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ST JOSEPH’S INSTITUTION
PHYSICS 5059/01
Paper 1 Multiple Choice 12 May 2017
1 hour
(0800 – 0900)
Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
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There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible
answers A, B, C and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate Answer Sheet.
Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.
Any rough working should be done in this Question Paper.
The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.
Unless otherwise stated, take gravitational field strength, g, to be 10 N/kg.
At the end of the examination, submit the Question Paper and Answer Sheet SEPARATELY.
A 5.35 mm
B 5.535 mm
C 5.85 mm
D 6.35 mm
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3
3 A skydiver falls from rest through the air and reaches terminal velocity.
How does the acceleration of the skydiver vary during the fall?
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4 A skier is travelling downhill. The acceleration on hard snow is 4 m/s2 and on soft
snow is 2 m/s2.
Which graph shows the motion of the skier when moving from hard snow to soft
snow?
5 A 2.0 kg block is pulled by a constant horizontal force and moves with a uniform
acceleration of 0.80 m/s2 on a rough surface. The frictional force is 3.0 N. What is the
pulling force on the block?
A 0.0 N
B 1.4 N
C 1.6 N
D 4.6 N
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6 A car is travelling on a level highway at a constant velocity in a straight line. Air
resistance is not negligible.
Which of the following is the correct free-body force diagram for the car?
A B
C D
7 A measuring cylinder contains 118 cm3 of water. When a small object is fully
immersed in the water, the reading goes up to 132 cm3. The object has a mass of
42 g.
14 42 42 132
A g/cm3 B g/cm3 C g/cm3 D g/cm3
42 14 118 42
8 Two objects X and Y are placed on a light rod, and the rod is balanced on a pivot as
shown below.
X Y
30 cm 60 cm
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9 The diagram below shows a structure balanced on a metal block, at point P. If the
structure is displaced to a new position by tilting it slightly about P, it will remain at rest
in its new position.
P
structure
Metal block
A Above P
B Exactly at P
C Below P
D On the horizontal bar, directly above P
10 A boy, weighing 600 N, runs up a flight of stairs in 2.5 s. The flight of stairs has a
vertical height of 4.0 m.
A 600 W
B 960 W
C 6000 W
D 9600 W
11 Natural gas is burned as fuel to heat water in a boiler, producing steam. The steam
drives a turbine, which is connected to an electric generator.
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12 The diagram shows the energy conversion through a machine.
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14 The diagram shows a tall cylinder containing some water. A syringe is used to prevent
the water from spurting out from the outlet at the bottom of the cylinder. The density of
water is 1000 kg/m3.
What is the minimum force F that must be applied to the piston of the syringe?
A 1.25 N
B 8N
C 50 N
D 12500 kN
15 Why does the pressure of a fixed mass of gas increase when it is heated at constant
volume?
16 The tubes inside solar heating panels use the Sun’s radiation to warm water.
Why are the tubes painted black?
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17 The diagram shows a room seen from above. It is cold outside the room. The room is
heated by a small fire in the fireplace.
A Carpet
B Chimney
C Glass window
D Solid wall
18 A block of ice is taken from a deep-freeze, and placed in a metal container. The
container is heated at a constant rate and readings of temperature and time are
taken. The results are recorded on a graph shown.
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19 A block of copper, having a mass of 0.20 kg, is heated to 200 °C before being
completely immersed into a container of water. The mass of water is 0.50 kg, and it
has an initial temperature of 30 °C. The container is well-insulated during the entire
process, and heat absorbed by the container is negligible.
A 24 °C
B 30 °C
C 36 °C
D 39 °C
20 The human eye has a converging lens system that produces an image at the back of
the eye. If the eye views a distant object, which type of image is produced?
21 A ray of light AB enters a rectangular glass block. It then emerges from the glass
block along CD. The diagram is not drawn to scale.
A
air
B
glass
40⁰
C
A 1.31
B 1.56
C 1.66
D 1.82
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22 A ray of light enters a glass block at an angle of incidence i, producing an angle of
refraction r in the glass.
Several different values of i and r are measured, and a graph is drawn of sin i against
sin r. Which graph is correct?
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24 The diagram below shows a plane wave in a ripple tank moving from a region of
deeper water into a region of shallower water.
9.0 cm 8.0 cm
0.20 m/s
deeper shallower
The speed of the wave in the deeper water is 0.20 m/s. What is the speed of the wave
in the shallower water?
A 0.30 m/s
B 0.23 m/s
C 0.18 m/s
D 0.13 m/s
25 The figures below show the displacement-distance and the displacement-time graphs
of a longitudinal wave.
displacement /m displacement /m
3 3
0 4 8 0 3 6
distance /m time /s
26 An infra-red radiation is emitted at 6.7 x 1013 Hz. What is its wavelength and period of
oscillation?
Wavelength Period
A 4.48 x 10-6 m 2.23 x 105 s
B 4.48 x 10-6 m 1.49 x 10-14 s
C 2.23 x 105 m 2.23 x 105 s
D 2.23 x 105 m 1.49 x 10-14 s
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27 Which of the following is a property of electromagnetic waves?
28 A girl, standing 160 m in front of a tall building, fires a shot using a starting pistol. A
boy, standing 400 m from the girl, hears two bangs 0.90 s apart.
160 m 400 m
A 320 m/s
B 330 m/s
C 360 m/s
D 410 m/s
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29 The diagram shows a bat emitting an ultrasound of 25,000 Hz in an enclosed room. A
man, in an adjacent room, places his ear on the thin wall.
Thin wall
Man
Bat
Assuming the speed of sound in air to be 340 m/s, what will the man be able to hear
from the next room?
30 The distribution of electric field lines in a certain region of space varies as shown in
the figure below.
Which of the following statements describes the change in the magnitude of the
electric field strength in this region correctly?
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31 M, N, O are light insulated balls which behave as follows:
M repels N;
M attracts O and
O repels P.
A 0.20 C
B 5.0 C
C 12 C
D 20 C
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34 The diagrams show the V-I graphs for four electrical devices.
Which diagram shows the resistance increasing as the current rises?
A charge
B current
C energy
D power
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36 In each of the circuits below, a short circuit occurs. In which circuit would the fuse
blow and make the circuit safe to replace the light bulb?
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38 The diagram shows a 12 V d.c. power supply connected across a solenoid with a
metal core inside it.
The core is magnetized when the current is switched on and remains magnetised
after the current is switched off.
A Aluminium
B Copper
C Soft iron
D Steel
A B
C D
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40 A current I is established in a coil of wire in the direction shown.
Which of the following options gives the correct direction of the magnetic field at point
P?
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