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AGA KHAN SCHOOLS, SOUTH

First Term Examination, November 2020 ANSWER
Subject: Physics
Class IX (Science Group) Alternate to Practical
KEY
Paper II (A) (ATP)

Time allowed: 20 Minutes Marks:10

Instructions:
1. Read each question carefully.
2. Answer the questions on the separate answer sheet provided. Do NOT write your answers on the
question paper.
3. In each question there are four choices A, B, C, and D. Choose ONE. On the
answer grid black out the box for your choice with a pencil as shown below.

4. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely with an eraser, before
blacking out a new box.
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1. A condition in which a measuring instrument registers a reading when there should not be any
reading is known as

A. True precision
B. False Error
C. Zero Error
D. Max Error

2. Cross-sectional area of a cylinder is

A. πd2
B. πr2
C. πd4
D. πr2

3. If distance is directly proportional to t2 then the graph of distance and t2 would be a

A. Curved line
B. Straight line
C. Random
D. Zigzag

4. The value of acceleration due to gravity is taken as

A. 10m/s2
B. 9.8 m/s2
C. 8.9 m/s2
D. 10.9 m/s2

5. The value of g can be found by the formula

A. 32h/T2 cm/s2
B. 64h/T2 cm/s2
C. 128h/T2 cm/s2
D. 16h/T2 cm/s2

6. The density of a substance is its mass divided by the volume. If the density of the object is 5kg/m3,
what will be its density in g/cm3?

A. 0.5 g/cm3
B. 0.05 g/cm3
C. 0.005 g/cm3
D. 0.0005 g/cm3
7. According to the principle of moments, in equilibrium

A. Sum of anticlockwise moments = Sum of clockwise moments

B. Sum of anticlockwise moments > Sum of clockwise moments
C. Sum of clockwise moments > Sum of anticlockwise moments
D. All of the above
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8. Angle iron, iron ball, iron stand, stopwatch, and set square, these apparatuses are used for to
calculate
A. The velocity of a ball rolling down an angle-iron by drawing a graph between distance
(2S) and time (t2)
B. The acceleration of a ball rolling down an angle-iron by drawing a graph between distance
(2S) and time (t2)
C. The acceleration due to gravity of a ball rolling down an angle-iron by drawing a graph
between distance (2S) and time (t2)
D. The momentum of a ball rolling down an angle-iron by drawing a graph between distance
(2S) and time (t2)

9. To find the weight of an unknown object using vector addition of forces. We can use

I. Gravesand’s apparatus, slotted weights with hangers,

II. plane mirror strips,
III. Plumb line, thread.

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I, II, III only

10. What is the anticlockwise moment acting on this crane?

A. 80,000Nm
B. 100,000Nm
C. 120,000Nm
D. 140,000Nm