Module Two

1. A force of 10 million Newton's is expressed numerically as

a) 1 MN
# b) 10,000 KN
c) 10,000,000 MN
2. The SI unit of energy is the
a) Pascal (Pa)
b) Watt (W)
# c) Joule (J)
3. The heat required to change a liquid to a gas is called the heat of
a) fusion
# b) vapourisation
c) condensation
4. An atom with 3 free electrons is said to be
# a) trivalent
b) covalent
c) pentavalent
5. The specific gravity of a substance is calculated by
# a) the density of the body divided by the density of water
b) density of the body multiplied by the density of water
c) density of the body squared multiplied by the density of water
6. The most common refrigerants are
# a) water, ammonia, freon
b) water, freon, carbon dioxide
c) ammonia, freon, methyl bromide
7. In fibreoptics the type of cable is chosen by
# a) matching the diameter of the cable to the wavelength
b) distance required to travel
c) the strength of signal needed
8. What is the kinetic energy of an aircraft of mass of 2 metric tonnes
and has a velocity of 2m/s?
a) 2 kJ
# b) 4 kJ
c) 8 kJ
9. What is the mass number of an element?
a) Number of electrons and protons
# b) Number of neutrons and protons
c) Number of electrons and neutrons
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10. What is the momentum of a ball of mass 2 grams and has a velocity
of 10cm/s
# a) 0.0002 kgm/s
b) 20 kgm/s
c) 5 kgm/s
11. What do you get when you add 2H2 and O2
a) H2O
b) 2H2O2
# c) 2H2O
12. A time period of 10 microseconds is equal to a frequency of
a) 10 kHz
b) 1 Mhz
# c) 100 kHz
13. When heat flows from a hot area to a cold area it is called
a) convection
# b) conduction
c) radiation
14. the specific heat capacity of a gas heated at constant pressure, when
compared to the specific heat capacity of a gas heated at constant
volume, is
a) the same
b) less
# c) more
15. A gyroscope suffers from apparent wander. This is due to
a) friction on the gimbals and bearings
b) the aircraft flying along a north/south track
# c) the earth's rotation
16. The splitting of a chemical compound is called
# a) analysis
b) bombardment
c) synthesis
17. The quadrature component of a vector is
a) 180o to the original
b) 45o to the original
# c) 90o to the original
18. 1 Newton is equal to
a) 1 joule per second
b) 1 kilogram of force
# c) 1 kilogram meter per second per second
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19. 1 degree rise on the centigrade scale will cause a

a) 0.911 degree rise in Fahrenheit
b) 33 degree rise in Fahrenheit
# c) 1.8 degree rise in Fahrenheit
20. Adiabatic compression is when
a) kinetic energy is gained
# b) no heat is lost or gained
c) heat is given off to the surroundings
21. You add 2 vectors together. The 3rd vector you get is called the
a) sum
# b) resultant
c) component
22. What is the atomic number of an element?
# a) The number of protons in the atom
b) The number of electrons in the atom
c) The number of neutrons in the atom
23. An atom with 5 free electrons is said to be
# a) trivalent
b) pentavalet
c) covalent
24. The heat required to change a solid to a liquid is called the heat of
# a) fusion
b) vapourisation
c) condensation
25. The SI unit of mass is the
a) pound (lb)
b) metre (m)
# c) kilogram (kg)
26. The SI unit of acceleration is the
a) square metre (m2)
# b) metre per second squared (m/s2)
c) metre per second (m/s)
27. The SI unit of density is the
a) cubic metre (m3)
b) Pascal (Pa)
# c) kilogram per cubic metre (kg/m3)
28. Latent heat is the
a) heat required to raise the temperature of a body by 1 oC
# b) heat required to change the state of a body
c) heat required to raise 1kg of matter by 1K
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29. 1 Calorie is equal to

a) 400 J
b) 40 J
# c) 4 J
30. 1 BTU equals
# a) 1055 Joules
b) 1055 kJ
c) 1055 Calorie
31.The intensity of radiated heat is
a) directly proportional to distance from the source of the heat
# b) inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the
source of the heat
c) not effected by the distance from the source of the heat
32. As a block of ice is melted (to 4oC) its volume
a) increases
# b) decreases
c) remains the same
33. A material with a gradually varying refractive index is said to have a
a) step index
b) single index
# c) graded index
34. A slug is a unit of
# a) mass
b) weight
c) speed
35. If an object in air is submerged in a liquid or a gas its weight will
a) increase
b) decrease
# c) remain the same
36. As an object slides down a slope, its
# a) kinetic energy increases and its potential energy decreases
b) kinetic energy decreases and its potential energy increases
c) kinetic energy increases and its potential energy increases
37. If a body starts at rest and reaches 84 m/s in 3 seconds, its
acceleration is
# a) 28 m/s2
b) 14 m/s2
c) 252 m/s2
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38. The speed of sound in air at 0oC is approximately

# a) 331 m/s
b) 181 m/s
c) 3 x 108 m/s
39. If a material is loaded excessively and is permanently deformed, it is
said to be
a) stressed
# b) strained
c) stretched
40. The height of water required to produce a head pressure of 1 bar is
a) 9.81 m
b) 11.09 m
# c) 10.19 m
41. The SI unit of pressure is the
a) kilogram per metre cubed (kg/m3)
# b) Newtons per metre squared (N/m2)
c) Cubic metre (m3)
42. The SI unit of force is the
# a) Newton (N)
b) Pascal (Pa)
c) Metre (m)
43. The SI unit of velocity is the
# a) metre per second (m/s)
b) metre per second squared (m/s2)
c) metre (m)
44. The SI unit of momentum is the
# a) kilogram metre per second
b) kilogram / metre (kg/m)
c) metre squared (m2)
45. The formula for calculating stress is
a) load multiplied by cross sectional area
# b) load divided by cross sectional area
c) area divided by load
46. A gauge indicates 15 PSIG. What is the absolute pressure?
a) 0.3 PSI
b) Zero PSI
# c) 30 PSI

