Q:1) Which of the following is a vector quantity?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) kinetic energy

B:) force

C:) power

D:) work

Q:2) Which of the following is a derived units for force?

Paragraph:

Sol:

1
A:) kgm

1
B:) kgms

2
C:) kgm s

2
D:) kgms

Q:3) A force, F, acts in the x direction with a magnitude given by F  ax where x is in metres and
2

a  5 Nm 2 . Find the work done by this force as it acts on a particle which moves from x  0 to
x  6 .0 m

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 180 J

B:) 360 J

C:) 30 J

D:) 210 J
Q:4) A force, F, acts in the x direction with a magnitude given by F  ax where x is in metres and
2

a  5 Nm 2 . If the particle has a mass of 1 kg and was moving with a velocity of 20ms 1 when it passed
x  0 , what is its velocity at x  6.0m

Paragraph:

Sol:

1
A:) 13.4 ms

1
B:) 23.4 ms

1
C:) 33.4 ms

1
D:) 43.4 ms

Q:5) A hailstone with a mass of 10g falls a distance of 100 m to the ground which it hits with a
2
velocity of 30 m/ s. How much work has been done by air resistance? (Take g to be 9.8 ms )

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 1.6 J

B:) 5.3 L

C:) 8.3 J

D:) 3.6 J

Q:6) A box moves 3 m horizontally when force F = 20 N is applied at angle   135 . What is


the work done on the box by F during the displacement?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 70.7 J
B:) – 70.7 J

C:) 42.4 J

D:) – 42.4 J

Q:7) Which of these is/are correct for static equilibrium?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) net external force acting on the body must be greater than zero

B:) net external torque acting on the body must be zero about any point

C:) net external force acting on the body must be less than zero

D:) net external torque acting on the body must be greater than zero about any point

Q:8) Which of the following is not true?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) The dot product of two vector quantities results in a vector.

B:) The vector product of two vector quantities results in a vector.

C:) The dot product of two vector quantities results in a scalar.

D:) A vector quantity must have magnitude and direction.

Q:9) A uniform meter rule of mass 20 kg is pivoted at the 40 cm mark, and a weight of 15N is
hung at the 80 cm mark. What is the value of weight that should be at 10 cm mark in order to
achieve equilibrium? (Take g to be 9.8 ms-2)

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 5.2N
B:) 85.3N

C:) 32.0N

D:) 124.2N

Q:10) A uniform meter rule of mass 20 kg is pivoted at the 40 cm mark, and a weight of 15N is
hung at the 30 cm mark. What is the reaction at the pivot ? (Take g to be 9.8 ms-2)

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 211N

B:) 87N

C:) 37N

D:) 320.2N

Q:11) A force of 200N pulls a block of mass 50kg and overcomes a constant frictional force of 50N. What
is the acceleration of the block?

Paragraph:

Sol:

2
A:) 2.8 ms

2
B:) 3.0 ms

2
C:) 3.3 ms

2
D:) 4.0 ms

Q:12) A car of mass 1000kg is accelerating at 3m/s2. If the resistance to the motion is 1000N, What is
the force due to the engine?

Paragraph:

Sol:
A:) 1000N

B:) 2000N

C:) 4000N

D:) 3000N

Q:13) When a force acts on an object, it produces acceleration which may be given as a=F/m where F is
force on the object and m is the mass of the object. This is otherwise known as

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) First law of motion

B:) Newton’s second law

C:) Third law

D:) All of the option

Q:14) A ball is thrown vertically upwards. The quantity which remains the same is

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) displacement

B:) speed

C:) kinetic energy

D:) acceleration

Q:15) A particle in simple harmonic motion has a period of 0.4s. If the maximum speed attained during
the motion is 0.3m/s, what is the amplitude of the motion?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 0.018m

B:) 0.19m
C:) 0.3m

D:) 0.019m

Q:16) A boy attaches a 1.3kg toy to the free end of a clamped horizontal spring lying on a frictionless
surface. If the force constant of the springs is 200N/m, what is the period of the resulting motion when
the spring is pulled and released?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 20s

B:) 153s

C:) 0.51s

D:) 12s

Q:17) Suppose you wish to construct a simple pendulum of period 1.0s. if g= 9.8m/s2, what is the length
of the pendulum?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 0.248m

B:) 0.44m

C:) 3.49m

D:) 0.50m

Q:18) The period of a pendulum depends on

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) the mass of the pendulum and the size of the arc it swings through.

