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Physics 1 - Objective Test Questions

  1. In a collision between two objects, kinetic energy is conserved only if
    1. one of the objects was initially at rest
    2. potential energy is converted to work
    3. the collision is inelastic
    4. the collision is elastic
  2. The quantity of motion of a body is its
    1. acceleration
    2. displacement
    3. momentum
    4. velocity
  3. The volume of a fixed mass of a gas varies inversely as the pressure on it, provided the temperature is constant, This statement is
    1. Pressure law
    2. Charles' law
    3. Boyle’s law
    4. General gas law
  4. An image formed on a screen is always
    1. inverted
    2. magnified
    3. upright
    4. virtual
  5. How would the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor be affected if the distance of separation of its plates is decreased? It will
    1. increase in value
    2. decrease slightly
    3. remain unchanged
    4. drop to zero
  6. Which of the following machines does not apply the lever principle?
    1. Claw hammer
    2. Wheelbarrow
    3. Single pulley
    4. Sugar tong
  7. The average distance moved by a molecule between collisions is called
    1. molecular distance
    2. intermolecular distance
    3. mean distance
    4. mean free path
  8. Which of the following waves requires a material medium for its propagation?
    1. Radio waves
    2. Light waves
    3. Sound waves
    4. X-rays
  9. The depolarizing agent in a Leclanche cell is
    1. carbon rod
    2. ammonium chloride
    3. manganese (IV) oxide
    4. zinc plate
  10. The material used to slow down the neutrons in a nuclear reactor is
    1. boron.
    2. copper
    3. graphite
    4. uranium
  11. Which of the following statements explains why hot soapy water is more effective in cleaning oil-stained dishes?
    1. The oil on the dishes repels the soap
    2. Soap and heat decrease the surface tension of water
    3. Hot water increases the surface tension of oil
    4. Soap increases the surface tension of oil and water.
  12. (Image) The diagram above illustrate a beam of parallel rays from a distant object O, incident on one side of total reflecting prism. Which diagram does not represent the correct path of the beam when it emerges from the prism?
    1. W
    2. X
    3. C
    4. Z
  13. An electrical device has 50 turns in its primary coil and 20 turns in the secondary coil. The device can be a/an
    1. step-up transformer
    2. step-down transformer
    3. d.c. generator
    4. a.c. generator.
  14. The earpiece of a telephone handset converts energy from
    1. electrical to sound
    2. sound to electrical
    3. radio wave to sound
    4. sound to radio wave
  15. Two identical cups containing the same volume of water at 45°C and 5°C, are left in a room at 25°C. Which of the following graphs correctly illustrates the variation of temperature with time? (all options are images)
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  16. A ray of light traveling from glass into ethyl alcohol is incident at the boundary at an angle of incidence 30. Calculate the angle of refraction. (Refractive index of glass = 1.5; refractive index of ethyl alcohol = 1.36).
    1. 27.0°
    2. 33.5°
    3. 51.7°
    4. 72.8°
  17. A 60 kg man stands on a weighing balance in an elevator. If the elevator accelerates upwards at 5ms-2, determine the reading of the scale [g =10ms-2]
    1. 300N
    2. 600N
    3. 800N
    4. 900N
  18. The length of an iron bar is 100cm at 20°C. At what temperature will its length increase by 0.01%? [Linear expansivity of iron = 1.2 x 10-3°C-1].
    1. 48.0°C
    2. 38.0°C
    3. 28.3°C
    4. 23.0°C
  19. A moving-coil galvanometer which gives a full-scale deflection with 0.005A is converted to a voltmeter reading up to 5V using an external resistance of 975Ω. What is the resistance of the metre?
    1. 0.25Ω
    2. 2.50Ω
    3. 25.00Ω
    4. 250.00Ω
  20. A beam consisting of α- particles. β-particles and γ-rays pass through a magnetic field at right angles to the direction of the field. Which of the following observations would be made about the α- particles. β-particles and γ-rays respectively?
    1. Deflected, deflected, deflected.
    2. Deflected deflected, not deflected
    3. Deflected, not deflected, deflected
    4. Not deflected, deflected, deflected.
  21. A parallel plate capacitor is charged and the charging battery subsequently disconnected. If the plates of the capacitor are moved farther apart by means of insulating handles, the
    1. capacitance would increase
    2. capacitance would decrease
    3. charge on the capacitor would increase
    4. charge on the capacitor would decrease
  22. The velocity of sound in air at 15°C is 340ms-1. Calculate the velocity at 47°C.
    1. 790ms-1
    2. 602ms-1
    3. 358ms-1
    4. 322ms-1
  23. Which of the current-voltage characteristics shown below is that exhibited by an ohmic conductor?(all options are images)
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  24. 500 N box rests on a horizontal floor, A constant horizontal force is exerted on the box so that it moves through 8m. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the floor and the box is 0.22. Calculate the work done oh the box.
    1. 880J
    2. 440J
    3. 400J
    4. 110J
  25. (Insert image and paragraph above) The normal force of the ball is
    1. mgsin θ
    2. mgtan θ
