PHYSISCS QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following frequencies is in the microwave region?

A. 350MHz B. 3,500MHz C. 200MHz D. All of the above

2. Which of this is true of total internal reflection?

A. rays travel from denser to less dense medium

C. it is employed in fibre optics

D. all of the above

3. When green light is emitted from an oxygen atom it has a wavelength of 558nm. What is its
frequency?

A. 1.67 × 108Hz

B. 5.38 × 1014Hz

C. 1.67 × 102Hz

D. 1.86 × 10-15Hz

4. Find the critical angle of water-air boundary. If the refractive index of water is 1.33

A. 1310

B. 48.80

C. 37.10

D. 42.30

5. An object placed between the focal length (f) and 2f of a converging lens will produce an image that is

A. virtual

B. upright

C. inverted

D. diminished

6. To an observer looking from above, what is the displacement of a mark on the bottom of a tank that
traps 8cm thick of air

A. 0cm from the bottom

B. 2cm from the bottom

C. 5cm from the bottom

D. 4cm from the bottom

7. Given that the ratio of the refractive index of water to that of glass is 0.83, what is the critical angle of
a ray travelling from glass to water

A. 320

B. 560

C. 610

D. 260

8. The focal length of a concave mirror is 12cm. Which of the following is true about the image of an
object 7cm in front of the mirror.

A. real and smaller

B. real and bigger

C. inverted and same size

D. inverted and bigger

9. Given that the frequency of an EM wave is 4T. What is its wavelength?

A. 75,000µm

B. 75,000nm

C. 75,000pm

D. 75,000Å

10. Which of the following is an example of longitudinal wave?

A. radio wave

B. gamma ray

C. visible light

D. micro wave

11. The angle of vibration between the electric and magnetic fields in an EM wave is

A. obtuse

B. acute

C. perpendicular

D. none of the above

12. What is the number of cycles completed per second when a radio station broadcasts at 90.5Hz?
A. 1/105.5

B. 1/90.5

C. 90.5

D. 105.5

13. How many wavelengths are there between two successive nodes?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 0.5

D. 4

14. Any radiation that stimulated the retina is called

A. infrared

B. light

C. X-rays

D. None of the above

15. A ray of light in air strikes the surface of a glass at an incident angle of 50o. Determine the angle of
refraction (given that the refractive index of glass is 1.6).

A. 23.10

B. 28.6o

C. 32.10

D. 38.70

16. The image produced by a concave mirror of a real object is

A. always upright

B. always inverted

C. sometimes upright and sometimes inverted

D. None of the above

17. Which of these is not correct?

A. ang=na/ng

B. ang=ng/na

C. . ang=1/ng
D. None

18. An object at the bottom of tank 6cm high and full of liquid appears to be 5cm from the observer.
What is the refractive index of the liquid?

A. 1.0

B. 0.83

C. 1.2

D. 3.0

19. The force between two charges is 120N. If the distance between the charges is doubled, the force
will be

A. 60N

B. 30N

C. 40N

D. 20N

20. The lines of force due to charged particles are

A. always curved

B sometimes curved

C. always straight

D. None of the above

21. Human eyes are only sensitive to frequency range between

A. 4×1014≤7×1014 Hz

B. 4×1016≤7×1016 Hz

C. 4×1012≤7×1012 Hz

D. 4×1013≤7×1013 Hz

22. All points on a wavefront can be considered as sources for the production of spherical secondary
wavelet refers to

A. Archimede’s principle

B. Einstein’s principle

C. Huygen’s principle

D. None of the above

23. An electromagnetic wave has a frequency of 4×1014Hz. Calculate its wavelength in angstrom
A. 75Å

B. 750Å

C. 7500Å

D. 75000Å

24. The image produced by a concave mirror of a real object is

A. always upright

B. always inverted

C. sometimes upright and sometimes inverted

D. None of the above

25. An object is located 30cm in front of a convex spherical mirror of radius 50cm. What is the image
distance from the mirror?

