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 671: An electric current of 2 amperes flows in a heating coil of resistance 50 ohms for 3 minutes 20 seconds. Determine the heat produced Options:
  A) 0.5kJ
  B) 8.0kJ
  C) 20.0kJ
  D) 40.0kJ
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 672:

  The mercury column in the barometer at notational atmospheric pressure has a height of?

  Options:
  A) 0.76 cm at see level
  B) 760 cm at sea level
  C) 7.6 cm at sea level
  D) 76 cm at sea level
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 673: Primary colours of light are Options:
  A) Red, blue and green
  B) Cyan, magneta and yellow
  C) Black, blue and green
  D) None of these colours
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 674: A 100kg box is pushed along a road with force of 500N. If the box moves with a uniform velocity, the coefficient of friction between the box and the road is Options:
  A) 0.4
  B) 1.0
  C) 0.8
  D) 0.5
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 675:

  Which of the following has the lowest internal resistance when new?

  Options:
  A) Leclanche cell
  B) Daniell cell
  C) Torch battery
  D) Accumulator
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 676: When the tension in a sonometer wire is doubled, the ratio of the new frequency to the initial frequency is Options:
  A) $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
  B) $\frac{1}{2}$
  C) $\sqrt{2}$
  D) 2
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 677: A gun of mass 2.0kg fires a bullet of mass 16 x 10 ^-2kg due East. If the bullet leaves the nozzle of the gun with a velocity of 150ms^-1, what is the recoil velocity of the gun? Options:
  A) 150ms^-1 due West
  B) 1.2 x 10^-4ms^-1 due West
  C) 1.2ms^-1 due West
  D) 1.2ms^-1 due East
  E) 150ms^-1 due East
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 678: Which of the following statements is CORRECT about a long-sighted boy who does not put on glasses? Options:
  A) He cannot see distant objects clearly
  B) Rays of light from a close object are focused in front of his retina
  C) His eye ball is too long
  D) Parallel rays of light are focused behind his retina
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 679:

  Which of the following option is right if an object fall freely to the ground?1. The total energy is Kinetic

  2. The ratio of potential energy to kinetic energy is constant

  3. The sum of potential and kinetic is constant

  Options:
  A) 1 only
  B) 2 only
  C) 3 only
  D) 1 and 2 only
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 680:

  

  In the figure above, M and N are insulated metal spheres in contact. A negatively charged ebonite rod P is I brought near M. When M and N are Separated and the rod is taken away, which of the following statements is correct

  Options:
  A) both M and N have acquired negative charges
  B) both M and N have acquired positive charges
  C) M has acquired negative charge and N positive charge
  D) N has acquired negative charge and M positive charge
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  The correct answer is D .