SINGIDA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

FORM TWO PRE NATIONAL EXAMINATION

PHYSICS

Time: 2:30Hours 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/m3 or 1g/cm3

SECTION A ( 15 Marks)
1. For each of the items (i) – (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;
A. Longer and thicker
B. Longer and thinner
C. Shorter and thicker
D. Shorter and thinner
ii. Which of the following is a derived unit?
A. Kilogram
B. Ampere
C. Kelvin
D. Newton
iii. Force is product of mass and acceleration, this statement obeys;
A. Newton`s second law of motion
B. Law of inertia
C. Newton`s third law of motion
D. Momentum change
iv. A solid box weighing 120N has surface area of 0.5m2 , then the pressure which
can exerted on the box is;
A. 120N/m2
B. 240N/m2
C. 12N/m2
D. 60N/m2
v. The rate of heat consumption is called;
A. Energy
B. Force
C. Power
D. Heat energy
vi. In order to decrease the amount of pressure in the bicycle tyre, we should
normally;
A. Increase the temperature of the tyre
B. Increase the friction of the tyre
C. Increase density of air in the tyre
D. Decrease the number of air molecules in the tyre
vii. As the angle between two plane mirrors increases the number of images formed;
A. Decreases

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 B. Increases
C. Remains constant
D. 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?
A. Diffuse reflection
B. Regular deflection
C. Regular refraction
D. Regular reflection
ix. Which of the following are the properties of particles in a solid material
A. Close together and vibrating
B. Far apart and moving at random
C. Close together and moving at random
D. Far apart and vibrating
x. A form two student entered in the physics laboratory required to measure length.
Which pair of instrument he used?
A. A Vernier caliper and a micrometer screw gauge
B. A beam balance and a micrometer screw gauge
C. A Vernier caliper and a beam balance
D. A ruler and a beam balance
ANSWERS
i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x

2. Match the phrases in List A with the corresponding responses in List B, by writing
the letter of the correct alternative in List B on the space provided
LIST A LIST B
A. Repel each other
i. Store charge B. Equivalent capacitance in series
ii. C = C 1 + C2 C. Gold leaf electroscope
iii. Like charges D. Capacitor
iv. Unlike charges E. Attract each other
v. Detect charges F. Equivalent capacitance in parallel
G. Negative charge

ANSWERS
LIST A i ii iii iv v

LIST B

SECTION B (70Marks)

3. (a) Advice a laboratory constructor to build a good quality physics laboratory so that
accidents can be minimized in the laboratory.
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(b) A form two student cut his hand during the experiment in the laboratory. His

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 teacher take a cotton and souk in the spirit and then rub the injured part, then cover
the wound the wound with gauze and tell him to see the medical attendant. What do
you think are the significance of doing this?
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4. (a) Briefly explain the following terms as used in physics
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(b) A uniform metre rule is pivoted at 20cm mark and is balances horizontally when a
mass of 30g is hung at 5cm from one end. What is the mass of half metre rule?
5. (a) (i) Briefly explain why pipes used to raise fuel in filling stations are narrow
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(ii) What would happen to the rate of flow of fuel if thick pipes are used?
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(b) The original length of spring is 3m, what will the new length of a spring when
mass of 2kg is hung from the spring? (Given the spring constant is 20N/m)
6. (a)Distinguish the following terms as used in physics
(i) Velocity and speed
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(ii) Distance and displacement.
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(iii) Acceleration and deceleration.
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(b) Mr Simbu runs twice round a field of length 1500m.
(i) What distance does he cover?
(ii) What is his displacement from the starting point?
7 (a) What do you understand by the following terms
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(ii) Real weight --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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(iii) Apparent weight ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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(b). When a solid of mass 250g submerged into water its weight measured to be 2.2N?
(i) What is the upthrust acting on the solid?
(ii) What is the relative density of a solid?

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8 (a) Draw the following sketch diagrams
(i) Arrangement of domains in magnetized iron bar

(ii) Arrangement of dipoles in magnetized iron bar

(b) By using sketch diagrams state the law of polarity

9. (a) Define the following terms as applied in physics

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(b) A simple machine having velocity ratio of 5 requires 800J of work to raise a load of
400N. If the load moved through a distance of 0.5m. Calculate the following;
(i) Efficiency
(ii) Mechanical advantage
(iii) Effort used to lift up the load.

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 SECTION C ( 15 Marks)

10. The form two students were conducting an experiment to verify Ohm`s law where the
following electrical components connected in series; a resistor R, a battery B of two
cells, a switch K, an ammeter A, a rheostat Rh and voltmeter V which is connected
parallel to a resistor R.
(a) Draw a well circuit diagram to represent this experiment.

(b) Give the function of each electrical component present from the circuit drawn
above

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