    3. mgcos θ
    4. mgcot θ
  26. The net force on the ball along the plank is
    1. mgsin θ + F
    2. F - mgcos θ
    3. mgsin θ - F
    4. F + mgcos θ
  27. What factors determine the frequency of a note emitted by a vibrating string?
    1. Amplitude of vibration, force constant of string and length of string
    2. Amplitude of vibration, force constant of string and tension in string
    3. Mass per unit length of string, tension in string and length of string
    4. Force constant of string, tension in string and length of string.
  28. The magnitude of the force experienced by a charge of 1.6 x 10-8C in a uniform electric field of intensity 5 x 105NC-1 is
    1. 3.2 x 10-14N
    2. 8.0 x 10-3N
    3. 8.0 x 103N
    4. 3.1 x 1013N
  29. Which of the following statements about viscosity is not true?
    1. depends on areas of the surfaces in contact
    2. occurs in fluids
    3. is independent of the relative velocity of the layers’
    4. depends on the tangential force between the layers.
  30. A motorcycle starting from rest, is uniformly accelerated such that its velocity in 10s is 72km/hr-1. What is its acceleration?
    1. 108ms-2
    2. 86ms-2
    3. 4ms-2
    4. 2ms-2
  31. The temperature of an object is raised by 120°C. The resulting increase in its absolute temperature is
    1. 50K
    2. 120K
    3. 200K
    4. 393K
  32. Which of the following statements about the motion of a simple pendulum is true?
    1. it is a simple harmonic motion when the angle of displacement is large
    2. it passes the equilibrium position with minimum speed
    3. it possesses maximum kinetic energy at the extreme positions
    4. it swings faster at the poles than at the equator
  33. An electron of mass m and charge e moves in a circular path in a magnetic field of flux density B. How long does it take to complete one orbit?
  34. Which of the following statements about photoelectrons is correct?
    1. faint green light produces photoelectrons with less kinetic energy than a bright red light
    2. A red light releases a smaller number of electrons than a green light
    3. A faint green light produces photoelectrons with greater kinetic energy than a bright red light
    4. A red light produces more photoelectrons than a green light.
  35. The sketched graph above illustrates the heating curve of a 0.02 kg of water. Determine the approximate value of the specific latent heat of vapourization of water.
    1. 2.25 x 10-6 Jkg-1
    2. 4.17 x 103Jkg-1
    3. 2.00 x 103Jkg-1
    4. 1.00 x 10-3 Jkg-6
  36. In the hydraulic press the force F applied is related to the diameter of the cylinder by,
    1. F ∝ d2
    2. F ∝ d
    3. F ∝ d-1
    4. F ∝ d-2
  37. In an electric circuit, an inductor of inductance 0.5 H and resistance 50Ω is connected to an alternating current source of frequency 60 Hz. Calculate the impedance of the circuit.
    1. 50.0 Ω
    2. 150.5 Ω
    3. 195.0 Ω
    4. 1950.1 Ω
  38. Which of the following statements correctly explains why a total solar eclipse would be seen by people on only a small portion of the earth surface? The
    1. moon is larger in diameter than the earth
    2. earth is larger in diameter than the sun
    3. earth revolves around the sun
    4. earth is larger in diameter than the moon.
  39. Water waves have a wavelength of 3.6cm and speed of 18cms-1 in deep water. If the waves enter a shallow water with wavelength of 2.0 cm, calculate the speed of the waves in the shallow water.
    1. 0.4 cms-1
    2. 2.5 cms-1
    3. 10.0 cms-1
    4. 10.8 cms-1
  40. An a.c. generator can be converted to a d.c. motor by replacing the
    1. slip rings with split ring and connecting a battery
    2. split ring with slip rings and connecting a battery
    3. a.c. with d.c. source and connecting slip ring
    4. a.c. with d.c. source and connecting split rings.
  41. 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?
    1. The wavelength of the light increases in the second medium
    2. The speed of the light increased in the second medium
    3. The light refracts towards the normal
    4. There is a change in the frequency of the light
  42. An electron of mass 9.1 x 10-31 kg is traveling at a speed of 2.0 x 106 ms-1. Calculate the associated wavelength of the electron. [h=6.6 × 10-34 Js]
    1. 3.63 x 10-10m
    2. 3.63 x 10-8m
    3. 3.63 x 10-7m
    4. 6.89 x 10-4m
  43. Which of the following statements about the process of melting of a solid are true? The temperature of the solid will I. remain steady until melting starts II. keep rising until melting starts III. remain steady as melting proceeds IV. keep rising as melting proceeds.
    1. II and III only
    2. II and IV only
    3. I, II and III only
    4. II, III and IV only
  44. A diver steps off a diving platform that is 10 m above the water. If there is no air resistance during the fall. there will be a decrease in the diver’s
    1. gravitational potential energy
    2. total mechanical energy
    3. kinetic energy
    4. momentum.
  45. Question 45
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  46. Question 46
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  47. Question 47
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  48. Question 48
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  49. Question 49
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d
  50. Question 50
    1. Option a
    2. Option b
    3. Option c
    4. Option d

