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 1471: a lead bullet of mass 0.05kg is fired with a velocity of 200ms^-1 into a lead block of mass 0.95kg. Given that the lead block can move freely, the final kinetic energy after impact is Options:
  A) 50 J
  B) 100 J
  C) 150 J
  D) 200 J
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1472: Mr. F. Abioye observed his image though a plane mirror, kept a distance way from him at 4.7m in his room at what distance is the image found from Abioye eye? Options:
  A) 9.4m
  B) 7.5m
  C) 5.7m
  D) 6.9m
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1473: A moving coil galvanometer of 300$\mathrm{\Omega }$ resistance gives full scale deflection for 1.0mA. The resistance R, of the shunt that is required to convert the galvanometer into a 3.0A ammeter is Options:
  A) 899.70$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  B) 10.00$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  C) 0.10$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  D) 0.01$\mathrm{\Omega }$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1474:

  When a sound wave passes from air into water its

  Options:
  A) speed and frequency increases but its wavelength remains the same
  B) speed and wavelength increases but its frequency remains the same
  C) speed decreases
  D) speed increases but its frequency and wavelength decreases
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1475:

  The motion of a body is simple harmonic if the?

  Options:
  A) acceleration is always directed towards a fixed point
  B) path of motion is a straight line
  C) acceleration is proportional to the square of the distance from a fixed point
  D) acceleration is constant and directed towards a fixed point
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1476: A dentist obtains a linear magnification of 4 of a hole in a tooth by placing a concave mirror at a distance, of 2.0cm from the tooth. The radius of Curvature of the mirror is Options:
  A) 5.3cm
  B) 3.2cm
  C) 2.7cm
  D) 1.6cm
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1477: A thin aluminum plate has a surface area of 1500m at 20^oC. What will be its surface area when it is cooled to -20^oC? (Take the linear expansivity of aluminum to be 2.5 x 10^-5k^-1). Options:
  A) 1.503m²
  B) 1.500m²
  C) 1.498m²
  D) 1.497m²
  E) 1.490m²
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1478: Which of the following is NOT a fundamental S.I unit? Options:
  A) Meter
  B) Ampere
  C) Kelvin
  D) Seconds
  E) Radian
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1479:
  

  Two mirrors of the same length are arranged as shown in the diagram. A ray of light NO strikes the system at O and emerges along PQ. The emergent ray has been deviated through

  Options:
  A) 220${}^o$
  B) 200${}^o$
  C) 210${}^o$
  D) 180${}^o$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1480: When a ball rolls on a smooth level ground, the motion of its center is Options:
  A) translational
  B) oscillatory
  C) random
  D) rotational
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  The correct answer is A .