OLA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, HO

END OF FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION

SHS3 PHYSICS 1 HR : 15 MINS

1. The instrument used to measure gas pressure in the laboratory is called

(a) barometer (b) hydrometer (c) hygrometer (d) manometer

2. The force between the particles of a liquid in contact with that of a solid is
(a) cohesive (b) adhesive (c) friction (d) viscous

3. A piece of stone of mass 50.0g thrown vertically upwards returns to the point of
projection after 4.20 s. Calculate the energy of the projection. [ g=9.8 ms−2]
(a) 10.59 J (b) 21.18 J (c) 41.16 J (d) 42.35 J

4. Which of the following instruments is most appropriate for measuring the the internal
diameter of a test tube?
(a) micrometer screw gauge (c) vernier caliper
(b) meter rule (d) tape measure

5. the relative density of alcohol can be measured using a

(a) mass – volume meter (c) densitometer
(b) hygrometer (d) spirit hydrometer

6. Which of the following is an SI derived unit?

(a) K (b) m (c) N (d) A

7. The dimensions of surface tension is

−2
T
(a) MT −2 (b) M L−1 T −2 (c) MLT −2 (d) M
L

8. Statement I: A cyclist is moving on an unbanked road with a speed of 7 kmh-1 and

takes
a sharp circular turn along a path of radius of 2m without reducing the
speed. The static friction coefficient is 0.2. The cyclist will not slip and
pass the curve (Take, g=9.8 m/s2 )
Statement II: If the road is banked at an angle of 45°, cyclist can cross the curve of 2m
radius with the speed of 18.5 kmh-1 without slipping. In the light of the
above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
(a) Statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct.
(b) Statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect.
(c) Both statements I and II are false.
(d) Both statements I and II are true.

9. A wheel rotates with a constant angular velocity of 300 rpm. The angle with which the
wheel rotates in one second is
(a) π rad (b) 5 π rad (c) 10 π rad (d) 20 π rad
10. In an oscillatory motion, the number of cycles completed in one second is called
(a) amplitude (b) displacement (c) frequency (d) period

11. Which of the following quantities is a vector?

(a) Speed (b) Mass (c) Work (d) Displacement

12. A ball is thrown horizontally above the ground. Neglecting air resistance, the horizontal
component of the velocity
(a) increases (c) is constant
(b) decreases (d) increases and later remains constant

13. Which of the following statements about viscosity is not correct? It

(a) opposes motion
(b) depends on the relative motion between layers
(c) depends on the area of the surface in contact
(d) Depends on the normal reaction

14. Two particles of equal mass m go around a circle of radius R under the action of their
mutual gravitational attraction. The speed of each particle with respect to their centre of
mass is in the ratio
(a) 1:1 (b) 1:2 (c) 2:3 (d) 3:4

15. An object weighs 96.0N in air and 32.0N when completely immersed in water. Calculate
the volume of object. [Density of water = 1.0x103 kgm-3]
(a) 6.40x10-3m3
(b) 6.30x10-3m3
(c) 3.20x10-3m3
(d) 3.00x10-3m3

16. A vibrating body moves at 50 cycles per second. Calculate its angular velocity.
100
(a) 100 π rad s−1 (b) 50 π rad s−1 (c) 25 π rad s−1 (d) rad s−1
π

17. A rockets ejects 7.0 ×1 0−3 kg of a gas with a velocity of 250 m s−1 at the take-off.
Calculate the magnitude of the momentum of the gas.
(a) 1.75 kg m s−1 (b) 2.50 kg m s−1 (c) 2.80 kg m s−1 (d) 37.70 kg m s−1

18. A simple pendulum makes 50 complete oscillations in 100.0 s. Calculate the frequency of
oscillation of the pendulum.
(a) 0.5 Hz (b) 2.0 Hz (c) 150.0 Hz (d) 5000.0 Hz

19. The kinetic energy of a particle performing simple harmonic motion is equal to its total
energy when the particle passes through the equilibrium position because,
(a) its velocity when at the equilibrium position is zero.
(b) a particle performing simple harmonic motion has zero kinetic energy
(c) its displacement when at the equilibrium position is zero
(d) a particle performing simple harmonic motion oscillates about the equilibrium
position
20. In simple harmonic motion, the angular velocity is inversely proportional to the
(a) acceleration (b) frequency (c) period (d) linear velocity

21. A ball of mass 0.15 kg is thrown horizontally from a corridor of a two storey building. At
the same time a second ball of mass 0.30 kg is dropped from the same point. Neglecting
air resistance, the time it took the second ball to reach the ground compared to the time it
took the first ball would be
(a) thrice as much (b) twice as much (c) half as much (d) the same.

22. A satellite that is moving in a circular orbit around the earth at constant speed will
experience a
(a) changing gravitational force towards the earth.
(b) constant gravitational force towards the earth.
(c) changing acceleration away from the earth.
(d) constant acceleration away from the earth.

