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 1:

  

  In the diagram above, the direction of the force between N and S in the magnetic field is

  Options:
  A) MP
  B) SN
  C) NS
  D) PM
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2: Mercury is suitable as a barometric fluid because it Options:
  A) expands uniformly
  B) is opaque
  C) is several times denser than water
  D) is a good conductor of heat
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3: An electric lamp marked 240v, 60 W is left to operate for an hour. How much energy is generated by the filament? Options:
  A) 3.86 x 10⁵J
  B) 3.56 x 10⁵J
  C) 1.80 x 10⁴J
  D) 2.16 x 10⁵J
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4: 1kg of copper is transferred quickly from boiling water to a block of ice. Calculate the mass of ice melted, neglecting heat loss. [specific heat capacity of copper 400Jkg^-1K^-1 and latent heat of fusion of ice 333 x 10³Jkg^-1] Options:
  A) 60g
  B) 67g
  C) 120g
  D) 133g
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5: Which of the following is most strongly deflected by magnetic field? Options:
  A) $\gamma$ - rays
  B) X- particle
  C) $\beta$ - particles
  D) X - rays
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6: Calculate the angle of minimum deviation of a 60^o prism of a refractive index [sin^-10.75 = 49^o] Options:
  A) 38.00^o
  B) 19.47^o
  C) 16.25^o
  D) 49^o
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7: A negatively charged rod is brought near the cap of an electroscope. The cap is earthed momentarily while the charge is near to it. The rod is then removed. Which statement is correct? Options:
  A) The cap will be positively charged and the will be negatively charged
  B) The cap will be negatively charged and the leaf will be positively changed
  C) The cap and the leaf will be positively charged
  D) The cap and the leaf will be negatively charged
  E) none
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 8:

  The surface temperature of a swimming pool on a warm day is 25ºC and the temperature at the bottom is 15ºC. If the swimming pool has a surface area of 620 $m^2$ and a depth of 1.5m. Find the rate at which energy is transferred by conduction from the surface to the bottom of the swimming pool.

  [Thermal conductivity of water (k) = 0.6071 Wm-1K-1]

  Options:
  A) 2.5kw
  B) 250kw
  C) 300kw
  D) 3.0kw
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9:

  A 2H inductor has negligible resistance and is connected to a $\frac{50}{\pi }$ Hz A.C supply. The reactance of the inductor is?

  Options:
  A) 200$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  B) 50$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  C) $\frac{100}{\pi }$
  D) $\frac{25}{\pi \mathrm{\Omega }}$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10: Calculate the heat energy lost when 10g of boiling water changes to ice at 0°C. [Specific latent heat of ice 336Jg^-1 . Specific heat capacity of water 4.2Jg^-1 K^-1] Options:
  A) 840J
  B) 3360J
  C) 3420J
  D) 4200J
  E) 7560J
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  The correct answer is E .