SPECIMEN PAPER 1 (PURE PHYSICS)

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Answer all questions. For each question there are four different answers, A, B, C and D. Choose the one
you consider correct.
1

The diagram shows a micrometer screw gauge. What is the reading shown?
A
B
C
D

An object is projected vertically upwards from the ground. Which of the following graphs correctly
shows the variation of the height h reached by the object with time t?
A

The diagram shows a 9 N force and a 12 N

force acting at right angles. Which of the
following diagrams shows the resultant force?

A tennis ball is dropped from a height above the ground and bounces to the same height. Which of
the following v-t graphs is correct? (Take upward as positive.)
A

2.29 mm
2.30 mm
2.31 mm
231 mm

The engine of a spaceship travelling in space is suddenly turned off. The spaceship will move with
A
B
C
D

constant velocity.
increasing velocity.
decreasing velocity.
constant acceleration.

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When an object is moving with uniform velocity on a rough horizontal surface, which of the
following statements is/are correct?
I
II
III

There is zero net force acting on the object.

The kinetic energy of the object is increasing.
The potential energy of the object is increasing.

A
B
C
D

I
II
I, III
II, III

A rubber ball of mass 1 kg is dropped from rest at a height of 5 m from the ground and rebounds to
the same height. If the ball is in contact with the ground for a duration of 0.1 s, what is the total
reaction of the ground on the ball?
A
B
C
D

A 8 m long uniform hanging bridge weighing 60 000 N is

being held horizontal by the hinges at the 0 m mark and
the strong chain at the 8 m mark as shown. What is the
tension in the chain?
A
B
C
D

100 N
110 N
200 N
210 N

30 000 N
40 000 N
45 000N
50 000N

Which diagram shows how a piece of card of centre of gravity M hangs when suspended by a
thread?
A

10

What physical quantity does the slope

of each of the graphs represent?
A
B
C
D

II

Force
Power
Power
Momentum

Distance
Acceleration
Distance
Acceleration

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Electric energy is generated by a hydropower station at the foot of a waterfall of height 10 m. If the
flow rate of the waterfall is 104 kg/s and the efficiency is 20%, how much power of electric energy
can be produced?
A
B
C
D

12

2 104 W
1 105 W
2 105 W
5 105 W

Two cubes are made from the same material. One cube has sides that are twice as long as the other.
Standing on one face, the small cube exerts a pressure P =

W
. What is the pressure exerted by the
a

larger cube standing on one of its faces?

A
B
C
D
13

A balloon is squeezed and the pressure of the air inside increases. If there is no change in the
temperature of the air, the molecules of air cause this increase in pressure, because they
A
B
C
D

14

III
A
B
C
D

The internal energy of a body always increases when the temperature of the body increases.
The internal energy of a body is a measure of the total kinetic energy of the molecules in the
body.
The internal energy of a body is a measure of the total potential energy and kinetic energy of
the molecules in the body.
I, II
I, III
II, III
I, II & III

A mercury thread in glass has a length of 3 cm at 0C and a length of 11 cm at 100C. What will be
the length of the mercury thread if it is placed in an environment of 65C?
A
B
C
D

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are moving faster.

are greater in number.
have a larger mean free path.
collide more frequently with the wall of the balloon.

Which of the following statements about internal energy is/are true?

I
II

15

2P
4P
8P
16P

5.2 cm
5.8 cm
6.5 cm
8.2 cm

The heating element of an electric kettle is at the bottom

A
B
C
D

so that heat can be conducted to the top.

so that heat can be radiated to all the water around it.
because hot water rises and cold water sinks to the bottom.
because the heating element must be completely covered with water.

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Each of the following substances of different masses and specific heat capacities is supplied with
an equal quantity of heat. Which of them has the smallest rise in temperature?
A
B
C
D

18

900
800
700
600

0.8 g
3.2 g
13.4 g
84 g

Air
Air
Glass
Water

Water
Glass
Water
Glass

Glass
Water
Air
Air

F and F are the foci of the convex

lens L and the broken lines
represent the paths of two light
rays coming from object O and
passing through L. Which is the
most probable path of the ray XY
after passing through L?
A
B
C
D

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1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0

The diagram shows a light ray travelling from medium 1 to 2 and is totally internally reflected at
the boundary between media 2 and 3. The media may be air, glass or water but not necessarily in
that order. What are media 1, 2 and 3?
A
B
C
D

20

Specific heat capacity/J/kgK

Hot water at 100C is added to 4 g of ice at 0C. What is the minimum mass of hot water needed to
melt the ice? [Specific latent heat of fusion of ice is 336 J/g; specific heat capacity of water is
4.2 J/gK]
A
B
C
D

19

Mass/kg

1
2
3
4

Ocean waves approaching a sand beach are

observed from above. The pattern is shown in
the diagram. Which of the following waves
properties accounts for the decreasing
wavelength?
A
B
C
D

Reflection
Refraction
Dispersion
Total internal reflection

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Which of the following is in the correct order of decreasing wavelengths?

