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Physics Paper 1 [4531/1]

1 Which of the following steps can be taken to reduce parallax 6 Which of the following situation where all the forces are in
error while taking a measurement from the voltmeter ? equilibrium?
A The pointer needs to be seen through an A a = 0 ms-2
anti-parallax mirror.
B The pointer image is at the right of the pointer.
C Take several readings and find out the average.
D Use a more sensitive voltmeter. B a = 10 ms-2

2 Which of the following statements is true ?
A Zero error is an example of random error. v = 4 ms-1
B All the readings in systematic errors are inconsistent. C
C Random errors occur due to carelessness of the observer
when making a measurement.
D Random error will increase consistency.
7 The diagram below shows a bullet of mass 15 g is fired at 200
3 Which of the following is a vector quantity? ms-1 from a pistol of mass 2.0 kg.
A Age of sun
200 ms-1

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B Acceleration of gravity
C Mass of a ball
D Distance between Ipoh and Melaka

4 The diagram below shows a ball " collide" with a boy.

bullet

What is the recoil velocity of the pistol?

A -1.5 ms-1 D 5.0 ms-1
ball B 1.5 ms-1 E 10.0 ms-1
C 3.5 ms-1

8 Which situation relates to inertia?

What happen to the boy?

tree
A Move together with the ball in the direction of the ball.
B Move together with the ball opposite the direction of the ball.
C Move alone in the direction of the ball.
D Move alone in the direction of the ball. A

5 The diagram below shows a squid moving forward by

discharging a jet of water from its body.
rambutan

pestle

B
mortar
The forward movement of the squid can be explained by
A Principle of conservation of energy.
B Newton's first law of motion.
C Principle of conservation of momentum
balloon
C
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9 Which of the following is not an example of fossil fuels? 13 The diagram below shows a container filled with cooking
A Coal D Natural gas oil. Assuming the density of the cooking oil is 800 kg m-3,
B Petroleum E Oxygen determine the pressure at point X.

10 v (ms-1)

6
5
4
3
2
1
t (s)
0 1 2 3 4 5
A 800 Pa D 3000 Pa
The graph above shows the motion of an object. How far does B 1600 Pa E 3600 Pa
the object move in 5s? C 2400 Pa

A 5 m D 20 m 14 The container in the diagram below contains incompressible

B 10 m E 30 m liquid. A downward force of 12 N is exerted on piston K.
What will be the magnitude of the upward force experienced
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C 18 m
by piston L?
12N
11 The diagram below shows a simple mercury barometer. Air is cross
sectional
trapped in the upper portion of the glass tube. If the atmospheric area 5cm2
pressure is 76 cm Hg, what is the pressure of the trapped air in K L cross
sectional
the tube? area 20cm2

trapped air

A 10 N C 24 N
150 cm B 12 N D 48 N

26 cm
15 Two ships traveling in the open sea are not encouraged to
move parallel to each other in the same direction so as to
avoid colliding with each other. This can be explained by

A Archimedes Principle. C Pascals Principle.

A 16 cm Hg D 76 cm Hg B Bernoullis Principle.
B 20 cm Hg E 150 cm Hg
C 50 cm Hg
16 The diagram below shows the cross-section of a dam. Why
does the thickness of the dam increases towards the base of
12 Which of the following is not a characteristics of pressure in the dam?
liquid?

A The pressure in a liquid is directly proportional to its depth

B The pressure at a certain depth of a liquid is the same on the
Earth or on the Moon
C The pressure in a liquid acts in all direction

A Water pressure increases with depth.