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47. Fibre optic cables are capable of transmitting light at

a) 3 x 108 m/s
# b) 1.99 x 108 m/s
c) 0.99 x 108 m/s
48. Step index fibres suffer from
# a) dispersion
b) scatter
c) attenuation
49. Attenuated pulses have their sizes and shape restored by
# a) regenerators
b) opto-isolators
c) impedance matching transformers
50. Attenuation in fibre optic cables is caused by
a) backscattering and microbends
# b) absorption and scattering
c) microbends and scattering
51. If a wave traveling to a point meets a wave traveling from that point,
of equal frequency
# a) a standing wave is formed
b) the two waves cancel each other out
c) they will have no effect on each other
52. For a concave lens the image is
a) a chromatic orb
b) real
# c) virtual
53. What shape is a venturi tube?
a) Gradually tapering to a minimum cross sectional area
b) Maximum cross sectional area in the centre
# c) Minimum cross sectional area in the centre
54. If a fluid moves slowly it has
# a) high viscosity
b) low viscosity
c) medium viscosity
55. In a fibre optic flying control system
a) the sensor requires electrical power
# b) the sensor and the transmitter require electrical power
c) the transmitter requires power

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56. Photons in a semiconductor are stimulated to produce excess

photons to be emitted. This is a
a) photodiode
b) LED
# c) laser diode
57. In a fibre optic flying control system, which of the following are used
# a) multi mode
b) single mode
c) dual mode
58. A fibre optic cable is attenuated at 29 dB/metre. This is referring to
a) allowable loss
# b) the figure allowed when calculating power gain
c) the maximum cable run allowed in the system
59. The fibre optic receiver is a
# a) photodiode
b) laser diode
c) light emitting diode
60. Regenerators are used in fibre optic systems to reduce
a) dispersion
# b) attenuation
c) random emission
61. An atom consists of
a) protons and electrons
b) protons and neutrons
# c) protons, neutron and electrons
62. The maximum number of electrons in the inner shell of an atom is
# a) 2
b) 4
c) 8
63. A good refrigerant has
a) high condensing pressure, high evaporating temperature
# b) high condensing pressure, low evaporating temperature
c) low condensing pressure, high evaporating temperature
64. Stress is given by
a) extension per original length
# b) force per unit area
c) force per original length

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65. An object accelerating down a slope would gain kinetic energy

# a) equal to the potential energy lost
b) greater than the potential energy lost
c) less than the potential energy lost
66. Quality of sound depends upon
a) quality of the receiver
b) pure sound waves being produced by the source
# c) frequency and harmonics of the waves being produced
67. Temperature is a measure of
a) the heat energy of particles
# b) the amount of vibration of particles
c) the amount of friction produced by two mating surfaces
68. In a heat pump
a) flow across the condenser is always in one direction
b) the compressor gains heat
# c) the condenser loses heat
69. Precession in a gyro is
a) inversely proportional to the magnitude of the torques applied
# b) proportional to the magnitude of the torque applied
c) proportional to the square of the magnitude of the torque applied
#

70. Particles vibrating in air

a) produce waves
b) tend to give off heat
c) tend to give off light

71. The force which opposes twisting deformation is

a) strain
b) shear
# c) torsion
72. A gyro with a fixed point free to rotate in three axis is
a) an earth gyro
b) a space gyro
# c) a tied gyro
73. When light rays enter a medium with a different refractive index they
# a) change speed
b) change direction
c) reflect
74. A converging lens can focus light rays because
# a) it is a sphere
b) the incoming rays are already converging
c) the light rays travel more slowly at the centre
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75. The mass of a proton equals the mass of a

a) beta particle
b) electron
# c) neutron
76. Catalysts
a) slow down reactions
# b) speed up and slow down reactions
c) speed up reactions
77. A force perpendicular to a beam produces what type of stress?
a) compressive
# b) shear
c) tensile
78. What temperature scale is used with the combined gas law?
a) centigrade
b) Fahrenheit
# c) Kelvin
79. If a ray of light enters a fibre optic cable with a refractive index of 1.5,
what is the speed of the ray in the cable?
# a) 200,000 kilometres per second
b) 300,000 kilometres per second
c) 400,000 kilometres per second
80. A graded index fibre optic cable has
# a) a variable refractive index across its cross sectional area
b) a sudden change in refractive index
c) a constant refractive index across its cross sectional area
81. Which of the following will not transmit pressure?
# a) solid
b) liquid
c) gas
82. Charles' Law states that
# a) volume varies directly with temperature
b) volume varies inversely with temperature
c) volume equals pressure x temperature
83. Boyle's law states that
a) pressure varies directly with volume
# b) pressure varies inversely with volume
c) pressure equals temperature divided by volume

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84. Convection does not occur in

# a) solids
b) liquids
c) gases
85. A mirror
a) reflects all light
# b) absorbs a percentage of light
c) refracts all light
86. If the outer shell of an atom is full the the element is
a) unstable / reactive
b) a good conductor
# c) practically inert
87. Which law describes the relationship between potential energy,
kinetic energy and pressure
# a) Bernoulli's law
b) Charle's law
c) Newton's third law
88. Molecules of the same compound are held together by
a) adhesive forces
# b) cohesive forces
c) gravitational forces.
89. The width of a multimode fibre optic cable is
# a) 100 m
b) 10 m
c) 1 m
90. The fundamental frequency is the
# a) 1st harmonic
b) 2nd harmonic
c) 3rd harmonic
91. The first overtone of a sound wave is the
a) 1st harmonic
b) fundamental frequency
# c) 2nd harmonic
92. Oxygen has a valency of
# a) 2
b) 6
c) 8

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93. A process where volume does not change is

# a) isochoric
b) isobaric
c) isothermic
94. A process where heat is not transferred to or from a gas is
a) isochoric
b) isobaric
# c) adiabatic
95. A varying refractive index is a
a) step index
# b) graded index
c) single index
96. The further from the nucleus the shells are in an atom
a) the closer the shells get to each other
# b) the further the shells get from each other
c) the shells retain the same spacing from each other
97. What determines an element's identity?
# a) The number of protons
b) The number of neutrons
c) The number of electrons
98. An isotope of an element will have more
a) protons
# b) neutrons
c) electrons
99. Refractive index is
# a) the speed of light in air divided by the speed of light in the medium
b) the speed of light in the medium divided by the speed of light in air
c) the speed of light in air multiplied by the speed of light in the
medium
100. The smallest part of an element is
a) a molecule
# b) an atom
c) a compound
101. A process where pressure does not change is known as
a) isochoric
# b) isobaric
c) isothermic

