Physics Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Physics is the science that studies the nature and properties of matter and energy. It covers topics like motion, heat, light, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of atoms.

• Question 1:

  A thermocouple thermometer is connected to a millivoltmeter which can read up to 10mV. When one junction is in ice at 0°C and the other is steam at 100°C, the millivoltmeter reads 4mV. What is the maximum temperature which this arrangement can measure

  Options:
  A) 100${}^o$C
  B) 248${}^o$C
  C) 250${}^o$C
  D) 350${}^o$C
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2:

  The conductivity of gases at low pressure can be termed as

  I. hot cathode emission

  II. thermo ionic emission

  III. cold cathode emission

  IV. Field emission

  Options:
  A) I and II
  B) II and III
  C) III and IV
  D) IV and V
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3:

  The point at which the molecules of a loaded wire begin to slide across each other resulting in a rapid increase in extension is

  Options:
  A) yield point
  B) proportionality point
  C) deformation point
  D) elastic point
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4:

  Which of the following statements about defects of vision is/are CORRECT?

  I. Fora long sighted person, close objects appear blurred

  II. For a short sighted person, distant objects appear blurred

  III. Short sight is corrected by using a pair of converging lenses

  Options:
  A) I only
  B) II only
  C) I and II only
  D) II and III only
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5: If the refractive index of glass is 1.5, what is the critical angle at the air-glass interface? Options:
  A) sin^-1$\frac{1}{2}$
  B) sin^-1$\frac{2}{3}$
  C) sin^-1$\frac{3}{4}$
  D) sin^-1$\frac{8}{9}$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6: In a ray diagram for a thin converging lens, a ray that is not parallel to the optic axis but passes through the optic center will Options:
  A) pass through undeviated
  B) pass through the center of curvature after refraction
  C) emerge parallel to the principal axis
  D) pass through the principal focus after refraction
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7: The energy contained in a wire when it extended by 0.02m by a force 500 N is Options:
  A) 5J
  B) 10J
  C) 10³J
  D) 10⁴
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8:

  I. A liquid boils when its saturated vapour pressure is equal to the external pressure
  II. Dissolved substances in pure water lead to increase in the boiling point.
  III. When the external pressure is increased, the boiling point increases.
  IV. Dissolved substances in pure water decrease the boiling point.

  Which combination of the above are peculiarities of the boiling point of a liquid?

  Options:
  A) I, II and III
  B) I, II, III and IV
  C) I, II and IV
  D) II, III and IV
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9:

  The motion of a body is simple harmonic if the?

  Options:
  A) acceleration is always directed towards a fixed point
  B) path of motion is a straight line
  C) acceleration is proportional to the square of the distance from a fixed point
  D) acceleration is constant and directed towards a fixed point
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10:

  

  The figure above represents a frictionless pulley system in which a weight W is in equilibrium with a weight of 40N. Find the value of W.

  Options:
  A) 13.3N
  B) 20.0N
  C) 40.0N
  D) 80.0N
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  The correct answer is C .