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 491: A plane inclined at an angle at 30^o to the horizontal has an efficiency of 50%. The force parallel to the plane required to push a load of 120 N uniformly up the plane is Options:
  A) 40√3N
  B) 60N
  C) 120N
  D) 200N
  E) 240N
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 492:

  An object is placed 35 cm away from a convex mirror with a focal length of magnitude 15 cm. What is the location of the image?

  Options:
  A) 26.25 cm behind the mirror
  B) 10.5 cm behind the mirror
  C) 26.25 cm in front of the mirror
  D) 10.5 cm in front of the mirror
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 493:

  Which of the following statements about defects of vision is/are CORRECT?

  I. Fora long sighted person, close objects appear blurred

  II. For a short sighted person, distant objects appear blurred

  III. Short sight is corrected by using a pair of converging lenses

  Options:
  A) I only
  B) II only
  C) I and II only
  D) II and III only
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 494: 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 495: Two particles X and Y starting from rest cover the same distance. The acceleration of X is twice that of Y. the ratio of the time taken by X to that taken by Y is Options:
  A) $\frac{1}{2}$
  B) $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
  C) $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
  D) $\sqrt{2}$
  E) 4
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 496: 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 497: A series RLC circuit is said to resonate, when Options:
  A) capacitive reactance is zero
  B) conductance is maximum
  C) current is minimum
  D) impedance is minimum
  E) inductive reactance is zero
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 498:

  

  Calculate the refractive index of the material for the glass prism in the diagram above

  Options:
  A) ^√2/₂
  B) ⁴/₃
  C) √2
  D) ³/₂
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 499:

  An open-tube mercury manometer is used to measure the pressure in a gas tank. When the atmospheric pressure is 101,325 $P_a$, what is the absolute pressure in $P_a$ in the tank if the height of the mercury in the open tube is 25 cm higher. density of mercury = $13600kg/m^3,g=9.8m/s^2$

  Options:
  A) 108,986 Pa
  B) 165,238 Pa
  C) 122,364 Pa
  D) 134,645 Pa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 500:

  

  In the diagram above, the direction of the force between N and S in the magnetic field is

  Options:
  A) MP
  B) SN
  C) NS
  D) PM
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  The correct answer is C .