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 1171: The pressure of a gas when cooled at constant volume will decrease because the molecules Options:
  A) collide less frequently with the walls of the container
  B) have the same average kinetic energy
  C) break up into smaller molecules
  D) decrease in number
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1172: the ray which causes gas molecules to glow is known as Options:
  A) cathode ray
  B) anode ray
  C) molecular ray
  D) gamma ray
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1173: Which of the following operations can be used to convert an alternative current dynamo into a direct current dynamo Options:
  A) number of turns in the coil is increased
  B) strength of the field magnet is increased
  C) slip rings are replaced with split ring cummutator
  D) coil is wound on a soft iron armature
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1174: Which of the following pairs of colours gives the widest separation in the spectrum of white light? Options:
  A) Red and Violet
  B) Green and Yellow
  C) Red and Indigo
  D) Yellow and Violet
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1175: The unit of quantity of electricity is called Options:
  A) the ampere
  B) the volts
  C) the coulomb
  D) the ammeter
  E) electromotive force
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1176: Which of the following is true of an electrical charge? Options:
  A) positive charge means deficit electrons
  B) negative charge means excess of electrons
  C) electric current means movement of electrons
  D) all of the above
  E) A and B only
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1177: The resistance of a 5m uniform wire of cross-sectional area 0.2 x 10^-6m² is 0.425. What is the resistivity of the material of the wire? Options:
  A) 1.10 x 10^-6$\mathrm{\Omega }$m
  B) 4.25 x 10^-6$\mathrm{\Omega }$m
  C) 2.40 x 10^-7$\mathrm{\Omega }$m
  D) 1.70 x 10^-8$\mathrm{\Omega }$m
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1178: Which of the following types of motion is/are exhibited by a cylindrical drum rolling down an incline plane? Options:
  A) Random and rotational
  B) Rotational and oscillatory
  C) Rotational only
  D) Translations only
  E) Translational and rotational
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1179: A piece of cork floats in a liquid. What fraction of its volume will be immersed in the liquid? [Density of the cork = 0.25 x 10³kgm^-3, Density of the liquid = 1.25 x 10³kgm^-3] Options:
  A) 0.8
  B) 0.5
  C) 0.2
  D) 0.1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1180: Calculate the magnitude of the force required to just move a 20kg object along a horizontal surface if the coefficient of friction is 0.2. [g = 10ms^-2] Options:
  A) 400.0N
  B) 40.0N
  C) 4.0N
  D) 0.4N
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  The correct answer is B .