OROMIA EDUCATION BUREAU

GRADE 10 PHYSICS SECOND SEMESTER FINAL EXAM FOR BOARDING AND NON-
BOARDING (SPECIAL) SCHOOLS, JANUARY 2016/2024.

TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS

GENERAL DIRECTIONS

THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS PHYSICS FINAL EXAM FOR GRADE 10. IN THIS EXAM
THERE IS TOTAL OF 50 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS.

THERE IS ONLY ONE BEST ANSWER FOR EACH QUESTION. CHOOSE THE BEST
ANSWER FROM THE SUGGESTED OPTIONS AND WRITE THE LETTER OF YOUR
CHOICE ON THE YOUR ANSWER SHEET.

YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO WORK ON THE EXAM FOR 2 HOURS. WHEN YOU ARE
TOLD TO STOP, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY STOP WORKING, PUT YOUR PEN/PENCIL
DOWN AND WAIT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

ANY FORM OF CHEATING OR AN ATTEMPT TO CHEAT IN THE EXAM WILL RESULT IN

AN AUTOMATIC DISMISSAL FROM THE EXAM HALL AND CANCELLATION OF YOUR
SCORE.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN ALL THE REQUIRED INFORMATION
ON THE ANSWER SHEET BEFORE YOU START TO WORK ON THE EXAM.

OROMIA EDUCATION BUREAU, 2016/2024 SECOND SEMESTER GRADE 10

PHYSICS FINAL EXAM

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 GENERAL DIRECTION! THIS PAPER CONTAINS PHYSICS FINAL EXAMINATION FOR
GRADE . THE EXAM CONTAINS 50 ITEMS. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FROM THE
SUGGESTED OPTIONS AND WRITE THE LETTER OF YOUR CHOICE ON THE ANSWER
SHEET PROVIDED.

YOU MAY REFER THE INFORMATION GIVEN BELOW WHEN YOU WORK ON
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS.

Constants value

Permittivity of free space

Elementary charge of an electron

Electrostatic constants

Speed of light in air or vacuum

Permeability of the magnet

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1. Calculate the electric field on an electron of force magnitude
A. C.
B. D.
2. Which of the following options of electromagnetic waves is in order of increasing frequency?
A. Gamma Ray X-Ray Ultraviolet Ray Infrared Ray
B. X-Ray Gamma Ray Ultraviolet Rays Infrared Ray
C. Infrared Rays Gamma Ray X-Ray Ultraviolet Ray
D. Infrared Ray Ultraviolet Ray X-Ray Gamma Ray
3. Which color has the maximum deviation in the dispersion of white light passing through the prism?
A. Red C. Indigo
B. Blue D. Yellow
4. The direction of an electric field due to an isolated electron can be:
A. Directed out ward from an electron.
B. Point toward an electron.
C. Circular in shape.
D. Maybe outwards or towards the electron
5. Electromagnetic waves used in medicine to destroy cancer cells
A. Gamma rays C. Infrared rays
B. Radio waves D. Ultraviolet rays
6. A ray of light travels through a transparent slab with a speed of . This implies that
the refractive index of the slab
A. 6 C. 2
B. 0.667 D. 1.5
7. A point charge Q produces an electric field of magnitude 4 at a distance of 0.9m from it.

What is the value of an electric field produced at a distance of 0.3m from the same charge?
A. 4 C. 36

B. 16 D. 9

8. An image formed by the actual intersection of light rays and can be projected on to a screen
A. Imaginery C. inverted
B. real D. Virtual
9. Which of the following is not a primary color?
A. Blue C. Red
B. Yellow D. Green

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10. Needs a resistor and a resistor. But there is only resistor in the

market. What should he do?

A. He has to connect the three resistors in parallel to get 60 and in series to get .

B. He has to connect the three 20Ω resistors in parallel to get Ω and in series to get Ω.

C. He has to connect the three 20Ω resistors in parallel to get Ω and in series to get Ω.

D. He has to connect the three 20Ω resistors in parallel to get Ω and in series to get Ω.

11. How did the earth’s magnetic field originate?

A. Magnetic interaction with the satellite
B. Electrical currents in the atmosphere
C. Convectional current in the liquid outer core
D. Nuclear reactions with the in the mantle
12. A long straight wire carrying a current of 50 A. An electron moving at is 5 cm away

from the wire. The force acting on electron if its velocity is directed toward the wire:
A. C. N
B. D. N
13. Find the ratio of the refractive index of medium 1 to that of medium 2, when the incident
and refracted angles are given by and respectively.
A. 1.2 C. 1
B. 1.6 D. 0.2
14. Which of the following color created by mixing Red and green?
A. Magneta C. Brown
B. Cyan D. yellow
15. A Light of wavelength 720nm in air . What is its wavelength in a materials with index of
refraction is 1.5?
A. nm C. nm
B. nm D. nm

