THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND NATIONAL SERVICE

MILITARY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
FORM FOUR – PRE NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

031/1 PHYSICS 1
TIME: 3 HOURS 12 Aug 2024

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with total of eleven(11) questions.

2. Answer all questions in sections A, B and Two questions from section C.
3. Non - programmable calculator is to be used by the candidate.
4. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).
5. Where necessary the following constant may be used;
-Acceleration due to gravity, g = 10N/kg
-Density of water = 1000kg/m3 or 1g/cm3
-Specific heat capacity of the bullet = 150 J/Kg°C

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 SECTION A: (16 MARKS).

Answer all questions from this section.

1. For each of the items (i) – (x) choose the correct answer among the given alternatives
and write its letter beside the item number.

i. A study that deal with constellation, solar system and cosmos is referred as;
(A) Light
(B) Astronomy
(C) Physics
(D) Geophysics
(E) Electromagnetism

ii. Calculate the relative density of an object that weighs 3.5N when in air and 2.8N
when fully immersed in water;
(A) 0.5
(B) 0.7
(C) 5.0
(D) 3.5
(E) 4

iii. Why can water striders and pond skaters Walk on water without sinking, because of
the..
(A) process of osmosis
(B) property of capillary
(C) force of surface tension
(D) force of cohesion and adhesion
(E) presence of impurities in water

iv. A body is said to be in equilibrium if,

(A) It moves with uniform speed
(B) The net force is acting on it is zero
(C) The upward and downward force are equal
(D) Its center of gravity is low positioned
(E) Its center of gravity is high

v. A nucleus of an element X which is 202X84 emits an alpha particle and then beta
particle, the final nucleus formed has an atomic number of;
(A) 83
(B) 82
(C) 85
(D) 198
(E) 200

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vi. The mass of an atom depends on the number of
(A) Protons only
(B) Neutron, electrons and protons
(C) Electrons and protons
(D) Electrons and neutrons
(E) Neutrons and protons

vii. The acceleration of moving object may be found from

(A) The area under its velocity- time graph
(B) The slope of the velocity-time graph
(C) The area under its distance-time graph
(D) The slope of the distance-time graph
(E) The slope of the peak of its distance time graph

viii. The layer in the atmosphere where weather phenomena are formed is
(A) Stratosphere
(B) Magnetosphere
(C) Exosphere
(D) Thermosphere
(E) Troposphere

ix. The reason for adding impurities to the semi-conductor is

(A) To decrease resistivity
(B) To decrease conductivity
(C) To increase resistivity
(D) To increase conductivity
(E) To decrease number of electrons and holes in semi-conductor

x. What physical phenomena is observed when a tea bag is dipped into cup containing hot
water?
(A) Surface tension
(B) Osmosis then diffusion
(C) Diffusion
(D) Capillarity then diffusion
(E) Osmosis only

2. Match the items in list A with responses in list B by writing the letter of the correct
response beside the item number.
LIST A LIST B
i. The region where the two semiconductor A. Junction voltage
meet B. Junction current
ii. The region near the boundary is fairly free C. Depletion layer
of majority charge carries D. Reverse bias
iii. The potential difference in the region near E. Transistor
the boundary fairly free of majority charge F. Breakdown current
carrier G. Junction
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 iv. Is formed by the deposition of a metal on a H. Forward bias
surface of metal conductor I. Zener diode
v. A device commonly used to amplify or J. Metal semiconductor
switch electrical signals diode
vi. Formed when p- type semiconductor is
connected to positive terminal of the
battery and n-type semiconductor is
connected to negative terminal of the
battery

SECTION B (54 marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

3. (a). While in a practical, a student was required to use half meter rule to be pivoted
at 15cm mark. It was found that a rule balanced when a load of 0.4N hangs at
the end of the half meter rule.
i. Draw a sketched diagram indicating the arrow of weight of the rule acting
through the center of gravity ( 2 marks )
ii. Determine the weight of the half meter rule ( 2 marks )
(b). Students at kipengele secondary school, were using a school jack which had a
pitch of 5mm with an effort arm of 16cm in the laboratory. Their physics teacher
asked them first to state two forms of energy in which the energy supplied to
screw jack is finally converted to and lastly to determine the percentage efficiency
of that screw jack, if it needs effort of 30N to lift a load of 750N. as a form student
give us a precise answer. ( 5 marks)

