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PHYSICS 8. Which of the following waves is an

WAVES clectromagnetic wave?
A. Sound wave B. Echocs
1. Transverse wave is transporting energy from cast C. Water wave D. x-Rays
to west. The particle of medium will move
A. North to south 9. The change of direction of wave front due to a
B. Northwards and southwards change in velocity is called
C. East to west A. Resonance B. Refraction
D. Eastwards and westwards C. Re ection D. Compression

2. A wave whose direction of travel is the same as 10. Which of the following characteristics of waves
the direction of the medium is called is used in the measurement of ocean depth?
A. Transverse B. Longitudinal A. Re ection B. Refraction
C. Mechanical D. Electromagnetic C. Interference D. Diffraction

3. The following are all transverse wave except 11. Which of the following kinds of waves cannot
A. Light waves B. Radio waves travel through a vacuum?
C. Sound waves D. X- rays A. Radio wave B. Infrared waves
C. Light waves D. Sound wave
4. A wave is transporting energy from left to
right. The particle in the medium are moving 12. The ability of a wave to spread around corners
from back to front in a leftward and rightward is called
direction. This type of wave is known as A. Polarization B. Dispersion
wave? C. Diffraction D. Re ection
A. Electromagnetic B. Mechanical
C. Longitudinal D. Transverse 13. Which of the following properties is not
associated with sound waves?
S. Waves which require material medium for A. Diffraction B. Interference
propagation are called waves? C. Polarization D. Re ection
A. Electromagnetic B. Elastic
C. Mechanical D. Pulsing 14. Which of the following is an exclusive property
ofwave?
6. Which of the following is not a property of A. Refraction B. Diffraction
longitudinal waves? C. Polarization D. Compression
A. Compression B. Re ection
C. Refraction D. Polarization 15. Which of the following is an example of
transverse wave?
7. Which of the following statements is not correct A. Wind wave B. Coil wave
for interference to occur between two sets of C. Sound wave D. Electromagnetic wave
wave?
A. Each set must have a constant wavelength 16. Which of the following is not a characteristic of
B. The two sets must have the same mechanical waves?
wavelength A. They consist of disturbance or oscillations of
C. The wave must be transverse the medium
D. The wave must have similar amplitude B. They transport energy

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C. They travel in a direction which is at right 23. The reciprocal of a wavelength is called
angle to the direction of the particle of the A. Time-period B. Wave number
medium. C. Wave complex D. Frequency
D. They are created by a vibrating source
24. A body Q can only set another body P into
17. A wave is represented by the cquation y= resonanceif
0.20 sin(0.4n(x - 60t)), where x and y are in cm A.Q and P have equal amplitude of vibration
and t is ins. the velocity of the wave is B.Q can set P vibrating
A. 120 cm/s B. 60 cm/s C. 24 cm/s D. 48 cm/s C. P cannot set Q vibrating
D. P is set into forced vibration by Q
18. If the speed of sound in air is 340m/s, the period of
vibration of sound waves of wavelength 1.7m is 25. As the frequency of a sound is increased, does the
A. 0.005s B..0.02s C. 0.05s D..200s wavelength increases or decreases?
A. As frequency increases, wavelength increases
19. The speed of light in air is 3x 10® m/s, the B. As frequency increases, wavelength remain
wavelength of radio waves transmitted by a radio constant
station at a frequency of 1.2 MHz is? C. As frequency increases, wavelength decreases
A. 0.004m B. 25m C.40m D. 250m D. As frequency decreases, wavelength decreases.

20. A plane progressive wave is represented by the 26. A turning fork of frequency 360H, is sounded
together with one of 364HZ. How many beats are
equation; y= 18sin(2000nt -x). Calculate
heard?
the amplitude, wavelength, velocity and
A. 4 B. 1 C.3 D. 2
frequency.
A. 18m, 34m, 34000m/s and 1000HZ
27. An anchored beat is hit by wave crest every Ss. If
B. 34m, 24m, 18000m/s and 2000HZ
the wave crests are 60m apart, the velocity of the
C. 18m, 34m, 18000m/s and 1000HZ
wave is
D. 34m, 18m, 34000m/s and 2000HZ
A. 0.4Im/s B. 6m/s C. 12m/s D. 0.83m/s

21. The diagram below illustrates a variation of the

28. A vehicle sounding a horn producing note of 25OH,
displacement Y of a wave particle with time (t) if
approaches and recedes a stationary observer at
the velocity of the wave is 250m/s. calculate the
steady speed of 1 Om/s.
distance between two successive particles which
Find the change in pitch of the note heard by the
are in phase.
observer(v =340m/s).
A. 2m B. 5m C2.5m D 0.5m
A. 0.943s B. 0.943ms-1
C. 0.943HZ D. 0.943m

A22. The distance between two consecutive troughs of

transverse wave is
29. Which of the following groups of electronagnetic
waves is in order of increasing frequency?
A. Microwaves, ultraviolet rays, radio waves
B. Gamma-rays, visible light, ultraviolet rays
C. Microwaves, ultraviolet rays, N-rays
D. Visible light, infra-red, radiation, microwave

30. A change in pitch produced by relative motion of

the source and the observer is called?
.Crest B. Wavelength
A. Beat B. Loudness
C. Wave number D. Di-wavelength
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C. Doppler Effect D. Pitch C.I,II D. I only

31. Which of the following clectromagnetic waves is 38. The portion of a spectrum which produces he
lcast cncrgetic? most sensation of heat is the portion where we
A. Gamma rays B. Ultraviolet rays have
C. X-rays D. Infrared ray A. x-Rays B. Ultra-violet
C. Infrared D. Radio wave
32. I. Wavelength II. Medium ofpropagation
II Wavevelocity IV. Frequency
V. Energy 39. The wavelength of a progressive waverepresented
Which of the above are used to characterize bytheequation:y = 70sin(500zt - s
waves? 17
17
A. I, Il and V B. I, IV A. cm B cm C.cm 19
C. I, Ill and IV D. II, IV and V
40. A I00level student found out from a simple
33. A travelling wave moving from left to right has pendulum experiment that 39 oscillations were
amplitude of 0. 1 Sm, a frequency of 550H, and the completed in 78seconds. What is the period of

wavelength of 0.0 im. The equation describing the oscillations of the pendulum?
wave is A. 200HZ B. 200seconds
A. Y = 0.15 sin n (0.01x - 5.5t) C. 2Hz D. 2 seconds

B. Y = 0.15 sin 200n(x - 5.5t)

C.Y= 0.15sin5.5n(x -200t) 41. A moving train emits a sound at a frequency of
D. Y = 0.15 sin n(550x – 0.01t) S00HZ. A girl close to the railway hears thesound
at a frequency of 450HZ. What is the velocity of
34. The amplitude of a sound waves determines. its the train? (Speed of sound is 343 m/s)
A. Frequency B. Quality A. 38.Im/s toward the observer
C. Loudness D. Pitch B. 38.Im/s away from the observer
C. 72.4m/s toward the observer
35. A frequency of the fundamental note emitted by a D. 72.4m/s away from the observer
metal string of mass 20g and length 80cm under
the tension of 160N is 42. Which of the following statements about
25HZ B.50Hz C. 100H2 D 150HZ electromagnetic waves is /are correct?
I. X-rays, in a vacuum travel faster than light
36. A wire of length Sm has a mass of 2g with one end waves in a vacuum
of the wire attached to the turning fork of II. The energy of an X-ray photon is grcaterthan
frequency 100HZ, while the other end goes over a that of a light photon
frictionless pulley and support a mass of 3.0kg. III. Light can be polarized but X-rays cannot
The speed of the transverse wave in the wire is A. I and Il only B. Il and Ill only
A. 271.Im/s B. 172.1m/s C.I, I, and IIlonly D. Il only
C. 127.Im/s D. I12.2m/s
43. Sound waves can be diffracted because theyare.:
37. Physical properties shared by both radio wave and A. Longitudinal B. Transverse
sound waves are: C. Stationary D. None of theabove
. Both can bepolarized
II. Both can be re ected 44. Which of the following phenomenon cannot be
III. Both can be diffracted. explaincd by the wave theory of light?
A. I, I, III B. II, III A. Refraction B. Interference

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C. Diffraction D. Photoclectric effect $2. Which of the following rays has the greatest
penetrating power?
45. When light enters glass from air: A. Ultraviolet B. Gamma ray
A. Its frequency decreases and its velocity C. Infrared D. Beta ray
decreases
B. Its wavelength decrcases and its velocity $3. An audio oscillator is tuned to a turning fork of
decreases nominal value of 512HZ. The oscillator is
C. Its frequency increases and its velocity accurately calibrated and when it reads S14HZ bcat
increases frequency of 2Hz is heard. When it reads 510HZ,
D. Its wavelength increases and its velocity another beat frequency of 6Hz is heard the actual
increases frequency in Hz of the fork is:
A. .506HZ B. 510HZ
46. A wave whose frequency is 0.4H, travels 54m in 9 C. 512HZ D. S16HZ
seconds. The distance betwecen adjacent crest is
A. 30m B 20m C. 1Sm D. 10m 54. As the air column of length L in an air pipe
decreases, the frequency of the stationary wave
47. The spced of sound traveling a various media emitted.
decreases in the following order A. Decreases B. Increases
A. Water, Air, Brass bar C. Varies as VL D. variesas L
B. Air, Water, Brass bar
C. Brass bar, Water, Air 55. Ultrasonic sounds are those whose frequencies are
D. Water, Brass bar, Air A. Greater than 20 kHz
B. Not equal to 20 kHz
48. Which of the following is true of light and sound C. Less than 20 Hz
waves? D. Equal to 20 kHz
A. They both transmit energy
B. They are both longitudinal waves 56. Two sound waves are travelling through a
C. They are both transverse waves container of unknown gas. Wave A has a
D. They both need a medium for propagation wavelength of I.2m and wave B has a wavelength
of 3.6m. What is the relationship between
49. A hunter at 408m from a cliff red a gun and frequency B and frequency A?
hears an echo 2.4 seconds after, what is the speed A. The Frequency of wave B must be one-ninth
of sound. the frequency of wave A
A. 380ms! B. 340ms B. The frequency of wave B must be one-third
C.680ms D. 400ms the frequency of wave A
C. They must be the same
50. Calculate the frequency of a radio wave of D. Frequency B must be 3-times larger than
wavelength 300m if the speed of all frequency A
clectromagnetic waves in free space is 3x 10°ms
A. IMH, B..9MH, 57. Any line or section in an advancing wave in which
C. 100MH, D. 900MH, all the particles are in the same phase is called
A. Wavelength B. Wave crest
S1. In which of these media is the spced of sound C. Wave amplitude D. Wave front
greatest?
A. Air at 0°C B. Air at 100°C 58. A plane progressive wave is represented by the
C .Water D. Wood equation y = 2 sin (2000xt - 0.5x). Calculate its
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A. 12.57ms:! B. 1000ms D.y =2sin(628.4ft -)
C. 12570ms! D. 100ms!
63. The wavelength and velocity of a sct of plane
59. What is the frequency of fundamental note emitted waves travelling in a medium are 60cm and
by a metal string of mass 20g and length 80cm 320cms respectively. It meets a plane refracting
under the tension of 160N? surface at an angle of incidence of 60'. Itsvelocity
A .25HZ B. SOHZ after refraction is 280cms. Calculate the
C. I00H2 D. 150HZ wavelength of the waves in the second medium
and also the angle of refraction.
60. The wave shown in the diagram below travels a A. S25cm, 40.26" B. S.25cm, 59.0°
distance of Im in 60s. Obtain the frequency, C. 52.Scm, 49,96° D. S2.5em,49.26
period and wavelength of the wave respectively.
64. The intensity level of the sound produced at a rock
concert often reached 1204B. The intensity level
of a quite ute is about 6.7dB. What is the ratio of
the sound intensity of a rock concert to the sound
constantly of a quite ute?
A. 2.0 x 10 B. 5.0 x 10
A.0.25s, 0.5Hz& 0.008Sm C. 2.0 x 10 D. 5.0 x 10
B. 0.5s, IHz & 0.0085m
C.0.Is, 2Hz& 0.008Sm 65. Given that mass of wire is 0.002kg with length of
D. 0.5s, 2Hz& 0.0085Sm 20cm. If wire is subjected to a tension of 75N,
calculate the fundamental frequency
61. Determine the equation for the wave shown in the A. 649.5Hz B. 216.5Hz
diagram below C. 753.3Hz D. 117.2Hz

AA
66. The longest pipe found in medium size pipe organ
is 3.2m long. What is the frequency of the
corresponding note if the pipe is open at bothends
and open at one end closed at the other

respectively? (take speed of sound= 340ns')

A. 42.31HZ and 16.70Hz
B. 53.13HZ and 26.60HZ
A. y=0.08sin2r (0.2t- ) C. 80.17HZ and 23.62H2
D. 12.73HZ and 72.13HZ
B.y=0.08sin
(0.2mt-- )
C. y= 8 sin (0.2nt- x)
67. During rush hour traf c at Takie, Ogbomosho,
D. y= 8sin(0.21-- ) there is 13.0dB increase in the noise level. What is
the ratio of the rush hour intensity to quiteperiod
62. Determine the equation for a progressive wave intensity?
travelling in the negative x-direction along the x- A. 19.95 B. I8.70
axis having amplitude of 2cm, frequency of 100H, C 20.99 D. 13.56
andspeed of I50ms
A.y = 2 sin (628.4t- 68. The rst ovetone of an open pipe has thesanie
239
B.y=2 sin(628,4t - frequency as the rst overtone of a closcd pi
3.6m in length. What is the length of the open
C.y=2sin
(628.41- ) pipe? (Take speed of sound- 340ns')
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A. 3.6m B. 34m C.4.8m D. 2.7m 75. Which of the following takes place when the
waves from two close vibration source, combine in
69. An observer hears a whistle from a stationary such a way that the crest of the waves from one
source with frequency 52811z what will be the source always arrive at the same time as the crest
apparent frequency when he moves towards the of the waves from the other source?
whistle ofa speed of 20m/s, also, what will be the A. Re ection of waves
apparent frequency after he passes the whistle? B. Destructive interference
(Take velocity of sound to be 320m/s) C. Wave diffraction
A. 560HZ &384HZ B. 560HZ &460HZ D. Constructive interference
C. 560Hz &520H2 D. 560HZ &496HZ
76. The characteristics of sound produced by different
70. A sounding turning fork of frequency 384HZ is musical instruments, which differentiate one
moved away from an observer and toward a wall instrument from the other is the:
with the velocity of 2.Oms. What is the apparent A. Pitch of the note
frequency of the unre ected sound waves coming B. Loudness of the note
directly to the observer? (Take speed of sound = C. Quality of the notes
34Ims') D. Intensity of the notes
A. 512.3Hz B. S12.3Hz
C. 381.8Hz D. 212.7Hz 77. Find the speed of the compressional wave in an
iron whose speci c gravity is 7.7 and young's
71. If the distance between two successive crest of modulus is 50 x 106NM - 2. (Take density of
water waves 2m and its velocity is 10km/hr, the water-1000kgm")
wave frequency is A. 80.58m/s B. 80.85m/s
C. 85.80m/s D. 8.58m/s
A.4.11HZ B. 14HZ C.1.4Hz D. I1.4Hz
78. The apparent increase or decrease in frequency
72. Two waves represented by y, = 10 sin 220nt, when a source of sound moves towards or away
y, = 10 sin (2000nt + ) are superposed at any from a stationary observer is known as
point at a particular instant. The amplitude of the A. Beat B. Resonance
resultant wave is C. Doppler's effect D. Inference
A. 14.1m B. 10m C..20m D 100m
79. The diagram below represents part of a wave
73. If A = 4m,f = 50Hz, n = 4cm and V = 2m/s, which of motion in air. If the waves travel with a speed of
the following is correct? 300ms".Calculate the frequencyof the wave.
A. y= 4cos(100rt - 50nx)
B. y = -4 sn (100nt – 5.0nx)
C. y= 4sin (100nt - 0.5nx)
D. y = 4sin (100nt - 50nx)

74. If a 1 kHz sound is blasted from a barrier, what is

the apparent frequency heard by driver of a car A. 250HZ B.SOHZ C. 120HZ D. I10HZ
travelling towards the barrier at 18ms? (Take
velocity of sound in air to be 330ms')
A. 500HZ B. 1055HZ 80. The diagram below shows two wave forms X and
C. 945.5Hz D. 11SHZ Y. if the frequency of X 30HZ, what is the
frequency of Y?

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86. A progressive wave has a wavclength of 50cm
Calculate the phase difference between two points
at a distance of 20cm apart.

A.n B.
cn D7
A. 12HZ B. 19HZ C. 60HZ D. 75HZ
87. The distance between two points P and Q. along a
wave is 0.05m. If the wavelength of the wave is
81.