B:) the length of the pendulum and the size of the arc it swings through.
C:) the mass of the pendulum and the acceleration of gravity.

D:) the length of the pendulum and the acceleration of gravity

Q:19) Water has a higher specific heat capacity than iron. This means that

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) water is more dense than iron.

B:) water is hotter than iron.

C:) water heats more rapidly than iron.

D:) water heats more slowly than iron.

Q:20) In general, when a liquid is heated

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) it will neither expand nor contract.

B:) it will expand at a greater rate than a solid.

C:) it will expand at a lesser rate than a solid.

D:) it will contract at a greater rate than a solid.

2
Q:21) A boy of mass 50 kg running at 2 m/s, accelerates uniformly at 0.5 ms for a minute.
What is his work done within the interval?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 10,300 J

B:) 19,100 J

C:) 25,600 J
D:) 31,400 J

Q:22) What are the dimensions of energy and force?

Paragraph:

Sol:

3 2
A:) ML T , MLT

1
B:) MLT , MLT

2 2 2
C:) ML T , MLT

2 2 2 2
D:) ML T , ML T

Q:23) Which of the following are the correct dimensions of density and pressure?

Paragraph:

Sol:

3 1 2
A:) ML , ML T

2 1 2
B:) ML , ML T

2 2 3
C:) ML T , ML

3 1 2
D:) ML , ML T

Q:24) Which of the following is equivalent to kg m-1s -2?

Paragraph:

Sol:

1
A:) Ns

B:) Pa

C:) J
 1
D:) Js

Q:25) A vector quantity requires the specification of both ---------- and magnitude.

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) Position

B:) Distance

C:) Direction

D:) Mass

Q:26) Power is defined as the

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) capacity to exert a force

B:) product of force and distance

C:) product of force and time

D:) energy expended per unit time

Q:27) Which of the following has the same unit as the moments of a force?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) force

B:) power

C:) work

D:) momentum
Q:28) Which of the following groups of quantities are not all vectors?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) momentum, velocity, force

B:) acceleration, momentum, force

C:) momentum, kinetic energy, force

D:) momentum, velocity, displacement

Q:29) Dimensionally energy can be written as:

Paragraph:

Sol:

2 2
A:) ML T

2
B:) MLT

2 3
C:) ML T

2 1
D:) ML T

Q:30) The _______________ of the particle is defined as the change in velocity divided by the
time interval during which that change occurs

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) Speed

B:) Average acceleration

C:) Displacement

D:) Average speed

Q:31) Given hat the period of oscillation of a pendulum is given by T  km l g where k is a constant.
x y z

Which of the following is correct?

Paragraph:

Sol:

m
T K
A:) l

T  Km3 gl
B:)

l
T K
g
C:)

D:)
T  K m 2 gl

Q:32) Which of the following is not a fundamental unit of measurement in mechanics?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) second

B:) metre

C:) volt

D:) kilogram

Q:33) The position of a boy is given by X  4  5t  3t m, the instantaneous velocity at t=3s is given
2

as?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 11m/s

B:) 18m/s

C:) 16m/s
D:) 13m/s

Q:34) The position of a boy is given by X  4  5t  3t m, the instantaneous acceleration at t=3s is

2

given as?

