t??

l.

The unitsof densitymayNOT be expressed 5 .

as

(A)

ks/m'

(B)
(C)
(D)

kg m-'
kg/p-r
ke/(m)3

(A)
(B)

(c)
(D)
,,.6.

2.

Which of ttrefollowing is a dimensionlcss

quantity?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

3.

Density
Mass
Relativedensity
Volume

Thetimetakenforapendulumto oscillate10
times is 15.5 s. Which of the following
indicatesthefrequency,f,andthepcriod,I,
rcspectively?

f
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

0.65Hz
0.65Hz
1.55Hz
1.55llz

7.

T
1 .5 5s
155s
0.65s
15.5s

Thedensityof leactis I I 000kg m-3andthat

of sreelis 8 000kgm{. whichof thefollowing statements
arecorrect?
I.
IL
III.
IV.

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

qs

I I m3 of steelhasthesamemassas
8 m3of lead.
8 m3 of steelhasthe samemassas
I I m3 of lead.
I I kg of steelhasthesamevolumeas
8 kg oflead.
8 kg of steclhasthesamevolumcas
I I kg oflead.
I andIII only
II andIII only
I andIV only
II andIV only

4.62x 10-5N
4.62x 10-rN
462x 10-4N
4.62x ld N

Which of the following arcbaseunitsof the

Intemational
Systemof Units?
I.
II.
III.
IV.

Gram
Kelvin
Ampere
Volt

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

I andII only
II andlll otrly
I,II andIII only
II,III andIV only

Whichof the followingis a vectorphysical

quantity?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

8.
4.

0.0000462N expresedin standardform is

Spced
Encrgy
Mass
Displacemcnt

powerstationusesa renewA hydroclectric

ablesourceof energy,X. Thisenergyraises
waterto thetop of a mountainso thatit has
gravitational
potentialenergy.As thewater
runsdown the mountain,it tums a turbine
whichconverts
Y energyintoZ encrgy.Which
setof amwersfor X, Y wtd-Zis conect?

Jt
(A)
(B)

(c)
(D)

Electrical
Solar
Geothermal
Chcmical

Y
potential
kinctic
potcntial
kinetic

.Zkinetic
electrical
electrical
electrical

z
9.

A solidobject,X, floatsin mercuryandsinks

in water. A solid object,Y' floats in both
mercuryandwater.

12.

Whichof thefollowingis trueaboutX andY?

10.

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

I onlY
I andIII ottlY
lI andIII onlY
I,II andIII

Velocity

13.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

A ball,givenaninitialvelocity,rises
verticallY and then falls to the
ground.
A car, moving fnom rest with uniattainsa maxiform acceleration,
at
mumvelocitYandis decelerated
thesameuniformrate.
A car,travellingwith uniformvclountilit comesto
city,is decelerated
resL
from rest at one
A train accelerates
a time at confor
travels
station,
stantspeed,then comesto rest at
thenext stadon'

Which of the following equatiollscould be

usedto calculatePressure?

An object is removedfrom the groundand

placedon a shelf. Which of its pnoperties
would you expectto change?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Which of the following motionscould the

graphaboverepresent?

11.

II.
ilI.

It is experiencinga forcetowardsthe
centreof the circle.
It is movingwith uniformvelocity'
lt hasan acceleration.

I.

X is lessdensethanY.
X andY areboth denserthanwater'
XandYarebothdenserthanmercury'
X is moredensethanY.

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

A car is movingon a circulartrackwith constantspeed.Whichof tlrefollowingstatements

aboutthecarwouldbc true?

14.

15.

To makea simplemercurybarometer,the
lengthof tubeused,in cm' shouldbe about

(A)

(B)

80

(c)

136

(D)

760

n, and
of abodyof mass,
Thekineticenergy
v,is
vclocity,
(A)

m
v

(B)

mv

(c) ut
2
(D)

(A)

=
Pressure
Area

(B)

=
Pressure

(c)

= Height x DensitY
Pressure

(D)

=
Pressure

Mass

ffi-e

ryP'"4*.e4

Mass
Volume
Potentialenergy
Kincticenergy

mvL

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16.

17.

Whichof thefollowinggivestheefficiencyof a machine?

(A)

Loadx Distancemovedby Effort x l O O 7 o

1
Effort x Disttncemovedby Load

(B)

Loadx Distancemovedby Load x 1004o

I
Effort x Distancemovedby Effort

(c)

Effort x Distancemovedby Effort x l0O Vo

I
Loadx Distancemovcdby Load

(D)

movedby Load x 100Vo

Effort x Disl.ance
I
Loadx Distancemovedby Effort

A falling raindropreachesa constantspced

whcn
(A)
(B)

(c)
(D)

20.

aboutthe
Whichof thefollowingstatements
of a liquid is NOT corect?
evaporation
(A)

thereis no netforceactingon it
thepull of theearthon theraindropis
equalto theweightof theraindrop
the upthrustdue to the air is at a
minimum
the air surroundingthe raindropbcwith watervapour
comcssaturated

(B)
(C)
(D)

18.