AAA
0.10m, determine the phasce angle betwecn the
phase angle between P and Q in radians.
A. 0.lz B. 0.2r C.:n D. 0.5r

88. A travelling wave moving from left to right has

The diagram above shows a wave form in which
amplitude of 0.1 Sm, a frequency of 550Hz and a
energy is transferred from X to Y in a time of
wavelength of 0.0 Im. What is the cquation
2.5 x 10 - 3s. What is the frequency of the wave?
describing the wave?
A. I.0 x 1o`Hz B. 2.7 x 10ʻHZ
A. y = 0.15 sin200r (x- 5.5t)
C. 3.8 × 10'Hz D. I.lx 10ʻHZ
B.y= 0.15sin n (0.01x - 5.5t)
C.y= 0.15sin5.5 (x- 200:)
82. A wave travels a distance of 20cm in 3s. The
D. y = 0.15 sin n (550x – 0.01:)
distance between successive crests of the wave is
4cm. what is the fregquency of the wave?
89. The equation of wave travelling along the positive
A. 3.37HZ B. L.67HZ
x-direction is given by y = 0.25 x 10- 3 sin(S00r -
C. 2.07HZ D. I.47HZ
0.025x), determine the angular frequency of the
wave motion.
83.
A. 0.25x 10°rads B. 0.25x 10'rads
C. 5.00 x 10°rads! D. 2.50x 10'rads

90. In a sound wave in air, the adjaccnt refractions and

compressions are separated by the distance 17em.
if the velocity of the sound wave is 340ms
The diagram above represents the displacement D determine the frequency.
versus time t, graph of a progressive wave. A. 10HZ B 20HZ C. I000Hz D. 57801lz
Deduce the frequency of the wave.
A. 100HZ B. 101HZ C.10HZ D.THz 91. A sinusoidal wave travelling along a string is
deseribed by the equation y = 40sin10n (34 - 21).
84. The wavelength of a stationary wave is 36.0cm. What is the separation of the adjacent string
what is the distance between a node and the next particle which satis es the consideration y=0
anti-node?
permanently?
9cm B 12cm C. 24cm D. 3cm A. 0.Im B. 0.0Inı C.0.0Sm D. 0.Sm

85. Radio waves emitted from an antenna are picked 92. A long rope is xed at one end, and the frce cnd is
up by the radar after re ection from an aircraft in made to oscillate in one plane at right angles to the
4 x 10's. How far is the aircraft from the antenna?
rope with a frequency of 4Hz. The successive
(V= 3x 10ms'). crests are 0.6m apart. Calculate the specd of the
A. 6 x 10m B. 6×10°m waves, and for what frequency would he
C.6x 10ʻm D. 6 x 10m wavelength be 30cm?
A. 2.4ms'& 3.0Hz B. 2.4ms'& 0.81lz
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C. I.14ms'& 8Hz D. 2.Ams'& 8Hz 100. Non-luminous objects are seen when
A. The object is very near
93. Two waves are said to give Lissajous gures when B. Light falling on it is re ected
A. They have the same amplitude and the same C. Light falling on it is transmitted
frequency. D. Light falling on it is refracted
B. They have different amplitudes but the same
frequency. 101. determines the sharpness of the
C. They have different amplitudes and different boundary of the shadow of an object
frequencies. A. Intensity of light striking the objcct
D. They have the same amplitude but different B. Opacity of the object
frequencies. C. Nature of an object
D. Rays of light
94. A boat at anchor is rocked by waves whose crests
are 100m apart and whose velocity is 25nm/s. At l02. An object of height 25cm is located at a distance
what interval does the wave crest reach the boat? of 50cm from a pin-hole camera. If the distance
A. 2500s B. 75s C. 4s D. 0.24s of the pin-hole from the screen is 30cm, the
height of the image is
OPTICS A 10cm B 40cm C. 20cm D 15cm
95. A pin-hole camera gives a sharp image because
A. The image is small 103. A lamp illuminating 250cd is suspended 7m
B. The hole is small above a large surface. Calculate the illumination
C. The object is a long fronm the screen directly under the lamp.
D. The screen is a short distance from the hole. A. 5.10cd/m B. 50.0cd/m?
C. 0.5lcd/m? D. 0.8cd/m
96. When illuminated by a lamp, the shadow of a
table tennis ball on a white screen is uniformly 104. It is recommended that the illumination be
dark. This is because the lamp is_ 500lm/m² for newspaper reading. How far from
A. Very simall B. Florescent the paper should a 200cd source be placcd to
C. Very bright D. Very large provide this illumination? (Assuming the paper is
perpendicular to the luminous ux reading it).
97. A total eclipse of the sun is due to A .7m B. 4.0m C.0.6m D 2.0m
A. The moon re ecting light away from the earth
B. The moon coming between the carth & the sun 105.The amount of illumination thrown on a screen by
C. The earth coming between the moon & the sun two sources of light is the same when the distance
D. The re ecting light away from itself from the lamps to the screen are 3.0m and 2.0m
respectively. If the intensity of the rst lamp is
98. If the size of the hole in a pin-hole camera is 20cd, what is the intensity of the second?
increased, the image formed will A. 8.9cd B. 5.0cd C. 10.0cd D. 4.0cd
A. Is enlarged
B. Is brighter 106. If the distance between the object and the pin-
C. Become blurred hole camera is reduced by half. The size of the
D. Is brought to a sharper focus object
A. Is halved B. Remains the same
99 The image in a pin-hole camera is always_ D. Is doubled
C. Is quadrupled
A. Diminished B. Enlarged
C. Inverted D. Upright 107. A 70w light bulb whose luminous ef ciency is
16lm/w is suspended 4m overa surface. What is

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the illumination of the surface directly under the 115. An object is placed 1Ocm in front of aconcaye
bulb? mirror whose radius of curvature is 12cm
A. 5.57lux B. 8.9|lux Calculate the position and nature of the image
C. 89.12lux D. 15.0lux produced.
A. 15cm, virtual B. 15cm, real
108. A lamp is suspended 2m over a large table. How C. 25cm, virtual D. 1.5cm, real
much greater is the illumination directly under the
lamp as compared with the illumination at a point 1 16. An object is placed 1Scm in front of a convex
on the table 1.2m to one side? mirror and an image is produced Scm behind the
A. E,-2E, B. Ej=l.6IE, mirror. Calculate the focal length of the mirror.
C. E,-1.6E, D. E,=0.8E, A. 17.5cm B.-1.7cm
C.-75.0cm D.-7.5cm
109. An image which can be found on a screen is said
to be 117.A point object is placed at a distance of 10.0cm
A. Real B. Inverted from a convex mirror of focal length 5.0cm.
C. Virtual D. Blurred Calculate the image distance.
A. 10.00cm B. 0.33cm
l10. Convex mirror can be used as C. -3.33cm D. 0.03cm
A. Dental miror
B. Re ccting telescope 118. A pencil 10cm long is placed at the Centre of
C. Driving mirror curvature of a concave mirror whose focal length
D. Head lamp re ector. is 50cm, the location of the image formed is
A.80cm B 120cm C. 10cm D. 100cm
111.A compound microscope has levers of focal
length lcm and 3cm. An object is placed 1.2cm 119. A concave mirror of radius of curvature 40cm
from the object lens. If a virtual image is formed forms a real image twice as large as the object.
25cm from the eye, calculate the separation of the The object distance is
lenses. A. 40cm B. 10cm C.30cm D. 60cm
A .5.6cm B.8.7cm C.S.4cm D. 2.0cm
120. Diverging mirrors are used as driving mirrors
112. The size of the image of a 10.0cm high candle because image formed are
placed 3Ocm in front of a concave mirror of focal A. Diminished, inverted and virtual
length 15cm is B. Virtual, erect and diminished
A. 1Scm B. 200cm C.7.5cm D. 10cmn C. Erect, real and diminished
D. Erect, virtual and diminished
13. When two plane mirrors are inclined at angle 30
to each other face to face, the number of image 121. Calculate the position of an object placed in front
formed in them is of a convex mirror having focal length of 12cm
A. 13 B. 1I C.7 D. 5 such that an image is formed 6cm away from the
mirror.
114. How far should an object 40mm long be located A. 12.0cm B.9.0cm C.4.0cm D.3.0cm
from a concave mirror of focal length 50mm in
order that its image is 12mm long? 122. The following use plane mirror in their operation
A. 216.5mm B. 21.65mm except?
C. 173.2mm D. 612.0mm A. Periscope B. Kaleidoscope
C. None of the above D. Binocular

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123. A man in a barber's shop between two parallel 131.Find the nature and position of the image of an
mirrors. The number of image observed by him object placed 6cm from a diverging lens of focal
will be length 1 5cm.

A. 12 B. In nite C.7 D. 4 A. 4.28/virtual B. 4.28cm/real

C. 3.25/real D. 10.25/real
124. A concave mirror positioncd at a distance of &cm
from an object gives a linear magni cation of 4. 132. A transparent rectangular block 7.0cm thick is
If the image is upright, the radius of curvature of placed on a block dot. The dot when viewed from
mirror is above is seen 4.0cm from the top of the block.
A. 25.34cm B. 20.0cm Calculate the refractive index of the material of
C. 21.34cm D. 2.13cm the block.
A.1°2 B.1 D. 0
125. An object is placed 15cm from a convex mirror of
radius of curvature 20cm. the image is located 133. A lens that is thinner at the middle and thicker at
A. 30cm behind the mirror theedge is
B. 6cm in front of the mirror A. Diverging lens
C. 6cm behind the mirror B. Converging lens
D. 30cm in front of the mirror C. Piano-convex lens
D. Converging-tube lens
126. Where can a man place his face to get an enlarged
image when using a concave mirror to shave 134. A prism 70° is made of glass, whose refractive
A. Between the Centre of curvature and principle index is 1.5, at what angle of incidence will
focus minimum deviation occur?
B. Between the principal focus and the pole A. 40.0° B. 59.36° C. 60.0° D. 35.50
C. At the Centre of curvature
D. At the principal focus 135. The angle of deviation of various colors through a
glass prism increases in the order
127. The magni cation of an object 2cm tall when A. Blue, orange and red
placed 10cm in front of a plane mirror is B. Red, blue and orange
A. 6.0 B. 0.7 C. 1.0 D..0.6 C. Blue, red and orange
D. Orange, blue and violent
128. A converging lens has a focal length of 20cm and
an object is placed 30cm from the lens. Calculate 136. What is the critical angle of a medium of
the image position. refractive index I.53?
A.6cm B. 36cm C.60cm D.30cm A..410 B..30° C. 20 D. I5°

129. The image in a converging lens is upright and 137. The primary colors are
magni ed four times. Calculate the object A. Blue, red and yellow
distance if the focal length is 20cm. B. Blue, green and red
A. 7.5cm B. I5cm C.20cm D. 10cm C. Violet, yellow and white
D. Orange, red and yellow
130. An object placed 8cm in front of a converging
lens of focal length 10cm produces a magni ed 138. is use to control the amount of light
image 10cm high. Find the size and the position entering the eye.
of the image. A. Cornca B. Accommodation
A. 40cm (virtual), 2cm B.40cm (real), 2cm C. Pupil D. Iris
C. 35cm (erect), 2cm D. 25cm (virtual), 4cm

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139, Inability of a lens to form an image of distinct C. Magni cd, virtual and invertcd
color is called D. Magni ed, real and inverted
A. Chromatic aberration
B. Spherical aberration 147. Which of the following statements is not corrgt
C. Coma about long sight?
D. Distortion A. The image of a distant object falls behindthe
retina
140, The image of an object formed on a human cye is B. Nearby objects appear blurred
A. Erect and magni ed C. It is sometimes duc to the cycball being too
B. Inverted and virtual short
C. Virtual and diminished D. It is corrected with a converging lens at a point
D. Inverted and real which is twice the focal length of the lens

141. The focal length of a combination of a converging 148. An exact copy of a document is to be produccd
lens of focal length 20cm and a diverging lens of using a duplicating camera. The document should
focal length 30cm that are in contact is be placed?
A. 20cm B. 40cm C. 60cm D. 80cm A. At the optical Centre of the lens of thecamera.
B. At the principal focus of the lens.
142. An object placed between the focal point and the C. Between the principal focus and a point twice
pole of a converging lens produces an image the focal length of the lens
which is D. At a point which is twice the focal length of
A. Virtual and inverted the lens
B. At in nity
C. Real and diminished 149. A ray of light is incident on one side of a parallcl
D. Virtual and magni ed sided glass block of refractive index I.50 and
emerges from the other side after refraction
143. Which of the following statements about the through the block. Ifthe angle of incidence is40".
defect of short sight of the eye is correct? the angular deviation of the emergent ray is
A. Near object cannot be seen clearly A. B. 40 C. 20° D.O
B. Diverging lens is needed to correct the defect
C. Eye ball is too short 150. Water is poured into a jar to a depth 0f 20cm.the
D. Eye bll is too long bottom of the jar appears to be raised upby Tem
when viewed vertically. Calculate the refractive
144. What is the speed of light in a glass of refractive index.
index I.50 if the speed of the same light in air is A. 1.70 B. I.54 C. 1.32 D. I.60
given as 3.0x 10`ms
A. 2.0 x 10" m/s B. 2.0 x 10® m/s² 151. Which of the following is the mostdeviated?
C. 2.0 x 10 m D. 2.0 x 10° Nms- A. Orange B. Green
C. Red D. Blue
145.Of the four lenses whose focal lengths are
provided below, the most suitable for use as a 152. A double convex lens has a focal length of 10cm.
microscopeobjectiveis How far from an insect Smm long should the lens
A. -4mn B. +4mm C. -4cm D. +4cmn be held in order to produce an erect image &mm?
A. 6.50cm B. 3.75cm
146. The image in a simple microscope is? C.7.0cm D. 2.3Scm
A. Magni ed, real and erect
B. Magni ed, virtual and erect

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153. A tank contains a slab of glass 8cm thick and A Retina B. Optics
refractive index I.6. Above this is a depth of C. Nerve cornea D .Iris
4.5cmof a liquid of refractive index I.5 and upon
this oat 6cm of water of refractive index 1.33. 160. The production of pure spectrum could casily be
What is the apparcnt position of the bottom of the achieveusing a
tank? A. Triangular prism only
A. 12.5cm B. 12.00cm B. Triangular prism with two concave lenses
C. 14.lcm D. 11.7cm C. Triangular prism with two convex lenses
D. Glass prism with a pin
I54. Which of the following statements is not correct
about the astronomical telescope normal use? 161.The ability of the human eye to focus objects on a
A. The nal image is formed at in nity retina is referred to as the power of
B. The difference between the lenses is the A. Interference B. Difraction
difference between their focal length C. Accommodation D. Superposition
C. The rst image is formed at the focus of the
cye piece 162. Which of the following is a not a secondary
D. The focal length of the objective is always color?
longer than the focal length of image A Blue B. Magenta
C. Violet D. Yellow
155. Which of the following pairs of colors gives the
widest separation in the spectrum of white light? 163. In comparing the camera and the human eye, the
A. Green and yellow lm of the camera function as the
B. Red and indigo A. Iris B. Pupil C. Cornea D. Retina
C. Red and violet
D. Orange and blue 164. Dispersion of white light is the ability of white
light to
156. Light of velocity 3.0x10ms is incident on a A. Penetrate air, water and glass
material of refractive index u, if the velocity of B. Move in a straight line
light is reduced to 2.4x10ms in the material, C. Separate to its component color
what is the index? D. Move around corners
A. 2.25 B. 2.33 C.1.25 D. 1.33
165. When a red rose ower is observed in blue light.
IS7. The displaced (D) produced in a glass block of What color does the observer see?
thickness (H) and refractive index (n) when an A. Magenta B. Black
object is viewed through it is? C Red D..Blue
A.t-n B.(1+)
C.t(1-) D.(-) 166. The use of lenses is not applicable in the
A. Projector B. Human eye
C. Periscope D. Telescope
158. What optical instrument can be constructed with
converging lenses of focal length 50cm and Scm?
167. In a compound microscope, the objective and eye
A. Compound microscope
piece have focal lengths of +0.8 and +2.5cm
B. Terrestrial telescope
respectively, the real internediate image formed
C. Astronomical telescope
by the objective is 16cm from the objective.
D: Galileo's telescope
Determine the total magni cation of the cye is
held close to the eyepiece and views the virtual
I59. The eye controls the amount of light reading the
image at a distance of 25cm?
retina by adjusting the
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A. 190 B. I1 C. -19 D . 2100 C. Virtual, erect and magni ed
D. Virtual, inverted and magni ed
168. Re ecting telescopes make use of a concave
mirror, in place of the objective lens, to bring the 175. The nal image of an astronomical telescopeis
distant object into focus. What is the magnifying A.Real, inverted, magni ed and formed at in nity
power of a tclescope that has a mirror with 250cım B.Real, inverted and diminishcd
radius and an eyepiece whose focal length is C.Rcal, inverted, magni ed and forned atin nity
Scm? D.Virtual, inverted, magni ed and formed at
A..25cm B.-25cm C 52cm D -52cm in nity

