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INSTRUCTIONS:

l.

Answer all the q'uestjons bg shading the

lette.rs
that best coz.r.espond to the corxect
answers on the answet sheet ptovided.

2.

Do NOT mark the question

3.

Calculatots

paper.

ate nat allowed.

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groupsof quantiWhich of the following
NOT an S'I'
des containsone which is
basequantitY?

l.

simplepenWhich two o[ the following

to have the
dulums would You expcct
samePeriod?
/
Pen<lulumI - mass m' lcngth
2 - mass m' lcngth2/
Penclulum
/
Pendulum3 - mass2m' length
U
Pendulum4 - mass2m' length

@(D)

unit of
Which of the following is tlrc
momentum?
(A)

,N M

(B)

kg s''
kgms-r
kgms2

@
(D)

I.

u.
ru.

7.

1 mcgohm= lOuC).
= l0-" A
I nrilliamPcre
i ti.to.oulomb = 1o'3C

I,lI andIII
I andlI onlY

The kineticenergyof a bodyoI

andvclocitY,v, is
(A)
(B)

@
8.

mass'll1

m
v
tlv

nntz

2
nN2

tltc
To makeasimplemercurybarometcr'
l)c
shoultl
cm'
in
length of tube used,
about
(A)

(c)

4.

Newton-metrc
Newton Permetro

Il onlY

(C)
(D)

(D)

yrs
Whenx = O,thc valueo[

Newton
NewtonPer metl$

f-AD
-iE-t I onrv

Itcm 4 rcfcrsto the diagrambclow'

U!i!

corrcct?
Which of thefollowing woultl be

6.

land4
2and3
3 and 4

G)
(C)
(D)

Mass
Momentof
force
EnergY
Work done

(A)
(B)

ran!3

GE

3.

Quantity

Mass,length'timc r .,-rL
Currenl,tcmpcrature'lehgth
volume, tcmpcrature'time
Timc, mass'tcmpcrature

(A)
igi
q!!
-6t

2.

is corWhich of the following quantities

rectly Pairedwith its unit?

5.

(D)

5
80
136
760

(A) a

@(C) l
(D)

P
P/R
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39.

The resultantforceon a movingobjectis

zoro. This meansthat the obiect will
move
( (A) J
(B)
(C)
(D)

1.0.

12.

with a constantvelocity
with a dccreasingvelocity
with a constantaccelcration
in a circle at a constantspccd

In an expcrimentto locatethc centrcof

massof a sheetof cardboard,a plumblinc
(string with a small masson thc end) is
uscd.The plumbline is uscdto

[I

(A)

ru speed

A buswith luggageloadcdon top is more

likely to tip ovcr whcnroundinga corncr
than the samebus without thc luggage.
The reasonfor this is that the luggagc
(A)
a@})
\_/
(C)
(D)

increarcsthc wcightof the bus

raiscsthe cenlrcof gravityof the
DUS

lowerstheccntrcof gravityof tlrc

bus
incrcascstltc momcntuntof thc
bus

speed

Tinte

checkthht thc apparatusis vertical

(B)
checkthatthccardboardisswinging freclY
-24,
( (C) ) showwhich pointsarcvcrtically
:- --z
bclow thc pivot
(D)
mc:Lsurethc width of thc cardboard

u.

Whichof thefollowinggraphsrepresents
a constantspeed?

(A)
(B)

(fi
lpf
t3.

I only
II onlv

I antlit onty
I andIII only

On whichof the followingdoesthepressureat a point in a liquid dcpend?

I.
ll.
III.

Densityof thc liquid

Dcpth from thc surfacc
Arca of thc cross-scctionof thc
containcr

(A)
(B)

I only
III onlv
a n dl l o n l v
I , I I a n dl l l

@I
(D)

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Which of the following givesthe efficiencyof a machine?

(A)

15.

Load x Distancemovedby Effort

Effort x Distancemovedby Load

IOOVo
I

Load x Distancemovcdby Load

Effort x Distancemovcdby Effort

100 Vo
-i-

(c)

Effort x Distancemovcdby Effort

Load x Distanccmovcdby Load

IOOVo
-r

(D)

Effort x Distancemovedbv Load

Load x Distancemovedby Effort

l0O Vo
t

Which of the followingis a vcctorphysicalquantity?

