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 1691:

  

  The diagram above represents the field pattern obtained by bringing the poles of two magnets together.The poles must be

  Options:
  A) S-S poles
  B) S-N poles
  C) N-S poles
  D) N-N poles
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1692: The battery connection that permits current to flow across a p-n junction is called? Options:
  A) reverse baised
  B) forward baised
  C) amplification.
  D) rectification
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1693:

  

  The diagram above shows a solid figure with base PQ and center of gravity G on a inclined plane. Which of the following statements is correct

  Options:
  A) The solid will fall over if the vertical line through G lies outside the base
  B) The solid will fall over if the vertical line through lies inside the base
  C) The solid will not fall over if the vertical line through G lies outside the base
  D) The solid can never fall over
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1694: A pipe of length 45cm is closed at the end. Calculate the fundamental frequency of the sound wave generated in the pipe if the velocity of sound in air is 360ms^-1 [Neglect end correction] Options:
  A) 5.5Hz
  B) 148.5Hz
  C) 200.0Hz
  D) 550.0Hz
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1695:

  Which of the following statements about defects of vision is/are CORRECT?

  I. Fora long sighted person, close objects appear blurred

  II. For a short sighted person, distant objects appear blurred

  III. Short sight is corrected by using a pair of converging lenses

  Options:
  A) I only
  B) II only
  C) I and II only
  D) II and III only
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1696:

  

  In the above fig, PQ and R are vectors, which of the following options, gives a correct relationship between the vectors

  Options:
  A) P = Q + R
  B) P = Q - R
  C) P = R - Q
  D) P + Q + R = O
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1697: A rocket burns 0.01kg of fuel each second and ejects it as a gas with a velocity of 5,000m/s. What force does the gas exert on the rocket? Options:
  A) 500,000N
  B) 500N
  C) 50N
  D) 5,000N
  E) 50,000N
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1698:

  One of the following is a scalar quantity?

  Options:
  A) weight
  B) momentum
  C) potential energy
  D) displacement
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1699: What optical instrument can best be constructed with converging lenses of focal lengths 50cm and 5cm? Options:
  A) Compound microscope
  B) Galileo's telescope
  C) Terrestrial telescope
  D) Astronomical telescope
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1700: Two long parallel wires X and Y carry currents 3A and 5A each. if the force experienced by unit length is 5 x 10^-5N. the force per unit length experienced by wire Y is Options:
  A) 3 x 10^-5
  B) 3 x 10^-6
  C) 5 x 10⁵
  D) 5 x 10^-5
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  The correct answer is D .