Paragraph:

Sol:

2
A:) 6 ms

2
B:) 3 ms

2
C:) 4 ms

2
D:) -5 ms

Q:35) Find the scalar product of these two vectors. A = 2i+4j+6k, B = 2i+7j-4k

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 16 units

B:) 24 units

C:) 8 units

D:) 4 units

Q:36) A force acts on a body of mass 4kg and gives it an acceleration of 3m/s2. What will be the
magnitude of force?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 12 N

B:) 6 N

C:) 2 N

D:) 4 N
Q:37) The position of a boy is given by X  4  5t  3t m, what is his average velocity between t =
2

1 s and t = 3 s?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 6m/s

B:) 7m/s

C:) 8m/s

D:) 9m/s

Q:38) The position of a boy is given by X  4  5t  3t m, what is his average acceleration between
2

t = 1 s and t = 3 s?

Paragraph:

Sol:
2
A:) 6 ms
2
B:) 7 ms
2
C:) 8 ms
2
D:) 9 ms

Q:39) The displacement of a car as a function of time t is given as S  (3t  2t  1) m. find its
2

velocity at time t = 4 s

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 12m/s

B:) 10m/s

C:) 22m/s

D:) 0.33m/s
Q:40) The displacement of a car as a function of time t is given as S  (4t  2t  1) m. find its
2

acceleration at time t = 2 s

Paragraph:

Sol:

2
A:) 6 ms
2
B:) 7 ms
2
C:) 8 ms
2
D:) 9 ms

Q:41) Which of the following is an equation in Kinematics?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) v = u + at

B:) F = ma

C:) w=F x d

D:) P.E. = mgh

Q:42) A force of 5N makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal. What is the value of vertical
component of the force?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 5.0 N

B:) 7.5 N

C:) 2.5 N

D:) 4.3 N

Q:43) Which of these is not correct about work?

Paragraph:
Sol:

A:) work is a scalar quantity

B:) work done by the system is negative

C:) work done on the system is negative

D:) none of the options

Q:44) Which of these is the correct definition for torque acting on a body?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) τ = r x F

B:) τ = m x r

C:) τ = m x F

D:) none of the options

Q:45) The units of work are

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) newton per meter, or joules

B:) newton-meter, or joules

C:) joule-meter, or newton

D:) joule per meter, or newton

Q:46) Which of the following is not a scalar quantity?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) time

B:) speed
C:) energy

D:) displacement

Q:47) Which of the following is not true about force?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) it changes a body states of rest

B:) it is a product of mass and acceleration

C:) it is a product of work and velocity

D:) none of the options

Q:48) A uniform beam of mass 2 kg and length 80 cm is pivoted at position 30 cm. At what
position must a body of mass 1 kg be hung on it in order to achieve static equilibrium?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 20 cm to the left of the pivot

B:) 40 cm to the left of the pivot

C:) 15 cm to the right of the pivot

D:) 30cm to the right of the pivot

Q:49) A uniform meter rule is pivoted at point 50 cm. If a load of mass 10 kg is placed at point 15
cm on the meter rule, what load will balance it at 70 cm mark on the meter rule?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 7.5 cm

B:) 17.5 cm

C:) 15.5 cm

D:) 35.5 cm

Q:50) The centripetal acceleration in a circular motion is given by

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) a  r
2

2
v
a
B:) r

C:) A and B

D:) none of the options

Q:51) Which of the following is not an instrument for measuring mass?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) Chemical balance

B:) spring balance

C:) ballistic balance

D:) Vernier balance

Q:52) Which of the following is the instrument used for measuring inertial mass?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) Chemical balance

B:) spring balance

C:) ballistic balance

D:) Vernier balance

Q:53) Which of the following is not an example of fundamental quantities?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) Force
B:) Temperature

C:) Mass

D:) Time

Q:54) Which of the following is not an example of fundamental quantities?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) electric current

B:) energy

C:) length

D:) luminous intensity

Q:55) The SI unit of power is watt. 1 watt is equivalent to?

