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 761: The areas of the effort and load pistons of a hydraulic press are 0.5m² and 5m² respectively. If a force F₁ of 100N is applied on the effort piston, the force F₂ on the load is Options:
  A) 10N
  B) 100N
  C) 500N
  D) 1000N
  E) 5000N
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 762: A stone and a feather are dropped from the same height above the earth surface. ignoring air resistance, which of the following is correct? Options:
  A) the feather will be brown away by the wind while stone will drop steadily
  B) the stone and the feather will both reach the ground a the same time
  C) the feather will reach the ground first
  D) the stone will reach the ground first
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 763:

  

  The velocity time graph above describes the motion of a particle between two points P and Q. What is the distance between P and Q?

  Options:
  A) 17.0m
  B) 18.0m
  C) 22.5m
  D) 30.0m
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 764: The area under a force-distance graph represents Options:
  A) acceleration
  B) velocity
  C) power
  D) work
  E) momentum
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 765: 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 766: When an a.c. voltage is applied to a capacitor, no power is consumed because the current Options:
  A) leads the voltage by 90°
  B) lags behind the voltage by 90°
  C) and voltage are in phase
  D) and voltage are 180° out of phase
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 767: The hatch door of a submarine has an area of 0.5m². The specific gravity of sea water is 1.03. Assume that g = 10ms^-1,and neglect the atmospheric pressure. The force exerted by the sea water on the hatch door at a depth of 200m is Options:
  A) 1.03 x 10⁵N
  B) 1.03 x 10⁴Nm^-2
  C) 1.06 x 10⁵Nm^-2
  D) 2.06 x 10⁶N
  E) 1.03 x 10³N
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 768:

  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 769:

  The diagram shows a uniform meter rule AB which balances horizontally at the 90cm mark when a mass of 0.2kg is suspended from B. Calculate the mass of the meter rule.

  Options:
  A) 0.05kg
  B) 0.20kg
  C) 0.80kg
  D) 1.00kg
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 770:

  I It retains its magnetic much longer than steel.

  II It is more easily magnetized than steel

  III It is more easily demagnetized than steel

  IV It produces a stronger magnet than steel

  Which combination of the above makes iron preferable to steel in the making of electromagnets?

  Options:
  A) I and II only
  B) II and III only
  C) I, III, and IV only
  D) II, III and IV only
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  The correct answer is B .