Physics Past Questions And Answers
The diagram shown represents a block-and-tackle pulley system on which an effort of W Newtons supports a load of 120.0N. If the efficiency of the machine is 40, then the value of W is?
- A. 28.0
- B. 48.0N
- C. 233.0N
- D. 50.0N
A zinc has a heat capacity of 40 J/K, what is the mass of the zinc, given that the specific heat of zinc is 380 J/kg k
- A. 0.11kg
- B. 0.12kg
- C. 0.13kg
- D. 0.14kg
The instrument that measures both a.c and d.c is?
- A) a current balance
- B) a moving current ammeter
- C) a moving iron ammeter
- D) an inverter
A device consumes 100 W of power when connected to a 120 V source. Calculate its resistance.
- A. 1.2\(\Omega\)
- B. 12,000 \(\Omega\)
- C. 20.0\(\Omega\)
- D. 144\(\Omega\)
A piece of substance of specific heat capacity 450Jkg\(^{-1}\)k\(^{1}\) falls through a vertical distance of 20m from rest. Calculate the rise in temperature of the substance on hitting the ground when all its energies are converted into heat. [g = 10ms\(^{-2}\)]
- A. \(\frac{2}{9}\)ºC
- B. \(\frac{4}{9}\)ºC
- C. \(\frac{9}{2}\)ºC
- D. \(\frac{9}{4}\)ºC
Each of the following physical quantities is classified as a vector or a scalar quantity. Which of the classifications is correct?
- A. electric potential (Vector)
- B. momentum (scalar)
- C. gravitational field intensity (scalar)
- D. magnetic flux density (vector)
A body is whirled round a circular path at constant speed. Which of the following diagrams correctly indicates the direction of the body's velocity (v) and its acceleration (a)?

- A. I
- B. II
- C. III
- D. IV
The linear expansivity, \(\alpha\), and cubic expansivity, \(\gamma\), of a material are related by the equation?
- A. \(\gamma\)=a
- B. \(\gamma\)=3\(\alpha\)
- C. \(\gamma\)=2a
- D. \(\gamma\)=\(\frac{1}{3} \alpha \)
A ray of light travels obliquely from a less dense medium to a denser medium. Which of the following statements is true about the light?
- A. The wavelength of the light increases in the second medium
- B. The speed of the light increases in the second medium
- C. The light refracts towards the normal
- D. There Is a change in the frequency of the light
A load of mass120kg is raised vertically through a height of 2m in 30s by a machine whose efficiency is 100%. Calculate the power generated by the machine. [g = 10ms-2]
- A. 60W
- B. 80W
- C. 100W
- D. 120W

