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 1311: Which of the following waves can propagate through a vacuum? Options:
  A) High velocity sound waves
  B) Ultrasonic waves
  C) Acoustic waves
  D) Infra-red waves
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1312: Which of the following properties makes metals ideal for cooking utensils? Options:
  A) high coefficient of expansion
  B) good conduction of heat
  C) low specific heat capacity
  D) poor radiation of heat
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1313: The maximum permissible current through a galvanometer G of internal resistance 10$\mathrm{\Omega }$ is 0.05A. A resistance R is used to convert G into a voltmeter with a maximum reading of 100V. Find the value of R and how it is connected to G Options:
  A) 20,000 ohms in parallel
  B) 19,990 ohms in series
  C) 1990 ohms in series
  D) 100 ohms in series
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1314:

  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) 350m
  C) 175m
  D) 125m
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1315: Change of state is accompanied by change of Options:
  A) temperature
  B) volume
  C) heat content
  D) temperatureb and volume
  E) volume and heat content
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1316: Which of the following statements are true about the spring balance and the chemical balance? i. both are used to measure the mass of an object. ii. either of them may be used to measure the weight of an object. iii. the spring balance works on the principle of Hooke's law while the chemical balance works on the principle of moments. iv. a change in gravity does the readings of a spring balance but not that of a chemical balance. Options:
  A) i, and iv
  B) ii and iii
  C) ii and iv
  D) i, ii and iii
  E) i and iii
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1317:

  The pinhole camera works on

  Options:
  A) the principle of the reversibility of light
  B) the principle of the rectilinear propagation of light
  C) Huygen’s principle
  D) the principle of total internal reflection of light
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1318:

  What quantity of heat is required to convert 20 g of ice at 0 ºC to water at the same temperature? (Specific latent heat of ice = 336 Jg${}^{-1}$)

  Options:
  A) 7.06 x 10${}^3$J
  B) 5.38 x 10${}^3$J
  C) 6.72 x 10${}^3$J
  D) 1.35 x 10${}^3$J
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1319: Which of the following statements is NOT true of $\gamma$-rays? Options:
  A) $\gamma$-rays belong to the electromagnetic spectrum
  B) $\gamma$-rays do not carry an electron charge
  C) $\gamma$-rays obey the inverse cube law in air
  D) the thickness of aluminium which stops b-particule has a negligible effect on $\gamma$-radiation
  E) the difference between $\gamma$-rays and X-rays is that $\gamma$-rays originate from energy charges in the nuclei of atoms, while X-rays comes from energy charges associated with the electron structure of atoms
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1320: A current of 0.5 A flowing 3h Deposits 2g of metal during electrolysis. The quantity of the same metal that would be deposited by the currents of 1.5A flowing in 1h is Options:
  A) 2g
  B) 6g
  C) 10g
  D) 18g
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  The correct answer is A .