Physics SS1

1. Acceleration due to gravity is approximately a) 9m/s 2 b) 19ms 2 c) 10m/s 2 d) 20m/s 2 (C)

2. The dimension for acceleration is (a) LT (b) LT-1 (c) LT2 (d) LT-2 (D)
3. The SI unit of length is (a) metre (b) candela (c) mole (d) newton (A)
4. Which of the following is odd? (a) Random motion (b) rotational motion (c) nuclear motion (d)
oscillatory motion. (C)
5. The motion of a boy in 100m race is (a) random (b) translational(c) rotational (d) vibratory (B)
6. A man runs a distance of 1.0km in 5 minutes. His average speed is (a) 20.0m/s (b) 16.7m/s (c)
3.3m/s (d) 0.3m/s (C)
7. A train travelling with an initial velocity of 20m/s is subjected to a uniform deceleration of 2m/s 2.
The time required to bring the train to a complete halt is (a) 5s (b) 10s (c) 20s (d) 40s (B)
8. Which of the statement is correct (a) static friction is less than dynamic friction (b) static friction
equals dynamic friction (c) static friction is greater than dynamic friction (d) none of the arrange
(C)
9. A metal block of mass 5kg lies on a rough horizontal platform. If a horizontal force of 8N applied
to the block on the platform, then the coefficient of limiting friction between the block and the
platform is: (a) 0.16 (b) 0.63 (c) 0.80 (d) 1.06 (A)

10.Which of the following is not true about motion? a)) Motion are caused by a force b) Motion is the
change of position of a body with time c) All motion are relative motion d) It is not practicable for an
object to combine two of the motion together

11.The area under the curve of a velocity-time graph represents. (A) Instantaneous speed (B) Time
spent (C) Distance (D) Acceleration (D)

12.Which of the following statement is correct about speed and velocity? A) Velocity relates to
translational motion while speed relates to circular motion (B) Speed and velocity have the same units (C)
Velocity and speed cannot be represented graphically (D) Speed and velocity are vector quantities (B)

13. Which of the units of the following physical quantities are derived ? I. Area II. Thrust III. Pressure
IV. Mass A. I, II, III and Iv B. I, II and III only C.. I, II and IV only D. I and III only E. I and IV only.
(B)

14. The SI unit of weight is (a) N (b) m (c) m/s2 (d) kg (A)

15. A boy walks 3m due west and then 4m due south . His displacement is A. 7m, S30°W B. 5m,S60°W
C. 5m, S53°E D. 14.1m, S45°W (C)
16.. The best instrument for measuring the diameter of a thin wire is (a) Vernier caliper (b) steel rule (c)
micrometer screw gauge (d) meter rule (C)

17. A classroom desk supported by long legs is stationary in the room. A teacher comes around and
pushes upon the desk in an effort to start it into a state of motion. The desk does not budge. The desk
remains at rest because ______. a. there is a force of static friction opposing its motion b. there is a force
of kinetic or sliding friction opposing its motion c. there is a force of rolling friction opposing its motion
d. there are small dust mites at the desk's feet that push back on the desk to keep it at rest (A)

18. The symbol µ stands for the _____ a. coefficient of friction b. force of friction c. Acceleration d.
tension (A)

19. The following are the fundamental quantities except (a) radius (b) weight (c) mass (d) time (B)
20. The reading accuracy of micrometer screw gauge is (a) 0.01cm (b) 1mm (c) 0.01 m (d) 0.01mm (D)
21. The best instrument for measuring the diameter of a thin wire is (a) vernier caliper (b) steel rule (c)
micrometer screw gauge (d) meter rule (C)

22. A motor cyclist is travelling at 15ms−1. She accelerates at a rate of 3ms−2 for 3s to overtake a car.
What is the new speed of the bike? a. 18ms−1 b. 24ms−1 c. 30ms−1 d. 30 ms−1 ( B)

23. The figure below shows the horizontal forces acting on a car.

Which one of the statements describes the motion of the car?

a. It will be slowing down b. It will be stationary c. It will have a
constant speed d. It will be speeding up. (B)
24. A runner travels at a speed of 8ms−1. How long will it take to run one lap of a 400m track?

a. 3,200s b.408s c.50s d. 20s (C)

