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Q. If the diameter of a circle is 20 cm, what is its circumference? (2022)
A.
62.83 cm
B.
31.42 cm
C.
20 cm
D.
40 cm
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Solution
Circumference = πd; C = π * 20 ≈ 62.83 cm.
Correct Answer: A — 62.83 cm
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Q. If the electric field at a point is 1000 N/C and the charge at that point is 5 µC, what is the force experienced by the charge?
A.
0.005 N
B.
0.05 N
C.
0.5 N
D.
5 N
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Solution
F = E * q = 1000 N/C * 5 × 10^-6 C = 0.005 N.
Correct Answer: B — 0.05 N
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Q. If the frequency of a wave is halved, what happens to its wavelength? (2015)
A.
Halves
B.
Doubles
C.
Remains the same
D.
Increases by four times
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Solution
Wavelength is inversely proportional to frequency. If frequency is halved, wavelength doubles.
Correct Answer: B — Doubles
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Q. If the frequency of an AC source is doubled, how does the inductive reactance change? (2020)
A.
Doubles
B.
Halves
C.
Remains the same
D.
Quadruples
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Solution
Xl = 2πfL; if f is doubled, Xl also doubles.
Correct Answer: B — Halves
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Q. If the frequency of an AC source is doubled, what happens to the inductive reactance? (2014)
A.
It doubles
B.
It halves
C.
It remains the same
D.
It quadruples
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Solution
Inductive reactance XL = 2πfL, so if frequency f is doubled, XL halves.
Correct Answer: B — It halves
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Q. If the frequency of an AC source is doubled, what happens to the reactance of a capacitor? (2023)
A.
It doubles
B.
It halves
C.
It remains the same
D.
It quadruples
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Solution
The capacitive reactance Xc = 1/(2πfC) halves when the frequency f is doubled.
Correct Answer: B — It halves
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Q. If the inductance of a coil is 0.5H and the frequency is 60Hz, what is the inductive reactance? (2023)
A.
31.42 ohms
B.
18.85 ohms
C.
37.70 ohms
D.
25.13 ohms
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Solution
Xl = 2πfL = 2π × 60 × 0.5 = 31.42 ohms.
Correct Answer: A — 31.42 ohms
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Q. If the inductive reactance of a coil is 30Ω and the resistance is 10Ω, what is the total impedance? (2018)
A.
10Ω
B.
30Ω
C.
33.33Ω
D.
40Ω
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Solution
Total impedance Z = √(R² + (XL)²) = √(10² + 30²) = √(100 + 900) = √1000 = 31.62Ω.
Correct Answer: C — 33.33Ω
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Q. If the latent heat of fusion of ice is 334 J/g, how much heat is required to melt 50 g of ice? (2019)
A.
1670 J
B.
3340 J
C.
5000 J
D.
1000 J
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Solution
Heat required = mass × latent heat = 50 g × 334 J/g = 16700 J.
Correct Answer: A — 1670 J
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Q. If the line 3x - 4y + 12 = 0 is parallel to which of the following lines?
A.
6x - 8y + 24 = 0
B.
3x + 4y - 12 = 0
C.
x + 2y - 5 = 0
D.
2x - 3y + 6 = 0
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Solution
Parallel lines have the same slope. The slope of the given line is 3/4, which is the same as the slope of 6x - 8y + 24 = 0.
Correct Answer: A — 6x - 8y + 24 = 0
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Q. If the magnetic field strength is doubled, what happens to the force experienced by a current-carrying conductor? (2022)
A.
It doubles
B.
It halves
C.
It remains the same
D.
It quadruples
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Solution
The force experienced by a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field is directly proportional to the magnetic field strength. Therefore, if the magnetic field strength is doubled, the force also doubles.
Correct Answer: A — It doubles
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Q. If the perimeter of a square is 40 cm, what is the length of one side? (2018)
A.
10 cm
B.
15 cm
C.
20 cm
D.
25 cm
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Solution
Perimeter = 4 × side, so side = 40/4 = 10 cm.
Correct Answer: A — 10 cm
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Q. If the pH of a solution is 3, what is the concentration of H+ ions? (2023)
A.
0.001 M
B.
0.01 M
C.
0.1 M
D.
0.0001 M
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Solution
pH = 3 means [H+] = 10^-3 M = 0.001 M.
Correct Answer: B — 0.01 M
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Q. If the pKa of acetic acid is 4.76, what is the pH of a 0.1 M solution?
A.
4.76
B.
5.76
C.
6.76
D.
3.76
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Solution
For a weak acid, pH ≈ pKa for a 0.1 M solution, so pH ≈ 4.76.