10 176. The distance between the optical center and the

169. The sun subtends an angle of at the surface of
principal focus of a lens is called
the carth. The converging lens of focal length
A. Focal length B. Radius of curvature
100cm is uscd to provide an image of the sun on
C. Diameter D. Principal focus
to a screen. The diameter in mm of the image
formed is about
177. The unit of luminance is
A. I B.3 C.5. D. 9
A. Lumen [Im)
B. Candela [cd]
170. A telescope is used to examine a boat 20m long
C. Candela per square meter [cdm]
which is 600m away. If the image distance of the
D. Lux per square meter [lxm]
telescope eyepiece is 25cm, what is the apparent
length of the boat?
178. A converging lens of focal length 5cm is used as
A. 33cm B. .25cm C. I3 D. 0.033rad
a simple microscope to observe an object Ikm
high. Assuming the least distance of vision is
171. The magnifying power of the astronomical
25cm, the angular magni cation if the image is
telescope for normal adjustment is 50. The focal
fomed at in nity is
length of the eyepiece is 2cm. the required length
A. 0 B. C. 10 D. 25
of the telescope for normal adjustment is
A. 100cm B. 98cm C 25cm D. 102cm
179. An object is placed in front of a plane mirror if
the mirror is rotated through an angle of 0 the
172. In an astronomical telescope, the intermediate
image is rotated through an angle.
image is:
A. B..20 C. 30 D. 40
A. Vitua, etectand magni ed
B. Real, erect and magni cd
180. A simple microscope forns an image twice the
C. Real, inverted and reduced
size of an object. If the focal length of the lens of
D. Virtual, inverted and reduced
the microscope is 10cm, how far is the object
from the lens?
173. An astronomical telescopc has a converging eye-
A. 2cm B. Scm C 10cm D..20cm
piece of focal length Scnı and objective of focal
length 80cm, when the nal image is formed at
181.An astronomical telescope has an eyepiece of
the lcast distance of distinct vision(25cm), the
focal length Scm. if the angular magni cation in
separation between the two lenses is;
normal adjustment is 10, the distance between the
A. 75cm B. 80cm. C.84.2cm D..85cm
object and eyepiece is equal to
A. 55cm B. 50cm C. 45cm D. 110cm
174, In a compound microscope. the intermediate
image IS
A. Real, inverted and magni ed
B. Real, erect and magni ed
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182. An eye defect that results from off-axis object B. Go parallel to the normal
coupled with different magni cation of different C. Bend toward the normal
zones of the lens is called D. Remain in the same path as before
A. Spherical aberration B. Astigmatism
C. Far and near point D. Coma 191.A concave mirror has a radius of curvature of
20cm. nd the position, size and nature of small
183. When two plane mirrors are inclined at an angle pin, 2cm long. placed on the right angles to it and
45 to each other face to face, the number of 1Scm from the pole
image formed in them is A. V= 30cm, size= 4cm
A. 13 B3.8 C.9 D.7 B. V= 4cm, size= 30cm, real
C. V= 2cm, size= 4cm, virtual
184. Which of the following is arranged in the correct D. V= 4cm, size=30cm, Real
order of increasing deviation?
A. Red< violet< orange 192. What is the focal length of a magnifying glass
B. Violet< orange< red that produces an erect image magni ed three
C.Orange< violet < violet times that of an object 6cm away from the lens?
D. Red< orange < violet A 6cm B.0.17cm C. 9cm D. 0.1lcm

185. A 4S" prism is made of glass whose refractive 193. Which of the following statements is not correct
index for a certain light is 1.72. At what angle of about the astronomical telescope under normal
incidence will minimum deviation occur? adjustment?
A.53.1 B. 22.6* C. 30* D. 41.16° A. The nal image is at in nity
B. The principal foci of the objective and
186. A double convex lens has a focal length of 8cm. eyepiece coincide
how far from an insect 3mm long should the lens C. The nal image at principal focus of the
be held in order to produce an erect image Smm eyepiece
long? D. The rst image is at the principal focus of the
A.3.6cm B &cm C. 3.2cm D. 12.8cm eyepiece

187. A converging lens produces a four times 194. An illuminated object and screen are placed 90cm
magni ed and upright image of an object placed apart. To produce a clear image on the screen
in front of it. If the lens is 20cm, calculate the twice the size of the object, the required lens must
image distance. be:
A. 25cm B. 50cm C. 60cm D. 1Scm A. Diverging, f= -60cm
B. Diverging, f= -10cm
188. An object is placed 20cm from a concave mirror C. Converging, f= +20cm
of focal length 1Ocm. the linear magni cation of D. Converging, f= +3Ocm
the image produced is
D. 2 195. A boy standing in front of a plane mirror and 3
A.0 B. C.1
meters from it walks 2m farther away from the
mirror. How far is his image now from him?
189. The shortest mirror in which a person 2 meters
tall can see his entire image is
.3m B 1Om C. 2m D. Sm

A..2m B. 0.5m C..4m D. Im

196. Images formed by a convex mirror are always
A. Inverted, real and diminished
190.When light enters an optically denser medium, its
B. Inverted, virtual and diminished
rays
C. Erect, virtual and diminished
A. Bend away from the normal
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D. Erect, real and magni ed B. Objective lens has a longer focal length than
the cye picce
C. Focal length of the objective is cqual to the
197. In a plot of against for a converging lens how
focal length of the eye picce
can fbe determined from the graph?
D. Distance between the objective and cye picce
A. f theslopeofthegraph
is cqual to the sum of their foca! lengths
B. f theinterceptonthe axis
C.f- intercepton axis 204. The angle of deviation of light of variouscolors
D. f- reciprocal of the interccpt on either axis through a glass prism decrease in the order of:
A. Blue, orange and red
198. Which of the following statements about image B. Red, blue and orange
formed bya plane mirror is false? C. Blue, red and orange
A. Same size as the object D. Red, orange and blue

B. Lateraly inverted
C. Enlarged 205. If an object is right at the center of curature ofa
D. Same distance behind the mirror as the object converging mirror, the image is formed at:
is in front A. The pole of the mirror
B. The focus
199. The image of a pin formed by a diverging lens of C. In nity
focal length 1Ocm is Scm from the lens. Calculate D. The center of curvature
the distance of the pin from the lens
A.3.9cm B. 3.3cm C. 10cm D. 15cm 206. A diverging mirror is used as a driving miror
because it
200. An object at O between the focal point F and the A. Produces a real image

pole P of a diverging lens. If F is the focal point B. Has only one focus
on the other side of the lens then, the image is C. Produces an image the same size as the objcct
formed. D. Has a wider eld of a view
A. Between F and O B. Between O and P
C. Between P and F' D. Between F'and 2F 207. An object is placed 30.0cm from a converging
lens. If the real image formed is 90.0cm from the
201. An object is placed in front of a converging lens object, what is the focal length?
of focal length 10cm and the image is real and A .IScm B. 44cm . 20cm D.60cm
twice the size of the object. How far is the object
from the lens? 208. An object is placed 12cm from a converging lens
A. Scm B. 10cm C. IScm D. 20cm to produce a magni ed real image that is 4 timcs
the size of the object. Calculate the focal length of
202. The eye defcct in which the rays from in nity to the lens
the eye converge before the retinal can be A 44cm B. 17cm . I6cm D 9cm
corrected by a
A. Convex mirror B. Concave mirror 209. What part of the camera corresponds to iris of th:
C. Diverging lens D. Converging lens eye?
A, The shutter B. The lm
203. In an astronomical telescope (nornal adjustment) C. The focusing ring D. The diaphragm
the nal image is virtual and ormed at in nity
because the 210. An object is placed I5cm from a converging lens
A. Objective lens has a shorter focal length than of focal length 20cm. calculate the distance ofthe

the eye piece image from the object

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A 60cm B. -60cm C. -75cm D, 45cm 218. A charge of magnitude 2x 10-4 coulomb
experiences a tone of 80N in an electric eld. Find
211. An object is placed 1Scm from a converging lens the electric eld intensity of this eld.
of focal length 20cm calculate the distance of the A. 45 x 10ʻN/C B. 49 x 10°N/C
image from the lens C. 47 x 10*N/C D. 40 x 10ʻN/C
A. 60cm B. -60cm C. 60 D. -60
219.The equivalentcapacitance of 2f capacitor
ELECTROSTATICS connected in series with other two capacitors
212. Calculate the electrostatic force between two 1uF and 3uf connected in parallel is
clectrons separated by a distance of A. 1.33uF B. 2.75uF
10-°m (clectronic charge = 1.6 x 10-1c ) C. 7uF D. None of the above
A. 23.04Mn B. 25.04Mn
C. 23.04nN D. 25.04NN 220. Calculate the electric potential at a point P, a
distance of Im from either two charges of
213. Find the force on the center charge in the gure +10pc and – 5uc which are 1Ocm apart. Calculate
shown below; also the potential energy of +Zuc charge placed at
point P.
A. 0.98J B. 0.88J .0.09J D. 0.43J

221. Two equal but opposite charges of 2uc cach are

located on the x-axis at positions +4cm &-2cm
A. 67.5nN B. 60.6nN from the origin. The negative charge is placed at
C. 57.0nN D. 25.04nN -2cm location. Determine the electric force on the
third charge Suc located at -Scm distance on
214. The force between two point charges +2uc and + y- axis.
4uc separated by a distance of 4m is? A. 0.0009N B. 0.09N
A. 4.5 x 10-3N, attractive B. 4.5 x 10-³N Repulsive C.0.008N D. 0.005N
C.9x 10-3NRepulsive D.9 x 10-3N Attractive
222. Capacitor is made of a tin aluminum foil
215. Which of the following is not the unit of electric separated by an ebonite of thickness 2.0 x 10-*m of
eld? relative permittivity of 2.8. If the device has
A. Vm' B. Ne C. Kgms? . eV capacitance of 2.5uF, calculate the area of the foil
and the energy stored in the capacitor when p.d of
216. The electric eld intensity of a point 4cm away 220V exist between the plates.
from a charge of magnitude 1pc is A. 1.98 x 10-10m², 0.056] B. 1.79 x 10-1°m², 0.06|
A. 5.62 x 10-4NC-1 B. 5.6 x 10ʻNC-1 C. 2.00 x 10-10m², 1.98) D. 0.98 x 10-1°m², 0.091

C. 5 x 109NC-1 D. 5 x 10-SNC-1
223. A parallel plate capacitor consists of 12 metal
217. A parallel plate capacitor has a common plate plates each with area 25cm separated by sheets of
area of 5 x 10-®m² and plate separation of 2 x para in paper of dielectric constant 2.0 and
10-*massuming free space, what is the thickness 0.5. Calculate the capacitance of the
capacitance? (e = 9.0 x 10-12c²/ Nm'). arrangement.
A. 2.25 x 10-17F B. 3.89 x 10-17F A. 8.85 x 10-18 F B. 8.85 x 10-8 F

C. 2.00 x 10-16f D. 2.85 x 10-7F C. 8.85 x 10-10 F D. 8.85 x 10-14 F

224. The potential difference of 3.6V is maintained

between two plates which arc 20cm apart.

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Calculate the elcctric cld intensity between the II. Has S.I unit of NC!
plates. 1II. Can also be measured in Vm
A. 30Vm-1 B. 28Vm-i C. 18Vm-! D. 98Vm-1 A..I B. Il and II
C. I, Il and III D. Iland |
225. The diagram here represents a section of a circuit.
Calculate the effective capacitance in the sections. 232. A variable capacitor is permanently conncctedto
a 100V battery. If the capacitance is charged from
C; =304F 10uF and 2uF, The energy change is
A. 4x 10J to baltery

HH
Ca20u
B. 8x 10-2J to battery
C. 12 x 10-* from battery
D. 14 x 1o-2) from battery

Cq=40uF 233. The equivalent capacitance in the circuit diagram

A. 16,67uf B. 15,56f C. 20,78f D. 15,98uf is

2uF
226. A capacitor consists of two parallel plates
2uk 4uf
separatcd by a layer of air 0.4cm thick, the area of
cach plate being 202cm". Complete its capacitance HHH HE
C and the charge on each plate if the capacitor is 3uf
connected across a 500v source.
A. 44.7pF, 2.24 x 10 B. 44.7pF, 3.67 % 10-c
4u'
A. 15.0uF B. 10.3uF C. 7.5uF D. 0.8ul
C. 67,9pF, 2.24 x 10-c D. 44.7pF, 2.87 x 10-®c

234. The effective capacitance between points A and

227. A 7uF and a 8uf capacitors are connected in B in the diagram below is1.5uF. Deternmine the
series. What is their equivalent capacitance? valuc of C
A.1.5j B. 124F C. 3.73uF D 1.2uF A. 0.8uF B. 1.0uF C. 2.0uF D..3.0uv

228. Which of the following is not a suitable dielectric 235. What is the electric potential at a point distancer
material? from a proton of charge q placed in a medium of
A. Brass B. Para n wax permittivily eo
C..Glass D. Ebonite A. V = tg" B.V= 4nq
229. The clectric potential at a point d, from an C. V=9
4ntor
D.V =9
4ne
electron of charge, e placed in a medium of
pernittivity E, is givcn by 236. The capacitance of a capacitor is not affectedby
A
9
4nto2
B. A. Area of plate
B. Thickness of plates
D
.td C. Distance between plates
D. Charge
230, Permittivity has the unit
A. Farad/meter B. Coulomb/m
C. Farad/m D. Coulonmb/m
B

231. Electric eld intensity, E has the following

characteristics
C
I. It is a vector quantity
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237. 50J of work is done in moving a charge of 245. The following are characteristics of electrically
magnitude 10pc through a distance of 10cm charged objects except
against a uniform electric eld. The electric eld A. Like charges repels one another
intensity is B. Charge is conserved
A. 5x 105Vm-1 B. 5 x 10Vm-1 C. Unlike charges attracts each other
C.5x 107Vm-! D. 5 x 10°Vm-! D. Unlike charges repels each other

238. A parallel plate capacitor of plate are, 20cm²in 246. is a material through which electric
vacuum has a capacitance of 0.02uf. If E = 9x chargescan casily ow.
10-12 Fm-1, the distance between the platc is A. Insulator B. Conductor
A. 9x 10-1Bm B. 9 x 10-'m C. Capacitor D. None of the above
C.9x 10-m D.9x 10-'m
247. What is the S.I unit of charge?
239. What is the magnitude of the electric eld at a A. Ampere B Ohms
eld point 2m from a point charge of 4nC? C. Coulombs D. None of the above
. 9nC B. 9N/m C. 0.9N/F D. 9N/C
248. Which of the following is a vector quantity?
240. When an ebonite rod is rubbed with fur, it has A. Electric ux B. Electric potentia!
A. No charge at all C. Electric eld D. Electric current
B. A negative charge
C. A positive charge 249. law states that the net electric ux

0.8yf D. Negative and positive charges through any real or imaginary closed surface is
equal to the net electric charge enclosed within
an 241. Calculate the force on an electron of charge that surface divided by the permittivity ɛ
nethe 1.6x 10"C placed in an electric eld intensity A. Gauss's law B. Ohm's law
10-8Vm'. C. Coulombs law D. None of the above
.0ur A. 2.5 x 10 B. 6.1 x 1o!
C. 5.2 x 10 D. 16 x 10-!! 250. The imaginary surface necessary to apply Gauss's
ance r law is called
um o! 242. The region of space over which the force due to A. Plane surface
the charge can be experienced is B. Gauss's surface
A. Potential eld B. Intensity eld C. Gaussian surface
C. Electric eld D. Force eld D. Gauss's imaginary surface

243. What is the expression for capacitance of a 251.The energy stored in a capacitor can be calculated

by parallel plate capacitor? using the following equation, EXCEPT

A.C=.EoA qd
B. C= EoA A.U-cv B.U12
2C
C.C= EoT D.C=EoA c.U-ov D.U=Q
nd
d
244. The following are the uses of capacitor EXCEPT? 252. The capacitance of capacitorisdirectly
A. It is used for smoothing circuit proportional to the area (A) of one plate, inversely
B. It is used for oscillatory circuit proportional to the separation (d) between the
C. It is used for time base plates and directly proportional to the dielectric
D. it is not used for time base constant (k) of the material between the plates
A. A series plate
B. Parallel and series plates

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C. Paraliel piate strength due to another charge 1201C kept at the
D. None of the above same distance apart and in the same medium is?
A. 18NC! B. 144NC!
253. is a measure of the degrce to which an C. 864NC! D. 150NC
object opposes the ow of charges through it.
A. Resistor B. Resistance 260. is de ned as the work done by an
C. Resistivity D. Resistant electric eld in bringing a unit positive charge
from in nity to a point.
254. Which of the following is the S.l unit of Electric A. Potential difference
Field? B. Electric potential
1(Newton percoulomb) C. Electric eld intensity
D. None of the above
I. (Volt permeter)
III. NIC 261. Which of the following formulas CAN NOT be
A. I only B.l and Il only used to get the electric potential (V) ofa point?
C. IIl only D. I, lIand I 1
I1.V =K
255. A parallel plate capacitor 10uF with air between III. 9.0x10°Nm²c-z
its plates is connected to a 50V source and then A. I and III B. II and III
disconnected. What is the charge on the capacitor C. I and II D. None of the above
and the potential difference across it?
A. 5x 10°C, 50V B. Sx 10"C, 50V 262. A parallel plate capacitor of area 10cm in
C. 10x 10°C, 40V D. 10 x 10'C, 40V vacuum has a capacitance of 10 uf. What is the
distance between the plates?[ E, = 9 x 10"m')
256. A capacitor 8uF is charged to a potential A. 9x 1om B. 9 x 10'm
difference of 100V. The energy stored by the C.9x 10'm D. 9 x 10'm
capacitoris
A. 1.0 x 1o'J B. 8.0 x 10°J 263. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 600uf
C.125 x 10°J D. 4x 10 has a potential difference of 2000V between its
Plates. Calculate the charge on cither plate of the
257. Calculate the magnitude of the electric eld capacitor.
intensity in vacuunm at a distance of 25cm from A.1.5C B. 2.2C C. 1.2C D. 2.02C
1
chargeofs x10°C.(Take as 9 x10 Nmc*)
A. 7.2 x 1o'NC! B. 8x 10NC! 264. The following are the characteristics in a parallel
C. 6.5 x 1o'NC! D. 7.5 x 10'NC! connection ofcapacitanceexcept
A. The equivalent or combined C, is given by:
258. A student is at a height 4m above the ground C= C1 + C2 + C3
during a thunderstorm. Given B. Ci, C; and C, are all at the same potential
the potential
difference between the thunder cloud and the difference V
ground is 10'v, the electric eld created by the C. Total circuit charge, Q = Q1 + Q2 + Q
storm is
A. 2.5 x 10°NC B. 2.5 x 10°Vm!
D.Q,-Q,- - c3

C. 4.0 x 1o'NC! D. 2.0 x 1o'NC? 265. What is the equivalent capacitance 10uf and 6yf
capacitors connected in parallel?
259. A charge 50uC has an electric eld strength of A. 16x 1ouF B. l6uF
360NC at a certain point. The electric eld C. 1.6 x 10'F D. 16F

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266. 271: Calculate the cnergy stored in a 20uF capacitor, if
the potential difference between the plates is 70V.
A. 4.9x 10°J B. 4x 10'J
C. 4.9 x 10°J D. 4x 10J

272. The energy stored in a capacitor of capacitance

SuF in 40J. What is the voltage applied across it's
The diagram above shows two capacitors C and D terminal?
of capacitanccs SuF and 10uF. nd the charges A. 1x 10'y B. 1 x 10v
stored in C and D respectively. C. 1x 10y D. 1 x 10v
A. 20011C and 100|C B. 100uC and 200uC
C. 4uC and 2uC D. 2uC and 4uC 273. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when
in air is 6uF and in the presence a dielectric
267. The following are the characteristics in a series material 12uF. the dielectric constant is
connection of capacitance, EXCEPT A. 4 B. 2uF C. 2 D..4uF
A. Equivalent capacitance for two capacitance Cı
and C; is, C= C,Cz
co-C 274. In a/an body, the number of electron is
equal to the number of protons.
B. The equivalent or combined capacitancc (C) is,
A. Charged B. Charged and Uncharged
C C, Cz C C. Uncharged D. None of the above
C. Capacitors Ci, C and C; all have the same
charge Q 275. The following are the characteristics of Electric
D. Total circuit voltage, V = V1 + V2 + v3 Line of Force,except
A. It indicates the direction of the force on a
268.Three capacitors each of capacitances 2lpF are positive charge placed in an electric eld.
connected in series. Calculate the effective B. It's the direction of electric eld intensity at a
capacitance of the capacitors. point.
A..63uF B. 7uF C. 6uF D.73uF C. The lines are always directed away from a
negative charge.
269. Two capacitance of 8uF and 10uF are connected D. The lines are always directed away to a
in series. What additional capacitance must be negative charge.
connected in series with this combination to give
a total of 4uF? 276. Which of the following diagram explains isolated
A. 34uF B 40uF C. 184F D. 124F positive charge and negative charge respectively?

