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 1251: Heat is supplied uniformly at the rate of 100W to 1.0 x 10^-2kg of a liquid for 20 seconds. If the temperature of the liquid rises by 5^oC, then the specific heat capacity of the liquid is Options:
  A) 2.0 x 10²Jkg^-1k^-1
  B) 2.0 x 10²Jkg^-1
  C) 4.0 x 10⁴Jkg^-1k^-1
  D) 4.0 x 10⁴kg^-1
  E) 8.4 x 10³Jkg^-1k^-1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1252: An empty 60 litre petrol tank has a mass of 10kg. Its mass when full of fuel of relative density 0.72 is Options:
  A) 7.2kg
  B) 33.2kg
  C) 43.2kg
  D) 53.2kg
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1253: Electric charges on the surface of a conductor would be most evenly distributed if the shape of the conductor is Options:
  A) conical
  B) cubical
  C) cylindrical
  D) parabolic
  E) spherical
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1254:

  Notes of the same frequency sounded on a piano and on a flute may differ inI. pitch

  II. quality

  III. Loudness

  Options:
  A) I only
  B) II only
  C) I and III only
  D) II and III only
  E) I, II and III
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1255:

  

  The fig above shows two connected bodies of masses M1 and M2 in equilibrium under gravity. The tension in the upper string is

  Options:
  A) (m1-m2)g
  B) m1g
  C) m2g
  D) (m1+m2)g
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1256: Which of the following is a pure semiconductor? Options:
  A) carbon
  B) silicon
  C) transistor
  D) phosphorus
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1257:

  A bar magnet is divided into two pieces, which of the following statement is correct?

  Options:
  A) two new magnets are created
  B) the magnetic field of each separate piece becomes stronger
  C) the electric field is created
  D) the bar magnet is demagnetized
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1258: What happens when three coplanar non-parallel forces are in equilibrium? Options:
  A) Their lines of action are parallel.
  B) They are represented in magnitude only
  C) They are represented in direction only
  D) Their lines of action meet at a point
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1259:

  The eclipse of the moon occurs when?

  Options:
  A) the moon reflects the rays from the sun to the earth
  B) the moon comes exactly between the earth and the sun
  C) the earth comes exactly between the moon and the sun
  D) the sun comes exactly between the earth and the moon
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1260:

  A thermocouple thermometer is connected to a millivoltmeter which can read up to 10mV. When one junction is in ice at 0°C and the other is steam at 100°C, the millivoltmeter reads 4mV. What is the maximum temperature which this arrangement can measure

  Options:
  A) 100${}^o$C
  B) 248${}^o$C
  C) 250${}^o$C
  D) 350${}^o$C
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  The correct answer is C .