Correct Answer: A — 4.76
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Q. If the radius of a circle is 7 cm, what is its circumference? (Use π = 22/7) (2014)
A.
44 cm
B.
22 cm
C.
14 cm
D.
28 cm
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Solution
Circumference = 2πr = 2 × (22/7) × 7 = 44 cm.
Correct Answer: A — 44 cm
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Q. If the radius of a circle is doubled, how does the area change? (2021)
A.
It doubles
B.
It triples
C.
It quadruples
D.
It remains the same
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Solution
Area = πr²; if r is doubled, area = π(2r)² = 4πr², so it quadruples.
Correct Answer: C — It quadruples
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Q. If the radius of a circle is halved, how does the circumference change? (2022) 2022
A.
Halved
B.
Remains the same
C.
Doubled
D.
Quadrupled
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Solution
Circumference = 2πr. If radius is halved, new circumference = 2π(r/2) = πr, which is halved.
Correct Answer: A — Halved
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Q. If the rate of a reaction doubles when the temperature increases by 10°C, what is the approximate activation energy? (2020)
A.
20 kJ/mol
B.
40 kJ/mol
C.
60 kJ/mol
D.
80 kJ/mol
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Solution
Using the Arrhenius equation, if the rate doubles for a 10°C increase, Ea is approximately 40 kJ/mol.
Correct Answer: B — 40 kJ/mol
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Q. If the rate of a reaction is directly proportional to the concentration of one reactant raised to the power of 3, what is the order of the reaction? (2023)
A.
Zero
B.
First
C.
Second
D.
Third
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Solution
The order of the reaction is third because the rate is proportional to the concentration raised to the power of 3.
Correct Answer: D — Third
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Q. If the rate of a reaction is given by rate = k[A]², what is the order of the reaction? (2021)
A.
Zero
B.
First
C.
Second
D.
Third
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Solution
The reaction is second-order because the rate depends on the square of the concentration of A.
Correct Answer: C — Second
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Q. If the revenue function is R(x) = 100x - 2x^2, find the number of units that maximizes revenue. (2021)
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Solution
Max revenue occurs at x = -b/(2a) = 100/(2*2) = 25.
Correct Answer: B — 50
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Q. If the roots of the equation x² + 2x + k = 0 are 1 and -3, what is the value of k? (2020)
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Solution
Using the sum and product of roots: 1 + (-3) = -2 and 1 * (-3) = -3, thus k = 3.
Correct Answer: C — 3
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Q. If the roots of the equation x² + 2x + k = 0 are real and distinct, what is the condition for k? (2020)
A.
k > 1
B.
k < 1
C.
k > 4
D.
k < 4
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Solution
The discriminant must be greater than zero: 2² - 4*1*k > 0, which simplifies to k < 1.
Correct Answer: C — k > 4
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Q. If the roots of the equation x² + 5x + k = 0 are -2 and -3, find k. (2020)
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Solution
Using the product of roots: k = (-2)(-3) = 6.
Correct Answer: A — 6
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Q. If the roots of the equation x² + 5x + k = 0 are 1 and 4, find k. (2020)
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Solution
Using the sum and product of roots: k = 1*4 = 4, and sum = 1 + 4 = 5, thus k = 7.
Correct Answer: D — 7
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Q. If the roots of the equation x² + 7x + p = 0 are -3 and -4, find p. (2019)
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Solution
Using the sum of roots (-3 + -4 = -7) and product of roots (-3*-4 = 12), we find p = 12.
Correct Answer: A — 12
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Q. If the roots of the equation x² + px + 12 = 0 are 3 and 4, find p. (2020)
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Solution
Using the sum of the roots: p = -(3 + 4) = -7.
Correct Answer: A — -7
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Q. If the voltage across a capacitor in an AC circuit is 100V and the capacitive reactance is 50Ω, what is the current? (2021)
A.
2A
B.
0.5A
C.
5A
D.
100A
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Solution
Using Ohm's law, I = V/Xc = 100V/50Ω = 2A.
Correct Answer: B — 0.5A
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Q. If the voltage across a capacitor in an AC circuit is 100V and the capacitive reactance is 50 ohms, what is the current? (2023)
A.
2A
B.
0.5A
C.
5A
D.
10A
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Solution
Using Ohm's law, I = V/Xc = 100V/50Ω = 2A.
Correct Answer: A — 2A
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Q. If the voltage across a capacitor is 100V and the capacitive reactance is 50 ohms, what is the current through the capacitor? (2022)
A.
2 A
B.
1 A
C.
0.5 A
D.
0.25 A
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Solution
I = V/Xc = 100/50 = 2 A.
Correct Answer: B — 1 A
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