270. In the diagram shown below, determine the I

potential difference across the 5uF capacitor.

A.3V B. 6V C. 12V D. 18V

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IV B. 1.2 x 10',600V, 400V
C. 2.5 x 10,600V, 400V
D. 3.2 x 1o",400V, 600V

282. A helium nucleus has a charge of +2e, and angon

nucleus has a charge of +10e where e is thg
quantum charge 1.6 x 10""C. Find the repulsie
A. I and II B. Il and II force exerted on one by the other when theyare
C. l and IV D. IlI and V separated by a distance of 3.0 Nanometers
Assume the system to be in vacuum.(k = 9x
277. In a unifom electric eld of intensity, the
10Nm²c-2)
potential difference between two points distanced A. 5.1 x 10°N B. 5x 10N
apartis C. 0.005 1InN D. 5.05NN
A.V= ed B.V =#
283. Two small spheres in vacuum are 1.Sm apart
C.V= Ed D.V - center-to-center. They carry identical charges.
How large is the charge on each, if eachsphere
278.A/An is any pair ofconductorsseparated experiencesa force of 2N? (k = 9x 10'NmC)
by an insulating material that can store electric
A.5x 10°c B.2 x 10C
charge or electric energy.
C. 5x 10c D. 2 x 10"C
A. Capacitance B. Insulator
C. Capacitor D. Conduction
284. How much work is required to carry an electron
from the positive terminal of a 12V battery to the
279. The following are factors that a ects capacitance
negative terminal with a charge of -1.6 x10
of a capacitor, EXCEPT
A, -1.9x 10"J B. ±1.9 x 10J
A. The denser the medium between the plates, the
C. 1.9 x 10J D. 1.09 x 1oJ
more increases the value of the capacitance of
the capacitor.
285. How much electrical potential energy does a
B. Decrease in distance between the plates,
proton lose as it falls through a potential drop of
increases the value of capacitance
SkV with charge 2.6 x 10"C.
C. The greater the relative permittivity, decreases
A. 1.5 x 1o$J B. 2.3 x 1ol4
the value of the capacitance.
C. 1.3 x 1oy D. 2.5 x 10"J
D. None of the above

286. A 1.2uF capacitor is charged to 3.0Kv. Compute

280. Which of the following is NOT an effect of
the energy stored in the capacitor.
dielectric material on capacitors?
A. 4.5J B. S.4J C. 4.54J D. 0.54)
A. It raises thecapacitance of capacitor relative to
air
287. A metal sphere mounted on an insulating rod
B, It reduces the chances of clectric breakdown
carries a charge of 6.0nC when its potential is
C. It enables a large voltage to be used with
200V higher than its surrounding. What is the
capacitors
capacitance of the capacitor formed by thesphere
D. It keeps the plates together
and its surroundings?
A. 30NF B. 30uF C.30KF D. 30PF
281. A potential di erence of 1000V is applied to the
combination of a 2uF and 3uF capacitors which 288. A parallel-plate capacitor has a capacitance of
are connected in series. Find the charge on each
8uF with air between its plates. Determine is
capacitor and potential difference across them.
A. 1.2 x 1o,400V, 1000V
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capacitance when a dielectric constant 6.0 is 294.
placed between its plates.
A. 48F B. 481F C 48KF D. 48PF

289. The parallel capacitor combination shown below

is connected across a 120V source. Determine the
cquivalent capacitance, the charge on each The diagram above shows two capacitors D and E
capacitor and the charge on the combination of capacitance 4uF and 6uF respectively
connected to a d.c source. The ratio of energy
stored in D to E is?
A. 2:1 B..4:8 C. 1:2 D. 8:4

a
A.8PF, 2.4 x 10-1 c, 7.2 × 10-10C and 9.6 x 10-10C
B.1PF, 7.2 x 10-10, 2.2 x 10-10C and 9.6 x 10-10C
295. The capacitor having a capacitance
connected across a 100V d.c supply. Calculate its
charge.
A. 0.01C
C. 0.001C
B. .0.1C
D. 0.0001C
100F is

C.8PF,1.2 x 10-10, 7.2 x 10-10c and 6.6 x 10-10C

D.8PF, 1.2 x 10-10, 7.2 x 10-10C and 1.6 x 10-10C 296. Determine the magnitude of the strength of a
eld, if a point of charge 2 x 10C experiences a
290. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor force of 0.02N in this uniform electric eld.
depends on the following, EXCEPT A. 1.0 x 10°NC! B. 4x 10NC-
1. The area of overlap of the plate C. 1x 10'NC-! D. 1x 10NC!
II. The shape of the plate
II. The dielectric separating the plates 297. A potential difference of 3.6V is maintained
IV. The distance between the plates between two plates which are 20cm apart.
A. l and Ill only B. I and IV only Calculate the electric eld intensity.
C. Il only D.l and ll only A. 16.01V/m B.18.0V/cm
C. 16.0V D.18.0V/m
291.A parallel capacitor of plate area 20cm in
vacuum has a capacitance of 0.02uF. if E, = 9 x 298. If two charged plates are maintained at a potential
10' Fm'. Calculate the distance between the difference 3KV, nd the work done in taking a
plates. charge of 600uC across a eld.
A. 9x 10m B. 9 x 10m? A. 1.8J B. 2.0J C.I.0J D. 0.8J
C. 9x 10'm D. 9x 1om
299. The force between two charged particles qı cquals
292. When the plates of a capacitor are separated by 2uC and qz cquals -6uC separated by a distance
air, its capacitance is 5uF. Calculate the relative of 20cm is
permittivity of the medium. A. 2.7N Repulsive B. 2.7N Atractive
.45 B. 10 C. 250 D. 5 C. 3.5N Attractive D. 2.8SN Attractive

293. Three capacitors have capacitance of 6,8 and 300. Two parallel plates at a distance of
10uF. Calculate their overall capacitance when 8x 10'm apart are maintained at a potential
they are connected in series and when they are difference of 600V with negative earthed to the
connected in parallel ground. What is the electric eld strength?
A. 2.55uF, 244F B. 244F, 2.,55uF A. 7.5x 10'N/C B. 7.5x 10*N/C
C. 0.39uF, 181F D. 181F, 0.39uF C. 6.5x 10ʻN/C D. 7.5x 1o'N/C

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301. The simplest instrument uscd in detecting electric A. 5x 10!0Kg B. 5.7 x 10-12 Kg

charges is? C. 7.5 x 1o-12Kg D. 7.5 x 101°Kg

A. Electroscope B. Ammeter
C. Voitmeter D. Galvanometer 310. Calculate the cnergy stored in a 201f capacitor it
the potential difference betwecn the plates is 40V.
302. The sign of charge on a charged glass rod may be A. 3.2 x 10-2J B. 1.6 x 10-3
determined with C. 8.0 x 109J D. 4.0 x 10-4)
A. A charged Electroscope
B. A Galvanometer 311. For making a capacitor, it's better to have a
C. An Electrometer dielectric having
D. An uncharged Electroscope A. High permittivity
B. Low permittivity
303. The distance between two stationary charged C. Permittivity same as that of air
particles is doubled, the magnitude of the D. Permittivity which is neither high nor low
electrostatic force between them will be
A. Halved 312. A dielectric material must be
B. Doubled A. A good conductor B. An insulator
C.A Quarter of its former value C. A resistor D. A semiconductor
D. Four times the original value
313. The electric eld intensity at a point 4cm away
304. is the instrument used for scurring large from a point charge of magnitude luC is givenas,
number of similar charges by induction. when electric eld is 50.
A. Electroscope B. Proof plane A. 5x 10+Nc-! B. 5 x 10-ŚNe-!
C. Electrophorus D. Capacitor C.5 x10-5Ne-! D. 5 x 10-7NC-

305. If two equal point charges each 1C, were 314. Calculate the value of two equal positivecharges
separated in air by a distance of lkm, what would if the repulsive force between them is 0.IN when
be the force in them? separated by a distance of 50cm in vacuum.
A.9nN B. 9% 10N C. 9kN D 0.009N A. 2.8 x 10C B. 2.95 x 10 C
C. 2.7 x 10-12C D. 3.7 x 10-1° C
306. Determine the force between two free electrons
spaced I.0 angstrom apart in vacuum. 315. A charge of IuC is moved through a distance of
A.25NN B 23NN C. 30nN D. 25N 0.1m against a unifon electric eld ofstrength,
E. If 20J work is done in the process, calculate the
307. What is the force of repulsion between two argon magnitude of E.
nuclei that are separated in vacuum by 1.0nn? A. 9.0 x 10'Vm- B. 9.0 x 10³Vm-
The charge on an argon nucleus is +18e. C. 9.0 x 10² Vm-1 D. 9.0 x 10*Vm-!
A. 7.5x10-9N B.7SN
C. 7.6×10-2N D. 0.075N 316. Charge of magnitudes 3.0x 10-5C and 40 x
10-5C are stored on two parallel capacitors of
308. How many electrons are contained in 1.0C of capacitances 1.5uF and 2uF respectively.
charge? Calculate the potential difference across the
A.6.2 x 1o19e B. 6.5 x 10®e combination.
C. 1.6 x 1o-1%e D. 1.7 x 10-1°e A..40V B. 4.5 x 10-2V
C. 5.0 x 10-2V D. 5.5 x 10²V
309. What is the mass of the electrons in 1.0C of
charge?

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317.A coil of wire has a resistance of 2.002, 2.8092
and 3.00S2 at temperature of 0'c, 100c and t'e.
respectively. What is the scale de ned by this
resistor?
A. 20°C B. 125'c C. 8oC D. 105°c

318. The current in a copper wire is incrcased by A. 10A B.1.9A C. 2.4A D. I.1A
increasing the potential difference between its
ends. Which one of the following statements 324. A copper wire has a resistance of IS.002 at 35°c.
regarding n, the number of charge carriers per What will be its resistance at 72c? (Take a to be
unit volume in the wire, and v, the drift velocity 0,0004 per'c)
of the charge carriers, is correct? A. l6.0052 B. 32.00£2
A.n is unaltered but v is decreased C. 15.229 D. 9.322
B.n is unaltered, but v is increased
C. Both n &vare increased 325. A platinum wire 750cm long is to have a
D. n is increased but v is unaltered resistance of 0.52. What should its diameter be?
(Take resistivity of platinum to be 1.1r10-7Am).
319.A galvanometer gives a full scale de ection when A. 1.2x10-mm B. 1.7x10-²mm
a current of 2mA ow through it and the potential C 1.2x103mm D. 1.4x10-³mm
difference across its terminals is 4mV. Which of
the following resistors would be most suitable to 326. The sensitivity ofa galvanometer is increased by
convert it to give a full scale de ection for a having
current of IA? I. More turns on the coil
A. 0.004Q in series B. 0.0040 in parallel I. Astrongermagnet
C.0.502 in series D. 5002 in series |I. A light pointer
A Ionly B. I& Il only
320. A moving coil galvanometer has a resistance of C. None D. I, Il & II
1092and a full-scale de ection of 0.0!A. It can be
converted into a voltmeter of 10V full-scale 327. A galvanometer has a resistance of 2502 and
de ection by connccting a resistor of: requires 2mA for a full scale de ection. How will
A. 9902 series B. 0.12 parallel you convert it to voltmeter reading 250V at full-
C. 102 parallel D. 99092 parallel scale?
A. 14.65k2 B. 124.7Sks2
321.A 6V battery of internal resistance of 0.52 is C. 105.41 k2 D. I30.06k2
connected across a high bulb of 2 resistance.
What is the reading of a voltmeter connected 328. The net resistance of three 282 resistors connected
across the bulb? in parallel to two 32 resistors in series is
A. 4.80V B. 4.90V C.4.98V D. 5.08V A. 3.52 B. 4.52 C. 6.672 D. 12.02

322. A uniforn wire of length 2.0m has resistivity of 329. A voltmeter of resistance 100OS2 is connected
5.0x19-2m. If the cross-sectional area of the wire across a resistor and the combination is connected
is 90x10-7m², calculate its resistance. in series with an ammeter. When a potential
A. 2.4392 B. 19.092 C. 14.002 D. I.12 diference is applied, the voltmeter read 40V and
the ammeter reads 0.05A. What is the resistance
323. Detcmine the current in the círcuit diagram given of the resistor?
below. A. SkQ B. 4KS2 C. 3kS2 D. 2k2

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330. Determine the equivalent resistance in the 336. A lanıp bulb is rated 60W for a 240V ply
diagram What is the resistance of the lamp:?
A.8 B. 452 C. I5Q D. 9602
-C)- -ca
337. Three clectrie cells each of E.M.F 1SV and
internal resistance 1.0S2 are connected in parallel

across and external resistance of $n. caleulatethe

values of the current in tlhe resistor.
A. 0.5A B. 0.9A C. 1.5A D. 4.5A
A. 57.802 B. 97.152 C.I0.092 D. 28.162

338. A galvanometer of internal resistance 5052 hasa

331. Two 3V cells are connected series. The battery is
full seale de ection for a current of SmA. What is
connected to a 292 and a 32 resistor which are
the resistance required to convert it to avoltuneter
connected in parallet. If the intemal resistance of
with full scale detlection of 10V?
the cells is negligitble calculae the current
A. 1702 B. 1950S2
llowing in the circuit.
C. 2000Q D. 250092
A.5Q B.6£2 C.7.7Q D.3.292

339. Which of the following is required to convert a

332. ln a series arrangenent of cells, the emf of the
milli-ammeter to an amneter?
battery is equal to
A. A high resistance in paralle
A. The product of the e.m.fs of individual cells
B. A high resistance in series
B. The sum of the e.m.fs of individual cells
C. A low resistance in parallel
C. The sum of reciprocal the e.m.fs of
D. A low resistance in series
individual cells
D. All of the above
340. What is the total electrical energy consuned by
using an electrie cooker rated 1000w for Shrs?
333.The path followed by ow of electric current is
A. S.3 x 1o'! B. 1.8 x 1o')
called a
C. 2.3 x 1o'J D. 6.9 x 10o!
A. Voltmeter B. Inductor
C. Circuit D. Current
341.A galvanometer has a resistance of 5S2 by using a
shunt wire of' resistance 0.0S2; thegalvanometer
334. The following are the effects of electric current
could be converted to an anmeter capable of
except
leading 2A. What is the current through the
A. leating & lighting e ect
galvanometer?
B. Magnetic effect
A .2mA B. 6.10nA C. 20mA D. 25mA
C. Chemical effect
D. Potential eftect
342. A cell of intenal resistance r supplies currenttea
6.092 resistor and its e iciency is 759%. Find the
335. The force that drives charge out of a source trom
value of r.
a negative terminal to that of a positive terninal
A 4.52 B. I.02 C. 8.02 D. 2.092
in a complete circuit is known as
A. Repulsive force
343.A resistance R is connected across thetermmal
B. Mechanical driving force
an electric cell of internal resistance 22 andthN
C. Electromotive force
D. Momentum voltage wasreduced toof its nominalvalue.1h
value ofR is
A..352 B.2252 C, IQ D. 69!