A gasis heatedat constantvolumcso thatits

Whichof thefollowingis
pressure
increases.
incrcase?
NOT a reasonfor thepressure
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

19.

Moleculesmovefaster.
hit thewallsof ttrecontaincr
Molecules
harder.
Moleculcshavemore frcqucntcollisionswith thewalls.
Molcculeshavemore frcqucntcollisionswith eachother.

was
to physics
MAlNcontribution
Rumford's
theprovisionof evidencefor thc
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

kinetictheoryof heat
calorictheoryof heat
moleculartheoryof gases
of matter
conscrvation

21.

with highkineticencrgy
Molecules
fromtheliquidsurfacewhcn
escape
takesplace.
evaporation
Evaporationis possible at all
tempcratures.
increascs
The nct rateof evaporation
in windysunoundings.
occurswhcnbubblcsof
Evaporation
vapourstartformingin theliquid

andthePressurc
Boyle'sLaw,Charles'Law
Law canbe combinedandstatedas

(A)

PW = Constant

(B)

PV
= Constant
r

(c)
(D)

PT

,
VT

= conslant
= constant

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22.

is
The specificheatcapacityof a substance
encrgy
thermal
of
amount
definedas the
requiredto
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

23.

of thesubstancc
raisethetemperature
bYlK
convertunit massof the substance
from liquid to vaPour
convertunit massof tlresubstallce
from solidto liquid
of unitmassof
raisethetemperature
bY I K
thesubstance

The 'glass-house'effect refers to thc

glass-house
actingas a hcat trap. This is
bccause
(A)
(B)

(c)
(D)

24,

25.

infra-rcdraysfrom
shonwavelenglh,
thesunareunableto pcnctratcglass
long wavclenglh,infra-rcdraysfrom
glass
thcsunareunableto pcnetratc
infra-rcdraysfiom
shortwavelcngth,
the objecs within the glass-house
glass
areunableto penctrate
26.
infra-rcdraysfrom
long wavelcngth,
the objccs within ilre glass-housc
areunablcto pcnctrateglass

Whichof thefollowingwouldbe consistcnt

with thekincticthcoryof gases?
L

u.
ut.

(A)
(B)

(c)
(D)

at a giventcmpcraturc
All moleculcs
move with the samespccdbut in
diffcrcntdirections.
Theheatingof agasresulsinincrcased
kincticencrgyof themolcculcs.
of a gason thc containThc pressure
ing walls is producedby continual
bombardmcnt.
II only
III only
I andII only
II andIII only

Ice wrapped
in gauze

The diagramaboveshowswaterboiling at
thetopof a glasstcsttubewhilea picceof ice
rcmainsunmeltedat thebottom. Whichof
the following is a possiblercasonfor this
occurrcnce?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Gauzeis a poorconductorof hcat.

Watcris a poorconductorof heat.
of heat.
Watcris a goodconductor
of hcat.
Glassis a goodconductor

usmainly
Thehcatfroma ncarbyfire reachcs
by
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

conductionby theair molccules

by tlrcair molcculcs
convcction
absorptionand emissionby the air
molccules
radiation

27.

A fixed massof gas is heatedat constant

pressure. Which of the graphsbelow
rcpresents
thc variationof volume,V, with
Celsiustempcrature,
0?

29.

Which of the following diagrdmscould

representdiffractionof water wavesin a
ripple tank?

Vlcmt
(A)

il+il]i
DW

(B)
(A)
(B)

(c)
(D)

(c)

Item 30 refersto the followinggraphwhich

showsthe variationof displacement
of a
particlewith time.
Displacement/cm
4
2
0
-2
-4

(D)

30.
28.

(c)
(D)

Waterwaveson thesca
Radiowavestravellingfroma satellite
Soundwavesfrom a guitarstring
Light wavesfroma streetlamp

Thetimepcriodof themotioriis
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Which of the followingare NOT lransverse

waves?
(A)
(B)

I only
II only
I andII otrly
II andIII only

31.

0.1s
0.2s
0.3s
0.4s

Thehearingrangeof anormalyoungpcrson
is about
(A)
(B)

(c)
(D)

20Hz to 2 000Hz
20Hzto 20000Hz
Z00Hzto 2 000llz
200H2ro 20 000Hz

32.

33.

Whichofthefollowingchanges
whena wave
is refractedat a boundary?
I.
II.
IIL

Velocity
Wavelength
Frequency

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

I only
III only
I andII only
I,II andIII

III.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

i andII only
I andIII only
II andIII only
III andIV only

38.

Wren a personis long-sighted,

whichof the
followingwouldbe true?
I.
II.

The image of a slide producedby a

slide-projcctor
is

III.

(A)
(B)
(C)

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

I only
III only
I andII only
I,lI andIII

magnificdandvirtual
rcalandinvcrted
formed at the focal point of the
projector'slcns
thesameway up astheslide

Item39 refcrsto thefollowingdiagram.

