge owing to
A. Oscillation B. Resonance C. Swinging D. Vibration
3) The sharpness of the boundary of the shadow of an object is determined by the
A. Intensity of light striking the object B. Rays of light passing through the object
C. Nature of the object D. Opacity of the object
4) A thin converging lens has a power of 4.0 diopters determined its focal length.
A. 2.50m B. 0.03m C. 5.00m D. 0.25m
5) A real image three times the size of an object is formed 24cm from a converging
mirror. what is the focal length of the mirror.
A. 16cm B. 6cm C. 8cm D. 12cm
6) The pair of physical quantities consisting of vectors only are
A. Momentum and power B. Velocity and distance C. Displacement and torgue
D. Accelaration and speed
7) In an ideal wheel an axle system, R stand for the radius of the wheel and r is the
radius of the axle. the mechanical advantage is
A. (R/r)2 B. R/R C. (r/R)2 D. R/r
8) An object is projected for the hieght of 80 m above the ground with a velocity of
40ms-1 at the angle of 30° to the horizontal. The time of flight
A. 8 s B. 4 s C. 16 s D. 10 s
9) In an a.c circuit that contains only a capacitor, the voltage lags behind the current
by A. 180° B. 90° C. 60° D. 30°
10) The time it will take a certain radioactive material with a half-life of 50 days to
reduce to 1/32of its original number is A. 250days B. 150days C. 300days
D. 200days
11) A proton moving with a speed of 1.0 x 106ms-1 through a magnetic field of 1.0T
experiences a magnetic force of magnitude 8.0 x 10 -14 N. The angle between the
proton''s velocity and the field is A. 60°
B. 90° C. 30° D. 45°
12) When impurities are added to semi-conductors, the conductivity of the semi-
conductor A. Increases then decreases B. Increases C. Decreases D. Remains
constant
13) A silicon material is dopped with an element of a certain group and an n-type
semi-conductor is formed. the most likely group of the element is A. V B. III C. I
D. II
14) The charge carriers in gasses are A. Ions only B. Electrons and ions C. Electrons
and holes D. Electrons only
15) The ray which causes gas molecules to glow is known as A. Cathode ray B. Anode
ray C. Molecular ray D. Gamma ray
16) The ray which causes gas molecules to glow is known as A. Cathode ray B. Anode
ray C. Molecular ray D. Gamma ray
17) A transformer is rated 240v. If the primary coil is 4000 turns and the secondary
voltage 12v, determine the number of turns in the secondary coil.
A. 200 B. 100 C. 250 D. 150
18) The current in a reverse-biased junction is due to?
A. Minority carriers B. Electrons C. Majority carriers D. Holes
19) Which of the following materials is a conductor?
A. Glass B. Wax C. Sodium D. Plastic
20) When the temperature difference between the wet and dry bulbs of a
hygrometer is high, this indicates that
A. It is about to rain B. The relative humidity is high C. There is plenty of sunshine
D. The relative humidity is low
21) A 3m3 volume of liquid W of density 200kgm3 is mixed with another liquid L of
volume 7m3 and density 150kgm-3. the density of mixture is? A. 165kgm-3
B. 100kgm-3 C. 265kgm-3 D. 350kgm-3
22) A body of mass 36kg falls through a viscous liquid which offers a drag
force of 260N on the body. The upthrust on the body at terminal
velocity is?[g = 10ms2] A. 100N B. 620N C. 50N D. 310N
23) The process whereby the molecules of different substances move
randomly is called? A. Capillarity B. Surface tension C. Osmosis
D. Diffusion
24) I. reproducibility
II. Sensibility
III. High terminal capacity
IV. High accuracy
 The quantities of a good thermometer include? A. I, II and IV only B. I, III
and IV only C. I, II and III only D. II, III and IV only
25) The process whereby a liquid turns spontaneously into vapour is
called? A. Regelation B. Sublimation C. Boiling D. Evaporation
26) I. Melting
II. Boiling
III. Refraction
IV. Conduction
Which combination of the above is evident of the molecular nature of
matter? A. II , III and IV only B. I ,II and IV only C. I , III and IV only D. I , II
and III only
27) When very hot water is poured into two identical thin and thick
glass tumblers in equal volumes, the thick one cracks because ? A. Of
the even expansion of glass B. Glass is a crystal C. Glass is a good
conductor of heat D. Of the uneven expansion of glass
28) Satellite communication network makes use of?