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44. If l6mA of current ows through a conductor in 351.A cell of internal resistance of 0.0192 can be
one second, the number of electrons transported measured accurately using the
per second is A. Ohm meter B. Potentiometer
A. 1.00 × 100 B. 1.00 x 10" C. Electroscope D. Meter bridge
C. 2.56 x 10 D. 2.56 x 10
352. The power dissipated in an a.c circuit with an
345. An anmmeter of resistance 52 has a full-scale r.m.s current of 5A, r.m.s voltage of 10V and a
de ection when a current of 50MA ows in it. phase angle of 60* is
The value of the resistor required to adapt it to A.25W B. 50W C. 120W D. 125W
Measure a current 5A is
A. 19.8092 B. 5.00S2 353. The following factors affect the resistance of a
C. 0.0592 D. 0.25SQ wire, except
A. Length of the wire B. Cross sectional area
346. A conductor has a diagram of 1.00mm and length C. Temperature D. Pressure
2m. If the resistance of the material 0.12, its
resistivity is 354. The internal resistance of a cell is
A. 3.93 x 10°2m B. 3.93 x 10°2m A. Opposition to the ow of current offered by
C. 2.55 x 10°2m D. 2.55 x 10°2m the cell when it is discharging current to a
circuit
347. An electric generator has an E.M.F of 240V and B. Opposition to the ow of voltage offered by
an internal resistance of 12. If the current the cell when it is discharging current to a
supplied by generator is 20A when the terminal circuit
voltage is 220V, nd the ratio of the power C. Opposition to the ow of current and voltage
supplied to the power dissipated offered by the cell when it is discharging
A. 11:1 B. 1:11 C. 12:11 D. 11:12 current to a circuit
D. Option A and B
348. A galvanometer with full-scale de ection of
1OMA is to be converted to a voltumeter with full- 355. If three resistance 292, 32, and 6N are connected
scale de ection of 5V. if a series resistance of in parallel. Calculate the effective resistance of
4982 is used for conversion, the resistance of the this combination
galvanomneter is A .292 B. C.IQ D. 42
A. 292 B 1092 C. 52 D
356. A car fuse is marked I5A and operator nomally
349. Which of the following is an electrolyte? on 12V battery. Calculate the resistance of the
A. Grape juice B. Sugar solution fuse wire
C. Alcohol D. Paraf n A. 0.892 B. 292 C. 2.8S2 D. 8.02

350. Electrical appliances in homes are normally 357. Calculate the current in he 312 resistor shown in
earthed so that the diagram below.
A. Both the A.C and D.C sources can be used
B. A person touching the appliances is safe from
20
electric shock.
C. The appliances are maintained at a higlher P.D
than the earth.
D. The appliances are maintained at a lower P.D
than the earth
A. 4A B. 2A C. 6A D. 3A

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358. A current of 18OmA passces through a conductor 366. An electric current of 2 amperes lows in
for Sminutes. The quantity of electricity heating coil of resistance 50 ohms for 3 mingtes
transported is 20 seconds. Determine the hcat produccd
A. .S6C B..55C C. 54C D. 53C . 0.5kJ B. 8.0kJ C. 20.0kJ D. 4

359, 80mC of electricity passes through a conductor 367. A short circuit is

for 2 minutes. Calculate the current that pass A. A closed circuit which has no load on it
through the conductor B. An open circuit which has no load on it
A. 0.67MA B. 0.7mA C.0.8mA D. 7A C.A closed circuit which hasload on it
D. An open circuit which has load on it
360. The potential difference between the terminals of
a battery is 2.8V with a 52 resistor connected 368. Find the resistance of a meter wire of diamcter
across the terminals of the cell, the P.D is 2.5V. 0.2mm and resistivity 44 x 102m
the internal resistance of the cell is A. 12.292 B. 6.32 C. 1492 D..1692

A. .7292 B. 0.52S .0.892 D. .0.62

369. A wire of uniform cross-sectional area has a
361. Thrce resistors are connected as shown in the length of 10cm, a resistance of 22 and a
diagram below. What is the equivalent resistance resistivity 2 x 102m. The cross-sectional area in
between point X and Y? m²is
A. 2x 10 B. 1 x 10
C. 0.5 x 1o D. 2 x 10

370. The energy needed to move a unit positive charge

around a complete clectric circuit is called the
A. Electromotive force
A. 1092 B. 82 C.92 D. 792
B. Electric potential difference
C. Electric energy
362. If a resistance is halved in value and the P.D
D. Kinetic energy
across it is tripled. then the ratio of the new
current to the oltis 371. Which of the following is/are correct about the
A.6:1 B. 1:6 C. 1:1 D. 6:6
resistance of a wire?
1. It is directly proportional to its resistivity
363.The cost of running ve 60W lamps and four
II. It increases as the diameter of the wire
100W lamps for 20hours, if electrical energy cost increases
NIO.00Kwh is
III. It is independent of the temperature of thewire
A. N280.00 B. NI60.00
A. I and Il only B. I only
C. NI20.00 D. NI40.00
C. Il only D. I& Il only

364. A cell of internal resistancer is connected to an 372. A standard resistor of resistance 1492 is to be
external resistor R. the condition for maximunm
made from a constantan wire of cross-scctional
power transfer is
area 2n X 10°m and resistivity 1.l x10°S2m.
A. R<r B. R= 2r C.R=r D. R>
Taking =, thelengthof thewvirerequiredis
365.A 20002W electric cooker is to be uscd on a A.0.8m B. 1.10m C. 1.25m D. 8.00m

main circuit. Which of the fuses below can be

LIsed safely with the cooker? Take V = 200v 373. The resistance of a coil of copper wire is 3.352 at

A. 2A B. 5A C. 10A D. 20A 0ʻC. What is its resistance at 50C? for copper,a

4.3x 10°c!
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A. 3.992 B. 3.3552 C.3.062 D. 2.52 B. Total inmpedance of the circuit is zero
C. Capacitive reactance is equal to the inductive
174. How many electrons ow through a light bulb reactance.
cachsecond if the current through the light bulb is D. Inductive reactance is equal to the resistance.
0.75A?
A. 74 x 1ol* B. 7.0 x 1o8 381.One major difference between an alternating
C. 2.5 x 1o-l* D. 4.7 x 10'8 current and a direct current is that an:
A. Alternative current gives a constant valuc but
375. A platinum wirc 80cm long is to have a resistance direct current gives root-mean-square value.
of 0.12. What should its diameter be? The B. Alternating current gives root-imean-square but
resistivityofplatinum is I.Ix 10"2m direct current gives constant value
.0.53 B. 0.106mm C. Alternating current value is always greater
C.1.06nm D. 1.6mm than that of direct current
D. A.C is non-power dissipating but D.C
376. Potentiometer can be used for the following dissipates power.
except
A. Measuring of current 382. A 250V A.C supply is used to operate electric
B. Measuring of p.d or emf kettle that has a resistance of 3092. The maximum
C. Measurement of internal resistance of a cell or instantaneous current passing through the clectric
used in comparison of resistance kettlei is
D. Measuring of Vernier caliper A. 13.89A B. 23.17A
C. 7.29A D. I1.78A
SIMPLE A.C. CIRCUIT
377. 383. A capacitor of capacitance 3.0jF is use in a
circuit, if the source frequency is 60HZ, calculate
35n O.3-
the reactance of the capacitor.
A. 2.90x10²2 B. 2.90x10'n
C. 8.84x10²2 D. 8.84x10³n

384. In which of the following devices is chemical

-501: energy converted into electrical energy?
For the RLC circuit shown above, determine the A. Solar cell B. Electrical generator
impedance C. Dry cell D. Nuclear generator
A. 162.792 B.822 C.117.62 D.I13.692
385. If a voltage source delivers 240V to a 300W hot
378. In pure capacitive circuit, current leads voltage by wire, the peak voltage is.
A. B. C. n-2 D..37T A. 33.94V B. 3.394V
C. 33.49V D. 339,4V

379.Which of the following cquations give the current

386. Maximum A.C current ows through a R-L-C
relationship between the peak value l, and root-
circuit thatis
mean-square value l,ms of an alternative current?
A. Capacity reactance B. Inductive reactance
A. l, = V2I,ms B.Lo =ms C. Resonant D. Regelation
Cl, = D. I,ms =
387. In a pure resistive A.C circuit, the current
A. Leads voltage by 45°
DOU.Kesonance occurs in a series RLC circuit when
B. Lags voltage by 90
A. Reactance of the circuit is zero
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C. Leads voltage by 90 connccted to a 10092 light bulb. How
nuch
D. None of the above current is drawn from the 120V power line?
A. 7.5x10-A B. 7.5x10-A
388. A 1 20V A.C supply at SOHZ is connected across C. 7.5x10-²A D.7.5x 10-4
at 0.14H inductor. Find the current owing
through the circuit. 395. Shunt wound motors have the advantage under
A. 5.45A B. 7.62A C. 2.73A D. 9.13A varying load to
A. Run at constant acceleration
389. The device for converting nechanical energy into B. Run at constant speed
electricał energy is known as? C. Run at non-uniform velocity
A. D.C Generator B. A.C Generator D. None of the above
C. A.C Dynamo D. A.C Converter
396. Which of the following is not true?
390. An A.C generatorconsists of the following except A. E = IR+ Ir B. E = I(R+r)
A. Insulators on both sides C. R + r= E/| D. R +r= El
B. A magnet which provides a strong magnetic
eld 397. Find the r.m.s value of an alternating current
C. An armature consisting of several turns of wire whose peak value is 5A
wounds on a soft iron core A.3.54A B. 3.20A
D. Two slip rings on which two carbon brushes C. I.15A D. 2.50A
rest.
398. In an A.C circuit, the peak value of thepotential
391.To increase A.Cor D.C circuit, difference is 180V.what is the instantaneous pd
I. Incrcase the number of turns in the coil when it hasreached th of a circle.
IL. Jncrease the ux
A 90V B. 90V2v
II. Winding the coil on soft iron core
C. 90/4v D. 2/90v
IV. Increasing the rate of rotation of the coil
A. II, I1, IV only B. I, Il only
399. An alternating voltage circuit has an effective
C. Il onty D. I, I, II, and IV
voltage of magnitude 220v. Determine the peak
voltage in the circuit
392. An ideal transformer has the following properties
A. 310V B. 310.5V C. 311V D. 312V
except
A. The primary resistance is zero
400. A 2uf capacitor is connected directly across a
B. There is no ux leakage
I50V,ms 60H, A.C source. Find the r.ms vaiue
C. The secondary is on open circuit
of the current.
D. The potential difference per turn is not the
A.0.113A B, 0.160A
same in both primary and secondary windings
C.0.132A D. 2.10A
393. How much energy is stored in a 20-mH coil when
it carries a current of 0.2A? 401.A circuit of' a resistor 50002 and a capacitor of5u1
A. 2r10- counected in series. If an alternating voltage of
B. 4x10-
10V and frequency 50HZ is applied across the
C. 4x10 D. 8r10
series circuit, calculate the reactance of the

394. A transfomer connected to a 120V A.C. power capacitor

A. 636.542 B. 630.502
line bas 200turns in its primary winding and 50
C. 620.5S2 D. 635.5492
tums in its secondary winding. The secondary is

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402. Calculate the resonant frequency of a circuit of 411.The formula for stored energy is
negligible resistance containing an inductance of A. Li B. L'12 C. L²I D.łu²
40.0mH and a capacitance of 600pF.
A. 36.2 kHz B. 40.5 kHz
412. Power loss can be calculated as
C. 32.5Hz D. 32.5 kHz D. IVtan0
A. IVcos0 B. Vcos0 C Icose

403.The unit of inductance and reactance are 413. A time varving voltage V= (60.0V) sin 120t s
respectively applied across a 20.092 resistor. What will ac
A. Farad and Henry B. Henry and Farad ammeter in series with the resistor read?
C. Ohm and Henry D. Henry and Ohms A. 2.12A B. 2.00A C. 2.15A D. 3.00A

404. At resonance, the current in an RLC is 414. The current, in an A.C circuit is given by the
B. VWC c D.WCRC equation / = 30sin100nt where, t is the time in
seconds. What is the frequency of the current?
405. The resonance frequency (F) in an RLC circuit A. 20Hz B. 30HZ C. 40HZ D. 50HZ

is given by
A. F, = 2mVLC
B.= 415. The current through a resistor in an A.C circuit is
given as 2sinwt. Determine the D.C cquivalent of
C.,= D.F,=
the current.
406. The average power dissipated in RLC circuit is
givenby
A
A B. 2V2A C. 2A D V2A

A. ' xc B. 1'V 416. Calculate the peak voltage of a mains supply of

C. I²R D. (X- X)? r.m.s value 220v
A. 31lv B. 312v C. 313v D. 314v
407. The voltage across a capacitor
A. Leads the current across the capacitor 417. If an A.C isrepresented by I = sinwt. Calculate
B. Is in phase with the current the instantaneous value of such a current, if in a
C. Is out of phase with the current circuit it has r.m.s value of 15.0A when its phase
D. Lags behind the current angle is 30*
A. 12.30A B. 20.20A
408. A 240V A.C supply is used to operate electric C. 10.61A D. 0.170A
kettle that has a resistance of 30 ohms. The
maximum instantaneous current passing through 418. In an A.C is represented by the peak value of the
the electric kettle is potential difference is 180V. What is the
A. l1.31A B. 14.1IA instantaneous potential difference when it has
C. 16.|A D. 81.41A reach th of acycle?
A. 90 V2 B. 90V2v C. 90v D. V2v
409. The quantity cosØ is known as
A. Power B. Impedance
C. Power factor D. Phase angle 419. Calculate the amount of heat generated in external
load ofresistance8 if an A.C of peak value 5A
410. The inductance and capacitance are 0.25H and is passed through it for 100s
254F respectively in a series RLC circuit. The A. 1.0 x 10°J B. 2.0 x 10°J

resonance frequency of the circuit. The resonance C. 3.0 x 10'J D. 4 x 10'J

frequency of the circuit is

A. PHz B. 50:42 C 2001Z. D. HZ
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420. r.m.s and that across the resistor is 6V r.ms he
LNO.9 voltage is
A. 2V B. 10V C. 14V D,.48V

426. An A.C source is connected in series lo a

capacitor of capacitive reactance of 10V3 anda

If the frequency of the e.m.f source in the A.C resistor of resistance 102. The impedanceofthe
circuit illustrated above is Hz. What is the circuit is
A. 2000vV302 B. 20002
reactance of the inductor?
A .700 B.800 2 C. 900 2 D.I0009 C. 1000V3 D.I00092

421. A 220v, 60 Hz A.C supply is connected to an 427. The resistance in a series R.C circuit is 52. Ifthe
inductor of 3.5H. What is the current passing impedance of the circuit is 132, calculate the
reactance of the capacitor
throughtheinductor? (r-)
A. 0.167A
7
B. 1.067A
A. 1092 B 12.592 C. 122 D. 1692

C.0.23A D. 0.172A
428. A capacitor of 20 x 1012F and an inductor are
joined in series. The value of the inductance that
422. At vwhat frequency would a 10H inductor have a
will give the circuit a resonant requency of
reactance of 200002?
200kHz is
A 0Hz B.To0 Hz c.Hz D. 100rHz
A.H B.H D.HH

423. Calculate the energy stored in an inductor of a0.

429. A transformer used on a 12-y line to furnish
inductance 0.21H through which a curent of 5.0A
1800V. The primary has 100turns. How many
ows
turns are on the secondary?
A. 2.3J B. 2.4J C. 2.5J D. 2.6J
A. I.50 x 10'turns B. I.50 x 10ʻturns
C. I.50 x 10'turn D. I.50 x 10'urns
424. If the frequency of A.C circuit illustrate below is
So Hz. What would be the reactance of the
430. A transformer used on a 120-v line delivers 2.0A
circuit? at 900v. What current is drawn from the line?
Assume 100 percent ef ciency.
A. I.5A B. 1.50A C. I5A D. IS.5A

431.A series circuit consisting of a 1002 non

inductive resistor, a coil with a 0.10-H inductance
and negligible resistance and a 20-4F capacitor is
A 40092 B. 350S2 C. 3000 D. 2002 connected across a 10-v, 60-Hz power source.
Find the current.
. 0.67A B.0.10A C.0.97A D. 0.79A
425.

