POST UTME LAUTECH 2020 Physics | Objective

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Question 1
A 5 Ω resistor is connected in series with a 10 V battery. If the internal resis\tance of the battery is 2 Ω, what is the current flowing through the circuit?
A. 0.5 A
Correct B. 1 A
C. 2 A
D. 5 A

Correct Answer: B

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Question 2
A radioactive sample has a half-life of 10 minutes. If the initial activity is 1000 Bq, what is the activity after 20 minutes?
A. 125 Bq
B. 250 Bq
Correct C. 500 Bq
D. 1000 Bq

Correct Answer: C

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Question 3
A photon of wavelength 500 nm is incident on a double-slit experiment. If the slit separation is 1 mm, what is the fringe separation?
A. 0.1 mm
Correct B. 0.5 mm
C. 1 mm
D. 5 mm

Correct Answer: B

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Question 4
A lens of focal length 20 cm is used to form an image of an object at a dis\tance of 30 cm. What is the magnification of the lens?
A. 0.5
B. 1
Correct C. 2
D. 5

Correct Answer: C

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Question 5
A gas at a pressure of 1 atm and temperature of 300 K is heated to a temperature of 400 K. What is the new pressure?
A. 2 atm
B. 4 atm
Correct C. 8 atm
D. 16 atm

Correct Answer: C

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Question 6
A 2.5 V battery is connected in series with a 5 ohm resistor and a 10 ohm resistor. What is the total resis\tance in the circuit?
A. 10 ohm
Correct B. 12.5 ohm
C. 15 ohm
D. 20 ohm

Correct Answer: B

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Question 7
A ray of light passes from air into a glass slab at an angle of incidence of 30 degrees. If the re\fractive index of the glass is 1.5, what is the angle of re\fraction?
A. 20 degrees
Correct B. 25 degrees
C. 30 degrees
D. 35 degrees

Correct Answer: B

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Question 8
A 50 kg block is pulled up a 20 m high incline at a cons\tant velocity. If the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.2, what is the force of friction acting on the block?
A. 98 N
B. 100 N
Correct C. 102 N
D. 105 N

Correct Answer: C

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Question 9
A 100 V AC source is connected in series with a 20 ohm resistor and a 10 ohm inductor. What is the impedance of the circuit?
A. 20 ohm
Correct B. 22 ohm
C. 24 ohm
D. 26 ohm

Correct Answer: B

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Question 10
A 5 kg block is attached to a horizontal spring with a force cons\tant of 100 N/m. If the block is displaced by 2 m from its equilibrium position and released, what is the maximum kinetic energy of the block?
A. 10 J
Correct B. 20 J
C. 30 J
D. 40 J

Correct Answer: B

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Question 11
A particle of mass 2 kg is moving in a circular path of radius 3 m with a cons\tant speed of 4 m/s. If the particle is subjected to a centripetal force of 12 N, what is the magnitude of the acceleration of the particle?
A. 10 m/s^2
Correct B. 12 m/s^2
C. 15 m/s^2
D. 20 m/s^2

Correct Answer: B

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Question 12
A 1000 Hz AC voltage is applied across a circuit containing a 50 Ω resistor and a 200 μF capacitor in series. If the circuit is initially uncharged, what is the magnitude of the current in the circuit at t = 0?
A. 0 A
B. 0.5 A
Correct C. 1 A
D. 2 A

Correct Answer: C

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Question 13
A projectile is launched from the ground with an initial velocity of 20 m/s at an angle of 60° above the horizontal. If air resis\tance is neglected, what is the maximum height reached by the projectile?
A. 10 m
B. 15 m
Correct C. 20 m
D. 25 m

Correct Answer: C

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Question 14
A 5 kg block is attached to a horizontal, massless spring with a force cons\tant of 100 N/m. If the block is displaced by 2 m from its equilibrium position and released from rest, what is the magnitude of the acceleration of the block?
A. 5 m/s^2
Correct B. 10 m/s^2
C. 15 m/s^2
D. 20 m/s^2

Correct Answer: B

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Question 15
A 2000 Hz AC voltage is applied across a circuit containing a 20 Ω resistor and a 100 μF capacitor in parallel. If the circuit is initially uncharged, what is the magnitude of the current in the circuit at t = 0?
A. 0 A
B. 0.5 A
Correct C. 1 A
D. 2 A

Correct Answer: C

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Question 16
A sound wave with a frequency of 200 Hz is produced by a source moving towards a stationary observer. If the speed of sound in air is 343 m/s, what is the apparent frequency heard by the observer?
Correct A. 220 Hz
B. 200 Hz
C. 180 Hz
D. 160 Hz

Correct Answer: A

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Question 17
A gas at 300 K expands from 1.0 L to 2.0 L against a cons\tant external pressure of 1.0 atm. What is the work done by the gas?
A. -0.5 J
Correct B. -1.0 J
C. -2.0 J
D. -4.0 J

Correct Answer: B

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Question 18
A particle of mass 2.0 kg is moving in a circular path of radius 1.0 m with a cons\tant speed of 4.0 m/s. What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration?
A. 2.0 m/s^2
Correct B. 4.0 m/s^2
C. 6.0 m/s^2
D. 8.0 m/s^2

Correct Answer: B

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Question 19
A capacitor consists of two parallel plates, each of area 0.01 m^2, separated by a dis\tance of 0.001 m. If the capaci\tance is 10 nF, what is the charge stored on the capacitor when a potential difference of 10 V is applied?
A. 10^-8 C
Correct B. 10^-7 C
C. 10^-6 C
D. 10^-5 C

Correct Answer: B

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Question 20
A beam of light passes from air into a glass of re\fractive index 1.5. If the angle of incidence is 30°, what is the angle of re\fraction?
Correct A. 20°
B. 30°
C. 40°
D. 50°

Correct Answer: A

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