TANZANIA

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF

OF TANZANIA
NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
EXAMINATION
CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

031/1 PHYSICS 1
(For Both School and Private Candidates)
Year: 2022
Time: 3 Hours

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions.

from section C.
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and two (2) questions
and section C carries twenty
3 Section A carries fifteen (15) marks, section B sixty (60) marks
five (25) marks.

allowed in the examination room.

4. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not
be used.
5. Non-programmable calculators and mathematical tables may
Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).
6.
be used:
7. Where necessary the following constants may
Acceleration due to gravity, g = 10 m/s.
(i)
(ii) Density of water = 1.0 g/cm.
(iii) Pie, T=314.
340 m/s.
(iv) Speed of sound is

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 SECTION A (15 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
For each of the items (i) (x), choose the correct
answer from among the
-

given alternatives
and write its letter beside the item number in the answer
booklet provided. (10 marks)

() Which set best represents fundamental

quantities with their SI units?
A Length (km), mass (kg), time (s), temperature (C), amount of substance (mol)
and electric current (A).
B Length (m), mass (kg), force (N), temperature (K), time (s), amount of substance
(mol) and energy (U).
C Length (m), mass (kg), time (s), electric current (), temperature ( C) and
amount of substance (mol).
D Length (m), mass (kg), time (), temperature (K), electric current (A) and
luminous intensity (Cd).
E Length (km), mass (g), time ($), temperature (K), electric current (A) and amount
of substance (mol).

(11) Which one of the following conditions must be satisfied for a body to float?
A Apparent weight is equal to the difference between real weight of the body and
its upthrust.
B Upthrust equals to the weight of the fluid displaced.
C Real weight of the body equals to its upthrust.
D Apparent weight is equal to the product of real weight of a body and its upthrust
E Density of a body is equal to the density of surrounding fluid.

(iii) Which statement about the properties of gaseous state of matter is true?
A Particles vibrate in fixed positions.
B The shape is indefinite with definite volume.
C Particles are closely packed together.
D Both shape and volume are definite.
E The inter-particle distance is large.
(iv) At which position
will the object be placed for a concave mirror to form
virtual,
magnified and erect image behind the mirror?
A Between the principle focus (F) and the pole (P) in front of the mirror.
B Between the principle focus (F) and the pole (P) behind the
mirror.
C Between the centre of curvature (C) and
principle focus (F) in front of the
mirror.
D Between the centre of curvature (C) and principle focus
(F) behind the mirror.
E Between the centre of curvature (C) and the
pole (P) in front of the mirror.

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(V) Which of the following uniform motion graphs represents velocity

0 Time(s)

Time(s)

C
Time(s)

Time(s)

Time(s)

(vi) Two objects X and Y were supplied by equal quantities of thermal energy. It was
observed that the temperature increase of object X is greater than the temperature
increase of object Y. Which of the folowing statements explains the observation?
A X has a lower melting point than Y
B X has a lower density than Y.
C X has a lower thermal capacity than Y.
D X is a beter thermal conductor than Y.
E X is heavier than Y.

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 h o t water in a cup undergoes evaporation in air. wnat nappens to the mas
an open
and
mass
weight of the water in the cup?
A
Both mass and weight decrease
B Mass decreases while weight stays the same
Both mass and weight stay the same
D Mass increases while weight decreases
E
Mass stays the same while weight decreases

A student wishes to check the

upper fixed point and the lower fixed point on Celsius
Scale thermometer as shown in
Figure 1.
-10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110

Figure 1

The student has four beakers

namely P, Q, R and S.
P contains a mixture of ice and salt;
Q contains a mixture of ice and water;
R contains mixture of boiling salt solution; and
a

S contains boiling water.

Which beakers should a student use to check the fixed points?
P and R B Pand S C Q and S
D Q and R E S and R

(ix) Which one of the following is not

property of cathode rays?
a
A They are a stream of fast moving protons.
B They travel in straight lines.
C They are deflected by electric fields.
D They are deflected by magnetic fields.
E They produce x-rays when stopped suddenly.

(x) What does the term milky way mean?

A A vast collection of asteroids.
B One of the galaxies of the universe.
CC Agroup of stars that form a pattern in the
D One of the meteoroids. sky.
E One of the solar systems.

