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1.

The resultant of the two vectors u and v is w. Which one of the following vector diagrams is
correct ?

2.

Which one of the following graphs represents an object travelling at constant acceleration?

3.

A car with an oil tank leak travels along a straight load. It leaves drops of oil at a regular interval on the road. The figure
below shows the drops on the road.

Which one of the following correctly describes the motion of the car?

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A Constant speed
B Constant acceleration
C Constant deceleration
D non-uniform deceleration

4.

The total weight of a gas filled balloon is 2000 N .The balloon rises at a constant acceleration of
1.5ms-2.
What is the resultant force acting on the balloon?
(Acceleration due to gravity, g=10ms-2)
A 3OON
B 2300 N
C 13000 N
D 5000 N

5.

What causes a moving body to resist a change in its state of motion ?


A Its speed
B lts acceleration
C lts mass
D lts weight

6.

A man weighs himself in a lift. The reading of the weighing machine is maximum when the lift is
moving

A upwards with constant speed.


B upwards with constant acceleration.
C downwards with constant speed.
D downwards with constant acceleration.
7.

In an experiment to estimate the density of air, it was found that 0.80 g of air occupies a volume of 620 cm3. What is the
density of air in kg m-3?

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A 0.21
B 1.20
C 1.29
D 1.50
8.

The figures show a lorry carrying different loads of the same mass. In which one of the following figures is the lorry most
stable?

9.

A dam is constructed so that it is thicker at the base than at the top because the pressure exerted by the water is
A inversely proportional to the area of the dam's base.
B inversely proportional to the depth of the water.
C directly proportional to the surface area of the dam's base.
D directly proportional the depth of water.

10.

The figure shows water from a tank flowing out from a siphon. The pressure at which of the points A, B, C, or D is the
highest?

11.

A box of weight W is pulled up an inclined plane of length x by a force F and rises through
height y. The friction between the box and the inclined plane is P. The work done by the force F is

A
B
C
D

Fx
Fy
wy
(F - P)x

12.

A golf ball travels through the air as shown. Which one of the following correctly describes the gravitational potential energy
and kinetic energy of the ball at P.

13.

An archeologist found several pieces of silver and gold coins. He noticed that a little silver had diffused into the gold coins.
Diffusion of silver into gold takes a long time because

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A silver atoms are big.


B force of attraction between silver atoms is strong.
C force of attraction between silver and sold atoms is strong.
D there is no empty space between gold atoms.

14.

A copper sulphate crystal has a definite shape. Which one of the following conclusions is wrong?
A
B
C
D

Atoms in the crystal are well arranged.


Atoms in the crystal are closely packed.
Atoms in the crystal move randomly.
The force between atoms in the crystal is strong.

15.

The same amount of boiling water is poured into the following cans. After 5 minutes, the temperature of water in which can
is the highest?

16.

Thermal energy is transferred by convection because


A
B
C
D

17.

The figure shows two objects P and Q. They are in thermal equilibrium when

A
B
C
D
18.

of density difference in a fluid.


of temperature difference in a solid.
of diffusion of molecules in a fluid.
of vibrations of molecules about a mean position.

the force P exerts on e and the force e exerts of P are of the same magnitude.
P and Q have the same temperature,
P and Q have the same mass.
P and Q have the same heat capacity.

What makes a clinical thermometer suitable for measuring small changes in body temperature?
A The amount of mercury in the bulb is small.
B The bore of the capillary tube is narrow.
C The capillary tube is long.
D The glass bulb has a thin wall.

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The specific heat capacity of a substance is the heat required

20.

The displacement-time graph of a wave travelling along a rope is as shown. What is the frequency of the wave?

A
B
C
D
21.

The heating element of an electric iron emits


A
B
C
D

A beam of light is incident on a 450 right-angled glass prism as shown in the figure. Which one of
the following figures shows correctly the path of the beam through the glass prism?

23.

The focal length of a thin converging lens is 20 cm. An image of the same size as the object is formed on a screen. What is
the distance between the object and the screen?

24.

25.

electrons.
ultra-violet radiation.
infra-red radiation.
visible light.

22.

A
B
C
D

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0.5 Hz
1.0 Hz
2.0 Hz
5.0 Hz

20cm
40cm
60cm
80cm

The pitch of sound from a siren is increased. Which one of the following is true?
A The wavelength increases.
B The amplitude of sound waves increases.
C The frequency of the sound increases.
D The intensity of the sound increases.
The work done by a battery to drive a charged of 4 C round an electric circuit is 12 J. The e.m.f. of the battery is
A
B
C
D

1.5 V.
3.0 V.
6.0 V.
48V.

26.

A boy stands 350 m from a girl who stands 150 m from a tall building. The boy gives a loud shout. The girl hears two
shouts 1.0 s apart. What is the speed of sound in the air?

27.

A metal sphere X is connected by a wire to the ground. A positively charged sphere Y is brought
near the sphere X. Which one of the following correctly shows the charges on X and Y?

28.

Two resistors of 10 and 5 are connected together with voltmeters V1, V2 and ammeters A1
A2 as shown in the figure. Which of the following comparisons of the ammeter readings and voltmeter readings is correct?

29.

In the circuit shown what is the reading of the voltmeter?

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A
B
C
D

2.OV
3.OV
4.OV
5.OV

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30.

Bulbs are connected to the mains supply as shown. In which one of the circuits is the fuse most likely to blow?

31.

An electric fire is rated 240 V 5 kW. The most suitable fuse for the electric fire is
A 13A
B 15A
C 25A
D 30A

32.

In which one of the following diagrams, the metal bar would become the strongest permanent magnet ?

33.

The primary coil of a perfect transformer is connected to a 240 V a.c. supply. Two bulbs rated
6 V, 12 W connected to the secondary coil of the transformer light up to normal brightness.
What is the value of the current in the primary coil and the

34.

The coil of a simple a.c. generator is initially parallel to the magnetic field. It is the rotated through 900 so that its plane
becomes perpendicular to the coil. Which one of the following graphs correctly shows how the e.m.f. induced varies with
time?

35.

A coil PQRS carrying a current is inside the magnetic field between the poles of a magnet. The
directions of the forces F acting on the sides PQ and RS of the coil is shown by which one of the figures below ?

36.

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The output of a step-down transformer is connected to the Y-input of a cathode-ray oscilloscope (CRO). The time-base of
the CRO is adjusted until a steady trace is obtained on the screen. The trace on the CRO screen is

37.

Two identical lamps X and Y are connected to a potential divider circuit as shown in the figure. What happens to the
brightness of the lamps as the sliding contact is moved from P to Q?

38.

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The isotope barium-140 has a half-life of 13 days. A sample of this isotope is kept for 13 days.
Which quantity halves during this time?
A the number of atoms of barium-140 in the sample
B the number of electrons in an atom of barium-140
C the number of nucleons in an atom of barium-140
D the number of protons in a nucleus of barium-140

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In a laboratory experiment, particles from a radioactive source are deviated by a magnetic field
and reach a detector.

Which particles are deviated and reach the detector?

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A alpha-particles and gamma-rays


B alpha-particles only
C beta-particles and gamma-rays
D beta-particles only

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