(A)
(B)
(C)
@

Spccd
Energy
Mass
Displaccmcnt

16.

A andB, in thediagramabove,aretwo pistonswhichfit closely

intothecylindcrsshown.PistonB hasa cross-sectional
areaten
timcs that of piston A. PistonA is usedto apply an excess
pressure,P, on the liquid underit. The excessprcssureof the
bottomof PistonB is
(A)

l(,

ql)
(c)

P
r0P

(D) #
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L7.

The S.I. unit of specific latent heat is

(A)
(B)

19.

is NOT
Whichof thefollowingstatements
true abouta clinical thermometer?
(A)

J K''

W tff:,.,

a(fl
\-r
(C)
(D)

18.

Which of thefollowiltg graphsillustrates

thevariationof pressure(P) with volume
([), for a gasobcyingBoyle's Law?

(A)

20.

It hasalimiled temperaturerange.
It containsalcoholbecausemercury is poisonous.
It hasa constrictionto allow for
convenientreading.
It cannotbc uscdto measuretem"C.
pcraturesabove50

The pressureof a fixed massof gasis P

and its volume is V. What is the new
volumeif the pressureis increasedto 2P
at constanttemperature?

@#
(B)
(B)

(c)

2L.

(c)

(D)

2V

water
Sweatingcoolsthe body because
(A)
(B)

(c)

@
22.

is coolerthan body tempcrature

is a poorconductorof heat
hasa high specificheatcapacity
andabsorbsheatfrom
evaporates
thc skin

about
Which of thefollowingstatements
of a liquidis NOT correct?
tlreevaporation
(A)

(B)

(c)

Moleculeswith high kineticenergy lcave the liquid surface

whcn evaporationtakesplace.
Evaporationis possibleat all temperatures.
The rateof evaporationincreases
in windy sunoundings.
Evaporationoccurswhenbubblcs
of vapour start forming in the
liquid.
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23.

Whenagasis heatedataconstantvolume'
the presiure rises becausethe moleculcs
of the gas
(A)
(B)

(c)

6)
v

24.

move further aPart

expandandfill thecontainermore
coiticlewith eachother more frequently and with greatermomentum
collide with the containerwalls
morefrequcntlYandwithgreater
momentum

A gas is much easierto compresst'hana

solid or liquid bccausethe gasmolecules

26.

(A)
@
(C)
(D)

27.
Cr

(B)
(C)
(D)

Volume
of water

Black

200 crrt3
2(X)cml
400 cm3
400 cm3

Whitc
Black
White

(A)

(B)

1)"

111.

25.

(A)
(B)
(C)
@

At P onlY
BetweenQ and R
BetweenR and S
BetweenP and Q

Cl.

Rr

29.

27,,

Thenormalhcaringrangeof a youngpersonis about

28.

(A)

The graphabove,arisirlgfrom an cxpcriment on changeof Phasc,shows that

soliclificationstanedat Q' During which
in the liquid
o[the stagesis the substancc
phase?

R2

The diagramaboverepresentsa longitudinal wave,whereC and R representcomandrarclractionsrespectively'If

pressions
wavelcngth,the distancebetwecnC,
i
andR, is

(D)

Temperature

C2

Rl

i lri i l l i l l l ll ll llilll

Four similar cans, containingwatcr at

"C,
are Placedon a table in a room
80
"C. Which can will cool fastest?
at 30
Colour of can's
surface

are very numerous

are :urangedrandomlY
are movingverYraPidlY
haveno forcesbctweenthem

(C)
(D)

2Otlz to 2 000l{z
ZoHzto2o ooollz
20O|lzto 2 000Hz
20Ollzto 20 000tlz

Irt which of rhe following is the spcedo[

ultra-violetlight grcatest?
(A)
(B)
(C)

Air
Glass
Water

vacuum

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30.

