USEFUL INFORMATION:

Acceleration due to gravity, 𝑔𝑔 ≈ 9.80 m s −2

Avogadro’s number, 𝑁𝑁𝐴𝐴 ≈ 6.022 × 1023  particles⁄mol

Universal gas constant, 𝑅𝑅 ≈ 8.314 J K −1  mol−1

Gravitational constant, 𝐺𝐺 ≈ 6.673 × 10−11  N m2  kg −2

Coulomb constant, 𝑘𝑘 ≈ 8.99 × 109  N m2  C−2

Magnitude of charge of electron, 𝑒𝑒 ≈ 1.602 × 10−19  C

Mass of electron, 𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑒 ≈ 9.109 × 10−31  kg

Mass of proton, 𝑚𝑚𝑝𝑝 ≈ 1.673 × 10−27  kg

Mass of neutron, 𝑚𝑚𝑛𝑛 ≈ 1.675 × 10−27  kg

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Speed of light, 𝑐𝑐 ≈ 2.998 × 108  m s −1
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Planck’s constant, ℎ ≈ 6.626 × 10−34  J s

Atomic mass unit, 𝑢𝑢 ≈ 1.661 × 10−27  kg

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1. A displacement vector with a magnitude of 20 m could have perpendicular
components with magnitudes of

A 20 m and 20 m
B 10 m and 10 m
C 12 m and 16 m
D 12 m and 80 m
E 16 m and 8m

2. What is the center of gravity of an object?

A the geometrical center of the object

B the point about which the total torque is zero
C the point at which the weight of the object may be considered to act
D the point through which gravity acts
E the intersection of the vertical symmetrical line and the horizontal
symmetrical line

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3. The following graph shows how the horizontal displacement of a car moving
on a flat ground changes with time for part of its journey.
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An improvised accelerometer, used to measure the acceleration of the car,

is made by sandwiching a rubber ring between the two glass plates and
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introducing some coloured water insider the ring. The accelerometer is

subsequently fastened at the door of the car. Diagram D corresponds to
point X on the graph.

Which diagram shows the angle of water surface in the accelerometer at

point Y?

A B C D

E None of the above

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4. An object starts from rest and falls freely for 40 m near the surface of a
planet. If the time of fall is 4 s, what is the magnitude of the acceleration
due to gravity on the planet?

A 0 m/s2
B 5.0 m/s2
C 10 m/s2
D 20 m/s2
E 40 m/s2

5. A motorist travelling at 10 ms-1 can bring his car to rest in a braking distance
of 10 m. In what distance could he bring the car to rest from a speed of 30
ms-1 using the same braking force?

A 17 m
B 30 m
C 52 m
D 90 m

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E 98 m
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6. Newton’s third law concerns the forces of interaction between two bodies.

Which of the following statements relating to the third law is not correct?

A The two forces must be of the same type.

B
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The two forces must act on different bodies.

C The two forces are always opposite in direction.
D The two forces are equal and opposite so the bodies are in
equilibrium.
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E None of the above.

7. In a Formula One race, Sebastian Vettel driving the Ferrari race car has to
make a pit-stop to re-fuel the petrol tank. After the re-fueling, he starts
from rest with a constant acceleration of 11.0 ms-2 and takes 3.5 s to enter
the main speedway from the pit area. At the instance Sebastian enters the
main speedway, another race car on the speedway, driven by Hamilton,
traveling at a constant velocity of 69.4 ms-1 passes Sebastian’s car.

What is the total time required for Sebastian’s car to catch up with Hamilton
from the time he completes the re-fueling? Assume that Sebastian
maintains a constant acceleration throughout this time.

A 5.62 s
B 9.12 s
C 12.6 s
D 16.1 s
E 18.2 s

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8. Two satellites in space collide inelastically. What happens to the kinetic
energy and momentum?

kinetic energy momentum

A conserved conserved
B conserved reduced
C reduced conserved
D reduced reduced
E reduced increased

9. A cyclist is riding at a steady speed on a level road.

According to Newton’s third law of motion, what is equal and opposite to

the backward push of the back wheel on the road?

A the force exerted by the cyclist on the pedals

B the forward push of the road on the back wheel
C the tension in the cycle chain

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D the total air resistance and friction force
E the force provided by the break pads on the wheels.
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10. What is meant by the weight of an object?

