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 581: A box is pulled a distance s along a smooth horizontal floor by a force of magnitude F, inclined at an angle θ to the horizontal. The work done is Options:
  A) Fs cos θ
  B) Fs cosec θ
  C) Fs sec θ
  D) Fs sin θ
  E) Fs tan θ
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 582:

  Which of the following statements are correct of the production and propagation of waves?

  I. vibration produces waves

  II. waves transmit energy along the medium

  III. the medium through which the wave travels does not travel with the wave

  IV. waves do not require any medium for transmission

  Options:
  A) I and IV only
  B) II and IV only
  C) III and IV only
  D) I, II and III only
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 583: A boy ran a distance of 200m in 24s. His average speed was 8.3ms^-1. Which of the following is correct about the units in which the statements above are expressed? Options:
  A) All the units are fundamental.
  B) All the units are derived
  C) All the units except one are S.I units
  D) Two of the units are fundamental and one derived.
  E) None of the units is S.I units.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 584:
  

  Two mirrors of the same length are arranged as shown in the diagram. A ray of light NO strikes the system at O and emerges along PQ. The emergent ray has been deviated through

  Options:
  A) 220${}^o$
  B) 200${}^o$
  C) 210${}^o$
  D) 180${}^o$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 585: 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 586: Calculate the heat energy lost when 10g of boiling water changes to ice at 0°C. [Specific latent heat of ice 336Jg^-1 . Specific heat capacity of water 4.2Jg^-1 K^-1] Options:
  A) 840J
  B) 3360J
  C) 3420J
  D) 4200J
  E) 7560J
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 587:

  

  The diagram above shows the velocity-time graph of a vehicle. Its acceleration and retardation respectively are

  Options:
  A) 8.0 ms^-2, 4,0 ms^-2
  B) 4.0 ms^-2, 8.0 ms^-2
  C) 4.0 ms^-2, 2.0 ms^-2
  D) 2.0 ms^-2, 4.0 ms^-2
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 588: A train with an initial velocity of 20ms^-1 is subjected to a uniform deceleration of 2m^-2. The time required to bring the train to a complete halt is? Options:
  A) 5s
  B) 10s
  C) 20s
  D) 40s
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 589: Temperature is the measure of the Options:
  A) quantity of heat transferred into the molecules of an object
  B) mean kinetic energy of the molecules of the object
  C) kinetic energy of any individual molecule of the substance
  D) amount of work done by the molecules of the object
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 590: A lamp is rated 240V 60W, calculate the resistance of its filament Options:
  A) 240$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  B) 360$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  C) 960$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  D) 1440$\mathrm{\Omega }$
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  The correct answer is C .