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E A/L 0780 PHYSICS 2024 PAPER 2 QUESTIONS

SECTION 1 (Thirty-five questions)

Question: 1 – 35
Directions: each of the questions or incomplete statements in this section is followed by
four suggested answers. Select the best answer in each case

1. The base unit of magnetic field intensity is

2 −2 −1
A. kg m s A
−2
B. kgs A
−1 −1
C. kgs A
−1 −1
D. kg s A

2. The back of the hand feels cold when some alcohol is dropped on it because
A. Alcohol is at a lower temperature than the atmosphere
B. Alcohol has a larger heat capacity than your body
C. Alcohol has a lower heat capacity than your body
D. Alcohol extracts latent heat of vaporization from the hand.

3. Which of the following pairs both make use of critical damping?

A. Simple pendulum and galvanometer
B. Galvanometer and shock absorber in cars
C. House foundations and shock absorbers in cars
D. Simple pendulum and bridge construction

4. The area under a force (F) against time (t) graph for a moving object is the:
A. change in linear momentum of the object
B. Total distance covered by the object
C. acceleration of the object
D. work done by the object

5. The resultant force acting on object O in figure 1

is

A. 44 N Nort-East of O
B. 30 N North-East of O
 C. 44 N East of O
D. 40 N North of O
6. The strings of a nylon guitar of cross-sectional area 0.5 ×10−6 m2 store elastic
potential energy of 0.8 J when stretched by 20 cm. If Young's modulus for nylon is
9 −2
2 ×10 Nm . then the length of the string is:
A. 25.0 m
B. 50.0 cm
C. 25.0 cm
D. 80.0 cm
7. Platinum resistance thermometers are quite sensitive because;
A. Platinum has a high temperature coefficient of resistance
B. The thermometers have relatively low heat capacities
C. Platinum has a high melting point
D. The thermometers have relatively high heat capacities

8. A sample of gas has a root mean square (rms) speed of 2.2 ×103 m s−1 at STP. What
is the value of its rms speed at 80∘ C and pressure of one atmosphere?
−1 −1
A. 2.8 ×10 m s
1 −1
B. 2.5 ×10 m s
4 −1
C. 2.0 ×10 ms
1 −1
D. 1.3 ×10 ms s
9. Figure 2 shows a graph of stopping potential V s plotted against frequency, f , for
nichrome

Which of the following is CORRECT?

A. The product of gradient of the graph, the value of the intercept on the horizontal
axis and the electronic charge, is the work function for nichrome.
B. The value of the intercept on the vertical axis is the work function for nichrome.
C. The product of gradient of the graph and the value of the intercept on the
horizontal axis, is the work function for nichrome.
D. The gradient of the graph is the Planck's constant

10. Figure 3a shows a spring of spring constant K extended by a mass m . In figure 3 b

two identical springs connected as shown are extended by the same mass m attached
to the middle of a short connecting bar
If both systems are set into oscillation, which of the following is true?

A. Mass, m , oscillates faster in figure 3 b than in figure 3 a

B. Mass, m , has a longer period of oscillation-in figure 3 b than in 3 a
C. The combined spring constant for the system in 3 b is half that in 3 a
D. Mass, m, extends the combined springs in 3 b twice as much as the single spring
in 3 a

11. Given that the decay constant for Co−60 is 0.132. Its half-life is:
A. 15.15 years
B. 26.40 years
C. 5.25 years
D. 9.15 years
12. Two parallel plates each of area 0.04 m2 are placed 5 mm apart in a vacuum as
shown in figure 4

The potential of the upper plate is :

A. 225 V
B. 225 V
C. 120 V
D. 2 82 V

13. A force of 1.6 ×10−6 N acts between two parallel wires in vacuum as shown in figure
5. Given that the wires each carry a current I.

Figure 5
The value of I is:

A. 0.08 A
B. 0.3 A
C. 0.2 A
D. 4.0 A

14. Figure 6 represents a cyclic thermodynamic process. If the heat supplied is dQ and
the change in internal energy is dU , the quantity of heat supplied to the system is
given by:

Figure 6

A. dQ=dU + A
B. dQ=dU + P1 A
C. dQ=dU −PA
D. dQ=du−A ( V 2−V 1 )

15. Figures 7 a and 7 b show the arrangement of bulbs each with resistance as shown.

Which of the following is true?

A. The brightness of the bulbs in ligure 7 b is the same but more than those in 7a
B. The brightness of all four bulbs is the same but hattery in ligure 7 b will run
down faster
C. The brightness of the bulls in figure 7a is same but more than that in 7 b
D. The brightness of all four bulbs is the same and both batteries will last for the
same length of time.

