PHYSICS 2023

1. Which of the following thermometers measures temperature from the thermal

radiation emitted by objects?
A. Thermocouple thermometer
B. Platinum resistance thermometer
C. Pyrometer thermometer
D. Constant pressure gas thermometer

2. The number of holes in an intrinsic semiconductor

A. is equal to the number of free electrons
B. is less than the number of free electrons
C. is not equal to the number of free electrons
D. is greater than the number of free electrons

3. The property of wave shown in the diagram above is?

A. Diffraction
B. Refraction
C. Polarisation
D. Interference

4. Which of the following statements regarding the application of electrical conduction

via gases is/are correct?
Electrical conduction in gas is applied in:
(i) The identification of gases
(ii) Lighting/fluorescent tubes
(iii) Photocells
(iv) Cathode ray oscilloscope/T.V. tubes

5. Rainbow formation is as a result of the combination of which of the following phenomena?

(i) Reflection
(ii) Dispersion
(iii) Total internal reflection
(iv) Refraction
A. (ii) and (iv) only
B. (i), (iii) and (iv) only
C. (i), (ii) and (iv) only
D. (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
 6. Find the tension in the two cords shown in the figure above. Neglect the mass of the
cords, and assume that the angle is 38° and the mass m is 220 kg
[Take g = 9.8 ms-2]
A. T1 = 2864 N, T2 = 3612 N
B. T1= 3612 N, T2 = 2864 N
C. T1= 3502 N, T2 = 2760 N
D. T1 = 2760 N, T2 = 3502 N

7. A missile is launched with a speed of 75 ms-1 at an angle of 22° above the surface of a
warship. Find the horizontal range achieved by the missile. Ignore the effects of air
resistance.
[Take g = 10 ms-1]
A. 195
B. 271 m
C. 391 m
D. 136 m

8. On a particular hot day, the temperature is 40°C and the partial pressure of water vapour
in the air is 38.8 mmHg. What is the relative humidity?
A. 70
B. 62
C. 80
D. 42

9. Calculate the absolute pressure at the bottom of a lake at a depth of 32.8 m. Assume
the density of the water is 1 x 10-3 kgm-3 and the air above is at a pressure of 101.3 kPa.
[Take g = 9.8 ms-2]
A. 422.7
B. 220.14
C. 464.53
D. 321.74

10. Which of the following thermometers measures temperature from the thermal
radiation emitted by objects?
A. Platinum resistance thermometer
B. Thermocouple thermometer
C. Constant pressure gas thermometer
D. Pyrometer thermometer
11. The terminals of a battery of emf 24.0 V and internal resistance of 1.0 Ω is connected
to an external resistor 5.0 Ω. Find the terminal p.d.
A. 18.0V
B. 12.0V
C. 16.0V
D. 20.0V
12. A lorry accelerates uniformly in a straight line with acceleration of 4ms-2 and covers a
distance of 250 m in a time interval of 10 s. How far will it travel in the next 10 s?
A. 650
B. 900
C. 800
D. 250

13. The half-life of a radioactive material is 12 days. Calculate the decay constant.
A. 0.8663 day−1
B. 0.04331 day−1
C. 0.17325 day−1
D. 0.05775 day−1

14. The number of holes in an intrinsic semiconductor

A. is not equal to the number of free electrons
B. is greater than the number of free electrons
C. is equal to the number of free electrons
D. is less than the number of free electrons

15. Name the type of equilibrium for each position of the ball
A. A - unstable, B - neutral, C - stable
B. A - stable, B - neutral, C - unstable
C. A - stable, B - unstable, C - neutral
D. A - unstable, B - stable, C - neutral

16. Rainbow formation is as a result of the combination of which of the

following phenomena?
(i) Reflection
(ii) Dispersion
(iii) Total internal reflection
(iv) Refraction
A. (ii) and (iv) only
B. (i), (iii) and (iv) only
C. (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
D. (i), (ii) and (iv) only

17. The surface temperature of a swimming pool on a warm day is 25oC and the temperature
at the bottom is 15oC. If the swimming pool has a surface area of 620 m2 and a depth of
1.5m.
Find the rate at which energy is transferred by conduction from the surface to the bottom of the
swimming pool.
[Thermal conductivity of water (k) = 0.6071 Wm-1K-1]
A. 2.5kw
B. 250kw
C. 300kw
D. 3.0kw

18. Which process is responsible for production of energy in stars?

A. Nuclear reaction
B. Nuclear fission
C. Nuclear fusion
D. Radioactive decay

19. How much network is required to accelerate a 1200 kg car from 10ms−1 to 15ms−1
A. 1.95×105j
B. 1.35×104j
C. 7.5×104j
D. 6.0×104j

20. A wire of radius 0.2 mm is extended by 0.5% of its length when supported by a load of
1.5 kg. Determine the Young's modulus for the material of the wire. [Take
g = 10 ms−2]
A. 2.4×1010(Nm−2)
B. 1.5×1010(Nm−2)
C. 2.4×109(Nm−2)
D. 1.3×1010(Nm−2)

21. A man swung an object of mass 2 kg in a circular path with a rope 1.2 m long. If
the object was swung at 120 rev/min, find the tension in the rope.
A. 400
B. 288
C. 240
D. 379

