Physics Past Questions And Answers
Determine the distance between the consecutive antinodes XX if the wavelength is 60cm
- A. 15cm
- B. 30cm
- C. 60cm
- D. 120cm
Which of the following is used in a nuclear reactor to slow down fast-moving neutrons?
- A. Carbondioxide gas
- B. Liquid sodium metal
- C. Concrete shield
- D. Graphite rods
If a charged ion goes through combined electric and magnetic fields, the resultant emergent velocity of the ion is
- A. E/B
- B. EB
- C. B/E
- D. E - B
The tendency for a stationary body to continue to remain at rest when a force is applied to it is known as
- A. friction
- B. impulse
- C. inertia
- D. momentum
An ice cube has mass of 20 g at 5°C. Calculate the energy required to raise its temperature to 0°C. [Specific heat capacity of ice = 2.1 J/g°c]
- A. 105 J
- B. 100 J
- C. 42 J
- D. 210 J
Viscosity in a liquid does not depend on the
- A. nature of the liquid
- B. relative velocity between the liquid layers
- C. area of the surfaces in contact
- D. normal reaction between the liquid layers
When impurities are added to semi-conductors, the conductivity of the semi-conductor
- A. increases then decreases
- B. increases
- C. decreases
- D. remains constant
Two metals P and Q are heated through the same temperature difference. If the ratio of the linear expansivities of P to Q is 2:3 and the ratio of their length is 3: 4 respectively, the ratio of the increase in lengths of P to Q is
- A. 1:2
- B. 2:1
- C. 8:9
- D. 9:8
Which of the following is not a product of nuclear fission?
- A. Alpha particle
- B. Beta particle
- C. Gamma ray
- D. X-ray
Which of the following statement about latent heat of vaporization is correct? It
- A. weakens the adhesive force between molecules of a liquid and those of its container
- B. breaks completely the force of attraction completely between the molecules of a liquid
- C. add to the heat content of a liquid
- D. increases the cohesive forces between liquid molecules