Paragraph:

Sol:

2 3
A:) 1kgm s

2 3
B:) 1kgm s

2 3
C:) 1kgm s

2 3
D:) 1kgm s

2
Q:56) Which of the following quantities has the base units kgms ?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) momentum

B:) force

C:) acceleration
D:) energy

Q:57) The base units for work are?

Paragraph:

Sol:

2 3
A:) kgm s

2 3
B:) kgm s

2 2
C:) kgm s

2 1
D:) kgm s

Q:58) A Lagos commercial bus is driving at a speed of 219 ft. per minute. Express this speed in meter per
second.

Paragraph:

Sol:

1
A:) 2.35ms

1
B:) 2.31ms

1
C:) 1.75ms

1
D:) 1.11ms

Q:59) A Lagos commercial bus is driving at a speed of 219 ft. per minute. Express this speed in km per
hour.

Paragraph:

Sol:

1
A:) 4.01kmh

1
B:) 8.10kmh

1
C:) 4.10kmh

1
D:) 8.01kmh
Q:60) A Lagos commercial bus is driving at a speed of 219 ft. per minute. What is this speed in light-year
per year?

Paragraph:

Sol:

9
A:) 2.71  10 ly / y

9
B:) 3.71  10 ly / y

9
C:) 4.71  10 ly / y

9
D:) 5.71  10 ly / y

Q:61) The distance from the north pole to the equator is 10 million meters. If 5 miles=8 km and
1mile=5280 ft, what is the distance from the south pole to the equator in feet?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:)

B:) 1.01  10 ft
7

C:) 8.20  10 ft
7

D:) 3.30  10 ft
7

Q:62) A body is released from rest and allowed to fall freely from a given height under gravity. The
kinetic energy at its halfway point is……….

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) a little above half of its initial energy

B:) a little below half of its initial energy

C:) a half of its initial energy

D:) a little above its initial energy

3
Q:63) If Z  A and the percentage error in A is 4%, calculate the percentage error in Z.

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 4%

B:) 8%

C:) 12%

D:) 16%

Q:64) Which of the following has the same unit as energy?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) power

B:) work

C:) force

D:) impulse

Q:65) Which of the following sets are fundamental quantities?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) volume,length,speed

B:) area,length,volume

C:) length,mass,time

D:) time,mass,momentum

Q:66) Which of the following has the same unit as the moments of a force?

Paragraph:
Sol:

A:) momentum

B:) force

C:) power

D:) work

Q:67) The dimension of speed can be represented as?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) LT

B:) MLT

1
C:) LT

2
D:) ML

Q:68) The world's largest cut diamond is the First Star of Africa. Its volume is 2.34cubic inches. What is
its volume in cubic Centimeters?

Paragraph:

Sol:

3
A:) 30.2cm

3
B:) 5.94cm

3
C:) 24.3cm

3
D:) 0.52cm

Q:69) Convert 15.2 km/h to m/s

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 126.0 m/s

B:) 57.0 m/s

C:) 69.7 m/s

D:) 4.2 m/s

Q:70) The SI unit of length is?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) kilogram

B:) kilometer

C:) centimeter

D:) meter


Q:71) Twenty grams of ice at precisely 0 C melts to water with no change in temperature. By how
much does the entropy of the 20g mass changes in the process?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 25 J/K

B:) 35 J/K

C:) 45 J/K

D:) 55 J/K

 
Q:72) Find Δ W and Δ U for a 6.0 cm cube of iron as it is heated from 20 C to 300 C at atmospheric


pressure. For iron, c= 0.11 cal / g C and the volume coefficient of thermal expansion is
3.6  10 5 /  C . The mass of the cube is 1700g.

