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1. The base unit of temperatureof the S'l' 5. Which ofthe following remainsunchanged
systemisthe with anincreasein temPerature?

(A) degreeCelsius I (A) Demig

(B) degreeFahrenheit (B) Mass
(C) Ketvin (CI RelativeDensitY
(D) degreecentigrade (D). Volr.rne

2. If force - massx accelerationo

the unit of Item6 refersto thediagrambelow.
forcecouldbewritten

(A) kg-rms2
(B) kg m-'s?
(C) kg m-rs2
(D) kg m s-2

3. has
Which ofthe following measurements
threesignifi cantfi gures? a
(A) 0.0293kg 6. When x: 0, the value ofY is
(B) 0.94A
(c) 5.32tv (A) a
(D) r0.42m (B) S
(c) P
(D) P/R
4.

7. Whichofthe followingwill beconstant,ifa

constantnetforceis appliedto a body?

(A) Velocity
(B) Kineticenergy
(c) Momenturn
(D) Acceleration

The diagram above shows a rod and a

centimetrerulemeasuring its length.Theleft t. istheunitusedtomeasure
Thenewton-metre
endofthe rod (notshown) is atthe zercmark
ofthe rule. The lengthofthe rod shouldbe (A) force
writrenas (B) momenum
(c) momentofaforce
(A) 7 cm (D) power
(B) 7.0cm
(C) 7.00cm
(D) 6.97cm

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9. l0- Thediagramsbelow, draumto scale,represent

two forces,SandT, actingat O. In which of
thefol lowing is theresultant in thedirection,
ox?
: s
/ ---x
"\
\
T

Thediagramaboveshowsa simpleforce(F)i
extension(x)graphfora lightspring-Which (B)
ofthe following staternentswould betrue?

I. The elasticlimit of the springwas

exceeded-
II. Theryring obeyedHooke'slawover
isentircextension.
III. The force per unit extensionin the
elasticregionwas7.5Ncm-'. (C)

(A) Ionly
(B) Iandlllonly
(c) IIandIIIonly
(D) I, II andIII

(D)
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marb*' X'rn,o-nll
Aglass --Ht;.ttr""
collid?t'h11161", etnc
6-5-r, y. Whatrs
stationary_glTtT,il;*n, urru,,,ingthatX
aftercotl
velocitYofY
isbroughttorest?
VelocitY m/s vero
(A)
30
(B) 3ms'
(C) 6 m s-',
(D) l2 m s'

will
rate of which of the following
The
15. of a machine?
-10 determinethePower
-20
t. Doingwork
-30 ll. ConvertingenergY
ill. ChangingtemPerature

the
graPhshowswhen (A) .. lonlY.
11. The point' X, onthe (B) lllonlY
ballis icr I andlI ontY
abovethe ground l,ll andlll
r a\ at its highestpoint i;)
6j "i'"'1'"11;ffillL"pwards
icr iustaboutto
16. "-*'
Which of the following
H#;;;,"-" :f
implementslll"
i"i)'oiitt*"Yaownwards
?:J.Tf
nTilffi
providedbYarelatlv
speed
' reachesa constant
tr. A falling raindrop Clawhammer
I.
uihen Crovrbar
ll.
acti"g 9",1t-- ' III Pairoftweezers
/ a\ thereis no net force
in. Pairofwirecufiers
Hi
\D,, i"p"u"rtr'"""tth:nq:'*indropts
*'iualtotheweightofth:ftli*
to the air is at a (A) lllonlY
(C) the uPthrustdue
ie) IandlVonlY
(D).ffi1*.t:f;,fr'*lJ.
become
i;;
it)
l,Iland tll onlY
I,lI andlV onlY
vapour

r1
r'' Theupthrustexperiencedbyasolidimmerse
a
ing along asurfacervith inuriquioisequaltothe
13. lf anobject is mov ori
thenetforceactlng
constantacceteration'
(A) massofthesolid . . ..
:
theobjectis
(B) "frn"".t*e liquidd-isPlaced
(c) r"uilt t ofttteliquiddisPIaced
(A) Be
constant (D) oenlitvortneliquid
(B)
(C) irrcreasltg
(D) decreasng

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18. Mercury pellet

Water bath

Air column

x Capillary tube
The diagramaboveshowsa hydroelectric
dam. The pressureon the dam at point X
dependsonthe
(A) depthofthewater
(B) volumeofwaterheldbYthedam
(C) massofwaterheldbackbythedam
(D) lengthofthereservoir
19. A bubbleofgasrisestothe surfaceofasoft
drink. Thisisbecausethe
(A) upthrustonthebubbleisgreaterthan
theweightofthebubble
(B) upthrustonthebubbleisgreaterthan
theweightofwater is disPlaces
(C) weight of water displacedby the
bubbleis lessthanthe weight of
thebubble
(D) densityofthe gasis greaterthanthe
densityofthedrink
Heat
The diagramaboveshowsan air column
trappedin acapillarytubebyamercurypellet-
Whenthe temperatureofthe water bath is
raised,what happensto the volume and
pressureofthe trapPedair?
(A) Volumeincreases,pressureremains
constanl
(B) Volume increases,Pressure
increases.
(C) Volumeremainsconstant,pressure
remainsconstant.
(D) Volumeremainsconstant,pressure
increases.
22- The heatcapacityofabody dependson

