Physics Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

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• Question 1981: What is the acceleration due to gravity 'g' on the moon, if g is 10^-2 on the earth? Options:
  A) 0. 10 ms^-2
  B) 0.74ms^-2
  C) 1.6ms^-2
  D) 10.00ms^-2
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1982:

  

  In a light experiment with a convex lens a student plotted a graph as shown above of the reciprocal of object distance (1)/u against the reciprocal of image distance (1)/v . the focal length of the lens is given as

  Options:
  A) slope of line PQ
  B) Reciprocal of either OP or OQ
  C) Length OP or OQ
  D) area under the graph E ratio OP/OQ
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1983:

  A tuning fork having a frequency of 312 Hz emits a wave which has a wavelength of 1.10 m. Calculate the velocity of sound

  Options:
  A) 312.0 ms${}^{-1}$
  B) 110.0 ms${}^{-1}$
  C) 343.2 ms${}^{-1}$
  D) 686.4 ms${}^{-1}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1984: A household refrigerator is rated 200 watts. If electricity costs 5k per kWh, what is the cost of operating it in 20 days? Options:
  A) N4.80
  B) N48.00
  C) N480.00
  D) N4800.00
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1985:

  

  The figure above shows a block of mass m sliding down a rough inclined plane QP at angle $\theta$ . The forces acting on the block along QP are

  Options:
  A) mg sinθ and the normal reaction
  B) mg sinθ and the force of friction
  C) mg sinθ and the normal reaction
  D) mg cosθ and the normal reaction
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1986: A conductor has a diameter of 1.00mm and length of 2.00m. If the resistance of the material is 0.1Ω, the resistivity is Options:
  A) 2.55 * 10⁵ Ωm
  B) 2.55 * 10³ Ωm
  C) 3.93 * 10^-6 Ωm
  D) 3.93 * 10^-8 Ωm
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1987:

  

  In the network shown above, determine the potential difference across the 5µF capacitor

  Options:
  A) 3V
  B) 6V
  C) 12V
  D) 18V
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1988:

  

  A force varying linearly with the distance acts on a body as shown above, The work done on the body by the force during the first 10m of motion is

  Options:
  A) 100J
  B) 150J
  C) 200J
  D) 300J
  E) 600J
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1989: In a tuned radio receiver R, L, C series circuit for resonance, the inductive and capacitive reactance X_L and X_C respectively are related as Options:
  A) X_L = X_C
  B) X_L = ¹/₂X_C
  C) X_L = ¹/_XC
  D) X_L = 2X_C
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1990:

  Which of the following thermometers measures temperature from the thermal radiation emitted by objects?

  Options:
  A) Pyrometer thermometer
  B) Platinum resistance thermometer
  C) Thermocouple thermometer
  D) Constant pressure gas thermometer
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  The correct answer is A .