1.

The graph shows the variation of the velocity of a car with time. What is the
acceleration of the car?

A. 0.5 m s-2 B. 1.5 m s-2 C. 2.0 m s-2 D. 4.0 m s-2

E. 6.0 m s-2

2. A car moving with speed 50 km h-1 can be stopped in a distance of 15 m. In what

distance can the car be stopped when its speed is 70 km h-1 under the same
conditions?

A. 7.7 m B. 10.9 m C. 17.7 m D. 21.0 m E. 29.4 m

3.

What physical quantity does the area of the shaded portion of each of the above
graphs represent?
I II
A. acceleration energy
B. distance power
C. acceleration change of momentum
D. distance energy
E. force power

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4. A ball of mass 2 kg drops from rest to the ground from a height 5 m and rebounds
to the same height. If the time of duration of the impact between the ball and the
ground is 0.2 s, what is the total reaction of the ground on the ball?

A. 20 N B. 100 N C. 200 N D. 220 N E. 420 N

5. A windmill can produce electric energy at the rate of 20 kW when the wind speed is
10 m s-1. If the efficiency is 50%, what force is exerted by the wind on the windmill?

A. 2 x 103 N B. 4 x 103 N C. 6 x 103 N D. 8 x 103 N

E. 1 x 104 N

6. An object is projected vertically upwards. Which of the following graphs correctly

describes the variation of the kinetic energy E of the object with height h?

7.

Two blocks A and B of masses 1 kg and 1.5 kg respectively are resting on a smooth
horizontal surface and are linked by a string. They are pulled by a force of 10 N as
shown in the diagram. What will the tensions T1 and T2 be?
Tension T1 Tension T2
A. 10 N 10 N
B. 10 N 6N
C. 10 N 4N
D. 6N 4N
E. 4N 6N

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8. A block is moving with uniform velocity along a rough horizontal plane. Which of
the following statements is/are true?
(1) The kinetic energy of the block is increasing.
(2) The potential energy of the block is increasing.
(3) The resultant force acting on the block is zero.

A. (1) only B. (3) only C. (1) and (2) only D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)

9.
A diver jumps from a high platform into water at the point B as shown. The diver
descends to C and then floats up to the water surface. Assume that the potential
energy at point B is taken to be zero. Which of the following statements is/are true?
At point C,
(1) the kinetic energy of the diver is at a maximum.
(2) the kinetic energy of the diver is at a minimum.
(3) the sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy of the diver is zero.

A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (3) only D. (1) and (3) only
E. (2) and (3) only

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10.

A block is given an initial velocity up a smooth inclined plane. Which graph below
shows the acceleration of the block against time?
(The upward direction of motion along the plane is taken as positive.)

11. When an increase in pressure, which of the following effects is/are true?
(1) The melting point of ice will be increased.
(2) The boiling point of water will be increased.
(3) The rate of evaporation of water will be increased.

A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (3) only D. (1) and (3) only
E. (2) and (3) only

12. The initial pressure of a fixed mass of gas at 25℃ is 2 x 105 N m-2. What would
be its pressure be if the gas were reduced to half its original volume and its
temperature were increased to 95℃?

A. 1.23 x 105 N m-2 B. 3.24 x 105 N m-2 C. 4.94 x 105 N m-2

D. 15.2 x 105 N m-2 E. 19.8 x 105 N m-2

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13. Heat is needed to keep water boiling because energy is required to
(1) overcome the effect of atmospheric pressure.
(2) increase the kinetic energy of the water molecules.
(3) increase the potential energy of the water molecules.
A. (1) only B. (1) and (2) only C. (1) and (3) only D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)

14. The difference in water temperature between the top and the bottom f a waterfall
is 0.15℃. Assuming no heat is lost from the water to the surroundings, what is the
height of the waterfall? (The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J kg-1 K-1.)

