2022-F.

4
PHY
PAPER 1A
CCC HEEP WOH COLLEGE
2021-2022 SECOND TERM MOCK EXAMINATION

PHYSICS PAPER 1
8: 30 am – 11: 00 pm (2½ hours)
This paper must be answered in English

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

(1) There are TWO sections, A and B in this Paper. You are advised to finish Section A in about 50 minutes.

(2) Section A consists of multiple-choice questions in this question paper, while section B contains conventional
questions printed separately in Question-Answer Book B.

(3) Answers to Section A should be marked on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet while answers to Section B
should be written in the spaces provided in the Question-Answer Book. The Answer Sheet for Section A
and the Question-Answer Book for Section B will be collected separately at the end of the
examination.

(4) The diagrams in this paper are NOT necessarily drawn to scale.

(5) The last page of the Question-Answer Book contains a list of data, formulae and relationships which may
find useful.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION A (MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS)

(1) Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet. After the announcement of the start of the examination,
you should first insert the information required in the spaces provided. No extra time will be given for inserting
the personal information after the ‘Time is up’ announcement.

(2) When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there. Look for the words ‘END OF
SECTION A’ after the last question.

(3) All questions carry equal marks.

(4) ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the answers on the Answer
Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a rubber. You must mark the answers carefully;
otherwise you will lose marks if the answers cannot be captured.

(5) You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer, you will receive
NO MARKS for that question.

(6) No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

Not to be taken away before the

end of the examination session

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Section A
There are 33 questions. Questions marked with * involve knowledge of the extension component.

1. A wooden block and an iron block of the same masses are at the same temperature. Which of the following
statements concerning the blocks is/ are incorrect?

(1) Touching the iron block gives a cooler feeling because it has a lower average molecular kinetic energy.
(2) Touching the wooden block gives a warmer feeling because it has a lower thermal conductivity.
(3) There is no heat flow between two blocks when they are put into thermal contact.

A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only

2. The resistance R of the thermistor decreases linearly with temperature T. At the ice point, the resistance of the
thermistor is 55 Ω. At the steam point, the resistance of the thermistor is 20 Ω. Find the resistance of the thermistor
when the temperature at 64 ℃.

A. 12.6 Ω
B. 27.5 Ω
C. 32.6 Ω
D. 42.4 Ω

3. A student carries out an experiment to measure the specific heat capacity of aluminium. A ball made up of
aluminium is inserted into a beaker containing boiling water for several minutes. Afterwards, the ball is transferred
quickly into a beaker containing water at room temperature. The final temperature of the water is recorded.

cold water
aluminum ball

boiling water
heat

However, the experimental value is lower than the actual value. Which of the following is a possible explanation?

A. The actual mass of the aluminium ball is smaller.

B. The aluminium ball does not reach the boiling point before being inserted into the cold water.
C. Some hot water is carried by the aluminium ball to the cold water.
D. Some heat is transferred from the aluminium ball to the beaker.

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4. Some vegetables are cooked in a steamer. Heat exchanges between 10 g of steam at 100 ℃ and 0.5 kg of vegetables
at 28 ℃. Find the final temperature of the vegetables.
Given: specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J kg–1 ℃–1
specific heat capacity of vegetables = 1900 J kg–1 ℃–1
specific latent heat of vaporization of water = 2.26 × 106 J kg–1

A. 31.0 ℃
B. 53.8 ℃
C. 55.7 ℃
D. 91.9 ℃

5. Same mass of solids M and N are heated at the same rate. The temperature-time graph of the two substances is
shown below.
temperature

time

Which of the following comparisons about their specific heat capacities at liquid state and specific latent heats of
fusion is correct?

higher specific heat capacity at higher specific latent heat of fusion

liquid state
A. M M
B. M N
C. N M
D. N N

6. The figure below shows the velocity-time (v-t) graph of two cars P and Q travelling along the same straight road.
At t = 0, car Q is in the front of car P. It is given that the cars do not collide with each other. Which of the following
statements about the cars are correct?
v /m s –1
(1) Two cars are always travelling in the same direction.
(2) At t = 10 s, both cars are travelling at the same instantaneous 16
speed.
(3) At t = 0 s, the minimum separation between two cars is 50 m. 12
Car Q
A. (1) and (2) only 8
B. (1) and (3) only Car P
C. (2) and (3) only 4
D. (1), (2) and (3)
0 t /s
5 10 15

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7. The stroboscopic picture shows a particle moving along a straight line with constant acceleration. Two stroboscopic
pictures are taken in consecutive 0.1 s intervals. Each square of the grid measures 1 cm × 1 cm. Find the speed of
the particle when the next stroboscopic picture is taken.

5 cm

5 cm

A. 3.0 m s –1
B. 4.2 m s –1
C. 4.8 m s –1
D. 6.0 m s –1

8. A ball with mass m is placed on a smooth incline making an angle θ with the horizontal. It is also hanged by a
metallic wire making an angle θ with the vertical. Find the magnitude of tension in the metallic wire.

