IBNU ABBAS CENTRE FOR ARABIC AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION,

YOLA
SECONDARY SCHOOL SECTION
MOCK EXAMINATION 2019/2020 ACADEMIC SESSION
PHYSICS
PAPER I: OBJECTIVES
Answer all Questions. (60 marks)

1. Which of the following are fundamental units?

(a) Kg (b) Kgm-3 (c) m3 (d) Nm-2
2. Which of the following physical quantities are not derived?
(a) Area (b) thrust (c) pressure (d) mass
3. Which of the following is not a fundamental S.I unit?
(a) metre (b) Amphere (c) kelvin (d) Radian
4. Which of the following is a fundamental unit?
(a) Newton (b) watt (c) second (d) joule
5. Which of the following phenomena cannot be explained by the molecular theory of matter?
6. Which of the following equation is correct?
(a) V= u+at (b) v= (c) v=u-at (d) v= at-u
7. Which of the following is incorrect?
(a) Distance is a scalar (b) Displacement is a vector (c) speed is a vector (d) velocity is a vector
8. A boy of mass 60kg runs up a set of steps of total height 3m, work done in joule is. (Take
g=10ms-2)? (a) 1800 (b) 180 (c) 20 (d) 18
9. A speed of a bullet of mass 20g is 216 kmh-1, what is its K.E in joules?
10. What is the engine power of a car with retarding force 500N moving at constant speed 20ms -
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? (a) 10KN (b) 20KN (c) 30KN (d) 5KN
11. The heat from the sun reaches the earth mainly by the process of:
(a) Conduction (b) radiation (c) conversion (d) reflection
12. In which of the following is the molecule of water moving fastest?
(a) Steam (b) ice (c) ice-water (d) water
13. Calculate the linear expansivity (α) of brass of length 120m that assumes a new length of
120.05m when heated through a temperature of 100˚c
(a) 0.42x10-5 (b) 0.6x10-4 k-1 (c) 0.52x10-5k-1 (d) 0.44x10̂4k-1

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14. Which of the following surfaces is the best absorber of radiant energy?
(a) White (b) black (c) red (d) yellow
15. Circulation of fresh air in a room is as a result of:
(a) Radiation (b) conduction (c) convection (d) expansion
16. If we cut a magnet into two
(a) We obtain two magnets (b) we destroy the magnet (c) the magnet becomes non-magnetic
(d)like poles appear
17. Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) Repulsion is not the only sure test for polarity (b) likes poles of magnets attract each other
(c)Unlike poles of magnets remains at rest (d) unlike poles of magnets attract each other.
18. A substance is said to be magnetic if
(a) It is attracted by a magnet (b) it has two north poles (c) it is neutral (d) it has no poles.
19. A car fuse is marked as A and operates normally on a 12v battery .calculate resistance of the
fuse wire. (a) 0.8Ω (b) 1.3Ω (c) 3.0Ω (d) 27.0Ω
20. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) matter is made up of molecules (b) the molecules of matter are in constant motion (c) Atoms
combine to form molecules (d) molecules of a liquid are stationary.
21. An electric lamp is marked 240volts; 60watts.what is its resistance when it is operated at the
correct voltage? (a) 1/960 (b) ¼ (c) 4 (d) 960
22. The head lamp of a car takes a current of 0.4 ampere from a 12volt supply. The energy
produced in 5 minutes is
(a) 24j (b) 240j (c) 288j (d) 1440j
23. Two resistors,5.0Ω each can be combine to give an equivalent resistance of (a) 10.0Ω
(b)25.0Ω (c) 2.5Ω (d) 0.25Ω
24. Three 3.0 ohm resistors are connected in parallel. What is the equivalent resistance? (a) 3.0Ω
(b) 6.0Ω (c) 1.0Ω (d) 9.0Ω
25. A body that’s in a fluid when the upthrust exerted upon the body is
(a) Less than the weight of the body (b) more than the weight to of the body (c) equal to the
weight of the body (d) equal to the density of the body.

