THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL

GOVERNMENT

FORM FOUR JOINT EXAMINATIONS PRIVATE AND GOVERMENTS SCHOOLS

(JEPGOS): MOCK JULY 2024

(For both School and Private Candidates)

031 PHYSICS -1

Time: 3 Hours July 2024

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

2. Section A carries 16 Marks, section B carries 54 Marks and section C carries 30

Marks.
3. Answer all questions in section A and B and only two Questions in section C.

4. Non-programmable calculators may be allowed in the examination room.

5. Write your examination number on every page of your answer booklet(s).

6. Use the following constants where necessary;

2
Acceleration due to gravity = 10 /
Pie = 3.14
JEPGOS 2024 MOCK JULY

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 SECTION A (16 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
1. For each of the items (i)-(x), choose the correct answer from among
the given alternatives and write its letter in the answer
booklet(s) provided.

i. Which of the following best describes why the knowledge of physics

is necessary to understand all other sciences?

A. Physics explains how energy passes from one object to

another.

B. Physics explains how gravity work.

C. Physics explains motion of objects that can be seen with

naked eye

D. Physics explains the fundamental aspects of the universe.

E. Physics explains why objects float or sink.

ii. Which of the following instruments is most suitable for measuring

the internal diameter of 100 ml beaker?
A. Metre rule.
B. Vernier caliper.

C. Measuring tape.

D. External caliper.

E. Micrometer screw gauge.

iii. The same body is immersed in liquid A and then, in liquid B. The
extent to which the body sinks in liquid B is less than in liquid A.
What conclusion can be derived from such an observation?

A. The density of liquid A is more than the density of liquid B.

B. The density of liquid B is more than that of liquid A.

C. The density of solid body is less than the density of both

cases.

D. The density of liquid A is the same as the density of liquid

B.

E. The upthrust of liquid A is the same of liquid B.

iv. Which of the following statements is not true about the particles
in a gas?
A. The particles of gas move at high speed.

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 B. The Collison between the gas particles and the container is
elastic.

C. The gas particles move randomly in all directions.

D. The gas particles are arranged in regular patterns.

E. The gas particles far packed from each other.

v. A capacitor is used to store electric charge in the form of

electric fields. Which of the following explains why capacitor is
highly employed in most electronic devices and communications?

A. Capacitors are fabricated at large scale.

B. Capacitors are used as filters, smoothers, indicators and

clippers.

C. Capacitors are cheap.

D. Capacitors are not complicated in design.

E. Capacitors are small in size.

vi. The atomic dipole when are in random direction, their net magnetic
fields cancels out and produce no net effect of attraction or
repulsion. The process of aligning them in one direction is done by?

A. Demagnetization process.

B. Stroke method, vibrational and electric method.

C. Hammering, heating and ac magnetic vacuum.

D. Magnetization process.

E. Magnetic resonance.

vii. The heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to
turn generators and make electricity is known as:
A. Geothermal energy.
F. Absorption energy.

G. Thermal energy.

H. Heat energy.

I. Enthalpy energy.

viii. The following are the pairs of vector quantities except;

A. Force and linear momentum.

B. Distance and displacement.

C. Velocity and displacement.

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 D. Acceleration and weight.

E. Velocity and acceleration.

ix. When two reflected rays of light intersect virtually the type of
image formed is?

A. Real image

B. Inverted image

C. Upright image

D. Diminished image

E. Virtual image

x. The process which suitably describe the property of ice to melt

under pressure and refreeze when the pressure is reduced is called?

F. Regelation

G. Freezing point

H. Bo freezing

I. Critical freezing

J. Specific heat of fusion

2. Match the items in list A with the most corresponding response in

list B.

LIST A LIST B

i. It is electromagnetic in nature. A. Gamma rays.

ii. It has the least penetrating power. B. Alpha particles.
iii. It can stop all types of nuclear C. Beta particles.
radiations. D. Lead block.
iv. Occurs as a result of excess neutrons
E. Magnetic fields.
or protons.
F. Scattering
v. Protons are not distributed in the
experiment.
atom rather are concentrated at centre.
G. Dispersion
vi. It affects the nuclear radiations.
experiment.

SECTION B (54 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section

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3. (a) With the help of a well labelled diagram explain how a bicycle
pump work. Why does it gets hot when is used to inflate a bicycle
tyre? (5 marks)

(b) Explain why a car with cambered wheels cannot overturn when it
is tilted to the side? (4 marks)

(a) With the help of a diagram, explain how the image is formed when a
2 cm high pin is placed 3 cm from the plane mirror. (5 marks)

(c) Describe how a human eye is similar to a lens camera

(4 marks)

4. (a) A screw jack has 5 threads per centimeter. If the length of

turning arm is 20 cm, determine the velocity ratio of the screw jack.
(4 marks)

Explain how sound waves from the barking dog spreads in your room
through window in the night? (5 marks)

5. (a) Use Newton’s second law of motion to deduce that, impulse is

equal to the change of linear momentum of a body, and
explain why it is necessary important to fold our legs when
we jump from a height on landing.
(5 marks)

(b) Explain why it is extremely so easy to raise a cargo in water but

extremely very difficult to raise the same cargo in air?
(4 marks)

6. (a) With a labelled diagram, explain what would happen if two same
poles of magnets are brought very closer.
(4 marks)
(b) Describe the three observations which are summarized from the
Rutherford’s scattering experiment
(5 marks)

7. (a) Explain how a bimetallic strip behaves when it is heated and

when it is cooled. (5 marks)
(b) Explain two effects of volcano and two effects of earthquake on
the land. (4 marks)

SECTION C (30 Marks)

Answer two questions from this section

8. (a) The length of the string on a guitar is 65 cm and it produces

a sound with the lowest frequency note of 82.4 Hz. With what speed
does the wave travel along the string? (7 marks)
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 (b) As water waves pass by a duck floating on a lake, the duck bobs up
and down but remains in essentially one place. Explain why a duck
is not carried along by the wave motion. (8 marks)

9. (a) Just in case the coefficient of kinetic friction and limiting

friction between all surfaces of contact are 0.40 and 0.50
respectively. Determine the smallest quantity of force “P” required
to make a 30 kg block to start moving provided that the cable AB is
attached as shown in the diagram below. (7 marks)

(b) Explain why it is quite harder to make a 50 kg bag of cement to

start sliding than keeping it sliding alongside the horizontal
surface. (4
marks)
(c) Can real images be focused onto the screen? Give reason to your
answer (4 marks)

10. (a) Maximillian is a college student taking electrical engineering

subjects. As part of his regular studies he needs a DC generator to
accomplish his project. Unfortunately enough, what he has is an AC
generator stored in his room. Explain how he can improvise the AC
generator he has to make the DC generator he needs. (4marks)

(b) What fundamental property does the diode hold, which makes it so
essential in many electronic components? (3 marks)

(c) (i) What do you understand by the process called “transistor

biasing”? (3 marks)
(ii) The figure 4 below shows a simple electronic circuit designed
by a student. Explain why when the switch S is closed, the
voltmeter reading is zero. (5 marks)

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