D EBRE B ERHAN U NIVERSITY

C OLLEGE OF N ATURAL AND C OMPUTATIONAL S CIENCES

P HYSICS D EPARTMENT
GENERAL PHYSICS FINAL EXAM (50%)

Name ID Section

Allotted Time: 2 Hours

General Instructions

• Please write your full name, student ID number, and class section on both the cover
page and the provided answer sheet.
• Calculators, mobile phones, and other electronic devices are not allowed in this exami-
nation.
• Please select the correct answer for each question and write your final answer in the
space provided on the answer sheet. Remember, only one answer is permitted per
question.
• Write your answers neatly and legibly.
• Check that the question booklet (1) has 7 pages, excluding this cover page and the an-
swer sheet.
• Any violation of the test instructions or academic integrity policies may result in disci-
plinary actions or score deductions.

Use the following values wherever necessary:

4
cos(37◦ ) = sin(53◦ ) ≈ = 0.8 ρwater = 103 kg/m3
5
3
sin(37◦ ) = cos(53◦ ) ≈ = 0.6 g ≈ 10 m/s2
5

GOOD LUCK!!!

APRIL 15, 2024

DEBRE BERHAN, ETHIOPIA
 MULTIPLE CHOICE ITEM (50 %)

Choose the best option among the given alternatives and write its corresponding letter on
the provided answer sheet (Each have 1.43 Pt.)

1. Which of the following quantities fully described by its magnitude

A. Force B. Impulse C. Energy D. Momentum

⃗ = 4î − 5 ĵ + ⃗k, and ⃗B = 3î − 4 ĵ + 2k̂. The magni-

2. Given the displacement of a vectors A
⃗ + ⃗B is
tude of the vectors A

√ √ √ √
A. 71 B. 79 C. 139 D. 155

⃗ and ⃗B are two orthogonal vectors in the x-y plane and they have identical magnitudes.
3. A
⃗ = 3î + 4 ĵ, the value of the vector ⃗B will be
If the vector A

A. 4 î + 3 ĵ C. −4 î − 3 ĵ

B. 4 î − 3 ĵ D. −3 î + 4 ĵ

4. If the average velocity of an object is zero in some time interval, its displacement is:

A. equal with the distance . C. less than the distance.

B. greater than the distance. D. zero.

5. A stone is thrown from a top of building up ward at an angle of 30◦ to the horizontal
with an initial speed of 20 m/s. If the height of the building is 40 m, the time required
for the stone to reach the ground is

A. 2 sec. B. 4 sec. C. 6 sec. D. 8 sec.

6. A truck covers 40 m in 8 s while smoothly slowing down to final speed of 3 m/s. Assume
the acceleration is constant; the original speed of the truck is

A. −0.5 m/s B. 5 m/s C. −0.75 m/s D. 7 m/s

1
 7. A person sits on a chair which rests on the earth. The person exerts a downward force
on the chair. Which of the following is the reaction to this force?

A. The force of the chair on the person C. The force of the person on the chair

B. The force of the earth on the person D. The force of the chair on the earth

8. In the absence of air resistance, a ball of mass m is tossed upward to reach a height of
20 m. At the 10 m position, half way up, the net force on the ball is

A. mg B. 2mg 1 1
C. mg D. mg
2 4

9. A 24 kg block is suspended from three massless and unstretchable ropes as shown in

the figure. The system is in equilibrium, and the magnitude of the tension force in the
horizontal rope is

A. 200 N

B. 240 N

C. 320 N

D. 400 N

10. A positive work is done if the net force acting on the object is

A. In opposite direction to the motion of the object

B. Perpendicular to the motion of the object

C. Parallel to the motion of the object

D. The force has no any component with direction of motion

2
11. The force acting on a particle varies as in Figure. The work done by the force on the
particle as it moves from x = 0 to x = 10 m. is

A. - 3 J

B. 21 J

C. 24 J

D. 27 J

12. A 5 kg particle has a speed of 2 m/s at point A and kinetic energy of 6 Joule at point B.
What is the work done on the particle as it moves from A to B?

A. - 4 J B. - 7 J C. 6 J D. 10 J

13. Two bodies, A and B, have equal kinetic energies. The mass of A is nine times that of B.
The ratio of the momentum of A to that of B is:

A. 1:3 B. 3:1 C. 1:9 D. 9:1

14. A block is released from rest at point P and slides along the frictionless track shown. At
point Q, its speed is:

√
A. 2g h1 − h2
p
B. 2g(h1 − h2 )

h1 − h2
C.
2g

D. 2g(h1 − h2 )

3
15. A 4 kg cart starts moving up on frictionless incline of 2 m with a speed of 3 m/s and
comes to rest. The work done on the cart is:-

A. 6 J

B. 8 J

C. 12 J

D. 18 J

16. Total momentum of an isolated system is constant if,

A. The net external force acting on the system is constant.

B. The net internal force of the system is constant.

C. The net external force acting on the system is zero.

D. The net external force acting on the system is greater than the internal force of the
system.

17. A 2 kg cart, traveling on a horizontal frictionless air-track with a speed of 3 m/s, collides
with a stationary 4 kg cart. The carts stick together. The impulse exerted by one cart on
the other has a magnitude of:

A. 0 N · s B. 4 N · s C. 6 N · s D. 9 N · s

18. Blocks A and B are moving toward each other. A has a mass of 2 kg and a velocity of
50 m/s, while B has a mass of 4 kg and a velocity of - 25 m/s. They suffer a completely
inelastic collision. The kinetic energy lost during the collision is:

A. 0 J B. 1250 J C. 3750 J D. 5000 J

19. Two balls of equal mass (m = 0.2 kg) have initial velocities of 15 m/s and -0.4 m/s,
respectively. They collide in a head-on elastic collision. The final velocities of both balls
after the collision are and , respectively.

