F 5 Mock Examination 16 PHYSICS PAPER II (1 hour)

1. Note that you may only mark ONE answer to each question. Two or more answers will score NO MARKS. 2. All questions carry equal marks. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers. There are 45 questions. The last page of this question paper contains a list of physics formulae which you may find useful. If necessary, take g = 10 ms-2. Unless otherwise specified, all the cells are assumed to have negligible internal resistance. 1. Which of the following is/are vectors? (1) Momentum (2) kinetic energy A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (3) only D. (2) and (3) only E. (1)(2) and (3) 2.

(3) potential difference

In the above diagram, blocks A and B are connected by a light inextensible string S and rest on a smooth horizontal table. The masses of A and B are 2 kg and 3 kg respectively. Block A is pulled by a force of 2 N. Find the tension in the string S. A. 0.4 N B. 0.8 N C. 1.0 N D. 1.2 N E. 2.0 N

3. Y

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Displacement For a body falling freely under gravity, Y has a linear relationship with the displacement of the body as shown above. Y may represent A. the potential energy of the body D. the velocity of the body B. the kinetic energy of the body E. the speed of the body C. the acceleration of the body Which of the following involve(s) an energy transfer of 100J? 1

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(1) A mass of 10 kg is raised vertically by 10m (2) A mass of 2 kg gains speed of 10 ms-1 from rest (3) A 10 W heater is switched on for 10 seconds A. B. C. D. E. 5. (1) only (3) only (1) and (2) only (2) and (3) only (1)(2) and (3)

A force F is applied to a block of mass 1 kg as shown above. The GREATEST value of F for the block to remain at rest is 11 N. What would be the motion of the block if F is not applied? A. Remaining at rest B. Sliding down with constant velocity C. Sliding down with an acceleration of 1 ms-2 D. Sliding down with an acceleration of 5 ms-2 E. Sliding down with an acceleration of 6 ms-2 6.

A trolley of mass 2 kg moves with a uniform speed of 4 ms-1 along a horizontal table. A lump of plasticine having the same mass as the trolley is dropped from a height slightly above the trolley and sticks to it. Find the total loss in kinetic energy. A. 0 J B. 4 J C. 8 J D. 12 J E. 16 J 7. F5-PHY II

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Two particles A and B of masses 2 kg and 1 kg respectively move in opposite directions. The initial velocity of A is 4 ms-1 towards the right, while that of B is 2 ms-1 towards the left. They collide head on. After the collision , the velocity of A becomes 1 ms-1 towards the RIGHT. What would be the velocity of particle B? A. 2 ms-1 towards the right B. 3 ms-1 towards the right C. 4 ms-1towards the right D. 6 ms-1towards the right E. 7 ms-1towards the right 8.

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The above tape charts represent the motion of a trolley coasting downhill on different slopes. The frequency of the ticker-tape timer remains unchanged. Arrange the tape charts in ascending order of the accelerations of the trolley. A. (1)(2)(3) B. (2)(1)(3) C. (2)(3)(1) D. (3)(1)(2) E. (3)(2)(1) The above diagram shows a light rod under the action of three vertical forces. The points PQRS and T are equally spaced along the rod. At which point must an upward vertical force of 2 N be applied to hold the rod in equilibrium? A. P B. Q C. R D. S E. T 3

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A screw jack is used to lift a load of 4000 N by an effect of 20 N, as shown in the above diagram. The pitch of the screw is 2 x 10-3m and the length of the handle is 0.25 m. Find the efficiency of the screw jack. A. 0.5% B. 9.9% C. 25.5% D. 50.9% E. 62.5% 11. Which of the following statements about the image of a real object formed by a plane mirror is NOT correct? The images is A. erect B. laterally inverted C. smaller than the object D. the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front E. virtual 12. An object AB is placed in front of a convex mirror M with principal focus F and centre of curvature C as shown above. P, Q and R are three rays of light incident on the mirror. Which of the rays is/are drawn correctly after reflection at the mirror? A. B. C. D. E. 13 P only R only P and Q only Q and R only P, Q and R

Which of the following is represented by PQ in the above ray diagram?

