CSEC Physics June 1996

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1. lVhlclt of $e following groups of qqanti- 5 Which of rlB Joliowing quantiries is cor-
tes containii one which is NOT ail s.r. itctly paired wir.h. irs unit?
b;se.quantity?
9uaniity , Unit
(A)'. Masi, length, time
(B) . Cgrrent, temircrature, length
. (A) Mass :
Newton
(C) , .. Volume, temperaturp, time (B) Momcnt of Newton pcr mctrc
(D) . .Ttry, mass, tcmpcraturc force
(c) Energy Ncwlon-mckc'
:
(D) Wort done Newton pcr mcuc
2. l.'/hich two:of the ibllowing simple pcn-
.rulums would .you, eipect to have tlre \
same pericxl? 6. . Which of the followingpould be conecr?
,:lEndulum t . mass m' lcnglth ., 'I
mass m, length 2l
I nl(rgohm = lO'O
-
:)endulu m 2
IL I ndltiampcre = 10'6 A
Pendulum 3 - mass 2rn, length I itr' I microcoulomb = 10'! C
Pcndulum 4 - mass ini, lcnith 2/
.(A) leid3 (A) I only
(B) f ,ind 4 (B) II only
(c) 2 qiid 3 (c) I, II aind Itr
(D) 34hd4 (D) I -:-:rd tr only
t:

3. Which of;.the fouowing is the uiir of j . The kirietic ercrgy of h body of mass, nr ,
momentuth? and velocity,.v, is

'(A) tlgn (A) m

G) kg,s'l v
(C.) .kd.m
tdms{
(D) s'r (B) NN

n1v2
lem-4 re(ers to the didsrarn below. (c) .,

. li
n*
+
i I E , Tci make asimpld rirercury barombter, rhc
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,lcngth of tube used, in cin, should bc
s I about
I

ai, B
r .i !l
(A)i
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(B) 80
.

' (c) ; ,136r.-

{. }vnen 1= 0, thc Yalue of } is
(D) 760
(A) o
' r:i
(B)
(c)
S
P
eij t-
(D) Prn

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9 The rcsuluant force on a moving
4ro. This mears that
objcct is 12. Which of thc following graphs
rcprsssnrs
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the. objcct wilt
move i a constant spe€d?

(A) *ith a constant velocity

(B)
(q)
(D)
n)lth a dggreasing velociry
wlttr a constant abieleradon
in a clrcle at a consialt speed
I
Distan
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an'elnerimeni to locale the centre

of tr
Tirae I
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1.rr
msss of a s-hcet of cardboard, a plumb Speed
(s.t
line ---
4Slp+ l srnall lnars o[,rhe erd) is.
used. Ttt, pturnU iine is useriits . .' t:, .:

(A) Timc
ctEct,rhil rhe
'cal .i!
app3r4luS is verti_
'
il
T
I
(B) Spetd
ctpc,t thilrhe iardboard is swins_:
. tng fre{ily
(c) show wiilttr points ar. e verticallv.

(D) medsure
bo"rd
litie widrh of rhe card-
i ,
(A) I only
ime

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t't A bus with tuggafc loadcd oir
top is morc
(B)
(c)
(D)
tr only
I and .II only
I and III only
I
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llxely lo tipover:when rounillng
acorncr
unn ue same bus withgut. tha luggage-
The rcaspq fqr tts is thar rhe
luggagJ 13. O-nrxffch of the foilowidg

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does the prcs_
(a) sure at a poifl in a liquid dcpend? .
incrcase^{i the wcight of the
bus
(B) raises rhC cenhe 0f graviry ofthe
I. Density
bus .i' oI rhe liquid
(q) II.

(D)'
lgwcrs rhb cenrc ofgiavity ofrhe
,bus ,. :.

.o,niiliu.,
lI.
,.
fgii'ffiy,:'.gffon
contajncr
or rhe I
TJ:#,,* or rni'l
,(A)
(B)
I only
III onl y
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,(C)
(D)
I and U onty
I,II and IU
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t
1 rt.

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14. i:y76.1, oglhe followlng gives rhc efliciency ofa macfrinef
.. I,,(4)
Loqd x D ista
ort x-
moyed Effort r 100 %
mov by Lrad I
: ..,
1s) ,- Ioad i Distanc€ moved b Lrad
Effo nx
x t@%
mo by Effort
I I
(C) Efforr x Distance moved y
bed x hnce mo
b Effon x. tN%
I
:,@) Effort x DistaDce moved byllrad
x- t@%
Load x Disrarce
1n_oved by Effort I

15 Which of the foifowing is

a vector physical quantity?

