PHYSICS C.

both move in the same direction

D. have no effect on each other
1. Which of the following represents the correct
precision if the length of a piece of wire is measured with 8. From the generating station to each sub-station, power
a meter rule? is transmitted at a very high voltage so as to reduce
A. 35mm B. 35.0mm C. 35.00mm D. 35.01mm A. eddy current loss B. hysteresis loss
C. heating in the cables D. magnetic flux leakage
2. To keep a vehicle moving at a constant speed V
requires power P, from the engine. The force provided by 9. Two tuning forks of frequencies 256Hz and 260Hz are
the engine is sounded close to each other. What is the frequency of the
A. P/V B. V/2 C. PV D. P/V2 beats produced?
A. 516Hz B. 258Hz C. 4Hz D. 300Hz
3. Which of the following statements give the TRUE
difference between evaporation and boiling? 10. The fundamental frequency of vibration of a
i. Evaporation occurs at all temperatures while boiling sonometer wire may be halved by
occurs at a fixed temperature for a given pressure A. doubling the length of the wire
ii. Evaporation is a surface phenomenon while boiling is B. doubling the mass of the wire
an interior phenomenon C. reducing the tension by half
iii. Evaporation is affected by surface area while boiling D. reducing the absolute temperature by half
is not
11. A transformer has a primary coil with 500 turns and a
A. i and ii only B. i and iii only
secondary coil with 2500 turns. When the voltage input
C. ii and iii only D. i, ii and iii only
to the primary is 120V, the output is
4. Equal masses of copper and rubber are raised to the A. 6000V B. 600V C. 240V D. 60V
same temperature. After sometime, the copper was
12. The principle of operation of an induction coil is
observed to be at a lower temperature because
based on
A. the specific heat capacity of copper is lower than that
A. Ohm’s law B. Coulomb’s law C. Faraday’s law D.
of rubber.
lenz’s law
B. copper expands more than rubber.
C. the specific heat capacity of rubber is lower than that 13. 4g of radioactive material of half-life 10days is
of copper. spilled on a laboratory floor. How long would it take to
D. rubber expands more than copper. disintegrate 3.5g of the material?
A. 11/4 days B. 8 ¾ days C. 30 days D. 80 days
5. Which of the following statements is correct about a
long-sighted boy who does not put on glasses? 14. Which of the following statements correctly
A. He cannot see distant objects clearly describe(s) cathode rays?
B. Rays of light from a close object are focused in front I. They consist of tiny particles carrying negative electric
of the retina charges
C. His eyeball is too long II. They are deflected in a magnetic field but not in an
D. Parallel rays of light are focused behind the retina electric field
III. They consist of fast moving neutrons and are
6. A 12V battery has an internal resistance of 0.5Ω. If a
deflected in an electric field A. i only B. iii only C.
cable of 1.0Ω resistance is connected across the terminals
i and ii only D. ii and iii only
of the battery, the current drawn from the battery is
A. 16.0A B. 8.0A C. 0.8A D. 0.4A 15. Which of the following is most strongly deflected by
a magnetic field?
7. If two parallel wires carry currents flowing in the same
A. γ-rays B. α-rays C. β-particles D. X-rays
direction, the conductors will
A. attract each other 16. Which of the following is a set of vectors?
B. repel each other A. force, mass and momentum B. acceleration, velocity
and momentum C. mass, weight and density (speed of light in vacuum 3.0×10^8m/s, 1eV = 1.6×10^-
D. mass, volume and density 19J)

