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 1181: Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Options:
  A) charges generated on glass rubbed with silk are called negative
  B) charges in various media can be carried by protons detached from their atom
  C) the magnitude of any charge is a multiple of the charge of an electron
  D) the intensity of an electric field is a scalar quantity
  E) if 500 joules of work are required to move a 2-coulomb charge between two points, the potential difference between the two point is 100V
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1182:

  An open-tube mercury manometer is used to measure the pressure in a gas tank. When the atmospheric pressure is 101,325 $P_a$, what is the absolute pressure in $P_a$ in the tank if the height of the mercury in the open tube is 25 cm higher. density of mercury = $13600kg/m^3,g=9.8m/s^2$

  Options:
  A) 108,986 Pa
  B) 165,238 Pa
  C) 122,364 Pa
  D) 134,645 Pa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1183:

  When the breaks in a car are applied, the frictional force on the tyresis?

  Options:
  A) a disadvantage because it is in the direction of the motion of the car
  B) a disadvantage because it is in the opposite direction of the motion of the car
  C) an advantage because it is in the direction of the motion of the car
  D) an advantage because it is in the opposite direction of the motion of the car
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1184: When fixed mass of an ideal gas expands at constant temperature, which property of the gas molecule increases? Options:
  A) average number per unit volume
  B) average kinetic energy
  C) average speed
  D) average seperation
  E) average number of collisions per unit time
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1185: Two capacitors R₁ = 4$\mathrm{\Omega }$ and R₂ = 5$\mathrm{\Omega }$ are connected in parallel across a potential difference. If P₁ and P₂ represent power dissipated in R ₁ and R₂ respectively, then the ratio P₁ : P₂ is Options:
  A) 4 : 5
  B) 5 : 4
  C) 16 : 25
  D) 25 : 16
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1186: Boiling occurs when the vapour pressure of a liquid is Options:
  A) At the evaporation point
  B) Less than the atmospheric pressure
  C) Greater than the atmospheric pressure
  D) Equal to the atmospheric pressure
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1187: A cell of e.m.f 2V and internal resistance 1$\mathrm{\Omega }$ supplies a current of 0.5 amps to a resistance whose value is Options:
  A) 0.5$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  B) 1$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  C) 2$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  D) 2.5$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  E) 3$\mathrm{\Omega }$
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1188: The equation of a wave is y = 0.005 sin[x(0.5X - 200t)] where x and y are in meters and t is in seconds. What is the velocity of the wave? Options:
  A) 4000ms^-1
  B) 400ms^-1
  C) 250ms^-1
  D) 40ms^-1
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1189:

  The limiting frictional force between two surfaces depends on

  I. the normal reaction between the surfaces

  II. the area of surface in contact

  III. the relative velocity between the surfaces

  IV. the nature of the surfaces

  Options:
  A) I only
  B) II only
  C) III only
  D) I and IV only
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1190: The density of a solid is defined as the Options:
  A) mass of the solid compared to the mass of an equal volume of water
  B) amount of water displaced when a unit mass of thesolid is immersed in it
  C) weight per unit volume of the solid
  D) volume per unit mass of the solid
  E) mass per unit volume of the solid
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  The correct answer is E .