A. mg sin θ
B. mg sin θ sin 2θ θ
mg sin θ
C.
sin 2θ
mg sin θ
m
D.
cos 2θ
θ

9. The following figure shows two spheres of masses m1 and m2. The spheres are placed on a L-shaped block and
the system remains at rest. The contacting surfaces between the spheres and the block are smooth. Find the ratio
m1 : m2.

A. 1:2 m2
m1
B. 1:3
C. √3 : 2
D. √3 : 3 30°

10. A small ball is put inside a smooth hemispherical bowl. A slight push is applied to the bowl such that the bowl
accelerates. The angle between the line joining the centre of hemispherical bowl and the ball is 26°. Find the
magnitude of acceleration of the ball.

A. 4.30 m s –2 26°
B. 4.78 m s –2
C. 5.22 m s –2
D. The answer cannot be determined since the mass of the ball is not given.

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11. The figure below shows a boy of 30 kg standing on a lift of 20 kg. The lift is connected to a light and inextensible
string. The string passes over a light and smooth pulley. The boy exerts a force of 400 N on the string such that the
lift and the man accelerate upwards together. Find the force exerted by the boy on the lift.

pulley
A. 80 N
B. 134 N string
C. 480 N
D. 534 N
boy
lift

12. As the figure shown below, a trolley carrying slotted weights is connected to a hanger by a light inextensible string.
The trolley is released on the smooth horizontal surface and the acceleration of the trolley is recorded.

slotted weights
smooth light pulley
trolley

smooth horizontal surface string

hanger

Which of the following should be done in order to investigate the relationship between the acceleration of the
trolley and the mass of the system when the net force acting on the system is kept constant?

A. Take away the slotted weights one by one from the trolley.
B. Take away the slotted weights one by one from the hanger.
A. Transfer the slotted weights one by one from the hanger to the trolley.
B. Transfer the slotted weights one by one from the trolley to the hanger.

13. A uniform plank of mass m is hinged freely on one end P and is held by a light cable on the other end Q. A block
of mass M is connected to Q by a light inextensible string. Which of the following statements about the physical
quantities is/ are correct if the block moves away from Q?

(1) The tensional force in the cable increases.

(2) The horizontal component of the reaction force at P decreases.
(3) The vertical component of the reaction force at P decreases. cable

A. (1) only
P Q
B. (2) only plank
string
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only block

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14. As the figure shown below, a uniform beam is hinged at end O. The beam is supported by a light inextensible
string such that the beam is inclined at an angle θ with the horizontal. In order to reduce the chance of breaking of
the string, which of the following arrangements should be used?

string uniform beam

O θ

A. B.
P P
Q S Q S
R R
θ θ

C. D.
P P
Q S Q S
R R
θ θ

15. A block is initially at rest on a horizontal table. A force is applied to the block for a period of time t such that it
moves upwards along a smooth inclined plane. For case (I), the block reaches the height h on the incline and moves
with a speed v. For case (II), the block reaches the same height on the incline and moves with a speed 2v.

v 2v

h h

Case (I) Case (II)

Which of the following statements concerning the above cases are correct?

(1) The average force applied to the block in case (II) is larger than that in case (I).
(2) The average power developed by the block in case (II) is twice that in case (I).
(3) The final momentum of the block in case (II) is twice that in case (I).

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

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16. A skydiver opens his parachute at t = t0 and reaches the ground at t = T. Denote D be the distance travelled by the
skydiver before he lands on the ground. Which of the following graphs are possible to describe the energy changes
of the skydiver?
(1) (2) (3)
KE PE PE

t t d
t0 T t0 T D

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

17. The figure below shows the travelling path of a tennis ball. Moving from A to C, the ball is slowing down. Which
of the arrows best represents the change in momentum of the ball at B?

A
Q P

R B
S
C

A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S

18. On a smooth surface, sphere X of mass m travels with speed 6 m s–1. It collides head-on with another sphere Y of
mass 3m, which is at rest initially. Which of the following can be the speed of X just after the collision?

Y
X
m 6 m s–1 3m
smooth surface

(1) 1 m s–1
(2) 2 m s–1
(3) 4 m s–1

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only

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19. On a smooth horizontal surface, a toy cart with mass 2 kg travels to the right with speed 8 m s–1, while another toy
cart with mass 3 kg travels to the left with speed 2 m s–1. Two toy carts collide head-on each other. Find the
maximum loss in kinetic energy during the collision.

3 kg
2 kg –1
–1 2ms
8ms
smooth surface

A. 10 J
B. 45 J
C. 53 J
D. 60 J

20. A ball of mass 5 kg is initially at rest on a smooth horizontal ground. A force F is applied horizontally on the ball
for 10 s. The F-t graph below shows how the magnitude of F varies with time t. Which of the following statements
is/ are correct?
F/N

0 t /s
2 6 10

(1) The ball is moving with a constant velocity from t = 2 s to 6 s.

