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 1291:

  

  In the circuit Shown above, calculate the effective capacitance between X and Y

  Options:
  A) 3/4µF
  B) µ$2\frac{10}{13}\mu F$
  C) 12µF
  D) µ$4\frac{12}{13}\mu F$
  E) 13µF
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1292: If a ball released from a height of 20m, How long would it take the ball to reach the ground? (assures g = 10m/s) Options:
  A) 2sec
  B) 3sec
  C) 35sec
  D) 2.4sec
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1293: PHCN measures its electrical energy in Options:
  A) W
  B) KWh
  C) Wh
  D) J
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1294:

  

  In the diagram above, a ray of light passes from glass into air, if the angle of incidence in glass is $\alpha$ and angle of refraction in air is $\beta$ which of following statements is true???

  Options:
  A) $\alpha =\beta$
  B) the efractive index of glass is $\frac{sin\theta }{sin\alpha }$
  C) The ray suffers total internal reflection if $\beta$ is greater than the critical angle
  D) the refractive index of glass is $\frac{sin\alpha }{sin\beta }$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1295:

  The density of a certain oil on frying becomes

  0.4 kgm^-3 with the volume of 20m³. what will be its initial volume when its initial density is 0.8 kgm^-3 assuming no loss of oil due to spillage?

  Options:
  A) 12 kgm^-3
  B) 10 kgm^-3
  C) 8 kgm^-3
  D) 5 kgm^-3
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1296: 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 1297: Which of the following is used for the correction of short sightedness? Options:
  A) convex lens
  B) concave lens
  C) convex mirror
  D) concave mirror
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1298:

  The distance between an object and its real image in a convex lens is 40cm. If the magnification of the image is 3, calculate the focal length of the lens

  Options:
  A) 6.5 cm
  B) 7.5 cm
  C) 8.5 cm
  D) 4.5 cm
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1299: When an object is placed between the principal focus and the optical center of a convex lens, it could be used as a? Options:
  A) Simple microscope
  B) refecting lens
  C) compound microscope
  D) projector
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1300: A particle moves in a circular orbit of radius 0.02m. If the speed of the particle is 0.88ms^-1, calculate its frequency in cycles per second Options:
  A) 2.0Hz
  B) 7.0Hz
  C) 8.8Hz
  D) 14.0Hz
  E) 17.6Hz
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  The correct answer is B .