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102. The extension of a spring can be determined using

a) Charles' Law
# b) Hooke's Law
c) Newton's 2nd Law
103. The nucleus of an atom contains
a) protons and electrons
# b) protons and neutrons
c) electrons and neutrons
104. What is the speed of light in km/s
a) 3 x 108
# b) 300,000
c) 3000
105. Relative density is
# a) density of medium
density of water
b) density of water
density of medium
c) density of water x density of medium
106. What is the boundary layer?
# a) The layer of still air (due to friction) around the aircraft skin
b) The outer layer of electrons in an atom
c) The thickness of the insulation of a cable
107. What is atomic mass?
a) Number of neutrons
b) Number of protons
# c) Number of protons plus the number of neutrons
108. An aircraft flies 1350 nmiles in 2h 15mins. What is the average
speed
a) 150 nmiles/hour
b) 600 miles/hour
# c) 600 nmiles/hour
109. A spring extends 7 cm to the ground and back again 20 times a
minute. What is the period?
a) 1/3 cycle
# b) 3 seconds
c) 7 cm
110. A solid melted into a liquid will take up
a) the same amount of space
b) more space
# c) less space
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111. A cyclist goes from rest to 50 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the average
acceleration?
a) 12 m/s2
# b) 10 m/s2
c) 8 m/s2
112. What form of heat is used to turn a solid into a liquid?
a) specific heat
b) coefficient of heat
# c) heat of fusion
113. When a steel bar is overstressed, what is the name of the point at
which it does not return to its original form after the load is released?
# a) yield point
b) ultimate point
c) Young's modulus
114. When a liquid is heated, it expands
# a) more than a solid
b) less than a solid
c) more than a gas
115. If pressure on a liquid increases, whilst temperature is held
constant, the volume will
a) increase
b) decrease
# c) remain constant
116. What is 1 btu in joules per kilogram
a) 9.18 J/kg
# b) 2346 j/kg
c) 4128 j/kg
117. Two pure tones of similar frequency are heard by a person. What
will they hear?
# a) A beat of the two tones
b) One pure tone
c) Two tones
118. If you push an object with a force of 5 N for 10 m in 4 seconds, how
much power is used?
a) 200 Watts
b) 8 watts
# c) 12.5 watts
119. The focal point of a mirror is
a) the radius
b) 2 x the radius
# c) 1/2 the radius
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120. 2 couples with magnitude F act against each other. The resultant
will be
a) 2F
b) - 2F
# c) 0
121. The height of mercury required to give 1 bar is
# a) 760 mm
b) 700 mm
c) 1000 mm
122. A vessel has 25 ml of water which produces 10 kPa. If another 125
ml of water is added, what will be the pressure in the vessel
a) 40 kPa
b) 50 kPa
# c) 60 kPa
123. 2 hydraulic jacks with different diameters have the same fluid
pressures entering at the same rate. They will extend at
a) the same rate
# b) different rates
c) the same rate until the smaller jack becomes full
124. The standard for measuring pressure is
# a) +20oC and 760 mm of mercury
b) 0oC and 760 mm of mercury
c) -20oC and 700 mm of mercury
125. What load can be lifted on jack B?

a) 100N
b) 200N
c) 300N

126. What is the period of a frequency of 4 Hz?

a) 4 seconds
# b) 0.25 seconds
c) 8 seconds
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127. A dot rotates around the circumference of a circle. If the vertical

position of this dot is plotted on a graph with respect to time the result
will be
# a) a sinusoidal waveform
b) a transverse waveform
c) a linear motion
128. A process where temperature remains the same is known as
a) isobaric
b) isochoric
# c) isothermic
129. What is Boyle's Law?
a) P is proportional to T
b) P is proportional to 1/T
# c) P is proportional to 1/V
130. Dew point is
a) the temperature that condensation occurs when heating a gas
b) the cooling of gas where no condensation occurs
# c) the temperature that condensation occurs when cooling a gas
131. What is the speed of light in air at 0C
a) 331 mm/s
b) 331 m/s
# c) 300 m/s
132. A process where heat is not transferred to or from a gas is known
as
a) isochoric
b) isobaric
# c) adiabatic
133. How far will light travel in one year?
# a) 9.46 x 1015 m
b) 1.5 x 1011 m
c) 3 x 1015 m
134. Two sound waves of the same frequency and amplitude are moving
half a wavelength out of phase with each other. What will be heard?
# a) Nothing
b) Twice the volume of one of the sound waves
c) Half the volume of one of the sound waves
135. Water is most dense at
# a) +4oC
b) 0oC
c) -4oC
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136. Which type of circuit is used when the temperature of the source
has insufficient heat for thermocouple application?
a) Temperature bulb
b) Balanced bridge
# c) Thermistor
137. The most common method of expressing pressure is in
a) grams per square inch
b) inch pounds per square inch
# c) pounds per square inch
138. The difference between two pressures is
# a) differential pressure
b) vacuum pressure
c) static pressure
139. The impact pressure caused by the impression of air against the
opening of a
a) static port is pitot pressure
# b) pitot-tube is pitot pressure
c) pitot-tube is static pressure
140. Static pressure is present in
a) the pitot tube
b) any ram air port
# c) undisturbed air
141. What torque loading would you apply to a nut if the force is 50 lbs,
exerted 2 feet from its axis?
# a) 100 lbs.ft
b) 251 lbs.ft
c) 600 lbs.ft
142. When different signals are transmitted down a fibre optic core, are
they distinguished by a
a) star coupler
b) active filter
# c) passive filter
143. In a jack with a ram only on one side and hydraulic fluid applied
from both sides
# a) the ram will move to the side where the ram is, due to pressure
acting on differential areas
b) the ram will move opposite to the side where the ram is due to
pressure acting on differential areas
c) a condition of hydraulic lock exists and no movement will take
place
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144. Using the same hydraulic pressure, the force applied by a hydraulic
jack of 4 sq inch piston area
a) will be equal to that applied by a similar jack of 2 sq inch piston
area
# b) will be twice that applied by a similar jack of 2 sq inch piston area
c) will be half that applied by a similar jack of 2 sq inch piston area
145. A pressure of 100 psi act on two jacks in a hydraulic system piston
area 2 sq in and 4 sq in
a) the smaller jack will exert a force of 50 lb and the larger a force of
25 lb
b) the two jacks will exert the same force
# c) the smaller jack will exert a force of 200 lb and the larger a force of
400 lb
146. on an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR),the attenuation is
a) derived from a graph
b) dialed into OTDR
# c) read from the cathode ray display
147. The purpose of an accumulator in a hydraulic system is to
a) collect air from the hydraulic fluid, thus reducing the requirement
for frequent bleeding
b) relieve excess pressure
# c) store hydraulic fluid under pressure
148. If the hydraulic system accumulator has a low air pressure, it will
cause
# a) rapid pressure fluctuations during operation of services
b) rapid movement of the operating jacks
c) slow build up of pressure in the system
149. The specific torque loading for a bolt is 50 lbs.ins but an extension
of 2 is needed to reach the bolt in addition to the 8 torque wrench.
What will the actual reading?
a) 54 lb.ins
# b) 40 lb.ins
c) 60 lb.ins
150. If 1500 psi hydraulic pressure is pumped into an accumulator, with
a pre-charge air pressure of 1000 psi the gauge will read
a) 2500 psi
b) 1000 psi
# c) 1500 psi
151. A compressor increases
a) kinetic energy
# b) potential energy
c) moving energy
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152. P1 x V1 / T1 = P1 x V2 / T2 is
a) Charles' law
b) Boyle's law
# c) Ideal gas law
153. V1 / T1 = V2 / T2
# a) Charles' law
b) ideal gas law
c) Boyle's law
154. P1 x V1 = P2 x V2
a) Charles' law
# b) Boyle's law
c) ideal gas law