16. Figure 8 shows the energy-level diagram for the electron in the hydrogen atom.
Figure 8
When the electron in the hydrogen atom makes a transition from energy level n=4 lo the
ground state n−1, it emits light of frequency
14
A. 2.1 ×10 Hz
15
B. 1.6 ×10 Hz
15
C. 3.1 ×10 Hz
15
D. 3.3 ×10 Hz

17. N-type semiconductors are more widely applicable in electronic devices than P-type
because
A. The net charge in the N -type is electrons
B. N-type are easier to manufacture than P-type
C. The N-type are more compact than the P-type
D. Electrons move faster than holes

18. An object A , of mass 3.5 kg is accelerated from rest by a net force of 5 N in 2 , 0 s.

Another object, B. of mass 2.8 kg is accelerated from rest by the same force in 1.6 s.
The ratio of the gain in kinetic energy of A to that of B is
A. 1 :1
B. 1.25:1
C. 2:1.6
D. 2:1

19. The time taken for an object in figure 9 to move from point O to P is:

A. 0.5 s
B. 2.0 s
C. 1.0 s
D. 1.7 s
20. The molar heat capacity of a gas at constant pressure is always greater than that at
constant volume because;
A. at constant pressure, work is done against external pressure in expanding the gas
B. the molar gas constant makes up the difference between the two heat capacities
C. at constant volume, the gas does not require much energy to raise the temperature
D. at constant pressure, no work is done against external pressure

21. At a given instant, five molecules of gas have speeds 100,200,250,300,600 m s−1
respectively. The root mean square speed of the gas molecules is:
−1
A. 426 ms
−1
B. 335 ms
−1
C. 247 m s
−1
D. 329 ms s
22. A sonometer wire of material of density 5 ×103 kg m3 is stretched such that
transverse waves are transmitted along it at a speed of 160 ms−1. The tension per unit
area of cross section of the stretched wire is:
A. 8.0 ×10 3 N −2
B. 9.8 ×10 6 N m−2
C. 1.3 ×108 N m−2
23. Sodium light of wavelength 600 nm falls normally on a diffraction grating. If the
angle between the first order image and the normal is 17.5∘. The number of lines per
millimetre ruled on the grating is:
200
501
A.
B.
8 −2
C. 1.3 ×10 N m
3
D. 2.0 ×10
24. Which of the following methods of power losses in a transformer corresponds to the
method of minimizing it?
Power loss due to Minimized by

A. Heating of wires Wrapping primary coil around the secondary

B. Poor flux-linkage Using thick copper wires
C. Eddy currents Laminating the transformer core
D. Continuous magnetization and Using thick wires
demagnetization of core

25. An object is placed 15 :0 cm from a converging lens of focal length 10.0 cm. The
image formed is;
A. on the same side of lens as the object, magnified, virtual
B. half the height of the object, inverted. erect
C. on the same side of lens as the object, inverted, real
 D. twice the height of object, inverted, real

26. Figure 10 is a graph of the variation of the current through a 0.04 kΩ resistor in circuit
with time.

The root mean square voltage across the resistor in millivolts is;

A. 8.0
B. 5.7
C. 0.1
D. 2.0
27. Electrons drift through a section of a piece of copper wire containing 1029 electrons
per unit volume with a velocity of 2.9 ×10−4 m s−1 The current density through the
wire is:
6 −2
A. 4.6 × 10 Am
25 −2
B. 2.9 ×10 Am
13 −2
C. 5.5 ×10 Am
13 −2
D. 4.6 × 10 Am
28. The sun emits electromagnetic radiation at the rate of 2.5 ×1026 W . The rate at which
the sun is losing mass every second is:
17
A. 8.3 ×10 kg
10
B. 5.6 ×10 kg
9
C. 2.8 ×10 kg
8
D. 1.4 × 10 kg
29. Which of the following is NOT exhibited by longitudinal waves?
A. Diffraction
B. Refraction
C. Interference
D. Polarization

30. Which of the following experimental results of the photoelectric effect can be
explained by the classical or wave theory?
A. The kinetic energy of emitted electrons depending on frequency of incident
radiation
B. Number of photoelectrons emitted per unit time increases with light intensity
 C. Maximum speed of emitted electrons is independent of the intensity of the
incident radiation?
D. The instantaneous emission of electrons from a metal surface even with faint
incident radiation

31. The impedance of the circuit in figure 11 is:

Figure 11
A. 64.5 Ω
5
B. 1.59 ×10 Ω
C. 8.03 Ω
5
D. 2.5 ×10 Ω
32. For a fixed mass of gas undergoing an adiabatic change, which of the following is
correct?
A. The process should be carried out very fast.
B. There is no change in internal energy of the system.
C. The walls of the containing vessel should be thin.
D. The initial temperature of the system must necessarily be equal to its final
temperature.

