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~refers to the following diagram.
1. Which of the following is NOT a
fundamental quantity?

(A) Temperature 6 7
(B) Heat energy cm scale
(C) Length 1111111ii111ii111ii11
(D) Time Vernier scale

2. The unit of electrical resistance max .be

expressed as
6. The diagram above indicates a vernier
caliper measurement of
(A) I 0 =IV.A-'
(B} IO= IA.V
IO= IV- 1.A (A} 6.00cm
(C) (B} 6;02cm
(D} IO=IWA- 1
(C) 6.IOcm
(D} 6.11 cm
3. lh which of the following groups are the
four electric .currents listed in order of 7. The force which keeps the moon in orbit is
INCREASING size?
(A) magnetic
(A} I µA, I x I 0' A, 0.0 I A, I OOmA · (B) centrifugal
(B} I jlA, IOOmA,0.01 A, Ix JO' A (C) reactive
(C) I x IO' A, I µA, I OOmA, 0.01 A (D) gravitational
(D) I µI\, 0.01A,Ix10 3 A, IOOmA
~refers to the diagram below.
4. A student was asked to express the T,
T'I
experimental result for the density of
mercury in standard form. Which of the
following is the correct way of stating the ..... tcm~ - Jcm
result? y

(A) 0.1362 x IO' kgm·'

(B) 1.362 x IO' kgm·' ·'
10 N 40 N
(C) 13.62 x IO' kgm·'
8. A uniform rod XY ofweight40N is held in
(D) 136.2 x I0 2 kgm·'
equilibrium, horizontally, as shown in the
diagram above. Which of the following is
5. Which of the following is suitable for. true?
measuring the diameter of a human hair?
(A)
(A) Tape measure
(B) Vernier caliper (B)
(C) Micrometer screw gauge
(D) Metre rule
(C)

(D)

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9. ' In relation to the diagrams below, which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. Body A is in neutral equilibrium.

II. Body Bis in unstable equilibrium.
Ill. Body C is in stable equilibrium.

(A) llonly
(B) I and II only
(C) II and Ill only
(D) , I, II and Ill

10. What is,the unit of' the moment ofa force? 11. The diagrams below, drawn to scale,
represent two forces Sand T acting at 0.
(A) N In which ofthe following is the resultant in
(B) Nm the direction, OX?
(C) Nm·•
(D) N m· 2 s

•\'------x
(A)

(B)
s

0 -------x
T

(C) • s

o~x
(D)

s
T

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12. Whic~ ofthe following could be used to find 14. Which of the following is the unit of
the speed of an object? mpmentum?

(A) Change in velocity (A) ri1 s·'

Time taken (B) kg ms·•
(C) kg m s·2
(B) Change in displacement (D) Ns
Time taken
15. Themassofarifle is 100 times the mass of
(C) Distance travelled its bullet. If the recoil speed of the rifle is
Timetaken v, then the spee~ of the bullet is

(D) Distance travelled x Time taken (A) 100v 2

13. Which ofthe following graphs represents a

(8) x
100
constan.t speed?
(C) IOOv
Distance
(D) .x.
100
I

16. Which of the following implements is/are

designed to take advantage of a large
Time moment provided by a relatively small
Speed
force?

I. Claw hammer
II. Crowbar
II Ill. Pair of tweezers
IV. Pair of wire cutters

(A) III only

Time
(B) I and IV only
(C) I, II and Ill only
Speed I, II and IV only
(D)

17. A solid object when placed in a beaker of

Ill
waterjustsinks to the bottom. It could be
made to float by doing which of the
following?
Time
I. Cutting off part of the object
(A) I only II. D'issolving a lot of salt in the water
(B) II only !ll. Carrying·the beakerup to the top of
(C) I and [[only a high mountain
(D) I and Ill only
(A) !only
(B) llonly
(C) I and [[only
(0) II and Ill only
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18. The kinetic energy ofa body of mass, m, Items 22 refer to the following information.
and velocity, v, is
In I! hospital, the steam pipes hung from the
(A) m ceiling in the corridor are not straight but
v rather have a Ubend at intervals of about
40 m, as shown in the diagram below.
(B) mv

(C) -
22. The purpose of the bends in the pipe is to
(D) , mv'
(A) trap any water in the steam
(B) reduce the pressure of the steam
(C) condu.ct heat away from the pipes
19. A glass marble, X, moving with a speed of
(D) allow for expansion of the pipes
6m s 1,collides 'headon' with an identical
stationa,ry glass marble, Y. What is the
velocity of Y after collision assuming that 23. Some molten naphthalene at I OQ •c is
Xis brought to rest? allowed to cool down at room temperature.
Ifnaphthalene has a melting point of80 •c,
(A) 0 m~·' · which of the following BEST represents
(B) 3 ms·• the cooling curve?
(C) 6 ins·• 01°c
(D) 12ms·• 100
(A)
80

