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 11: The volume of an air bubble increases from the bottom to the top of a lake at constant temperature because Options:
  A) atmospheric pressure acts on the surface of the lake
  B) pressure increases with depth
  C) density remains constant with pressure
  D) the bubble experiences an upthrust
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 12: Light of frequency 6.0 x 10¹⁴ Hz travelling in air is transmitted through glass or refractive index 1.5. Calculate the frequency of the light in the glass Options:
  A) 4.0 x 10¹⁴Hz
  B) 6.0 x 10¹⁴Hz
  C) 7.5 x 10¹⁴Hz
  D) 9.0 x 10¹⁴Hz
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 13: An object placed 10cm from a concave mirror of focal length 5cm would have its image Options:
  A) at the centre of convature
  B) at the radius of curvature
  C) at infinity
  D) 10 cm from the focus
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 14: Which of the following properties make the convex mirror useful as a driving mirror? i. the image is real. ii. the image is erect. iii. it has a wide field of view. iv. the image is magnified. Options:
  A) i, ii, and iv
  B) i, ii, iii
  C) ii and iii
  D) i and iii
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 15: A constant force of magnitude F acts on an object of mass 0.04kg initially at rest at a point O. if the speed of the object when it has moved 50m from O is 500ms^-1, what is the value of F? Options:
  A) 0.4N
  B) 100.0N
  C) 250.0N
  D) 1000.0N
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 16: What is the velocity of sound at 100 ^oC if the velocity of sound at 0 ^oC is 340ms ^-1? Options:
  A) 497m^-1
  B) 440m^-1
  C) 397m^-1
  D) 240m^-1
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 17: Particles of mass 10^-2kg is fixed to the tip of a fan blade which rotates with angular velocity of 100rad^-1. If the radius of the blade is 0.2m, the centripetal force is Options:
  A) 2 N
  B) 20 N
  C) 200 N
  D) 400 N
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 18: The combination of sound waves with different frequencies is known as Options:
  A) interference
  B) diffraction
  C) superposition
  D) forced vibration
  E) resonance
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 19: Which of the following are True for $\alpha$-decay. i. mass number, decrease by four. ii. Atomic number decreases by two. iii. mass number does not change. Options:
  A) i and ii only
  B) ii and iii only
  C) i and iii only
  D) i, ii, and iii only
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 20: One of the conditions necessary for an object to be in equilibrium when acted upon by a number of parallel forces is that the vector sum of the forces is Options:
  A) Average
  B) Zero
  C) Negative
  D) Positive
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  The correct answer is B .