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Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
I. Diameter of a small ball bearing
Ii. Thickness of a piece of paper
III. Diameter of a measuring cylinder
IV. Length of a piece of wire
Which of the above can be measured using a micrometer screw gauge?
I, II, and IV only
I and II only
II and III only
III and IV only
The physical quantity that has the same dimensions as impulse is?
Energy
Momentum
Surface tension
Pressure
Which off the following is equivalent to kgms-1
Ns-1
Nms
Ns
Js-1
Which of the following is the dimension of Pressure
ML-1T-2
MLT2
ML2T-3
ML-3
For which underlisted quantity is the derived unit ML2T-2 correct.
I. Moment of force
Ii. Work
III. Acceleration
I only
II only
I and II
II and III
A lorry travels 10km northwards, 4km eastwards, 6km southwards and 4km wewstwards to arrive at a point T. What is the total displacement?
6km South
4Km north
6 km nortth
4KM East
A boy travels 12km eastwards to a point B and then 5km southwards to another point C. Calculate the difference between the magnitude of the displacement oof the boy and the distance traveled by him
4 km
7 km
13 km
17 km
A man walks 1km due East and then 1km due North, his displacement displacement is
1 km N15E
1km N30E
£2 km N45E
£2 km N75E
During the same interval, it is observed that a train travels the same distance as does a lorry. The two vehicles have the same
Uniform Acceleration
Instantaneous velocity
Initial velocity
Average speed
A moving object has a uniform Acceleration. It's
Displacement increases at a constant rate
Speed is directly proportional to time
Velocity varies inversely with time
Velocity increases by equal amounts in equal time intervals
When a ball rolls on a smooth level ground, the motion of its center is
Translational
Oscillatory
Random
Rotational
If a body moves with a constant speed and at the same undergoes an Acceleration, its motion is said to be
Circular
Oscillatory
Rectilinear
Rotational
An object moves with constant speed round a circle, its Acceleration has
Constant magnitude and constant direction
Canstant magnitude and varying directions
Varying magnitude but constant constant direction
Varying magnitude and varying direction
The motion of a moving a skin of a talking drum can rightly be described as
Translational
Random
Rotational
Oscillatory
Transitory
Which of the following motions are oscillatory?
I. A diving board when used by a diver
II. The motion of the balance wheel of a wrist watch
III. The motion of a turn table of a record player
IV. The motion of a needle of a DC ammeter into which a low a.c current is passsed
I and II only
I, II and III only
II, III & IV
I, II & V
A body starts from rest and moves with constant Acceleration Acceleration. Which of the following quantities varies/ vary linearly with the square of the time.
I. Velocity
II. Displacement
III. Momentum
I only
II only
III only
I & II only
A train had an initial velocity of 44 m/s and an Acceleration of - 4m/s2. Its velocity after 10 seconds is
2 m/s
4 m/s
8 m/s
12 m/s
A body accelerates uniformly from rest at 2m/s2. Calculate its velocity after traveling 9m
36 m/s
18 m/s
6 m/s
4.5 m/s
Which of the following following is true of a body moving in a straight line with uniform Acceleration? The Acceleration of the body
Is also uniform
Must always be zero when the body stops accelerating
Will increase with time in the direction of the Acceleration
Is equal to the quotient of distance traveled and time
A body falls from rest to the ground in 0.5s. Calculate the height from which it falls. g = 10m/s2
0.125m
0.5m
1 m
1.25m
A stone and feather are dropped from the same height above the earth surface. Ignoring air resistance, which of the following is correct?
The stone will reach the ground first
The feather will be blown away by the wind while stone will drop steadily
The stone and feather will both reach the ground at the same time
The stone will reach the ground first
Two particles X and Y starting from from rest cover the same distance. The Acceleration of X is twice that of Y, the ratio of the time taken by X to that taken by Y is
1/2
2
1/£2
£2
A body accelerates uniformly from rest at 2m/s2. Calculate its velocity after traveling 9m
36 m/s
18 m/s
6 m/s
4.5 m/s
A man on a bench will exert the greatest pressure on the bench when he
Lies flat on his back
Lies flat on his belly
Stands on both feet
Stands on the toes of one foot
Air was pumped out of a sealed can and and the can collapse. Which of these statements is the best explanation for this?