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Convex mirror Concave lens Diverging lens Plane mirror

14. Which of the following conclusions may be drawn from Rutherfords alpha particle scattering experiment? (1) Most of the mass of an atom is concentrated in a tiny nucleus (2) Electrons in an atom move around the nucleus (3) Neutrons are present in an atom A. B. C. D. E. (1) only (3) only (1) and (2) only (1) and (3) only (1)(2) and (3)

15. In which of the following diagrams is the critical angle c for a glass / air boundary correctly indicated?

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The above diagram shows the scale of the size and position of the image of an object formed by a lens. What is the nature and focal length of the lens?

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Concave lens, focal length 5 cm 5

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Convex lens, focal length 5 cm Concave lens, focal length 10 cm Convex lens, focal length 10 cm Concave lens, focal length 15 cm

17. If the same amount of heat energy is supplied to equal masses of the following substances, which one will have the greatest increase in temperature? Substance Aluminum Copper Lead Paraffin Water Specific heat capacity / J kg-1 K -1 900 385 130 2 200 4 200

A. B. C. D. E.

18. 2 kg of water at 0 0 C is mixed with 3 kg of water at 25 0 C . Assuming no energy loss to the surroundings, the temperature of the mixture will be A. 5 0 C B. 10 0 C C. 15 0 C D. 20 0 C E. 24 0 C 19. How much heat is released when 50 g of steam at 100 0 C condenses to 50 g of water 100 0 C at? (The specific latent heat vaporization of water is 2.26 x106 J kg-1.) A. 45.2 kJ B. 113 kJ C. 226 kJ D. 452 kJ E. 678 kJ 20. The pressure of a gas in a container (1) is produced by molecules hitting the wall of the container . (2) can be changed by changing the volume of the container (3) depends on collisions between molecules in the gas. A. B. C. D. E. (1) only (3) only (1) and (2) only (2) and (3) only (1)(2) and (3)

21. A pressure cooker has a safety valve set at pressure of 180 kPa. Dry air at F5-PHY II 6

100 kPa is enclosed in the cooker at 27 0 C . At what temperature, in 0 C , would the safety valve open? A. 49 B. 81 C. 100 D. 267 E. 540 22. Which of the following statements about ultrasonic wave and audible sound is / are correct? (1) Ultrasonic wave travels faster than audible sound in air (2) Both of them are longitudinal waves (3) Neither one of them can travel through vacuum A. B. C. D. E. (1) only (3) only (1) and (2) only (2) and (3) only (1), (2) and (3)

23. Which of the following is an application of ultra-violet radiation ? A. Camera auto focusing B. Detecting cracks in railway tracks C. Detecting survivors buried in landslides D. Measurement of the depth of the sea-bed E. Sterilization of drinking water 24.

The diagram above shows two snapshots of a wave. Which of the following statements is / are correct? (1) It is a stationary wave (2) Particles X and Y are in phase (3) Particles X and Y have the same amplitude. A. (1) only B. (3) only C. (1) and (2) only D. (2) and (3) only E. (1), (2) and (3) 25. Which of the following is not a mechanical wave? F5-PHY II 7

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Wave along a spring Sound wave Infrared Ultrasonic Water wave

26. A sound wave of wavelength 33 cm is produced by a loudspeaker. Given that the speed of sound in air is 330 ms-1. Frequency of the sound source should be A. B. C. 10 Hz 108.9 Hz 1000 Hz D. E. 1089 Hz 10890 Hz

27. The kilowatt-hour is a unit of A. charge D. potential difference 28.

B. E.

current power

C.

energy

Two insulated uncharged metal spheres X and Y are in contact with each other. A positively charged rod is brought near X as shown above. Which of the following diagrams correctly shows the distribution of charges on the spheres?

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The light bulbs in the above circuit are identical. Which of the following will happen when S is closed? (1) X will become brighter (2) X and Z will have the same brightness (3) No change to Y A. C. E. (1) only (1) and (2) only (1)(2) and (3) B. D. (3) only (2) and (3) only

30. A piece of uniform resistance wire of resistance R is stretched to double its length. If the total volume of the wire does not change, what will be the new resistance?
1 R 4 1 R 2

A. B. C.

D. E. 8R

4R

2R

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What is the equivalent resistance between X and Y in the above circuit? A. 16.0 B. 8.0 C. 4.5 D. 3.0 E. 2.5 32.