A. Visible light B. Sound wave C. Radio wave D. Infra-red wave
29) An electric device is rated 2000 W, 250 v. The correct fuse rating of
the device is? A. 9 A B. 8 A C. 6 A D. 7 A
30) The north pole of a magnet can never be separated from the
south pole because of the property knowledge as?
A. Magnetic octopole B. Magnetic monopole C. Magnetic dipole
D. Magnetic quadrupole
31) A car battery rated 45 A H is charged with a charger whose rating
is 2.5A.How long will it take to charge the battery full?
A. 10 hrs B. 18 hrs C. 20 hrs D. 25 hrs
32) The electric field intensity in a place where a charge of 10 -10c
experiences a force of 0.4N is? A. 4.0 x 107 NC-1 B. 8.0 x 109 NC-1 C. 8.O x
10-12 NC-1 D. 4.0 x 109 NC-1
33) Two charged particles are projected into a region where there is a
magnetic field perpendicular to their velocities. if the charges are
 deflected in opposite directions, which of the following statements is
true of the charge? A. The charge must be of opposite sign B. Positive
charges are more in number C. The charges are electrically neutral
D. The charges are of the same sign
34) The resistance of a pieces of wire of lenght 20m are crossed-
sectional area 8 x 10 6m2is?
[Resistivity of the wire = 4 x 10-7 â„¦ m]
A. 5.0 Ω B. 0.5 Ω C. 10.0 Ω D. 1.0 Ω
35) The figure above shows a plot of angles of deviation through a
glass prism when light is incident at θ degrees on the prism. The incident
angle that produces the minimum deviation is
A. 20o B. 18o C. 35o D. 25o
36) The value of F in the figure above when in equilibrium is
A. 10N B. 12N C. 20N D. 27N
37) In the figure above, the coefficient of static friction is 0.5. If the
tension in the string is T, the acceleration of the system in motion is
A. 5 ms-2 B. 15 ms-2 C. 3 ms-2 D. 9 ms-2
38) If the system above is in equilibrium, the tension in the string Q is
A. 11N B. 9N C. 4N D. 6N
39) In the figure above, the work done by the force of 100N inclined
at an angle of 60o to the object dragged horizontally to a distance of 8m
is? A. 800J B. 600J C. 100J D. 400J
40) In the circuit diagram of a transistor above, the terminal P, Q and
R represent
A. EMITTER, BASE and COLLECTOR B. COLLECTOR, EMITTER and BASE
C. BASE, COLLECTOR and EMITTER D. BASE, ENITTER and COLLECTOR
41) 23592U+10n→14456Ba+9036Kr+2X92235U+01n→56144Ba+3690Kr+2
X
In the reaction above, X is
A. Electron B. Proton C. Neutrino D. Neutron
42) Two liquids L1 and L2 are contained in a U - tube. The height and
the density of L1 are 8 cm and 103 kgm-3 respectively. If the density of L2 is
800 kgm-3, its height measured from the same level is
A. 8 cm B. 10 cm C. 16 cm D. 12 cm
43) 106J of heat is required to boil off completely 2kg of a certain
liquid. Neglecting heat lost to the surroundings, the latent heat of
vaporization of the liquid is
A. 2.0 x 106J kg-1 B. 5.0 x 106J kg-1 C. 2.0 x 105J kg-1 D. 5.0 x 105J kg-1
44) The figure above shows three capacitors, 2μF, 3μF and 6μF
connected in series. If the p.d across the system is 12V, the p.d, across
the 6μF capacitor is
A. 4V B. 12V C. 2V D. 6V
45) If the distance between two point charges its increased by a factor
of four, the magnitude of the electrostatic force between them will be
A. 1/4 of its former value B. 1/16 of its former value C. 1/2 of its former value
D. 4 times its former value
46) The velocity of sound in air will be doubled if it's absolute
temperature is
A. Quadrupled B. Constant C. Halved D. Doubled
47) A force of 200N acts between two objects at a certain distance
apart. The value of the force when the distance is halved is
A. 400N B. 200N C. 100N D. 800N
48) If two inductors of inductances 3H and 6H are arranged in series,
the total inductance is
A. 9.0H B. 18.0H C. 0.5H D. 2.0H
49) Am elastic material has a length of 36cm when a load of 40N is
hung on it and a length of 45cm when a load of 60N is hung on it. The
original length of the string is
A. 12cm B. 20cm C. 18cm D. 15cm
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