Pumping out of the air weaken the can
The material used in making the can was very weak
The remaining air inside the can condensed to dorm water
The air pressure inside the can became less than the pressure outside the can
Mechanical pumps can not
Move fliuds in a horizontal direction
Move fluids in a vertical direction
Compress gasses in a container
Increase the atmospheric pressure
The height at which the atmospheric pressure seizes to exist is 80km.if the atmospheric pressure on the ground level is 760mmHg, the pressure at a height of 20km above the ground level is. Take density of mercury = 13.6g/cm3, density of air = 0.00013g/cm3
380mmHg
570 mmHg
190 mmHg
480 mmHg
The pressure exerted by a liquid in a container is dependent on the
Mass of the liquid
Volume of the liquid
Cross sectional area of the container
Density of the liquid
Mercury is suitable as a barometric fluid because it
Expands uniformly
Is opaque
Is several times denser than water
Is a good conductor of heat
Mercury is suitable as a barometric fluid because it
Expands uniformly
Is opaque
Is several times denser than water
Is a good conductor of heat
I. Density of the liquid
II. Acceleration due to gravity
III. Type of container of the liquid
IV. The constituents of the liquid
Which of the above statement will NOT affect the pressure of liquid?
I & III ONLY
II & III only
III & IV only
I and II only
At what depth below the sea level will one experience a change of Pressure equal to the atmosphere.
Density of sea water=1013kg/m3, 1 atmosphere = 1.01 × 10 ^5 N/m2, g=10m/s2
1 m
10 m
100m
0.1m
A rectangular container contains water to the depth of 2m. If the base is 4m by 3m, calculate the force on the base
240000N
24000N
20000N
1700N
In an experiment to determine the relative density of a liquid using the relative density bottle, the following results were recorded
Mass of empty bottle + stopper = 50g
Mass of bottle full of water + stopper =80g
Mass of bottle full of liquid Q + stopper = 74g.
Use the information to calculate the RD of the the liquid Q
0.60
0.80
0 83
1.25
The density of water is 1 g/cm3 and that of ice is 0.9g/cm3. Calculate the change in volume when 90g of Ice is completely melted
0cm3
9cm3
10cm3
90cm3
When a ship sails from salt water into fresh water, the fraction of the volume above the water surface will
Increase
Decrease
Remain the same
Increase then decrease
By which of the following process does a piece of blotting paper absorb a drop of ink from a sheet of writing paper?
The action of the forces of cohesion between the molecules of the blotting paper
The action of the forces of cohesion between the molecules of the blotting paper and the ink
Capilarity rise of the ink the the blotting paper
The diffusion of the ink to the blotting paper
It is observed that water will wet a clean glass because the
Adhesion of water molecule is weaker than the cohesion of water molecules
Adhesion of water molecule is stronger than the cohesion of water molecules
Cohension of water to glass is weaker than Cohension of water molecules
Adhesion of water molecule is stronger than the cohesion of water molecules
If a tube of small radius opened at both ends is placed in a liquid, the liquid will
Fall below the liquid level if the liquid does not wet glass
Rise above the liquid level if the liquid does not wet glass
Remain at thessame level irrespective of whether the liquid wets glass on not
Fall below the liquid level If the liquid wets glass
The opposing force which one layer of liquid exerts on another is called
Occlusion
Viscosity
Limiting force
Dynamic force
The terminal velocity of a ball bearing falling through a viscous fluid is reached when the
Up thrust is equal to the weight of the ball
Ball accelerates uniformly
Up thrust is equal to the velocity of the ball
Velocity is uniform
Which of the following is the most viscous at room temperature
Water
Alcohol
Petrol
Palm oil
Palm oil from a bottle flows out more easily after it has been warmed because
Molecules are given poten energy during warming
Friction between the oil layer is reduced
Oil molecules force one another out
Osmotic pressure of the oil is increased
A parachute attains terminal velocity when
Its density is equal to the density of air
the viscous force of the air and the upthrust completely counteracts its weight
It expands as a result of reduced external pressure
The viscous force of the air is equal to the sum of the weight and upthrust
For which underlisted quantity is the derived unit ML2T-2 correct.
I. Moment of force
Ii. Work
III. Acceleration
I only
II only
I and II
II and III
The bursting of water pipes during very cold weather, when the water in the pipes formm the ice could be attributed to
Contraction of pipe when cooled
Expansion of water on freezing
Contraction of water in freezing
Expansion of ice on melting
Induced emfs are best explained using
Faraday's law
Coulombs law
Lenzs law
Ohms law
A magnet is moved through a coil of wire. The emf produced in the wire depends on
The number of turns in the coil
The strength of the magnet
The speed at which the magnet is moved
All of the above
A conductor of length 1m moves with a velocity of 50m/s at an angle of 30 degrees to the direction of a uniform magnetic field of Flux density 1.5Wbm-1.What is the emf induced in the conductor?
37.5V
50.5 V
75 V
80.5 V
Lenz law is a law of conservation of
Energy
Momentum
Electric current
Electric charge
A dynamo primarily converts
Mechanical energy into electrical energy
Electrical energy into mechanical energy
Potential energy into Kinetic energy
Kinetic energy into potential energy
On an ac generator which of the following does not apply.
