DTA TUTORIAL

UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
FIRST MOCK TEST
PHY 102
Answer all Questions 1-10
Time: 25mins

1. In equation x=ut +½at², x represents position, u is initial

velocity, t is time and a is acceleration. What will it be second
derivative of x with respect to t?

A. Final velocity

B. Acceleration

C. Deceleration

D. Speed
2. If for a mass of a gas at pressure P and volume V. PV^y =K,
which appropriate graph will enable you to get the value of y
and K when several values of P and V are obtained in an
experiment?

A. Log V vs LogK
B. 1/ LogV vs 1/LogK
C. Log V vs LogP
D. Log P vs LogV

3. The drag force (F) on a car depends on the

density (p), velocity (v) and the area (A).
Determine the equation for F in terms of p, v
and A

A. F= pv²A
B. F= pv⁰A
C. F= pvA²
D. F= pvA

4. The dimensions of physical quantity X in the

equation *Force= X/density* is given by
A.[ M¹L⁴T-²]
B. [M²L-²T-¹]
C. [M²L-²T-²]
D. [M¹L-²T-¹]

5. The equation of a wave is given by

Y=Asin[w(x/v –k)] where w is the angular
velocity and v is the linear velocity. The
dimensions of k is
A. [LT]
B. [T]
C. [T-¹]
D. [T²]

6. Given three vectors

A = –i –4j +2k , B= 3i +2j –2k and
C = 2i –3j +k
Calculate A•(B×C)
A. –6
B. +6
C. –4i –7j –13k
D. -i –4j +2k
7. A vector has a magnitude of 16 units. Its x–
component is 8 units. Calculate its y–
component and angle the vector makes with
the x–axis respectively.

A. 13.86 units and 30⁰

B. 13.86 units and 60⁰
C. 11.54 units and 60⁰
D. 13.86 units and 45⁰

8. A car moved 30km in NE direction, them

moved 40km due north. Calculate the total
displacement.
A. 64.78km 19.1⁰N of E
B. 64.78km 70.9⁰ N of E
C. 64.78km 70.9⁰ NE
D. 64.78km 70.9⁰ N of W

9. How many group of physical or measurable

quantities exist?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
10. In the equation Vⁿ= 2ax, the unit of
variables v, a and x are m/s , m/s² and m
respectively. If n is an integer, what must be the
value of n that will validate the given equation?

A. 2
B. –2
C. 1
D. –1