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PHYSICS POST TEST FOR BOARDING SCHOOL STUDENTS
August 2024 GC/ Nehase 2016 EC

General Directions:
In this examination, there are a total of 60 Multiple Choice Items.
Attempt all the items thoroughly. There is only One Best answer for each item.
Choose the Best answer from the suggested options and Fill the letter of your choice on the
answer sheet provided.
You will be allowed to work for 2:30 hours.
Use the information in the table below whenever necessary.

Constants’ Name Constants’ Symbol Constants’ Value

Universal gravitational constant G 6.67× 10−11 N𝑚2 /𝑘𝑔2
Acceleration due to gravity g 10m/s2
Mass of Earth ME 6x1024kg
Radius of Earth RE 6.4x106m
Fundamental charge e 1.6x10-19C
Mass of proton mp 1.0072766 u
Mass of neutron mn 1.0086654 u
Permittivity of free space 𝜀0 8.85x10-12c2/nm2
Permeability of free space 𝜇0 4𝜋x10-7Tm/A
Density of water 𝜌𝑤 1000kg/m3
Specific heat capacity of water cw 4200J/kgK
-10
1 aeu = 931.1Mev = 1.44x10 J
1 √2
Sin 300 = Cos 600 = 2 = 0.5 Sin 370 = Cos 530 = 0.6 Sin 450 = Cos 450 = 2
= 0.707
√3
Sin 600 = Cos 300 = = 0.866 Sin 530 = Cos 370 = 0.8 ln2 = 0.963
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1. Identify the correct order of a scientific method.

A) Conclusion Analysis Experiment Hypothesis Research Question Observation
B) Hypothesis Question Research H Observation Experiment Analysis Conclusion
C) Observation Question Hypothesis Research Experiment Analysis Conclusion
D) Observation Question Research Hypothesis Experiment Analysis Conclusion
2. Which of the following is NOT correct, concerning the significant figures?
A) All non-zero figures are significant
B) All zeroes between non-zero digits are significant
C) Trailing Zeroes are always significant
D) Leading Zeroes are always not-significant.
3. In what follows, assume A is area, V is volume, and all other variables are lengths. Determine which of
the following formula is dimensionally consistent.
A) V = πr2h B) V = 2πr2 + 2πrh C) A = 0.5bhr D) V = πd2
4. A micrometer screw gauge with a least scale of 0.01 mm and is used to measure the diameter of a wire.
If the measured value is 3.65 mm, what will be uncertainty in the measurement?
A) ±0.01 mm B) ±0.02 mm C) ±0.05 mm D) ±0.10 mm
5. Which one of the following statement is correct about accuracy and precision?
A) Accuracy measures how exact a value is, whereas precision indicates how close a measured value is
to the true value.
B) Precision indicates how close a measured value is to the true value, whereas accuracy refers to the
closeness of repeatedly measured values to each other.
C) Precision is a measure of the closeness of repeatedly measured values to each other, whereas
accuracy refers to the closeness of measured values to the true value.
D) Precision is a measure of the closeness of repeatedly measured values to each other, whereas
accuracy is related to the number of significant figures.
6. The vector product of two collinear vectors 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗
A) Is perpendicular to the plane formed by 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗
B) Is on the plane formed by 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵 ⃗⃗
C) Must be zero
D) Is scalar quantity
7. Suppose 𝐴⃗ = 3𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂, 𝐵 ⃗⃗ = −𝑖̂ − 4𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ and 𝐶⃗ is a vector lying along x-axis with the property
that 𝐴⃗ ∙ (𝐵⃗⃗ × 𝐶⃗) = −2. Then vector 𝐶⃗ is given by?
A) −2𝑗̂ B) 𝑖̂ C) −𝑗̂ D) 2𝑖̂
8. Given; that 𝑅1 = 3𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 𝑘, 𝑅2 = 2𝑖̂ − 4𝑗̂ − 3𝑘 and 𝑅3 = −𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ . What is the value of the unit
⃗⃗ ̂ ⃗⃗ ̂ ⃗⃗
vector in the direction of 𝑅⃗⃗1 − 2𝑅⃗⃗2 − 3⃗⃗⃗⃗𝑅3 ?
1 1
A) (2𝑖̂ + 𝑘̂ ) C) (5𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ )
√5 √30
1 1
B) (𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ ) D) (3𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ )
√10 √20
9. Which one of the following statement is correct?
A) In a Cartesian system of coordinate |𝐴𝑥 𝑖̂| > |𝐴⃗|, for any vector 𝐴⃗
B) For two non-zero vectors 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵
⃗⃗, |𝐴⃗ + 𝐵⃗⃗| is necessary greater than |𝐴⃗|
C) For two non-zero vectors 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵
⃗⃗, 𝐴⃗ − 𝐵
⃗⃗ = 𝐵 ⃗⃗ − 𝐴⃗.
D) For three non-coplanar vectors 𝐴⃗, 𝐵
⃗⃗ and 𝐶⃗, 𝐴⃗ + 𝐵 ⃗⃗ + 𝐶⃗ cannot be null vector.
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10. If |𝑎⃗| = 3, |𝑏⃗⃗| = 8 𝑎𝑛𝑑 |𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗| = 12, then value of 𝑎⃗ ∙ 𝑏⃗⃗ is
A) 6 B) 12√3 C) 6√3 D) 8√3
11. If the displacement of a particle is (2t2 + t + 5) meter then, what will be its acceleration at t=5 second?
A) 21 m/s2 B) 20 m/s2 C) 4 m/s2 D) 10 m/s2
12. A ball is projected horizontally with a velocity of 1.5 m s−1 from a cliff as shown. The ball hits the ground
1.2s after it leaves the cliff. The effects of air resistance are negligible. What will be the velocity of the
ball just before it hits the ground? [Take downward as negative].

