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:

  A 3000W electric cooker is to be used on a 200V mains circuit. Which of the fuses below can be used safely with the cooker?

  Options:
  A) 2A
  B) 5A
  C) 10A
  D) 20A
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1002:

  A boat at anchor is rocked by waves whose crest are 100m apart and whose velocity is 25ms^-1. At what interval does the wave crest reach the boat?

  Options:
  A) 2500.00s
  B) 75.00s
  C) 4.00s
  D) 0.25s
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1003: A blacksmith heated a metal whose cubic expansivity is 6.3 x 10^-6K^-1. The areal expansivity is Options:
  A) 2.0 x 10^-6K^-1
  B) 2.1 x 10^-6K^-1
  C) 4.2 x 10^-6K^-1
  D) 6.3 x 10^-6K^-1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1004:

  Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

  Options:
  A) momentum
  B) force
  C) temperature
  D) displacement
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1005: 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 .
• Question 1006: A transistor function mainly as a Options:
  A) switch and amplifier
  B) rectifier and an amplifier
  C) charge storer and an amplifier
  D) charge storer and a switch
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1007: A series RLC circuit is said to resonate, when Options:
  A) capacitive reactance is zero
  B) conductance is maximum
  C) current is minimum
  D) impedance is minimum
  E) inductive reactance is zero
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1008: A trough 12.0cm deep is filled with water of refractive index $\frac{4}{3}$. By how much would a coin at the bottom of the trough appear to be displaced when viewed vertically from above the water surface? Options:
  A) 3.0cm
  B) 6.0cm
  C) 9.0cm
  D) 16.0cm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1009:

  Which of the following is consistent with Charles' law?

  I. 

  II. 

  III. 

  IV. 

  Options:
  A) I
  B) II
  C) III
  D) IV
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1010: A uniform cylindrical block of wood floats in water with one-third of its height above the water level, in a liquid of relative density 0.8, what fraction of its height will be above the liquid level? Options:
  A) $\frac{1}{6}$
  B) $\frac{1}{5}$
  C) $\frac{1}{3}$
  D) $\frac{4}{5}$
  E) $\frac{5}{6}$
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  The correct answer is E .