26. Liquid is pushed up the barrel of a syringe due to

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(a) Forces of cohesion (b) surface tension (c) capillarity (d) atmospheric pressure.
27. A particle starts from rest and moves with a constant acceleration of 0.5ms -2.The distance
covered by the particle in 10s is
(a) 2.5m (b) 5.0m (c) 25.0m (d) 50.0m
28. A car moving with speed 90kmh-1 was brought uniformly to rest by the application in
10s.How far did the car travel after brakes were applied?
(a) 120m (b) 150m (c) 250m (d) 15km
29. A boy moves 10.0km North and 20.0km east. What is his distance in km from the starting
point? (a) 10ʃ3 (b) 10ʃ5 (c) 10 (d) 15
30. A body of mass 10kg is placed on a smooth plane, inclined at 300 to the horizontal. What is
the component of the weight down the plane (g=10ms2)
(a) 5N (b) 10N (c) 30N (d) 50N
31. A uniform metre rule is pivoted at p, the 80cm mark. Two forces 0.2N and 0.8N are applied
at M the 60cm mark and Q the 90cm mark. If the rule is in equilibrium, find the mass of the rule.
(Take g=10ms-2)
(a) 0.4kg (b) 0.8kg (c) 0.013kg (d) 0.002kg
32. A body of 50N rests on a smooth plane inclined at 300 to the horizontal. Which force applied
parallel to the plane will keep the body in equilibrium?
(a) 25N (b) 10N (c) 50N (d) 100N
33. Calculate the angular velocity of a body that makes 50 cycles per second.
(a) 100π radians/sec (b) 50π radians/sec (c) 25π radians (d) 25π radians/sec
34. Calculate the frequency of an oscillating body if the period of oscillation is 0.0025 seconds.
(a) 0.0025HZ (b) 250HZ (c) 400HZ (d) 500HZ
35. When a body is moving with a constant force, which of the following is correct? (a) its
acceleration is constant (b) its velocity is constant (c) its momentum is constant (d) its potential
energy is constant
36. A body of mass 10kg on a smooth plane inclined at 300 to the horizontal is connected over a
smooth pulley to a mass of 15kg. If g=10ms-2, the acceleration of the system is (a) 2.5ms-2
(b)4ms-2 (c) 5ms-2 (d) 10ms-2
37. Which of the following is not correct about viscosity?

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(a) It is independent of normal reaction (b) it opposes motion (c) it is independent of area of
surface layers (d) it depends on the nature of liquid.
38. A body of 10kg mns with a speed of 36kmh-1.Calculate the energy
(a) 2kj (b) 4kj (c) 2x103 kj (d) 4x102 kj
39. A body of 1000kg is released from a height of 10m.with what energy does it strike the
ground? (Take g=10ms-2)
(a) 10kj (b) 102kj (c) 104kj (d) 103kj
40. A bucket full of sand with mass 4kg is drawn out of a well by means of a rope. If the depth of
tea well is 5m, how much work has been done in kj?
(a) 0.02 (b) 0.2 (c) 2.0 (d) 20.0
41. A ball of mass 100kg falls from a height of 5m on to a floor and rebounds to a height of
3m.what energy is lost as a result of the impact on the floor?
(a) 2j (b) 4j (c) 200j (d) 2000j
42. Which of the following is not an example of a machine?
(a) Lever (b) screw (c) horizontal plane (d) gears
43. In which of the following machines is the load between the fulcrum and effort? (a) Nut
cracker (b) sugar tong (c) crowbar (d) pliers
44. What is the velocity ratio of an inclined plane of length 6m, if the higher end of the plane is
2m above the ground? (a) 1.8 (b) 2.0 (c) 6.0 (d) 2.4
45. The S.I unit of specific heat capacity is (a) JK-1(b) JKg-1 K(c) JKg-1 k-1(d) JKg-1
46. A piece of lead of specific heat capacity 120JKgk falls 3m from rest.
Calculate the rise in temperature in ˚c (Take g=10ms-2)
(a) 40 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) ¼
47. Volatile liquids have
(a) High densities (b) high boiling points (c) low boiling point (d) high viscosities
48. What part of the camera corresponds to the iris of the eye?
(a) The shutter (b) the film (c) the lens (d) the diaphragm
49. At what frequency in HZ will an IOUF capacitor have a reactance of 100ohms?
50. What is the approximate peak value of the voltage whose r.m.s value of supply is quoted as
200̠υ? (a) 400v (b) 300v (c) 288v (d) 240v

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 ESSAY QUESTIONS
INSTRUCTION: Answer any (4) out of all
1a. Define capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor. On what factors does its value depend and
how do they affect it?
b. What is stored in a 105υf capacitor, when 20υ voltage supply is of connected across it?
2. Calculate the force of gravitational attraction between two small masses of
1kg and 2kg placed 2m apart (G= 6.7x10-11 Nm2kg-2)
3. A rocket of mass 150kg is fired from the earth’s surface so that it just escapes from the
gravitational influence of the earth. Calculate the velocity with which it escapes. (The universal
gravitational constant, G, is 6.67x10-11)
4a. how are echoes formed? State two principal uses of echoes.
b. A boy is 41.0m from a tall building and he claps his hands once every half
Second. He hears the echo of each clap midway between the clap and the next clap. Calculate the
speed of sound?
5a. Distinguish between transparent substances. Give three examples of opaque substances, why
do opaque substances cast shadows on a screen?
b. Explain the occurrence of solar eclipse, distinguishing between partial and total eclipse.
6a. A travelling wave in string is given by y=0.03 sin (2.2x-3.5t) where y and x are in metres,
and t is in seconds. Determine the amplitude, the wavelength, the frequency, the period and the
speed of the wave.
b. The wavelength of a travelling wave is 5m at a frequency of 12HZ and has amplitude of 15m.
Write down the equation of the wave.
7a. Explain what is meant by the elasticity of a substance
b. A spring of natural length 30cm,has a length of 35cm, when a mass of 100g is suspended from
it, when the mass is completely immersed in water, the length of the spring is 33cm, calculate the
density of the mass.
8a. state the principle of conservation of mechanical energy.
b. A body of mass 2kg is released from a height of 20m.Calculate its velocity at the ground, and
when it is 10m from the ground.