(A) itsmassandthespecificheatcapacity
20. Whichofthefollowing istheMOSTsuiable ofthematerial
rangefora clinicalthermometer? (B) itsmassandthetemperaturechange
thebodyundergoes
(A) 0 "C to M"C (C) the densityandtemperatureofthe
(B) l0 oc to I l0 oc mAerial
(C) 35 "Cto 100"C (D) the density and expansivity of the
(D) 35 "C to 44 "C material

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2.4.
ffiI;f,:*:s'5115"trJ'H
water at

ffi;
23.

0roc
100
H,lil':',ft+$
(A) t0
2;5.
n:xEriifrilil#:
whichheattravet:

(A) electri'fication
(B) ev4ordion
(c) convedion
grqc (D) radianon
100
(B) 80
26.
HHH:'$:HH:#uction'he
(A)
(B) H*5#:l"ilfffi;:J$
(c)
0/qc
100
to
(c)
(D) l:*:xruf:;r:ff
electricstove

phenomena
21.
silL:i$tff*:s-
T. Refraction
lI. Diftaction
tIt. lnterference
(D )
(A) IandIIonly
(B) Iandlllonly
(c) IIandIIIontY
(D) I, ll and III
28. Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectrelation 30. Whenever there is complete destructive
betweenthe wavelength,L' speed,u, and interferencebetweentwo coherentwave
frequencyf ofawave? trains,thewavesmustbe
tt

(A) tr:.fr (A) inphase

€) outofphasebyhalfofawavelength
(C) outofphasebYonewavelength
- 1
(B) J =; (D) out of phase bY a quarter of a
wavelength

I =7
. U
(c) 3t. WhichofthefoIlowingsatementsaboutsound
isNOTcorrect?
f
(D)
. J (A) Sound is transmitted as transverse
U waves.
(B) Soundmay beproducedbYvibrating

.---_
systems.
29. (c) Sound does not travel through a

I ---. 32.
(D)
vacuum.
Soundtavels more slowly than tight.

In which of the following are the

The fi gureabove showsa wavefront about to waveswritten in orderof
electromagnetic
reach areflecting surface XY. Which ofthe increasingfrequency,starting with the
fo Ilowing wou ld representthe wavefront aft er lowest?
reflection?
(A) Xrays,ultraviolet,infrared,radio
, \
(B) Xrays,infrared,ultraviolet,radio
/ \ (C) Radio,xrays,infrared,ultraviolet
(A)
x Y (D) Radio,infrared,ultraviolet,xrays

(B) 33. Whichofthe following isthereasonwhy the

diffractionofl ightisNOT usuallyobserved?

(A) Itsrvavelengthistoosmall.
(c) (B) Its frequencyistoo high.
x v (C) Iaspeedistoohigh.
(D) Itswavelength istoolarge.

(D)
x Y

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would'the 31'
the tbllowing
34. Upon which of bv a plane
iliiii." tr animageformed
mirrordePend?
observerfrom the
l. Distanceof the

l *#**ri*ri'Ts*ilH
llt. Angleatwnt v""""mi
--tliYqff
represents
lonlY
above
Thediagram
(A) *n:"1
(B) llonlY in front of a Planemirror' the ::::
tmar
sEst rePresents
ia; Ilandlllonly i:ti;;;
t, tl andIII thePlaneminor?
iol ;;;"tt
(A)
35.

di"s'"i-'";;;'";;;i;.tll
rhe above. (B)
gt:T:l"j:i;il""b*
convergin
focallengtnorm"-'I
u'Jcr : r r..
FL isthe
be-]ll^l^
placed"" r" tt
so as t"
Whereshouldan ooject
;ffi;tudmagnifiedimage? \
(A) AtG
b; Tothe leftof c
Fandc
Between (c)
iai
it) BetweenL andF

"-
36. Which of the following real
.PT'd::i
object?
ffi t"d; ;i*ul i*"g" ofa

I. APlanemirror
Il. Adiverginglens
(D)
Ill. Aconveryinglens

(A) lonlY
(B) IIonlY :
(c) IlandlIIonlY
(D) I, Il and III

--,- r rf 1/'
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Whichofthe following diagramsrepresents 40- Which ofthefol lowingrelationshipsbetween

38.
the electric field existing between two electricalquantitiesis correct?
oppositell'chargedpoint charges?
(A) V=PI