at a constant pressure is

at a constant temperature is

155. Change from solid to gas state without going through liquid state is
called
a) state leap
b) transformation
# c) sublimation
156. 1 CHU = Centigrade Heat Unit = 1400 ft lbs = energy to raise
a) 1 lb of water by 1 F
# b) 1 lb of water by 1 C
c) 1 kg of water by 1 C
157. 1 BTU = 778 ft lbs to raise =
a) 1 kg of water to heat up by 1 F
b) 1 lb of water to heat up by 1 C
# c) 1 lb of water to heat up by 1 F
158. 1 HP = 33000 ft lbs / min or 500 ft lbs / s or
# a) 746 Watts
b) 736 Watts
c) 1360 Watts
159. 1 Watt =
a) 1 HP
# b) 1 Joule/s
c) 1kg/h
160. Temperature change -1.98C per 1000 ft up to 36,000 ft where it
remains constant at
a) - 56F
b) - 52C
# c) - 56C
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161. A freely falling body, falling from a height of 2km, and assuming g =
10m/s2, will strike the ground in a time of
# a) 20s
b) 80s
c) 400s
162. What is the angular velocity of a shaft rotating at 300rpm in
radians/second?
a) 5pi radians/second
b) 2pi radians/second
# c) 10pi radians/second
163. If a machine has a mechanical advantage of 10 and a velocity ratio
of 20, the efficiency of the machine is
a) 2
# b) 0.5
c) 200%
164. The force that acts on a body to cause it to rotate in a circular path
is called the
a) centrifugal force
# b) centripetal force
c) inertia force
165. A temperature of 41 degrees Fahrenheit is, in Centigrade is
# a) 5 degrees
b) 9 degrees
c) 7 degrees
166. Heat is defined as
a) the stored energy in a hot body
# b) energy in transit
c) a high temperature
167. An aircraft of 2 metric tones uses 800 kilojoules kinetic energy to
make an emergency stop. Its brakes apply a force of 10 kiloNewtons.
What distance does it travel before it comes to a stop?
a) 40m
# b) 80m
c) 800m
168. What is the smallest particle of matter that can exist in nature?
a) A molecule
# b) An atom
c) An isotope

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169. A positive ion

a) has extra electrons
# b) has missing electrons
c) is a radioactive isotope
170. Radiant heat
# a) heats up the intervening medium
b) does not heat up the intervening medium
c) is generated by fast moving electrons
171. A pilot requests 9.2 tones of fuel. The bowser driver reports to the
pilot that the specific gravity is 0.8, what will the uplift be?
a) 7360 liters
# b) 11500 liters
c) 9200 liters
172. A molecule with like atoms is said to be a
a) compound
# b) element
c) neutroid
173. Specific gravity is measured in
# a) is measured in Kg/m3
b) is measured in g/m
c) has no units
174. Two elements in the same substance is said to be a
# a) compound
b) element
c) mixture
175. A mass on a spring nearly hits the ground 20 times a minute, its
frequency is
a) 3 cycles per second
# b) 1/3 cycle per second
c) 20 cycles per second
176. A process where heat is given off to its surroundings is called
a) Adiabatic
# b) Isothermal
c) Isobaric
177. A body travelling at 20 m/s accelerates to 36 m/s in 8 seconds, what
is its acceleration?
a) 8 m/s2
b) 4 m/s2
# c) 2 m/s2
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178. Temperature is a measurement of the

a) amount of kinetic energy stored
# b) amount of vibration in particles
c) amount of heat possessed by a body
179. A converging lens can focus because
# a) its surfaces are spherical in shape
b) light is slower in the centre of the lens compared to outer
extremities
c) light is already converging
180. In a flat surfaced mirror, the angle of reflection is
# a) equal to the angle of incidence
b) less than the angle of incidence
c) more than the angle of incidence
181. A body which is allowed to expand when heated, expands past the
pressure imposed on it and
# a) work is done
b) a force is produced
c) nothing will happen
182. A body dropped from 10 m will hit the ground in
# a) root 2 seconds
b) 2 seconds
c) 1 second
183. 600K is equal to
# a) 326.85C
b) 873 C
c) 853 C
184. The number of protons in an atom is equal to the number of
# a) electrons
b) neutrons
c) mass number
185. The charge of an electron is
a) positive
# b) negative
c) neutral
186. In a fiber optic flying control system
# a) the sensor does not require electrical power
b) the electronic processor requires power before transmission
c) the sensor requires power for the electronic processor
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187. In a multimode fiber optic cable, the

