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Which of the following quantities has no units? A Work B Strain C Momentum D Youngs modulus A body moves with constant acceleration experiences a constant A rate of change of force B rate of change of distance C rate of change of velocity D rate of change of displacement

3 A ball is projected vertically upwards reaching a maximum height of 50 m. Its velocity after 4.0 s is A 7.9 m s -1 upwards B 9.7 m s -1 upwards C 7.9 m s -1 downwards D 9.7 m s -1 downwards 4 A sky diver falls with terminal velocity. Which of the following statements is an application of Newtons third law? A The resultant force acted on him is zero B His weight is balanced by the air resistance acted on him C His weight is equal to the force on the Earth by him D The force of gravity acted on him is equal to the resistance acted on him A body of mass 2.0 kg is acted upon by a force as shown in the graph below.
Force/N

Time/s

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7 A pendulum bob is whirled round on a smooth horizontal surface by a string of length l at a constant rate. If the tension in the string is kept constant, which of the following graphs represents the relation between the speed v of the pendulum bob and the length l of the string?
v v

0 A v

0 B v

0 C

0 D

A torque on a rigid body is the A rotational analogue of mass B rotational analogue of force C rate of change of linear momentum D rate of change of rotational kinetic energy

9 A satellite of mass m moves round the Earth in an orbit of radius r takes time T to complete one revolution. Another satellite of mass 4m takes the same time T to complete one revolution. The radius of the orbit of the second satellite is 1 1 r r A B C r D 2r 4 2 10 Which of the following statements regarding simple harmonic motion is true? A Acceleration is constant B Amplitude varies with time C Frequency decreases with time D Speed is maximum at equilibrium 11 A particle performs simple harmonic motion. Its velocity leads its displacement by a phase of 960/1 * This question paper is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over. CONFIDENTIAL*

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12 A car with a defective suspension system moves over a bump on the road. Which of the following graphs shows correctly how the height h of the centre of gravity of the car varies with time t?

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C 13 Two points on a progressive wave differ by phase of The wavelength is A 0.12 m B 0.48 m

D 3 radians. The distance between them is 0.36 m. 8 C 0.96 m D 1.92 m

14 Two progressive waves are represented by the equations y1 = 3.0 sin (20t + 2x) and y2 = 2.0 sin (10t + 5x) The ratio of the intensity of y1 to the y2 is A 0.40 B 1.50 C 2.25

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15 When a student blows slowly across an open end of a test tube, a fundamental note of frequency f is produced. If the student blows harder, the frequencies of the other overtones will be A 2f, 3 f B 3 f, 3 f C 3 f, 4 f D 3 f, 5 f 16 Beats of frequency 6.0 Hz is produced by the superposition of two notes of frequencies f1 and f2. The waveform of the resultant wave is as shown.

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f1 = 50 Hz, f2 = 44 Hz f1 = 53 Hz, f2 = 47 Hz f1 = 75 Hz, f2 = 69 Hz f1 = 210 Hz, f2 = 204 Hz

17 Which of the following statements is true about the energy and force between atoms in a diatomic molecule? A The force is zero when the potential energy is minimum B The attractive force is maximum when the potential energy is zero C The force is inversely proportional to the square of the separation between atoms D The force changes from repulsive force (when the separation is large) to attractive force (when the separation is small) 18 A wire is stretched beyond the elastic limit and then the applied force is removed. Which of the following statements describes correctly the behavior of the stretched wire? A The wire snaps B The wire returns to its original length C The wire will have permanent extension D The length of the wire will remain the same as it is when the force is removed 19 A rod of original length and cross-sectional area A is stretched by e. If E is the Youngs Modulus of the rod, and the change in cross-sectional area of the rod can be neglected, the energy per unit volume stored in the rod is A

Ee 2 22

EeA 22

Ee 2

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20 The process of expansion for a fixed mass of an ideal gas is shown in the graph below.
p / 105 Pa Initial state of gas

8 6

4 Final state of gas

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

V / m3

The ratio of

final root mean square speed for the gas molecule is initial root mean square speed

