DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA

JOINT UNIVERSITIES PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS BOARD

JULY 2024 MOCK EXAMINATIONS

PHYSICS Time Allowed: 3 hours

SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Answer all questions in this section

SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
Answer FOUR questions; ONE question from each course.
The following constants are given

Acceleration due to gravity, g 9.8 m/s2

Atomic mass unit, u 931.5MeV = 1.661 x 10-27kg
Avogadro’s number, NA 6.02 x 1023 mol-1
Boltzmann constant, k 1.38 x 10-23 J/K
Density of water, 𝜌𝑤 1000 kg/m3
e/m 1.76 x 1011 C kg-1
Electric charge, e 1.6 x 10-19 C
Electron rest mass, me 9.11 x 10-31 kg
Electron volt, eV 1.602 x 10-19 J
Gravitational constant, G 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2 /kg2
Mass of Helium nucleus 4.0015 u
Mass of neutron 1.0087 u
Molar gas constant, R 8.31 J/K/mol
Permeability of free space (μ0) 4ᴫ x 10−7 Hm−1
Permittivity of free space ( 0 ) 8.85 x 10-12 F/m
Planck’s constant, h 6.6 x 10-34 Js
Proton rest mass, mp 1.67 x 10-27 kg
Radius of the earth, R 6.4 x 106 m
Refractive index for glass 1.5
Refractive index for water 1.33
Speed of light in vacuum, c 3.0 x 108 m/s
Stefan constant, 𝜍 5.67 x 10-8 W/(m2 k 4 )
Wien constant, 𝛼 2.9 x 10-3 Mk
(4𝜋𝜀𝑜) -1 9.0 x 109 mF-1
1 atm 1.105 x 105 Pa

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SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS. Answer ALL questions.

1. The equation represents the acceleration of a particle in a time t. Find the

instantaneous velocity after 4s.
A. 8 ms-1 B. 32 ms-1 C. 24 ms-1 D. 42 ms-1
2. A string with a force 80 N has an extension of 0.05 m. If is used to shoot a stone of mass 20g,
what is the velocity of the stone?
A. 0.14 ms-1 B. 1.414 ms-1 C. 141.4 ms-1 D. 14.14 ms-1
3. The reluctance of an object to start moving when at rest or stationary and its reluctance to stop
once it starts moving is known as
A. inertia B. weight C. reaction D. action
4. Vectors A and B are said to be parallel if
A. B. C. | | D. | |
5. An elastic string of length 20 cm extends 24 cm when it supports a weight of 50 N. The energy
stored in the string is
A. 1 J B. 2 J C. 5 J D. 10 J
6. An object with a mass of 5 kg displaces 350 ml of water. Which of the following is true?
A. The weight of this object is 50 N. B. The weight of this object is 7 N. C. The weight of this
object is 3 N D. The buoyant force on this object is 3 N.
7. If the earth is assumed to be a uniform sphere of radius 6.4  10 6 m and mass 6.0  10 24 kg
calculate the gravitational field strength at a point on the surface.
A. 6.67 m/s2 B. 9.77 m/s2 C. 8.76 m/s2 D. 4.34 m/s2
8. A boy of mass 4 kg climbs flight of stairs 20 m in 30 seconds. Calculate the work done per
second.
A. 26.67 J/s B. 53.33 J/s C. 46.67 J/s D. 35.33 J/s
9. Find the charge on a stationary oil drop of mass 0.5 kg located at a distance 5 mm between two
plates with potential difference 1000 V in an electric field.
A. 2 C B. 2 C C. 2 C D. 2 C
10. A body moves a distance of ⃗ = 2i  5 j  2k (in metres) under the action of a force ⃗ =
2i  2 j  k (in newton). Find the work done by the force.
A. 8 J B. 11 J C. 16 J D. 18 J

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11. Which of the following factors do the period of a simple pendulum depend?
I. The mass of the pendulum II. The amplitude III. The length of the pendulum

