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 1731: One of the features of the fission process is that Options:
  A) its products are not radioactive
  B) it leads to chain reaction
  C) neutrons are not released
  D) the sum of the masses of the reactants equals the sum of masses of the products
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1732:

  An object 40 cm high is 30cm from the pin hole camera. If the height of the image formed is 20 cm. What is the distance of the image from the pin height?

  Options:
  A) 15 cm
  B) 70 cm
  C) 40 cm
  D) 40 cm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1733: The relationship between L and the wavelength I of the stationary wave is Options:
  A) 2L = $\lambda$
  B) L = $\lambda$
  C) L = $\frac{\lambda }{3}$
  D) 4L = 3 $\lambda$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1734: An object of mass 100g projected vertically upwards from the ground level has a velocity of 20ms^-1 at a height of 10m. calculate its initial kinetic energy at the ground level.[g = 10ms^-2, neglect air resistance] Options:
  A) 10 J
  B) 20 J
  C) 30 J
  D) 50 J
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1735: A mirror of weight 75N is hung by a cord from a hook on the wall. If the cord makes an angle of 30^o with horizontal, the tension in the cord is Options:
  A) 100N
  B) 1500N
  C) 250N
  D) 150N
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1736:

  

  The frequency of the wave in the diagram above is

  Options:
  A) 0.17 Hz
  B) 0.25 Hz
  C) 1.57 Hz
  D) 1.05 Hz
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1737: Heat is radiated by hot objects in the form Options:
  A) x-rays
  B) light energy
  C) infrared rays
  D) solar energy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1738:

  When blue and green colours of light are mixed, the resultant colour is

  Options:
  A) cyan
  B) magenta
  C) black
  D) yellow
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1739: Which of the following statements is NOT correct? Options:
  A) The average range of distinct vision for a normal eye is from the far distance (infinity) up to about 25cm in front of the eye
  B) Longsighted people have difficulty in making the eye lense sufficiently powerful to focus on nearby objects
  C) Shortsighted people cannot accommodate distant objects
  D) Longsighted people need diverging spectacle lenses
  E) A person with long sight has his eye-ball too short and the image of an object is therefore formed behind the retina
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1740:

  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 .