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3 3 D 4 8 21 In a mixture of two monatomic gases Y and Z at thermal equilibrium, the molecular mass of Y is double the molecular mass of Z. The mean translational kinetic energy for Z is 8.2 x 10-21 J per molecule. The mean translational kinetic energy per molecule for Y is A 4.1 x 10-21 J per molecule B 5.5 x 10-21 J per molecule C 8.2 x 10-21 J per molecule D 16.4 x 10-21 J per molecule A
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3 4

22 The isotherms for a fixed mass of an ideal gas at thermodynamic temperatures T1 and T2 are shown in the graph below. pV
3x x 0 T2 T1 p

If T1 is 273.15 K, the ice point, then the value T2 is A 91.05 K B 364.20 K C

364.21 K

819.45 K

23 Which of the following is true concerning the adiabatic expansion of an ideal gas? A The internal energy of the gas increases B The temperature of the gas does not change C The r.m.s speed of the gas molecules decreases D The external work done is more than the change in internal energy 24 The variation of temperature along a lagged metal rod of uniform cross section area which is in steady state is shown in the diagram below. Two ends of the rod are maintained at temperature of 1 and 2.

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lagged rod

0 x

Which of the following is true about the rate of heat flow through the rod, conductivity, k of the material with distance, x from the hot end? k dQ dt A Decreases Unchanged
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B Increases Unchanged C Unchanged Decreases D Unchanged Increases 25 Two properly insulated uniform rods, X and Y are arranged as shown in the figure below.
Thermal insulator

100 C

0 C

50 mm

5 mm

The thermal conductivity of X is 10 times that of Y. The rods are in steady condition. Which one of the following statements is correct? A The rate of heat flow in X is greater than in Y. B The temperature gradient along X is the same as that along Y. C The temperature at the interface between X and Y is nearly 0 C. D The rate of heat flow will increase if the length of rod X is shortened but the temperatures 0 C and 100 C of remain the same. 26 The graphs below are drawn to the same scale show the electric potential V between two points P and Q. Which one shows that the electric field strength between P and Q is the strongest?

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27 A capacitor C is charged by using the circuit as shown in the figure below. C + S1

S2 High resistance

When switch S1 is opened and then switch S2 is closed, the reading of the galvanometer G is A zero B not zero C decreasing linearly with time until zero D decreasing exponentially with time until zero 28 Which of the following statements explains correctly the decrease in resistivity of an intrinsic semiconductor when its temperature increases? A The drift velocity of the charge carriers increases with temperature. B The number of charge carriers per volume increases with temperature. C The rate of collision between the charge carriers and atoms increases with temperature. 960/1 * This question paper is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over. CONFIDENTIAL*

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The amplitude of vibrations of the atoms of a semiconductor increases with temperature.

29 When a potential difference V is applied across a copper wire of length L, the drift velocity of the electron in the wire is ve. If the length of the wire L changes, which of the following graphs shows correctly the variation of ve with L?
ve ve

L A ve ve B

L C D

30 3 resistors with resistance R, 4R and 4R respectively are connected to a battery of e.m.f, E = 3.5V with internal resistance, r = 1.5 as shown in a circuit below.
E = 3.5 V r = 1.5

4R R X 4R Y

If the potential difference across point X and point Y is 2.0 V, the value of R is A 1.0 B 2.0 C 3.0 D 4.0 31 A galvanometer with negligible internal resistance and a full scale deflection of 5 mA is modified for use as a voltmeter with a full scale deflection of 10 V. The correct modification for the required circuit is A A resistor of 2 x 102 is connected in series to the galvanometer B A resistor of 2 x 103 is connected in series to the galvanometer. C A resistor of 2 x 104 is connected in series to the galvanometer. D A resistor of 2 x 105 is connected in parallel to the galvanometer. 32 Two concentric rings X and Y are placed on the horizontal plane, as shown in the diagram below. 960/1 * This question paper is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over. CONFIDENTIAL*

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The radius of ring X is r1= 1.0 m and r2 = 2.0 m. The current flows in ring Y is four times the current in ring X but in the opposite direction. The resultant magnetic flux density at the centre of the rings is A 1.5 o I and points towards N B 0.5 o I and points towards N C D
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33 An electron is launched with velocity v into a space which has magnetic flux density B and an electric field strength E that are perpendicular to each other. If the velocity v of the electron is uniform, then E A v = ; v is perpendicular to B and E B B B v = ; v is perpendicular to B and E E E C v = ; v is perpendicular to B or E B B D v = ; v is perpendicular to B or E E 34 A rectangular coil PQRS is placed in a uniform magnetic field as shown in diagram (a). The variation of the magnetic flux density B with time t is as shown in diagram (b).
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S Diagram (a)

