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ETHIOPIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE MODEL-1
EXAMINATION (ESSLCME) PHYSICS
TAHISAS 2016/ JANUARY (2024).
TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS
GENERAL DIRECTIONS

THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS PHYSICS EXAMINATION. IN THIS EXAMINATION,

THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 50 MULTIPLE CHOICE EQUATIONS. CAREFULLY
SELECT THE BEST ANSWER AND BLACKEN ONLY THE LETTER OF YOUR
CHOICE ON THE SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET PROVIDED. FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTION ON THE ANSWER SHEET AND THE EXAMINATION PAPER
CAREFULLY. USE ONLY PENCIL TO MARK YOUR ANSWERS. YOUR ANSWER
MARK SHOULD BE HEAVY AND DARK, COVERING THE ANSWER SPACE
COMPLETELY. PLEASE ERASE ALL UNNECESSARY MARKS COMPLETELY
FROM YOUR ANSWER SHEET.

YOU ARE ALLOWED TO WORK ON THE EXAM FOR 2 HOURS. WHEN TIME IS
CALLED, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY STOP WORKING, PUT YOUR PENCIL
DOWN, AND WAIT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

ANY FORM OF CHEATING OR AN ATTEMPT TO CHEAT IN THE EXAMINATION

WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC DISMISSAL FROM THE EXAMINATION
HALL AND CANCELLATION OF YOUR SCORE(S).

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN ALL THE REQUIRED
INFORMATION ON THE ANSWER SHEET BEFORE YOU START TO WORK ON
THE EXAMINATION.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE OVER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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Ethiopian Secondary School Leaving Certificate Model-1

Examination(ESSLCME)
Physics
Tahisas 2016/January 2024
Time Allowed: 2hours
Number of Items: 50
DIRECTIONS: Each of the following questions is followed by four possible
alternatives. Read each question and carefully blacken the letter of your best choice
on the separate answer sheet provided.

You may refer to the information given below when you work on some of the
questions.

Constant Symbol Value

Acceleration due to gravity g 10m/s2
Permittivity of vacuum Ƹ0 8.85 x 10-12 C2/N.m2
Charge of an electron e 1.6 x 10-19C
Permittivity of free space µ0 4πx10-7Tm/A
Universal gas constant R 8.31 J/mol. k.
Planck’s constant h 6.63 x 10-34J.s
Electron mass Me 9.11 x 19-31 kg
Proton mass Mp 1.67 x 10-27 kg
Coulomb’s constant k 9 x 109 Nm2/C2
Sin300 = cos600 = 0.5, cos900= sin00= 0
Sin370 = cos530 = 0.6, sin900= cos00= 1
Sin450 = cos450 = 0.707 Speed of light in air, c = 3 x 108m/s
Sin530 = cos370 = 0.8
Sin600 = cos300 = 0.866

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1. Which set of physical quantities consists of only vector quantities?

A. Time, mass and Luminous intensity C. Momentum, velocity and weight

B. Temperature, volume and current D. Force, power and potential difference

2. which of the following is NOT TRUE about vector?
A. The product of any scalar and vector is a scalar C. The sum of two vector is a vector
B. Vector subtraction is not commutative D. Vector addition is commutative
3. While going to school, a student travels 6 km east and then 8 km north in 2hrs. The magnitude of
student's average velocity and speed are, respectively.
A. 2 km/hr and 7 km/hr C. 3.5 km/hr and 2.5 km/hr
B. 2.5 km/hr and 3.5 km/hr D. 5 km/hr and 7 km/hr
4. A car start moving from rest and its motion on a straight line is shown in the figure below.

What is the displacement of the car within the first 6 seconds?

A. 24m B. 34m C. 28m D. 36m

5. The relative velocity of two Cars moving in the same direction is 40m/s and when they move in
opposite direction their relative velocity is 60m/s. what is the velocity of each car?
A. 10 m/s, 50m/s C. 35 m/s, 25 m/s
B. 30 m/s, 10 m/s D. 15 m/s, 45 m/s

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6. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct about the concept and units of coefficient of friction?
A. Coefficient of static friction has no unit.
B. The coefficient of friction is always less or equal to one.
C. Coefficient of friction is the ratio of frictional force to normal force.
D. Coefficient of static friction is less than its value of kinetic friction.
7. In a perfectly inelastic collision, which of the following is TRUE:
A. Neither KE nor momentum is conserved
B. Total mass is not conserved but momentum is conserved
C. Momentum is conserved but KE is not conserved
D. Momentum is not conserved but KE is conserved
8. A 20 kg mass is suspended on roof of an elevator with a string. What is the tension force on the string
when the elevator is moving upward with acceleration of 2m/s2?
A. 250N B. 240 N C. 100N D. 400N
9. Which of the following are contact forces?
A. Friction, tension, thrust, and air resistance
B. Friction, gravity, electrostatics, and kicks
C. Electrostatic, magnetic, weight, and viscous
D. Gravity, magnetic, electrostatic and buoyant
10. An object of mass m is suspended in air under the action of three forces in the same plane as shown
in the figure below. If the mass is in equilibrium, what will be the weight of the object?

