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 1941:

  At what frequency would a capacitor of 2.5μF

  Used in radio circuit have a resistance of 250Ω

  Options:
  A) π/800 Hz
  B) 800/π Hz
  C) 200π Hz
  D) 2000π Hz
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1942: Which of the following media allow the transmission of sound wave through them i. Air. ii. Liquids. iii. Solids. Options:
  A) i and ii only
  B) i and iii only
  C) ii and iii only
  D) i,ii and iii
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1943: Which process will increase the rate of oscillation of a pendulum? Options:
  A) decreasing the amplitude of oscillation of the pendulum
  B) decreasing the length of the pendulum
  C) decreasing the mass of the pendulum
  D) increasing the length of the pendulum
  E) increasing the mass of the pendulum.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1944:
  

  For a pear-shaped conductor shown above, the concentration of charge on the outside is highest at?

  Options:
  A) X
  B) Z
  C) Y
  D) K
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1945: When a charge moves through an electric circuit in the direction of an electric force, it Options:
  A) gains both potential and kinetic energy
  B) gains potential energy and lose kinetic energy
  C) loses potential energy and gains kinetic energy
  D) loses both potential and kinetic energy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1946: A gun of mass 2.0kg fires a bullet of mass 16 x 10 ^-2kg due East. If the bullet leaves the nozzle of the gun with a velocity of 150ms^-1, what is the recoil velocity of the gun? Options:
  A) 150ms^-1 due West
  B) 1.2 x 10^-4ms^-1 due West
  C) 1.2ms^-1 due West
  D) 1.2ms^-1 due East
  E) 150ms^-1 due East
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1947:

  Which of the following is a type of wave that is both mechanical and longitudinal?

  Options:
  A) Water waves
  B) Seismic waves
  C) Sound waves
  D) Light waves
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1948: The heat required to raise a mass of a substance through 1K is known as Options:
  A) Specific heat capacity
  B) Specific latent heat of vaporization
  C) Capacity latent heat of fusion
  D) Heat capacity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1949:

  Tha mass of a proton is approximately equal to that of

  Options:
  A) an $\alpha$-particle
  B) a $\beta$-Particle
  C) a neutron
  D) an electron
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1950:

  Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

  Options:
  A) momentum
  B) force
  C) temperature
  D) displacement
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  The correct answer is C .