The wavesthat reach a listcner from a

radio are

&

31.

electromagnetic
transverseand stationarY
longitudinalandstationary
longitudinalandProgressive

Planewaterwaveswhichtravelfromdeep
waterto shallowwater
(A)
(B)
(C)
@

32.

34.

A rayof light,LM, is incidenton oneside

of a glassprism as shownin the diagram
above. The light emergeson the othcr
side alongthe path

arediffracted
increasetheir sPccd
undcrgoa changein frcquencY
undergoa changein wavelength

Which of the following are NOT transvcrsewaves?

(A)
(B)
<11eT-.
(D)

Watcrwavcson thc sea

Light wavesfrom a streetlamP
Soundwavesfrom a guitarstring
Radio waves travelling fronr a
satellite

(A)

Aw

(B)
(c)

AX
BY

@oz
35.

33.

In the figure above,showinga section

throughan eye,thc part labcllcdX is the

aO
The diagram above rcprescntsa thin
converginglens,L, with a principalaxis
GL. FL is the focallengtho[the lensand
CF = FL. Where should an objcct bc
placedsoasto produceavirtualmagnitied
image?
(A)
(B)
(C)

(B)
(C)
(D)

iris
cornea
aqucoushumor
ciliary muscle

At C
To the left of G
BetwcenF and G

BctwecnL andF
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36.

Which of the following would represcnt

thc formula(e)for linearmagnification?
I.

38.

Heightof image
Height of objcct
Earth

tI.

IIL

I{eight of object
Heightof image

The diagramaboveillustratesan eclipse

of tlrc sun by the moon. Which of the
followingstatements
would bc true?

Objectdistance
Imagedistance

I.
(B)

(c)
(D)

37.

I only
II only
I and III only
II and III only

II.
III.

Whichof thefollowingstatcments
MUST
be true if total intcrnal rcflection is to
occur?
I.
II.
III.
IV.

(A)
(B)
(C)
@

The angleof rcfractionmust bc

900.
Thc angleof incidcncemust bc
equalto thc anglcof rcfiaction.
The anglcof incidcncemust bc
grcaterthanthc criticalangle.
Light mustbctravellingfromonc
mediumto a lcssopticallydcnse
nrcdium-

(A)
a-TEf\
(C)
(D)

39.

(A)
r@
(C)
(D)

40.

A planemirror
A divcrginglcns
A converginglens
I only
llonly
lI andIII only
I, II and III

Which of the followingwould betrueof

thc imagein a planemirror?
I.
II.
III.

(B)

(c)
(D)

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I only
I and II only
II andlll only
I , I I a n dI I I

Which of thc following can producea

diminishedvirtualimageof a rcalobject?
I.
ll.
IIL

I and II only
I andIII only
II zurdIII only
III andIV onty

A pcrson at X will expericnce

partialeclipsc.
A person at Y will expcricnce
totaleclipse.
A personatZ will experience
no
eclipsc.

It is real.
It is upsidedown.
It is the samesize as the object.
III only
I andII only
II andIII only
I. II andIII

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41.

Item43 rcfersto thefollowingdiagramof

a simplca. c. gcncrator.

In an experimentto verify Ohm's law,

variousvalucsof V and/ areplottcdon a
graph. Which of the following would
represcntthe graphobtainedif the componentbeingtestedobeysthe law?

(A) v

(B) v
The parts labcllcd X in thc diagranrarc
knownasthc
(A)
(B)
@
(D)

(c) v

coil
armature
slip rings
commutator

44.

particle,X, ismoving
A positivelycharged
athighspcedin thedircctionindicatcd.Irr
which directionwill thc magneticfield
dcflcct the particlc?

42.

Which ot (A), (B), (C) or (D), corrcctly

showsthe dircctionin which a plotting
compasswould point whcn placcdnciu
the bar magnetshownbclow?

(A)
(B)

(@

(D)

Upward
To the lcft
Downward
To the riglrt

(B)

(A)o

do
o
(D)

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l0Item 45 refersto the followingI-V graphs

for variousconductingmedia.
(A)

47.

Tfuee resistors,with resistanccsR,, R,

and R' areconncctcdin parallel.Which
of the following equationscan be usedto
R?
detcrminethe nct resistance,

(c)

I * I +-!-I =
R
R r & R ,
1 _R,+R, +R,
R
R - Rr+R2 *Rr

(D)

[=

@
(B)

48.