; (A) Specd
, (B) Encrgy
i (c), Mass
; (D) Displacement

76.
A E

A.ar.d B, in rhe iriagram

above, are (wo pisons which
mt0 rhe. cylinders show& fit closelv
umgs thar-of pisron
hstbn s has a cros;:r;;;ffi;:ijl
'r
A.
piston a r"
,r.Ji"
.ppry;"-""_;..r,
:l5li*, j:.* rhe liquid undcr ir. rhc._il;;fi;;;ii;
.. Dottom of piston B is

i;,(A) ft
l.lB)',
(c) lop . !

(D) 10
r
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17. The S.i. uDIt of I

Wcific latenr hear ls 19 whichof rhe following satemcnts
li is xot :li,
rue about a clinical thermoflebr?
(A) t ti
'i ill: iii
(B) JKI i: I
Irhasalirniredtemp"ilnr*"r*g..
(c) J k-t
!i
i:
Jl]
(ts) i,,
It conrains atcohol trecausg.p[r, j...
(D) IE'K' . cury is poisonous. =
.::
(C) It has a corstricdon to allow for I
ii convenient readins- ::.
ti (D) It cannot be used to ll"*ur. t"rn-
1E. Which of rle foilfuing graphs illusuares . peratures above 50 lC. I
the variaion of pifuure (p) with voiume
(10, for a gas obd$ing B.oylels
Law?
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20 I
ii
The presure of a fixed mass of gas
is p
(A) P
t:
!:
ard its yolume is y. What is ,I" *r"
i
,
volume if
the pressure is increascd to 2p
at constant tempcrat urg? I
(l|) v
2
I
v v
(B) I (B)
4 I
I
(c) v
(D) 2V I
v
(c) P
2L, Sweallnt cools the body because water ;: I
(A) is cooler ihan body rempenrure ii
(B) is a poor conductor of hia I
(C) . has a high specific ireat capacity:

-PI evaporates and absorbs heat fiom

tP) ]
,1,

l.
. the skin I
22. Which of the following staremenrs abour
the evaporadonofaliquid is NOT conect?
I
(A) Molccutcs wirh high kincric cn-
Y
ergy leave the liquid surface
l

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I
when evappraiion iakes pldie.
(B) Evapoiation'is'poisititeaiittrem-
,it '\ . Peralures
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(C) ri,.ru,.or*ippi.,tori,l.eri^",
L* ) lj

(D)
in. yindy, ;q gp.,qpdings.
I
EY aporati on ocguls
Ehcn buFblcs
of..vapour. $an f,orming in thc
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23. when a gas ilcated ar aconstant volume,
26 A gas is much easier.to. comp.rcss
UIan a
thg prqssu& ri5s5 bccausethc :molccu.les
of the gas ii . . ' solid or liquid Uecausc
$ie gas moleqllles
'ii,.

(A) .' movc further apart

(A) .r" nur.rous ' ii:
(B)
(B) "ery
arc iuangerl randbrntv ,.

(c)
expaird anit fi u 0re ttntaincr more
collldg. with each ijrhqr morc frc_
(c) iire moving very rapidly ,.
que$ly . and' wirh g;earcr mo-
(D) . havo no forces betwcen
,1.
Urerii. ,
men(uul'
(D) colliq+ with rhe container walls 27.
mord frwue ntly and wlth greiter ;,
c RI c, Br i':Ct ' Rr .. C
nioniehtum
,,.''..
I lt I.lilll! lilll
24 Four similar caru, containing warer at
rcryeils ronsrrud-
80-C, are pl:iced on a rablc in a room
at.3o
oC.
}:
lnar :::.TT3P:
wave, wherc C R reprcsent.cbm- and
a
Whlch can will cool fasrcst?
l'*:]:r{ y 11"{'acrionsrespectiveiy. If
A = wavclcngth, thc distance.bctt*f
Ct orir of can's Volume and R2 is
surfaie of water
"'
i;' :t
'Black:: (A)
.(A)
(B) WhiE
20O cml i^
200 cmt (B)
(c) 11,
B lack! 400 cml
(D) Whitc. 400 cmr (c) 111
2
(D) 2jr
25
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Temperdiurc 2t The aormal hcaring range of a young per_

son is about

(A) 20HztoZCf,f,Hz
4! q) 20H1te20q(p.ltz
(c) 2OOHzto.2DC/l.Hz
, Tim c
1 (D) 200 Hz tri zO mO Hz

The graph abovc, arising from an cxpcr-

rment oh change ol'phase, shows rlat 29 ln which of rhe following is rhc spccd
greatest? -
ot
solidificarion srartcd ar e. Duririg which ultra-violet light .:
of,$estages is rhe substance irathc liquid
phase? !r r, (A) . i!i, !
(B) .Glass
(A) At P onty (c) .Water .,,
(B) Bctwccn,e and R (D) :yjacuqB!r,
(c) ' .i
|

BetwccnR and S il l:
(D) Betwccn P and e
ii
a: lr
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30. The waves ttiar reach; listcncr. fron a 34

:':,::

raaio are
lq
.i, L
(A) z
(B);; M Y
(c) '
(D) i nal plogressrYe
i. : ^.i.:1.