A. 3.6 m B. 28 m C. 63 m D. 360 m E. 540 m

15. A mountain climber finds that the boiling point of water at high altitudes is lower
than that at sea level. To raise the boiling point, he could
(1) use a pot with special tight-fitting lid.
(2) increase the rate at which heat is supplied.
(3) use a copper pot instead of a clay pot.

A. (1) only B. (3) only C. (1) and (2) only D. (1) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)

16. Which of the following statements correctly describes a concave lens?

(1) The image of a real object formed by the lens may be real or virtual depending on
the object distance.
(2) The image of an object formed by the lens may be magnified or diminished
depending on the object distance.
(3) It is used for the correction of short-sightedness.

A. (1) only B. (3) only C. (1) and (2) only D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)

17.

In the figure, the image I of an object placed at O is produced by a single lens. If the
magnification is 2, what kind of lens has been used and where must it have been

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placed?

A. a concave lens placed at A. B. a concave lens placed at B.

C. a convex lens placed at C. D. a convex lens placed at D.
E. a convex lens placed at E.

18.

In the diagram, a light ray passes from medium Y to medium X and emerges to
medium Y again. The refractive index of medium X is smaller than that of medium Y.
Which of the following represents the path of the emergent ray?

A. I B. II C. III D. IV E. V

19.

A fish in a tank of water looks through a thin glass wall X at a pin The image of the
pin observed by the fish will be
A. longer than it actually is and nearer to X.
B. longer than it actually is and further away from X.
C. of the same size as the object ad at the same distance from X.
D. shorter than it actually is and near to X.
E. shorter than it actually is and further away from X.

20. When an object of height 10 mm is placed in front of a mirror, the image formed
is erect and of height 2 mm. Which of the following statements is/are true?
(1) The mirror must be a concave mirror.

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(2) The image must be real.
(3) If the object is moved nearer to the mirror, the image will still be erect.

A. (1) only B. (3) only C. (1) and (2) only D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)

21. Which of the following are longitudinal waves?

(1) sound waves transmitted through a solid
(2) sound waves transmitted through water.
(3) waves in a vibrating string.

A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (2) only D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)

23. A short pulse of microwaves traveling at 3 x 108 m s-1 was used to detect the
position of a stationary weather balloon. It was found that the microwaves reflected
from the balloon were picked up 2 x 10-4 s after the pulse had been emitted from the
station. The distance of the balloon from the station was

A. 1.5 x 104 m. B. 3.0 x 104 m. C. 6.0 x 104 m. D. 1.5 x 1012 m.

E. 3.0 x 1012 m.

24. Which of the following is in the correct order of increasing wavelengths?

A. infra-red, X-ray, radio waves.

B. infra-red, radio waves, X-ray.
C. X-ray, radio waves, infra-red.
D. X-ray, infra-red, radio waves.
E. radio waves, X-ray, infra-red.

25.

A stationary wave is produced an in a string by a vertical vibrator as shown in the

above figure. If P is at the crest of an anti-node at a certain instant, what is the

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direction of motion of the point A at that instant?

A. upwards B. downwards C. to the right D. to the left

E. momentarily at rest.

26. A lightning conductor can protect a A lightning conductor prevents the

building from damage by lightning charged clouds from discharging.
27. Prismatic periscopes are better than There is no multiple images formed in
periscopes using plane mirrors. the prismatic periscopes.
28. Power consumption in household The equivalent resistance of a
circuit increases as more lamps are household circuit increases as more
switched on. lamps are switched on.
29. Both cathode rays and X-rays can be Both cathode rays and X-rays are
deflected by an electric field. streams of charged particles.
30. When a car is suddenly stopped the The total momentum of the car and the
passengers are jerked forward. passengers remains unchanged.
31. When equal masses of ice (at 0℃) and The specific latent heat of fusion of ice
steam (at 100℃) are mixed, the and the specific latent heat of
product is water at about 50℃. vaporization of water are about the
same.
32. To the human ear, a note emitted by a A piano note consists of longitudinal
piano sounds different from the same waves while a violin note consists of
note emitted by a violin. transverse waves.

