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    Student Training Course for

th
16 International Junior Science Olympiad Training Programme

Phase II – Module Test 3

25 May 2019

Read carefully the following instructions:

1. The time available is 30 minutes.

2. Check that you have a complete set of the test questions and the answer sheet.

3. Write your name and school name on the answer sheet.

4. There are 20 multiple-choice questions.

5. All multiple-choice questions will be in 4-option format. Choose the best option.

6. Point rules:
Full mark: 20 points
- Correct answer: +1.0 points
- Wrong answer: -0.5 points
- No answer: 0.0 point

7. You should mark the answers of MCQ on the answer sheet attached.

8. At the end of the examination, submit your answer sheet only. You need not return the question papers.
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(For questions below, use 𝐠 𝟗. 𝟖𝟏 𝐦/𝒔𝟐 as the gravitational acceleration if needed.)

1. A car of mass 1500 kg is travelling at a speed of 20 m/s. To stop the car, a braking force of 7500 N
is applied. The braking distance is

A. 10 m
B. 20 m
C. 30 m
D. 40 m

2. A load of weight 1000 N is raised by a hydraulic lever which consists of two cylinders of diameters
10 cm and 50 cm. The load is on the side of the thicker cylinder. If a force of 50 N is required to raise
the load steadily, what is the efficiency of the machine?

A. 20%
B. 40%
C. 60%
D. 80%

3. A pendulum of length 1 m has a small sphere of mass 0.24 kg. The mass is pulled aside for a horizontal
distance of 0.30 m and is then released. The string remains taut throughout the process.
What is the kinetic energy of the small sphere when it passes its lowest position?

A. 0.1 J
B. 0.2 J
C. 0.3 J
D. 0.4 J

4. An object of mass 𝑚 is thrown with a speed 𝑣 at an angle 45° to the sky. It reaches a maximum height
ℎ. What is the total mechanical energy of the object at the highest point? If needed, treat the potential
energy as zero at the original position.

A. 𝑚𝑔ℎ
B. 𝑚𝑣 /2
C. 𝑚𝑔ℎ 𝑚𝑣 /2
D. 𝑚𝑣
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5. A box of mass 25 kg is on a rough horizontal surface. An inelastic string is attached to the box in an
angle 39° from the horizontal. A constant force of 15 N is applied to the string, and the box moves with
a constant velocity 1.2 m/s on the surface.
What is the work done per unit time against friction?

1.2 m/s 
15 N 

39° 
25 kg 

A. 0 W
B. 11 W
C. 14 W
D. 18 W

6. An elevator of weight 1000 kg carries 20 people of average weight 60 kg to a height of 50 m in

30 s. What is the power output of the elevator during its motion?

A. 3.0 kW
B. 12 kW
C. 24 kW
D. 36 kW

7. The force constant of an elastic spring is 𝑘. It has an initial extension 𝑥 from the natural length. What is
the work done required to further extend the spring to 2𝑥 from the natural length?

A. 𝑘𝑥 /2
B. 𝑘𝑥
C. 3𝑘𝑥 /2
D. 2𝑘𝑥
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8. What is the total power dissipated in the following circuit?

A. 1 W
B. 2 W
C. 3 W
D. 4 W

9. Three identical resistors (each with resistance R) are connected in the following ways. What is the
equivalent resistance in each of the three cases?
Case 1 Case 2 Case 3

A. R/2, R, 3R
B. 2R/3, 3R/2, R/3
C. 2R/3, 2R/3, 3R
D. 3R/2, R/2, R

10. Given two copper wires. The diameter of wire A is twice of that of wire B, and the length of wire A is half
of that of wire B. When the wires are connected in series to a battery, what is the ratio of the current passing
through wire A to the current passing through wire B?

A. 1: 4
B. 1: 1
C. 2:1
D. 4:1
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11. What is the equivalent resistance across points A and B??

A. 0.21 Ω
B. 0.43 Ω
C. 0.58 Ω
D. 0.72 Ω

12. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A. An ideal voltmeter has infinite resistance.

B. An ideal ammeter has zero resistance.
C. The resistance of metal decreases as the temperature increases.
D. The internal resistance of a real battery is not zero.

13. In the following circuit, what is the maximum power output of the battery?

A. 2 W
B. 4 W
C. 6 W
D. 8 W
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14. The speed of light in a certain material is 60% of its speed in vacuum. What is the refractive index of this
material?

A. 1.33
B. 1.52
C. 1.66
D. 1.82

15. An object of height 5 cm is placed 5 cm in front of a convex lens with a focal length of 10 cm. What is
the size of the image?

A. 5 cm
B. 10 cm
C. -10 cm
D. -5 cm

16. An optical fiber is made up of a core of refractive index 1.6 and a cladding of refractive index 1.4. What
is the maximum angle that the light rays can make with the axis of the optical fiber so that light is totally
reflected inside the optical fiber?

A. 21 
B. 29 
C. 35 
D. 40 

17. Which of the following is true about light with a single wavelength?
(I) It can be refracted
(II) It cannot be dispersed
(III) It can be reflected

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. I, II and III
D. none of them
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18. What do you get if you mix together red paint, blue paint and yellow paint?

A. black paint
B. white paint
C. green paint
D. magenta paint

19. Sound travels faster in

A. air
B. water
C. steel
D. Sound travels at about the same speed in all of these

20. The speed of any wave depends upon

A. its energy.
B. the medium through which it travels.
C. its angle of reflection.
D. its amplitude.