A) (12𝑖̂ + 12𝑗̂)𝑚/𝑠
B) (1.5𝑖̂ − 12𝑗̂)𝑚/𝑠
C) (12𝑖̂ − 1.5𝑗̂)𝑚/𝑠
D) (−12𝑗̂)𝑚/𝑠

13. A bullet is fired with an initial speed 𝒖 at an angle 𝜽 with the horizontal. It takes a time T to reach its
maximum vertical displacement H. It hits the target point a distance R away and exactly in the
horizontal level to the point where it was fired. Which one of the following statement is NOT correct
about the motion of the bullet?
A) The bullet hits the target at a time 2T after it was fired.
B) H is directly proportional to the initial speed 𝒖.
√𝟐
C) R will be maximum if 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽 = 𝟐
D) 𝜽 Should be different from 900 to hit the target at a distance R.
14. A ball is thrown vertically downward with a velocity of 5m/s from the height of 90m above the ground.
At the same time, another ball is thrown vertically upward from the ground with a velocity of 20m/s
straight along the line on which the first ball is falling. At what height ℎ above the ground will the two
balls collide each other?
A) 45m B) 7.2m C) 82.8m D) 100m
15. The relative velocity of two cars moving in the same direction is 40m/s and when they move in
opposite direction their relative velocity is 60m/s, what is the velocity of each car?
A) 50m/s, 10m/s B) 35m/s, 25m/s C) 10m/s, 30m/s D) 15m/s, 45m/s
16. A satellite moves at a constant speed in a circular orbit about the center of the earth at an altitude
twice the radius of the earth above its surface. If g is the gravitational acceleration at the surface of the
earth and R is its radius, then what is the speed of the satellite?