(B) R= l'I
(A)

ic) o =vL

(D) E:VI

41. Thecircuitdiagramsbelowshowfourdifferent
(B) rr ar s in rvhich anammeter,avariableresistor'
a volrneter and a filament lamp may be
connectedto ad.c. supply' The polarities of
the meters are marked' In which circuit
rr L1u!dthe metersgive readingswhich would
enable1'outo determinethe resistanceofthe
(c) +f a-
filamentlamP?
r.\l

I r r \
// \\
g t a-
(D) + a-\
.-

\ {Bl

39. Which ofthe follosing isNOTone ofthe

rvays in which the strength ofthe magnetic
field neara solenoid (long coil) carrying a
current can be increased?
(ci
(A) lncreasing the resistanceofthe coil
(B) Increasingthe current in the coil
(C) Increasingthenumberofturnsper
unit length ofthe coil
(D) Placingasoftironcoreinsidethecoil

rDi

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o, ffiTffi:;"J$::;131ffi1,3;d
42. airis
it'"*"aiumto

(A) !
c

(B) 900
sinc

(c) sin90o

ffi*H*'iifrfritrtrffi
(A) It^
(D)
sinc

sin c

44 which :j:i:,:1e,.il1ff;:#H:;"
requiretheru

(A)
(B)
| f:i"jtrI"i1l'-'rffi,
i ooow,zao^
(c) 1"'"-:1;;;
t|:::ffiilioooow;z+o
(D) Ast

(B) ilL
45.

rnthediagram
*::ffiP,iilili,
uir.,"
from"
magnet ]^"It rubbermat
(c) ilL
plottingcompasses'
i

(A) Polesattheends
Hi Polesatthecentre
);i Polesatthesides
iPl noPoles

u'
suitable for
46. Steel is NOT
ilL i*",t*"*"etbecauseit
(D)
(A) istoodifFrculttomagnetis
Ei'"tui"'*ugn"iYt::::
);1 lo'"*itttnagnetism'too::
E, Joittintt*manYdomar

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47. 49- Thediagrambelowrepresents astraightwire

carryingacurrentintotheplaneofthe paper.

@ I
Two permanent
magneh

Parallel wires carrYing

@ il
equalcurrents in the
samedirection into
the paper
Which of the following diagramsBEST

(A)
themagneticfieldaroundthewire?
represents

Current flowing

+
in a solenoid

(B)

Which of the diagrams above correctly

illustrate(s) the magnetic fields created as
shown?

(A) Ionly
(B)
(c)
I andIIonly
(c) II andIII only
(D) I, II andIII

48, Rectification can BEST be done by using a

(D)
(A) transformer
(B) capacitor
(c) transistor
(D) diode

50. The diagram above shows a typical relay.

The part, labelled P, must be made of

(A) ircn
(B) copper
(c) pla*ic
(D) brass

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51. 54. For a simple a.c.generator,which of the

following graphswill be producedby two
completerotationsofthe armature?

(A)

No. of
rotations

A flexible wire lies horizontal betweenthe

poles of a strong magnet as shown in the (B)
diagramabove. When the switch, X, is closed
thewiremoves
No. of
(A) downwards rotations
(B) upwards
(C) towardsthenorthpole
(D) towardsthesouthpole
(c) +

52. It is possibleto inducea voltage in awire coi I e.m.f.

by the useofa No. of
rotations
(A) steadymagneticfield
(B) positivelychargedrod
(C) negativelychargedrod
(D) changingmagneticfield
(D)

53. Which of the following statementsabout No. of

altemating current istrue? rotations

(A) It canbechangedinto directcurrent

byatransformer.
(B) It can be rectified by using a 55. No practical transformer is l00oloefficient.
semiconductordiode. \\'hich ofthe following causeenergy losses?
(c) It canbeusedto rechargea battery.
(D) energy
It isusedto transmitelectrical I. The resistanceofthe coils ofwire
becauseof its high frequency. II. Magnetizationanddemagnetization
ofthe core
lII. Eddycurrentsinthecore

(A) I and IIonly

(B) I and III only
(c) II and III only
(D) I. II and III

Gr) c)N Tc) THF NtrXT PAGF,

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56. ofall matterare

Thebasicconstituents 59. The numberof radioactivenucleipresentin a
sampleat time t:0 isN".
(A) protons,neutrons,electrons
(B) r
solids-liquids,gases Which of the following graphs BEST
(C) elements.compounds,mixtures representsthe variation with time of the
(D) cr.B.Tradiations number,N, ofundecayednuclei present?

(A) N

57. Whichofthefol lowingisNOT affectedby an \

electricfield?

(A) Alphaparticle
(B) Betaparticle
(c) Neutron
(D) Electron
(B)

58. Which of the following would be possible

symbolsforan isotopeofnucliderepresented

b y) x t

^-tx (c)
I,
z

AX
II. z-2

o * tx (D) N
III. \
z

(A) lonly
(B) IIonly
(c) IIIonly tine
(D) I andIII only
60. Which ofthe following scientistsdiscovered
the relationshipE =mc2?

(A) MarieCurie
(B) IsaacNewton
(c) AlbertEinstein
(D) J.J.Thompson

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