Field magnet
Commutator
Armature
Slip rings
To covert ac generator to DC generator, the
Number of turns in the coil is increased
Strength of the magnetic field is increased
Slip rings are replaced with a split ring commutator
Coil is wound on a soft iron armature
An alternating current can induce voltage because it has
Ripple value
Varying magnetic field
Weaker magnetic field than dc
Stronger magnetic field than dc
If a current carrying coil is mounted on a metal frame, the back emf induced in the coil causes
Inductance
Eddy current
Electromagnetism
Dipole moment
Which of the following devices in their common form would not function on a steady direct current?
Electric bell
Filament lamp
Transformer
Electric heating element
When a transformer had more secondary windings than primary windings, it
Has smaller secondary current
Has a greater power output
Is a step down transformer
Increases the total energy output
A transformer has 300 turns in the primary coil and 30 turns in the secondary coil. If the input voltage is 100V, the output voltage is
5 v
10V
15V
20V
A transformer has 500 turns in the primary coil and 2500 turns in the secondary coil. If the primary current is 2.5A, the secondary current is
0.2 A
0.5A
2.5A
5.0A
The total length of a string when a mass of 20g is hung at its end is14cm, while its total length is 16cm when a mass of 30g is hung from the same end. Calculate the length of the spring when a mass of 40g is hung
from the end assuming Hooke's law is obeyed. *
O. 12 m
0.10 m
0.18m
0.2 m
The mass of a specific gravity bottle is 15.2g when it is empty. It is 24.8g
when filled with kerosene and 27.2g when
led with
stilled water.
Calculate the relative density of kerosene.
0.8
0.9
1.25
1.00
The blade of a hoe feels colder to touch in the morning than the wooden handle because the
Handle contains stored energy in form of heat
Blade is placed at a lower temperature than the handle
Handle is placed at a lower temperature than the blade
Blade is better conductor of heat than the handle
The blade of a hoe feels colder to touch in the morning than the wooden handle because the
Handle contains stored energy in form of heat
Blade is placed at a lower temperature than the handle
Handle is placed at a lower temperature than the blade
Blade is better conductor of heat than the handle
Which of the following statement is correct
Charges in various media can be carried by protons detached from the atom
Charges generated on glass rubbed with silk are called negative
The magnitude of any any charge is a multiple of the charge of an electron
The intensity of an electric field is a scalar quantity
When an ebonite rod is rubbed with fur, it has
No charge at all
A negative charge
A positive charge
Negative and positive charge
Which of the following is true of an electric charge
Positive charge means deficit of electron
Negative charge means excess of electron
Electric current means movement of electrons
All of the above
In the process of electrification by induction, the amount of induced charge in relation to the inducing charge is the
Same in sign and quantity
Same in sign but greater
Opposite in sign but greater
Opposite in sign and equal
What are likely to observe when a negatively charged rod is brought near the knob of a charged electroscope which has a positive residual charge
The leaves collapse immediately
The leaves collapse and reduce again
The leaves diverge permanently
The leaves remain unchanged
If the south poles of two magnets stroke a steel bar, the polarities at the ends T and V of the steel will respectively be
N and N
N and S
S and N
S and S
The point at which the resultant magnetic Flux density is zero is called
Zero points
Flux point
Neutral
Magnetic point
The angle of dip at the magnetic poles is
90
60
45
0
Atoms of solids having crystalline structures are arranged in regular patterns called
Energy levels
Atomic structure
Lattice
Orbits
Three identical lamps each of power 100W are connected in parallel across a potential difference of 250V. Calculate the current in the circuit
1.2A
2.2A
3 A
4A
A household refrigerator is rated 200W. If the electricity cost 5k per KWh, what is the cost of operating it for 20days
#4. 80
#48
#480
#4800
The Kinetic energy of a body moving with velocity V is K. What is the Kinetic when the body doubles its velocity. The value of K will
Double
Triple
Quartered
Quadrupled
A load of 5N gives an extension of 0.56cm in a wire which obeys Hooke's law. What is the extension caused by a load of 20N
1.12 cm
2. 14 cm
2.24 cm
2.62 cm
Heat transfer by convection will occur most rapidly in one of the following substances
Oxygen
Water
Wood
Mercury
Which of the following obeys ohms law
Glass
Diode
All electrolytes
All metals
A wire P has half the diameter and half the length of a wire Q of similar material. The ratio of the resistance of P to that of Q is
8:1
4:1
2:1
1:1
If a resistance is halved in value and the potential difference across it is tripled, then the ratio of the new current to the old is
1:6
1:3
2:1
6:1