A. 11.1cm

B. 22.5cm

C. 13.6cm

D. 5.4cm

26. An object is located 30cm in front of a convex spherical mirror of radius 50cm. What is its
magnification?

A. 0.39

B. 0.75

C. 0.45

D. 1.2

27. A far sighted person requires an eyeglass of strength 2.5 diopters. What is the focal length?

A. 40cm

B. 2.5cm

C. 5.25cm

D. 15cm

28. A device that converts audio information into an electrical signal is called?

A. A converter

B. an electrifier
C. a transducer

D. all of the above

29. The magnetic field of a long straight wire at a distance, r, from it with a current, I, passing through it
is given as

A. µoI/4 π r2

B. µoI/4 π r

C. µoI/2 π r

D. µoI/2 π r2

30. A radio station broadcasts at a frequency of 20MHz. If the speed of the wave is 3×108ms-1

A. 30m

B. 15m

C. 45m

D. 50m

31. Which of the following characteristics of waves is used in the measurement of ocean depth?

A. Refraction

B. Reflection

C. Dispersion

D. Interference

32. Which of the following is not correct about the use of ultrasound?

A. Used for the study of the development of foetus in pregnant women

B. Used to kill bacteria in liquid

C. Used for locating cracks and faults in metal casting

D. Used to correct long-sightedness in human eye

33. An object is placed 10cm from a convex mirror of focal length 15cm. Calculate the image distance
and the magnification produced

A. -6cm and 0.6

B. 6cm and 0.6

C. -5cm and 0.6

D. 5cm and 0.5

34. If the distance between two stationary charged particle is doubled, the magnitude of electrostatic
force between them will be

A. doubled

B. halved

C. a quarter of its former value

D. four times its original value

35. A 0.50m long wire is moved perpendicularly to a magnetic field of 0.30T at 12m/s. What EMF is
induced across the ends of the wire

A. 1.8 V

B. 6.3 V

C. 12.6 V

D. 2.4 V

36. An object is placed 10cm from a convex mirror of focal length 15cm. The image formed is

A. virtual, erect and magnified

B. real, inverted and magnified

C. virtual, erect and diminished

D. virtual, inverted and magnified

37. Bohr’s model works for which element atom?

A. Helium

B. Phosphorus

C. Boron

D. Hydrogen

38. The type of extrinsic semi-conductor that has more holes than electrons is referred to as

A. Acceptor

B. N-type

C. Intrinsic

D. P-type

39. The image in a pin-hole camera is always

A. diminished
B. enlarged

C. upright

D. inverted

40. The velocities of light in air and glass are 3×108ms-1 and 1.8×108ms-1 respectively. Find the refractive
index.

A. 0.5

B. 0.2

C. 0.4

D. 0.6

41. A concave mirror of radius of curvature 20cm has a pin-hole placed at 15cm from its pole. What will
be the magnification of the image formed?

A. 1.0

B. 2.0

C. 3.0

D. 4.0

42. A parallel beam of light is obtained from the headlamp of a car. At which of the following positions
show the source of light placed from the pole of its spherical mirror?

A. At the centre of curvature

B. Beyond the centre of curvature

C. At the focal point

D. Between the focal point and the pole

43. A simple microscope forms an image twice the size of the object, if the focal length of the lens of the
microscope is 20m, how far is the object from the lens?

A. 40cm

B. 30cm

C. 20cm

D. 50cm

44. Which of the following pairs of light rays shows the widest separation in the spectrum of white light?

A. Yellow and red

B. Red and indigo

C. Violet and blue

D. Blue and green

45. A cell of e.m.f 1.5V and internal resistance of 2.5ohm is connected in series with an ammeter of
resistance and a resistor of resistance 70ohm. Calculate the current in the circuit?

A. 0.09A

B. 0.157A

C. 0.302A

D. 0.412A

46. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle of 35° .What is the angle made by the reflected
ray on the surface of the mirror?

A. 600

B. 570

C. 550

D. 430

47. An image which cannot be formed on a screen is said to be

A. inverted

B. erect

C. virtual

D. magnified

48. When light passes through a triangular prism, there is dispersion because of

A. speed of light

B.

C.