A) √2𝑔𝑅
3𝑔𝑅 𝑔𝑅
B) √3𝑔𝑅 C) √ 2
D) √ 3
17. A planet of mass m is circling a star in an elliptical orbital as shown below. Its
velocity at point A is 12,000m/s and rb = 6ra what is its velocity at point B?
A) 2000m/s
B) 8,571m/s
C) 60,000m/s
D) 72,000m/s

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18. A student walks from his dormitory to the classroom at 12.0 m/s and then back to his dormitory at 10.0
m/s. Calculate the average speed of the student.
A) 11.0 m/s B) 10.1 m/s C) 10.9 m/s D) 12.2 m/s
19. By how much would the centripetal force change if the speed of a car of mass m changes from 10m/s
to 30m/s, along the curve of radius R?
A) 3 B) 9 C) 900 D) 300
20. What is the difference between conservative force and non-conservative force?
A) A conservative force dissipates energy, where as a non-conservative force does not
B) Friction force is an example of conservative force, whereas gravitational force is typical example
of non-conservative force
C) Work done by a conservative force is path dependent, whereas the work done by non-
conservative force does not depend on the path followed
D) The work done by a conservative force along any closed path is zero, whereas the work done by
non-conservative force along a closed path is not zero.
21. Three blocks (A, B, C), each having mass M, are connected by strings as shown below. Block C is pulled
to the right by a force 𝐹⃗ that causes the entire system to accelerate. Neglecting friction, the net force
acting on block B is:

2𝐹⃗ 𝐹⃗ 𝐹⃗
A) 𝐹⃗ B) 3
C) 2
D) 3
22. If the momentum of a body increases by 20% then, what is the percentage increase in its kinetic
energy?
A) 20% B) 40% C) 88% D) 44%
23. An aluminum block of mass M1 = 3kg and a copper block of mass M2 = 5kg are
connected by a light string over a frictionless pulley. They sit on a steel surface as shown in figure
below, where θ = 53°. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the steel surface and each block in 0.3.
If the blocks are released from rest what is the tension T in the string?
A) 29.40N
B) 17.25N
C) 12.25N
D) 8.60N

24. A racetrack has a bend that is banked at an angle of 370 and has a radius of 200 m. A racing car has a
mass of 750 kg and the coefficient of static friction between the tyres and the road surface is 0.6. What
is the fastest speed that the racing car can go round this bend without skidding?
A) 70m/s B) 38m/s C) 34m/s D) 14m/s

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25. An escalator is used to move 20 people (60 kg each) per minute from the first floor of a department
store to the second floor, 5 m above. Neglecting friction, the power required is approximately:

A) 100W C) 1000W
B) 2000W D) 60,000W

26. An object shown in Figure below is in static equilibrium. The horizontal cord has a force of 30 N. Find
the force F of the cord and weight FW of the object, respectively.
A) 30√3 𝑁, 60𝑁
B) 10√3 𝑁, 20√3𝑁
C) 60 𝑁, 30√3 𝑁
D) 20√3𝑁, 10√3 𝑁

27. A 1 kg ball is released from the top of an 18 m high tower. Neglecting air resistance, where above the
ground will the ball have kinetic energy twice its potential energy, and what will the ball’s velocity at
that location, respectively?
A) 6m, 4√15m/s B) 12m, 2√5m/s C) 18m, 240m/s D) 6m, 240m/s
28. Which one is NOT correct about simple machine?
A) Machines help us to make work easier C) Machines act as force multipliers
B) Machines create energy to help us D) Machines act as speed multipliers
29. The diagram below shows a pair of gear wheels. The number of teeth on gear A is 32 and on B is 16.
Which of the following statement is correct when B is the driving gear?

A) The load is less than the effort and A rotates slower than B
B) The load is less than the effort and A rotates faster than B
C) The load is greater than the effort and A rotates faster than B
D) The load is greater than the effort and A rotates slower than B
30. A uniform ball of radius r and mass m starts from rest and rolls down a frictionless inline of height h.
2
when the ball reaches the ground, how fast is it going? [use moment of inertia of the ball is 𝐼 = 3 𝑚𝑟 2 ]

