Physics Past Questions And Answers
The pressure at any point in a liquid at rest depends only on the
- A. depth and the density
- B. mass and the volume
- C. quantity and the surface area
- D. surface area and the viscosity
I the box is pulled from P to Q, which of the following expresses the velocity ratio of the inclined plane?

- A. PR/PQ
- B. OR/PQ
- C. OR/PR
- D. PQ/QR
A circuit is set up as shown in the diagram below. When the key is closed, the ammeter reading will be

- A. 6A
- B. 4A
- C. 2A
- D. 1A
A stone of mass 0.7kg is projected vertically , upwards with a speed of 5ms-1. Calculate the maximum height reached. (Take g as 10ms-2 and neglect air resistance)
- A. 1.00m
- B. 1.25m
- C. 1.50m
- D. 3.75m
When the speed of a car is halved, its kinetic energy is
- A. doubled
- B. quartered
- C. halved
- D. quadrupled
A faulty thermometer registers 102.5oC t 100oC. If the thermometer has no zero hour, what will it register at 55oC?
- A. 54.6oC
- B. 55.0oC
- C. 56.0oC
- D. 56.4oC
A tuber of cassava can be processed into powder. This explains the face that
- A. matter can change sponteneously from one state to another
- B. matter cannot be destroyed
- C. force is required to change natter from one state to another
- D. matter is made up of tiny particle
Which of the following materials is a good insulator?
- A. Silver
- B. Water
- C. Rubber
- D. Copper
The ratio of tensile stress to tensile strain is known as
- A. Modulus of integrity
- B. Modulus of elasticity
- C. Shear modulus
- D. Young modulus
The region around a magnet in which the magnetic influence is experienced is called
- A. magnetic flux
- B. magnetic field
- C. magnetic meridian
- D. magnetic declination

