You are on page 1of 6

1.The diagram shows an electric circuit in which a cell C is used to light a lamp L. Which form of energy is not involved?

A chemical B light C solar D thermal

1. A battery is connected to two resistors series. The pd. across the battery is 12V and the p.d. across one resistor 9 V. What is the p.d. across the other resistor? 3V b) 6V c) 9V d) 21V

2.The diagram shows part of an electric circuit. What is the effective resistance between X and Y?

3.The power output of a lamp is 6W. How much energy does the lamp give out in 2 minutes? a) 3J b) 12J c) 120J d) 720J

4.A wire of length 1.0 m has a resistance of 2.0 . When connected to a cell, the current in the wire is 3.0 A 1.0 m length of the same wire is connected to the same cell. A 2.0 in length of the same wire is connected to the same cell.

What is the resistance of the wire and the current in it?

5.

The diagram shows a patient having her eyes tested. A chart with letters on it is placed behind her and she sees the chart reflected in a plane mirror. How far away from the patient does the chart seem to be? a) 2m b) 4m c) 5m d) 7m

6.

Some example of electrostatic induction are given below. Which one does not match with the phenomenon? a) Dust on TV screen b) Accumulation of charges on lighting conductor c) Feeling crackles while changing the cloth d) Filament in a glowing bulb.

7.

Which of the following statement is true a) A high frequency sound wave travel faster than low frequency wave b) High amplitude sound wave carrying more energy c) Sound travel slower in water than in air d) Sound waves travel at the same speed as radio waves A sound wave is reflected from a brick wall. Compare with incident waves, the reflected wave has a) a grater amplitude b) A shorter wavelength c) A smaller frequency d) Same velocity Which of the following is same as Volt/m b) volt c) Farad a) N.C-1

8.

9.
10.

d) Watt

The diagram represents the wiring from a 240 V mains supply to a socket outlet in a house. An electrician wanted to measure the voltage at the socket outlet. Between which numbered positions should a voltmeter be connected? a) 1 and 3 b) 2 and 3 c) 2 and 4 d) 3 and 4

11.

Velocity of sound in vacuum (in m/s) is a) 330 b) 1000 c) 156 d) 0

12.

When two progressive waves of nearly same frequencies superimpose and give rise to beats, then a) Frequency of beat change with time b) Frequency of beat changes with location of observer c) All particles of medium vibrate simple harmonically with frequency equal to the difference between frequencies of component waves d) Amplitude of vibration of particles at any point changes simple harmonically with frequency equal to difference between two component waves.

13. Two sound waves of slightly different frequencies propogating in the same direction produce beats due to a) Interference b) Diffraction c) Polarization d) refraction

14.The diagram shows a d.c. motor. Why is a split-ring commutator used? a) to change the current direction in the coil as the coil passes the horizontal position b) to change the current direction in the coil as the coil passes the vertical position c) to change the current direction in the d.c. supply as the coil passes the horizontal position

d) to change the current direction in the d.c. supply as the coil passes the vertical position 15.A magnet is pushed slowly into a coil and there is a current in the coil in the direction shown. The magnet is then pulled out quickly from the same end of the coil. What happens to the direction and the size of the current?

16. The diagram shows a child using a periscope to look at an object on the other side of a wall. Which diagram shows a correctly drawn ray of light from the object?

17.What happens to light as it passes from glass into air? a. b. c. d. Its frequency decreases because its speed decreases. Its frequency increases because its speed increases. Its wavelength decreases because its speed decreases. Its wavelength increases because its speed increases.

18.Which type of wave is used to send telephone signals to and from a satellite? a.infra-red waves b.light waves c.microwaves d.sound waves

19. A lens forms a blurred image of an object on a screen. How can the image be focussed on the screen?

a. b. c. d.

by moving the object away from the lens and screen by moving the screen away from the lens and object by using a brighter object at the same position by using a lens of longer focal length at the same position

20. ) The image of a window on the screen of a pinhole camera is A. virtual, inverted and larger B. virtual, upright and smaller C. real, inverted and larger D. real, inverted and smaller

21. Which of these circuits (A, B, C or D) shows the safest way to connect a transformer to the mains?

22. The diagram shows a simple electric motor.The main function commutator is.

a) b) c) d)

reverse the current in the coil every half revolution reverse the current in the coil every quarter revolution reverse the polarity of the field produced by the magnet. control the magnitude of the current

23. Which of the following diagrams shows a transformer with the correct number of turns on the coils to change 240 V a.c. into 12 V a.c.?

24.The power dissipated in a resistance is given by: a) VI b) I2R c) V2/R d) VIt

25.The change in potential energy of a unit charge between two points in an electrical field is called:

a) Intensity b) Permittivity c) Potential difference d) Flux. 1.A sonar signal (a higher frequency sound wave) sent vertically downwards from a ship is reflected from the ocean floor and detected by a microphone on the ship 0.8 s after transmission. If the speed of sound in water is 1500 ms-1,what is the depth of the ocean (in m)? 300 b)600 c)3000 d)6000

2.A large ripple tank with a vibrator working at a frequency of 30 Hz produces 25 complete waves in a distance of 50 cm. The velocity of the wave is a) 1500 cm/s b) 750cm/s c) 60 cm/s d) 5/3 cm/s

3.The diagram shows a ray of light striking a plane mirror.

What must the angle of incidence be if the total angle between the incident and reflected rays is 80? 40 4. b) 50 c) 80 d) 100

Which row shows parts of the electromagnetic spectrum in order of increasing frequency? a) Radio waves b) Radio waves c) X-rays d) X-rays X-rays visible light radio waves visible light visible light X-rays visible light radio waves

5. The diagram show the path of a ray of light travelling towards and into a pool of water. Four angles are labeled. Which two angles would be correctly used in the equation sin i/sin r = constant

a)P and R

b) P and S

c) Q and R

d) Q and S

6.A swimming pool is lit by a lamp in e bottom of the pool. The directions of three rays from the lamp are shown. Which of the critical angle marked angles is the for the light?

You might also like