A the gravitational field acting on the object

B the gravitational force acting on the object
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C the mass of the object multiplied by gravity

D the object’s mass multiplied by its acceleration
E the object’s mass multiplied by its velocity
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11. A fighter-bomber flies towards a target at a speed of 750 kmh-1. At a height

of 500 m above the ground, it releases a 150-kg bomb while diving at an
angle of 20° below the horizontal.

How far ahead of the target horizontally must the bomb be released?

A 173 m B 1013 m C 3013 m D 3813 m E 4813 m

12. A projectile will attain its largest height if it is fired at an angle of

A 0°
B 30°
C 45°
D 60°
E 90°

from the horizontal.

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13. A roller coaster of mass m moves in a vertical circle of radius r. The roller
coaster will be up-ide-down when it is at the highest point of the circle.

At what minimum speed v must the roller coaster be travelling at the

bottom of the circle so that the ride will be safe?

A rg
B 2rg

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C 3rg
D 4rg
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E 5rg
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14. A ball of mass 200 g is projected up a smooth inclined plane of length

0.50 m, at an angle 30° above the horizontal, with an initial speed of
2.5 ms-1. The ball subsequently leaves the other end of the plane and
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proceeds with a projectile motion.

Assuming that the air resistance is negligible, what is the minimum of the
kinetic energy for the whole flight?

A 0J
B 0.10 J
C 0.13 J
D 0.47 J
E 0.62 J

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15. A model car is released from rest at a height h on a frictionless track.

The car goes around the loop of diameter D without dropping from the track.

What is the minimum possible value of the initial height h required for the
car to remain on the track while going around the loop?

E
5D
A
4
3D
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B
2
C 2D
5D
D
2
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5D
E
3
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16. A lead pellet is shot vertically upwards into a clay block that is stationary at
the moment of impact but is able to rise freely after the impact.

The pellet hits the block with an initial velocity of 200 ms-1. It embeds itself
in the block and does not emerge.

How high above its initial position will the block

rise?

A 5.1 m
B 5.6 m
C 10 m
D 14 m
E 22 m

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17. A car mass of 1.2 × 103 kg travels along a horizontal road at a speed of
10 ms-1. It then accelerate at 0.20 ms-2. At the time it begins to accelerate,
the total resistive force acting on the car is 160 N.

What total output is developed by the car as it begins the acceleration?

A 0.80 kW
B 1.6 kW
C 2.4 kW
D 4.0 kW
E 5.6 kW

18. A snooker ball of mass m travels at a speed v towards the side of a snooker
table. The ball strikes the side of the table at an angle of 30° as shown. The
time of contact between the ball and the side is ∆t . What is the expression
for the average force acting on the ball?

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Plan View
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mv
A
∆t
mv × cos 30 o
B
∆t
2mv × cos 30 o
C
∆t
2mv × csc 30 o
D
∆t
2mv × sin 30 o
E
∆t

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19. The figure below shows forces acting on a piece of square cardboard of
negligible mass on a horizontal plane. The cardboard has a length of 5.0 cm
on each side.

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Which of the following statements is possibly true?

A The cardboard is not in equilibrium.

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B The cardboard is in rotational equilibrium.
C The cardboard is not in translational equilibrium.
D The cardboard will rotate in an anticlockwise direction.
E The cardboard will undergo linear acceleration.
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20. Assuming heat capacity of a 10 g of water to be 42 J⁄K, heat required to

raise its temperature from 25 °C to 35 °C would be
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A 42 J
B 420 J
C 4200 J
D 42000 J
E None of above

21. When the pressure of an ideal gas is increased at constant volume, the
average kinetic energy of the gas molecules

A may either increase or decrease, depending on whether or not the

process is carried out adiabatically.
B may or may not change, but insufficient information is given to make
such a determination.
C does not change.
D increases.
E decreases.