25.The motion of the skin of a talking drum (gongo) is (a) random (b) translational(c) rotational (d)
Periodic (D)
26. A body moving in a circle at constant speed has (i) a velocity tangential to the circle (ii) a constant
speed (iii) an acceleration directed towards the circumference of the circle. Which of the statement above
are correct (a) i & ii only (b) ii & iii only (c) i & iii only (d) i, ii& iii (A)
28. A banana peel on the ground does what to friction on the feet? (a) increases it (b) keeps it constant
(c) reduces it(d) none of the above (D)
29.A metal block lies on a rough horizontal platform with a horizontal resistive force is 10N, find the
normal reaction on the ground if the coefficient of static friction between the surfaces is 0.25 (g=10m/s 2)
(a) 0.025kg (b) 0.025g (c) 2.5kg (d) 25g (D)
30. A metal block of mass 5000g lies on a rough horizontal platform. If a horizontal force of 8N applied
to the block on the platform, then the coefficient of limiting friction between the block and the platform
is: (a) 0.0016 (b) 40000 (c) 0.16 (d) 1.6 (C)
31. If the angle between the incline length and the horizontal platform of an incline plane is 60 0 calculate
the coefficient of friction (a) 0.86 (b) 1.73 (c) 0.50 (d) 0.73
32. The area under the curve of a velocity-time graph represents (a) distance covered (b) acceleration (c)
instantaneous speed (d) work done (B)

33. During a football match, a spectator at A walks to C, the opposite corner of the ground, by
walking from A to B to C as shown in the diagram.

If the spectator takes 100s to complete the walk, what is the average speed?
a. 1.75ms−1 b. 2.3ms−1 c. 4.6ms -1 d. 12.6ms-1 (B)

34.A car moving with speed 90kmhr-1 was brought uniformly to rest by the application of brakes in 10s.
How far did the car travel after brakes were applied (a)900km (b) 250m (c) 125m(d)15km (B)
35.The slope of distant-time graph for a uniform rectilinear motion of a body represents (a) its
acceleration (b) its total distance travelled (c) its speed (d) the force causing the motion (C)
36. A lorry moving at 60km/h maintains this speed for 60min . Calculate the acceleration of the truck
within the time a. 20 m/s 2 b. 60 m/s 2 c. 1 m/s 2 d. Zero (D)
37. Using the graph, calculate the total distance travelled by the motor cycle.

a.1000m b. 1125m c. 1500m d. 2000m (B)

38. Which of these is the physical dimension of volume a. L b. ML c. L 3 d. LT -2 (C)

39. Mount Everest, at 29,028 ft, is the tallest mountain on Earth. What is its height in kilometers?
(Assume that 1 m = 3.281 ft) a. 12 b. 1.1 c. 8.8 d. 3.3 (C)

40. The deceleration of a moving car is also known as a. Retardation b. Acceleration C. Speed d.
Tangential velocity (A)

41.The standard unit of time is a. Hour b. Minute c. Days d. Second (D)

42.Which of these is a fundamental quantity a. Volume b. Area c. Amount of a substance d. Weight (C)
43. The reading accuracy of a metre rule is a. 0.1mm b. 0.1m c. 0.05mm d. 1mm (D)
44.Which of these is a derived unit a. kg b. m c. m/s d. meter (C)
45.If a car is moving at 100 m/s and a man walks away from the driver in the same car at 2m/s. What is
the relative speed of the man ? a. 50m/s b. 98m/s c. 102m/s d. 200m/s (B)
46. Which of these values is not a correct reading from a meter rule a. 2.90cm b. 22.16cm c. 0.40cm d.
7.20cm (B)
47.The internal diameter of a test tube can measured with a a. Micrometer screw gauge b. Vernier caliper
c. Metre rule d. Stop clock (B)
48. Matter is anything that has _____ a. Force b. Weight c. Volume d. Mass (D)
49. A body makes 9 complete revolution in 5 seconds. What is its angular velocity. a. 324π b. 45π c.1.8π
d. 0.5π (A)
50.In a sport event, an athlete runs a distance of 10000 m in 2hours. His average speed is A. 20.0m/s B.
5km/h C. 20000 km/h D. 5000 m/s (B)
 SS 2

OBJECTIVE : Answer all questions in these part

1. Which of the following statements about a machine is not correct a. It is a device for doing work
more conveniently b. A machine often does work faster than a man c. All machines are made of
gears and wheels d. A fishing rod is a machine ( C)
2. In which of the following simple machines is the effort applied between the load and the
fulcrum a. claw hammer b. plier c. wheel barrow d.sugar tong (D)
3. A 20kg mass is to be pulled up a slope inclined at 30% to the horizontal, if the efficiency of the
plane is 75% , the force required to pull the load up the plane is a. 13.3N b. 1.33N c. 133.3N d.
533.2N ( C)
4.

