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 1561: a ray of light which strikes a glass slab from air at normal incidence passes through the slab Options:
  A) undeviated and undisplaced at a lower speed
  B) deviated and undisplaced at a lower speed
  C) deviated and displaced at a lower speed
  D) undeviated and displaced at a faster speed
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1562: Electrical power is transmitted at a high voltage rather than low voltage because the amount of energy loss is reduced due to Options:
  A) heat dissipation
  B) production of eddy currents
  C) excessive current discharge
  D) excessive voltage distance
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1563: In the microscope, the eyepiece lens merely acts as? Options:
  A) an inverter
  B) a refiner
  C) a diminisher
  D) a magnifier
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1564: What volume of alcohol with a density of 8.4 x 10²kgm^-3 will have the same mass as 4.2m³of petrol whose density is 7.2 x 10²kgm^-3? Options:
  A) 14m³
  B) 3.6m³
  C) 4.9m³
  D) 5.0m³
  E) 5.8m³
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1565: An arrow of mass 0.1kg moving with a horizontal velocity of 15ms^-1 is shot into a wooden block of mass 0.4kg lying at rest on a smooth horizontal surface. Their common velocity after impact is Options:
  A) 15.0 ms^-1
  B) 7.5 ms^-1
  C) 3.8 ms^-1
  D) 3.0 ms^-1
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1566: What is the least possible error in using a rule graduated in centimeters? Options:
  A) 0.1cm
  B) 0.5cm
  C) 1.0cm
  D) 2.0cm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1567: If the load at the end of a sonometer wire is immersed in a bucket of water, the original fundamental frequency of the wire could be restored by Options:
  A) decrease the length of the wire
  B) increasing the length of the wire
  C) increasing the mass per unit length of the wire
  D) changing the temperature of the wire
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1568: One of the properties of the earth's magnetic field is that the Options:
  A) north pole lies in the northern hemisphere
  B) geographic and magnetic meridians coincide
  C) earth's magnetic flux is entirely horizontal at a place where the magnetic dip is zero
  D) earth's magnetic flux is entirely vertical at a place where the magnetic dip is zero
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1569: A test tube of radius 1.0cm is loaded to 8.8g. If is placed upright in water, find the depth to which it would sink Options:
  A) 2.8cm
  B) 5.2cm
  C) 25.5cm
  D) 28.0cm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1570:

  

  What is the resistance of the circuit shown above

  Options:
  A) 4Ω
  B) 11Ω
  C) 19/5Ω
  D) 17/4Ω
  E) 8Ω
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  The correct answer is E .