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 51: A galvanometer of internal resistance 50$\mathrm{\Omega }$ has a full scale deflection for a current of 5mA. What is the resistance required to covert it to a voltmeter with full scale deflection of 10V? Options:
  A) 1750$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  B) 1950$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  C) 2000$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  D) 2500$\mathrm{\Omega }$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 52:

  A carpenter on top of a roof of 20.0m high dropped a hammer of mass 1.5 kg and it fell directly to the ground. the kinetic energy of the hammer just before hitting the ground is?

  [g = 10 ms^-2]

  Options:
  A) 600 J
  B) 150J
  C) 300 J
  D) 450 J
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 53: A sound wave from a ship is received 8.4s later. What is the depth of the sea? [Speed of sound in water = 1500ms^-1] Options:
  A) 0.179km
  B) 0.357km
  C) 3.150km
  D) 6.300km
  E) 12.600km
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 54: A boat travels due east at a speed 40ms^-1s across a river flow due south at 30ms^-1s. What is the resultant speed of the boat? Options:
  A) 1.3ms^-1
  B) 10.0ms^-1
  C) 50.0ms^-1
  D) 70.0ms^-1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 55:

  A quantity of ice at -10°C is heated until the temperature of the heating vessel is 90°C. Which of the following constants is NOT required to determine the quantity of heat supplied to the vessel?

  Options:
  A) Specific latent heat of vaporization
  B) Specific heat capacity of ice
  C) Specific latent heat of fusion
  D) Specific heat capacity of water
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 56: A sonometer wire of length 100cm under a tension of 10N, has a frequency of 250Hz. Keeping the length of the wire constant, the tension is adjusted to produce a new frequency of 350Hz. The new tension is Options:
  A) 5.1N
  B) 7.1N
  C) 14.0N
  D) 19.6N
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 57: A thermometer with an arbitrary scale S, of equal division registers -30^oS at the ice point and +90^oS at the steam point. Calculate the Celsius temperature corresponding to 60^oS Options:
  A) 25.0^oC
  B) 50.0^oC
  C) 66.7^oC
  D) 75.0^oC
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 58: Which of the following is TRUE of light and sound waves? Options:
  A) they both transmit energy
  B) they both need a mediumfor propagation
  C) they are both transverse waves
  D) their velocities in air are equal
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 59:

  

  A uniform bean HK of length 10m and weighing 200N is supported at both ends as shown above. A man weighing 1000N stands at a point P on the beam. If the reactions at point H an K respectively are 800N and 400N, Then the distance HP is

  Options:
  A) 4m
  B) 3.5m
  C) 3m
  D) $6\frac{2}{3}$m
  E) 7m
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 60: Which of the following is TRUE of the particles emitted in radioactive disintegration? Options:
  A) the alpha particle is the helium nucleus H
  B) the alpha particle is lighter than the beta particle
  C) the alpha particle is deflected more than the beta particle in a magnetic field
  D) the beta particle is deflected more than the alpha particle in a magnetic field
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  The correct answer is D .