Physics Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

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• Question 421:

  I. The frictional force is independent of the area of the surfaces in conduct
  II. The frictional force depends on the nature of the surfaces in contact
  III. The frictional force depends on the speed of sliding
  IV. The frictional force is directly proportional to the normal reaction.

  Which combination of the above is true of sliding friction?

  Options:
  A) I, III and IV
  B) I, II and IV
  C) I, II and III
  D) II, III and IV
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 422: It is NOT possible to determine exactly and simultaneously the position and momentum of a particle. This statement is known as the Options:
  A) Crompton effect
  B) de Broglie’s laws
  C) Frank-Hertz experimental law
  D) Heisenberg’s uncertainly principle
  E) wave-particle paradox
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 423: Which of the following pairs of musical instruments produce sound due to the vibration of air column? Options:
  A) Bell and piano
  B) Guitar and flute
  C) Trumpet and drum
  D) Trumpet and flute
  E) Violin and organ
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 424: An electron makes a transition from a certain energy level E_k to the ground state E₀. If the frequency of emission is 8.0 x 10¹⁴Hz The energy emitted is Options:
  A) 8.25 x 10^-19J
  B) 5.28 x 10^-19J
  C) 5.28 x 10¹⁹J
  D) 8.25 x 10¹⁹J
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 425:

  A man stands 4m in front of a plane mirror. If the mirror is moved 1m towards the man, the distance between him and his new image is?

  Options:
  A) 3m
  B) 5m
  C) 6m
  D) 10m
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 426: In the calibration of an ammeter using faraday's laws of electrolysis, the ammeter reading is kept constant at 1.2A. If 0.990g of copper is deposited in 40 minutes , the correction to be applied to the ammeter is Options:
  A) 0.03A
  B) 0.04A
  C) 0.05A
  D) 0.06A
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 427: The equation of a wave is y = 0.005 sin[x(0.5X - 200t)] where x and y are in meters and t is in seconds. What is the velocity of the wave? Options:
  A) 4000ms^-1
  B) 400ms^-1
  C) 250ms^-1
  D) 40ms^-1
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 428: Which of the following is NOT a fundamental S.I unit? Options:
  A) Meter
  B) Ampere
  C) Kelvin
  D) Seconds
  E) Radian
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 429:

  ${}_{92}^{235}U{+}_0^{1}n{\to }_{56}^{144}Ba{+}_{36}^{90}Kr+2X$

  In the reaction above, X is

  Options:
  A) electron
  B) proton
  C) neutrino
  D) neutron
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 430: When light passes through two media x and y of refraction indices 1.51 and 1.33 respectively, the speed of light in Options:
  A) x is same as in y
  B) x and y is same as in vacuum
  C) x is higher than in y
  D) y is higher than in x
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  The correct answer is D .