A. 28N
B. 35N
C. 25N
D. 21N

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11. The apparent weight of a 60kg student standing inside a lift is

A. 600N when the lift accelerates with acceleration equal to gravitational.
B. 720N when the lift is at rest.
C. 600N when the lift accelerates upward with 2m/s2.
D. 480N when the lift accelerates downward with 2m/s2.
12. Work is said to be done on an object if
A. The object is moving with constant velocity
B. The object is at rest
C. The force applied and the displacement are parallel
D. The force applied and the displacement are perpendicular
13. Which one of the following is non-renewable energy source?
A. Geothermal B. Nuclear C. Hydroelectric D. Wind
14. Which one of the following is the property of projectile motion?
A. Horizontally changing velocity
B. Acceleration in the horizontal direction
C. Acceleration changes its direction
D. Vertically changing velocity
15. If a projectile rises vertically upward, as it is fired from the surface of the earth, what would happen
to its kinetic energy (KE), potential energy (PE) and mechanical energy (ME)?
(Assume that air resistance is negligible)
A. PE increase, KE increases and ME increases
B. PE increase, KE remain constant and ME increase
C. PE increase KE decrease and ME remain constant
D. PE decrease KE increase and ME remain constant
16. A particle moves in a circle of radius r with angular velocity 𝝎 and angular acceleration 𝜶.
What is the centripetal acceleration of the particle?
A. 𝜔2r B. 𝜔r C. 𝛼 r D. 𝜔r2

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17. An object moves in a circle at constant speed. The work done by centripetal force is zero because
A. The magnitude of acceleration is zero
B. The displacement of each revolution is zero
C. The average force for each revolution is zero
D. The centripetal force is perpendicular to the velocity
18. A boy observed that a pen rubbed on his dry hair attracted a neutral piece of paper. What is the
cause of the attraction?
A. Magnetic force C. Gravitational force
B. Electrostatic force D. Nuclear force
19. An electron, a proton and neutron are located at point A below in an electric field. A short period
of time passes. At which position as indicated by the letter on the diagram will the proton be located?

A. Point A C. Point C
B. Point B D. Point D

20. The electrostatic force between two equal charges is 9 x 105N. If they are 1m apart each other,
what is the magnitude of these charges?
A. 10-2C B. 10-4C C. 102C D. 104C
21. If the potential difference across a parallel plate capacitor is reduced by one – third,
by what factor does the energy stored in capacitor changed?
1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
12 8 6 9

22. What will happen to the leaves of a negatively charged electroscope when touched by a negatively
changed body?
A. The divergence between leaves decreases
B. The divergence between the leaves in creases
C. The divergence between the leaves remains constant
D. The divergence between the leaves first increases and then decreases

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23. The insertion of a dielectrics material between the plates of a capacitors results in
A. Charge stored decreases C. Increasing capacitance
B. Potential difference increases D. The capacitor starts to discharge
24. A current of 1A corresponds to the flow of one coulomb of charge
A. In one second at a given time C. In a uniform electric field
B. Across 1v potential difference D. Across 1ohm resistor
25. An 8Ω speaker is connected across the output terminal of a power amplifier that delivers 64W to it.
what is the current supplied to the speaker?
A. 8A B. √2 𝐴 C. 4A D. 2√2 𝐴
26. A series circuit consists of three identical lamps connected to a battery as shown in the figure below.
The switch S, originally open, is closed. What then happens to the brightness of lamp C?
A. It increases. B. It decreases.
C. It does not change. D. It drops to zero.

27. How much does it cost to burn a 100w light bulb for 240 hours, if cost of electricity is
20 cent per kilo watt hour?
A. 2.40 Birr B. 4.80 Birr C. 8.50 Birr D. 4.40 Birr
28. What is our best evidence that Earth has a magnetic field?
A. A compass needle lines up with it
B. All things fall toward Earth’s center
C. Winds blow from east to West
D. Earth’s oceans all have currents
29. A 300mm long conductor carry 10A current is situated at right angles to a magnetic field having
flux density of 0.8T. What force is exerted on the conductor?
A. 240N B. 0.24N C. 24N D. 2.4N

