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 551: Which of the following properties makes metals ideal for cooking utensils? Options:
  A) high coefficient of expansion
  B) good conduction of heat
  C) low specific heat capacity
  D) poor radiation of heat
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 552:

  

  An object is positioned between two plane mirrors inclined at right angles to each other. The object is 1 unit from each mirror. The number of images formed is

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
  E) 5
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 553: Two forces A and B act at a point. If their resultant is [given by] (B - A) in the direction of B, then Options:
  A) A and B are equal
  B) A is greater than B
  C) the angle between A and B is 0°
  D) the angle between A and B is 90°
  E) the angle between A and B is 180°
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 554:

  

  If current flows in the direction of the arrows in the solenoid above, the north pole is at

  Options:
  A) P
  B) Y
  C) X
  D) Q
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 555: A man standing 300m away from the wall sounds a whistle. The echo from the wall reaches him 1.8sec. later, calculate the velocity of sound in air Options:
  A) 540.0ms^-1
  B) 333.3ms^-1
  C) 270.0ms^-1
  D) 166.7ms^-1
  E) 83.3ms^-1
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 556: An electric heater is used to melt a block of ice of mass 1.5kg. If the heater is powered by a 12V battery and a current of 20A flows through the coil, calculate the time taken to melt the block of ice at 0^oC. [specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 336 x 10³Jkg^-1] Options:
  A) 76.0min
  B) 35.0min
  C) 21.0min
  D) 2.9min
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 557: At different locations on the earth's surface, the earth's magnetic field is Options:
  A) the same in magnitude and direction
  B) the same in magnitude but different in direction
  C) different in both magnitude and direction
  D) different in magnitude but different in direction
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 558:

  

  An air column 10cm in length is trapped into the sea end of a capillary tube by a 15cm column of mercury with the tube held vertically as shown above. On inverting the tube the air column becomes 15cm long. The atmospheric pressure during the experiment is

  Options:
  A) 90cm
  B) 76cm
  C) 75cm
  D) 60cm
  E) 50cm
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 559:

  The pitch of a screw jack is 0.45cm and the arm is 60cm long. If the efficiency of the Jack is 75/π %, calculate the mechanical advantage.

  Options:
  A) 400
  B) 300
  C) 200
  D) 150
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 560: Which of the following types of motion is/are exhibited by a cylindrical drum rolling down an incline plane? Options:
  A) Random and rotational
  B) Rotational and oscillatory
  C) Rotational only
  D) Translations only
  E) Translational and rotational
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  The correct answer is E .