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16. The focal length of a convex lens is 50cm. Its power in diopter is
A. C.
B. D.
17. Which one of the following types of lens is used to correct Myopia
A. Diverging C. Convex
B. Converging D. Mirror
18. The number of images formed of an object placed between two plane mirrors inclined at
right angles to each other is
A. 2 C. 1
B. 5 D. 3
19. Which one of the following is correct based on law’s of reflection?
A. The angle of incidence is always greater than the angle of reflection.
B. The angle of incidence is always less than the angle of reflection.
C. The angle of incidence is always equal to the angle of reflection.
D. The angle of incidence and the angle of reflection are not related.
20. A straight conductor carrying a current will experience a maximum force when it is
A. Perpendicular to magnetic field. C. Anti parallel to magnetic field
B. Parallel to magnetic field. D. Cannot be determined
21. Which of the following statements is correct about the nature of two parallel and two antiparallel
current carrying conductors?
A. Parallel currents repel and anti parallel currents attract.
B. Parallel currents attract and anti parallel currents repel
C. Both conducting wire attract
D. Both conducting wire repel
22. Which of the following statements is not true about electromagnetic waves?
A. They are light waves C. They are longitudinal waves
B. They are transverse waves D. They propagates through vacuum
23. The magnitude of a magnetic field at a distance 4cm due to a staight conductor carrying a
current of 10A is:

A. C.
D. Tesla
B.

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24. The south pole of earth’s magnet is near the geographical_______ pole of the earth.
A. North C. East
B. South D. West
25. Lines of magnetic field produced by a long straight wire carrying a current are:
A. Opposite to the direction of the conductor.
B. Radially in ward toward the conductor.
C. Form concentric circles around the wire.
D. In the dirction of the conductor.
26. A series circuit has a total resistance of and an applied potential difference of 2V. The
amount of charge passing any point in the circuit in 2 sec.
A. C.
B. D.
27. A potential difference is applied across a parallel combination of four resistors. The
current in each resistors is:
A. 1 A C. 4 A
B. 16 A D. 36A
28. A conductor of length L and uniform cross-sectional area A is made of material of
conductivity . What is its resistance?

A. C.

B. D.

29. The main and primary purpose of circuit breaker in an electrical systems:
A. To regulate the flow of electricity
B. To prevent overloading and short circuits.
C. To increase energy efficiency.
D. To generate electricity.

30. What circuit element is represented in the figure?

A. a battery C. a resistor
B. a switch D. a lamp
31. The circuit in which current has a complete path to flow is called _____ circuit.

A. long C. open
B. short D. closed

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32. What safety precaution should be taken when replacing a circuit breaker?
A. Turn off the power C. Use damaged electric cords
B. Wear safety glasses D. All of the above.
33. The purposes of switch in electric circuit components is:
A. To convert AC to DC C. To control the flow of electricity
B. To convert DC to AC D. To measure the current flow.
. In the figure shown, you are
given:

34. What is the total current of this circuit above?

A. C.
B. D.
35. What is the potential drop across ?
A. 4 V C.
B. D. 2 V
36. Which type of a magnet is used in loudspeakers?
A. U- shaped magnet C. Horse shoe magnet
B. Bar magnet D. Electromagnet
37. Magnetic fields is weak when:
A. Magnetic field lines are closer. C. Magnetic field lines are crowded.
B. Magnetic field lines are farther. D. Magnetic fields lines are thicker.
38. Which one of the following is true about Ohm’s law:
A. For Non-Ohmic conductors the graph of V- curve is straight line.

B. Ohm’s law states that the ratio of is constant.

C. For conductors the graph of V-I curve is not linear.

D. All of the above.

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39. Select the correct statement about parallel combination of resistors.
A. The current across the resistors are the same.
B. The resistances offered by all resistors are the same.
C. The potential difference is same across each resistor.
D. The equivalent resistance is larger than the largest resistor.
40. In an electrical circuits a load is the part which:
A. Converts electrical energy to work. C. A source of potential differences.
B. A source of electrical energies. D. That causes a short circuit.
41. What is the difference between digital and analog Multimeter?
A. Digital Multimeter measure voltage, current and resistance, while analog
Multimeters measure only voltage.
B. Digital Multimeters display reading as numbers, while analog uses a
pointer and a scale.
C. Digital Multimeters is less accurate than analog Multimeters.
D. Analog have more feature than digital Multimeters.
42. The diagram below represents a light ray reflecting from a plane mirror.

What is the angle of reflection for the light ray?

A. 25° C. 50°
B. 35° D. 65°
43. Total internal reflection will not occur when_______
A. Light travel from glass to water C. Light travel from water to air
B. Light travel from glass to air D. Light travel from air to glass
44. A stick appear to be bent at a point where it enters the water in a beaker. This phenomenon
is called.
A. Refraction C. Diffraction
B. Reflection D. Rarefaction

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 45. The ratio of the velocity of light in a medium to a vaccum is . If the ray of light is emerging

from this medium in to air, then the critical angle for this interface medium and air will be:
A. C.
B. D.
46. Rays from sun converge at a point 10 cm infront of a concave mirror. Where should an object
be placed so no image will be formed?
A. 20cm infront of the mirror.
B. Between 10cm and 20cm infront of the mirror.
C. less than 10cm infront of the mirror.
D. At 10cm infront of the mirror.
47. The focal length of a convex lens is 40cm and the size of the inverted image formed is half of
the object. What is distance of the image from the lens?
A. 120cm C. 60cm
B. 80cm D. 180cm
48. Which device is used to measure the potential difference in a circuit?
A. Ammeter C. Voltmeter
B. Ohmmeter D. speedometer
49. An objects is placed at a distance of 25cm infront of a plane mirror. The distance between
the object and image formed will be:
A. 100cm C. 25cm
B. 50cm D. 125cm

50. What will happen when you connect an ammeter in parallel and a voltmeter in a series circuit?
A. An ammeter in parallel draws most of the current out of the circuit.
B. Voltmeters in series decrease the equivalent resistance of the circuit.
C. An ammeter in parallel increase the equivalent resistance of the circuit.
D. A voltmeter in parallel utilized to measure the current in a circuit.

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