Post Utme Physics Past Questions and Answers

Question 471:

Which of the following is not an application of capillarity?

A. Sap from the soil rises up plant stem.
B. Kerosene rises up the wick of a lamp
C. Blotting paper absorbs ink
D. None

Question 472:

Which of the following statements is not correct?

A. Electric charges can be produced by friction
B. Electric charges can be produced by induction
C. Electric charges can be produced by conduction

Question 473:

Which of the following is not simple harmonic

A. The motion of the prongs of a sounding tuning fork
B. The motion of an object suspended from the free end of a spiral spring
C. The motion of the plucked string of a musical instrument
D. The motion of Earth around the sun

Question 474:

The period of a body making simple harmonic motion is defined as ____________

A. Number of complete oscillation performed in one second
B. Time taken to make one complete oscillation
C. Time taken to make one oscillation
D. The maximum displacement of the body from its equilibrium position

Question 475:

A machine gun fires a bullet with an initial velocity of 200m/s at an angle of 600 to the horizontal. If g= 10 m/s2, the total time of flight of the bullet is ____________

A. 34.64 s
B. 17.32 s
C. 51.96 s
D. 69.28 s