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:

  A ball of mass 0.5kg moving at 10ms${}^{-1}$ collides with another ball of equal mass at rest. If the two balls move off together after the impact, calculate their common velocity.

  Options:
  A) 0.2ms${}^{-1}$
  B) 0.5ms${}^{-1}$
  C) 5.0ms${}^{-1}$
  D) 5.5ms${}^{-1}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 12: When a positively charged rod is brought nearer the cap of a positively charged electroscope, the leaves divergence will Options:
  A) be induced
  B) converge
  C) diverge
  D) remain constant
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 13: A radio station broadcast at a frequency of 600KHZ. If the speed of light in air is 3 × 108ms${}^{-1}$. Calculate the wavelength of the radio wave Options:
  A) 2.20 × 10${}^3$m
  B) 5.0 × 10${}^2$m
  C) 5.0 × 10${}^5$m
  D) 11.8 × 10${}^{11}$m
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 14: Which of these statements are TRUE of pressure in liquids? i. pressure acts equally in all direction. ii. pressure decreases with depth. iii. pressure at the same level of a liquid is the same. iv pressure is dependent on the cross-sectional area of the barometer tube Options:
  A) i, iii only
  B) i, ii, iii only
  C) i, iii, and iv only
  D) i, ii, iii and iv
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 15: Which of the following representations is correct for an atom X with 28 electrons and 30 neutrons? Options:
  A) ${}_{28}^{58}X$
  B) ${}_{28}^{30}X$
  C) ${}_{30}^{28}X$
  D) ${}_{30}^{58}X$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 16: The velocities of light in air and glass are 3.0 x 10⁸ms^-1 and 2.0 x 10⁸ms^-1 respectively. If the angle of refraction is 30°, the sine of the angle of incidence is Options:
  A) 0.33
  B) 0.50
  C) 0.67
  D) 0.75
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 17:

  At what frequency would a capacitor of 2.5μF

  Used in radio circuit have a resistance of 250Ω

  Options:
  A) π/800 Hz
  B) 800/π Hz
  C) 200π Hz
  D) 2000π Hz
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 18: Calculate the angle of minimum deviation of a 60^o prism of a refractive index [sin^-10.75 = 49^o] Options:
  A) 38.00^o
  B) 19.47^o
  C) 16.25^o
  D) 49^o
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 19: Which of the following is a fundamental unit? Options:
  A) Newton
  B) Watt
  C) Joule
  D) Second
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 20:

  A thermocouple thermometer is connected to a millivoltmeter which can read up to 10mV. When one junction is in ice at 0°C and the other is steam at 100°C, the millivoltmeter reads 4mV. What is the maximum temperature which this arrangement can measure

  Options:
  A) 100${}^o$C
  B) 248${}^o$C
  C) 250${}^o$C
  D) 350${}^o$C
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  The correct answer is C .