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1

Which of the following is not an example of a force?

A
Tension
B
Weight
C
Friction
D
Mass
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2

A body moves along a circular path with uniform angular speed of 0.6 rad s-1 and at a constant speed of 3.0ms-1. Calculate the acceleration of the body towards the centre of the circle.

A
25.0ms-2
B
5.4 ms-2
C
5.0ms-2
D
1.8 ms-2
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3

Which of the following is a derived unit?

A
Ampere
B
Kilogramme
C
Second
D
Ohm
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4

A body timed 20 oscillations of a certain pendulum three times and obtained 44.3s, 45.5s and 45.7s respectively. Calculate the mean period of oscillation of the pendulum

A
0.13s
B
2.22s
C
2.26s
D
44.30s
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5

A body of mass M1 moving with a velocity U collides with a stationary body of mass M2 and both move with a common velocity V lf linear momentum is conserved, which of the following expressions correctly represents V?

A
M1 U/M1 + M2
B
M2 U/M1 + M2
C
M1 + M2/M1 U
D
M1 - M2/M1 U
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6

A body of mass m = 0.5 kg is suspended by a string and pulled by a horizontal force of 1g N as shown in the 12N diagram: Calculate the tension T in the String if the body is in equilibrium. [Take g as 10ms-1]

A
7.0
B
10.9
C
12.5
D
13.0
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7

A particle starts from rest and moves with a constant acceleration of 0.5 ms-2? Calculate the time taken by the particle to cover a distance of 25m.

A
25s
B
7.1s
C
10.0s
D
50.0s
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8

A block of material of volume 2 X 1O-5m3 and density 2.5 x 10-3 kgm-3 is suspended from a spring balance with half volume of the block immersed in water. What is the reading of the spring balance? (Density of water =1.0x103 kg m-3 g = 10 ms-2).

A
0.10N
B
0.25N
C
0.30N
D
0.40N
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9

An object is projected with a velocity of 100 ms-1 from the ground level at an angle 0 to the vertical. If the total time of flight of the projectile is 10 s, calculate θ. (g = 10 ms-2).

A
0o
B
30o
C
45o
D
60o
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10

How far will a body move in 4 seconds if uniformly accelerated from rest at the rate of 2 ms-2?

A
32m
B
24m
C
16m
D
1.2m
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