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 1051: In a resonance tube experiment, if the fundamental frequency of the vibrating air column is 280Hz, the frequency of the third overtone is Options:
  A) 70Hz
  B) 840Hz
  C) 1120Hz
  D) 1960Hz
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1052:

  If the attraction of the sun is suddenly ceased, the earth would continue to move in a straight line making a tangent with the original orbit. This statement is derived from Neutron's

  Options:
  A) First law of motion
  B) Second law of motion
  C) Third law of motion
  D) Law of universal gravitation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1053: Two divers G and H are at depths 20m and 40m respectively below the water surface in a lake. The pressure on G is P₁ while the pressure on H is P₂. If the atmospheric pressure is equivalent to 10m of water, then the value of $\frac{p_2}{p_1}$ is Options:
  A) 0.50
  B) 0.60
  C) 1.67
  D) 2.00
  E) 3.0
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1054: When a ship sails from salt water into fresh water, the fraction of its volume above the water surface will Options:
  A) increase
  B) decrease
  C) remain the same
  D) increase then decrease
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1055: Which of the following components is NOT contained in a dry cell? A Options:
  A) carbon rod
  B) paste of magnesium dioxide
  C) paste of ammonium chloride
  D) zinc case
  E) copper rod
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1056: Calculate the force acting on an electron of charge 1.6 x 10^-19C placed in an electric field of intensity 10⁸Vm^-1 Options:
  A) 1.6 x 10^-11N
  B) 1.6 x 10^-14N
  C) 1.6 x 10^-16N
  D) 1.0 x 10^-16N
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1057: When an ebolite rod is rubbed with fur, it has Options:
  A) no charge at all
  B) a negative charge
  C) a positive charge
  D) negative and positive charges
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1058:

  A rope is being used to pull a mass of 10kg vertically upward. Determine the tension in the rope if, starting from rest, the mass acquires a velocity of 4ms^-1 in 8s [g = 10ms^-2]

  Options:
  A) 5N
  B) 50N
  C) 95N
  D) 105N
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1059:

  The pin-hole camera produces a less sharply defined image when the

  Options:
  A) pin-hole is larger
  B) illumination is less
  C) screen is further from the pin-hole
  D) object is further from the pin-hole
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1060: If the refractive index of a medium in air is 2.0, what is the critical angle for this medium? Options:
  A) 30^o
  B) 42^o
  C) 45^o
  D) 50^o
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  The correct answer is A .