Full mock-3/O-level

1.

Which of the following is the longest'?

A 1.23 x 108 mm

B1.23 x 1010m

C 1.23 x 1012 nm

D 1.23 x 1013 pm

2.

The distance-time graph of a car is as shown in the figure. Which one of the following is correct ?
A The initial speed of the car is zero.
B The car travels with uniform speed.
C The acceleration of the car is constant.
D Area under the graph represents the speed.
3.

The speed of a cyclist changes from 8.0 ms -1to 20.0 ms-1 in 16.0 s. What is the distance travelled in 16.0 s ?
A 128 m

B 224m

C 320 m

D 448 m

4.

Forces of 2 N, 4N and 5 N act on a point O as shown in the figure.

What is the resultant for ce on O?
A 1N
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B 3N

C 5N

D 11N

Which one of the following statements about friction between the tyre of a car and the road is true?
A There is less friction if the tyres are bald.
B Friction increases when the speed increases
C Friction decreases if the pressure in the tyres is greater.
D Friction increases when the number of passengers increases.

6.

The figure shows two cubes P and Q of side x and 2x respectively on the floor. Cube P exerts a force of F 1 and a
pressure of P1 on the floor. Cube Q exerts a force F2 and pressure P2 on the floor. Which one of the following
comparisons is correct?

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F1 < F2, P1 < P2.

F1<F2, P1=P2.

F1=F2, P1<P2.

F1>F2,.P1>P2.

A salt solution of volume 500cm3 and density 1.2 g cm-3 is mixed with 400 cm3 of water of density l.00 g cm-3.
What is the density of the mixture
A 1.10 g cm-l

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B 1.11 g cm-3

C 1.l3 g cm-3

D 1.15 g cm-3

An electric motor is used to raise a load of 500N through a height of 20 m. It took 40 s. What is the
power of the electric motor ?
A 16W

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B 250W

C 800W

D 1000 W

The length of a see-saw is 8 m. A student of weight 400 N sits on the see-saw at a distance of 1.0 m
from one end. How far from the other end must a student of weight 300 N sit so that the see saw is
horizontal ?

A 0m

B 1.3 m

C 2.7 m

D 4.0 rn

10.

Air is trapped above the mercury in a glass tube as shown in the figure. How does the length r of the
air column and the air pressure inside the tube change when the tube is taken from the base to the
top of a mountain?

11.

An air bubble is inside a air-tight cylinder fitted with a piston. What happens to the air bubble when
the piston is moved from P to Q ?
A Expands
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B Contracts

C Explodes

D Vibrates

What happens to the molecules of a substance when it is heated at the boiling points ?
A Size of the molecule increases.
B Kinetic energy of the molecule increases.
C Molecular separation increases.
D Forces between molecules increases.

l 3.

When a gas is heated at constant volume, its pressure increases because

A gas molecules collide more frequently with the with the walls of the container.
B gas molecules collide more vigorously with each other.
C force of attraction between gas molecules increases.
D distance between gas molecules decreases.

l4.

Four spoons made of different materials are placed in a cup of hot coffee. Which spoon will have its
end P heat up most rapidly?

A Glass spoon
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B Steel spoon

C Plastic spoon

D Wooden spoon

Four different houses have aluminum roofing. The temperature in which house is the lowest on a hot
day?
A Roof painted black.
B Roof painted white.
C Roof painted red.
D Shiny unpainted roof.

16.

The distance between the -100C and 1100C mark of a mercury thermometer is 20 cm. What is the
temperature P, 5 cm from the 00C mark ?
A 25.0 0C
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B 27.5 0C

C 30.0 0C

D 35.0 0C

Some paraffin wax is placed in a boiling tube and heated until the melted wax boi1s. The graph shows
the temperature of the paraffin wax during the heating.

Between which two points on the graph does the boiling tube contain a mixture of solid and liquid?
A V and W
B W and X
C X and Y
D Y and Z
18.