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22. One junction X of a thermocouple is placed in melting ice at 273 K and the
other junction Y in steam at 373 K. The e.m.f. measured is 2.0 mV.
Junction Y is then transferred to a bath at a temperature of 398 K.
Assuming that the variation of e.m.f. with temperature difference is linear,
the e.m.f., in mV, recorded will now be

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A
273
796
B
273
796
C
373
25
D
50
125
E
50

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23. A brass bar and a steel bar, each 0.800 m long, are at a temperature of
20oC . Each bar is placed at that temperature between rigid walls 0.800 m
apart. The cross-sectional areas for the brass and steel bars are 0.005 m 2
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and 0.003 m 2 , respectively. The coefficient of linear expansion and Young

modulus of the two materials are given in the table below.
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Coefficient of Linear Young modulus

Expansion
Brass 2.0 × 10 −5 K −1 0.90 × 1011 Pa
Steel 1.2 × 10 −5 K −1 2.0 × 1011 Pa

The temperature is raised until the combined force exerted by the two bars
is 1.8 MN. The temperature at which this occurs, in oC , is closest to

A 140
B 130
C 120
D 110
E 100

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24. A heat-conducting rod, 1.10 m long, is made of an aluminium section,
0.20 m long, and a copper section, 0.90 m long. Both sections have a
cross-sectional area of 0.0004 m 2 . The aluminium end and the copper end
are maintained at temperatures of 10oC and 250o C , respectively. The
thermal conductivities of aluminium and copper are 205 W m −1K −1 and
385 W m −1K −1 , respectively. The temperature of the aluminium-copper
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junction in the rod, in C , is closest to

A 54
B 59
C 66
D 73
E 81

25. The speed of light in a material is 0.50c. What is the critical angle of a light
ray at the interface between the material and a vacuum?

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A 21°
B 24°
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C 27°
D 30°
E 34°
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26. An electromagnetic wave, passing from medium X to medium Y, undergoes

a 30% increase in wave speed. If the angle of incidence at the interface of
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X and Y is 45 , what is the angle of refraction in medium Y?

A 33o
B 35o
C 45o
D 59o
E 67 o

27. Three flat layers of transparent material are stacked upon one another. The
top layer has index of refraction n1, the middle n2 and the bottom one n3. If
n1 > n2 > n3, and a ray of light in air strikes the top layer, at which surface
given can total internal reflection occur first?

A the top surface

B the surface between materials with indices n1 and n2
C the surface between materials with indices n2 and n3
D the bottom surface
E Total internal reflection cannot occur at any of these surfaces.

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28. A convex lens has a focal length f. An object is placed between infinity and
2f from the lens along a line perpendicular to the center of the lens. The
image is located at what distance from the lens?

A farther than 2f
B 2f
C f
D between f and 2f
E between the lens and f

29. Parallel water waves of wave length 20 m strike a straight sea wall. The
wavefronts make an angle 30˚ with the wall. What is the difference in
phases between the waves at two points 10 m apart along the wall?

A 30˚
B 45˚
C 90˚

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D 180˚
E None of the above.
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30. Two narrow slits, 0.30 mm apart, are illuminated by a beam of light of
wavelength 700 nm. An interference pattern is observed on a screen
normal to the beam and 3.0 m from the slits. The distance in mm between
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adjacent dark lines on the screen is

A 1.0
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B 3.0
C 5.0
D 7.0
E 9.0

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31. Light of wavelength 420 nm is incident on a diffraction grating of 3.8 × 10
lines per metre. Which one of the following is the highest diffraction order
which can be observed?

A 2
B 3
C 4
D 5
E 6

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32. The least distance between two points of a progressive transverse wave
which have a phase difference of 2π 3 rad is 0.050 m. If the frequency of
the wave is 500 Hz, what is the speed of the wave?

A 24 m/s
B 25 m/s
C 75 m/s
D 150 m/s
E 300 m/s

33. Two conducting spheres A and B, of radii rA and rB , carry charges + QA and
+ QB respectively. The centres of the spheres are a distance d apart with d
slightly greater than rA + rB . Which of the following statements about the
electrostatic forces F between the spheres is true?

QAQB

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A F<
4πε0 d 2
QQ
B F = A B2
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4πε0 d
QQ
C F > A B2
4πε0 d
QAQB
D F =
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4πε0 (d + rA + rB ) 2
QAQB
E F <
4πε0 (d + rA + rB ) 2
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34. The electrostatic potential at a distance of 150 mm from an isolated point

charge, in vacuum, is 6.0 × 10 4 V . The electric field, in V/m, at the same
point is

A 1.6 × 106
B 2.7 × 106
C 4.0 × 102
D 4.0 × 105
E 9.0 × 10 4

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35. Four point charges are arranged at the corners of a square of length 3 m as
shown.
−Q +Q

+ 3Q − 3Q
The electric field at the centre of the square is

2Q
A to the East
9πε0
2Q
B to the West
9πε0

E
2Q
C to the East
9πε0
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2Q
D to the West
9πε0
E 0
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36. An electron is emitted from an electron gun with a speed of 3.0 × 10 6 m s . It

moves towards a metal grid which is positioned at 10.0 cm away from the
gun. The grid is maintained at a potential of − 20 V with respect to the
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electron gun. What is the speed of the electron as it reaches the grid?

