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 891:

  The secondary pigments consist of?

  Options:
  A) blue, green, and violet
  B) yellow, green, and magenta
  C) magenta, yellow, and cyan
  D) red, green, and blue
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 892:

  A man will exert the greatest pressurewhen he?

  Options:
  A) lies flat on his back
  B) lies on his belly
  C) stands on both feet
  D) stands on the toes of one foot
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 893:

  Consider the wave equation y = 5mm sin [1cm${}^{-1}$x - 60s${}^{-1}$t]. The wave number is?

  Options:
  A) 0.1 cm${}^{-1}$
  B) 10cm${}^{-1}$
  C) 1.0cm${}^{-1}$
  D) 2cm${}^{-1}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 894:

  Which of the following liquids has the highest surface tension?

  Options:
  A) Soapy water
  B) Water
  C) Mercury
  D) Oil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 895:

  If the frequency of an emitted x-ray is 1.6 x 10${}^{16}$Hz, the accelerating potential is?

  [e = 1.6 x 10${}^{-19}$J, h = 6.63 x 10-${}^{34}$Js]

  Options:
  A) 6630.0V
  B) 663.0V
  C) 66.3V
  D) 6.6V
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 896: A man stands on a spring scale placed in a lift. The lift descends at constant velocity. As a result, the scale reads a weight Options:
  A) greater than the weight of the man
  B) the same as the weight of the man
  C) of zero
  D) less than the weight of the man
  E) greater than the weight of the man by 1kg
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 897: Which of the following factors has no effect on the e.m.f. of a primary cell? Options:
  A) temperature
  B) size of the cell
  C) nature of the plate
  D) nature of the electrolyte
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 898: The ice and steam points of mercury-in-glass thermometer of centigrade scale and of uniform bore correspond respectively to 3cm and 19cm lengths of the mercury thread when the length is 12cm, the temperature is Options:
  A) 32^oC
  B) 48^oC
  C) 56^oC
  D) 65^oC
  E) 75^oC
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 899:

  A copper rod, 5m long when heated through 20c, expands by 1mm. If a second copper rod, 2.5m long is heated through 5c, by how much will it expand?

  Options:
  A) 4mm
  B) 2mm
  C) 0.25mm
  D) 0.12mm
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 900:

  In the molecular explanation of conduction, heat is transferred by the

  Options:
  A) Free electrons
  B) Free atoms
  C) Free molecules
  D) Free solids
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  The correct answer is A .