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21

An electric drill rated 400W is used to drill a hole in copper of mass 400g in 20s. Calculate the rise in temperature if all the heat produced is absorbed by the copper. [specific heat capacity of copper = 400Jkg-1K-1]

A
100oC
B
75oC
C
50oC
D
45oC
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22

A solid of mass 0.5kg initially at 50oC melts at 60oC. Calculate the quantity of heat required to melt it completely. [specific heat capacity of the solid =2.0KJ kg-1K-1][Specific latent heat of fusion of solid =1.0 KJ kg-1]

A
1500J
B
10000J
C
10500J
D
15000J
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23

Dew point is not affected by

A
temperature
B
wind
C
the amount of water vapour in the atmosphere
D
atmospheric pressure
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24

A certain wave has a speed of 20ms-1. If the frequency of the wave is 0.25Hz, calculate the distance between successive crests of the wave

A
5.0m
B
40.0m
C
50.0m
D
80.0m
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25

The ability of a wave to spread around corners is called

A
polarisation
B
dispersion
C
diffraction
D
reflection
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26

The following devices use plane mirrors in their operations, except

A
periscope
B
sextant
C
kaleidoscope
D
binoculars
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27

When an object is placed at the principal focus of a concave mirror, the location of the image formed is

A
between principal focus and pole
B
between principal focus and centre of curvature
C
at infinity
D
at centre of curvature
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28

From the diagram, the correct equation for the refractive index n of the medium is

A
n = tan i
B
n = \(\frac{sin i}{sin 90^o}\)
C
n = \(\frac{sin i}{cos (90^o - i)}\)
D
n = sin 90oC
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29

A ray of light travels from air to water. The refeactive index of water is given by the expression

A
\(\frac{\text{velocity in water}}{\text{velocity in air}}\)
B
\(\frac{\text{sine of angle of refraction}}{\text{sine of angle of incidence}}\)
C
\(\frac{\text{apparent depth}}{\text{real depth }}\)
D
\(\frac{\text{wavelength in air}}{\text{wavelength in water}}\)
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30

A lens that is thinner at the middle and thicher at the edges is

A
diverging
B
converging
C
plano-convex
D
converging meniscus
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