Advanced level 2025 West catholic mock physics 1
Advanced level 2025 West catholic mock physics 1
SECTION I
(Thirty five questions)
Questions: 1 – 35
Direction: Each of the thirty five questions or
incomplete statements in this section is followed by
four suggested answers. Select the best answer in
each case.
1. Which of the following are both base units in S.I
system of units?
A. mole and candela
B. coulomb and metre
C. ohm and ampere
D. volt and kilogram
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2. Select the pair of quantities that both have the same
base units
A. Moment of a force and Moment of inertia
B. Thermal resistivity and electrical resistivity
C. Lateral stress and Pressure
D. Electric field strength and gravitational field
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3. Two spheres A and B are projected horizontally of the
edge of a table in the absence of air. The velocity with
which A is projected is trice that of B. Which of the
following is true about A and B?
A. The acceleration of A is trice that of B
B. A touches the ground first
C. A and B touches the ground at the same time
D. B travel further away from the table than A.
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4. A tuning fork has a frequency of 128Hz. The
maximum speed of the tips of the prongs if they
each oscillate with SHM of amplitude 0.50 mm is;
A. 0.04 𝑚𝑠-1
B. 0.20 𝑚𝑠-1
C. 0.21 𝑚𝑠-1
D. 0.40 𝑚𝑠-1
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| 5. | The end product of Uranium series is206 82𝑃𝑏. A particular 206 |
sample of a rock was found to contain the ratio of 82𝑃𝑏
to 238 92𝑈 to be 0.6. If the half-life 238 92𝑈 is 4.5 × 109years,
then the age of the rock is;
A. 2.7 × 109years
B. 3.1 × 109years
C. 2.3 × 109years
D. 3.3 × 109years
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6. To prevent sparking in an inductive circuit, a
capacitor is often used. In one such circuit a
current of 2.5A is to be broken without sparking.
If the self-inductance of the circuit is 3mH,
calculate the capacitance of the capacitor required
if the P.d across the capacitor should not exceed
339V
A. 0.163μ F
B. 163p F
C. 1.63μ F
D. 16.3μ F
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7. A satellite weighs W at the earth’s surface. If R is
the earth’s radius, at what distance from the earth
would the weight of the satellite be W/4?
A. R/4
B. R/2
C. R
D. 2R
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8. A vessel of volume 1.0 × 10-2𝑚3 contains an
ideal gas at a temperature of 300K and
pressure1.5 × 105𝑃𝑎. Calculate the mass of the
gas, given that the density of the gas at 285K and
pressure 1.0 × 105𝑃𝑎 is 1.2𝑘𝑔 𝑚-3.
A. 7.6 × 10-2𝑘𝑔
B. 1.7 × 10-2𝑘𝑔
C. 1.9 × 10-2𝑘𝑔
D. 2.0 × 10-2𝑘𝑔
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9. It is noticed that light of a certain wavelength just
begins to emit photoelectrons from a metal
surface. What is the quantum prediction if the
wavelength of the incident light is slightly
increased?
A. The photocurrent increases immediately
B. There will be no change in photocurrent
C. The photocurrent decreases immediately
D. No photo current is observed.
