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1. If a force of 50N stretches a wire from 20m to 20.01m,. What is the amount of
force required to stretch the material from 20m to 20.05m
a) 100N b) 50N c) 250N d) 200N
2. Which of the following is a fundamental quantity? a) Energy b) Length c) Speed d)
Density
3. Which of the following cannot be explained by the molecular theory of matter? a)
Conduction b) convection c) radiation d) expansion
4. Which of the following simple machine is a second class order lever? a) Crowbar
b) Clawhammer c) Wheelbarrow d) Seesaw
5. Find the potential energy of a body of mass 20kg standing on a building floor 10m
above the ground level (g=10m/s)
6. The slope of a straight line displacement time graph indicates. a) Uniform velocity
b) Uniform acceleration c) uniform speed d) distance travelled
7. Which of the following is a vector quantity? a) Momentum b) Temperature c)
Force d) Force e) Kerosene
8. Which of the following is a derived unit. a) metre b) kilogram c) coulomb d)
seconds
9. An object of weight 10N immersed in a liquid displaces a quantity of liquid. if the
liquid displaces weights 6N, determine the upthrust on the object. a) 4N b) 6N c) 10N
d) 20N
10. A body accelerates uniformly from rest at the rate of 3ms^-² for 8 seconds.
calculate the distance covered by the body during acceleration. a) 100m b) 96m c)
72m d) 48m
11. Which of the following is not an example of force? a) Tension b) Weight c) Mass
d) Friction
12. A body of mass 25kg, moving at 3m/s on a rough horizontal floor is brought to
rest after sliding through a distance of 2.50m on the floor. Calculate the coefficient of
friction. a) 0.25 b) 0.20 c) 0.18 d) 0.10
13. Which of the following source of energy is renewable? a) petrol b) charcoal c)
Hydro d) Nuclear
14. The rising of a liquid in an open ended glass tube of a narrow bone is a) Adhesion
b) capillarity c) osmosis d) cohesion
15. The force that prevents a whirled stone from veering off it's circular path is called
a) gravitational b) magnetic c) centripetal d) centrifugal
16. Materials that can be stressed and still return their original forms when the stresses
are removed are said to be a) elastic b) elastomer c) plastic d) thermoplastic
17. A spring makes 80 oscillations in 20 seconds. calculate the frequency of the
vibration. a) 0.25Hz b) 2.50Hz c) 4.00Hz d) 6.00Hz
18. Which of the following has the highest surface tension a) Hot water b) cold water
c) oily water d) soapy water
19. A solid body will float in a liquid if it's a) Density is less than that of the liquid b)
mass is equal to that of the liquid c) Density is greater than that of the liquid d) mass
is less than that of the liquid
20.The potential energy in a elastic string of force constant k which has been extended
by X metres is expressed as a) 1/2 kx² b) kx² c) 1/2 kx d) kx
21. Which of the following is a wind instrument? a) Guitar b) Organ c) Violin d)
Piano e) Harp
22. A boy cycles continuosly through a distance of 1.0km in 5 minutes. Calculate his
average speed. a) 0.3m/s b) 3.3m/s c) 16.6m/s d) 20.0m/s e) 200.00m/s
23. The following are examples of field Force except a) electric force b)
electromagnetic force c) frictional force d) gravitational force e) magnetic force
24. The temperature of land rises faster than that of the sea when heated by the sun
because land a) has larger surface area than the sea b) has lower specific heat capacity
than that of the sea c) is poorer absorber of heat d) is denser than the sea e) receives
higher quantity of heat energy than the sea
25. Which of the following is not a function of Dam? They are used a) for irrigation
b) for water supply c) to change rivers course d) to control flooding e) to generate
electricity
26. Which of the following energy can be used to generate electricity without the use
of turbine? a) Nuclear b) solar c) Tide d) Water e) Wind
27. A boy weighing 10N in air is partially immersed in water. It displaces water of
mass 0.3kg. What is the upthrust on the body?[g=10m/s²] a) 13.0N b) 7.0N c) 3.3N d)
3.0N e) 0.3N
28. A car travelling with uniform speed of 120km/h passes two stations in 4 metres.
Calculate the distance between the two stations. a) 8km b) 15km c) 22km d) 30km
29. A brass rod is 2m long at a certain temperature. calculate the linear expansion of
the rod for a temperature change of 100k. [Take the linear expansivity of brass as 1.8
× 10^-⁵ K-¹ a) 0.3600m b) 0.1800m c) 0.0360m d) 0.0036m e) 0.0018m
30. A body of mass 2kg is suspended from the ceiling on of a loft with a light
inextensible string. if the lift moves upwards with acceleration of 2m/s, calculate the
magnitude of the tension in the string [g=10m/s²] a) 24N b) 20N c) 16N d) 4N e) 9N
31. The inside of a vacuum flask is usually coated with silver to reduce heat lost by a)
Convection b) conduction c) radiation d) absorption e) evaporation
32. Water boils at a lower temperature when heated at the top of a mountain than at
sea-level because at the top of the mountain, the a) saturation vapour pressure of
water is higher than that at sea-level b) sun adds more heat to the water c) temperature
is lower than at sea-level d) relative humidity of the atmosphere is lower. e) pressure
of the atmosphere is lower
33. Two forces 3N and 4N act on a body in directions due north and due east
respectively. Calculate their equilibriant. a) 5N.54° east of north b) 7N. 37° west of
north c) 5N.53° west of south d) 5N.37° north of east e) 7N.37° south of west
34. A uniform bar 15m long, is balanced on a pivot placed at its mid-point. A boy of
mass 55kg sits on one arm of the bar at a point 5m away from the pivot What mass
can be placed 2m away from the other end of the bar to keep the horizontal? a) 5.0kg