# a) diameter is greater than the wavelength
b) diameter is equal to the wavelength
c) diameter is less than the wavelength
188. Quality of sound is dependant on
# a) number and pitch of harmonics
b) frequency of the supply
c) medium it is traveling through
189. A mass on a spring nearly hits the ground 20 times a minute. Its
time period is
# a) 3 seconds
b) 1/3 second
c) 7 cm
190. A mass of 400kg moves 27 meters with a force of 54N. What is the
work produced?
# a) 1458J
b) 10.1kJ
c) 583.2kJ
191. When gases change temperature/pressure, the scale used is
# a) Kelvin
b) Degrees Centigrade
c) Degrees Fahrenheit
192. A valance electron is an electron
# a) in the outermost shell
b) in the innermost shell
c) which is not within an atom
193. Molecules of unlike atoms are combined by
# a) adhesive force
b) cohesive force
c) gravitational force
194. What is the difference between hydrogen, deuterium and tritium?
a) The number of protons
# b) The number of neutrons
c) The number of electrons
195. The smallest material in the universe is
a) an ion
# b) hydrogen
c) helium
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196. What is the atomic number?

a) 3
b) 4
c) 7

197. What is the mass number?

a) 5
b) 4
c) 9

198. What is the rate of gravity?

# a) 9.81 m/s2
b) 0.981 m/s2
c) 12.7 m/s2
199. Convert 100oC to Kelvin
a) 173K
b) 273K
# c) 373K
200. What is 1 joule in calories?
a) 4.186
# b) 0.239
c) 252
201. Young's modulus is?
a) strain / stress
# b) stress / strain
c) stress x strain
202. The isotope of a carbon atom C14 to C12 will have
# a) same numbers of protons
b) same numbers of neutrons
c) same number of electrons
203. If an atom have 2 protons, how many electrons will it have
a) 8
# b) 2
c) 1

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204. 1kg of water is heated from 0oC to 2oC. Does its volume
# a) decrease
b) stay the same
c) increase
205. A fire engine is approaching you with its siren on. As it passes you
does its pitch
a) increase
# b) decrease
c) stay the same
206. A body rotating at an angular velocity of 5 radians/sec, with a radius
of 5metres has a speed of
a) 5&pi meters per second
b) 5 meters per second
# c) 25 meters per second
207. A mass of 400 kg moves 27metres, with a force of 54N, what is the
work produced
# a) 1458 J
b) 10.1 KJ
c) 583.2 KJ
208. A cylinder filled with water to half a meter will exert a pressure of
a) 4.9 pa
b) 49 pa
# c) 4900 pa
209. A mass of 10kg placed 2 meters away from a pivot will have a
moment of
# a) 196 NM
b) 20 NM
c) 50 NM
210. 25 liters of fuel exerts a pressure of 10KPa, if a further 125 liters is
added, the pressure will now be
a) 50KPa
# b) 60KPa
c) 40KPa
211. The quantity of heat developed by burning 1 kg of fuel is known as
a) radiant heat
b) latent heat
#
c) heat of combustion
212. The transfer of heat through radiation is achieved by
a) warming up the intervening medium
b) not warming up the intervening medium
#
c) the application of radioactive isotopes
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213. 1 kW is
a) 1.56 HP
#
b) 3413 btu per hour
c) 360 Joules
214. 1000 lb/in2 is in an accumulator. If 3000 lb/in 2 of hydraulic fluid is
pumped in, what is the pressure on the air side?
a) 4000 lb/in2
b) 1000 lb/in2
#
c) 3000 lb/in2
215. A converging lens converges light rays because
a) the light source is already converging
#
b) the light waves move slower in the centre of the lens than they
do at the extremities
c) it is not a sphere
216. Coded light waves of varying wavelength travel down a fiber optic
cable. To separate them at the other end you would use
a) a star coupling
#
b) a passive filter
c) an active filter
217. - 40C in Fahrenheit is minus
#
a) - 40F
b) 72F
c) 8F
218. Absolute zero is
a) 0C
b) 273.15 K
#
c) - 273.15C
219. A 4.5 kW electric motor is 90% efficient. How much energy does it
use in 20 seconds?
#
a) 100 kJ
b) 90 kJ
c) 2.25 kJ
220. An optical fiber has attenuation. When using an OTDR
#
a) dial in the known attenuation
b) the shape of the curve will tell you how much attenuation there is
c) ignore it
221. One degree on the Centigrade scale is equal to what on the
Fahrenheit Scale
a) 12F
#
b) 1.8F
c) 33F
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222. The dew point is

a) the point at which air can be heated
b) the point when air is cooled at which the moisture does not
condense
#
c) the point when air is cooled at which the moisture just starts to
condense
223. What are common refrigerant agents?
a) Dry ice, methyl bromide, water
#
b) water, Freon, ammonia
c) formaldehyde, ammonia, carbon dioxide
224. during a process of gas heating, no heat is absorbed or given out.
It is
a) isothermal
#
b) adiabatic
c) isochoric
225. during a pressurizing process, all heat is given away. It is
#
a) isothermal
b) adiabatic
c) isochoric
226. A fractional decrease in volume of a material when it is compressed
is
a) compressive stress
b) compressive strain
#
c) bulk modulus
227. There are solids, liquids and gases present in the universe and
every unit of theirs occupy some space. This is called
#
a) matter
b) mass
c) compound
228. A material capable of going direct from solid to gas is a
a) substance
b) substrate
#
c) sublimate
229. A particle vibrating in air produces
a) light
b) heat
#
c) a wave
230. The composition of the atmosphere is approximately
a) 4/5 oxygen and 1/5 nitrogen
b) 2/5 oxygen and 3/5 nitrogen
#
c) 1/5 oxygen and 4/5 nitrogen
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231. Transfer of heat from a hot area to a cold area is

