BUK Physics 2016/2017 Past Questions

Which type of mirrors are capable of producing parallel beams of light such as those arising from the headlamps of a car?

A person can focus an object only when it lies within 200cm from him. Which spectacles should be used to increase his maximum distance of distinct vision to infinity

Calculate the angle of minimum deviation for a ray which is refracted through an equiangular prism of refractive index 1.4

As the pressure of a fluid increases, its viscosity

In a hydraulic press, a force of 40N is applied on the effort piston of area 0.4m². If the force exerted on the load piston is 400N, the area of the large piston is

The earth is four times the size of the moon and the acceleration due to gravity on the earth is 80 times that on the moon. The ratio of the mass of the moon to that of the earth is

A moving coil galvanometer has a full scale deflection of 3A equivalent to 30° deflection. The sensitivity of the instrument is

An a.c circuit of e.m.f 12V has a resistor of resistance 8Ω connected in series to an inductor of inductive reactance 16Ω and a capacitor of capacitive reactance 10Ω. The current flowing in the circuit is

When left in a freezer, a bottle full of water cracks on freezing into ice because of the

The difference between X-rays and Gamma rays is that