A) √ 7 𝑔ℎ
10 5 6 7
B) √6 𝑔ℎ C) √5 𝑔ℎ D) √10 𝑔ℎ

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31. The angular position of a swinging door is described by 𝜃 = (5 + 10𝑡 + 2𝑡 2 ) rad. What is the angular
speed and acceleration of the door at t=3s?
A) 22rad/s, 4rad/s2 C) 22rad/s, 12rad/s2
B) -17rad/s, 4rad/s2 D) 12rad/s, 3rad/s2
32. An air pressure of 101kPa supports a 76cm of mercury in a barometer column. What would be the
height of the column of another liquid of density 10g/cm3 were used? (ρ mercury=13.6g/cm3)
A) 55.88cm B) 103.36cm C) 79.6cm D) 76.0cm
33. Plastic cube having a side length 10cm floats on fresh water. If the volume of the cube that is
submerged in water is 40 percent of its total volume, what is the density of the cube?
(𝜌𝑤 = 1000kg/m3)
A) 500kg/m3 B) 400kg/m3 C) 1000kg/m3 D) 600kg/m3
34. At what temperature do the Fahrenheit and Celsius scale read the same value?
A) 400C , 400F B) -400 C , 400F C) -40 0C , - 40 0F D) 40 0C , -40 0F
35. Why is an ice at 00C more effective than the same mass of water at 00C in cooling a drink?
A) The ice more average kinetic energy than the water
B) The ice absorbs heat from the drink in order to melt to water
C) The water transfers heat to the drink in order to freeze to ice
D) The water particles on the average move faster than the ice.
36. On unknown scale X, the ice-point temperature is 50o X and the steam-point temperature is 200o X. If
the temperature is 60o C, then what is the reading in oX?
A) 900X B) 1400X C) 150X D) 3330X
37. How much heat energy is required to change an ice cube of mass m = 720g from ice at a temperature
of Ti = -100C to water at a temperature of Tf =150C? (Specific heat capacity of ice is ci = 2.220×103 J/kgK,
specific heat capacity of water is cw = 4.2×103 J/kgK, and the latent heat of fusion of ice is Lf = 3.330×105
J/kg .
A) 2.4×104 J B) 6.12×104 J C) 3.01×105 J D) 2.68×105 J
38. What is the name given to the spreading of waves when they pass through a gap or around an
obstacle?
A) Diffraction C) Refraction
B) Interference D) Reflection
39. An echo is the result of a
A. refracted sound wave C. reflected sound wave
B. diffracted sound wave D. dispersed sound wave
40. A sound wave traveling through a solid material has a frequency of 600Hz. The wave length of the
sound is 3m. What is the speed of sound in the material?
A) 1,800m/s B) 600m/s C) 331.5m/s D) 200m/s
41. The distance between two point charges is doubled. What will happen to the force of interaction
between the charges?
A) The force will be doubled. C) The force will be reduced by a factor of ¼.
B) The force will be reduced by half. D) The force will not be affected.

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42. Positive charge of 1.0x10-4C is on the negatively charged plate of a parallel plate capacitor as shown
below. If the potential difference on the top plate is +5,000V and that of the bottom plate is -5,000V,
how much work (W) is required to move the charge from the bottom to the top plate?
A) 2.0J
B) 1.0J
C) zero
D) 2.0x104J

43. The charge of 200 𝜇C is stored on the capacitor when a potential difference between its two parallel
plates is 20V, what is the capacitance of the capacitor?
A) 0.1 𝜇F B) 4.0 mF C) 1.0 𝜇F D) 10.0 𝜇F
44. An air filled parallel plate capacitor is connected to a potential difference V to store electric charge. If
the area of the plates is A, electric field between the plates is E, and the separation between the plates
is d, then the electrical energy density stored on the capacitor is:
1 𝜀 𝐴𝑉 2 1 𝜀 𝐴𝑉 2 𝜀 𝐴𝑉 2 1
A) 2 0 𝑑 B) 2 0 𝐸 C) 0 𝑑 D) 2 𝜀0 𝐸 2
45. Which of the following is NOT correct about the circuit shown below?
𝑅
A) Voltage across RL is 𝑟+𝑅𝐿 𝜀
𝐿
𝜀
B) Current flowing through RL is 𝑟+𝑅
𝐿
𝑟
C) Current flowing through r is 𝑟+𝑅 𝜀
𝐿
𝑅𝐿
D) Power drop in RL is 𝜀2
(𝑟+𝑅𝐿 )2