#
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
232. An atom has three electrons in its outer shell. It is
#
a) trivalent
b) tetravalent
c) trevalent
233. A ram has a piston with 2 sq.in2. Another ram with a piston of 4
sq.in2 will
#
a) double the force
b) square the force
c) have the same force
234. An atom deficient of a valency electron is deficient
#
a) of an electron in the outer shell
b) of a neutron in the outer shell
c) of an electron in the inner shell
235. The maximum number of electrons in the second shell is
a) 2
b) 4
#
c) 8
236. What is meant by adiabatic?
#
a) No heat crosses the boundary
b) All heat crosses the boundary
c) Some heat crosses the boundary
237. What does an oxygen atom consist of?
#
a) Protons, neutrons and electrons
b) Protons and electrons
c) Protons and neutrons
238. What type of fiber optic cable is used on aircraft?
a) Single mode
#
b) Multi mode
c) Multi core
239. Surface molecular attraction between two different molecules is
a) cohesive
#
b) adhesive
c) gravitational

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240. The atomic mass number is the number of

#
a) protons plus neutrons
b) protons plus electrons
c) neutrons plus electrons
241. An object travels 18 km in 1 minute 30 seconds. What is its
average speed?
#
a) 200 m/s
b) 100 ms
c) 270 m/s
242. Ignoring friction, if you let an object slide down a slope, at the
bottom
a) the potential energy is more than the kinetic energy
b) the potential energy is equal to the kinetic energy
#
c) the kinetic energy is more than the potential energy
243. A pile driver of weight 1000 kg, hits a post 3 m below it. It moves
the post 10 mm. Assuming gravity = 10 m/s2, what is the kinetic energy
of the pile driver?
a) 45 kJ
b) 90 kJ
#
c) 30 kJ
244. What frequency is a tone which is 4 times the fundamental
frequency?
a) 3rd harmonic
b) 2nd overtone
#
c) 3rd overtone
245. What is the standard temperature and pressure for measuring the
density of gases?
a) 20C and 760 mm of mercury
#
b) 0Cand 760 mm of mercury
c) -20C and 700 mm of mercury
246. If a gas is heated and its temperature is raised by 1K what happens
to its volume?
#
a) Increases by 1/273
b) Decreases by 1/273
c) Remains the same
247. If a block of ice melts in a glass of water, the level if water in the
glass will
a) rise
#
b) fall
c) remain the same
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248. How much force is exerted by piston if it is subjected to a pressure

of 3000 psi and has surface area of 2.5 m 2?
#
a) 7500 N
b) 1200 N
c) 3000 N
249. Intensity of sound waves
a) vary directly as per distance from source
#
b) varies inversely as the square of distance from source
c) is not affected by distance
250. Ten kilograms is expressed numerically as
#
a) 10 kg
b) 1 Mg
c) 10 K
251. A force of 10 million Newtons is expressed numerically as
a) 1 MN
b) 10 mN
#
c) 10 MN
252. A milliliter is equal to
a) one million liters
b) one millionth of a liter
#
c) one thousandth of a liter
253. If a square has an area of 9m2, the side is
a) 3 m2
#
b) 3 m
c) 3 sq. m.
254. A mass of 3kg weighs approximately
#
a) 6.6 LB
b) 1.3 LB
c) 0.675 N
255. 100 m is approximately
a) 66 yards
#
b) 109 yards
c) 220 yards
256. A car moves over a distance of 5 miles at steady speed in 10
minutes. What is the speed?
#
a) 30 mph
b) 60 mph
c) 15 mph
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257. A spaceship travels a distance of 480,000 miles in 2 days. What is

its speed?
#
a) 10,000 mph
b) 48,000 mph
c) 36,000 mph
258. A cyclist covers a distance of 1,000 m at a constant speed in 90
seconds, what is his speed?
a) 10 m/s
#
b) 12.5 m/s
c) 50 m/s
259. How long will it take a car moving at 60 km/hr to travel 90 km?
a) 40 minutes
b) 75 minutes
#
c) 90 minutes
260. An aircraft travels at 500 km/hr for 30 minutes at steady speed. How
far does it move in that time?
a) 500 km
#
b)250 km
c) 1000 km
261. Which of the following affect the velocity of an object?
a) Speed and distance
b) Speed and mass
#
c) Speed and direction
262. Acceleration involves
#
a) change in speed or direction of movement
b) change of position with time
c) steady speed over a fixed period of time
263. What acceleration is produced if a mass increases speed from rest
to 10 ft/sec in 5 seconds?
a) 50 ft/sec2
b) 0.5 ft/sec2
#
c) 2 ft/sec2
264. A car traveling at a speed of 5 m/s accelerates at the rate of 1 m/s 2.
How long will it take to reach a speed of 20 m/s?
a) 20 secs
#
b) 15 secs
c) 10 secs
265. Newtons laws of motion apply to
a) solid substances only
#
b) all substances irrespective of state
c) gases and liquids only
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266. Which of Newtons Laws apply to an aircraft which is accelerating

down a runway?
a) The 1st law
#
b) The 2nd law
c) The 3rd law
267. Which of Newtons Laws apply to a car which is slowing down due
to the braking action?
a) The 1st law
#
b) The 2nd law
c) The 3rd law
268. F = ma is an equation which expresses
a) Newtons 1st law
#
b) Newtons 2nd law
c) Newtons 3rd law
269. What force is required to produce an acceleration of 5 m/s 2 on a
mass of 2 kg?
a) 2.5 N
b) 10 kg
#
c) 10 N
270. The British unit of mass is
a) the kilogram
#
b) the slug
c) the Newton
271. If a force of 10 lbf produces an acceleration of 2.5 ft/sec 2 on what
mass is it acting?
#
a) 4 slugs
b) 25 slugs
c) 4 lb
272. What is acceleration?
a) Rate of change of position
#
b) Rate of change of velocity
c) Rate of change of movement
273. Power is the rate of doing work, it is measured in
a) Joules x Seconds
#
b) Joules/Seconds
c) Watts/Seconds
274. Fahrenheit may be converted to Celsius by using the equation
a) C = 9/5 x F + 32
#
b) C = 5/9 x (F - 32)
c) C = 5/9 x F - 32
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275. A vector quantity is a quantity which