33.

Figure 12
Figure 12 shows a couple.
The magnitude of the moment of the couple is
A. 2.4 Nm
B. 4.8 Nm
C. 2.1 Nm
D. 1.2 Nm
34. Which of the following about capacitors is NOT correct?
A. They allow alternating current to pass through them-
B. They store charge
C. They store energy
 D. Direct current flows through them only in one direction.

35. Which of the following explains why the electrical resistance of metals increases with
increase in temperature?
A. More positive ions are produced at a higher temperature than conduction
electrons.
B. Electrons do not move fast at higher temperature.
C. Amplitudes of vibration of positive ions increase with temperature, impeding
movement of conduction electrons.
D. Conduction electrons are captured by positive ions at higher temperature.

SECTION II (Ten questions)

Multiple Selection
Questions 36 - 15 Each question or incomplete statement in this section is followed by
three numbered responses. One or two of the responses may he correct. CHOOSE:

A. If 1 and 2 are correct

B. If 2 and 3 are correct
C. If 1 only is correct
D. If 3 only is correct

36. The force between two small conducting spheres carrying identical charges and
placed 4 mm apart in acuum is 2.0 ×10−3 N . Which of the following is/are correct?
1. The force is attractive
2. The charge on one of the spheres is 1.9 η C
3. The force is repulsive

37. Which of the following is/are a difference(s) between stationary and progressive
waves?
Stationary waves Progressive waves

1. Store energy Transmit energy

2. Particles within Particles within a given Particles within a wavelength are

loop vibrates in phase not in phase

3. The wave profile advances with the The wave profile does not
wave speed advance with the wave speed

38. Figure 13 shows the mean distribution of kinetic energy, ke, among a number of
molecules N, of a gas at constant temperature T 1
For temperature T 2< T 1, the value of

1. P increase
2. Q decreases
3. P stays constant

39. Passengers in a moving car jerk-forward when the driver suddenly apply brakes. This
is a consequence of:
1. Newton's third law of motion
2. law of conservation of energy
3. Newton's first law of motion

40. Which of the following statements is/are true about fields?

1. Magnetic fields are produced by moving charges
2. A gravitational field is due only to the presence of a charge
3. An electric field is produced only by a fast-moving charge

41. A mole of an ideal gas contained in a 0.025 cubic metre vessel is subjected to a
pressure of 105 Pa.Which of the following is/are correct?
1. If the pressure of the gas in the same containing vessel is doubled, the temperature
of the gas will decrease by half
2. The temperature of the gas is 25∘ C
3. The mean kinetic energy of the gas molecule is 6.2 ×10−21 J

42. The second law of thermodynamics helps one to understand that:

1. net heat flows only in a particular direction in the universe.
2. the entropy of the universe changes with time.
3. heat does not flow from a cold to hot object naturally:

43. X-rays are produced when:

1. fast moving electrons strike a metal target and are brought to rest suddenly
2. electrons in discrete higher energy levels in an atom make a transition to the lower
energy levels.
3. a metal surface is illuminated with light of appropriate frequency.

44. Which of the following deduction(s) from the alpha-particle scattering experiment
ties with the conclusion?
 Deduction conclusion

1 A few α -particles were deflected through large The positively

angles charged core
occupies a very tiny
part of the atom

2 A very tiny proportion of the α particles bounce The atom consists

back of a positively
charged core

3 Most of the α particles passed through the foil The atom consists
of mostly empty
space

45. Figure 14 shows the magnetic field that results when a piece of iron is placed between
unlike magnetic poles.

figure 14
At which point or points is the magnetic field strength strongest?

1. Points B and D
2. Point A
3. Point C

SECTION III (five questions)

Questions 46 - 50
Direction: Each of the questions ( 46−50 ) has four sets of graphs A−D. Which of the
graphs in each question bese fits the relationship between x and

46.

y x

Displacement of a
body undergoing Acceleration
SHM
47.

y x

The velocity of a train Time

that.
takes off from rest, at
one

station and accelerates

uniformly before,
stopping at

the next station.

48

y x

Current
Voltage across a diode through the
diode
49.

y x

The square of the

velocity of a Radius of orbit of the
satellite orbiting satellite
the earth

50.

y x

Mass of a rocket
Velocity of the
moving with constant
rocket
linear momentum