QUEST 2006-2007

PHYSICS

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1. Two light bulbs rated for 110V, 100W each are connected in series and plugged into a
220V socket. The total power consumed by them is
A. 200W B. 177W C.100W D. 50W

2. Two springs, each of spring constant k, are connected together in series. The effective
spring constant of the pair is
A. 2k B. k C. k/2 D. none of the preceding

3. One kg of melting ice and one kg of boiling water are mixed together. The final
temperature is
A. 10° C B. 25° C C. 40° C D. 50° C

4. Which is correct about the horse and the buggy?

A. The horse can pull the buggy forward only if the horse weighs
more than the
buggy.
B. The horse pulls forward slightly harder on the buggy than the
buggy pulls
backward on the horse, so they move forward.
C. The horse pulls before the buggy has time to react so they move
forward.
D. The force on the buggy is as strong as the force on the horse.
The horse is joined
to the earth by flat hoofs, while the buggy is free to roll on its
round wheels.

5. The water tube is completely full in each case. The outlets (at 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 of
height) have equal diameters.

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Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4

Which drawing is correct?

A. Fig.1 B. Fig.2 C. Fig.3 D. Fig.4

6. When a car is braked with its wheels blocked, the stopping distance depends on
A. the weight of the car only
B. the weight of the car and width of the tyres
C. the width of the tyres only
D. none of the above

7. You want to see yourself in a wall mirror completely. What height should it be?
A. The mirror must be twice your height
B. The mirror must be your height
C. A mirror with half your height will be sufficient
D. It depends on your distance from the mirror

8. An astronaut is on the orbiting Space Shuttle, approximately 100 km above the

surface of the Earth. (The Earth's radius is 6360 km and its mass is ~5.98 x 1024 kg.)
At this location, one might predict the acceleration of gravity to be ____.
A. significantly greater than 9.8 m/s/s
B. significantly less than 9.8 m/s/s
C. equal to 9.8 m/s/s, to within 10%
D. 0 m/s/s, since the astronauts are 'in space'

9. A plastic tube is charged by rubbing it with fur. The plastic tube acquires a negative
charge. This is evidence that

A. plastic molecules have a greater attraction for electrons than fur molecules
B. fur molecules have a greater attraction for electrons than plastic molecules
C. plastic is an insulator and fur is a conductor

D. fur is a insulator and plastic is a conductor

10. A typical frequency for X-rays is

A. 1012 Hz B. 1014 Hz C. 1016 Hz D. 1018 Hz

11. The electrostatic force in two spatial dimensions falls off as

A. 1/r2 B.1/r C.ln r D. 1/√r

12. An astro-warrier traveling at .87c holds a 1-metre spear in her hand, holding it
straight forward. The astronaut sees the spear's length as
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A. 0.5 m B. 0.87 m C. 1 m D. 1.25 m

13. The number of electrons in your body is roughly

A. 1020 B. 1023 C. 1027 D. 1030

14. In a vernier callipers, if the number of the divisions in the vernier scale is doubled, the
smallest length that can be measured
A. is unchanged B. is doubled C. is halved D. is quartered

15. As a result of a mistake in a space walk, a small piece of material is ejected with high
velocity in a tangential direction, opposite to the direction of motion of the
spacecraft.. The orbital radius of the spacecraft
A. increases B. decreases C. remains the same
D. cannot be determined from the data