,d,

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31. Planewater EAvel
.,1
d"cp
water t0
: .1,..
, A ray of lighr, i!M,.is iricident riri:one side
(A), ,j
j of a glass iirism iis shown in if-ediagrdim :Jl i'
(Bl i" aPr": ft ligtr emerges oB -tlre ortrer :,,i
(c): i side along:ttrc.futh ..ir
' ,i:i:li ,
'-'i
'(D); I .
;i!
-\i
(A) AW .!r

i***oroi (B), AX 'rr'.':,..;- . :al

32. are NO'II traris- (C} BY

;'.'i
il
verse waves?
' ' :' ,'... '
",lo#
- ii (D) BZ

,(A)-... 'iv.aiEj
w+ ves
(B) q\ esJ 35
(c) yes
.;:. i st4ng
(D)'" a
x
.i.
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33.
I
.j

'i
'l!
.'.i ,. L 1! In the flgqre.1a!9ve, showjng;{i se.tiC" . ,,+i
.

ii through qn ey.ei'the part labcUqll'Xb rne l"

,l
1, !
.'.
(A) iris
a.. ihin' (B) corttotl ,
iD S (c) aqueo.u-s humor
o f.thc,lens and (D) ciliary.musclc
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I 36 Which of thc following would rcprcscnt

the formula(e) for ltne magnification?
3ll

I I Htiieht of itnage
Height of clbject Moon Es rlh

I II. tleight qlQiect

EiEEiorfl?se
t.
The diagam above illust atcs an eclipse
of thc sun bY thc moon. Which of thc

I UL ob
Image
disianc€
distance
following sutemens would bd true?

I. A Ierson ar X will exPcriencc

I (A)
(B)
I only
II only
ii Partial ecliPse.
U. A.Person u Y will exPcrience
total erliPse-

I (c)
(Dl
I and Itr only
tr and III onlY
'ai
In. ' A Person at Z will exPericncc no
ecliPsc'

I 37. wtrictr otthe follciiring staEmcnts MUST

bc troc lf total ihtemal rcflcction is to
occur?
t.. (A)
(B)
(c)
I orily
I and U only
U.and IU only

I I
::

The angli: of rcfraction must be

90".
(D) I, tr and lll

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Which of tlic folowing can producc a
tr. fn urgia of incidencc must be 39
diministred virtual imagc of a real object?
equal to the angle of icfraction'

I m. The angle of. incidence must be minor

geateithan the criti-cal ancle' t. A_plane
IL 'A ttiverging lcts
ry. Uglr-rnhsthc uavelling from one
II1. A converging lcns
mEdiuin to a tess oPticallY dcnse
.mcdium.
(A) I only
: (B) tr.bnlY
(A), I and [P.nlY r'!f (cr-r
'fi and III only
@), 'i''.I and IIi onlY | 1.,
(DI I, tr and III
: (C)! Il'and lll onlY
(D) - IIIand:WonlY
40. Which o'f'the following would bc truc of
: I
thc image in a Plane mi,ror?
;

'' i, t,i i ,'. , ::e L 'ilt is real.

':
: .;r :i., i .:, .: :Olr
'
II: It is upside down:
,

m. -t is the saqre size 41 rhe object

r:c..,,r .:,
:'.--. - .--t'
,I !
(A) trI onlY't" '
(B) land uonly
, lr ,,: (C) -II and III onlY
1! ,l (D) rjrut II and'III '"
1_-:.-.== : -...
-
- - -
-.-.-
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41. In an
J!9rnl3 refen ro rlre following
diagam of
a slmPIC a c. gencralor.

pbiys tteJaw?
i ,;';.'
f ar; i,.:':i;,.1
I
N'
-i" s

i
I
I 'lT

j' I
(B) v x
43. Thc.pans iabcllcd X in the diagrarn arc
I
known .as the

(A) coil I
(B) annature
I (c4,
(c) v (D)
slip ri ngs
commutalor I
u I
ii

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I
(D)
t
:

,t:;
,: x
I
I
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ti: T $
:!
r i- (-
A positivety charged particte,

I
:
X, is movin!
altugh speed in the direqion ind
icared. In
'.i which dirEction v/ill the magneric
I ficld
I oe crl the;padicle?