Biology 2 - Theory Questions

Part 1

  1. Question 1
    1. Sub-question a
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    2. Sub-question b
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    3. Sub-question c
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    4. Sub-question d
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    5. Sub-question e
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    6. Sub-question f
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
  2. Question 2
    1. Sub-question a
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    2. Sub-question b
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    3. Sub-question c
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    4. Sub-question d
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    5. Sub-question e
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    6. Sub-question f
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
  3. Question 3
    1. Sub-question a
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    2. Sub-question b
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    3. Sub-question c
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    4. Sub-question d
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    5. Sub-question e
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    6. Sub-question f
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
  4. Question 4
    1. Sub-question a
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    2. Sub-question b
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    3. Sub-question c
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    4. Sub-question d
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    5. Sub-question e
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    6. Sub-question f
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
  5. Question 5
    1. Sub-question a
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    2. Sub-question b
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    3. Sub-question c
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    4. Sub-question d
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    5. Sub-question e
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    6. Sub-question f
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
  6. Question 6
    1. Sub-question a
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    2. Sub-question b
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    3. Sub-question c
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    4. Sub-question d
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    5. Sub-question e
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    6. Sub-question f
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
  7. Question 7
    1. Sub-question a
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    2. Sub-question b
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    3. Sub-question c
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    4. Sub-question d
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    5. Sub-question e
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    6. Sub-question f
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v

Part 2

  1. Question 8
    1. Sub-question a
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    2. Sub-question b
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    3. Sub-question c
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    4. Sub-question d
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    5. Sub-question e
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    6. Sub-question f
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
  2. Question 9
    1. Sub-question a
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    2. Sub-question b
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    3. Sub-question c
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    4. Sub-question d
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    5. Sub-question e
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    6. Sub-question f
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
  3. Question 10
    1. Sub-question a
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    2. Sub-question b
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    3. Sub-question c
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    4. Sub-question d
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    5. Sub-question e
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    6. Sub-question f
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
  4. Question 11
    1. Sub-question a
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    2. Sub-question b
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    3. Sub-question c
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    4. Sub-question d
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    5. Sub-question e
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    6. Sub-question f
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
  5. Question 12
    1. Sub-question a
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    2. Sub-question b
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    3. Sub-question c
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    4. Sub-question d
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    5. Sub-question e
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    6. Sub-question f
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v

Physics 3 - Practical Questions

Alternative A

  1. Question 1
    1. Sub-question a
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    2. Sub-question b
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    3. Sub-question c
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    4. Sub-question d
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    5. Sub-question e
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    6. Sub-question f
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
  2. Question 2
    1. Sub-question a
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    2. Sub-question b
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    3. Sub-question c
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    4. Sub-question d
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    5. Sub-question e
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    6. Sub-question f
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
  3. Question 3
    1. Sub-question a
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    2. Sub-question b
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    3. Sub-question c
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    4. Sub-question d
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    5. Sub-question e
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v
    6. Sub-question f
      1. Sub-question i
      2. Sub-question ii
      3. Sub-question iii
      4. Sub-question iv
      5. Sub-question v