The figure above represents a block and tackle pulley system on which WN supports a load of
120.0N .If the efficiency of the machine is 40%,then the value of W is a. 28.0 b. 48.0 c. 50.0 d.
288.0 ( C)
5. What is the angular speed of a body vibrating at 50 cycles per second? a) 200 rad/s (b) 100 rad/s
(c) 50 rad/s (d) 0.01 rad/s ( C)
 6. Which of the following bodies, each with centre of gravity G, lying on a horizontal table, is/are in

unstable equilibrium a. II only b. III only c. I and I d. II and III only (B)
7. The length of a simple pendulum is increased by a factor of 4. By what factor is its period
increased? a. 1 b. 2 c.3 d.4 ( B)
8. The length of a simple pendulum experiment which passes its lowest point four times every
second is a. 0.25m b. 0.45m c. 0.06m d. 1.00m (g=10ms -2 ) ( C)
9. A gramophone records takes 5s to reach its constant angular velocity of 5π rad/s from rest. Find
its constant angular acceleration a) 10π b) 25π c) π d) 0.8π ( C)
10. A resultant force of 15N acts for 6s on a body of mass 4kg.calculate the change in momentum
within this period a)3.75kgm/s b. 10kgm/s c. 22.5kgm/s d. 90kgm/s (D)
11. Which of the following statements about elastic collision is correct? a) momentum is lost due to
the sound produced b. loss in momentum is equal to loss in kinetic energy c. both kinetic energy
and momentum are conserved d. Kinetic energy is lost while momentum is conserved ( C)

12. A force of 1N is approximately the force needed to lift? a sugar cube b. An apple c.A car d. a
truck ( B)
13. The property of an object to remain at rest or to continue to move in a straight line is known as
a) force b) impulse c) momentum d) inertia ( A)
14. Which of the following will reduce the frequency of oscillation of a simple pendulum a)
increasing the mass of the bob b) decreasing the mass of the bob c) increasing the length of the
string d) decreasing the amplitude of the oscillation ( C)
15.

The bob of the pendulum above has zero speed at a) all points b) x c) y d) z ( D)
16. A body of mass 4.2kg moving with a velocity of 10m/s due east, hits a stationary body of mass
2.8kg. If the collision is perfectly inelastic. Calculate the velocity of the stationary body after
collision a) 3m/s b) 4m/s c) 6m/s d) 1m/s (C)
17. Which of the following statements about inelastic collision is correct? a. momentum is lost due
to the sound produced b. loss in momentum is equal to loss in kinetic energy c. both kinetic
energy and momentum are conserved d. kinetic energy is lost while momentum conserved ( D)
18. Which of the following instruments, in it’s normal use, serves as a first class lever? a. pair of
scissors b. a pair of sugar tongs c. a bottle opener d. a knife ( B)
19. The velocity ratio of a plane which is inclined at an angle y to the horizontal is 1.15, calculate it’s
angle of inclination? A) 100 b) 25 c) 60 d) 49 (C)
20. A machine has an efficiency of 60% .If the machine is required to overcome a load of 60N with a
force of 20N, calculate it’s mechanical advantage a) 10 b) 0.6 c) 1.5 d) 3 ( D)
21. Which of these is a second order lever a) crowbar b) nutcracker c) claw hammer d) scissors ( B)
22. A mercury-in-glass thermometer reads -20°C at the ice point and 100°C at the steam point.
Calculate the Celsius temperature corresponding to 40°C on the thermometer. A) 50° b) 20° c)
75° d) 63° (A)
23. The height of the mercury thread in a mercury-in-glass thermometer when in melting ice and
then in steam are 3cm and 18cm respectively. What would be the height of the at a
temperature of 60°C a) 12cm b) 4cm c) 10.8cm d) 1.2cm (A)
24. Water is not suitable for use as a thermometric liquid because I) it wets glass II) it needs to be
coloured III) it expands abnormally IV) It has a low density a) I only b) I and II only c) I,II, III only
d) II and III only ( C)
25. The efficiency of a wheel and axle system is 60% and the ratio of radius of wheel to radius of
axle is 4:2, in order to lift a mass of 30kg , the effort required is a) 25N b) 62.5N c) 5N d) 125N
( A)
26. An un-graduated thermometer reads 2.0cm and 112.0cm at ice and steam points respectively.
Determine the true temperature in Kelvin, when the thermometer reads 5.0cm (a) 303.0K (b)
300.0K (c) 276.0K (d) 30.0K ( C)
27. Clinical thermometer differs from other mercury in glass thermometers because it has I. a
constriction II. A wide range III. A short range IV. A narrow bore (a) I and II only (b) I and III only
(c) III and IV only (d) I, II and III only (e) I, III and IV only
28. A platinum resistance thermometer has a resistance of 4Ω at 0°C and 12Ω at 100°c. Assuming
that the resistance changes uniformly with temperature, calculate the resistance of the
temperature when the temperature is 5°C (a) 6.0Ω (b) 6.5Ω (c) 7.6Ω (d) 4.4Ω (D)
29. he purpose of constriction in a clinical thermometer is to (a)prevent the mercury from
expanding beyond the bulb (b) prevent the mercury from falling back into the bulb until
required (c) enable the mercury to expand slowly (d) serve as the lower limit of the scale to be
read (B)
30. Mercury has an advantage over other liquids as thermometric liquid because it (a) has low
expansivity (b) has higher conductivity (c) vaporizes easily (d) relatively low freezing point ( B)
31. Absolute zero of temperature is a) 0°C b) 273K c) -273K d) -273°C (D)
32. A mass attached to a string is moving in a circular path. If the speed is doubled, the tension in
the string will be a. doubled b. one-fourth as much c. halved d. four times as much D
 33. What is the frequency of vibration if the balance wheel of a wrist watch makes 90 revolutions in
25s ? a. 3.60Hz b. 0.01Hz c. 225 Hz d. 0.65Hz (A)
34. A stone tied to a string is made to revolve in a horizontal circle of radius 50cm with an angular
speed of 2 radians per second. What will be the stone tangential velocity? a. 100 rad/s b. 0.1m/s
c. 100 m/s d. 0.25m/s (B)
35. The diagram below represents the energy flow through a hydroelectric power. The efficiency of the
energy conversion is a. E 2 /E 1 b. E 3 /E 1 c. E 3/E 1 + E 2 d. E 2 + E 3 /E 1 (B)
36. The response time of a liquid-in-glass thermometer will be short if the a. bulb is large and thick-
walled b . bulb is small and thick-walled c. bulb is small and thin-walled d. bore is large (C)
37. A machine has efficiency of 80% and velocity ratio of 4.5 . If a force of 600N is applied to lift a
load , calculate the magnitude of the load . A. 1620N B. 1757 C. 2160N D. 3206N (C)
38. To keep a free oscillating body vibrating, it will require a/an a. Tension b. Friction c. External
periodic force d. gravitational force (C)
39. Which of the following does not serve as a first class lever A. pair of scissors B. pair of sugar
tongs C. a bottle opener D. a knife (B)
40. Which of the following graphs correctly represents the relationship between the load and the
velocity ratio of a machine?

