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 2001:

  

  In the diagram above, the values of V₁ and V₂ are respectively

  Options:
  A) 1V and ¹/₃V
  B) ¹/₃V and 1V
  C) ¹/₃V and ²/₃V
  D) 1V and ²/₃V
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2002: In a compound microscope Options:
  A) there is only one lens
  B) the objective lens have a shorter focal length than the eyepiece which is convex
  C) the objective lens has a longer focal length than the eyepiece which is convex
  D) the objective lens has a shorter focal length than the eyepiece which is concave
  E) the objective and the eyepiece are both convex and have the same focal length
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2003:

  

  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 2004:

  Water is not a good thermometric liquid because it?

  Options:
  A) expands unevenly between 0 ºC and 4 ºC
  B) maintains fixed density
  C) has low freezing point
  D) wets glass
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2005: In a closed organ pipe producing a musical note, an antinode will always be produced at Options:
  A) the closed end
  B) the open end
  C) the middle
  D) all the parts of the pipe
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2006: If the pressure on 100cm³ of an ideal gas is doubled while its kelvin temperature is halved, then the new volume of the gas will become Options:
  A) 25cm³
  B) 50cm³
  C) 100cm³
  D) 200cm³
  E) 400cm³
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2007: 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 2008:

  

  The value of T in the figure above is

  Options:
  A) 30N
  B) 10.0N
  C) 20N
  D) 40N
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2009: An object moves with uniform speed round a circle. Its acceleration has Options:
  A) constant magnitude and constant direction
  B) constant magnitude and varying direction
  C) varying magnitude but constant direction
  D) varying magnitude and varying direction
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2010: I Electrical potential, II Torque, III Kinetic Energy, IV Momentum. Which of the quantities listed are vectors? Options:
  A) II and IV
  B) I and II
  C) I and III
  D) II and III
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  The correct answer is A .