(2) At t = 10 s, the velocity of the ball is 7 m s–1.
(3) The average acceleration of the ball from t = 0 to 10 s is 0.7 m s–2.

A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only

21. A light beam, which is perpendicular to the flat surface of a semi-circular glass block, is directed to the curved
surface of the glass block as the figure shown below. The refractive index of glass is 1.5. Denote θ be the angle
between the emergent ray and the flat surface of the glass block. Find θ.

A. 18.6° 42°
B. 23.6°
C. 66.4°
D. 71.4°

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22. A student is going to use a periscope, which is formed by two plane mirrors, to observe the object (which is
represented by the arrow) as the figure shown below.

Which of the following diagram best shows the image formed by the periscope?

A. B.

C. D.

23. A student directs a red light ray towards the container which contains sugar solution with a non-uniform density
(i.e. the density of sugar solution at the bottom is higher) by using a laser pointer. The light ray bends as the figure
shown below. Which of the following statements concerning the phenomenon is/ are correct?

(1) The speed of light varies when light travels in the sugar solution.
(2) The sugar solution with a higher density has a higher refractive index.
(3) The light ray will bend more if a violet light ray is directed towards the container.

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

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24. In the set-up below, a lens is placed between a bright object and a translucent screen. The separation between the
bright object and the translucent screen is 40 cm. A magnified image of the object is formed on the translucent
screen. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

lens translucent screen

illuminated
ray box object

40 cm

(1) Only real images can be formed by the lens.

(2) The focal length of the lens is smaller than 10 cm.
(3) Keeping the positions of the object and the screen unchanged, another sharp image can be formed on the
screen if the lens is moved nearer to the screen.

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only

*25. An object is moved along the principal axis of a convex lens. The image is formed on the other side of the lens.
The graph of the magnification m of the image plotted against the image distance v is shown below.
m

0 v

Which of the following best shows the new m-v graph (represented in dotted line) if a convex lens of longer focal
length is used?
A. B.
m m

0 v 0 v

C. D.
m m

0 v 0 v

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26. When an object is placed 24 cm in front of a lens L, a sharp image is captured on a screen. The linear magnification
of the image is 0.6. What is the type of the lens and the focal length of the lens?

Type of the lens L Focal length of the lens L

A. convex 9 cm
B. convex 36 cm
C. concave 9 cm
D. concave 36 cm

27. The figure below shows the displacement-distance graph at time t = 0 and t = 5 s respectively of a transverse wave
travelling to the left. Which of the following statements is correct?

displacement s
R
t=0

Q
0 distance x / m
10 20 30
t=5s

A. From t = 0 to t = 5 s, particles P and R are vibrating in phase.

B. At t = 0, particle P attains its maximum acceleration.
C. At t = 0, particle Q is moving downwards.
D. The frequency of the wave can be 0.25 Hz.

28. A wave pulse on a string propagates towards the right end which is fixed. Which of the following best shows the
displacement-time graph of particle P?

A. B.
s s

t t

C. D
s s

t t

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29. In a ripple tank, a straight water wave travels from region X to region Y as the figure shown below. Find the ratio
of the wave speed in region X to that in region Y.

region X
30°
45°

region Y

A. 1 : √2
B. 1 : √3
C. √2 : 1
D. √3 : 1

30. The principle of superposition can be applied to two overlapping waves of the same nature ONLY if

(1) they propagate at the same direction.

(2) they have the same frequency.
(3) they have the same amplitude.

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. None of the above conditions is necessary.

31. In a ripple tank, two identical water waves are produced by two coherent vibrators S1 and S2. The wave pattern at
the instant is shown as the figure below. The solid lines represent the wave crests while the dotted lines represent
the wave trough. Which of the following statements is correct?

B
A D

S1 S2

A. Particle A is momentarily at rest at this instant.

B. The path difference at B is an integral multiple of the wavelength.
C. Destructive interference will occur at C if S1 and S2 are vibrating in anti-phase.
D. Constructive interference will occur at D if the frequency of the vibrators S1 and S2 is halved.

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32. Referring to the set-up below, which of the following physical quantities should increase in order to increase the
speed of the wave propagation when the vibrator vibrates?
vibrator string

weight

(1) tension of the string

(2) radius of the cross-section of the string
(3) frequency of the vibrator

A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only

33. A string is tied to a vibrator while the other end is fixed to a wall. A stationary wave is formed as the figure shown
below. At the instant shown, all particles have their maximum displacements.

vibrator R
P
wall

Which of the following descriptions about the particles P, Q and R are correct?

(1) Particles P and Q take the same time to reach their respective equilibrium positions.
(2) Particle R is momentarily at rest at this instant.
(3) Particles P and Q will become vibrating in phase if the frequency of the vibrator doubles.

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

END OF SECTION A

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