SINGIDA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
FORM TWO PRE NATIONAL EXAMINATION PHYSICS
Time: 2:30 Hours August 2023
INSTRUCTIONS:
This paper consists of sections A, B and C.
Answer ALL questions in All sections.
Given that density of water is 1000kg/mยณ or 1g/cmยณ
SECTION A ( 15 Marks)
1. For each of the items (i) โ (x), choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and write its letter in the box provided.
i.In order to have low resistance, the wire should be;
Longer and thicker
Longer and thinner
Shorter and thicker
Shorter and thinner
ii.Which of the following is a derived unit?
Kilogram
Ampere
Kelvin
Newton
iii.Force is product of mass and acceleration, this statement obeys;
Newton's second law of motion
Law of inertia
Newton's third law of motion
Momentum change
iv.A solid box weighing 120N has surface area of 0.5m2,then the pressure which can exerted on the box is;
120N/mยฒ
240N/mยฒ
12N/mยฒ
60N/mยฒ
v.The rate of heat consumption is called;
Energy
Force
Power
Heat energy
vi.In order to decrease the amount of pressure in the bicycle tyre, we should normally;
Increase the temperature of the tyre
Increase the friction of the tyre
Increase density of air in the tyre
Decrease the number of air molecules in the tyre
vii.As the angle between two plane mirrors increases the number of images formed;
Decreases
Increases
Remains constant
Goes to infinity
viii.What name is given to the process in which parallel beam of incident light is reflected as a parallel beam in one direction?
Diffuse reflection
Regular deflection
Regular refraction
Regular reflection
ix.Which of the following are the properties of particles in a solid material
Close together and vibrating
Far apart and moving at random
Close together and moving at random
Far apart and vibrating
x.A form two students entered in the physics laboratory required to measure length. Which pair of instruments did he use?
A Vernier caliper and a micrometer screw gauge
A beam balance and a micrometer screw gauge
A Vernier caliper and a beam balance
A ruler and a beam balance