Physics Past Questions And Answers
The number of holes in an intrinsic semiconductor
- A. is not equal to the number of free electrons
- B. is greater than the number of free electrons
- C. is equal to the number of free electrons
- D. is less than the number of free electrons
A cell of internal resistance 2 π supplies current to a 6 π resistor. The efficiency of the cell is
- A. 12.0%
- B. 25.0%
- C. 33.3%
- D. 75.0%
If the efficiency of a transformer is 100%, which of the following equations would be correct?
- A. N\(_p\)E\(_p\) = N\(_s\)E\(_s\)
- B. N\(_s\)I\(_p\)= N\(_p\)I\(_s\)
- C. N\(_s\)I\(_s\) = N\(_p\)I\(_p\)
- D. I\(_p\)E\(_s\) = I\(_s\)E\(_p\)
A body of volume 0.046m3 is immersed in a liquid of density 980kgm-3 with \(\frac{3}{4}\) of its volume submerged. Calculate the upthrust on the body. [g = 10ms-2]
- A. 11.27N
- B. 33.81N
- C. 112.70N
- D. 338.10N
A bat emits a sound wave at a speed of 1650.0ms-1 and receives the echoes 0.15s later. Calculate the distance of the bat from the reflector
- A. 8.75m
- B. 16.50m
- C. 87.75m
- D. 123.75m
The pressure P, volume V, and absolute temperature T of a given mass of an ideal gas change simultaneously. Which of the followng equations is correct about the gas?
- A. PV = \(\frac{constant}{T}\)
- B. \(\frac{P}{T} = Constant\)
- C. \(\frac{P}{V} = \frac{constant}{T}\)
- D. \(\frac{I}{T} = \frac{constant}{PV}\)
If the linear magnification of the objective and eyepiece convex lenses of a compound microscope are 4 and 7 respectively. Calculate the angular magnification of the microscope
- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 11
- D. 28
If it takes 5.0 hrs to drain a container of 540.0cm3 of water, what is the flow rate of water from the container in kg-1? [Density of water = 1000kgm-3]
- A. 32.5kg-1 s
- B. 31.5kg-1
- C. 30.8kg-1 s
- D. 30.0kg-1 s
Which of the following types of types of motion will be produced when a pair of equal and opposite non-collinear parallel forces acts on a body?
- A. vibrational motion
- B. random motion
- C. translational motion
- D. rotational motion
The major difference between a pure semiconductor and a pure metal is that
- A. metals are harder than semiconductor
- B. while resistance of metals decrease with temperature , the reverse is the case for semiconductor
- C. the resistance of metals increases with temperature, while for semiconductors, it is the reverse
- D. metals have forbidden gaps while semiconductors have not