a) possesses sense only
#
b) possesses sense, magnitude and direction
c) possesses direction only
276. One atmosphere is equal to
a) 28.9 inches of hg
b) 1.22 kg/m2
#
c) 14.7 lbf/in2
277. Strain is calculated by
#
a) Extension Original Length
b) Original Length Extension
c) Original Length Stress
278. In a gear train the Driver has 100 tpi and the Driven as 50 tpi.
#
a) The driven rotates twice as fast
b) The driven rotates half as fast
c) The driver and driven rotate at the same speed.
279. In fiber optics. The fiber cable has a refractive index of 1.5, what is
its speed?
#
a) 200 meters/microsecond
b) 300 meters/microsecond
c) 400 meters/microsecond
280. A catalyst in a chemical reaction does what?
#
a) Speeds it up
b) Slows it down
c) Can either speed it up or slow it down
281. A material, which has a varying refractive index has a
#
a) step index
b) single index
c) double index
282. What is the number of electrons in the inner shell of an atom?
a) 4
b) 8
#
c) 2
283. What form of heat is used to turn a solid into a gas?
a) Specific heat
#
b) Latent heat
c) Sensible heat

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284. When a twisting force is applied to a bolt, what stress is exerted on

to the head?
a) Shear
b) Compressive
#
c) Torsion
285. When you over stress a steel bar, what is the point called where it
does not return to its original form?
a) Deformation limit
b) Plastic limit
#
c) Elasticity limit
286. A cyclist goes from rest to 50m/s in 5 sec, what is the average
acceleration?
a) 12m/s
#
b) 10m/s
c) 8m/s
287. If heat is constant, if pressure increases on a liquid what will the
volume do?
a) Increases
b) Decreases
#
c) Remains constant
288. What shape is a venturi tube?
#
a) Narrow in the middle
b) Wide in the middle
c) Cone like
289. What is 1 BTU in joules per kilogram?
a) 9.18 joules per kilogram
#
b) 2326 joules per kilogram
c) 4128 joules per kilogram
290. Radiant heat of a body, heated from a radiant source is
a) proportional to distance
b) inversely proportional
#
c) inversely proportional to the square of the distance
291. A ray of light that travels through the centre of curvature before
being reflected, how is it reflected?
#
a) Reflected through the focal point
b) Reflected through the centre of curvature
c) Neither
292. What will the image produced through a divergent lens be?
a) Real
#
b) Virtual
c) Negative
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293. When a beam of light passes from one medium to another with a
different refractive index, what will happen to the beam of light?
#
a) Change speed
b) Total internal reflection
c) Total internal refraction
294. A fiber optic cable has different refractive indexes across its
diameter, it is
a) step index
#
b) graded index
c) single mode
295. The formula for calculating shear is
a) force x area
#
b) force area
c) force cross-sectional area
296. Combined gas law relates volume, pressure and
#
a) temperature
b) velocity
c) density
297. An aircraft of 2 metric tones lands with 400 kilojoules of energy, 10
kiloNewtons of force is applied at the brakes, how far does the aircraft
take to stop?
a) 400 M
#
b) 40 M
c) 800 M
298. If a car travels 18km in 1 minutes, what is it velocity in m/s?
#
a) 200 m/s
b) 150 m/s
c) 100 m/s
299. Three common types of refrigerant are
#
a) dry ice, freon, ammonia
b) ammonia, freon, methyl bromide
c) dry ice. Methyl bromide, ammonia
300. The heat required to change a liquid to a gas at constant
temperature is the heat of
a) fusion
#
b) vaporization
c) condensation
301. An atom with a full outer shell is
a) a good conductor
#
b) practically inert
c) a good insulator
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302. Light traveling from air to water, the waves are

a) bent more
#
b) bent less
c) not bent
303. A pilot requests 9.2 tones of fuel to be put on board his aircraft. The
specific gravity of the fuel is 0.8, how many liters are put on board?
#
a) 1158 liters
b) 732 liters
c) 389 liters
304. An element with a full valence shell is
a) good conductor
b) very reactive
#
c) inert
305. A force 10 N is placed 2 Meters from a pivot point, what is the
moment?
a) 196 N.M.
#
b) 20 N.M.
c) 80 N.M.
306. The heat given off by burning a 1kg block of wood is
a) latent heat
#
b) radiant heat
c) transmissive heat
307. If a light is beamed at a flat mirror what is the angle it reflects at?
#
a) Angle of incidence
b) Reflective index
c) Reactive angle
308. In a graded index multi mode fiber is the refractive index
a) high
b) low
#
c) alternates high and low
309. A fiber optic cable is attenuated at 29dB/Metre. This is referring to
a) allowable loss
#
b) the figure that has to be allowed for when calculating power gain
c) the maximum cable run allowed in the system
310. The fiber optic receiver is a
#
a) photodiode
b) laser diode
c) light emitting diode
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311. The standard temperature and pressure for measuring the density
of liquids is
a) 0C and 760 mmHg
#
b) 4C and 760 mmHg
c) 15C and 760 mmHg
312. The standard temperature and pressure for measuring the volume
of liquids and solids is
#
a) 20C and 760 mmHg
b) 20C and 700 mmHg
c) 0C and 760 mmHg
313. Pure semiconductors have
a) many holes
b) large amounts of free electrons
#
c) few free electrons
314. H20 in what form holds most energy
a) Ice
#
b) Steam
c) Water
315. If a tensile load is placed on a bar it will
#
a) stretch
b) bend
c) crush
316. Compressibility is
a) stress/strain
#
b) strain/stress
c) stress x strain
317. A radar rotates 1 revolution each 30 seconds and uses 10J of
energy each revolution. How many joules does it use in a day?
#
a) 28.8 kJ
b) 720 kJ
c) 7200 kJ
318. The usable bandwidth of a fiber is determined by
a) the angle of total internal reflection
#
b) the intermodal dispersion
c) the wavelength of the light
319. A block of metal is melted. It will
a) increase in volume
#
b) decrease in volume
c) remain the same volume
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320. How would you work out the work done by a machine assuming it
is 100% efficient?
#
a) Mechanical advantage and input
b) Input and output
c) Mechanical advantage and output
321. A block slides down a slope. Assuming there is no friction
# a) kinetic energy is gained at the same rate as potential energy is
lost
b) kinetic energy is gained at a greater rate than potential energy is
lost
c) potential energy is gained at a greater rate than kinetic energy is
lost
322. Specific gravity is
a) kg/m3
#
b) pure numbers
c) m/s2
323. A body of 10 kg is swinging attached at the end of a 2m pole. What
is its moment at the bottom?
#
a) 196 NM
b) 20 NM
c) 80 NM
324. The transfer of heat from a hot place to a cold place is called
a) convection
#
b) conduction
c) radiation
325. A light aircraft flies in a semi-circle from point A to point B. If the
circle has a radius of 20km and the time taken is 30mins, the average
speed is?
#
a) 125.7 km/h
b) 80 km/h
c) 110 km/h
326. The landing speed of an aircraft is 54 m/s. If the maximum
deceleration is 3m/s2 the minimum length of runway required is
a) 162m
b) 360m
#
c) 486m
327. The number of radians in a semi circle are
a) exactly 3
b) 2pi
#
c) pi
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328. the angular velocity of 500 rpm is, in rads/seconds is equal to