A. II only B. III only C. II and III only D. I, II and III

12. A compact disc accelerates uniformly from rest at an angular speed of 300 rpm in 2s. Calculate
the angular acceleration of the disc.
A. 7.8 rad/s2 B. 2.2 rad/s2 C. 15.7 rad/s2 D. 10.7 rad/s2
13. The acceleration ‘a’ of a simple harmonic oscillator is related to its displacement ‘x’ by the
equation a  100x . What is the frequency of the oscillation?
A. 0.63 Hz B. 63 Hz C. 1.6 Hz D. 100 Hz
14. If petrol flows at 4 m/s through a hose of 10 mm diameter, what nozzle diameter will dispense it
at the rate of 16 m/s?
A. 5.0 mm B. 2.5 mm C. 20.0 mm D. 40.00 mm
15. Which type of mirror do dentists use to focus light on the tooth of a patient?
A. Concave mirror B. Convex Mirror C. Plane Mirror D. Cylindrical Mirror
16. A 50 g mass of ice is melted without a temperature change. Calculate the heat energy supplied to
melt the ice if the latent heat of fusion of ice is 3.36×10 5 J/Kg
A. 168 J B. 168×101 J C. 168×102 J D 168×103 J
17. When a longitudinal wave propagates through a medium, which of the following quantities is
transmitted?
A. Mass B. Energy C. Momentum D. Volume.
18. Calculate the period and frequency of sound waves with a wavelength of 220 cm if the speed of
sound in air is 340 m/s
A. 0.0015 s; 666.7 s-1 B. 0.0025 s; 400 s-1 C. 0.0065 s; 153.9 s-1 D. 0.0075 s; 133.3 s-1
19. The following are methods of polarizing light except
A. Interference B. By Scattering C. Reflection D. By the use of pile of plate
20. A candle is placed 10 cm away from a converging lens of focal length 14 cm. what is the
magnification of the image?
A. 3.5 B. 3.0 C.1.5 D.1.0
21. At temperature is saturated water vapour, pure water and melting ice all in equilibrium?
A. 0 oC B. 4 oC C. 100 oC D. 50 oC
22. A ray incident on a glass-air surface. The ray will experience a total internal reflection when the
angel of incidence is greater than
A. 30o B. 42o C. 45.2o D. 57o
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23. If the wavelength of a wave on a particular string of a violin is doubled, what will happen to its
wave speed and frequency?
A. Wave speed and frequency will both remain thesame
B. Wave speed changes and frequency remains constant C. Wave speed is constant and
frequency reduces by half D. Both wave speed and frequency will double
24. How many moles of gas in a bike tire with volume 2.0×10 -3 m3, a pressure of 7.0× 105 Pa and a
temperature of 18.0 ?
A. 1.001 mol B. 0.579 mol C.1.051 mol D. 0.673 mol
25. Which of the following statement is true for electromagnetic waves?
A. They travel with the same speed in air/vacuum B. they have the same amount of energy
C. they have the same frequency D. they have the same wavelength
26. How long does it take for a pulse of light to pass through a glass plate of thickness 9 mm and
refractive index of 1.50?
A. 3.0×10-11 s B. 3.0×10-10 s C. 4.0×10-10 s D. 4.5×10-11 s
27. If a graph is drawn of volume against temperature in degree Celsius for a fixed mass of gas at
constant volume, the graph is
A. a straight line which passes through the origin B. not a straight line but passes through the
origin C. a straight line which does not pass through the origin but with positive horizontal
intercept D. a straight line which does not pass through the origin but with negative horizontal
intercept
28. The only mode of heat energy transfer that needs material medium is
A. Combustion B. Convection C. Conduction D. Radiation
29. In a double slit experiment, the distance between the fringes on the screen was too small to
measure, what would increase distance between the fringes on the screen?
A. increase the distance between the slits and the screen B. increase the distance between the
light source and the slits C. increase the distance between the slits D. increase the
frequency of the light source
30. If three 15 µF capacitors are connected in series, the total capacitance of the three capacitors is
A. 15 µF B. 0.2 µF C. 5 µF D. 45µF
31. Lenz law is a consequence of what physical law?
A. Conservation of Energy B. Conservation of Momentum C. Gauss law D. Pressure
law