Paragraph:

Sol:

6
A:) 2.18  10 m
3

6
B:) 5.18  10 m
3
 6
C:) 4.18  10 m
3

6
D:) 6.18  10 m
3

Q:73) The specific heat of water is 4184J/kg/K. By how much joules do the internal energy of 50g of
 
water changes as it is heated from 21 C to 37 C .

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 3.4  10 J
3

B:) 9.4  10 J
3

C:) 12.4  10 J
3

D:) 15.4  10 J
3

Q:74) The specific heat of water is 4184J/kg/K. By how much joules does the internal energy of 1kg of
 
water changes as it is heated from 43 C to 48 C .

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 20.7  10 J
3

B:) 30.4  10 J
3

C:) 42.4  10 J
3

D:) 51.4  10 J
3

Q:75) In a certain process, 8.00kcal of heat is furnished to the system while the system does 6.00kJ of
work. By how much does the internal energy of the system changes during the process?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 33.5KJ
B:) 27.5KJ

C:) 46.5KJ

D:) 77.5KJ

Q:76) Higher order is a state that can occur in:

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) One way

B:) Two ways

C:) Three ways

D:) Four ways

Q:77) An isothermal process takes place at:

Paragraph:

Sol:

A: Constant Density

B:) Constant Pressure

C:) Constant Temperature

D:) Constant Volume

Q:78) An isochoric process takes place at:

Paragraph:

Sol:

A: Constant Pressure

B:) Constant Volume

C:) Constant Momentum

D:) Constant Acceleration

Q:79) An isobaric process takes place at

Paragraph:

Sol:

A: Constant Density

B:) Constant Pressure

C:) Constant Temperature

D:) Constant Volume

Q:80 ) An adiabatic process takes place when:

Paragraph:

Sol:

A: No heat flow is transferred to or from the system

B:) Heat flow into the system

C:) Heat flow out of the system

D:) Heat flow is constant

Q:81) Determine the gauge pressure inside a vessel if the height h of the mercury in an open-tube

manometer attached to the vessel is 28.0 cm and the density of mercury is 13.6  10 kg / m
3 3

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 1.016  10 Pa
5

B:) 3.73  10 Pa
4

C:) 19.8  10 Pa
3

D:) 13.8  10 Pa
3

Q:82) Bernoulli’s equation is given as

Paragraph:
Sol:

P1 - P2 
1
2
 
 v 22  v12  g  y 2  y1 
A:)

(P1 - P2 )V 
1
2
 
 v 22  v12  g  y 2  y1 
B:)

P1 - P2 
1
2
 
 v 22  v12  g  y 2  y1 
C:)

P1  P2 
1
2
 
 v 22  v12  g  y 2  y1 
D:)

Q:83) How much work is done in pumping 1.4 m3 of water through a 13 mm internal diameter pipe if
5
the difference in pressure at the two ends of the pipe is 1 10 Pa

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 3.73  10 J
4

B:) 1.4  10 J
5

C:) 2.7  10 J
6

D:) 3.3  10 J
4

Q:84) A glass of water contains a single floating ice cube. When the ice melts, does the water level
Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) go up

B:) go down

C:) remain the same

D:) impossible to determine

Q:85) If each particle of the fluid follows a smooth path, such that paths of different particles never cross
each other, the flow is
Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) Turbulent

B:) Iced

C:) Laminar

D:) Incompressible

Q:86) A girl’s brain is 0.33 m above her heart. If the density of human blood is 1.05  10 kg / m
3 3

determine the pressure required to circulate blood between the heart and the brain.

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 1.93  10 Pa
3

B:) 19.8  10 Pa
4

C:) 3.40  10 N / m
3 2

D:) None of the above

Q:87) Vacuum pressure can be given as

Paragraph:

Sol:

Pvac  Patm  Pabs

A:)

Pvac  Patm  Pabs

B:)

Pvac  Pgage  Pabs

C:)

Pvac  Pgage  Pabs

D:)

Q:88)The actual pressure at a given point is called

Paragraph:
Sol:

A:) Gage pressure

B:) Absolute pressure

C:)Vacuum Pressure

D:)Atmospheric pressure

Q:89) The pressure P at a depth h below the surface of a liquid open to the atmosphere is greater than
atmospheric pressure by an amount

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:)
P0

B:) gh

C:)
P0 A

Fy
D:)

Q:90) A fluid is a collection of molecules that are randomly arranged and held together by weak
cohesive forces and by forces exerted by the walls of a container.