a) 1000pi rads/s
#
b) 16.66 rads/s
c) 8.33 rads/s
329. The work done in lifting a mass of 2000 kg vertically to a height of
40 meters is
#
a) 784.8 kj
b) 80 kj
c) 500 kj
330. If, with a concave mirror the image is placed beyond the centre of
curvature, the image produced will be
a) real, erect and larger
b) real, inverted and smaller
#
c) virtual, erect and larger
331. The power of a lens is calculated from the
#
a) reciprocal of the focal length
b) product of the focal length and its distance from the pole
c) focal length squared
332. In a standing wave the point where continuous vibration of
maximum amplitude occurs is called the
a) node
#
b) anti-node
c) harmonic
333. the name given to sounds below that which the human ear can
detect, i.e. below 20Hz is
a) ultra sound
b) sonic pitch
#
c) infra sound
334. The speed of sound in dry air is 331 m/s. In a solid the speed would
#
a) increase
b) decrease
c) stay the same
335. A substance of two or more different atoms is
#
a) a chemical compound
b) a neutrino
c) an isotope
336. An atom with 5 electrons in its outer shell is
#
a) trivalent
b) pentavelant
c) covalent
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337. 1 KW is equal to
a) 252 BTU
#
b) 1.34 HP
c) 1000 Joules
338. What atmospheric conditions will cause the true landing speed of
an aircraft to be highest?
#
a) High temp, high humidity
b) Low temp, high humidity
c) Head wind, low humidity
339. If a tuning fork is struck and held close to the ear and slowly
rotated about the vertical axis, in one rotation how many times is there
no sound?
a) 4
#
b) 2
c) Sound is audible for the whole revolution
340. What type of friction requires the greatest force to overcome it?
a) Rolling friction
#
b) Static friction
c) Dynamic friction
341. Which of Newton's laws relates to the formula: Force = mass x
acceleration
a) 1st
#
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
342. A 6000 kg engine is lifted off a wing to a height 0.5 meters and then
pushed across the hangar 24 meters. The force required to push the
trolley is 12 kN. What is the work done to move the trolley?
a) 298kJ
#
b) 288kJ
c) 84MJ
343. What is the phenomenon that occurs when a siren that approaches
you, at the point of passing, the pitch decreases?
a) Resonance
b) Echo
#
c) Doppler effect
344. Viscosity is known as
#
a) the internal resistance for a fluid to flow
b) fluids flowing in a straight line
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345. How lift on a wing is produced can be derived from

a) Charles law
#
b) Bernoulli's Theorem
c) Faraday's law
346. In a fiber optic system which components use the laser?
#
a) Single mode laser for the transmitter
b) Single mode laser for the oscillator
c) Single mode laser for the transmitter and the oscillator
347. Single mode optic fiber cable will
a) cause distortion to the light wave at the output end which is
dependent upon the length of the cable
b) have several light rays to pass
#
c) have diameter matched to wavelength of light passed
348. When an emergent light wave enters a divergent lens
#
a) it will focus behind the lens
b) it will focus beyond the lens
c) it is s spherical
349. in the concave mirror, light rays parallel to mirror axis will be
reflected
#
a) through the focal point
b) parallel to mirror axis
c) back to the centre of curvature
350. Protons have
#
a) positive charge
b) negative charge
c) no charge
351. If gyro is constrained to an external reference and has three
degrees of freedom it is
a) a space gyro
#
b) a tied gyro
c) an earth gyro
352. in a concave mirror, a light ray passing through the focal point will
be reflected
a) through the focus
b) parallel to the axis
#
c) on the centre line of the mirror
353. A passive sensor
a) requires power for the sensor
#
b) does not require power
c) requires power for the transmitter
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354. Structures designed to withstand compression are called a

a) tie
#
b) strut
c) beam
355. 1 Pascal equals
#
a) 1 N/m sq.
b) 105 N/m sq.
c) 10 Nm
356. A vector is a physical quantity which possesses
a) a magnitude only
#
b) magnitude and direction
c) magnitude direction and sense
357. Producing a compound from commonly available materials is
a) analysis
b) bombardment
#
c) synthesis
358. A different number of nucleons in the nucleus of atoms would
represent
a) isotones
#
b) isotopes
c) semiconductor
359. Molecules of matter are in constant motion. The amount of vibration
or motion is dependent on
#
a) temperature
b) pressure
c) volume
360. The addition of 2 different vectors to produce a vector is called
a) sun
#
b) resultant
c) component

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