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32. Two long parallel conductors each carrying a current of 100 are separated by 20 mm. If each
conductor is 2 m long, What is the force between the two current carrying
A. 0.2 N B. 2 N C. 20 N D. 200 N
33. A wire 50 𝑚𝑚 long carries a 25 current. If it is placed in a magnetic field ⃗⃗ = 0.2𝑇, what is
the force on the wire?
A. 1.20 𝑁 B. 2.50 𝑁 C. 0.25 𝑁 D. 0.20 𝑁
34. A positively charged conductor attracts an object. Which of the following is the object?
I. A conductor with negative net charge
II. A conductor with zero net charge
III. An insulator with zero net charge
A. I only B. I and II only C. III only D. I, II and III only
35. The electric field intensity at a point close to a charged conductor situated in air is 9.2 ×10 4 N/C.
Calculate the charge per unit area of the surface
A. 68.91 µC/m2 B. 75.2 µC/m2 C. 0.81 µC/m2 D. 7.50 µC/m2
36. A capacitor stores a charge Q at a potential difference V. What happens if the potential
difference applied to the capacitor by a battery is doubled?
A. The charge remains the same and the capacitor falls to half of its initial value B. The charge
and the capacitance both fall to half of their original values C. The charge doubles, and the
capacitance remains the same D. The charge and the capacitance both double
37. The electric potential at a point situated 8 m from a point charge 200 V. If the distance is reduced
to 4 m, the electric potential is
A. 1200 V B. 800 V C. 600 V D. 600 V
38. Which of the following statement is correct?
I. The direction of force on a current-carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field can be found
by Fleming’s left hand rule
II. The direction of force on a current-carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field can be found
by Fleming’s right hand rule
III. The direction of the magnetic field of a current-carrying conductor can be found by
Fleming’s right hand rule
IV. The direction of the magnetic field of a current-carrying conductor can be found by
Fleming’s right hand rule
A. I and III only B. I and IV only C. II and III only D. II and IV.

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39. An electron moves in a circular path of radius 0.03 𝑚 perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field.
The electron has a velocity of 106𝑚/𝑠. Find the magnitude of the uniform field.
A. 1.90 × 10−3𝑊𝑏𝑚−2 B. 5.69 × 10−3𝑊𝑏𝑚−2 C. 5.69 × 10−3𝑊𝑏𝑚−2 D. 6.89 × 10−3𝑊𝑏𝑚−2
40. The bond that forms a semiconductor is
A. Covalent B. Electrovalent C. Metallic D. Electrostatic
41. The ejection of an alpha particle from a nucleus results in
A. an increase in the atomic number by one B. an increase in the atomic number by four
C. a decrease in the atomic number by two D. none of the above
42. A metal having a work function of 5.76 eV is illuminated with a radiation of 7.88 eV. The
kinetic energy of the electrons emitted from the metal surface is
A. 2.12 eV B. 1.37 eV C. 45.39 eV D. 13.64 eV
43. What is the energy associated with an X-ray of wavelength m?
(Planck’s constant Js and velocity of light m/s)
A. J B. J C. J D. J
44. The stopping potential for electrons ejected by Hz electromagnetic radiation
incident on a certain sample is 1.8 V. The kinetic energy of the most energetic electrons ejected
and the work function of the sample, respectively, are
A. 1.8 eV, 2.8 eV B. 1.8 eV, 1.0 eV C. 1.8 eV, 4.6 eV D. 2.8 eV, 1.0 eV
45. The velocity of electrons emitted from the surface of a metal of work function 4.92 eV when
irradiated is m/s. Determine the wavelength of the radiation.
A. 0.8 nm B. 1.0 nm C. 1.1 nm D. 1.2 nm
46. An electron in the energy level of hydrogen undergoes a transition to the energy
level. Determine the wavelength of the photon the atom emits in this process.
A. m B. m C. m D. m
47. What is the equivalent of 1.00727 amu in MeV?
A. B. 6 C. 931.48 D. 937.77
48. Natural radioactivity consists of which of the above emissions?
I. 𝛼-particles

II. -particles

III. X-rays
IV. -rays.
A. I and III only B. I, II and III only C. I and II only D. I, II and IV only

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 49. In an extrinsic semiconductor, electricity is conducted through
A. Electrons B. Holes C. Electrons and holes D. Electrons and protons
50. A substance has a half-life of 5 minutes. After 10 minutes, the count rate was observed to be 500.
What was its count rate at zero time?
A. 100 B. 200 C. 2000 D. 5000

SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS

Answer FOUR Questions in ALL; ONE from each Course

PHY 001: MECHANICS AND PROPERTIES OF MATTER

1. (a) Mention the three THREE types of modulus. [1 Marks]

(b) Briefly explain the following:
(i) Elasticity
(ii) Plasticity
(iii) Ductility
(iv) Malleability [4 Marks]

(c) A particle is moving along the x-axis such that its position is given by
x  4t 2  16t  12.
(i) Find the instantaneous velocity when t  5 s.
(ii) Find the instantaneous acceleration when t  5 s.
(iii) At what time is the particle stationary? [ Marks]