A. 3 m/s and - 2 m/s C. - 0.4 m/s and 15 m/s

B. - 12 m/s and - 2 m/s D. - 2 m/s and - 12 m/s

4
20. A rifle of mass M is initially at rest and free to recoil. It fires a bullet of mass m with
velocity v (relative to the ground). After firing, the velocity of the rifle relative to the
ground is:

Mv mv Mv mv
A. B. − C. − D.
m M m m

21. Which of the following is false about pressure?

A. All points at the same level in a fluid have the same pressure

B. Fluid pressure increases with increase in the depth of the fluid

C. Fluid pressure depend on the shape of the container

D. All of the above

22. The pressure at the bottom of a filled glass of water is P . The water is poured out and
the glass is filled with ethyl alcohol (ρ = 806 kg/m3 ). The pressure at the bottom of the
glass is:

A. smaller than P B. larger than P C. equal to P D. Indeterminate

23. The hydraulic automobile jack (Press) illustrates:

A. Archimedes’ principle C. Hooke’s law

B. Pascal’s principle D. Newton’s third law

24. measures the resistance of solids or liquids to changes in their volume.

A. Young’s Modulus C. Shear modulus

B. Bulk modules D. Tensile modulus

25. A block of wood weighs 240 N and has a specific gravity of 0.60. To sink it in fresh
water requires an additional downward force of .

A. 140 N B. 110 N C. 160 N D. 340 N

5
26. A 40 cm cube of wood, having a density of 600 kg/m3 , is partially submerged in water.
What is the distance from the water level to the bottom of the cube?

A. 8 cm B. 16 cm C. 24 cm D. 36 cm

27. If a steel ball of radius 3 cm is submerged into the water, and the weight of displaced
fluid is ?

A. 36 π N B. 12 π N C. 0.12 π N D. 0.36 π N

28. Which of the following is/are true about floating Object?

A. The density of the object is less than the density of the fluid.

B. The object is in static equilibrium.

C. The upward buoyant force is balanced by the downward force of gravity.

D. All of the above

29. In a hydrochloric piston of radius 10 cm and 100 cm for the small and large pistons
respectively. What will be the weight of a car that can be elevated if the force exerted
by the compressed air is 200 N.

A. 1,000 N B. 2,000 N C. 10,000 N D. 20,000 N

30. A liquid flow through a pipe with a diameter of 12 cm at a velocity of 8 cm/s. If the
diameter of the pipe, then decreases to 8 cm, the new velocity of the liquid is:

A. 6 cm/s B. 9 cm/s C. 12 cm/s D. 18 cm/s

31. Referring to equation (30), what is the volume flow rate?

A. 64 π cm3 /s B. 96 π cm3 /s C. 288 π cm3 /s D. 526 π cm3 /s

6
32. Which one of the following is not true about deforming force?

A. causes change in shape or size

B. a means to develop a restoring force

C. change in the inter-atomic distances

D. has no influence in inter-molecular distances

33. From the following alternative which one is not true about the assumption of ideal fluid
flow?

A. The velocity of the fluid at a given point is changing with time.

B. Layers of the fluid follows a smooth path.

C. No loss of kinetic energy due to internal friction in the fluid.

D. Density of the fluid is constant and does not change with pressure.

34. Which one of the following is the main conservation principle in Bernoulli’s Equation
of fluid dynamics?

A. Conservation of Momentum C. Conservation of Mass

B. Conservation of Energy D. Conservation of Volume

35. Water flows through a pipe with an intake radius of r1 = 8 cm and an outlet radius of
r2 = 4 cm. The speed of the water at the intake is v1 = 1 m/s, and the pressure at the
intake is P1 = 2 × 105 Pa. The pipe outlet is located 4 meters above the intake level.
Assuming the fluid flow is ideal, what are the velocity and pressure at the outlet?

A. v2 = 4 m/s, P2 = 1.96 × 105 Pa

B. v2 = 2 m/s, P2 = 1.92 × 105 Pa

C. v2 = 4 m/s, P2 = 1.52 × 105 Pa

D. v2 = 2 m/s, P2 = 1.96 × 105 Pa

7
 GENERAL PHYSICS (PHYS-1011) - FINAL EXAM (50%)

ANSWER SHEET (EACH HAVE 1.43 PTS.)

Full Name ID Section

1. 10. 19. 28.

2. 11. 20.
29.

3. 12. 21.
30.

4. 13. 22.
31.

5. 14. 23.

32.
6. 15. 24.

33.
7. 16. 25.

34.
8. 17. 26.

9. 18. 27. 35.