432. A capacitor is in series with a resistance of 30!

and is connected to a 220-v source. The reactance
of the capacitor is 402. Determine the current in
the circuit
A. 4.0A B. 4.1A .4.2A D. 44A
In the series A.C circuit shown above, the
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33.A 5.002 resistance is in a series circuit with a is the e.m.f induced in the coil if the diameter of
-3y
0.200-H pure inductance and a 40.0nf pure the wire is 12cm?
capacitance. The combination is placed across a A. 3.30V B.3.50V C.4.70V D. 2.40V

30.0v, 1780-Hz power supply. Find the power

loss in circuit. 442. A 120 turn coil whose resistance is 892 encloses
A. I31W B. 182W C. 183W D. 180W an area of 80cm. How rapidly should a magnetic
eld parallel to its axis change in order to induce
434. Current must be maximum for resonance in an a current of I mA in the coil?
alternating current because A. 7.2x 10-4Ts-! B. 10.3x10-Ts-1
A. Impedance is Maximum C.8.33x10-3Ts-1 D. 4.58x10-3Ts -1
B. Impedance is Minimum
C. Impedance is Unity 443. when the current in a circuit changces, the
ulate
D.Zero magnetic eld enclosed by the circuit also
changes, and the resulting change in ux leads to
1602
435. The total resistance of a mixed circuit containing A. Self-induced e.nm.f B. Transformer
only two or all the circuit C. Mutual-induced e.m.f D. Flux leakage
Ictor A. Impedance B. Inductance
ance tha C. Capacitance D. Voltage 444. When two coils are in proximity, the induced
Jency of e.m.f in one coil when the current changes in the
436. Which of the following has the same unit as second coil is knovwn as
resistance? A. Self-inductance B. Transformer
A. Resistivity B. Inductance C. Mutual-inductance D. Flux leakage
furnis C. Impedance D. Voltage
445. A coil of wire containing 300 circular loops with
man
437. An avometer is also called a radius of 2x 10-²m is placed between the poles of
A. Multiplier B. Ammeter a large electromagnet, where the magnetic eld is
C.Galvanometer D. Voltmeter uniform, perpendicular to the plane of the coil and
ns
increasing at a rate of 2x10-ITs-!, What is the
438. Resistance is a measure of magnitude of the resulting induced e.m.f?
ers 20A
A. Volume B. Resistor A. 9.2x10-v B. 4.2x1o-3V
he Iin: C. Temperature D Time C. 1.23x10-v D. 7.5x10-2y

6.5A
439. The following are not active devices except 446. Which of the property of a magnetic material is
A. Resistor B. Transistor responsible for making the magnetic material to
C. Recti er D. Diode contain magnetic moments that casily align
tuctanct parallel to each other?
acitor t ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION A. Diamagnetism B. Ferromagnetism
source 440. The e.m.f induced in a coil of wvire which is C. Paramagnetism D. Diparamagnetism
rotating in a magnetic eld does not depend on:
0.NA A. The angular speed of rotation 447. A transformer consists of tlhe following except a
B. The area of the coil A. Primary piston
3f 00 C. The number of turns on the coil B. Soft iron laminated core on which both coils
D. The resistance of the coil are wound
actanr
C. Secondary coil from which the new voltage is
441.A coil made of 500 turns of wire placed wvith it obtained
plane perpendicular to a magnetic eld which D. Primary coil to which the voltage is connected
444
changes from 0.5T to 0.85T within 0.6secs. What

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448. Which of the following cffccts observed in the 454. A wirc carrying current of 10A and2.0m lengthis
study of electromagnetic is a consequence of self- placed in a eld of ux density 1 5x10*T. What is
induction? the force on the wire if it is placed at 4S° to the
A. A large voltage may occur when the current in cld?
an iron-cored coil is interrupted A. 13N B..1ON C. 21.2N D. 2.12N
B. A magnet plunged into, or removed from, a
solenoid in a circuit encounters forces 455. In which of the following devices is the principle
opposing its motion of clectromagnetic induction applicd? () D.C
C. Galvanomcter coils are often wound on light motor (1) Transformer (IIl) A.Cgenerator
metal frames A. l and II B. I and III
D. The introduction of an iron core increases the C. Il and III D. I, Il and IlI
magnetic cld of a solenoid
456. A 60cm long wire carrying a current 10A is
449. The magnetic ux density well inside a long placed in a 26T, what is the force expericnccd
uniformly wound solenoid depends on when two wires are placed parallel to the cld.
I. The number of turns per unit length A. 96.8N B. 10.12N C.ON D. 24N
II. The area of cross section
III. The distance from the axis of the solenoid 457. A coil made of 500turns of wire is placed with it
A. I B. II plane perpendicular to a magnetic eld which
C. III D. I, II, III changes from 0.5T to 0.85T within 0.6sces. What
is the e.m.f induced in the coil if the diaıneter of
450. The unit of magnetic induction is the wire is 12cm?
A. Farad B. Tesla A. 3.30volts B. 3.50volts
C. Henry D. Coulomb C.4.70volts D. 2.40volt

451. Who stated tlhe law that the direction of the 458. Which lavw states that an e.m. s induccd in a coil
induced e.m.f is always such as to oppose the when there is a change in the magnetic ux
change producing it? through the coil?
A. Faraday B. Lenz A. Lenz's law B. Faraday's law
C. Maxwell D. Fleming C. Fleming's law D. Biot-savart law

452. Which of the following statements about a 459. A transformer on a utility pole operates at
straight current carrying wire is/are not true? Vp = 5.8kV on the primary side and supplies
I.A magnetic eld is produced around the wire energy to a lot of houses that are nearby at
II. The lines of ux depend on the nature of the Vs = 102V, both quantities being rms value.
wire Assume an ideal step-down transformer, a purel
I. Thecurrentstrengthdeterminesthe ux resistive load, and a power factor of utility. nd
produced the turns ratio Np/Ns of the transformer.
. ! B.II C.I andII D. Il and II A. 60 B. 57 C. 42 D. 31

453. If the current in a conductor of length lwhich is 460. Magnetic saturation occurs if the magnct is
placed at right angle to a magnctic eld of ux A. Demagnetized
density B, the force F experienced by the B. Magnctized by striking
conductor is given as: C. At its maximum magnetization
A. F = BI'I B. F = BIl D. An unbalanced magnetic domain
C.F = BI[? D.F= Bu

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61. Which of the following statements about magncts 469. The negative sign in faraday's law of induction is
is correct? anexpression of
A. Freely suspended magnet points in an cast- A. Lenz's law B. Newton's law
west dircction C. Kepler's law D. Boyle's law
B. Brass is not a magnetic material
C. Like poles attract cach other 470.The production of clcctric current by moving a
D. Permanent magnets are made of stcel conductor in a magnetic eld is?
A. Magnetism
462. The relative permeability is very large (above B. Electric conduction
unity) in: C. Magnetic Induction
A. Diamagnetism B. Ferromagnetism D. Electromagnetic induction
C. Paramagnetism D. Diparamagnetism
471. An A.C generator consists of the following except
463. Which of the following is not an example of A. Magnet B. One slip ring
diamgnetism? C. An armature D. Two slip rings
A. Cobalt 3. Gold
C. Copper D. Silver 472. Ferromagnetic material isa
A. Rubber B .Silver
464. Property of magnetic materials that it is as a result C Iron D. Wood
of magnetic materials containing atoms with no
permanent magnetic moment is: 473. In Fleming right hand rule, the thumb points in
A. Paramagnetism B. Diamagnetism the direction of
C. Diaparamagnetism D. Ferromagnetism A. The eld B. Motion
C. Induced current D. None of the above
465. Telsa is a unit of
A. weber B.Flux 474. A coil of 10 turns and cross sectional arca 5cm
C. Magnetic eld D. EMF right is at right angles to a ux density 2 x 10-T
which is reduced to Zero in 20s. Find the ux
466. A 40nm long wire carrying a current 10A is placed change and the induced emF
in a eld of a ux density 0.012T, what is the A. 10-²wWb,5 x 10-6y B. 10*Wb, 5 x 104V

force experienccd when two wires are placed C. 10-*Wb, 5 x 10-6y D. 10*Wb, 5 x 10-6y

parallel to the eld?

A. 36.4N B. ON C. 4.8N D. 0.0048N 475. The magnetic ux in a coil having 200turns
changes at the time rate of 0.08wbs. What is the
467. The following are basic elements of transformer induced e.m.f in the coil?
except A. 12V B..14V C. 16V D. 18V
A.Core B. Primary Winding
C. Sccondary winding D. Mutual Flux 476. A narrow coil of 10 turns and area 4 X 10-2 is
placed in a uniform magnetic eld of ux density
468. Which of the following is a feature of an ideal B of 1o-2 T so that the ux links the turns
transformer? normally. Calculate the average induced emf in
A. The primary resistance is open the coil if it is removed completely from the eld
B. The primary resistance is one in 0.5s
C. The secondary is one close A. 8x 10°y B. 8x 10-2y
D. There is ux leakage C. 8x 10-y D. 8x 10-y

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477. A 100turns cool whose resistance is 6 ohms 484. After 3minutes 7"8 of the atoms of aradioactive
encloses an area of 80cm'. How rapidly should a isotope have disintegrate. What is the half-life?
magnetic eld parallel to its axis change in order A.80sec B. 60sec C.65sec D..45sec
to induce a current of ImA in the coil?
A. 0.075TS-1 B. 0.0075TS 485. At a certain instant, a piecc of radioactive
C. 7.5 x 10-Ts-! D. 0.000075TS-1 material contains 10' atoms. If the haif-life ofthe
material is 30days the number of disintegration in
478. A copper bar 30cm long is perpendicular to a the rst second is equal to:
uniform magnetic eld of 0.08vwb/m² and moves A. 2.7 x 10-'s-! B. 3.7 x 10-7s-!
at right angles to the eld with a speed of C. 4.7 x 1o-7s-! D. 5.0 × 10-7s -!

0.50m/s. Determine the emf induced in the bar

A. 0.09V B.0.10V C.0.1V D. 0.12V 486. A radioactive element decays to onc-eight of is
original quantity in 9sec. Calculate its decay
479. A coil consists of 200 urns of wire having a total constant.
resistance of 2.0 ohms each tum is a square side A. 6.237s-i B. 5.5445-1
18cm, and a unifom magnetic eld directed C. 2.079s-! D. 0.231s-!
perpendicular to the plane of the coil is turned on.
If the eld changes linearly from 0 to 0.50T in 487. Both X-rays and y-rays,
0.80s, what is the magnitude of the induced emf I. Might have wavelength of the same order
in the coil while the eld is changing? II. Can be detected by a Geiger counter
A. 3.9V .4.0V .4.1V D 4.2V L. Originate in the nucleus of anatom
A. I, II, IiI . I, II
NUCLEAR PHYSICS C. II, III D. I
480. The relationship between half-life (T/2) and
mean life (Ta) time is: 488. The name of the scientist who predicted that if the

Ta energy of a body changed by an amount, it mass

A.Tao493 B.Ti/2 os93 also changed by an amount given by equation is
C.T2=Te D. T, = Ty2x 0.693 A. John Dalton B. Michael Faraday
C. Albert Einstein D. Macay Farah
481. The binding energy of Ne is 160.6Mev. Find its
atomic mass. 489. Rutherford's model in the year 1911 suggested
A. 25.664amu B.40.1176amu that the positive charge is at the center, called the
C. 10.0072amu D. 19.9924amu nucleus around which the clouds of eectrons
were supposed to mnove round it. The whołe atom
4S2.Calculate for the binding energy of g0 whose is also said to be electrically:
atomic mass is l5.9949amu. A. Positive B. Negative
A. 140.037MEV B. 127.5Samu C. Neutral D. None of theabove
C. 138.694 D. 127.55Mev
490. 1/1850 of mass of hydrogen ato is characterizau
483. In the Wilson or di usion cloud chanber to be the mass of
experiment, A. a-particles B. Bparticles
A. The path of molecules can besecen C. y-ray D. X-ray
B. The droplets are formed on dust particles
C. X-ray produce straighter tracks than a 491. The symbolic represerntation for an atom X wath
Particles 33 electrons and 42 neutrons is
D. aparticles produced straighter tracks than ß-
particles
A. X Bx DY
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492. Which of the following radiations cannot be 499, The half-life of a certain radioactive element is
defected by an elcctric eld or magnetic eld? such that 7/8 of a given quantity decays in
A. a-particles and B-particles 12days. What fraction remains un-decayed after
B. y-ray only 24days?
C. a-particles and y-ray only A.0 B. . 1/128 C. 1/64 D. 1/32
D. -particles only
S00. Two radioactive isotopes P and Q have half-lives
493. A nucleus has a proton number of 84. It emits an of 10min and 1Smin respectively. Freshly
a-particles and then B-particles to achieve prepared samples of cach isotope initially contain
stability. What is the proton number of the the same number of atoms as one another, after
product? 30min, the ratio of the number of atoms of P to
A. 84 B. 83 C. 86 D..82 number of atoms of Q will be
A. 0.5 B. 2.0 C. L.0 D. 3.0
494. A radioactive atom X emits a beta particle to
produce an atom Y which then emits an alpha 501.The relationship between mean life of a
particle to give an atom Z: radioactive sanıple and its decay constant is:
I. The atomic number of X is less than that of Z A. Mean life increases as decay constant
II. The atomic number of Y is less than that of Z increases
III. The mass number of X is the same as that of Y B. Mean life is directly proportional to decay
A. I, I1, III B. I, II constant
C. II, III . III C. Mean life is the product of the half-life and the
decay constant
495. Which of the following has a strong ionizing D. Mean life is reciprocal of decay constant
power?
A. a-particles B. B-particles S02. In an electrical neutral atom:
C. y-ray D. None of the above A. Number of proton is the same as number of
neutron
496. Which of the following has a high penetration B. Number of proton is the same as the sum total
power? of electron and neutron number
A. a-particles B. B-particles C. Number of proton is the same as the number
C. y-ray D. None of the above ofelectron
D. Number of proton is the same as the number
497. Half-life is de ned as the time taken for the of adjacent proton
number of nuclide to reduce to
A. Half its nal number 503. Which of these are properties of radioactive
B. Half its number at a given time emission?
C. Half its initial number I. a-particles are positively charged
D. Half its number at Isec II. X-ray are neutral
l. a-particlesarenegativelycharged
498.When two light nuclei are fused together to form IV. B-particles are neutral
a heavier nuclei and energy is released, A. I, II, III, IV B.I||
A. Nuclear ssion takes place C.I D. I, III, IV
B. Nuclear fusion takes placc
C. They have both reached half-life 504. A radioactive clement has a count rate of 600HZ.
D. lnitial nuclide takes place If the half-life of this clement is 3minutes, how
many minutes will it take for the count-rate to
diminish to I50H2?

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A. I.5 B.3 C.4 D. 6 SI1.Atom is electrically ncutral as number of
clectrons equal to the number of protonaccording
s05. A nuclide represented as X has a ncutron- to:
proton ratio of A. Bohr's model (1913)
A. 0.5 B. 0.8 . 1.2 D. I.5 B. Rutherford's model (1911)
C. John Dalton's model (1908)
506. If a radioactive substance cmits a beta particle, its D. Thomson's model (1904)
atomic mass
A. Increases by 1 B. Remains the same SI2. The atomic massof 0 is 15.9949a.m.u.What
C. Decreases by I D. Increases by 2 is its binding cnergy per nucleon?
A. 127.55Mev B. 16Mev
507. Which of the following is not truce? C.7.97 a.m.u D. 7.97Mev
A. Gamma and X-ray are part of the
clectromagnetic spectrum 513. or nuclei when bombarded by high
B. Gamma and X-ray pose the same kind of energy a- particles is a process known as artilicial
hazard, but they differ in their origin radioactivity.
C. Gamma originates from the nucleus A. Partially stable or stable
D. X-ray originates from the nucleus B. Partialy stable or unstable
C. Unstable or stable
508. Which of the following is NOT found in the D. None of the above
nucleus of an atom?
A. Proton B. Neutron S14. For the alpha-proton reaction
C. Electron D. None of the above 19x + He +Y+}H, Find the element Y
A."ĝ0 B. c c.'c D.'C
S09. Atomic number which is the number given to
element in the periodic table and also the number SIS. For the alpha-neutron reaction
of protons in the nucleus of the given element can 3Li +a ķn, Find the element Z
as well be described as:
A. Number of neutrons present in the atom of the
A
C B.N C Na D
element S16. For the photon emission reaction
B. Number of electrons in a neutral atom of the
BAL+B Si +8y.Find
particleB
atom A. Alpha B.. Beta
C. Number of clectrons in a charge atom of the
C. proton D. Neutron
element
D. Addition of proton number and the electron
517. The energy required to brecak up the nucleus of an
number in an uncharged atom of the clement
atom into its individual particles is known as:
A. Mass Energy B. Mass Defect
S10. 0 And'0 are twodifferentatoms ofoxygen C. Nuclear Energy D. Binding Energy
with the same atomic number but different mass

SI8.*3$U+ n →'La + 9Br +3n

number. The two atoms can be described as:
A. Isotope of one another
The above reaction is a typical example of
B. Isobars of one another
A. Nuclear ssion B. Nuclear fusion
C. Isotones of one another
C. Nuclear energy D. None of the abovc
D. None of the options

S19. Which of the following is called thermonuclea

reaction?
A. Nuclcar ssion B. Nuclcar fusion
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C. Binding energy D. Mass defect proton mass = 1.007276amu and neutron mass =
1.00866amu).
S20.The process whereby Archacologist uses radiation A. 0.522MeV,485.982 MeV & 8.526MeV
B. 0.826meV, 1 1.90 a.m. u & 3.049MeV
to date archacological remains of wood, and
C. 0.117amu, 146.01 amu & 6.128MeV
artifacts is known as:
D. 0.522amu, 485.982 MeV & 8.526MeV
A. Tracer B. Radiotherapy
C. Radiocarbon dating D. Sterilization
528. A sample of material is found to contain Sg of the
isotope Gold-199. How much of this isotope will
521.Advantages of nuclcar fusion over nuclear ssion
remain 25days later? [The half-life of Gold-199 is
are the following EXCEPT
3.1Sdays]
A. Easily achieved with lightest elements
A. 0.02g B.0.49g C.0.5g D.0.05g
B. Produces radioactive by-product
C. ts raw materials are cheaply available
529. A radioactive has 9600 count per minute (cpm) at
D. lt produces less dangerous by -product
12noon. If it has a half-life of 15 minutes,
calculate the decay constant for the nuclide and
522. A device used to measure the dose of ionizing
the time when the count rate will decrease to
radiation is known as
300cpm respectively.
A. lonometer B. Luminescence
A. 0.046s-, 75min B. 0.046min-!, 75s-!
C. Thermo luminescent D. Dosimeter
C. 0.046min-", 75min D. 0.046s-!, 75s

523. Hazards caused by exposure to radiation include

530. If a sample of radioactive material has a half-life
the following EXCEPT
of 168hours, what fraction of the original
A. Eye cataract B. Cancer
radioactive nuclei will remain after 672 hours?
C. Bipolar disorder D. Genetic mutations

$24. The half-life of a radioactive isotope is 70s.

A 69 B D
Estimate the rate of decay when 1.5 x 10ʻ atoms of 531.A radio nuclide has half-life of 1Smins. If it has
the isotope are present (Take In2 = 0.7) 2400 counts/min, how long will it take for the
A. 10-s B. 10-s-! count rate to reduce to 75 counts per minutes?
C. 1.5 x 10's-1 D. 1.5 x 10*s A. 75 mins B. 35 mins
C. 105 mins D. 60 mins
525. The mass the helium atom$H is 4.0028 atoms.
Determine the binding energy per nucleon of the 532. The half-life of Radium 226 is 1600 years if the
helium nucleus. [Take m, = 1.0076amu and m, = universe was created six thousand years ago.

1.009amu Determine the mean life of Radium 226.

