PHYSICS 2004

TYPE: S Physics 7.2004

If u is the object distance and v the image distance,
which of the following expressions gives the linear

1.
magnification produced by a convex lens of focal length f?
A. u + f B. u - f C. v - 1
V f f
D. v + 1
f

8. A ray of light make an angle of 350 with a plane

mirror. What is the angle of reflection?
A. 550 B. 350
0
C. 70 D. 650

The refractive index of the medium M in the 9. The pitch of a sound note depends on
diagram above is A. Timbre B. Harmonics
A 2 B. 1 C. 2 3 D. 3 C. Quality D. frequency
3 3
10. If the angle between two vectors P and Q is 00, the
2. What types of mirrors are capable of producing vectors are said to
parallel beams of light such as those arising from A. Be perpendicular B. Be parallel
the headlamps of a car? C. Intersect at angle 600
A. Cylindrical mirrors D. Intersect at angle 450
B. B. Parabolic mirrors.
C. C. spherical mirrors 11. A machine whose efficiency is 60% has a velocity
D. Plane mirrors. ratio of 5. If a force of 500N is applied to lift a load
P, what is the magnitude of P?
3. A person can focus an object only when it lies A. 750N B. 4166N
within 200cm from him. Which spectacles should C. 50N D. 1500N
be used to increase his maximum distance of
distinct vision to infinity? 12. A body of mass 4kg is acted on by a constant
A. Concave lens B. Plane glasses force of 12N for 3 seconds. The kinetic energy
C. Binoculars. D. Convex lens gained by the body at the end of the time is
A. 162J B. 144J
4. In which of the following material media would C. 72J D. 81J
sound travel faster?
A. Water B. Oil 13. As the pressure of a fluid increase, its viscosity
C. Metal D. Gas A. Decreased B. remains constant
C. Increases then decrease D. In crease.
5. Calculate the angle of minimum deviation for a ray
which is refracted through an equiangular prism 14. I. Jet-propelled aircraft
of refractive index 1.4. II Rocket propulsion
A. 290 B. 600 III The recoil of a gun
C. 990 D. 900 IV A person walking
Which of the above is based on Newton’s third
6. What happens to the rays in a parallel beam of law of motion?
light? A. I, II, III and IV B. I and III only
A. They diverges as they travel C. I and II only D. I, II and III only
B. They meet at infinity
C. They intersect 15. In a hydraulic press, a force of 40N is applied on
D. They converge as they travel the effort piston area 0.4m2. If the force exerted on
the load piston is 400N, the area of the large piston
is
 A. 8m2 B. 4m2
C. 2m2 D. 1m2 23. The particle and wave nature of matter are
demonstrated in the equation
16. A 100kg box is pushed along a road with a force of
A. =h B. =c
500N. If the box moves with a uniform velocity, the
P f
coefficient of friction between the box and the road
C. = 2d sin Q D. = hc
is
A. 0.5 B. 0.4 E
C. 10 D. 0.8
24. For semiconductors to have negative temperature
[g = 10ms-2]
coefficient of resistance implies that
A. They have electrons and holes at high
17. The earth is four times the size of the moon and
temperatures
the acceleration due to gravity on the earth is 80
B. Their resistance is constantly changing with
times that on the moon. The ratio of the mass of
temperature
the moon to that of the earth is
C. Their resistance increases with temperature
A. 1 : 320 B 1 : 1280
D. Their resistance decreases with temperature
C. 1 : 80 D. 1 :4
25. Fluorescent tubes produce light by the
18.
A. Refraction of light by gas molecules
B. Excitation of gas molecules
C. Conduction of solar energy
D. Thermal agitation of electrons in the tube.

26. In a reverse biased junction diode, current flows

in by
A. Electrons alone B. Majority carriers
C. Minority carriers D. Positive holes alone
The diagram above shows forces 4N, 6N, 10N and
8N which act at a point O in directions indicated.
27. The energy stored in an inductor of inductance
The net horizontal force is
5mH when a current of 6A flows through it is
A. 7 3N B. 17N
A. 1.8 x 10-2J B. 9.0 x 10-3J
C. 3N D. 13N -2
C. 1.4 x 10 J D. 9.0 x 10-2J
19. A radioisotope has a decay constant of 10-7s-1.
28. X-rays can be used in the study of crystal
The average life of the radioisotope is
structures because they
A. 6.93 x 108s B. 1.00 x 10-7s
7 A. Have an extremely short wavelength
C. 1.00 x 10 s D. 6.93 x 107s
B. Have-a-very-long-reaching wavelength
C. Are very fast
20. A moving-coil galvanometer has a full-scale
D. Are invisible.
deflection of 3A equivalent to 300 deflection. Then
sensivity of the instrument is
A. 10.0 B. 33.0 29. An a.c. circuit of e.m.f. 12V has a resistor of
C. 90.0 D. 0.1 resistance 8 Ohms connected in series to an
inductor of inductive reactance 16 Ohms and a
21. The binding energy of helium 4 He is capacitor of capacitive 10 Ohms. The current flow
2
A. 2.017U B. 0.033U in the circuit is
A. 1.4A B. 14.0A C. 1.2A D. 12.0A
C. 4.033U D. 0.330U
[atomic mass of proton = 1.00783U,
30. A generator-manufacturing company was
atomic mass of neutron = 1.00867U]
contracted to produce an a.c. dynamo but
inadvertently produced a d.c. dynamo. To correct
22. In a tuned radio receiver R, L, C series circuit for
this error, the
resonance, the inductive and capacitive reactance
A. Commutator should be replace with slip rings.
XL and XC respectively are related as
B. Commutator should be replace with slit rings
A. XL = 1 B. XL = 1 X.C
C. Armature coil should be made aluminium
X.C 2
D. Armature coil should be made silver.
C. XL = X.C D. XL =2X.C
31. Transverse waves can be distinguished from C. 0.02m D. 0.20m
longitudinal waves using the characteristic of [Linear expansivity of the material = 2.0 x 10 -5K-1]