A virtualimage
(A)
(B)

(c)
(D)

36.

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

III.

Theimageisformedbchindthercrina.
Theconditioncanbe correctcdwi[r
a concave
lcns.
The eycballis too long for thelens.

(D)

35.

IV.

Light must be travellingfrom one

mediumto a lessopticallydense
mcdium.
Theangleof incidence
mustbeequal
to the angleof refraction.
The angle of incidencemust be
greaterthanthecriticalangle.
Theangleof refractionmustbe90".

II.

Lightis saidto havca dualnature.

All electromagnetic
waves are
tnnsverse.
All elcctromagnctic
waveshavethe
samcspeedin glass.
I andII only
I andIII only
II andIII only
I; II andIII

Which of the followingstatements

mustbe
truc if totalintemalreflectionis to occur?
I.

Whichof thefollowingstatements
arctrue?
I.
II.

34.

37.

has no light rays actuallypassing

throughit
is alwaysmagnificd
canbe projectedontoa scrccn
is alwayslaterallyinverted

Whichof thefollowingis NOT anexamplcof

thcapplicationof totalintemalreflcction?
(A)
(B)

(c)
(D)

A roadsignlit by lightpipcs
A stickappearing
bentwhenplaced
in water
Theuseof prismsin binoculars
Theformationof amirageonasunny
day

39.

From the diagram above, a real rmagers

producedwith a converginglens whenthc
objectis located
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

bctweenthe opticalccntreandF
bctweenF andinfinity
only at F
only at 2F

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Item40refersto thefollowingdiagramwhich
showsanobject,O, whichformsanimage,I,
whenplacedin frontof a converginglens.OI
is theprincipalaxisof thelens. The pathof
oneray from theobjectis showngoingto the
image.

43.

WhichofthefollowingequationsCANNOT
beusedto determinethepowerdissipatedin
a resistod
P = I2R

(A)

(B) p= !
R
(C)

P=VI

(D) p=
40.

Themagnificationproduced
bythelensabove
canbe foundfrom the ratio

(A)

Item44referstothefollowingdiagram
which
showsa coil carryinga cunentandwrapped
arounda woodencylinder.

oc
IC

Ir(B) ird

(c)
(D)

4t.

IP

o?
IP

E
Which row of the table below showslhe
magneticfield directionsat X, Y andZ?

Whichof thefollowingequalsI kW h?
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)

44.

3.6kJ
36 kJ
360kJ
3 600 U

(A)
(B)

42.

Which of the following gives the correct

international
colourcodefor wiringa plug?

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

LIVE

NEUTRAL

Brown
Red
Blue
Green

Blue
Green/yellow
Blue
Green
Greery'yellowBrown
Brown
Blue

(c)
(D)

EARTII

45.

Rectification
canBESTbedoneby usinga
(A' -'.U*-nslormer
(B ?e5gp'r

.-*"^. ,dn
lSl
(t/
Dio oe

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46.

48.

In thediagramabove,apicceof rubbermagnet
from a rcfrigeratordoor is surroundedby
plottingcompasses.
Thc rubbcrmagncthas
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

The figure above shows two permancnt

magnetsandthrcewirescarryingcurrentin
the dircctionsindicated.On which wire(s)
will a forcebe cxcrted'l
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

47.

I only
Il only
I arrdII only
I,ll andtII

49.

Whichof thefollowingstatcments
aretrue?
I.

II.

Whichof tJrefollowingdiagramsrcprcscnts
theelectricficld existingbctweentwo oppo_
sitclychargedpointcharges?

III.

(A)

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

(B) +

(C) +'-----T-r

1\

(D) + a

\F

polesat thecnds
polesat theccntre
polesat rhesidcs
no poles

Softiron is morceasilymagnctiscd
thanstcclbut.loses
its magnetism
muchmorceasily.
Stccl is uscd for thc makingof
magnets.
frcrmanent
Magnets
maylosetheirmagnetism
if
hcatedto rcd heal
I andII only
II andIII onJy
I andIII only
I, II andIII

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50.

ln whichof thefollowingcircuitsareall of the

in scrics?
componcnts
connected

51.

Whichof thefollowingcunent-timegraphs
would representdirectcuncnt?

(A)

II

(B)

III

(c)
(A)
(B)

(c)
(D)

II only
III only
I andIII only
I, ll andIII

52.
(D)

In thesimplea.c.generatorshown
above,lhe
partslabelledX arethe
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

?s

slipdngs
curvedpole faces
carbonbrushes
split-ringcommutators

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53.

WhichofthefoUowinggraphscouldhavebeen
madeusingthe
obtainedfiom measurements
with thegraph(s)?
circuitsassociated

WhichofthefollowinggraptsBBSTreprcsents
theoutputof asimpled.c.generator?

(A)

(B)

ffi

(c)

rl /

+
III

(A)
(B)

(c)
(D)

?s-

I only
I andII only
I andIII only
I, II andIII

(D)