I
i'
42i Which (A)r ), ccinectly (A)
shorlils U1rward
plouing (B) Td.thc left

I
.
cfd- near (c)
Orc Doivnward
lr,' . t
(D)
;. ti(.,( I ilt,: I Terhc right

. t. r
(A) N s c)
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Item 45 refeN ro thc following?-V graphs 47 Tir-ee,resistors, wirh ruistances,R1, n,

for various cbnducriirg midia- and Rr, arc conncocd. in parallel. W.hicli
j.
ofthe following eq-uafiuhs can bc usid ro
(A) I l; detcrhinc the net resistince, 3.?
ri '^- -.: r?ii::.'
(A) llll
R R,'& &
(B)
| = n, + rq:'+ \:
0 v
i:
!:: (c) R=Rr+& +R,
(B) I
R= I *!-*J-
lr
i,
!j:
(D)
1t' .Rr&R,
4E. For a simplc a.c. gcncrator, trihich of lhc
0 v following graphs witl b6 pro<tuccd by iwo
complete rotatiors of thc_armature?

(c) I
(A) +

e.m,f.
No. of
0 v rotations

(D) I
(B) +
ij.

ti c,rnJ.
0 .v No, of
roiations

i+t;-.
lL, li

45 .\Yhicti' graph illustrares thc relarionship (c) +

befwegn curent and applicd p.d. for a

cfi.f.
No. of
rotations

46. :RegiScation can BEST b€ dode.by using

i,

(b)
(A) Earsformer ir! ii
(Bl capacitor €.m.f.
(c) transistor No. of
(D) diode rotation:
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, 49.1 Which oi thc following is NOI ,t measurc 52. Which of the following currcnt-ti mc graphs
0fenergy? would reFescnt d.c.?

ol Power x time'
(Ly Cunent x p.d.
.:i;

II
"fcT ' 'P.'d. i cha;s;.
:11 : i.r.l t:;\!t_r.l
(D) . Force x disran&
,:
-,:":
'.. .::
i! .I
a
. Item 50 refers o the followirig cliagram.
trI
Prlmrry w Sicond.rry
Coil Coil t

x
m'I
,
50. Appropriate labcls for W and:X would be *I

x i" ,. _,..:t
(A) n only
(A) step-down traD.sformer a"c. inPut (B) Itr only
i(B) srep{own'transformel d;b. input (c) I and III only
.(c)' step-up tran5former {-c, input (D) I, rI and III
.l(D) step-up trarBformer ,
4c. input

53. A plasicrod, P, is rubbcd wirhh cloth, p q

51, .'iWhich of the following $ircmcnrs woutd becomarposjtivcly charled. This is bccairsc
be true?
(A) protons flow from Q ro P
I. 'Steel.is Uscd. for;flrc ma]in6.of (B) protons flow from P to Q
I
, permanent. magrEts.
,' ,.(D)
:'
u. .Magnets may lose rhgii mag- . eleflrons flow from P ro Q
netism lf hcatcd io rcd hcat.
m. Soft ton' is morE, easily mag-
.- ngtiscd than stcel, hut loses its
magnctism much more casily.
.i '.., .. t.t ;it ,u, 1l . !.iic
irt r(rA); i I and II only r' i r Prt:
(B) U and IX onll
'(c), ''.I andIII only :
iI, tr and lII
'(D).
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Item 54 refcrs w lhe tollowlng (i6gy41 66 ,

a dry dell, .ri, 57. Theluclear li

,"*,ro in,i"
reaction l-ac _. r..
R ilililr".;.rii*. ,lt

a
fri LT,'"" ,., iii

- '.' :;
5E
P JffiI;j ;?t1r;H[l,f
l;
*.n *, *i
54. Which of thc f6 owing is corrcct? t
(A) Hi il:i#'#;qil{.,e*'
(B)
(C)
Qis
P is co
R ls iron
, R is z.inc.
oxicle, Q ls carbon.
S is anrmoniumchlor- ,
.,''#,Ti;.;;::
ide. li
(D) S is sul acia and I, is mang-
{un1
ancsc qloxldc.
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ll
H:Hi15ryg,,or"..nt.
55.
rcsulr of
I
Radioactivity taf,es place in an atom
i'.
as a
(A) ,:illll*rr."
u boui
-
arom minus
an
(A) nuclcar itNrabiliry (B)
(B) a chcmichl reaction
(c) exposurc .lo excess heat (c)
q) excess stiess on the atom
,',-' O)
56. Anisotope of the element_uranium
"ffii,..i+*ilffiff
ls rcprq;
senied by rhc syrilbot 1.1 $u;
,:.
Whlch of the follpwing statcments would 60.
yil;l,.i:f
be.true? i.:j"It:.j::x#:fi.,T".
I. P is thc atcimic nurhllcr o[:rranium. (A) Botr
II. , (Q - P) i5lhe numbcr of;nctrrons.
:)i
(B) Eidstein
m, r;: . Q is the'humbcr ol protons and (c) lCti5owicr
neutrons: (D) rTtdmpson

(A) I and II only . i! Y

(B) I aaf, III oity iil
(c) II aod IiI <inlv jil,
(D\ r r/i-, -i '
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