B The density of water increases towards the base of the dam.
C So that more water can be stored.
D Less material is needed to build the dam.
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17 A 5W immersion heater is used to heat 0.1 kg of a certain liquid.
If the rise in temperature of the liquid after 2.0 minutes is 3C,
what is the specific heat capacity of the liquid, assuming all the
heat released by the heater is absorbed by the liquid?
A 200 J kg-1 C-1 D 4000 J kg-1 C-1
B 400 J kg-1 C-1 E 5000 J kg-1 C-1
C 2000 J kg-1 C-1
18 What is the advantage of using mercury in a liquid-in-glass
thermometer?
A Mercury is non toxic.
B Its specific heat capacity is high.
C It is a liquid.
D It expands uniformly when heated.
19 The sensitivity of a liquid-in-glass thermometer can be increased
by
A Using a liquid which conducts heat better.
B Reducing the thickness of the wall of the bulb.
C Using a shorter tube.
D Using a tube with narrower bore.
20 What is the name given to the amount of heat required to change
1 kg of ice at 0C completely to water?
A Heat capacity
B Specific heat capacity
C Specific latent heat of fusion
D Specific latent heat of vapourization.
21 Which of the following statements is false regarding gas in an
enclosed container that is suddenly compressed without any
change in temperature?
A The density of the gas increases.
B The average speed of the gas molecules increases.
C The average kinetic energy of the gas molecules remains
unchanged.
D The average distance between the gas molecules decreases.
22 Which of the following graphs correctly represents Charles
Law?
V (m3 ) V (m3 )
A C D
0 T (K) 0 T (K)
V (m3 ) V (m3 )
B T (K) D T (K)
0 0
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23 What is the physical quantity that is kept constant in Boyles
Law, Charles Law and Pressure Law?
A Volume D Absolute temperature
B Mass E Pressure
24 The radius of curvature of a concave mirror is 40 cm. What
is the object distance, u, must an object be placed in order to
produce an image at infinity?
A u > 40 cm D 40 cm > u > 20 cm
B u = 40 cm E u = 20 cm
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The diagram above shows a stripe of mirror used in a meter
scale. What is the error can be minimize with the presence of
the stripe of mirror?
A Zero error C Parallax error
B System error D Relative error
26 Which of the following is not the nature of light?
A An object can be seen is because the object is able to
emit light.
B The colour of an object can be seen is because the object
reflects the colour of the light.
C Light travels in a straight line in one medium.
D Light is absorbed by an black and dark object.
27 A beam of light from a ray box is directed at point O as shown
in the diagram below. Which of the following is the beam
of ray leaving point O?
[critical angle for glass is 42 ]
A
N
B
air
O
o
C
glass o
100
P
ray box
28 What are the characteristics of the image of a distant object
formed by a convex lens?
A Real, inverted and smaller than the object.
B Real, laterally inverted and smaller than the object.
C Virtual, inverted and bigger than the object.
D Virtual, upright and smaller than the object.
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29 A telescope has an objective lens with a focal length of 120 cm 36 In a 3-pin plug, blue is the colour of the
and eye lens with a focal length of 15 cm. How many times does
the image being magnified from the observed object? A live wire C neutral wire
B earth wire
A 2 C 8
B 6 D 10 37 A torchlight bulb uses a 4.5 V supply and the current flowing
through it is 0.2 A. How much electrical energy is used if the
30 Which of the following describes the way a water wave torchlight is turned on for 1 minute?
propagates from deep to shallow water correctly?
A 28 J D 60 J
Speed Wavelength B 45 J E 120 J
C 54 J
A Decreases Decreases
B Decreases Increases 38 Which of the following materials would you use as the core of
C Increases Decreases an electromagnet?
D Increases Decreases
A Bronze C Iron
B Copper D Silver
31 Sound can be diffracted by an opaque object but light cannot.
This is due to the fact that
39 The efficiency of transmitting electrical power by cable
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A sound travels slower than light.
B sound waves have a longer wavelength.
C sound wave needs a medium to propagate while light can
propagate through vacuum.
32 Which of the following is the same in gamma rays, ultra violet
rays and visible light?
through great distance can be improved by
A lowering the voltage and using thick cable.
B lowering the voltage and using big current.
C increasing the voltage and using thin cable.
D increasing the voltage and using thick cable.

A Frequency C Wavelength 40 Which of the following arrangements will produce the

B Velocity highest induced current in the solenoid?

33 Which of the following devices does not make use of stationary solenoid
stationary solenoid
electromagnetic waves in its operation? 1ms -1
1ms -1
N S
N S
A Radio set C Loud speaker A C G
B Mobile phone D Camera G

34 Tungsten is chosen to be used as the filament of an electric bulb stationary solenoid 1ms -1
1ms -1 1ms -1
rather than copper. This is because 1ms -1
N S
B N S D
A tungsten is a better conductor of electricity.
G
B the melting point of tungsten is higher. G

C tungsten is cheaper.
D copper burns easily.
41 The diagram below shows a current carrying conductor in a
permanent magnet field between two magnets.
35 All the resistors shown below are identical. Which of the
following circuits w24est effective resistance?

A C

In which direction will the conductor be moved?

B D
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42 A magnet is moved towards a coil of insulated wire as shown
below.
In which direction does the coil try to move?
A Away from the magnet D Upwards
B Towards the magnet E Downwards
43 The process of adding a pentavalent element to a pure silicon
crystal is known as
A receiving C excitation
B donating D doping
44 The diagram below shows the structure of a cathode-ray
oscilloscope tube. A fixed potential difference is applied across
the deflection plates.
anode
cathode screen
deflection plates
Which of the following will increase the angle of deflection of
the spot on the screen?
A Decrease the distance from the deflection plates to the screen.
B Increase the length of the deflection plates.
C Increase the potential difference between cathode and anode.
D Decrease the separation of the deflection plates
45 Which of the following electronic devices allows current flow in
one direction only?
A Thermistor C Transistor
B Resistor D Diode
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46 The diagram below shows a circuit whereby an a.c. supply is
connected to a resistor via a diode.
a.c mains supply
diode
resistor
C.R.O
What would the trace on the screen of the CRO looks like if
the time-base is switched on?
A C
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B D
47 The diagram below shows a ray of light traveling from air into a
block of glass. Which of the angle is the critical angle?
C
D
B
air A glass
A vibrator in a ripple tank vibrates at a frequency of 6 Hz. It
causes a wave with a wavelength of 0.02 m. What is the speed
of the wave?
A 0.02 ms-1 D 6.00 ms-1
B 0.12 ms-1 E 12.00 ms-1
C 3.00 ms-1
49 Air at room temperature of 27C is kept in a sealed container
at a pressure of 2 atm. If the air is then heated, without any
change in volume, to a temperature of 57C, what would be
the pressure of the gas now?
A 0.5 atm D 2.2 atm
B 1.0 atm E 2.5 atm
C 1.2 atm
50 Which of the following is true about buoyant force?
A A floating object does not experience any buoyant force.
B Buoyant force is influenced by the density of an object.
C An air bubble from the bottom of a lake rises to the surface
because the buoyant force acting on the air bubble is
greater than the weight of the air bubble.
D Buoyant force is a scalar quantity.