4. (a) Major Damian prefers to drink water lather than Juice for quenching thirst. Briefly
explain why? (3 marks )

(b) A soldier shot a bullet and travel at a velocity of 360 m/s is stopped by a stationary
sand bag. If 20% of the energy lost by the bullet was converted to heat energy that was
absorbed by the bullet. What was the increase in temperature of the bullet ? ( 6 marks )

5. (a). Explain three real practical examples in which impulse and momentum play on
the important role in day to day life ( 3 marks )
(b). A young man of 25 years was driving a 1000kg car at very high speed and later
collided with a truck of 5000kg during the collision, the truck exerted a force10000N
on the car. What can you say on the acceleration of the car and the truck? ( 6 marks )

6. (a) The diagram below shows the deflection of the radiations from a radioactive
element by electric field.

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 i. Why is the radioactive source kept inside a lead box with only a small hole ( 1marks )
ii. Identify radiations A, B and C. ( 3 marks )
iii. Why is the glass envelop evacuated? ( 2 marks )

(b) Explain three points how x-rays differ to the cathode ray. ( 3 marks )

7. (a). i. Why atmospheric pressure never breaks glass windows of a house ( 2 marks )
ii. The sinking of the wheels of a lorry into soft sand may be prevented by letting
off some air from the tyres. Explain this observation. ( 2 marks )
(b). A rectangular wooden rod of density 200kg/m3 has dimension of 0.3mx 0.5mx
0.6m calculate the maximum pressure it can exert on the ground and how is it
experienced. ( 5 marks )

8. (a). Look at the image of the pulley. If the bucket A has a mass of 5 Kg. What will be
the minimum
effort force required to lift the bucket if friction is ignored ? ( 6 marks )

(b) Describe the three uses of constellation. (3 marks )

SECTION C. (30 MARKS)

Answer only two (2) questions
9. (a). Two wires A and B are made of the same material. A has twice the length and half
the diameter of B. what is the ratio of the resistance of A to that of B? (6 marks )
(b). An electric kettle draws a current of 10 A when connected to the 230V mains
supply if all the energy produced in 5 minutes is used to heat 2kg of water. Calculate
i. The power of the kettle. ( 3 marks )
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 ii. The energy produced in 5 minutes ( 3 marks )
(c). Eight dry cell can be arranged to produce a total emf of 12V, just like a car
battery. Explain why it is possible to start a car with the lead-acid accumulator, but not
with the eight dry cells in series? ( 3 marks )

10. (a) i. State the law of flotation and Archimedes’ principle. ( 2 marks )

ii. A body weighs 0.52N in air. When it is totally immersed in water it weighs
0.32N while it is immersed in another liquid is 0.36N. Determine the density of the
other liquid. ( 4 marks )

(b). ii. The velocity of a car Q relative to car R is 8m/s when the two cars are moving
in the same direction and 28m/s when the two cars are moving in opposite directions.
Determine the velocity of each car. (4 marks )

(c). A student at Ruhuwiko sec school design a transformer to supply current of 10 A

at a potential difference of 60 V to an electric motor from a.c supply of 240 V. If the
efficiency of the transformer is 80%, calculate

i. Power supplied to the transformer

ii. Current in the primary coil. ( 5 marks )

11. (a). Two turning forks of the same frequency are available in the laboratory. One fork
is loaded with some plastic tine to alter its frequency slightly. What would you expect to
observe if two forks are sounded together? ( 3 marks )
(b). A string of length 40cm is made to vibrate at its fundamental frequency and then
at second overtone. Calculate the wave length at each case. ( 6 marks )
(c). i. Why do we hear sound of an approaching car before the car reaches us? ( 3
marks )
ii. If the frequency of wave is doubled and of the speed remains constant. What
happen to its wavelength? ( 3 marks )