R 0 T 2T 3T Diagram (b) 4T t

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Which one of the following graphs shows variation of the magnitude of induced e.m.f. E with time t ? E E

2T A

3T

4T

t 0 T 2T B A 3T 4T

t 0 T 2T 3T 4T 0 T 2T 3T 4T

C D A A 35 Which of the following produce voltage or current by self-induction? A High voltage or current produced in a transformer B High voltage produced in a Van de Graff generator C High voltage produced when the switch in a solenoid circuit is opened D Current flows in a copper plate when the plate is oscillating in a magnetic field

36 An alternating current I represented by the equation I = 4 sin 100t flows in a resistor of 5.0 . If I is in ampere and t in seconds, the mean power dissipated in the resistor is A 10 W B 20 W C 40 W D 160 W 37 The op-amp in the circuit shown contains a feedback resistor Rf.
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38 Which of the following provides direct experimental evidence that light is a transverse wave but not a longitudinal wave? A Light can be polarized. B Light can be diffracted. C Two coherent light waves can be made to interfere. D The intensity of light from a point source is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source. 39 A point object in air is placed at a distance u in front of a glass sphere of radius r. If the refractive index of glass is n and the image formed inside the glass sphere is 2u, the u can be written as 2( n 1) ( n 1) ( n + 2) n +2 r r r )r A B C D ( ( n 2) 2( 2 + n) 2( n 1) n 40 A monochromatic light illuminates onto two narrow parallel slits and the interference pattern is observed on a screen at some distance beyond the slits. Which modification will increase the separation between the dark fringes of the interference pattern? A Increase the distance between the slits B Use monochromatic light of higher frequency C Use monochromatic light of longer wavelength D Decrease the distance between the screen and the slits 41 A monochromatic light of wavelength 600 nm illuminates a diffraction grating of 3 105 lines per metre. If the zero order is not being considered, how many diffracted fringes can be observed? A 2 B 5 C 7 D 10
42 The results of the photoelectric effect in Milikans experiment is shown in the graph below.

The intercept of the f-axis of the graph at fo depends on A the work function B the stopping potential C the intensity of radiation D the frequency of radiation

43 The de Broglie wavelength of a bullet of mass 0.02 kg which moves at speed of 300 ms -1 is A 7.3 x 10-36 m B 1.8 x 10-35 m C 1.1 x 10-34 m 960/1 * This question paper is CONFIDENTIAL until the examination is over. CONFIDENTIAL*

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44 The frequency of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a hydrogen atom which undergoes a transition between energy levels of -1.36 x 10-19J and -5.45 x 10-19 J is A B C D 1.36 x1014 Hz 4.09 x 1014 Hz 6.17 x 1014 Hz 6.17 x 1019 Hz

45 The cut-off frequency in the continuous X-ray spectrum from an X-ray tube depends on the A B C D target metal anode current filament current voltage across the tube

46 The main principle used to produce laser is A B C D reflection of light radioactive decay stimulated emission of photons spontaneous emission of photons
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47 The rest masses of deuteron

H , proton and neutron are 2.0150 u, 1.0096 u and 1.0097 u respectively.

A deuteron may disintegrate to a proton and neutron if it A B C D emits a photon energy 3.1 MeV emits a photon of energy 2.0 MeV captures a photon of energy 2.0 MeV captures a photon of energy 4.1 MeV

48 A sample consists of two radioactive nuclides in equal proportion but each has a different decay constant. Which graph shows the relation between the initial activity Ao and the initial total number of radioactive nuclei No of the sample?

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The binding energy of carbon-12 in MeV is [Mass of carbon-12 = 11.996706 u, mass of proton, mp = 1.007276 u, mass of neutron, mn = 1.008665 u] A B C D 0.511 MeV 9.11 MeV 14.8 MeV 92.4 MeV

50 Which of the following elementary particles has quark? A Proton B Photon C Electron D Neutrino

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