A
B
C
D

23

24

25

26

-rays, microwaves, ultra-violet rays

-rays, ultra-violet rays, microwaves
Microwaves, -rays, ultra-violet rays
Microwaves, ultra-violet rays, -rays

Light waves of frequency f and wavelength travels in air with velocity c. It is known that its
velocity in liquid L is 23 c. Which of the following statements is/are true?
I
II
III

The refractive index of the liquid L is 23 .

The frequency of the light waves in L is 23 f.
The wavelength of the light waves in L is 23 .

A
B
C
D

I
III
I, III
II, III

An aluminium plate of 1 mm is placed in front of a source generating electromagnetic waves.

Several electromagnetic wave sources are used and their corresponding detectors moves from P to
central position O to detect the wave. Arrange in ascending order the distance between O and the
detector that the following electromagnetic waves are detected.
I
II
III

Red light
Violet light
Gamma ray

A
B
C
D

I, II, III
I, III, II
II, I, III
II, III, I

Two musical notes A and B of frequencies 512 Hz and 256 Hz respectively are heard. Which of the
following is/are correct?
I
II
III

A is louder than B.
The pitch of A is higher than B.
Both waves travel with the same speed in air.

A
B
C
D

II
III
I, II
II, III

The positively charged sphere X and the uncharged sphere Y are mounted on insulating stands.
When the spheres touch each other, the movement of the charges will be
A
B
C
D

protons moving from X to Y.

protons moving from Y to X.
electrons moving from X to Y.
electrons moving from Y to X.

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The voltmeter in the circuit has a resistance of 1 200 and a

21 V d.c. supply. The voltmeter reading will be
A
B
C
D

28

In the circuit, all the light bulbs are identical. If ammeter A1 reads
0.6 A, the reading of A2 will be
A
B
C
D

29

Voltmeter

Ammeter

>5V
>5V
<5V
<5V

> 0.5 A
< 0.5 A
>1A
<1A

Three identical bulbs X, Y and Z are

connected in three different circuits
as shown. In which of the circuits
will the brightness of bulb X decrease
when key K is closed?
A
B
C
D

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0.2 A
0.3 A
0.4 A
0.5 A

The resistance of resistor R is measured with a voltmeter and an ammeter in two different circuits
as shown. If the voltmeter and ammeter readings in circuit 1 are 5 V and 0.5 A respectively, the
readings in circuit 2 will be
A
B
C
D

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5 V.
6 V.
7 V.
8 V.

I
II
I, III
II, III

The resistance of an iron wire will become larger by increasing the

I
II
III

length of the wire.

temperature of the wire.
cross-sectional area of the wire.

A
B
C
D

I, II
I, III
II, III
I, II & III

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In an electric circuit, a fuse should be placed on the

A
B
C
D

33

If 1 unit of electricity cost $0.20, how much does it cost to switch on a heater marked 120 V 3 A
for 90 minutes?
A
B
C
D

34

The current is small.

The plug is installed with a fuse.
The casing of the hair-dryer is made of plastic material.
The fan prevents the heating coil from becoming too hot.

The diagram shows the magnetic field of two magnets placed

close together. Three plotting compasses are placed at the
locations shown. Which is the set of compasses showing the
correct directions of needles?
A
B
C
D

36

$0.11
$2.70
$64.80
$108.00

Many domestic hair-dryers have no earth wire. Why?

A
B
C
D

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live wire.
earth wire.
neutral wire.
live and earth wires.

The diagram shows the circuit of an electric bell. What

happens when the bell button is switched on and switched
off?
A
B
C
D

Switch on

Switch off

Silence
1 ting is heard
1 ting is heard
Continuous ringing

Continuous ringing
Silence
1 ting is heard
Silence

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40

When a magnet is withdrawn from a coil, an induced e.m.f. occurs in the coil. Which of the
following would increase the induced e.m.f.?
I
II
III

Replacing the magnet by a stronger one.

Increasing the number of turns of the coil.
Withdrawing the magnet at a faster speed.

A
B
C
D

I, II
I, III
II, III
I, II & III

Which of the following diagrams correctly describes the direction of current induced in a coil when
a magnet moves into or out of it?
A

In the figure, the magnet is pulled down a small distance and then released.
Which of the following graphs of current against time is correct? (Current is
taken as positive when it flows from X to Y through galvanometer.)
A

A 50 V a.c. supply is stepped down to 10 V by a transformer. If the current flowing through the
secondary coil is 2 A and the efficiency of the transformer is 80%, the current in the primary coil Ip
will be
A
B
C
D

0.23 A.
0.32 A.
0.41 A.
0.50 A.

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