33.

Two uncharged metal spheres are suspended by insulating threads as shown in the
above diagram. A plastic sheet is put between them. When a positively charged rod X
is brought near them as shown, which of the following diagram shows the resulting
charge distribution on the spheres?

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34. An immersion heater A takes 10 minutes to boil a kettle of water while another
immersion heater B takes 40 minutes to boil the same kettle of water under the same
voltage supply. If the resistance of heater A is 100 Ω, what is the resistance of heater
B?

A. 25 Ω B. 50 Ω C. 100 Ω D. 200 Ω E. 400 Ω

35

A student, who wishes to find the resistance of a light bulb when connected to a
certain battery, incorrectly connects a voltmeter and an ammeter as shown in the
figure shown. What would be the most probable outcome of his error?

A. The voltmeter would burn out.

B. The ammeter would burn out.
C. The light bulb would burn out.
D. Both the ammeter and the voltmeter would burn out.
E. The voltmeter would indicates zero voltage.

36.

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In the circuit, all bulbs B are identical. If ammeter A1 reads 1.8 amperes, what does
ammeter A2 read?

A. 1.2 amperes B. 0.9 amperes C. 0.6 amperes D. 0.3 amperes

E. 0.1 amperes

37. Electric bulbs R are of rating 40 W, 200 V and electric bulbs S are of rating 60 W,
200 V. Which of the following combinations would produce the maximum brightness
if connected to the same voltage?

38.

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In the circuit, when K1 is closed the voltmeter reads 12 V. What would the reading be
if both K1 and K2 are closed?

A. 8V B. 12 V C. 16 V D. 18 V E. 24 V

39.

The 300 V generator in the diagram is supplying electrical power to operate a piece o
machinery which has a rating of 10 kW at 200 V. The total resistance of the
transmission cables is 2 W. What is the power loss in the transmission system?

A. 2.5 kW B. 5 kW C. 10 kW D. 20 kW E. 45 kW

40.

Which of the two bulbs L1 and L2 in the circuit will light up when the switch S is
(1) opened?
(2) closed?
(1) When switch S is open (2) When switch S is closed
A. only L2 will light up only L1 will light up

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B. only L2 will light up L1 and L2 will light up
C. only L1 will light up only L2 will light up
D. only L1 will light up L1 and L2 will light up
E. L1 and L2 will light up only L2 will light up

41.

The diagram shows a transformer with the primary coil connected to an a.c. voltage of
200 V while the secondary coil is connected to a resistor of 100 W. If there are 100
turns in the primary coil and 10 turns in the secondary coil, what is the current passing
through the resistor?(You may assume that the efficiency of the transformer is 100 %)

A. 0.05 A B. 0.1 A C. 0.2 A D. 1A E. 20 A

42.

A copper rod AB is free to move on two parallel conducting wires. It is pulled by a

force F in the direction shown in the figure. The direction of the magnetic field is
passing into the paper. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(1) A current will flow from C to D through P.
(2) A current will flow from B to A through Q
(3) An emf will be set up across AB.

A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (3) only D. (1) and (3) only
E. (2) and (3) only

230 226
43. During radioactive decay, 90 X becomes 90 Y . Which of the following

statements would be correct?

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(1) The change would involve a decay only.
(2) One α particle and two β-particles would be emitted.
(3) X and Y are two isotopes of the same element.

A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (3) only D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)

44. Which of the following will increase the resistance of a metal wire?
(1) increasing the length of the wires.
(2) increasing the cross-sectional area of the wire.
(3) increasing the temperature of the wire.

A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (3) only D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)

45. The radioactivity of a sample of material was measured on the first day of each
month. The readings on July 1 and September 1 are 0.8 and 0.2 counts per second
respectively. What is the half-life of the radioactive material?

A. 7 days
B. 16 days
C. 31 days
D. 46 days
E. 61 days

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