Physics Past Questions And Answers
A brass rod is 2m long at a certain temperature. What is the length for a temperature rise of 100K, if the expansivity of brass is 18 x 10-6K-1?
- A. 2.0036m
- B. 2.0018cm
- C. 2.1800
- D. 2.0360m
Which of the following statements explains lost volt in an electric circuit? The
- A. total p.d from a source to maintain a flow of current through the circuit as well as the source
- B. p.d to drive current through the circuit component except the source
- C. p.d across all external components connected to the source of electricity
- D. p.d across the internal resistance of the cell
Two 50\(\mu\)F parallel plate capacitors are connected in series. The combined capacitor is then connected across a 100-V battery. The charge on each plate of the capacitor is
- A. 5.00 x 10-5C
- B. 2.50 x 10-3C
- C. 1.25 x 10-3C
- D. 1.00 x 10-2C
A converging lens of focal length 5cm is used as a magnifying glass by a man whose nearpoint is 35cm. Calculate the magnification given by the lens
- A. 8
- B. 7
- C. 6
- D. 5
A bulb marked 240V, 40W is used for 30 minutes. Calculate the heat generated
- A. 320J
- B. 400J
- C. 10800J
- D. 72000J
The magnitude of the force required to make an object of mass, m move with speed, v in a circular of radius r is given by the expression
- A. \(\frac{mr}{v}\)
- B. \(\frac{mr^2}{v}\)
- C. \(\frac{mv^2}{r}\)
- D. \(\frac{mv}{r^2}\)
If silicon is doped with phosphorus, what type of semiconductor material will be formed?
- A. Zener material
- B. P-n junction
- C. n-type
- D. p-type
The effect of a particle in a fluid attaining its terminal velocity is that the
- A. acceleration is maximum
- B. weight is equal to the retarding force
- C. buoyancy force is equal to the to the viscous retardind force
- D. buoyancy force is more than the weight of the fluid displaced
Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the earth's magnetic field?
- A. the angle of dip is the angle which a freely suspended magnet makes with the vertical
- B. the angle of declination is the angle between the magnetic meridian and the geographic meridian
- C. the angle of declination is the angle which a magnetic compass makes with the magnetic meridian
- D. the angle of inclination is the difference between the angle of dip and the angle of declination
A stone and a feather are dropped from the same height above the earth surface. Ignoring air resistance, which of the following is correct?
- A. the feather will be blown away by the wind while stone will drop steadily
- B. the stone and the feather will both reach the ground at the same time
- C. the feather will reach the ground first
- D. the stone will reach the ground first