2 (a) Two particles of mass 0.20 kg and 0.30 kg are placed 0.15 m apart. A third particle of
mass 0.050 kg is placed between them on the line joining the first two particles.
Calculate the gravitational force acting on the third particle if it is placed 0.050 m from
the 0.30 kg mass. Where along the line should it be placed for no gravitational force to be
exerted on it? [3 Marks]
(b) The electromagnetic pointing vector ⃗ is defined as ⃗ ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗, where ⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗ are
electric and magnetic fields respectively.
⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗ .Calculate ⃗ .
[ Marks]
(c) (i) Define work, energy and power.
(ii) State the work-energy theorem. [2 Marks]
(d) A certain satellite is in a circular orbit about the Earth at an altitude of 550 km. If the
satellite makes a revolution every 110 minute, calculate:
(i) Its orbital speed;
(ii) The centripetal acceleration. (Rearth = m). [3 Marks]
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PHY 002: HEAT, WAVES AND OPTICS

3. (a) Distinguish between the following terms

(i) Specific latent heat of fusion and specific latent heat of vapourization [2Marks]

(ii) Constructive interference and Destructive interference [2Marks]

(b) A plane-progressive wave is represented by the equation

y  3.0sin (400t  0.2x) m. If all the variables are in S.I. units, Calculate the:
(i) amplitude (ii) frequency (iii) wavelength and (iv) speed of the wave.
[4Marks]

(c) The length of the string of a guitar is 50 cm. Calculate the two lowest frequency for the
sound when the string is plucked. Take the speed of sound on the string as 114 m/s.
[2Marks]

4. (a) Explain the following terms

(i) Diffraction Grating [2Marks]

(ii) Total internal reflection [2Marks]

(b) A truck travel down a highway at a speed of 66 m/s with its horn emitting sound at a
frequency of 800 Hz. What frequency is heard by a passenger in a car travelling at 60 m/s
in the same direction, as the car and the truck approach each other? (Take the speed of
sound in air to be 330 m/s) [3 Mark]

(c) In a Young’s slit experiment, the separation between the second and sixth bright fringes
is 2 mm when the wavelength of the light used is 0.45 µm. The distance from the slits to
the screen is 1m. Calculate the separation of the two slits [3 Mark]

PHY 003: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

5. (a) Define the following terms

(i) Reactance (ii) Impedance [2 Marks]

(b) (i) State the condition for resonance in RLC circuits and write an expression for
resonance frequency [1 Marks]

(ii) Two charges are located at the positive x- axis of a coordinate system. Charge
q1= 2 x 10-9 C is 2 cm from the origin and charge q2= 3 x 10-9 C is 4 cm from the
origin. What is the magnitude of the total electric field of these two charges at the
origin and the force on a charge q3= 5x 10-9C located at the origin? [4 Marks]
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 (c) Along magnet is removed from the centre of a coil of 100 turns. The magnet induced an
e.m.f. of 240 µV across the coil. If removing the magnet takes 2 minutes, calculate the
change of magnetic flux of the coil [3 Marks]

6. (a) Explain the following terms

(i) Self inductance [2 Marks]

(ii) Mutual inductance [2 Marks]

(b) (i) Explain how can the motion of a moving particle be used to distinguish between a
magnetic field and an electric field [1 Mark]

(ii) An electron is moving in a circular orbit of radius 10 cm in a uniform magnetic

field of 0.35 T perpendicular to the velocity of the electron. Calculate the velocity of the
electron [2 Marks]

(c) A step-up transformer has 240V input which is transformed to 150 kV output. The
primary coil has 70 loops and draws a current of 20A when in use.

i. What is the number of loops in the secondary coil?

ii. Calculate the current output. [3 Marks]

PHY 004: MODERN PHYSICS

7. (a) Calculate the de Broglie wavelength for a particle moving with a speed of m/s2 if
the particle is

(i) an electron

(ii) a proton

(iii) a 200 g bullet [3 Marks]

(b) (i) Give the properties of 𝛼-, - and - radiation in terms of charge, mass, ionization
effect, and field effect.

(ii) Explain the effect of temperature and pressure on the rate of disintegration of a
radioactive nucleus. [7 Marks]

8. (a) (i) State Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle.

(ii) List FOUR practical applications of X-rays [3 Marks]

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(b) A photon has a wavelength of 1Ǻ. Calculate the:

(i) energy of the photon in electron volt;

(ii) momentum of the photon. (1Ǻ = m) [3 Marks]

(c) (i) Define binding energy

(ii) Calculate the average binding energy per nucleon of 𝑁 which has a mass of
22.989767 U. (mass of proton = 1.007825 U, mass of neutron = 1.008665 U,
1 U = 931.5 MeV) [4 Marks]

[Total = 10 Marks]

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