A. Diffraction B. Polarization 39. A 50W electric heater is used to heat a metal

C. Reflection D. Refraction. block of mass 5kg. If in 10minutes, a temperature
rise of 120C is achieved, the specific heat
32. When left in a freezer, a bottle full of water cracks capacity of the metal is
on freezing into ice because of the A. 500 J kg-1 K-1 B. 130 J kg-1 K-1
A. Decreases in the volume of water C. 390 J kg-1 K-1 D. 400 J kg-1 K-1
B. Contraction of the bottle
C. Expansion of the bottle 40. I. Wavelength
D. Increase in the volume of water II Medium of propagation
III Wave velocity
34. The change in volume when 450kg of ice is IV Frequency
completely melted is V. Energy
A. 0.05m3 B. 0.45m3 Which of the above are used for characterizing
3
C. 4.50m D 0.50m3 waves?
[density of ice = 900 kgm-3 A. I, II and V. B. II, IV and V
density of water = 1 000 kgm m-3] C. I and IV D. I, III and IV

35. If a force of 50N stretches a wire from 20m to 20.01m, 41. The instrument used for securing a large
what is the amount of force required to stretch the number of similar charges by induction is called
same material from 20m to 20.05m? A. Capacitor B. Electrophorus
A. 100N B. 50N C. Electroscope D. Proof-plane
C. 250N D. 200N
42. A steady current 2A flows in a coil of e.m.f. 12V
36. Tea pots are often silver-coated to prevent hear for 0.4s. A back e.m.f. of 3V was induced during
loss by this period. The stored energy in the loop that
A. Convection and conduction can be utilized is
B. Radiation only A. 7.2J B. 12.0J
C. Conduction only C. 2.4J D. 9.6J
D. Convection only.
43. If 16mA of current flows through a conductor
37. in one second, the number of electrons
transported per second is
A. 1.00 x 1020 B. 1.00 x 1717
-17
C. 2.54 x 10 D. 2.56 x 10-18
[1 electronic charge = 1.6 x 10-19C]

44. The difference between x-rays and gamma rays

is that
A. X-rays arise from energy changes in the
electronic structure of atoms while gamma
rays come from the nucleus.
B. X-rays are electromagnetic radiations
The phase difference between waves P and Q in while gamma rays are negatively charges
the diagram above is radiations.
A. B. 2 C. X-rays have higher frequencies than
2 gamma rays
C. D. D. X-rays are more penetrating than gamma
4 rays.

38. Metal rods of length 20cm each are laid end to end
to form a bridge at 250C. What gap will be provided
between consecutive rails for the bridge to
withstand 750C?
A. 0.22m B. 0.25m
45.

In the diagram above, the ratio of the electric power

dissipated in the 6 Ohms and 3 Ohms resistors
respectively is
A. 2:3 B. 1:2
C. 1:3 D. 2:1

46. To protect a material from the influence of an

external magnetic field, the material should be kept
in a
A. Square steel ring B. Loop of copper wire
C. Triangular zinc ring D. Soft iron ring.

47. Which of the following is an electrolyte?

A. Grape juice B. Sugar solution
C. Alcohol D. Paraffin

48. Electrical appliances in homes are normally earthed

so that
A. Both the a.c. and d.c. sources can be used
B. A person touching the appliances is safe
from electric shock
C. The appliances are maintained at a higher
p.d. than the earth
D. The appliances are maintained at a lower
p.d. than the earth
49. A cell whose internal resistance is 0.5 Ohms delivers
a current of 4A to an external resistor. The lost
voltage of the cell is
A. 1.250V B. 8.000V
C. 0.125V D. 2.000V

50. Given three capacitors 0.3uF, 0.5 uF and 0.2 uF, the
joint capacitance when arranged to give minimum
capacitance is
A. 0.3uF B. 1.0uF
C. 0.1uF D. 0.5uF