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 2401: Which of the following conditions will make water boil at a temperature of 100^oC when the atmospheric pressure is 750mmHg? Options:
  A) increase the external pressure
  B) reduce the external pressure
  C) heat more rapidly at the same pressure
  D) reduce the external pressure by a quarter
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2402:

  

  In a resonance tube experiment, which is illustrated above, the velocity of sound in air is 327.68m/s, the frequency of the turning fork used is therefore

  Options:
  A) 128HZ
  B) 256HZ
  C) 512HZ
  D) 768HZ
  E) 1024HZ
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2403: What is the apparent colour of a RED SHIRT when viewed in PURE green light? Options:
  A) Red
  B) Green
  C) Yellow
  D) Black
  E) Blue
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2404: The gravitational field intensity at a location X, in space, is two-fifths of its value on the earth’s surface. If the weight of an object at X is 4.80N. what is its weight on the earth? Options:
  A) 1.92N
  B) 2.88N
  C) 6.72N
  D) 8.00N
  E) 12.00N
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2405: The boys are communicating with each other by stretching a string passing through a hole punched in the bottom of each of two tin cans. The physical principle employed is that sound travels Options:
  A) mainly through air
  B) fainter in stretched string
  C) faster through gases than in solids and liquids
  D) with greater ease through a string than in air
  E) none of the above is correct
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2406: Light of frequency 6.0 x 10¹⁴ Hz travelling in air is transmitted through glass or refractive index 1.5. Calculate the frequency of the light in the glass Options:
  A) 4.0 x 10¹⁴Hz
  B) 6.0 x 10¹⁴Hz
  C) 7.5 x 10¹⁴Hz
  D) 9.0 x 10¹⁴Hz
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2407: When impurities are added to semi-conductors, the conductivity of the semi-conductor Options:
  A) increases then decreases
  B) increases
  C) decreases
  D) remains constant
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2408:

  

  The figure above shows two similar bulbs X and Y connected to suitable power supply with F as an appropriate fuse rating, if the filament of X breaks then the

  Options:
  A) Brightness Of Y will reduce
  B) Brightness Of Y will remain constant
  C) Brightness Of Y will increase
  D) fuse F will blow
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2409: Which of the following with respect to a body performing simple harmonic motion are in phase? Options:
  A) displacement and velocity of the body
  B) displacement and force on the body
  C) velocity and acceleration of the body
  D) force acting on the body and the acceleration
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2410: A radioactive substance has a half-life of 20 hours. What fraction of the original radioactive nuclei will remain after 80 hours? Options:
  A) 1/32
  B) 1/16
  C) 1/8
  D) 1/4
  E) 1/2
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  The correct answer is B .