Physics Past Questions And Answers
From the diagram below, calculate the energy stored in the capacitor

- A. 4.0 x 10−2J
- B. 4.0 x 10−4J
- C. 8.0 x 10−4J
- D. 8.0 x 10−2J
Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
- A. momentum
- B. force
- C. temperature
- D. displacement
Which of the following expressions gives the linear magnification produced by a concave mirror of radius of curvature r, if U and V are the object and image distances respectively?
- A. \(\frac{V}{r}\) - 1
- B. \(\frac{2V}{r}\) - 1
- C. \(\frac{U}{r}\) - 1
- D. \(\frac{2U}{r}\) - 1
Calculate the height of the image formed by a pinhole camera of length 12cm used to photograph an object 60cm away from the hole and 70cm high
- A. 10 cm
- B. 16 cm
- C. 5 cm
- D. 14 cm
A current carrying conductor experiences a force when placed in a magnetic field because the
- A. conductor is magnetized
- B. magnetic field of the current interacts with external magnetic field
- C. force is due to the motor principle
- D. electric field of the current interacts with the external magnetic field
Electric energy is measured in
- A. ampere
- B. coulomb
- C. kilowatt-hour
- D. kilowatt
The speed of sound in air is is directly proportional to
- A. its temperature on the celsius scale
- B. ite temperature in the thermodynamic scale
- C. the cube root of its temperature on its celcius scale
- D. the square roor of its temperature on the absolute scale
Which of the following is/arenot true about the heat capacity of a substance?
(i) It is an intensive property
(ii) Its S.I unit is \(jK-1\)
(iii) It is an extensive property
(iv) Its S.I unit is \(jkg-1\)
- A. (i) and (iii) only
- B. (i), (ii) and (iv) only
- C. (i) and (iv) only
- D. (ii) and (iii) only
Which of the following instruments is used to determine the accurate value of the electromotive force of a cell?
- A. voltmeter
- B. meterbridge
- C. voltameter
- D. potentiometer
The distance between a node and its adjacent antinode of a transverse wave is equal to?
- A. half of the wavelength.
- B. the wavelength.
- C. thrice the wavelength.
- D. quarter of the wavelength

