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 1201: 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 1202: The tendon in a man's leg is 0.01m long. If a force of 5N stretches the tendon by 2.0 x 10^-5m, calculate the strain on the muscle. Options:
  A) 5 x 10⁶
  B) 5 x 10²
  C) 2 x 10^-3
  D) 2 x 10^-7
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1203: What happens to a water pool on a day when the humidity of the air is very low? Options:
  A) Temperature decreases
  B) Slow evaporation
  C) Temperature increases
  D) Rapid evaporation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1204: In a good thermos flask, the main cause of heat loss is? Options:
  A) conduction through the cork
  B) the plastic base of the thermos flask
  C) the silvered walls and shiny metals
  D) the outer cover or jacker
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1205: If the distance between two stationary charged particle is doubled, the magnitude of the electro-static force between them will be Options:
  A) doubled
  B) halved
  C) a quarter of its former value
  D) unchanged
  E) four times the original value
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1206: Which of the following cells does not require a dipolar for effective and efficient delivery of current? Options:
  A) Daniel cell
  B) Dry Leclanche cell
  C) Nickel-iron accumulator
  D) Voltaic cell
  E) Wet Leclanche cell
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1207:

  

  What is the acceleration of a particle whose motion is graphically displayed in the diagram above

  Options:
  A) 0.67ms^-2
  B) 0.80ms^-2
  C) 0.87ms^-2
  D) 0.92ms^-2
  E) 0.20ms^-2
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1208: The electromotive force obtained from a simple dynamo may be increased by Options:
  A) increasing the cross-sectional area of the coil
  B) winding the coil on a soft-iron armature so as to decrease the magnetic flux through the coil
  C) increasing the speed of rotation
  D) making the field magnet longer
  E) using low-resistance copper coils
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1209: High Tension(H.T.) transmission means Options:
  A) to transmit a given amount of power, the tension in the conducting wire must be high
  B) heat is not lost when current is passed through a conductor
  C) heat is gained when a given power is transmitted
  D) a big transformer is required to transmit power
  E) trasmission of power at low current and high voltage
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1210: The principle of operation of an induction coil is based on Options:
  A) Ohm's law
  B) Amphere's law
  C) Faraday's law
  D) Columbs law
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  The correct answer is C .