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1. Calculate the average velocity of a particle who's displacement x at time t is given by the equation
x=2t²-3t+5 after 5 sec.

A. 4m/s²

B. 3m/s

C. 17m/s

D. 22m/s

2. A vehicle initially travelling at a speed of 30m/s is brought to rest by a retarding force of 1000N, if the
mass of the vehicle is 200kg, how long will it take to bring the car to rest.

A. 5s

B. 9s

C. 3s

D. 4s

3. Which of the following uses the principle of reversibility of light

A. Binocular

B. Sextant

C. Kaleidoscope

D. Periscope

4. The high tension supply of electricity involves (E)

A. High current and low voltage

B. Reduction of Eddy current

C. Use of transformers

D. Soft iron core

5. Which of the following is not a property of an image from a concave lense.

A. It is real

B. It's formed in front of the lense

C. It is diminished

D. It is erect

5. To produce a parallel ray of light object must be placed at

A. At Center of curvature

B. Beyond center of curvature

C. At pole

D. At principal focus

6. Which of the following is false during resonance in an ac circuit

A. Inductive reactance= capacitive reactance

B. Cos(phase angle) = 1

C. Tan(phase angle)= 0

D. Electrical power is maximum

7. Calculate the resonance frequency when a capacitor of 4 microfarad is connected in series to an

inductor of 12 millihenry in an ac circuit.

A. 726Hz

B. 829Hz

C. 340Hz

D. 684Hz

8. Calculate the frequency of the second overtone when a sound of speed 340m/s into an open pipe of
length 40cm.

A. 900Hz

B. 1063Hz

C. 1275Hz

D. 486Hz

9. A tuning fork was held over a pipe filled with water while the water was being emptied. Two loud
sounds were observed when water level were at 60cm and 20cm respectively. If the frequency of the
tuning fork is 400Hz, what is the speed of sound?
A. 340m/s

B. 335m/s

C. 360m/s

D. 320m/s

10. The magnitude of force acting on a proton in an electric field of intensity 40N/C is

A. 1.6×10^-18 N

B. 3.2 ×10^-19N

C. 3.2×10^-18N

D. 1.6×10^-19N

11. The force on a proton which moves across a magnetic field of flux density 120T with a velocity of
3.2×10⁷m/s at an angle of 30⁰

A. 3.07×10^-10N

B. 2.95×10^-12N

C. 4.00×10^-10N

D. 5.26×10^-12N

12. A body at equilibrium is said to have all these but one

A. Resulting force is zero

B. The vector sum of all clockwise and anticlockwise moment is zero

C. Total force acting on the body is zero

D. The vector sum of all forces acting on it is zero

13. Daniel cells use copper(ii)sulphate as

A. Electrolyte

B. Negative terminal

C. Depolarizers

D. Positive terminal

14. The relative density of the electrolyte in lead-acid accumulator drops to

....... when completely discharged

A. 1.25

B. 1.05

C. 0.00

D. 1.15

15. A defect in cell caused by the presence of impurities in the component of the cell is known as

A. Polarization

B. Hybridization

C. Local action

D. Catalysis

16. A heater rated 240V and 200W is used to generate heat increasing the temperature of its metallic
part by 150⁰ in 20mins. What is the thermal capacity of the metal

A. 6000J/k

B. 1600J/K

C. 2000J/K

D. 1500J/K

17. By rubbing an ebonite rod on a fur, it

A. Losses electron to the fur making the fur negative charged

B. Losses proton to the fur to become negative charged

C. Gains proton from the fur making the fur negative charge

D. Gains electron from the fur making the fur negative charge

18. When the temperature of a semiconductor is increased the effect on its conductivity is

A. Remain the same

B. Decreased

C. Increased

D. I'm not sure

19. The mechanical advantage of of an inclined plane is 1.25. If the efficiency of the inclined plane is
62.5%, at what angle is the plane inclined.

A. 60⁰

B.30⁰

C. 90⁰

D. 0⁰

20. To raise a load of 500N by an effort of 200N using a 5 pulley system. What is the efficiency of the
machine.

A. 80%

B. 50%

C. 70%

D. 65%

21. In an attempt to move a load of 400N through a distance of 5m a machine of efficiency 80% was
used. Calculate the the work done against friction.

A. 540J

B. 800J

C. 900J

D. 400J

22. The damping effect generated when a conductor cuts across an ac circuit is in obedience to

A. Eddy current

B. Lenz law

C. Faradays law of electromagnetic induction

D. No idea

23. The model of atom proposed by Ernest Rutherford is known as

A. Plum pudding model

B. Electron cloud model

C. Planetary model
D. Neil Bohr model

24. Introduction of quantum numbers to the description of an atom was introduced by

A. Luis De Broglie

B. Werner Hesseinberg

C. Neil Bohr

D. Robert Milikan

25. The charge to mass ratio of an electron was determined using

A. Oil drop experiment

B. Alpha scattering experiment

C. Cathode ray experiment

D. Robert Milikan

26. A photon of frequency 5×10¹⁰Hz was required to liberate an electron from the surface of a metal
with a velocity of 3×10³m/s. Calculate the threshold frequency of the metal.(h=6.63×10^-34Js)

A. 5.00×10¹⁰Hz

B. 4.38×10¹⁰Hz

C. 6.32×10¹⁰Hz

D. 8.14×10¹⁰Hz

27. Atomic spectra is considered

A. A continuous spectrum

B. Biometric spectrum

C. Overlapping spectrum

D. Line spectrum

28. Dark lines is formed over a gas which has light incidenting on it according to the

A. Continuous spectrum of the gas

B. Overlapping spectrum of the gas

C. Line spectrum of the gas

D. Biometric spectrum of the gas

29. Gases absorbs light in similar pattern of their

A. Emission Spectra

B. Absorption spectra

C. Continuous spectra

D. No idea

30. When a semiconductor is doped using a group 3 element the majority carrier is

A. Hole

B. Electrons

C. Cations

D. Anions

31. A diode in its reverse bias set up has its.

A. P-type to +ve

B. Cathode to -ve

C. Anode to +ve

D. N-type to +ve

32. Which of the following material is considered not to have a forbidden band.

A. Semiconductor

B. Insulators

C. Wood

D. Conductor

33. To move from valence band to conduction band electrons are required to gain

A. Band gap energy

B. Ionization energy
C. Hydration energy

D. Forbidden energy

34. Which of the following can't be deflected by a magnetic field

A. X-ray

B. Betta particle

C. Alpha particle

D. Helium core

35. Which of the following causes isobaric transformation

A. Gamma rays

B. X rays

C. Betta particle

D. Alpha particle

36. A transformer whose secondary coil has larger turns than the primary coil is called

A. Step up transformer

B. Step down transformer

C. Level up transformer

D. No idea

37. At what point is the acceleration of a simple pendulum maximum

A. equilibrium point

B. At any of the ends

C. At highest point

D. stationary point

38. Frequency of sound varies

A. Directly with linear density of the string

B. Directly with density of the string

C. Directly with tension on the string

D. Directly with length of string

39. Sea breeze and land breeze is a function of

A. Convection

B. Conduction

C. Radiation

D. Connection

40. A pinhole camera of length 12cm has an object 5cm height placed 18cm. Calculate the image height

A. 3.33cm

B. 1.67cm

C. 2.5 cm

D. 10.55cm