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 body is acted upon by forces applied at points P and Q as shown above their resultant is equal to

  Options:
  A) 2√5N in adirection N 56° E
  B) 2√5N in adirection N 56° W
  C) 2√13N in adirection N 56◦ E
  D) 2√13N in adirection N 56° W
  E) √10N in adirection N 56° E
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2:

  Tyres are treaded to?

  Options:
  A) increase weight of tyres
  B) increase friction
  C) increase its longevity
  D) look good
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3:

  The diagram shows a uniform meter rule AB which balances horizontally at the 90cm mark when a mass of 0.2kg is suspended from B. Calculate the mass of the meter rule.

  Options:
  A) 0.05kg
  B) 0.20kg
  C) 0.80kg
  D) 1.00kg
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4: A cell of internal resistance r is connected to an external resistor R. The conductor for maximum power transfer is? Options:
  A) R < r
  B) R = r
  C) R = 2r
  D) R > r
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5: What happens to the rays in a parallel beam of light? Options:
  A) They diverge as they travel
  B) they intersect
  C) They converge as they travel
  D) They meet at infinity.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6: A current of 0.5A flows through a resistor when connected to a 40-V battery. How much energy is dissipated in 2 minutes? Options:
  A) 1200J
  B) 1500J
  C) 2400J
  D) 96000J
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7: Which of the following elements are real magnetic materials? Options:
  A) Iron, steel and nickel
  B) copper, steel and iron
  C) lead, iron and brass
  D) glass, lead and steel
  E) stone, air and iron
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8: Radio waves emitted from an antenna are picked up by a radar after reflection from an aircraft in 4 x 10^-3S. How far is the aircraft from the antenna? [c = 3 x 10⁸ms^-1 ] Options:
  A) 6.0 x 10²ms^-1
  B) 1.2 x 10³km
  C) 3.0 x 10³km
  D) 6.0 x 10 ⁵km
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9:

  The surface temperature of a swimming pool on a warm day is 25ºC and the temperature at the bottom is 15ºC. If the swimming pool has a surface area of 620 $m^2$ and a depth of 1.5m. Find the rate at which energy is transferred by conduction from the surface to the bottom of the swimming pool.

  [Thermal conductivity of water (k) = 0.6071 Wm-1K-1]

  Options:
  A) 2.5kw
  B) 250kw
  C) 300kw
  D) 3.0kw
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10:

  A given mass of gas has a pressure of 80 Nm${}^{-2}$ at a temperature of 47 C. If the temperature is reduced to 27 C with volume remaining constant, the new pressure is?

  Options:
  A) 46.0 Nm${}^{-2}$
  B) 75.0 Nm${}^{-2}$
  C) 80.0 Nm${}^{-2}$
  D) 85.3 Nm${}^{-2}$
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  The correct answer is B .