A 1.4 × 106 m s
B 2.3 × 106 m s
C 3.0 × 106 m s
D 3.5 × 106 m s
E 4.0 × 106 m s

37. A 4.0 µF capacitor has a potential difference of 5.0 V applied across its plates.
If the potential difference across its plates is increased to 8.0 V, how much
additional energy does the capacitor store?

A 36 µJ
B 50 µJ
C 78 µJ
D 130 µJ

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 E 160 µJ
38. Wire of resistivity ρ and cross-sectional area A is formed into a square of
side b, as shown below.
X b

b b

Y b

The resistance between two vertices of the square, X and Y, is

3 ρb
A
4 A
ρb
B 4
A
ρb

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C
A
A
D
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4
ρb
4 A
E
3 ρb
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39. The battery is disconnected from a series RC circuit after the capacitor is
fully charged and is replaced by an open switch. When the switch is closed,
A the capacitor does not allow current to pass.
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B the current stops in the resistor.

C the potential difference across the resistor is always greater than the
potential difference across the capacitor.
D the potential difference across the resistor is always less than the
potential difference across the capacitor.
E the potential difference across the resistor is always equal to the
potential difference across the capacitor.

40. In defining the ampere it is said that the force per metre between two thin,
infinitely long parallel straight wires in vacuum one metre apart, is
2 × 10 −7 N m when the current in each wire is 1 A. The force per metre, in
N/m, when the wires each carry currents of 3 A and are 2 m apart is

A 1.8 × 10 −6
B 2.0 × 10 −7
C 2.3 × 10 −7
D 4.5 × 10 −7

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 E 9 × 10 −7
41. A neutral sub-atomic particle is at rest in a uniform magnetic field of
magnitude B. It splits into two particles each of mass m, one of which has
a positive charge + Q . The particles then move with velocities
perpendicular to the magnetic field. After what time will the particles collide?

5mπ
A
2QB
2mπ
B
QB
3mπ
C
2QB
mπ
D
QB
mπ
E
2QB

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42. A flat search coil containing 100 turns each of area 2.0 × 10 −2 m 2 is
connected to a galvanometer. The total resistance of the circuit is 50 Ω .
The coil is placed such that its plane is normal to a magnetic field of
magnitude 0.25 T. What is the quantity of charge induced when the coil is
turned over through an angle of 90o ?
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A 0C
B 2.0 × 10 −4 C
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C 0.010 C
D 0.020 C
E 0.040 C

43. A circular loop of wire is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 1.2 T that is
normal to the plane of the loop. The loop shrinks from a radius of 0.20 m
to a radius of 0.10 m in 0.050 s, at a rate which generates a steady electro-
motive force (emf). The induced emf is

A 0V
B 0.75 V
C 1.1 V
D 2.3 V
E 3.0 V

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44. A solenoid with a large number of turns of wire is connected in series with
an ammeter and a battery.

An iron rod is passed through the solenoid at constant speed. Which graph
shows the variation with time t of the reading I of the ammeter?

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A B
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C D

E None of the above.

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45. The graph shows a rectangular waveform with a peak current of 2 A.
Current/A

Time

–2

To give the same root-mean-square current as the waveform shown, a

sinusoidal current of the same frequency will have a peak value of

A 2 A
B 2 2 A
C 3 2 A
D 2A
E 4A

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46. A sinusoidal current of peak value I 0 passes through a resistor R with a
diode connected in series with it. The average rate of heat dissipated in R
is
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A I 02 R
B 0.25 I 02 R
C 0.35 I 02 R
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D 0.50 I 02 R
E 0.71I 02 R

47. In a nuclear reaction, energy equivalent to 10−10 kg of matter is released.

The energy released is approximately

A 4.5 × 10-5 J
B 9.0 × 10-5 J
C 3.0 × 10-5 J
D 4.5 × 106 J
E 9.0 × 106 J

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