b) 6.9kg c) 50.0kg d) 55.0kg e) 70.0kg
35. A solid plastic cube of side 0.2m is submerged in a liquid of density 0.8km-³.
Calculate the upthrust of the liquid on the cube. [g=10m/s²]. a) 0.064N b) 0.025N c)
0.016N d) 0.008N e) 0.003N
36. One common characteristics of solids, liquids and gases is that a) all the three
have fixed volume b) their molecules have the same size c) their molecules are always
in motion d) all the three have the same inter molecular forces
37. The force between the molecules of a liquid in contact with that of a solid is a)
adhesive b) cohesive c) magnetic d) repulsive
38. A solid weighs 45N and 15N respectively in air and water. Determine the relative
density of the solid. a) 0.33 b) 0.50 c) 1.50 d) 3.00
39. The energy needed to seperate the nucleons against the forces which hold them
together is a) nuclear energy b) mechanical energy c) ionisation energy d) binding
energy
40. An object is acted upon by a system of parallel forces causing the object to be in
static equilibrium. Which of the following statement is not correct? a) The resultant of
the parallel force is zero b) The algebraic sum of all the moments of the forces is zero
c) All the parallel forces must be equal in magnitude and direction. d) The sum of the
forces in the opposite direction.
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42. Which of the following statement correctly defines quantitatively, the work done
by a force? The product of the force and the distance moved. a) parallel to the line of
action of the force from a reference point b) perpendicular to the line of action of the
force from a reference point. c) on the line of action of the force from a reference
point d) by the object
43. Which of the following items can be used to compare the relative magnitudes of
electric charges on two bodies? a) ebonite rod b) Gold leaf electroscope c) proof
planes d) The electrohorus
44. A spiral spring of natural length 30.0cm and force constant of 20Nm^-1 is
compressed to 20.0cm. Calculate the energy stored in the spring a) 0.1 J b) 1.0 J c)
10.0 J d) 100.0 J
45. An object is released from rest at a height of 25m. Calculate the time it takes to
fall to the ground. [g=10m/s²] a) 25.00s b) 10.00s c) 2.50s d) 2.24s
46. A force acts on a body for 0.5s changing its momentum from 16.0kg ms^-¹ to
21.0kg ms-¹, calculate the magnitude of the force. a) 42.0N b) 37.0N c) 32.0N d) 10.0
N
47. A tuber of cassave can processed into powder. This explains the fact that a) matter
can change spontaneously from one state to another b) matter cannot be destroyed c)
force is required to change matter from one state to another d) matter is made up if
tiny particles
48. The tendency of a body to remain at rest when a force is applied to it is called a)
impulse b) momentum c) inertia d) friction
49. A moving body is said to have a uniform acceleration if it's a) displacement
decreases at constant rate b) speed is directly proportional to time c) velocity
increases by equal amount in equal time intervals d) velocity varies inversely with
time
50. A piece of metal of relative density 5.0 weighs 60N in air. Calculate it's weight
when fully immersed in water. a) 4N b) 5N c) 48N d) 60N
51. A ball bearing is projected vertically upwards from the ground with a velocity of
15ms^-¹. Calculate the time taken by the ball to return to the ground. [g=10ms-²] a)
1.5s b) 3.0s c) 5.0s d) 7.5s
52. When compared with water, mercury is preferred as a thermometric liquid
because it a) has higher density b) has a lower specific heat capacity c) exhibits
anomalous thermal expansion. d) contain molecules which have very strong adhesive
forces
53. When a metal ball is heated through 30°C, it's volume becomes 1.00180ms-³. If
the linear expansivity of the material is 2.0 × 10-⁵ K-¹, Calculate it's original volume.
a) 1.0000cm³ b) 1.0020cm³ c) 1.0036cm³ D) 1.0180m³
54. An elastic string of force constant 200 N m-¹ is stretched through 0.8m within it's
elastic limit. Calculate the energy stored in the string. a) 64.0 J b) 80.0J c) 128.0 J d)
160.0J
55. On which of the following factors does the viscosity of a liquid depend? I. Nature
of the liquid; II. Temperature of the liquid; III. Area of the liquid surface. A. I and II
only b) II and III only c) I and III only d) I, II and III
56. On the basis of the kinetic theory, an increase in the temperature of a fixed volume
of an ideal gas causes a) an increase in the number of the gas molecules b) a decrease
in the density of the gas c) an increase in the average speed of the gas molecules d) a
decrease in the pressure exerted by the gas
57. Which of the following types of motion does a body undergo when acted upon by
a couple? a) Vibrational b) Translational c) Rotational d) Random
58. Which of the following quantities is a vector? a) Speed b) Distance c) Energy d)
Momentum
59. Which of the following statements about the mouth of piece of a telephone is
correct? it converts sound energy into a) acoustic energy b) mechanical energy c)
electrical energy d) heat energy
60. The engine of a train produces a force of 3000M when moving at 30ms-¹.
Calculate the power of the engine. a) 1.00 × 10² W b) 3.00 × 10⁴ W c) 9.00 × 10⁴ W
d) 3.00 × 10⁵ W

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