46. The current of 10mA is flowing through the resistor when a potential difference of 24V is connected
across its terminal. Calculate the resistance of this resistor.
A) 2.4𝛺 B) 240 𝛺 C) 2040 𝛺 D) 2400 𝛺
47. A galvanometer of full-scale deflection 10mA is to be converted into a 0-10.0A ammeter. If its coil has a
resistance of 100𝛺, then what value of shunt resistance must be fitted?
A) 0.1 𝛺 B) 10 𝛺 C) 9.99 𝛺 D) 0.999 𝛺
48. In the circuit shown below, what is the potential difference between point b and a?
A) 19.2V
B) 24.0V
C) 13.0V
D) 12.0V

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49. A positive charge moving with a constant velocity v enters a region of a uniform magnetic field pointing
into the page as shown below. What is the direction of the magnetic force on the charge?
A) to the right of the page
B) to the left of the page
C) to the top of the page
D) to the bottom of the page

50. A coil consists of 2 turns of wire. Each turn is a square of side d=40cm and a uniform magnetic field is
directed perpendicular to the plane of the coil. If the field changes linearly from 0 to 0.5T in 0.25sec,
what is the magnitude of the induced emf in the coil while the field is changing?
A) 3200v B) 6400V C) 0.32v D) 0.64V
51. A wire carries a steady current of 2.4A. A straight section of the wire is 0.75 m long and lies along the x-
axis within a uniform magnetic field B = 1.6T along the +z axis. If the current is in the +x direction. What
is the magnetic force on the section of the wire?
A) 2.88j N B) 1.62i N C) (-1.62j) N D) (-2.88j) N
52. Two plane, mirrors, mirrors 1 and mirror 2, are placed perpendicular to each other as shown in the
figure given below. A ray of light that is incident on mirror-1 at angle of incidence 𝜃1 = 370 is reflected
to mirror-2. What is the angle of reflection 𝜃2 at which the ray will be reflected from mirror-2?

A) 370
B) 450
C) 1060
D) 530

53. Which one of the following activities is possible without electromagnetic radiation?
A) Reading a book C) Speaking with a friend
B) Satellite communication D) Watching a television program.
54. The focal length of a concave mirror is 50cm. Where an object must be placed so that its image is two
times the size of object and inverted.
A. 75 cm B. 25 cm C. 63 cm D. 50 cm
55. Which of the following is true about types of semiconductors? A semiconductor
A) doped with acceptor impurity atoms is called a p-type
B) doped with donor impurity atoms is called a p-type
C) in which the majority carriers are holes due to doping in an n-type
D) doped with acceptor impurity atoms is called an n-type

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56. The following diagram shows the logic gates; if the inputs at points A, B, C are all 0 and at point D is 1,
what will be the out puts at points E and F respectively?

A) 0, 0
B) 1, 1
C) 1, 0
D) 0, 1

57. Which symbol of the circuit represents light dependent resistor (LDR)?

𝟏𝟒𝟎
58. When the radioactive element 𝟏𝟒𝟒
𝟔𝟎𝑵𝒅 decays to 𝟓𝟖𝑪𝒆, which one of the following
particles is emitted?
A) A gamma ray C) An alpha particle
B) A proton D) A beta particle
59. Which, among the following are isotopes?
A) 𝒂𝒃𝑿; 𝒂+𝟏𝒃𝒀 B) 𝒂𝒃𝑿; 𝒃+𝟏𝒂𝒀 C) 𝒂𝒃𝑿; 𝒃𝒄𝒀 D) 𝒂𝒃𝑿; 𝒂−𝟏𝒃−𝟏𝒀
60. The half-life of K-42 is 12.4 hours. How much of a 750 g sample is left after 62 hours?
A. 23.4 g B. 93.75 g C. 46.9 g D. 11.7 g

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