(B)
41. A body is moved a distance Lm up an inclined plane through vertical height of hm. Which of the
following equations is correct? A. mechanical advantage = L/h B.Velocity ratio = L/h C. Efficiency =
h mechanical advantage
/L × 100%. D. / velocity ratio = 1 ( B )
42. objects have masses in the ratio 2:3. Find the ratio of their masses if they experience a force
which impart to them accelerations in the ratio of 3:4 a. 1:2 b. 2:1 c. 12:5 d. 1:1
43. A rope is being used to pull a mass of 10kg upward. Determine the tension in the rope if, starting
from rest , the mass acquires a velocity of 4m/s in 8s a. a. 100N b. 5N c. 95N d. 105N
44. A man standing in a lift that is descending does not feel any weight because a. there is no
gravitational pull on the man in the lift b. The inside of the lift is air tight c. the lift is in vacuum d.
there is no reaction from the floor of the lift
45. A body continues in its state of uniform motion in a straight line because a. friction is negligible
b. of its inertia c. of its mass d. of the force applied
46. A force of 21.0N acts on a particle of mass 3.0kg in a medium whose resistance is 2.0Nkg -1 .
Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration of the particle a. 5.00ms -2 b. 6.00ms -2 c. 6.33ms -2 d.
7.00ms -2
47. A trolley of mass 4kg moving on a smooth horizontal platform with a speed of 1.0m/s collides
perfectly with a stationary trolley of the same mass on the same platform. Calculate the total
momentum of the two trolleys immediately after the collision a. 24Ns b. 0.25Ns c. 4Ns d. 1Ns
48. Which of these is not true for a conservative force a. it depends on position b. it’s independent
of the particular path taken c. work done is recoverable d. Total mechanical energy is not
conserved (B)
49. How do seatbelts and airbags reduce forces in a collision? a. They increase collision time, which
increases the rate of change of momentum b. They increase collision time, which reduces the
rate of change of momentum c.They decrease collision time, which reduces the rate of change
of momentum d. They decrease collision time, which increases the rate of change of momentum
(B)
50. Which car safety feature will not reduce the rate of change of momentum? a. Roll cage b. Airbag
c. Crumple zone d. none of the answers (A