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 121:

  

  The diagram above shows forces 4N, 6N, 10N and 8N which act at a point O in the directions indicated. the net horizontal force is

  Options:
  A) 13N
  B) 17N
  C) √3N
  D) 7√3N
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 122: A dynamo primarily combines Options:
  A) mechanical energy into electrical energy
  B) electrical energy into kinetic energy
  C) potential energy into kinetic energy
  D) kinetic energy into potential energy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 123: A bullet fired at a wooden block of thickness 0.15m manages to penetrate the block. If the mass of the bullet is 0.025kg and the average resisting force of the wood is 7.5 x 10³N, calculate the speed of the bullet just before it hits the wooden block. Options:
  A) 450ms^-1
  B) 400ms^-1
  C) 300ms^-1
  D) 250ms^-1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 124: The device in which one circuit controls another, especially if the current in the second circuit is large or dangerous is known as Options:
  A) Electromagnetic devices
  B) Magnetic relay device
  C) None at all
  D) Sextant
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 125: A block and tackle pulley arrangement has 6 pulleys in which an effort of 50N supports a load of 200N, calculate the efficiency of the machine Options:
  A) 80.0%
  B) 76.6%
  C) 66.7%
  D) 60.7%
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 126:

  A car moving with a speed of 90kmh^-1 was brought uniformly to rest by the application of the brakes in 10s. How far did the car travel after the brakes were applied?

  Options:
  A) 125m
  B) 150m
  C) 250m
  D) 15km
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 127:

  Calculate the absolute pressure at the bottom of a lake at a depth of 32.8 m. Assume the density of the water is 1 x 10^3 kgm-3 and the air above is at a pressure of 101.3 kPa.

  [Take g = 9.8 ms-2]

  Options:
  A) 422.7
  B) 220.14
  C) 464.53
  D) 321.74
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 128: If a sonometer has a fundamental frequency of 450HZ, what is the frequency of the fifth overtone? Options:
  A) 2700Hz
  B) 456Hz
  C) 444Hz
  D) 75Hz
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 129: An object of weight 80kg on earth is taken to a planet where acceleration due to gravity is one-third of its value on earth. The weight of the object on the planet is Options:
  A) 48N
  B) 12N
  C) 27N
  D) 36N
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 130:

  The pitch of an acoustic device can be increased by

  Options:
  A) decreasing the loudness
  B) increasing the intensity
  C) increasing the frequency
  D) decreasing the intensity
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  The correct answer is C .