(c)

-.1-+l-+*
tt,
Rr
R2

which of the
For a simplea.c.gcneral.or,
followinggraphswill beproduccdby two
complcterotationsof the armature?

(A)

e.m.f.

No. of
rotations

(D)
+

(B)

e.m.f.

Which graphillustratesthe rclationship

bctweencurrent and appliedp-d. for a
lamp filament?

46.

No. of
rotations

@ +
e.m.f.

No. of
rotations

RectificationcanBEST bedoneby using

a
(D)
(A)
(B)
(C)

ffib
\-7

transformer
capacitor
transistor

diode

No. of
rotations

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l149. Which of the following is NOT a measure

of energy?
(A)

52. Which of thefollowingculrent-timegraphs

would representd.c.?

Powerx timc
current x p.rl.
P.d.x chargc
Forcex distance

@
(C)
(D)

Item 50 refers to the following diagram.

Primary
Coil

Seconditry
Coil

m
50. Appropriatelabclsfor W and X would bc

w
(A)
(B)
,@
(D)

step-downtranslormcr a.c. input

stcp-downtransforntcr d.c. input
a.c. input
stcp-uptransformcr
sLcp-uptransformcr d.c. input

(A)
(B)

@(D)

II only
III only
I andIII only
I, II andIII

53. A plasticrod,P,is rubbcdwith a cloth,Q. P

51.

bccomespositivelycharged.This isbccause

Which of the lollowing statcmcntswould

bc true?

I.
il.
III.

(A)
(B)

(c)

Stecl is used for thc making of

pcrmancntmagncts.
Magnctsmay losc thcir magnctismit heatcdto rcd heat.
So[t iron is more e.tsily magnetiscdthan stcel,but loscsits
muchmoreeasily.
magnetism

(A)
(B)
(C)
@

protonsflow from Q to P
protonsflow from P to Q
clectronsflow from Q to P
clcctronsflow lrom P to Q

I and II only
II andIII only
I andIII only
l, ll andIII

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-t2Itcm 54 rclcrs to thc following diagramof

a dry cell.

The nuclearreacrion TC * t/w + _fe,

rcsultsin the productionof a/an

57.

(A)
(B)
(C)

CD

GD

(B)
(C)
(D)

f,J.

(A)
(B)

Which of thc following is corrcct?

ti6

R is zinc.
Q iscarbon,
P is copperoxidc,Q is ciubon.
R is ironandS is ammoniumchloride.
S is sulphuricacidandP is manganesedioxidc.

(D)

59.

Radioactivitytakesplaccin an atonlas a
resultof

56.

nuclcarinstability
a chemicalreaction
exposurcto excessltcat
excessstresson thc atom

(c)

An isotopeof theelcmenturaniuntis rcprcscntedby the symbolf tI.

would
Which o[ thc followingstatcmcnts
be true?
I.
IT.
II I.

P is theatomicnumbcro[uranium.
(Q - P) is thc numbcrof ncutrons.
Q is the numbcrof protonsand
ncutrons.

(A)
(B)

I andII only
I and III only
lI andIII only
I. II andIII

(c)

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60.

No charge,very penctrating
Positivechargc,very pencl-rating
Positive chargc, not very r,cnetrating
Ncgative chargc, not very pcnetrating

about
Which of thefollowingstatgments
a protonis NOT corrcct?
(A)

-z-.

q4D
(tl)
(C)
(D)

P-Particle

Which of thc following describcstwo

propertiesof an a-particle?

58.

54.

I r^y
proton
o-particle

It is a hydrogenatom minus zur

electron.
It has a m&ss the same as an
clcctron,butitsvolumeis la-rgcr.
It hasa massabout2 000 times
greatcrthanthat of an elecl-ron.
It hasa chargeequalin sizc but
oppositcin sign to that of an
elecuon.

With which of the following scicntists

would you associatenuclearenergy?
(A)

@
(c)
(D)

Bohr
Einstein
Chadwick
Thompson

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