17. A catapult used to hold a stone of mass 500g is A. 11.25meV B. 11.25 MJ C. 12.25MJ D. 12.25meV
extended by 20cm with an applied forceF. If the stone
26. A 1.5kg stone was thrown vertically upward with an
leaves with a velocity of 40m/s, the value of F is
initial velocity of 42m/s, what is the potential energy of
A. 4.0 ×102 N/m2 B. 2.0 × 103 N
the stone at the highest point reached. A. 3.15J B. 13.23J
C. 4.0 × 103 N D. 4.0 × 104 N
C. 26.46J D. 63.00J
18. A parachute attains a terminal velocity when
27. When two objects P and Q are supplied with the same
A. its density is equal to the density of air
quantity of heat, the temperature change in p is observed
B. the viscous force of air and upthrust completely
to be twice that of Q. The mass of P is half that of Q. The
counteract its weight
ratio of the specific heat of P to Q is A. 1:4 B. 4:1 C. 1:1
C. it expands as a result of reduced external pressure
D. 2:1
D. the viscous force of the air is equal to the sum of the
weight and upthrust 28. The following statements were made by some
students describing what happened during the
19. An electrical heater is used to melt a block of ice,
determination of the melting point of solids
mass 1.5kg. If the heater is powered by a 12V battery,
and a current of 20A flows through the coil, calculate the 1. The temperature of the solid was constant until
time taken to melt the block of ice at 0°C. (specific latent melting started
heat of fusion of ice = 336 ×103J/kg)
2. The temperature of the solid rose until melting started
A. 76.0min B. 35.0min C. 21.0mn D. 2.9min
3. During melting, the temperature was rising
20. 200g of water at 90°C is mixed with same quantity of
water at 30°C. What is the final temperature?A. 50°C B. 4. During melting, the temperature was constant
60°C C. 70°C D. 80°C
5. The temperature continued to rise after all the solid
21. What is the bandwidth of video signal required for had melted.
the transmission of pictures?
6. The temperature stopped rising after all the solid had
A. 6.8 MHz B. 4.2 MHz C. 2.5 MHz D. 8.3 MHz melted. Which of the following gives correct statements
in the right order?
22. The equation X15062 => Y150 63 + -1 + energy,
represents A. 2, 4 and 5 B. 2, 3 and 6 C. 1, 3 and 6 D. 1, 3 and 5
A. Alpha decay B. Beta-decay C. Gamma decay D. 29. A silver spoon and a wooden spoon are both at room
Photon emission temperature. The silver spoon is cooler to touch because
silver
23. The ice and steam points of a thermometer are 20mm
and 100mm respectively. A temperature of 75 degree A. has a greater density B. can be polished C. is a less
celsius corresponds to Y mm on the thermometer. What absorbent material than wood D. is a better conductor of
is Y? heat

A. 100 mm B. 70 mm C. 80 mm D. 60 mm 30. A long jumper leaves the ground at an angle of 20

degrees above the horizontal and at a speed of 11m/s.
24. When a yellow card is observed through a blue glass,
How far does it jump in the horizontal direction? A.
the card would appear as A. Black B. Green C. Red D.
0.38m B. 7.49m C. 8.45m D. 0m
White
31. The extension of a spring when 5g weight was hung
25. In a nuclear plant, the final mass of the products is
from it was 0.56cm. If Hooke’s law is obeyed, what is
6.32×10^-27kg, while the initial mass of the reactant is
6.30×10^-27kg, the energy released in the process is
the extension caused by a load of 20g weight? A. ½ of its initial value
A. 1.12cm B. 2.14cm C. 2.52cm D. 2.24cm B. ¼ of its initial value
C. 1/16 of its initial value
32. The distance travelled by a particle starting from rest
D. 4 times of its initial value
is plotted against the square of the time elapsed from the
commencement of motion. The resulting graph is a
measure of
A. force B. velocity C. acceleration D. Energy

33. A 90cm uniform lever has a load of 30N suspended at

15cm from one of its ends. If the fulcrum is at the centre
of gravity, the force that must be applied at its other end
to keep it in horizontal equilibrium is
A. 15N B. 20N C. 30N D. 60N

34. Two points on a velocity-time graph have coordinates

(5s, 10m/s) and (20s, 20m/s). Calculate the mean
acceleration between the two points.
A. 0.67m/s2 B. 0.80m/s2 C. 1.50m/s2 D. 2.00m/s2

35. Which of the following statements are correct?

i. Land and sea breezes are natural convection ii. The
vacuum in a thermo flask prevents heat loss due to
convection only iii. Convection may occur in liquids or
gases but not in solids
A. i and ii only B. ii and iii only
C. i and iii only D. i, ii and iii only
36. The property of the eye known as its power of
accommodation is controlled by the
A. pupil B. vitreous humour C. iris D. ciliary muscles

37. Under constant tension and constant mass per unit

length, the note produced by a plucked string is 500Hz
when the length of the wire is 0.9m. At what length is the
frequency 150Hz?
A. 3m B. 0.27m C. 8.33m D. 6740m

38. An object is placed in front of two plain mirrors

inclined at an angle of θ°. If the total number of images
formed is 7, find the value of θ°.
A. 30° B. 45° C. 51° D. 90°

39. The north pole of a magnet can never be separated

from the south pole because of a property known as

A. Magnetic dipole B. Magnetic moment C. Magnetic

monopole D. Magnetic quadrupole

40. If the distance between two points charges is

increased by a factor of four, the magnitude of
electrostatic force between them will be