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 1231:

  

  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 1232: In an experiment to determine terminal velocity, as the pressure increases, the viscosity off a liquid Options:
  A) increases
  B) decreases
  C) increases then decreases
  D) remains constant
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1233: A narrow beam of white light can be split up into different colours by a glass prism. The correct explanation is that Options:
  A) white light is an electromagnetic wave
  B) the prism has all the colours of the white light
  C) white light has undergone total internal reflection in the prism
  D) different colours of white light travel with different speeds in glass
  E) white ligth consist of yellow, green and red colours
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1234: A ship travelling towards a cliff receives the echo of its whistle after 3.5 seconds. A short while later, it receives the echo after 2.5 seconds. If the speed of sound in air under the prevalling condition is 250ms ^-1, how much closer is the ship to the cliff? Options:
  A) 10m
  B) 125m
  C) 175m
  D) 350m
  E) 1,000m
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1235:

  I. The frictional force is independent of the area of the surfaces in conduct
  II. The frictional force depends on the nature of the surfaces in contact
  III. The frictional force depends on the speed of sliding
  IV. The frictional force is directly proportional to the normal reaction.

  Which combination of the above is true of sliding friction?

  Options:
  A) I, III and IV
  B) I, II and IV
  C) I, II and III
  D) II, III and IV
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1236: A thermometer with an arbitrary scale S, of equal division registers -30^oS at the ice point and +90^oS at the steam point. Calculate the Celsius temperature corresponding to 60^oS Options:
  A) 25.0^oC
  B) 50.0^oC
  C) 66.7^oC
  D) 75.0^oC
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1237: If the capacitance of an capacitor is C = (εA)/d, which of the following parameters is varied when a variable capacitors is used for tuning radio sets? Options:
  A) constant (ε) and area
  B) area and distance.
  C) constant (ε) only
  D) distance only
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1238: Which of the following arrangements in the sequence shown can be used to obtain a pure spectrum of white light? Options:
  A) source, slit, converging lens, prism, converging lens, screen.
  B) source, slit, diverging lens, prism, diverging lens, screen.
  C) source, converging lens, prism, diverging lens, screen.
  D) source, slit, prism, diverging lens, converging lens, screen.
  E) source, slit, prism, diverging lens, sreen.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1239:

  

  In fig 6, a ray of light in air strikes a glass plate at an angle of incidence 60 degrees, the reflected ray is observed to be perpendicular to the refracted ray, what is the refractive index of the glass

  Options:
  A) 1.73
  B) 1.50
  C) 0.87
  D) 0.57
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1240: Which of the following arrangements of the components of electromagnetic spectrum is in ascending order of wavelengths? Options:
  A) Gamma rays, ultraviolet rays, X- rays, infra - red rays
  B) Gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet rays, infra-red rays
  C) infra-red rays, ultraviolet rays, X-rays, gamma rays
  D) Gamma rays, ultraviolet rays, infra-red rays, X-rays
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  The correct answer is B .