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 991:

  I. Jet propelled aircraft

  II. Rocket propulsion

  III. The recoil of a gun

  IV. A person walking

  Which of the above is based on Newton's third law of motion

  Options:
  A) I and II only
  B) I, II, III, and IV only
  C) I and III only
  D) I, II and III only
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 992: One of the conditions necessary for an object to be in equilibrium when acted upon by a number of parallel forces is that the vector sum of the forces is Options:
  A) Average
  B) Zero
  C) Negative
  D) Positive
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 993: Under what conditions are cathode rays produced in a discharge tube? Options:
  A) High pressure and low voltage
  B) High pressure and high voltage
  C) Low pressure and low voltage
  D) Low pressure and high volatge
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 994: Which of the following pairs of light rays show the widest separation in the spectrum of white light Options:
  A) Blue and red
  B) Green and yellow
  C) Indigo and violet
  D) Orange and red
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 995:

  Calculate the mass of ice that would melt when 2kg of copper is quickly transferred from boiling water to a block of ice without heat loss;

  Specific heat capacity of copper = 400JKg^-1K^-1

  Latent heat of fusion of ice = 3.3 x 10⁵JKg^-1

  Options:
  A) 8/33kg
  B) 33/80kg
  C) 80/33kg
  D) 33/8kg
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 996:

  In a series R-L-C circuit at resonance, the voltages across the resistor and the inductors are 30V and 40V respectively. What is the voltage across the capacitor?

  Options:
  A) 30V
  B) 40V
  C) 50V
  D) 70V
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 997: Which of the following properties of matter CANNOT be utilized for temperature measurement? The Options:
  A) length of a liquid column
  B) volume of a gas at constant pressure
  C) pressure of a gas at constant volume
  D) resistance of a metallic wire
  E) current produced in a photoelectric effect
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 998: If the force and the velocity on a system are each reduced simultaneously by half, the power of the system is Options:
  A) doubled
  B) reduced to a quarter
  C) reduced by half
  D) constant
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 999: The function of a 5-A fuse included in a circuit supplying a household refrigerator with power is to keep the Options:
  A) Temperature of the refrigerator low and constant
  B) keep current supplied to the refrigerator below 5A
  C) Voltage supply constant
  D) Current supplies to the refrigeration
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1000: The main reason for making the cover of a vacuum flask airtight is to prevent heat loss by Options:
  A) convection
  B) conduction
  C) radiation
  D) evaporation
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  The correct answer is A .