D. the difference in speeds of the components of light

49. The flow of an electric of an electric charge in a capacitor when discharged is

A. from one plate to the other

B. from two plates

C. from positive to negative plates

D. from positive charge to the battery

50. During the processes of charging a capacitor, as the charges stored in the capacitor increases, the
potential difference between the plates

A. neutralized

B. increases

C. decreases

D. remains constant

51. A battery of e.m.f 24V and internal resistance 4ohm is connected to a resistor of 32ohm is the
terminal p.d of the battery?

A. 2.7V

B. 5.0V

C. 3.2V

D. 4.1V

52. The unit of capacitance is the

A. coloumb

B. henry

C. ampere

D. farad

53. An electric charge 1.6×10-19C is accelerated in vacuum from rest at zero volts toward a plate of 40kV.
Calculate the kinetic energy of the electron.

A. 1.4×10-19J

B. 6.4×10-15J

C. 5.6×10-16J

D. 1.6×10-15C

54. The expression Ʃ .dA=Q/Ʃo represents which law

A. Coulombs law

B. Lenz law

C. Ampere’s law

D. Gauss law

55. The resistance of a material depends on the following except

A. length of material
B. cross-sectional area of material

C. temperature

D. dielectric constant

56. The degree to which a material can be magnetized when placed in an external magnetic field is

A. electromagnetism

B. magnetic induction

C. magnetic susceptibility

D. magnetic polarization

57. V.E=P/Eo is an expression for

A. Gauss law for electricity

B. Electric field

C. Bohr’s theory

D. Maxwell’s equation

58. Which of the Maxwell’s equations proofs that there are no magnetic monopoles on charges like
electric charge?

A. taptace equation

B. Gauss law for magnetism

C. Ampere’s law

D. Gauss law for electricity

59. -------------- law states that magnetic field can be located by electrical current and by charging
electrical fields.

A. Lorentz law

B. Gauss law

C. Faraday’s law

D. Ampere’s law

60. A particle of charge q and mass m moving with a velocity v enters a uniform magnetic fields on the
particle is

A. qvB

B.mqv/B

C. qvB×m
D. 0

61. Calculate the energy stored in a 10µF capacitors if the p.d between the plates is 20V.

A. 2×10-3J

B. 3×10-3J

C. 4×10-3J

D. 5×10-3J

62. A work of 30J is done in transferring 5µC of charge from point B to a point A in an electric field. The
p.d between B and A is

A. 6×106V

B. 5×105V

C. 6×103V

D. 6×1016V

63. Electrical resistance is the property of an electrical conductor that causes electrical energy to be
converted into

A. mechanical energy

B. solar energy

C. heat energy

D. diagnetic energy

64. When a charge is accelerated through a p.d of 500V, his kinetic energy increases from 2.0×10-5J to
6.0×10-5J. What is the magnitude of the charge?

A. 4.0×10-8C

B. 8.0×10-8C

C. 1.2×10-7C

D. 1.6×10-7C

65. A 2.3×10-6C charge exerts a repulsive force of magnitude 0.35N, on an unknown charge 0.20m away.
What are the magnitude and polarity of the unknown charge?

A. 6.8×10-7C negative

B. 6.8×10-7C positive

C. 1.2×10-4C negative

D. 1.2×10-6C positive
66. What is the electric potential energy of an electron located 5.3×10-11m from the proton in a
hydrogen atom? (e=1.602×10-19C)

A. -8.2×10-8J

B. -4.3×10-18J

C. -2.2×10-18J

D. -1.6×10-18J

67. Which of the following is an example of a transducer?

A. a microphone

B. an electrifier

C. a transistor

D. a capacitor

68. What is the apparent depth of a coin at the bottom of a water tank that is 10cm deep, given that the
refractive index of water is 1.33.

A. 13.3cm

B. 0.833cm

C. 7.52cm

D. 5.56cm

69. What is the broadcasting frequency of OGBC2 ?

A. 19.5Hz

B. 9.5Hz

C. 90.5Hz

D. 107.5Hz

70. Which of the following is not needed in radio transmission?

A. mixer

B. transducer

C. gammatron

D. radio frequency oscillator

71. What is the frequency of a radio station whose pulses make 9.3×107µs to complete one oscillation?

A. 107.5MHz
B. 100.5MHz

C. 87.5MHz

D. 105.5MHz

72. A positive and negative charge are initially 50mm apart. When they are moved close together so that
they are now only 10mm apart, the force between them will be

A. 5 times smaller than before

B. 5 times greater than before

C. 10 times greater than before

D. 25 times greater than before

73. The electric field 2.0m from a point charge has a magnitude of 8.0×104N/C. What is the strength of
the electric field at a distance of 4.0m?

