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 821:

  

  If a ray traveling in air is incident on a transparent medium as shown in the diagram, the refractive index of the medium is given as

  Options:
  A) $\frac{\cos \beta }{\sin \alpha }$
  B) $\frac{\cos \alpha }{\sin \beta }$
  C) $\frac{\sin \alpha }{\sin \beta }$
  D) $\frac{\sin \beta }{\sin \alpha }$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 822:

  The eclipse of the moon occurs when?

  Options:
  A) the moon reflects the rays from the sun to the earth
  B) the moon comes exactly between the earth and the sun
  C) the earth comes exactly between the moon and the sun
  D) the sun comes exactly between the earth and the moon
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 823: 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 824: Which of the following are True for $\alpha$-decay. i. mass number, decrease by four. ii. Atomic number decreases by two. iii. mass number does not change. Options:
  A) i and ii only
  B) ii and iii only
  C) i and iii only
  D) i, ii, and iii only
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 825: Two equal capacitances are connected first in series and then in parallel. The ratio of the effective series capacitance to the effective parallel capacitance is Options:
  A) 0.25
  B) 0.50
  C) 1.00
  D) 2.20
  E) 4.00
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 826: In sunlight, a blue flower looks blue because we see the flower by the light it Options:
  A) recieves from our eye
  B) disperses
  C) absorbs
  D) refracts
  E) reflects
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 827: A bead traveling on a straight wire is brought to rest at 0.2m by friction. If the mass of the bead is 0.01kg and the coefficient of friction between the bead and the wire is 0.1 determine the work done by the friction Options:
  A) $2\times {10}^{-4}J$
  B) $2\times {10}^{-3}J$
  C) $2\times {10}^{1}J$
  D) $2\times {10}^{2}J$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 828:

  

  In the figure above, XY is of length 1m, The value of R at balance point Z is

  Options:
  A) 3.0Ω
  B) 13.3Ω
  C) 15.0Ω
  D) 30.0Ω
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 829: The power dissipated in an a.c. circuit with an r.m.s, current of 5A, r.m.s voltage of 10V and a phase angle of 60^o is Options:
  A) 25W
  B) 50W
  C) 120W
  D) 125W
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 830: If a projectile has maximum range of 36m, find the speed of projection (Take g = 9.8m/s²) Options:
  A) 27m/s²
  B) 2m/s²
  C) 4m/s²
  D) 7m/s²
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  The correct answer is A .