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 1001: An object is placed 15cm in front of a concave mirror of radius 40cm. The image formed Options:
  A) virtual and 60cm behind the mirror
  B) real and 60cm behind the mirror
  C) virtual and at infinity
  D) real and at infinity
  E) virtual and 40cm from the mirror
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1002:

  

  In the circuit above, three resistors, 2Ω, 4Ω and 12Ω are connected in parallel and a 12V battery is connected across the combination. The current flowing through the 12Ω resistors is

  Options:
  A) 14.4 A
  B) 1.0 A
  C) 3.2 A
  D) 9.6 A
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1003: One of the properties of the earth's magnetic field is that the Options:
  A) north pole lies in the northern hemisphere
  B) geographic and magnetic meridians coincide
  C) earth's magnetic flux is entirely horizontal at a place where the magnetic dip is zero
  D) earth's magnetic flux is entirely vertical at a place where the magnetic dip is zero
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1004: A column of air 10.0cm long is trapped in a tube at 27^oC. What is the length of the volume at 100^oC? Options:
  A) 12.4cm
  B) 13.7cm
  C) 18.5cm
  D) 37.0cm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1005: A magnet is similar to a bipolar charged system in that Options:
  A) it consists of two opposite poles - the north and south poles
  B) the earth's magnetic field has a south pole near the geographical north pole and a north pole near the geographical south pole
  C) the force of attraction and repulsion between opposite and between like poles obeys a law for electrostatic charges
  D) A and B only
  E) A and C only
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1006:

  The diagram shows four positions of the bob of a simple pendulum. At which of these positions does the bob have maximum kinetic energy and minimum potential energy

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1007: A moving coil galvanometer of 300$\mathrm{\Omega }$ resistance gives full scale deflection for 1.0mA. The resistance R, of the shunt that is required to convert the galvanometer into a 3.0A ammeter is Options:
  A) 899.70$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  B) 10.00$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  C) 0.10$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  D) 0.01$\mathrm{\Omega }$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1008:

  Calculate the mass of ice that would melt when 2kg of copper is quickly transferred from boiling water to a block of ice without heat loss (specific heat capacity of copper = 400Jkg${}^1$k${}^{-1}$, latent heat of fusion of ice = 3.3 x 10${}^5$Jkg${}^{-1}$)

  Options:
  A) $\frac{8}{33}$kg
  B) $\frac{3.3}{80}$kg
  C) $\frac{80}{33}$kg
  D) $\frac{3.3}{8}$kg
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1009:

  A supply of 400V is connected across capacitors of 3μf and 6μf in series. Calculate the charge.

  Options:
  A) 8 x 10${}^{-4}$C
  B) 4 x 10${}^{-2}$C
  C) 8 x 10${}^{-3}$C
  D) 4 x 10${}^{-8}$C
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1010: In a ray diagram for a thin converging lens, a ray that is not parallel to the optic axis but passes through the optic center will Options:
  A) pass through undeviated
  B) pass through the center of curvature after refraction
  C) emerge parallel to the principal axis
  D) pass through the principal focus after refraction
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  The correct answer is A .