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 2121: A handbag containing some load weighing 162N is carried by two students each holding the handle of the bag next to him. If each handle is pulled ${60}^{\circ }$ to the vertical, find the force on each student's arm Options:
  A) 81N
  B) 121N
  C) 162N
  D) 324N
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2122: When the bottom tip of a vibrating tuning fork is held in contact with a wooden box, a louder sound is heard. This phenomenon is known as Options:
  A) beats
  B) echoing
  C) resonance
  D) reverberation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2123: A gas occupies a volume of 300cm³at a temperature of 27^oC. What is its volume at 54^oC, when the pressure is constant? Options:
  A) 150cm³
  B) 273cm³
  C) 327cm³
  D) 600cm³
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2124: Which of the following is true of magnetism? Options:
  A) Iron fillings cling mainly round the ends of a bar magnet
  B) The freely suspended bar magnet comes to rest in the geographic north-south direction
  C) Like poles attract
  D) Iodestone is a non-magnetic oxide
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2125:

  The mass of water vapour in a given volume of air is 0.05g at 20°C, while the mass of water vapour required to saturate it at the same temperature is 0.15g. Calculate the relative humidity of the air.

  Options:
  A) 3.33%
  B) 5.55%
  C) 33.33%
  D) 55.55%
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2126: What volume of alcohol with a density of 8.4 x 10²kgm^-3 will have the same mass as 4.2m³of petrol whose density is 7.2 x 10²kgm^-3? Options:
  A) 14m³
  B) 3.6m³
  C) 4.9m³
  D) 5.0m³
  E) 5.8m³
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2127: What is the relationship mechanical advantage (MA) velocity Ratio (V.R) and efficiency with percentage? Options:
  A) e = M.A/V.R × 100 %
  B) M.A = E.V.R
  C) V.R = 1 ÷ sin θ M.A
  D) M.A = 1/E × 100%
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2128: A liquid of mass 1.0 x 10³kg fills a rectangular tank of length 2.5m and width 2.0m. If the tank is 4m high, what is the pressure at the middle of the tank?[g = 10ms^-2] Options:
  A) 1.0 x 10⁴Nm^-2
  B) 2.0 x 10³Nm^-2
  C) 1.5 x 10³Nm^-2
  D) 1.0 x 10³Nm^-2
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2129: The following types of waves are transverse EXCEPT Options:
  A) light waves
  B) radio waves
  C) sound waves
  D) surface waves on water
  E) X-rays
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2130:

  The following are some units

  I. Ns

  II. Non

  III. Nm${}^{-2}$

  IV. J°K${}^{-1}$

  V. JKj${}^{-1}$

  What are the units of latent heat?

  Options:
  A) I
  B) II
  C) III
  D) V
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  The correct answer is D .