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 2011: A member of the crew of a SPACESHIP experiences weightlessness in a space when they Options:
  A) Fall freely from the earth’s gravitational field
  B) Is walking on the planet
  C) In between the sun and the earth
  D) Holding anything in space is negative
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2012:
  

  The property of wave shown in the diagram above is?

  Options:
  A) Diffraction
  B) Refraction
  C) Polarisation
  D) Interference
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2013: Which of the following statements is correct about volatile liquids? They have Options:
  A) low boiling point
  B) Low evaporating rate
  C) high conductivity
  D) high density
  E) high viscosity
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2014:

  The point at which the molecules of a loaded wire begin to slide across each other resulting in a rapid increase in extension is

  Options:
  A) yield point
  B) proportionality point
  C) deformation point
  D) elastic point
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2015:

  A source of sound produces waves in air of wavelength1.65m. If the speed of soundin air is 330ms${}^{-1}$, the period of vibration in air is?

  Options:
  A) 200
  B) 0.005
  C) 0.5
  D) 0.02
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2016:

  If a body moves with a constant speed and at the same time undergoes an acceleration, its motion is said to be

  Options:
  A) circular
  B) oscillatory
  C) rectilinear
  D) rotational
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2017: Dispersion of light by a glass prism is due to the Options:
  A) different colours of the glass
  B) different speeds of the various colours in glass
  C) defects in the glass
  D) high density of glass
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2018: A solid weights 5.0 N in air, 4.2 N in water and 4.4 N in liquid Y. Calculate the relative density of liquid Y. Options:
  A) 0.75
  B) 0.88
  C) 0.95
  D) 1.13
  E) 1.33
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2019: Which to the following is NOT a fundamental unit? Options:
  A) Ampere
  B) Kelvin
  C) Kilogramme
  D) Newton
  E) Second
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2020: A surface in the path of an advancing wave on which all the particles are in the same state of disturbance is called a Options:
  A) crest
  B) cycle
  C) pulse
  D) trough
  E) wave front
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  The correct answer is E .