22. A 200 kg load is raised using a 110 m long lever as shown in the diagram above. The
load is 10m from the pivot P. If the efficiency of the lever is 80%, find the effort E
required to lift the load.
[Take g = 10ms-2]
A. 250
B. 300
C. 450
D. 200

23. An air bubble of radius 4.5 cm initially at a depth of 12 m below the water surface rises
to the surface. If the atmospheric pressure is equal to 10.34 m of water, the radius of the
bubble just before it reaches the water surface is
A. 6.43 cm
B. 8.24 cm
C. 4.26 cm
 D. 5.82 cm
24. A parallel plate capacitor separated by an air gap is made of 0.8m2 tin plates and 20 mm
apart. It is connected to 120 V battery. What is the charge on each plate?
Take εo = 8.85×10−12Fm−1
A. 3.54nC
B. 42.5nC
C. 35.4nC
D. 4.25nC

25. What is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a 0.02 kg of ice cube from
−10oC to 10oC?
[Specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 3.34 x 105 Jkg−1, Specific heat capacity of water = 4200
Jkg−1 k−1 Specific heat capacity of ice = 2100 Jkg−1k−1
A. 6680 J
B. 1680 J
C. 7520 J
D. 7940 J

26. Which of the following thermometers measures temperature from the thermal
radiation emitted by objects?
A. Pyrometer thermometer
B. Platinum resistance thermometer
C. Thermocouple thermometer
D. Constant pressure gas

thermometer 27.

A 400 N box is being pushed across a level floor at a constant speed by a force P of 100 N at an
angle of 30.0° to the horizontal, as shown in the diagram below. What is the coefficient of
kinetic friction between the box and the floor?
A. 0.19
B. 0.24
C. 0.40
D. 0.22

28. Light of wavelength 589 nm in vacuum passes through a piece of fused quartz of index
of refraction n = 1.458. What is the frequency of the light in fused quartz?
[Speed of light c = 3.00×108ms−1
A. 5.09×1015 Hz
B. 5.09×1014 Hz
C. 1.77×1015 Hz
D. 1.77×1014 Hz
 29. A simple pendulum, has a period of 5.77 seconds. When the pendulum is shortened by
3 m, the period is 4.60 seconds. Calculate the new length of the pendulum
A. 5.23 m
B. 6.42 m
C. 4.87 m
D. 7.26 m

30. Three forces with magnitudes 16 N, 12 N and 21 N are shown in the diagram
below. Determine the magnitude of their resultant force and angle with the x-axis
A. 7.63N, 61°
B. 8.71N, 61°
C. 7.63N, 29°
D. 8.71N, 29°

31. A travelling wave of amplitude 0.80 m has a frequency of 16 Hz and a wave speed
of 20ms−1. Calculate the wave number of the wave.
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 2

32. The near point of a patient's eye is 50.0 cm. What power (in diopters) must a
corrective lens have to enable the eye to see clearly an object 25.0 cm away?
A. 2 diopters
B. 2.5 diopters
C. 0.5 diopters
D. 3 diopters

33. Which of the following is/are not true about the heat capacity of a substance?
(i) It is an intensive property
(ii) Its S.I unit is jK−1
(iii) It is an extensive property
(iv) Its S.I unit is jkg−1
A. (i) and (iii) only
B. (i), (ii) and (iv) only
C. (i) and (iv) only
D. (ii) and (iii) only

34. The pinhole camera works on

 A. the principle of the reversibility of light
B. the principle of the rectilinear propagation of light
C. Huygen’s principle
D. the principle of total internal reflection of light

35. A step-down transformer is used on a 2.2 kV line to deliver 110 V. How many turns
are on the primary windings if the secondary has 25 turns?
A. 20
B. 250
C. 200
D. 500

36. A block of mass 0.5 kg is suspended at the 40 cm mark of a light metre rule AB that is
pivoted at point E, the 90 cm mark, and is kept at equilibrium by a string attached at point
D, the 60 cm mark, as shown in the figure above. Find the tension T in the string.
[Take g = 10ms−2]
A. 16.33 N
B. 20.33 N
C. 16.67 N
D. 20.67 N

37. A 35 kΩ is connected in series with a resistance of 40 kΩ. What resistance R must be

connected in parallel with the combination so that the equivalent resistance is equal to 25
kΩ?
A. 40 kΩ
B. 37.5 kΩ
C. 45.5 kΩ
D. 30 kΩ

38. A piano wire 50 cm long has a total mass of 10 g and its stretched with a tension
of 800N. Find the frequency of the wire when it sounds its third overtone note.
A. 800 Hz
B. 600 Hz
C. 400 Hz
D. 200 Hz

39. An object is placed 35 cm away from a convex mirror with a focal length of
magnitude 15 cm. What is the location of the image?
A. 26.25 cm behind the mirror
B. 10.5 cm behind the mirror
C. 26.25 cm in front of the mirror
D. 10.5 cm in front of the mirror
40. A relative density bottle has a mass of 19 g when empty. When it is completely filled
with water, its mass is 66 g. What will be its mass if completely filled with alcohol of
relative density 0.8?
A. 47 g
B. 52.8 g
C. 37.6 g
D. 56.6