A. 28.4MeV B. 7.IMeV A. 3200.8 years B. 2308.8 years

C. 28.4amu D. 7.lamu C. 1720.9 years D. 2112.4 years

526. How many successive alpha dccays occur in the 533. One of the features of the ssion process is that
A. Its products are not radioactive
decay of Thorium isotope "Th into the Lead
B. It leads to chain reaction
isotope1Pb?
C. Neutrons are not released
A.16 B. 4 C.2 D. 32
D. The sum of the masses of the reactants cquals
the sum of the masses of products
$27.If the alomic mass of 5Fe is 56.93539amu.
Calculate its mass defect, total binding cnergy
534. A radioactive substance has a half-life of 80 days.
and the binding energy respectively. [Take
If the initial number of atoms in the sample

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of6.00 x 101, how many atoms would remain at $43. In a ssion process, the decrease in has i
the cnd of 320days? 0.01%. How much energy coud hẹ obaaincd irom
A. 375 x 10° B. 7.50 x 10° the ssion of I.0g of the material (* 04
C. 300 x 100 D. 563x 1040 10°ms|
A. 9.0 x 10) B. 9x 10
S35. In a nuclcar fusion experiment, the loss of nass C. 63 x t0"/ D. 90 x 10'
amounis to l0 x 10*kg. The amount of energy
obtaincd from the fusion is: S44. When a nucleus is forned by bringing prodons
A. 30x 1o-t; B. 3.0 x 10/ and neutrons together, the actual mass of the
C. 9.0 x 10") D. 9.0 x 1g°) formed nucleus is less than the suin of themasses
of the constituent protons and neutrons. The
S36. If the fraction of the atoms of a radioactive energy equivalent of this mass difference is the:
material le after120years is, what is the half- A. Lost energy B. Work function
C. Binding energy D. Stability
life of the materials?
A. 2 years B. 10 years
S45.1. The number of neutrons released exceeds the
C. 20 years D. 24 years
number that caused the ssion

537. A certain radioactive source emits radiations

IL. There is loss of mass

which were found to be de ected by both

III. Energy is produced

magnetic and electric elds. The radiations are: IV. Smaller nuclei merge to form largernuckei.
A. X-rays Which of the statements above are correct about
B. Beta rays
nuclear ssion?
C. Gamma rays D. U-V ays
A. I, Il and IV only B. I, Il and ill only
S38. Which of the following metals will provide the C.I, Il andIV only D. IL, Il and IV only
greatest shicld against ionizing radiation?
S46. During the nuclear reactions described by
A. Iron B. Manganese
C. Aluninum .Lead "$w 3Y. the particlesemited
respectively are
A. B and p B.p and a
539. The process of energy production in the sun is:
A. Nuclear ssion B. Nuclear fusion C.a and B D. a and a
C. Electron collision D. Radioactive decay
$47. A piece of radioactive material contains
S40. The percentage of the original nuclei of a sample 10*° atoms. If the half-life of the materiatl is 20
of a radioactive substance left after S half-lives is seconds, the number of disintegrations in the rst
A. 1% second is
B. 8% C.5% .3%
A. 347 x 10 B. 6.93 x 10*

S41. Na + X C. 3.47 x 10 D. 6.93 x 10

2F + He. Whatparticle is X in
the reaction above?
A Beta B. Gamına ENERGY QUANTIZATION
C. Alpha D. Neutron $48. If a photo emissive surface has a threshold
wavelength of 0.65um, calculate: its threshold
542. The count rate of a radioactive material is 800 frequency and its work function in electron volt
count/min. If the half-life of the material is 4 days respectively.
what setıld the count rate be l6 days later? A. 4.6 x 10"Hz and 167¢V
A. 200 count/min B. 100 countmin B. 4.6 x 10t*Hz and 1.90¢V

C. 50 count/min D. 25 countmin C. 5.6 x 10'"Hz and 1.67eV

D. 4.6 x 10*Hz and1.90eV

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s49. An atom is excited to an energy level E, from its to be 6.6 x 10-34Js, clectron to be 1.6 x 10-1°C,
ground state energy level Eo. The wavelength of mass of an clectron to be 9.1 x 10-3" kg and speed
the radiation is? of light to be 3 x 109ms-').

B C. Eg-E
C D A. 2x 10-19] & 1.65 x 10®ms-!
B. 13.2 x 10-19} & 1.5 x 10ms-1
C. 10-18 & 1.5 x 10ms-
$50. Light of wavelength 450nm is shone on the D. 10-19) & 1.6 x 105ms-!
surface of a metal of work function 3 x 10-1).The
maximum energy of the emitted clectrons in 556. Light of wave length 5500A is incident on a metal
10-19JJis
surface if the stopping potential for the emitted
A. J.2 B. 2.8 C. 2.4 D. 1.42
electron is 0.42V, the work function and the
threshold frequency respectively are:
551. In the x-ray spectrum of copper, there is a line of A. 1.93eV and 3.4 x 10"Hz
wavelength 0.12nm. Find the cnergy associated B. 1.83cV and 4.4 x 10-1"Hz
with this transition. C. 1.73eV and 4 x 10"Hz
A. 4.2 x 10 ev B. 4.5 x 10 ev D. 1.80eV and 4 x 10"Hz
C. 3.1 x 10* ev D. 1.0 x 10 ev
557. An atom X is excited to an energy level E, from
552.Calculate the energy in joules of ultraviolet light the ground state E, by collision with another
of wavelength 3 x 10-'m. Take the velocity of atom. Which of the following statemcnt is
light as 3 x 1o°ms-1 and Planck's constant correct?
6.6 X 10-s
. The electrons in X lose energy just aſter
A. 6.6 x 10-19) B. 6.6 x 103) collision
C. 1.67 x 10-22) D. 1.67 x 10-10)
II. The excited atom X emits a radiation given by
hfo = E, -E,
S53. An clectron jumps from one energy level to III. The colliding atom must have lost cncrgy to
another in an atom radiating 4.5 x 101). If plank's cxcite X.
constant is 6.6 x 10-34JS what is the wavelength of A. I, II & III B. I& II only
the radiation? Take velocity of light to be C. II & IIl only D. Ill only
3x 10°msl
A. 4.4 x 10-7m B. 5.9 x 10-m 558. Calculate the frequency of the photon whose
C. 1.0 x 10-m D. 4.9 x 10-*m energy is required to cject a surface electron with
a kinetic energy of 3.5 x 10-16eV if the work
5$4. A certain metal has a work function of 2.5eV. function of the metal is 3.0 x 10o-16eV . [Take to be
Calculate the threshold frequency and the h= 66x 10-34/s,1eV = 1.6 x 10-19)
maximum energy of the metal is illuminated by A. 5.17HZ B. 3.42HZ
light of wave length 3.5 x 10-cm [Take h = 6.6x C. I.27HZ D. 0.157HZ
10-4/s, C = 3.0 x 10®ms-, leV = 1.6x 101)
A. 7.04 x 102°HZ & 2.12 x 10-13| S59. Calculate the energy in joules of a light photon of
B. 6.06 x 10-14HZ & 1.66 × 10-19} wavelength 7000 angstrom.
C. 4.19 x 10-19HZ & 2.19 x 1012j A. 2.83 x 10-1 eV B. 1.17 x 10-19eV
D. 5.12 x 1012HZ& 1.67 x 10-13 C. 2.83 x 10-19) D. 1.17 x 10-1°/

S55. Sodium has a work function of 2.0cV. Calculate 560. Calculatc the minimum wavelength of X-rays
the maximum energy and spccd of the cmittcd cmittcd when clectrons accelerated through
clectrons when sodium is illuminated by radiation 35KcV strike a targct
for which electrons are cmittcd by light of wave A. 0.03Sm B.0.035mm
length 1.5 x 10-'m. (Assume Planck's constant
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C. 0.035m D. 0.035nm C. The few elcctrons emitted will have a
maximurn kinctic encrgy of 3cV
S61.Calculate the specd of an clectron whose D. Many clectrons will be emittcd
wavelength is 10-1Om. (Take h to be 6.63 x
10-4/s and M, to be 9.1 x 10-31'kg) 568. A light of cnergy SeV falls on a metal and the
A. 6.60 x 107 ms- B. 1.46 x 10 ms-! clectrons with a maximum kinctic cnergy of 2eV
C. 1.46 x 10ms-1 D. 6.46 x 10ʻms-1 are cjected. The work function of the metal is:
A. 0.4eV B. 2.5cV
562. Which type of spectral is seen when before C. 3.0eV D. 7.0cV
analysis, part of the cmitted energy is absorbed by
a material medium between the source and the 569. In photoelectric effect clectrons will leave the
observer? metal surface when illuminated by light of
A. Absorption spectra B. Emission spectra appropriate frequency if the photon cncrgy is?
C. Minimum spectra D. Threshold spectra A. Greater than the work function
B. Less than the wvork function
563. The electrons emitted by a clean metal surface C. Equal to the work function
when electromagnetic radiation shines on it is D. Equal to the maximum kinetic energy of the
called electrons
A. Electron volt B. Photoelectrons
C. Tungsten electrons D. Threshold electron S70. What is the speed of a particle of mass 10-"kg
whose wavelength is 10-9m?
S64. Which of the following increases the electronic A. 6.63ms B. 66.3ms
emission ofphotoelectrons? C. 663.0Oms D. 6630.00ms
A. Decrease in the intensity of the radiation
falling on the metal surface 571. The energy associated with the photon of a radio
B. Incrcase in the intensity of the radiation falling transmission at 3 x 105HZ is: (h=6.63 x 10-4)
on the metal surface A. 1.30 x 10-29) B. 2.00 x 10-2)
C. De ciency in energy C. 1.30 x 10-28 D. 2.00 x 10-29|
D. None of the above

S65. The amount of photoclectrons released by a metal 572. The energy associated with the emitted photon
surface when exposed to an electromagnetic when a mercury atom changes from one state to
radiation is limited by another is 3.3eV. Calculate the frequency of the
A. Threshold frequency B. Binding energy photon. (e = l.6 x 10-/,h = 6.63 x 10-"/5)
C. Work function D. Electron volt A. 8x 1014#z B. 3.1 x 10-15HZ
C. 1.3 x 10-19Hz D. 3.2 x 10-34llz
566. The energy required by an electron to escape
from the surface of a given mctal is known as 573. The process through which free electrons leave
A. Threshold energy B. Work function the surface of hot metals is known as:
C. Kinetic energy D. Stopping potential A. Thermionic cmission B. Photo emission
C. Photon cmission D. Electron cmission
567. If the light with photon energy 2eV is incident
suitably on the surface of a metal with work S74. The energy E of a photon and its wavelength are
function 3eV, then; related by EA = X, the numerical value ofX is:
A. No electrons will be emitted (h=6.63 x 10-"/s, C=3x10®ms-)
B. The few electrons cmitted will have a A. 1.99 x 10-27 B. 6.60 x 10-26
maximum kinetic energy of leV C.1.99 x 10-25 D, 6.60 x 10-28

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The particle and wave nature of matter and (c =3x 10°ms',e = 16 x 10-19], h = 6.63 x
demonstratcdin the cquation. 10
A. 3.0 x 10°1#z B. 1.4 x 10-lz
p
B.A=7 C. 6.0 x 101°#z D. 6.0 × 1014Hz
C.A= 2dsin 0 D.A=
SEMI CONDUCTOR
576.A photon of wavelength 6.0 x 10-7m bchaves like 582. The hole and clectron mobility are respcctively
a particle of a certain mass. The value of that 1800cm²/v/s and 3800cm² /v/s in germanium.
mass is (h = 663 x 10-3"}s, c = 3x 10°ms-') Calculate the density of hole electron pairs if the
A. 1.1x 10-35kg B. 2.2 x 1o-27kg conductivity of the spcctrum is 0.01(0cm-1) (q =
1.6 x 10-19c)
C. 3.7 x 10-36kg D. 22 x 10-35kg
A. 2.25x10-1cm-3 B. 2.25x10!cm-3
C. 2.25x101cm3 D. 2.25x10-1cm
577. If clectrons are accelerated from rest through a
potential difference of 10kV, what is the
583. A bipolar junction transistor connected in
wavelength of the associated electron?
common base made has a current gain of 0.92.
(m = 2.2 x 10-2" kg, e = 1.6 x 10-19), h = 6.63 x
10-/s) Determine the corresponding gains if it is
A. 1.22 x 10-11m B. 3.87 x 10-10m connected in common emitter and common
C. 2.27 x 10!'m D. 2.27 x 101*m collector nodes.
A. 17.6 B 11.0 C. 12.5 D..21.7
578.Caesium has a work function of 3x 10-19). The
maximum energy of liberated electrons when it is 584. The concentration of hole-electron pairs in the
illuminated by light of frequency 6.7 x 1014HZ is. intrinsic germanium specimen is 8.42 x 1012. If the
A. 1.42 x 10-19) B. 3.00 x 10-19) holes and electron mobility are respectively
C. 442 x 10-19) D. 7.42 x 10-19) 1800cm² v/s and 3800 cm²v/s in the specimen, the
resistivity of the specimen is equals to?
579. If the threshold frequency for tungsten is 1.3 x A. 333.65 Nm B. 264.745 2m
105Hz, what is its work function? ( = 6.63 x C. 669.65 Am D. 700.61 2m
10-4/s)
A. 8.58 x 10-1"} B. 8.85 x 10-19} 585. A lead is constructed based on a GA - AS -P
C. 8.58 x 10-19) D. 8.58 x 10-15) semiconductor p-n junction whose energy gap is
2.2eV. What is the wavelength of the emitted
580. A sodium surface is illuminated with a light of light?
wavelength 0.300um. the work function for A. 570nm B. 560nm
sodium is 2.46eV, nd the maximum K.E of C. S50nm D. 540nm
cjected photoelcctrons and the cutoff wavelength
for sodium respectivcly 586. What is the maximum wavelength of the light that
(c= 3x 10°ms-', e = l.6 x 10-19J, h = 6.63 x will excite an electron in the valence band of
10-/s) diamond to the conduction band? The energy gap
A. 2.7 x 10-19), 5.06 x 10-'m is 5.5eV. In what part of the clectromagnetic
B. 0.1 x 10-16/, 3.08 x 10-®n
spcctrum does this wavelength be?
C. 73 x 10-14/. 6.02 x 10-®m A. 240nm and the wavelength lie in the
D. 2.4 x 1o-101,6.0 x 10-#n
electromagnetic of the ultraviolet ray
B. 226nm and the wavelength lie in the
581 the energy carried by a photon (a quantum of
clectromagnetic of the ultraviolet ray
light) having yellow light is 2.5eV, calculate the C. 240nm and the wavelength lie above the
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D. 226nm and the wavelength lie above the 595. is a solid material which containsfroe
clectromagnetic of the ultraviolet ray electrons, in which electrical current will low
under the application of an clectric eld
S87. The concentration of hole-clcctron pairs in the A. Semi-conductor B. A conductor
intrinsic germanium spccimen is 6.40x 1o13cm-%. C. An insulator D. A capacitor
If the holes and clectron mobility are respectively
1700 cm² /v /s and 3600 cm² /v is in the specimen, 596. Which of the following is not an example of a
the conductivity is conductor?
A. 2.650 (Qm)1 B. 0.026 (am)! A. Copper B. Aluminum
C.0.027 (am)-1 D. 4.030 (am)-1 C. Rubber D.Iron

S88. Doping of semiconductor 597. A solid material in which the charges are bound
A. Increases the carrier concentration and would not conduct electricity even at very
B. Decrease the doping concentration high applied eld is called
C. Makes the semiconductor to be at equilibrium A. A semiconductor B. An insulator
D. Damages the semiconductor C. A capacitor D. A conductor

589. In an intrinsic semiconductor, the holes and 598. is not an example of an insulator
clectrons concentration are? A. Rubber B. Wood
A Pure B. Equal C. Iron D Mica
C. Not equal D. Zero
599, Semi-conductors are materials that have
s90. Which of the following is a typical application of properties
semiconductor diodc? A. Conductors
A. D.C resistor B. Connectors B. Insulators
C. Limiters D. Relay C. Both conductor and insulators
D. None of the above
591. In a semiconductor diode, as the depletion layer is
forward- biased, the layer thickness 600. In semiçonductors, the value of decreases
A Narrow B. Widens rapidly with increase in temperature
C. Remains constant D. Widens the narrow A. Conductivity B. Resistivity
C. Current D. None of the above
592. Which of the following devices is not an
application of the p-n junction design? 601. Which of the following is not an example of a
A. Transistor B. Recti er semi-conductor?
C. Detector D. Clamper A. Mica B. Germanium
C. Silicon D. Gallium Arsenide
593.In the BJT transistorthecurrents c and ; are
related as 602. Substances that fall in an intermediate position
A. lc lg B.I s le between conductors and insulators in terms of
C. Ic 2 Ig D. lç lg electrical properties is called
A. Semi-lnsulator B. Semi-conductor
594. The process of connectivity alternating current to C. Conductor D. Insulator
direct current by p-n junction diodes is called
A. Ampli cation B. Clipping 603. A group of solid materials falls into
C. Recti cation D. Transformation intrinsic and extrinsic broadly.
A. Conductors B. Insulators

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C. Semi-conductor D. Elcctronics 611. Which of the following solid materials doesn't
have energy gap Eg?
604 semi-conductors are composed of only A. Semi-conductor B. Conductor
onekind of materials C. Insulator D. All of the above
A. Extrinsic B. Intrinsic
C. Doped D. N-type 612. The Energy gap (Eg) in semiconductor is smaller
than that of material
05. Another name for intrinsic semi-conductors is A. Conductor B. Insulator
A. Doped B. Undoped C. Semi-insulator D. None of the following
C.N-ype D P-type
613. At very low temperature, Semi-conductors act as
506 Semiconductors are intrinsic semiconductors A/An
with other substances added to alter their A. Both insulator and conductor
properties B. Conductor
A. Undoped B. Extrinsic C. Insulator
C. -type D. P-type D. None of the above