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 A
spectrum in LIst
WIu
iacn the applicationsof parts of the electromagnetic the letter of the correc
of electromagnetic spectrum in List B by writing
COrresponding parts (5 marks)
response beside the item number in the answer booklet provided.

List B
List A
A Visible light
(i) Can be used to sterilize fruits and vegetables.
human B X-rays
(ii) Stimulates the production of vitamin D in the Microwaves
C
skin.
D Alpha particles
(iii) Stimulates the sensitive cells in the retina.
E Gamma rays
(iv) Emitted by a remote control.
F Infra-red rays
(v) Used for rapid cooking in an oven.
G Radio waves

H Ultra-violet rays

SECTION B (60 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

well labelled
mirror is used to form an image of a pin object. By using
a
3 (a A concave
4 marks)
diagram; show how you can obtain an upright and enlarged image.

three ways in which a human eye can be compared

(b) With the aid of diagrams, describe
to photographic camera.
(6 marks)

Carefully study the Figure 2 and then anwer the question that follows:
4. (a)

Nitrogen
gas

20 cm
Mercury

Figure 2

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 that atmospheric
pressure 1s T02,000 P
Pa and
cne the pressure of the gas given
5 marks)
density of mercury is 13.6 g/cm.

strong wave.on
one
SIde (5 marks)
why a ship cannot overturn when hit by a
o acion/reaction forca.
gure 3 shows amoving to a farm. Identify four pairs
car rces
taking place and describe their effects.
(4 marks)

Manure

Car
Trailer

String O

Figure 3

(b) A pulley system with efficiency of 75% is made up of four pulleys. Sketch a well labelled
diagram of this machine and then determine the effort required to raise two bags of maize
each weighing 100 kg. (6 marks)
6. (a) Figure 4 shows a circuit diagram for controlling the temperature of a sitting room.
Describe how the circuit controls the temperature when the switch is closed.
(6 marks)
Copper strip ,Switch

Contact H
Brass

Iron
Bimetallic strip e

PHeater element
Figure 4

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 with a lid on than
Ol
in cooking pot
(b) edc
iess time to boil vegetables a
(4 marks)
without a lid? Briefly explain.
An electric kettle containing two heating coils A and B is used to boil water. if it takcs i
7. (a) or
the same amount
for coil boil wafer and 20 minutes for coil B to_boil
minutes
A to coils are joined in series
water, how long does it take for the water to boil when the two
(6 marks)
1.0 x
substance has
(b) half-life of a radioactive substance is 138 days. A sample of the
The atoms will be left after 690
10undecayed atoms at the beginning. How many undecayed
(4 marks)
days?
8.
(5 marks)
(a) Analyze five effects of volcanoes eruption on the Earth's Surracethe
n a h e
elto

A Lus
urnlng oiudivevhy
rork produces resonances in a tube at 40 cm and 85 cm respectively.
(b)
Calculate the wavelength of the turning fork. (5 marks)

SECTION C (25 Marks)

Answer two (2) questions from this section.

A stretched taut string of length 40 cm and mass 2 x 10 kg is pulled with a tension of

9. (a)
100 N. Determine the frequency of the first and second harmonics when it is plucked at

its middle. 6 marks)

potential difference of 60 V is applied across a primary circuit of a transformer,

a
(b) When a

current of 3.7 A flows. Find the potential difference across the secondary
circuit if there is

a current of 0.15 A flowing in it. Take the efficiency

of the transformer to be 95 %.
(6.5 marks)
10. Explain four factors that affect the resistance of a conductor. (4 marks)
(a)
(b) The parallel combination of 2 Q and 5 Q resistors are connected across the external
and find the current
resistor of 3 2 through the supply of 4 V. Draw the circuit diagram
through a 5 Q resistor. (5 marks)
flowing
(c) With the aid of a common-emitter amplifier circuit, explain why n-p-n transistor is named
SO.
(3.5 marks)

11. (a) How does sound from the disco hall transmitted into your room? Briefly explain.
Pe r?le ( 6 marks)
How are the'microwaves used in cooking? (2.5 marks)
(b)
(c) How is the destructive interference used in noise reduction system? Briefly describe.
(4 marks)

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