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 81:

  A gas at a volume of V${}_0$ in a container at pressure p${}_0$ is compressed to one-fifth of its volume. What will be its pressure if the magnitude of its original temperature T is constant?

  Options:
  A) $\frac{p_0}{5}$
  B) $\frac{4p_0}{5}$
  C) p${}_0$
  D) 5P${}_0$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 82: The direction of the path taken by light is called Options:
  A) Locus
  B) Lines
  C) Ray
  D) Beam
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 83: Which of the following will convert a milliammeter to a voltmeter? Options:
  A) low series resistance
  B) low parallel resistance
  C) high series resistance
  D) high parallel resistance
  E) parallel resistance equal to milliammeter resistance
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 84: Calculate the work done in charging a capacitor of capacitance 20µF through a potential difference of 1000V. Options:
  A) 0.02 J
  B) 0.10 J
  C) 0.20 J
  D) 1.00 J
  E) 10.00 J
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 85:

  In order to view the sun, the most suitable instrument to use is?

  Options:
  A) helioscope
  B) telescope
  C) stroboscope
  D) sun meter
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 86: A galvanometer of resistance 20$\mathrm{\Omega }$ is to be provided with a shunt that $\frac{1}{10}$ of the whole current in a circuit passes through the galvanometer. The resistance of the shunt is Options:
  A) 2.00$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  B) 2.22$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  C) 18.00$\mathrm{\Omega }$
  D) 18.22$\mathrm{\Omega }$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 87: A thin converging lens has a power of 4.0 diopters determined its focal length. Options:
  A) 2.50m
  B) 0.03m
  C) 5.00m
  D) 0.25m
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 88: The angle between the direction of the earth's magnetic field and the horizontal is called the Options:
  A) angle of deviation
  B) magnetic declination
  C) magnetic meridian
  D) angle of dip
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 89: A bullet fired at a wooden block of thickness 0.15m manages to penetrate the block. If the mass of the bullet is 0.025kg and the average resisting force of the wood is 7.5 x 10³N, calculate the speed of the bullet just before it hits the wooden block. Options:
  A) 450ms^-1
  B) 400ms^-1
  C) 300ms^-1
  D) 250ms^-1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 90: The energy stored in a capacitor of capacitance 5 μF is 40J. What is the voltage applied across its terminals? Options:
  A) 4V
  B) 8V
  C) 16V
  D) 200V
  E) 4000V
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  The correct answer is E .