20. A thermocouple may be used as a

thermometer~ Which of the following
properties is utilised ina thermocouple? I/min

01°c
(A) Expansion ofa metal 100
(B) Expansion oftwo different metals (B) 80
(C) Production of electric current at a
junction of two wires
(D) Production of electric current in a
heated wire ti min
01°c
100
21. Absolute zero is the temperature at which (C) 80j'-,.---

(A) air chflnges lo a liquid

(B) a gas would exert no pressure
(C) .allsubstancescontracttozerovolume I/min
(D) gas molecules move at a constant
01°c
speed 100
(D) 80

ti min
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24. The specific latent heat of vaporization of 27. Deep Shallow
water is the energy required to change I kg water water
of water at
Plane water waves travel from deep water
(A) 0 °C to steam at I 00 °C to shallow water with an angle of incidence
(B) 99 ..9 °C to steam at I 00.1 °C of 0° as shown in the diagram above.
(C) I 00 °C to steam at I 00 °C Which ofthe following would be true?
(D) 0 °C to ice at 0 °C
I. The frequency of the waves
decreases.
25. Which ofthe following would be responsible IL The speed ofthe waves decreases.
for the heating of the Earlh by the sun? Ill. The wavelength of the waves
decreases.
I. Radiation
II. Convection (A) I, II and Ill
Ill. Conduction (B) I and II only
(C) I and Ill only
(A) !only (D) II and III only
(B) Ill only
(C) I and II only
(D) ti and Ill only 28. Which ofthe following graphs relates the
volume of a gas to its Celsius temperature
if the mass of gas and pressure remain
Item 26 refers to the following diagram. constant?

v~
(A)
Styrofoam
walls

9/°C

v~
(B)
A styrofoam "igloo" (see diagram above)
for keeping drinks cool was filled with ice in
the morning. By evening, all the ice had
melted. This is because it
e1°c
(A)

(B)

(C)
lost heat through the walls by
radiation
lost heat through the walls by
conduction
gained heat through the walls by
radiation
(C)

vlL e1°c
(D) gained heat through the walls by
conduction (D)
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29. A penGil point is dipped into water at Point 32. The sharp edges of shadows suggest that
P in front of a straight barrier. The . light
REFLECTED wave will look like
(A) (A) has a wave nature
Barrier (B) is a form of energy

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(C) travels in straight lines
(D) travels very quickly

(B) Barrier 33. Which of the following are true of the

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image produced by a plane mirror?

I.
II.
III.
It is enlarged.
It is erect.
It is vertical.
(C) Barrier
(A) land II only
(B) I and III only
•P (C) JI and Ill only
(D) I, II and III

(!)) Barrier
~ Item 34 refers to the following diagram.
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30. When a 'special whistle is blown, dogs
can hear the signal but people cannot Which
Air
ofthe following could be the frequency of Glass
the waves emitted by the whistle?
so
0
I
I. 1 500 Hz
I I. 15 OOOHz
Ill. 25 0001-fz
34. The light ray shown in the diagram above
(A) III only is incident at the air-glass interface at an
(B) I and II only angle of incidence of 50°. If the critical
(C) II and III only angle for glass is 45°, the light ray will be
(D) I, II and III
(A) reflected
(B) refracted
31. Compared with X-rays, radiowaves (C) dispersed
(D) diffracted
(A) have a longer wavelength
(B) have a higher frequency
(C) travel faster in air
(D) pass through a sheet of steel more
easily

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35. . Fo1which ofthe following object distances Item 37 refers to the following diagram.
will a convex lens of focal length 18 cm
produce a real image?

I. IS cm Eyt
II.
111.
36cm
54cm
0
r:::({ I
Microscope
(A) !only
(B) I and II only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and Ill
37. The diagram above shows a small negatively
Item 36 refers to the following diagrams. charged dust particle midway between two

. ,; O=>·
plates and observed with a microscope.

Which of the following arrows correctly

indicates the path taken by the dust particle
when the switch Sis closed?

(A) ~
(B) +-

II
-- -- (C)
(D).
t
,j.
- - - f

38. Which ofthe following equations is N@!f

correct?

(A) IC= IAx Is

Ill (B) IV= I Ax I
(C) .I J= I Ax I 0
(D) IW= IVx IC

39. Which ofthe following formulae (in which

the symbols have their usual meaning) is a
mathematical expression of Ohm's Law?
IV
r, .... r
(A) V=IR
(B) P= VI
(C) Q=IT
(D) E=PT
36. Which of the ray diagrams shown above
are correct?

(A) II and Ill only

(B) II and IV only
(C) I and III only
(D) I and IV only

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40. Whic~ of the following is a representation Item 42 refers to the following diagram.
of the current versus p.d. relationship for a R
metallic conductor at a constant
temperature?