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:)True

B:)False

Q:91) A 2,000 litre water is being filled with water which flows in through a 2.5 cm diameter pipe with
velocity 4m/s. How long will it take to fill the tank?

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 1963s

B:) 1019 s
C:) 2087min utes

D:) 19 min utes

Q:92) A horizontal pipe 15cm in diameter has a constriction of diameter 6 cm. the velocity of water
flowing through the 15 cm portion is 2 m/s. What is the flow rate.

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 3.534 X 10^-2 m^3/s

B:) 12.5 X 10^-2 m^3/s

C:) 1,540 X 10^-2 m^3/s

D:) 23 X 10^-5 m^2/s

Q93) At a certain point in a pipeline where diameter is 30cm, the speed of water flow is 1.5m / s . What
is the speed of flow at a point where the diameter is 1 cm

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 3.73  10 m / s 3.73 X 10^4 m/s

4

B:) 1.4 X 10^5 m/s

C:) 2.7 X 10^3 m/s

D:) 1.35 X 10^3 m/s

Q:94) The direction of motion of an object submerged in a fluid is determined only by the densities of
the object and the fluid.

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) True

B:) False

Q:95) If the density of a body is less than density of the fluid, the is ------------------ in the fluid

Paragraph:
Sol:

A:) Neutrally suspended

B:) Sinking

C:) Floating

D:) Dancing

Q:96) A hydraulic jack has an input piston of area 0.050 m2and an output piston of area 0.70 m2. How
much force on the input piston is required to lift a car weighing 1.2  10 N
3

Paragraph:

Sol:

A:) 68 N

B:) 86 N

C:) 110 N

D:) 130 N

Q:97) Which of the following objects has the highest density

Paragraph:

Sol:

3
A:) Mass  4.00kg , volume1.60  10 m
3

3
B:) Mass  8.00kg , volume1.60  10 m
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C:) Mass  2560kg , volume6.40  10 m
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D:) Mass  2560kg , volume1.28m

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Q:98) Viscosity increases for liquids while it decreases for gases as temperature increases.
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Sol:

A:) False

B:) True

Q:99) Pressure is the same at all points at the same horizontal level within the same liquid

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Sol:

A:) True

B:) False

Q:100) For a body immersed in a liquid, apparent weight equals true weight-buoyant force.

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Sol:

A:)True

B:)False

Q:101) Hooke's Law relates the

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Sol:

A:) distance a spring stretches to the force applied to the spring.

B:) distance a spring stretches to the mass of the spring.

C:) distance a spring stretches to the density of the spring.

D:) density of a spring to the force applied to the spring.

Q:102) Protons have ___ charge, neutrons have ___ charge, and electrons have ___ charge.
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Sol:

A:) negative; positive; no

B:) positive; no; negative

C:) positive; negative; no

D:) negative; no; positive

Q:103) A swinging pendulum has ____ at the bottom (middle) of its arc.

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Sol:

A:) minimum kinetic energy

B:) maximum potential energy

C:) minimum potential energy

D:) maximum total energy

Q:104) Simple harmonic motion is an example of ……………motion

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Sol:

A:) translational motion

B:) straight motion

C:) rotational motion

D:) oscillatory motion

Q:105) A car of mass 1000kg is accelerating at 3m/s2. If the resistance to the motion is 1000N, what is
the force due to the engine?
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Sol:

A:) 1000N

B:) 2000N

C:) 4000N

D:) 3000N