23. The tension of a vibrating sonometer is increased by a factor of 9. The frequency of the
resulting wave is
(a) increased three times (c) increased nine times
(b) decreased three times (d) decreased nine times

24. The half-life of an isotope of sodium is 15 hours. How long will it take 800 g of ot to
decay to 50 g?
(a) 2.0 days (b) 2.5 days (c) 3.5 days (d) 1.5 days

25. The energy needed to disassemble the nucleons of an atom is called

(a) ionization energy (b) binding energy (c) electrical energy (d) potential energy

26. A block of wood weighs 3.06 N in air and floats freely in a liquid of density 0.9 g cm -3.
Determine the volume of the portion immersed. [g = 10 ms-2]
(a) 340 cm3 (b) 254 cm3 (c) 170 cm3 (d) 510 cm3

27. Which of the following statements about waves is correct?

(a) Sound waves cannot be diffracted (c) progressive waves cannot be reflected
(b) Transverse waves can be polarized (d) visible light requires a medium for travel

28. A car in motion triples its speed; by what factor does its kinetic energy increase.
(a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 9

29. Which of the following factors does not affect dew point?
(a) Vapour pressure (b) Wind (c) Temperature (d) amount of water
vapour in the atmosphere.

30. A transformer could be designed to step up an a.c voltage by

(a) increasing the number of turns of the primary coil
(b) increasing the number of turns of the secondary coil
(c) increasing the induced current
(d) connecting it to a make and break system.
31. The property of a fluid that is used to determine its suitability as a lubricant is its
(a) capillarity (b) surface tension (c) relative density (d) viscosity
32. An object is dropped from the top of a tower. If it takes 4 s for the object to reach the
ground, determine the height of the tower. [g=10 ms-2]
(a) 80 m (b) 40 m (c) 20 m (d) 160 m.

33. Which of the following expressions represents a correct relationship between centripetal
force, F and the angular velocity, ω .
(a) F ∝ ω2 (b) F ∝ ω−1 (c) F ∝ ω−2 (d) F ∝ ω

34. As the pressure on a liquid increases, its velocity

(a) decreases (b) becomes zero (c) increases (d) remains constant

35. Magnetic relay is used for

(a) controlling another circuit carrying larger current
(b) producing charges
(c) reading the magnitude of the magnetic flux
(d) timing in sports events

36. a projectile has its range, R which is 4 times its maximum height, H. Determine the angle
of projection for this projectile.
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

37. Streamlining the shape of a body is one method of reducing friction. The design of the
following objects is based on this concept except
(a) ships (b) airplanes (c) bicycles (d) cars

38. a piece of wire was stretched until its length doubled. Which of the following statements
about the wire is not correct?
(a) Strain is equal to Young’s modulus (c) Strain is equal to unity
(b) Extension is equal to the original length (d) Stress is equal to Young’s modulus

39. For a satellite launched into space so that is doesn’t return to earth, the following
equations hold except
(a) Kinetic energy , K=−(Total energy)
(b) Potential energy ,U =2(Total energy)
(c) Potential energy ,U =−2(Kinetic energy)
(d) v=
√GM
gr

40. Two pieces of ice when pressed together tightly, and the pressure then removed, are seen
to join together. This effect is known as
(a) Fusion (b) coagulation (c) regelation (d) unison

41. A planet describes equal area around the sun in equal intervals of time. This is a
statement of
(a) Kepler’s 1st Law of planetary motion (c) Kepler’s 3rd Law of planetary motion
(b) Kepler’s 2nd Law of planetary motion (d) Kepler’s Orbital rule
42. A satellite of the earth is revolving in a circular obit with a uniform speed, v. If the
gravitational force suddenly disappears, the satellite will
(a) continue to move with velocity, v along the orbit
(b) move with a velocity, v tangential to the original orbit
(c) fall down with increasing speed
(d) ultimately come to rest somewhere on the original path

43. Two cars move in the same direction along parallel roads. One of them is a 100 m long
travelling with a velocity of 7.5 m/s. How long will it take for the first car to overtake the
second car?
(a) 24 s (b) 40 s (c) 60 s (d) 80 s

44. Two similar springs have the same spring constant, k. they are connect in series and used
to hung a load of mass 2.0 kg. what will be the combined spring constant?
(a) k (b) 2k (c) 2/k (d) k/2

45. Which of the following is an SI supplementary unit?

(a) Newton (b) radian (c) metre (d) bar

46. The following pairs of quantities are dimensionally matched. Which of the pairs is
odd?
(a) Force constant and surface tension (c) electric field and potential gradient
(b) Moment and work (d) heat capacity and specific heat capacity

47. Which of the following quantities remain constant for a projectile in flight?
(a) Horizontal acceleration (c) vertical acceleration
(b) Vertical velocity (d) vertical height

48. A body is projected at an angle of 300 to attain a range of 2000m. At which angle can
it be projected to attain the same range?
(a) 300 (b) 450 (c) 600 (d) 900

49. Which of the following is an evidence supporting rectilinear propagation of light?

(a) Formation of images by plane mirrors (c) formation of images by lenses
(b) Formation of image by pinhole camera (d) formation of mirage

50. A material capable of regaining its original dimensions after a deforming force is
removed is said to be
(a) An elastomer (b) plastic (c) elastic (d) stretchy
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