607.Which of the following explains energy band 614. At very high temperature, Semi-conductors acts
model' used to describe solid matter in atomic as an/a
theory? A. Both insulator and conductor
A. Every material has a lled conduction band B. Conductor
and empty conduction band C. Insulator
B. Every material has only lled conduction band D. None of the above
C.B)
C. Every material has an empty conduction band 615. Which of the following is not a characteristic of
(C.B) and lled valence band (V.B) intrinsic semiconductor?
D. Every material has neither lled valence band A. They are pure semiconductors
(V.B) and empty conduction band (C.B) B. There is no equality of numbers of electrons
and holes
608. When an enpty conduction band (C.B) and a C. There is equality of numbers of electrons and
lledvalenceband overlaps, the material is holes
A. Metallic conductor B. Metallic conduct D. They are composed of only one material
C. Metallic conduction D. Metallic circuit
616. The current density in a semiconductor is
609 involves the mnovement of electrons expressed by equation
throughout a metal A.J= (nụe + pun)qe B.J= (nụe pun) qe
A. Metallic conductance C.J= (n-p)E D.J = (ne - pn) qe
B. Electrolytic conduction
C. Metallic circuit 617. Which of the following cannot be used to equate
D. None of the above current density in a semi-conductor?
A.J = Jn + Jp B.J = (nụe + pun) qe
610 D.J = en unE
deals with the movement of ions C.J= ot
throughout a pure liquid or solution.
A. Electrolytic conduction 618. Thep in the equation J = (nụe + pụn) qe connotes
B. Metallic conductance A. Number of proton B. Number of holes
C. Conductance C. Number of density D. Number of electrons
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619. In is the current density due to mobile A. Diode B. n-p junction diode
clectrons C. n junction diode D. p-n junction diode
A. JN B. Jn C. Jp D. JP
627. The junction between p and n material is called
620. The hole and clectron mobility's are respcctively A. n-p junction B. p-n junction
1800cm²/v/s and 3800cm²/v/s in germanium. C. p, n junction D. None of the above
Calculate the density of holc-electron pairs of the
conductivity of the specimen is 0.1(2cm)". 628. is a semiconductor device that essentially
(q= 1.6 x 10-19) acts as a onc-way switch for current
A. 1.116 x 10!cm B. 2.232 x 101cm-3 A. Photo cell B. Diode
C.3.116 x 10-1cm-3 D. 2.546 x 10!cm-3 C. Phototransistor D. None of the above

621. The chemical addition of dopant to a 629. A substance added in small amounts to a purc
semiconductor is called semi-conductor material to alter its conductive
A. Dopping B. Undoping properties is called
C. Doping D. Undopping A. Dope B. Dole
C. Diode D. Dopant
622. is produced when a semiconductor is
doped with an element in group V 630. In p-n junction, the p-region and n-region is
A. n-type extrinsic semiconductor and respectively
B. Extrinsic Semiconductor A. Negative and Positive
C. p-type extrinsic semiconductor B. Positive and negative
D. Intrinsic semiconductor C. Negative and neutral
D. Positive and neutral
623. When the semiconductor is doped with a group
element
l is
produced. 631. A region in a semiconductor device at the
A. n-type extrinsic semiconductor junction of p-type and n-typc materials in which
B. P-type extrinsic semiconductor there's neither an excess of electrons nor of holes
C. Extrinsic semiconductor is called?
D. Intrinsic semiconductor A. Depletion range B. Depletion area
C. Depletion process D. Depletion layer
624. Which of the following is a characteristic of n-
type extrinsic semiconductor? 632. Which of the following is not a characteristic ot
A. There's equality of free holes and electrons Depletion layer?
B. There's no clectron A. It's a region in a P-N junction diode whose no
C. There's excess of free electrons mobile charge carriers are present
D. There's excess of holes B. It act likes a barrier that opposes the ow of
electrons from n-side and holes from p-side
625. Which of the following is a characteristic of p- C. It is an area depleted of free charge carriers
type extrinsic semiconductor? D. It's act as a potential assistant that opposes and
A. There's equality of free holes and clectrons. proposes the ow of clectrons
B. Theres excess of holcs
C. There's cxcess of frce electrons 633. is where the external voltageisdelivered
D. There's no hole across the P-N junction diode
626. When a picce of scmiconductor material is doped A. Basing B. Forward bias
with p-type impurity at one end and n-type at the C. Reverse bias D. Opposite bias
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634.ln a forward bias set up, the side of the D. Reverse current
diode is attached to the positive terminal and
side is xed to negative side of the battery 641. Which of the folkowing formula length "ion
A. N and P B. P and N explains a current owing in a diode?
C. P and I D. N andI
A.l=, (exp) B.I= , (ex+}
635. has the effect of reducing the thickness of C.I= I, (exp-1) D. I= I,[expq 1]
thedepletion laycr and allows the ow of current
A. Reversce bias B. Negative bias 642. Which of the following is not a typical
C, Positive bias D. Forward bias application of the semiconductor diodes?
A. Recti er B. Clamper d.c. restorer
636. The part of the reverse current in a semiconductor C. Voltage regulator D. Modulator
diode caused by diffusion of minority carriers
643. Recti cation is?
from the neutral regions to the depletion region
is?
A. The process of converting direct current to
A. Forward saturation current alternating ćurrent
B. Positive saturated current B. The process of çonverting alternative current
C. Reverse saturation current to directive curręnt
D. Negative saturation current C. The prooess of cenverting alteraating current
to disect eUrrené .

637. In a forward bias, the current increases D. The process of connecting alternating current
exponentially with increasing voltage. Until
with direct current
barrier potential reduces to zero, when it is
limited only by the resistance of semiconductor
644. type of recti er allows only one half-cycle
of an AC voltage wave form to pass, blocking the
material, a nite current ows called
A. Reverse unsaturation current
other half cycle.
A. Half-wave B. Full wave
B. Reverse saturation current
C. Full-wave bridge D. Quarter-wave bridge
C. Forward unsaturation current
D. Forward saturation current
645. A device that converts alternating current (AC) to
direct current is called?
638. In a foward bias, the current increase with
A. Recti cation B. Receiver
A. Increasing and decreasing voltage
C. Recti er D. None of the above
B. Decreasing voltage
C. Increasing voltage
646. What is the recti er ef ciency of Half-wave
D. Voltage
recti er?
A. 50% B. 40.6% C..30% D. 20.6%
639.When the p-side is connccted to the negative
terminal and n-side is connected to the positive
647. The residual periodic variation of the DC voltage
teminal ofsamebattery, it's called
within a power supply which has been derived
A. Reverse saturation B. Biasing
from an alternating current source is
C. Reverse bias D. Forward bias
A. Ripple voltage B. Low voltage
640.The current is
C. High voltage D. Voltage
ow in reverse bias
essentially.
648. is not an advantage of semiconductor
A.Saturated current
transistors.
B. Reverse saturation current
A. They resist damage from shock and vibration
C. Forward saturation current

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B. They offer exibility in circuit design and 655. Which of the following possible arrangement in
meçhanized layout BJT cannot be connected in useful circuits?
C. They are temperature dependency A. Common-emitter (CE)
D. They ensurc low powcr, resulting in high B. Common-output (CO)
cf ciency C. Common-base (CB)
D. Common-collector (CC)
649. Which of the following are types of transistors?
A. Bipolar junction transistor and polar junction 656. Which of the following is not a characteristic of
transistor common emitter (CE)
B. Junction transistor and bipolar transistor A. The curent gain ß is large
C. Bipoiar junction transistor and uni-juction B. It suffers phase charge from input signal
transistor C. It has medium low input impedance (Z) and
D. Uni-junction transistor and junction transistor medium high output impedance (Z,)
D. It has low voltage gain
650. is a type of transistor that uses both
electrons and electron holes as charge carriers 657. is not a characteristics of common base
A. Polar junction transistor mode
B. Junction transistor A. It has low current gain
C. Ficld effect transistor B. It can act as an impedance transformation
D. Bipolar junçtion transistor device
C. It's useful in multistage ampli er
651. What are the fabrication methods usually D. It has low input impedance (Z) and large
enployed for bipolar junction transistors? output impedance (Z,)
A. Alloy junction and positive function
B. Planar and epitaxy method 658.The following are characteristies of common-
C. Alloy junction and epitaxy method collector mode, except
D.n- junction and p-junction A. The signal enters at the base and reword at the
emitter
6$2. The collector, base and emitter are the B. It has no voltage and power gain
bipolar junction transistor C. Low input impedance (Z) and high output
A. Fabrication methods B. Terminals impedance(Z)
C. Devices D Types D, It can be used as isolate stage on a multistage
ampli er
653. is the sum of collector current (lc) and
base current (lg) controlled device. 659. In mode, the signal enters at enmitter and is
A. Emitter Current B. Reversed Curent recovered at the collector
C. Forward Current D. None of the above A. Common-emitter
B. Common-base
654. In a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) the emitter C. Common-collector
basic junction and the collector base junction D. Common emitter collector
represents & respectively.
A. Reverse-biased diode & forward-biased diode 660. mode is called voltage follower
B. Forward-biased diode and reverse-diode A. Common-collector B. Common-base
C. Both reverse-biased diodes C. Common-emitter D. None of theabove
D. Both forward-biased diodes
661. In common-emitters the signal enters at thc
and is recorded at

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A. Collector and base B. Base and collector D. Metals have forbidden gaps while
C. Emiter and collector D. Collector and Base semiconductors have not

Á62,Which of the following formulas explains the 669.

relationship between the current gain of common-
emitter and conmon-base?
Ale tC ic
B
A. A ib ie+ic i+a
Ic
B D
C. eic-ie -aP Dih letle i-a

663. Which of the following is used to calculate the

In the circuit diagram of a transistor above, the
current gain in a common-collector mode?
terminals P, Q and R represent
A. y =f- 1 B. y= ß+1 A. Collector, Emitter and Base
C. y =ß +a D.y = 1-B B. Emitter, Base and Collector
C. Base, Emitter and Collector
664. Which of the following is used to calculate the
D. Base, Collector and Emitter
current gain in common base mode?
A. B=--(1+a) B.B=1-a 670. The conduction band in semiconductors is the
C.ß = D.g - region
A. From which electrons easily escape
665. Which of the following is used to calculate the B. Which has same energy level as the gaps
common-emitter (CE) current gain? C. Into which free electrons cannot move
A.B B. B= 4le cz D. Which is always full of electrons
AIB ic AIF Ib
alc ib
C.$ 8 ib D. = alo ic 671. In a semiconductor junction diode, as the
depletion layer is reverse biased, the layer
666. A bipolar junction transistor connected-base has a
thickness
current gain of 0.92. Determine the corresponding B. Remains constant
A. Narrows
gains if it is connected in common emitter and
C. Widen the narrows D. Widens
common collector modes
A. 10.5, 1 1.5 B. 12.5, 11.5
672. In a BJT transistor the current lç and lg are related
C. I1.5, 12.5 D. 11.5, 10.5
as
A. le lĘ B. l¢s le
667. In semi-conductors, the carriers of current at
C. lç> lg D. lç= lg
room temperature are
A. Electrons only B. Electrons and holes
673. Which of the following devices is not an
C. Holes only D. None of the above
application of the p-n junction diode?
A. Recti er B. Transformer
668. The major difference between a pure C. Detector D. Clamper
semiconductor and a pure metal is that
A. Metals are harder than semiconductors 674. The concentration of hole-electron pairs in the
B. While the Resistance of metals decrease with intrinsic germanium specimen is 842 x 1012cm-3,
temperature, the reverse is the case for If the holes and electron mobility's are
semiconductors respectively 1800cm²V'sand 3800cm²ys-'m
C. The resistance of metals increases with
the specimen the resistivity of the specimen is
temperature, while for semiconductors, it is
cqual to
the reverse A. 333.655m B.264.745S2m

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C. 669.65Sa D. I700.61Qm A. Indium B. Gallium
C. Helium D. Phosphorus
675. The randos motion of hoies and free electrons
due to thermal agitation is called 633. N-type extrinsic semiconductor is formed when a
A. Hybridization B. Random motion semiconductor is doped with
C. Diffusion D. Comversion A. Boron B Lithium
C. Arsenic D. Gallium
676. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a
transistor? 684. is a typical application of semiconductr
A A trarnsistor is a semiconductor device used to diode
amplify or swiich electronic signals and A. Smeller B. Charge storer
clectrical power C. Modulator D. Clipper
B. i's an active three (3) terminal device
C. t is apassivedevice of two terminal devices 685. P-type extrinsic semiconductor is formed when a
D. t is made cither as aseparatecomponent or as conductor is doped with
part of lc where many are packed together on a A. Antimony B. Arsenic
semiconductor chip C. Indium D. Antimony

677. What is used for measuring the conductivity of a 686. When a trivalent impurity is added, the
semiconducior? semiconductor becomes 6
A. Siemens per mder B. Siemen A. Extrinsic B. P-type
C. Seme per metcr D. Siemen meter C. Neutral D. Pontive

678. The foikowing are transistors excess 687. Which of the following is a disadvantage of half
ABST B.FET wave recti cation?
C. MOSFEI D. SECFET A. High ef ciency B. Low ef ciency
C.Overef cient D. Under ef cient
679, Which of the following is another name for
clipper? 688. Which of the following is used for smoothingout
A. DC estorer B. Recti er of the large uctuations in full-wave
C. Voltage regulato D. Wave shape recti cations?
A. Reservoir capacitor B. Reservoir inductor
680. Which of the following is true about FET? C. Uprising diode D. Transistor
A. It operates with minority carrier only
B. It operates with minority and majority carriers 689. Which of the following devices is uscd for
C. h does not operate with carriers rectifying action?
D. t operateswith majority A. Choke B. Condenser
C Diode D. Transformer
681. Which of the following is not an advantage of
semiconductor transistor? 690. In a radio diode value,
A. They may be operated at very low voltage A. The saturation value depends on the cathode
B. They produce little uctuation temperature
C. They consume low power resulting in higher B. The saturation value depends on the anode
ef ciency voltage
D. They resist damage from shock and vibration C. The inclined part of the characteristics isdue
to the high speed of the electrons
682. The fołowing are doping agents, except

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p. The diode valuc does not conduct if the heater 698. When a pentavalent impurity is added to a pure
( lament) voltage is reverscd semi-conductor, It becomes
A. An insulator
691.To obtain a recti cd voltage from an A.C voltage B. A p-type semiconductor
V by using diode value, C. An n-type scmiconductor
A. A transformer must not be used D. An intrinsic semi-conductor
B. The value and no other compound is placed in
series with V 699. Silicon dopcd with aluminum and germanium
c. The value and a resistor is placcd in series with doped with arsenic become?
V A. n- and p-types respectively
D. A high-voltage battery is necessary. B. p- and n- types respectively
C. p-type semiconductors
692.In n-p-n transistor circuit, D. n-type semiconductors
A. The majority n-charges move from emitter to
collector 700. The theory of electronic conduction in solids
B. Majority p-charges move from emits base which satisfactorily explains the propcrtics of
C. The base retains all the charges conductors, insulators and semiconductors?
D. The colector-base is forward biased A. Band theory B. Group theory
C. String theory D. Particle theory
693.In n-p-n common emitter ampli er circuit
A. A load resistance is used in the base circuit of 701.A certain manufacturer wishes to make an n-typc
the ampli er semiconductor. Which materials would he select
B. A potential divider can be used with one for doping?
battery for base bias A. Boron and antimony
C. No resistance is needed in the emitter circuit B. Arsenic and antimony
D. Two batteries must always be used C. Aluminum and indium
D. Boron and Arsenic
694.The majority charge carriers in the emitter of an
NPN transistor are 702. A semiconductor diode is used in rectifying
A. Pentavalent atoms B. Trivalent atoms alternating current into direct current mainly
C. Electrons D. Holes because?
A. It allows current to ow in either direction
695. If silicon is doped with phosphorus, what type of B. It offers a high input resistance
semiconductor material will be formed? C. It allows current to ow only in one direction
A. Zener materials B. P-n junction D. It is non linear
C n-type D. p-type
703. A transistor function mainly as a
696. The bond that forms a semi-conductor is? A. Switch and ampli er
A. Electrovalent B. Covalent B. Recti er and an ampli er
C lonic D. Metallic C. Charge storer and an ampli er
D. Charge storcr and a switch
697. When a pure semiconductor is heatcd, it's
resistance 704. A transistor is usced in the ampli cation of signals
A. Increases because,
B. Remains the same A. It controls the ow current
C. Increases and then decreases B. It allows doping
D. Decreases C. It contains electron and hole carricr

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D. It consumes a lot of power

705. For semiconductors to have negative temperature

coef cient ofresistance implies that
A. Their resistance decrease with increase in
temperature
B. The resistance increase with temperature
C. They have electrons and holes at high
temperature
D. Their resistance is constantly changing with
temperature

706. In a reverse biased junction diode, current ows

in by
A. Pontive holes alone B. Majority carriers
C. Minority carriers D. Electron alone

707. When impurities are added to semi-conductors,

the conductivity of the semi-conductor
A. Increase
B. Decreases
C. Increase then decreases
D. Remains constant

708. The battery connection that permits current to

ow across a p-n junction is called
A. Recti cation B. Ampli cation
C. Reverse biased D. Forward biased

709. Zener diode is used for?

A. Current ampli cation
B. Energy Conversion
C. Power ampli cation
D. Voltage regulation

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