A. 2.0×104N/C

B. 4.0×104N/C

C. 1.6×103N/C

D. 3.2×103N/C

74. Electric intensity at any point in an electric fields is equal to the --------at any point.

A. Electric flux

B. magnetic flux density

C. potential gradient

D. gravitational flux

75. The flow of charge per unit time defines

A. Power

B. current

C. voltage

D. resistance

76. A dielectric material must be

A. resistor

B. good conductor

C. semi-conductor
D. insulator

77. Which of the following is an example of transverse wave?

A. gamma rays

B. visible light

C. both gamma rays and visible light

D. water waves

78. A region around a stationary charge has

A. an electric field

B. a magnetic field

C. gravitational field

D. magnetic and electric fields

79. Which of the following is not a vector

A. angular momentum

B. linear momentum

C. electric potential

D. electric field

80. The total electric flux through any closed surface surrounding charge is equal to the amount charge
enclosed. This statement is associated with

A. Coulomb’s law

B. Maxwell’s first law

C. Gauss law

D. Maxwell’s second law

81. An uncharged conductor is placed near a charged conductor, then

A. The uncharged conductor gets charged by conduction

B. The uncharged conductor gets charged by induction and then attracted towards the charging body

C. The uncharged conductor is attracted first and charged by induction

D. It remains as such

82. Electric field intensity is a ------quantity

A. scalar
B. vector

C. both scalar and vector

D. neither scalar nor vector

83. The phenomenon of an uncharged body getting charged merely by the nearness of a charged body is
known as

A. chemical effect

B. reduction

C. photoelectric effect

D. induction

84. The unit of electric field intensity

A. N/C2

B. Wb/M2

C. N/C

D. N2/C

85. The p.d required to pass a current of 0.20A in a wire of resistance 20ohm is?

A. 100V

B. 4V

C. 0.01V

D. 40V

86. The resistance of an electric bulb drawing 1.2A current at 6.0V is

A. O.5ohm

B. 5ohm

C. 0.2ohm

D. 2ohm

87. The unit of resistivity is

A. ohm

B. ohm/m

C. ohm.m

D. mho
88. The resistance of a conductor varies inversely as

A. length

B. area of cross-section

C. temperature

D. resistivity

89. Conductance is reciprocal of

A. resistance

B. inductance

C. conductor

D. capacitance

90. The velocity of light in water is 2.2500×103m/s, while in glass is 1.875×108m/s. What is the refractive
index of water-glass interface?

A. 0.83

B. 1.20

C. 1.60

D. 1.33

91. Formula that describes statement of Coulomb’s law is

A. F=KQ1Q2/r2

B. F=Q1Q2/r2

C. F=KQ/r2

D. F=KQ1Q2/r

92. What is the value of the constant of proportionality, k in Coulomb’s law?

A. 9.0×103Nm2/C2

B. 9.0×105Nm2/C2

C. 9.0×107Nm2/C2

D. 9.0×109Nm2/C2

93. The SI unit of Power is

A. Henry

B. Coulombs
C. Watt

D. Watt-hour

94. The substances which have a large number of free electrons and offer low resistance is called

A. Insulators

B. Inductors

C. Semi-conductors

D. Conductors

95. Four cells each of E.M.F. ‘E’ are joined in parallel to form a battery. The equivalent of E.M.F of the
battery will be

A. 4E

B. E

C. E/4

D. 0

96. The property of conductor due to which it passes current is called

A. Resistance

B. Reductance

C. Conductance

D. Incidence

97. What happens to resistance of semi-conductors when temperature increases?

A. Decreases

B. Increases

C. First increases and then decreases

D. Remains constant

98. Two resistors 100ohm and 0ohm are connected in parallel. The overall resistance will be

A. 100ohm

B. 50ohm

C. 25ohm

D. 0ohm