In the circuit above, what is the power dissipated in the 10 resistor? F5-PHY II 9

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0.8 W 1.6 W 2.4 W

E.

D. 7.2 W

3.6 W

33. For safety , the correct way of connecting the fuse and the switch to electrical appliances should be A. B. C. D. E. fuse in live wire , switch in neutral wire. fuse in earth wire , switch in live wire. fuse in earth wire , switch in neutral wire . both in neutral wire. both in live wire.

34. Which of the following devices is not an application of electromagnetic induction? A. a transformer C. a magnetic tape playback head E. a moving coil loudspeaker 35. B. a bicycle dynamo D. a moving coil microphone

The above diagram represents two coils P and Q wound on a soft iron core. A deflection of the centre-zero galvanometer G is observed A. B. C. D. E. momentarily on closing switch S, but not on opening it again momentarily on opening switch S, but not on closing it again on closing switch S and for as long as it remains closed Neither on closing switch S nor on opening it momentarily on closing and opening switch S

36. A 4 V a.c. supply is stepped up to 20 V by a transformer. If the current in the primary coil is 1 A and the power loss of the transformer is 0.8 W, find the current in the secondary coil. A. 0.04 A B. 0.16 A C. 0.2 A D. 0.24 A E 0.8 A 37. A milliammeter of resistance 10 has a full scale deflection of 10 mA. Which of the F5-PHY II 10

following methods can convert the milliammeter to measure voltages up to 5 V? A. B. C. D. E. 38. Which of the following logic gates is equivalent to the above combination of logic gates? A. B. C. D. E. 39. A NOT gate An OR gate AN AND gate A NOR gate A NAND gate connecting a 0.02 resistor in series with the milliammeter. connecting a 490 resistor in series with the milliammeter. connecting a 0.02 resistor in parallel with the milliammeter. connecting a 50 resistor in parallel with the milliammeter. connecting a 490 resistor in parallel with the milliammeter.

The above circuit is used to control the operation of a motor. Under which of the following conditions will the motor be turned on ? A. B. C. D. E. Switch S is closed or the temperature of X is low. Switch S is open or the temperature of X is high. Switch S is closed and the temperature of X is low Switch S is closed and the temperature of X is high. Switch S is open and the temperature of X is low.

40. Which of the following statements concerning radioactive radiation is / are correct? (1) Gamma radiation is not deflected by electric and magnetic fields (2) An alpha particle has a greater mass / charge ratio than a beta particle (3) In the same magnetic field, a beta particle is deflected more than an alpha particle

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A. B. C. D. E. Directions:

(1) only (3) only (1) and (2) only (2) and (3) only (1)(2) and (3) Each question below (Questions 41-45) consists of two statements. Decide whether each of the two statements is true or false. If both are true, then decide whether or not the second statement is a correct explanation of the first statement. Then select one option from A E according to the following table: 2nd statement True True False True False 2nd statement The frequency of light waves is higher than that of sound waves. Kinetic energy is lost in an inelastic collision. When a 220 V, 100 W bulb P and a 220 V, 40 W bulb Q are connected in series to a 220 V supply, the current passing through P is larger than that through Q. The image of a distant object formed by the shortsighted eye is behind the retina. Isotopes of an element have different number of protons in their nuclei. 12

A. B. C. D. E.

1st statement True True True False False 1st statement

2nd statement is a correct explanation of the 1st statement 2nd statement is not a correct explanation of the 1st statement

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In a thunderstorm, lightning is seen before thunder is heard. Momentum is not conserved in an inelastic collision. When a 220 V, 100 W bulb P and a 220 V, 40 W bulb Q are connected in series to a 220 V supply, the power dissipated in P is larger than that is Q.

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Shortsightedness is corrected by using diverging lens.

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Isotopes of an element have different chemical properties.

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