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 101: The difference between sound waves and light waves is that sound waves Options:
  A) are transverse while light waves are longitudinal
  B) require a medium to travel while light waves does not
  C) can be diffracted but light waves cannot
  D) cannot be reflected but light waves can
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 102:

  Any line or section taken through an advancing wave in which all the particles are in the same phase is called the

  Options:
  A) wavelength
  B) wave coast
  C) wave trough
  D) wave front
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 103: In a wheel and axle mechanism the diameters of the wheel and axle are 40cm and 8cm respectively. Given that the machine is 80% efficient, what effort is required to lift a load of 100N? Options:
  A) 20N
  B) 25N
  C) 50N
  D) 80N
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 104:

  A man stands one-third of the way between two walls and claps his hands. He hears two distinct echoes 1s apart. If the speed of sound is 330ms^-1, the distance between the wall is

  Options:
  A) 33m
  B) 110m
  C) 220m
  D) 330m
  E) 495m
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 105:

  In a slide wire bridge, the balance is obtained at a point 25cm from one end of wire 1m long. The resistance to be tested is connected to that end and a standard resistance of 3.6$\mathrm{\Omega }$ is connected to the other end of the wire. Determine the value of the unknown resistance

  Options:
  A) 3.2$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  B) 1.4$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  C) 3.21$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  D) 1.2$\mathrm{\Omega }$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 106: The note produced by a stretched string has a fundamental frequency of 400Hz. If the length of the string is doubled while the tension in the string is increased by a factor of 4, the frequency is Options:
  A) 200Hz
  B) 400Hz
  C) 800Hz
  D) 1600Hz
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 107: A real object is placed at a distance ucm in front of a curved mirror of focal length fcm. If the image is upright and magnified, then the mirror is Options:
  A) convex and u =2f
  B) concave and u = 2f
  C) convex and u = f
  D) concave and u = f
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 108:

  

  The fig above shows two connected bodies of masses M1 and M2 in equilibrium under gravity. The tension in the upper string is

  Options:
  A) (m1-m2)g
  B) m1g
  C) m2g
  D) (m1+m2)g
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 109:

  A mass of 0.5kg is whirled in a vertical circle of radius 2m at a steady rate of 2 rev/s. Calculate the centripetal force

  Options:
  A) 164N
  B) 160N
  C) 158N
  D) 172N
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 110: A stone and a feather are dropped from the same height above the earth surface. ignoring air resistance, which of the following is correct? Options:
  A) the feather will be brown away by the wind while stone will drop steadily
  B) the stone and the feather will both reach the ground a the same time
  C) the feather will reach the ground first
  D) the stone will reach the ground first
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  The correct answer is B .