UTME Past Questions

Physics · 2024

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Question 01

A bifocal lens can be used to correct which type of defeat?

Question 02

A car travels 8 km due north then 5 km at 60o east of north. What is the displacement from the starting point

Question 03

An objects is placed 10m in front of a plane mirror. If it is moved 8m further away from the mirror, what will be the new image distance from the object

Question 04

The device used to measure the angle of dip is

Question 05

What is the final volume of a gas with an initial volume of 546cm3 at 0oC, if the temperature drops to -100oC

Question 06

Frictional force is an advantage in which of the following situation

Question 07

Which of these material has a very large gap

Question 08

What is the flux density of a magnetic field whose flux is 1500uwb and a conducting surface area of 0.5m2

Question 09

A body is pulled on a smooth horizontal surface with a rope 30o to the vertical. If the effective force pulling the body along the horizontal surface is 15N, calculate the tension of the rope

Question 10

A spherical metal ball of radius 1 cm falls with a steady velocity of 2m/s down a viscous liquid in a container. If the viscous force of the liquid is 0.02N, at temperature room, calculate the coefficient of viscosity of the liquid (π=3.142)

Question 11

If the same quantity of heat is supplied to substance P and Q and P has a temperature rise twice that of Q and Q has a mass that is half of the mass of P. find the ratio of the specific heat capacity of P to that of Q

Question 12

If a virtual image appears larger than the objects and is formed on the same side as the object, the possible mirror\\ less is

Question 13

Calculate the energy stored in an inductor of inductance 10mH when current of 8A flows through.

Question 14

The displacement of a particle is given as s=2x3+5x--4, find the equation for the velocity.

Question 15

The volume of a gas at 250 is said to be doubled at

Question 16

To prevent electric appliances from damage, all but one of these is commonly used.

Question 17

Pascal law of pressure transmissibility is applicable to which of these devices

Question 18

How long does it takes a 7.50W rated filament to converts 0.01 kg of water at 100oC to steam.[specific latent heat of vapor of steam is 2.20×106 Jkg-1]

Question 19

For two traveling waves to forms a standing waves, the wave must have the same I. Frequency II. Wavelength III. Amplitude IV. Directions.

Question 20

If the mass of an objects attached to the springs of a simple harmonic oscillator is doubled , what is the ratio of the new period to the old one

Question 21

A uniform solid cube materials of sides 10cm has a mass of 700g. what percentage of its volume will be submerged in water[relative density of water is 1g/cm3]

Question 22

The energy transfer process that is most clearly associated with a temperature differences is

Question 23

The flow a blood in human body based on the heat transfer process known as

Question 24

The amount of energy per unit mass that must be transferred as heat when a substance completely undergoes a phase changed is described as

Question 25

Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE

Question 26

The function of a moderator in a nuclear reactor is to

Question 27

Which of the following statement is correct I. A freely suspended magnet always aligns in north to south direction II. The magnetic line of force due to a bar magnet cannot intersect at all III. In Fleming left hand rules, the middle finger represent the direction of magnetic field

Question 28

The magnetic flux in a coil changes from 20×10-1wb to 12×10-1wb in 0.2s calculate the value of the induced e.m.f.in the coil

Question 29

A 1.60×10-19C ion is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 0.7kV to speed of 8.5×104m/s. calculate the mass of these ion.

Question 30

Which of the following circuit exhibits maximum power dissipation

Question 31

An object is placed at 20cm in front of a concave mirror produce a three fold magnitude real image. Obtain the focal length of the mirror

Question 32

Which of the following is not as a consequence or application of the phenomenon of the total internal reflection

Question 33

A hypermetropic person with near point 0.7m wears a spectacle of power 2.5D, the new near points is now

Question 34

Which of the following has the largest number of free electrons

Question 35

In a PN junction diode

Question 36

In photo electricity, the stopping potential of a fast moving photoelectrons is I. independent of frequency of incident photon II. Independent of wave length of the incident photon III. Independent of the intensity of incident photon Which of the statement above is or are true

Question 37

A string of mass 2500g and length 20m is under a tension of 2×102 N. if it I struck at the one end and produce a disturbance will reach the other end in

Question 38

A man voice is usually different from a woman voice mainly due to difference in their

Question 39

Railway line , 25 m long, are being laid when the temperature is 15oC. Gaps of 1.8cm are being left between them. At which temperature will they touch each other given that its coefficient of linear expansivity is 1.2×10-5/oC.

Question 40

The escape velocity of a body I. varies directly as its mass II. Varies inversely as its mass III. Varies directly as the square root of its mass IV. Does not depend on its mass. Which of these statement is true

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