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 71: The resultant of two forces is 50N. If the forces are perpendicular to each other and one of them makes an angle 0f 30^o with the resultant, find its magnitude. Options:
  A) 100.0N
  B) 57.7N
  C) 43.3N
  D) 25.0N
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 72: In a meter bridge experiment, two resistor 2$\mathrm{\Omega }$ and 3$\mathrm{\Omega }$ occupy the left and right gaps respectively. Find the balance point from the left side of the bridge Options:
  A) 20cm
  B) 40cm
  C) 60cm
  D) 80cm
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 73: The spectrum of white light consists of coloured lights arranged in the following order Options:
  A) blue, red, green, yellow, indigo, violet, orange
  B) red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
  C) red, orange, yellow, indigo, green, blue, violet
  D) indigo, green, blue, violet, yellow, red, orange
  E) yellow, blue, green, violet, orange, indigo, red
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 74: Which of the following is TRUE of light and sound waves? Options:
  A) they both transmit energy
  B) they both need a mediumfor propagation
  C) they are both transverse waves
  D) their velocities in air are equal
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 75: A ball of mass 0.1kg is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 10ms^-1 from the top of a tower 10m high. Neglecting air resistance, its total energy just before hitting the ground is(take g = 10ms^-2) Options:
  A) 5 J
  B) 10 J
  C) 15 J
  D) 20 J
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 76:

  A microscope is focused on a mark on a table, when the mark is covered by a plate of glass 2m thick, the microscope has to be raised 0.67cm for the mark to be once more in focus. Calculate the refractive index.

  Options:
  A) 1.52
  B) 1.68
  C) 2.58
  D) 1.82
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 77:

  Which of the following statements about defects of vision is/are CORRECT?

  I. Fora long sighted person, close objects appear blurred

  II. For a short sighted person, distant objects appear blurred

  III. Short sight is corrected by using a pair of converging lenses

  Options:
  A) I only
  B) II only
  C) I and II only
  D) II and III only
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 78: A body is projected from the earth's surface with the intention of letting it escape from the earth's gravitational field. What is the minimum escape velocity of the body? [Earth's radius = 6.4 x 10³km, g = 10ms^-2] Options:
  A) 14 kms^-1
  B) 13 kms^-1
  C) 12 kms^-1
  D) 11 kms^-1
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 79: In the Rutherford scattering experiment, a beam of alpha particles was fired at a thin gold film with some of the particles being considerably deflected. This shows that Options:
  A) a gold nucleus contains protons, neutrons and electrons uniformly distributed in a tiny volume
  B) the gold nucleus is positively charged and is concentrated in a tiny volume
  C) the gold nucleus emitted alpha particles
  D) the gold nucleus is concentrated in a tiny volume and contains alpha particles
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 80: The extension in a spring when 5g wt was hung from it was 0.56cm. If Hooke's law is obeyed, What is the extension caused by a load of 20g wt? Options:
  A) 1.12m
  B) 2.14cm
  C) 2.52cm
  D) 2.80cm
  E) 2.24cm
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  The correct answer is E .