Heat is supplied at a rate of 2000 W to the boiling water in a kettle. What is the mass of water evaporated in
5 minutes? (Latent heat of vaporization of water is 2.26 X 106 J kg-1).
A 44g

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B 88g

C 133g

D 265g

Water waves travels in the direction shown.

Which one of the following correctly shows the direction of motion of the three water particles X,
Y, Z at the instant shown.

20.

Which one of the followings correctly shows the path of a ray of light through air, water, and glass

21.

A ray of light is incident on a glass block as shown in the figure. Which one of the angles A. B. C
or D is greater than the critical angle of glass ?

22.

In the electromagnetic spectrum. What is the type of radiation between X-rays and visible light?
A Ultra-violet B Infra-red

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C Microwave D Radio waves

What would a guitar player do to make the sound produced louder?

A Pluck the string through a larger displacement
B Pluck the string through a smaller displacement.
C Loosen the string.
D Tighten the string.

24.

The figure shows the electric field between two point charges. At which of the points A. B. C. or D, is the
electric field strength the strongest ?

25.

Two 5 resistors are connected in series with an ammeter and a battery. A voltmeter is connected across one of
the 5 resistor and a switch, S, is connected across the other resistor. Initially the switch is open. The ammeter
and voltmeter readings are recorded. Which one of the following correctly describes tire changes in the ammeter
and voltmeter readings after the switch, S. is closed?

26.

In the circuit shown, the readings of the ammeters A1 and A2 are 3 A and 1 A respectively.
What is the reading of the ammeter A3?

A 1A
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B 2A

C 3A

D 4A

A bulb is rated 250V, 100 W. How long does the bulb take to consume 1.0 unit of electrical energy?
A 0.4 hours

B 2.5 hours

C 4.0 hours

D 10 hours

28.

The main hazard of using an electrical equipment in damp conditions is

A that the fuse will blow.
B the risk of an electric shock.
C that the equipment will not function.
D that the insulation is damaged

29.

A direct current I flows upwards in a vertical wire. Which diagram correctly shows the shape and
direction of the magnetic field around the wire?

30.

Which one of the following diagrams correctly shows the force, F, on an electron moving with a velocity, v, in the
direction shown, in a uniform magnetic field perpendicular into the plane of the page?

31.

An a.c. generator produces the voltage shown in the figure. Which graph shows the voltage produced when the
generator rotates at twice the original speed?

32.

Electrical energy is transmitted along cables in the form of alternating current (a.c.) because
A a.c. voltage can be transformed by transformer
B a.c. voltage reduces energy loss from cables
C a.c voltage has less resistance.
D a.c. voltage can be transmitted over long distances.

33.

Two coils of wire are an arranged coaxially as shown in the figure .At the instant the switch S is closed,
A the end X of the coil becomes a N-pole.
B the end Y of the coil becomes a S-pole.
C the two coils attract each other.
D the induced current flows from Q to P.
34.

Which one of the following is true about an ideal step-up transformer?

A There are more turns in the primary coil than the secondary coil.
B The output power is greater that the input power.
C The output voltage is less than the input voltage.
D The current in the primary coil is greater than the current in the secondary coil.

35.

The circuit in the diagram below shows a resistor R connected to 6 V d.c power supply through a transformer
of turns ratio 1 : 12 (turns in primary coil : turns in secondary coil).

What is the voltage across R?

A 0V

B 6V

C 72V

D 24V

36.

The diagram illustrates the trace obtained on the screen of an oscilloscope when a given signal is applied to the
input terminals. The time-base is set at 2.0 rns/div, and the voltage sensitivity is set at 2.0 V/div. Which of the
following correctly represents the peak voltage and frequency of the signal?

37.

Three resistors of 6 ,4 , and 2 are connected to a battery of voltage 24 V. What are the readings
of the high resistance voltmeter V when its positive terminal is first connected to X and then to Y?

38.

Which one of the following is not deflected by an electric field?

A

-particle

-particle

-rays D

Cathode ray

39

The table below shows how the count rate of a radioactive sample varies with time.

What is the half-life of the radioactive sample?

A 8 hours
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B 6 hours

C 4 hours

The decay of Ac to The is represented by

D 2 hours