(A) Q
I s

42. Which ofthe following is correct?

(B) 1
(A) Q is carbon, R is zinc.
(B) Pis copper oxide, Q is carbon.
v (C) Ris iron and Sis ammonium chloride.
(D) Sis sulphuric acid arid P is manganese
dioxide.

(C) I
- +

(D)
I
43. A simple experiment was conducted using
the circuit diagrams shown above. The same
components were used and the bulb was lit to
v norrnal brightness in each case.

Whiah ofthe following statements would be

correct?

I. The bulb is defective.

41. In domestic installation systems, which of II. The battery is defective.
the following should be placed in the live . 111. The diode isdefedive.
wire?
(A) I only
I. Switches (B) III only
I I. Circuit breakers (C) I and II only
Ill. Fuses (D) II and Ill only

(A) I only
(B) III only
t . (C). II and Ill only
(ti} I, II and Ill

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44.
•
A sinusoidal voltage was displayed as shown Item 46 refers to the diagrams· below
on the diagram of an oscilloscope screen showing the magnetic field lines plotted by
below. a student.

N r
I fthe voltage was rectified using as.INGLE
semiconductordiode, whichofthe following
would represent the trace if the same
timebase were applied?
I II

ffi
(A}

E9
(B}

III

46. Which of the following are correct?

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(C)
(A) I and II only
(B) I and Ill only
(C) II and Ill only
(D) I, II and III only

ffi
(D)

4 7. Which of the following is MOST suitable

for the core of an electromagnet?

(A) Copper
45. Which of the following pairs of statements (B) Steel
is true for both iron and steel? (C) Carbon
(D) Soft iron
Iron is Steel
(A) easily does not retain
magnetised magnetism 48. A glass rod is rubbed withapieceofsilkand
(B) not easily retains its is positively charged. The glass rod became
magnetised magnetism well charged by
(C) easily retains its
magnetised magnetism well (A) gaining protons
(D) not easily does not retain its (B) · losing protons
magnetised magnetism (C) gaining electrons
(0) losing electrons
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49. Whicq of the following make use of the 52. The electric power supplied to homes and to
magnetic field generated by an electric factories is alternating rather than direct
current? because

I. d.c.motor (A) the use of a.c. reduces electrical

11. Moving hazards
Ill. Electric iron (B) the useofa.c. reduces transmission
losses
(A) 1 and II only (C) a.c. enables a wider variety of
(B) 1and111 only appliances to be used
(C) 11 and Jll only (D) a.c. power lines are less likely to be
(D) I, II 'and Jll struck by lightning than d.c. power
lines

50. It is possible·to induce a voltage in a wire

coil by the use ofa Item 53 refers to the following diagram ofa
simple a.c. generator.
(A) . steady magnetic field
(B) positively charged rod
(C) negatively charged rod
(D) changingmagneticfield

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

following graphs will be produced by two
complete rotations ofthe armature?

(A) +

e.m.f. f - - - - ' - - - - - - -
No. of
rotations

53. The parts labelledX in thediagrarn are known

(B) + as the

(A). roil
No.of
rotations
(B) armature
(C) sliprings
(D) commutator
(C) +

No. of
rotations

(D)
+

rotations
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Item 54 refers to the following diagram. 56. · Which ofthe following is an isotope of'! X?

(A)

(B)

s
(C) nx
10

(D)

57. Which ofthe following statements may be

used to define the term "halflife"?
54. Which of the following does the diagram
above represent? I. It is half the time required by a
nucleus to decay.
(A) An a.c. generator II. It is the time for half of the nuclei
(B) A d.c. generator of a sample to decay.
(C) A voltmeter III. It is the time forthe activity ofany
(D) An ammeter random process to fall to one half
orlts original value.

Item 55 refers to the following diagram. (A) Ionly

(B) I and II only
Primary Secondary (C) II and Ill only
coil
------- w coll (D) I, 11 and Ill

58. When alpha parti~les, beta particles and

gamma rays from a radioactive source are
subjected to a transverse magnetic field,
which of them would NOT be deviated
from their original path?
55. Appropriate labels for Wand X would be
I. Alpha
11. Beta
w x Ill. Gamma
(A~ step-down a.c. input
transformer (A) II only
(B) step-down d.c.input (B) Ill O!)ly
transformer (C) I and II only
(C) step-up a.c. input
(D) II and III only
transformer
(D) step-up d.c.input
transformer

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. 59. . o f uranium,
A n .tsptope . 234u
92 , changes to
23?Th_
60. In the equation l'i.E =/Ii.me'
90
(A) c =speed oflight, /'i.m= mass ofatom
This is an example of (B) c = specific heat capacity of
substance, /'i.m =mass ofsubstance
(A) fission (C) c = specific heat capacity of
(B) fusion substance, /'i.m =mass lost
(C) a-decay (D) c=speedoflight, /'i.m= mass lost
(D) 13-decay

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