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30. The magnetic force between two parallel wires which are carrying a current in the opposite direction is
A. Attractive C. Repulsive
B. No force exists D. None
31. Which of the following is NOT correct about magnetic field?
A. Magnetic field lines are closed
B. Magnetic monopoles exist
C. The closer the magnetic field lines are, the stronger the magnetic field
D. Magnetic field is produced by moving charge
32. A transistor can be used as the following Except:
A. Rectifier B. Voltage amplifier C. As a switch D. Current amplifier
33. A diode is an electronic component that
A. Allows the flow of current when its p-type region is connected to the negative terminal of the cell
B. Allows current to pass through it either from cathode to anode or from anode to cathode
C. Is useful to convert a DC voltage to AC voltage
D. Allows electric current to pass through it in one direction
34. When a P-N junction is forward biased,
A. Electrons flow from P-type to N-type
B. The depletion layer size decreases
C. The depletion layer size increases
D. Current cannot flow through the diode
35. When an object is placed in front of a plane mirror the image is:
A. Upright, magnified and real
B. Inverted, diminished and real
C. Upright, the same size and virtual
D. Inverted, magnified and virtual
36. An object is placed 25cm in front of a concave mirror having focal length of 10cm.
the magnification of the mirror is:
A. 0.67 B. 1.5 C. 2.5 D. 16.7

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37. What is the primary focus of spectroscopy in physics and chemistry?

A. Interaction between matter and gravity
B. Interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation
C. Interaction between matter and sound waves
D. Interaction between matter and electricity
38. How does Newtonian mechanics relate to stable equilibrium in the human body?
A. Center of mass must be outside the base for stability
B. Wider base leads to instability
C. Stability is unrelated to the center of mass
D. Center of mass directly over the base for stability
39. In biology, what does the physics of fluid flow help understand?
A. Circulation of air in the lungs
B. Metabolism in cells
C. Circulation of blood and blood pressure
D. Mechanics of human motion
40. What branch of physics is involved in studying the birth, life, and death of stars, galaxies,
and the universe as a whole?
A. Astrophysics
B. Quantum physics
C. Geophysics
D. Thermodynamics
41. How does radar technology collect information about distant objects?
A. By emitting and detecting sound waves
B. By radiating and examining electromagnetic signals
C. By measuring gravitational forces
D. By analyzing fluid flow

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42. If two balls A and B are kicked at an angle of 370 and 530 with the horizontal respectively,
with the same initial velocity u. Which ball has the maximum horizontal displacement?
A. Ball A B. Ball B C. Both have the same range D. All
43. A wheel rotates counter clockwise in the xy plane, what will be the direction of both angular
velocity and angular acceleration if the angular velocity is decreasing in time?
A. Direction of 𝜔 is out of the XY plane and direction of 𝛼 into XY plane
B. Direction of 𝜔 is into the XY plane and direction of 𝛼 out of the XY plane
C. Direction of 𝜔 is out of the XY plane and direction of 𝛼 out of the XY plane
D. Direction of 𝜔 is into the XY plane and direction of 𝛼 into the XY plane
44. Suppose the gravitational force between two spheres is 60 N. If the magnitude of each mass doubles,
What will be the force between the masses?
A. 160N B. 150N C. 320N D. 240N
45. Which one of the following is CORRECT about Kepler’s laws of planetary motion?
A. The cube of average distance of a planet from the sun is inversely proportional to the square of
planet’s orbital time period
B. The path of the planets around the sun is circular, with the sun being located at one of the two foci
C. A planet increases its speed as it approaches the Sun and decreases its speed as it moves
away from the Sun
D. The line joining the planet and the sun sweeps out unequal area in equal intervals of time
46. Which statement is CORRECT about the pressure under a fluid in a container?
A. It depends on the volume of the fluid.
B. It depends on the density of the fluid
C. It depends on the shape of the container.
D. It is independent of the depth of the fluid
47. In a hydraulic press a force of 60N is applied to a smaller piston of area 0.3m2. What load will be
supported by the larger piston whose area is 0.6m2?
A. 120N B. 150N C. 200N D. 160N

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48. The specific gravity of a substance is defined as the

A. product of the density of water and the density of a substance
B. difference between the density of a substance and the density of water
C. ratio of the density of a substance to the density of water
D. Ratio of the density of water to the density of substance
49. Atmospheric pressure increases as
A. Altitude increase C. Air density decreases.
B. air temperature decreases D. latitude increase
50. According to Archimedes’ principle, if a solid object floats, the volume of displaced water is
equal to the volume of
A. The portion of the object that is above the water
B. The portion of the object that is submerged
C. Half of the object
D. The whole object

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ETHIOPIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE MODEL-

ONE EXAMINATION (ESSLCME) PHYSICS
TAHISAS 2016/ JANUARY (2024).

Answer sheet

Name _ Section_ _RollNo .

No Answer No Answer No Answer No Answer No Answer

1 11 21 31 41
2 12 22 32 42
3 13 23 33 43
4 14 24 34 44
5 15 25 35 45
6 16 26 36 46
7 17 27 37 47
8 18 28 38 48
9 19 29 39 49
10 20 30 40 50

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