Physics JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

1

Which of the following graphs correctly represents the variation of mass of a given material deposited with time for constant current in Faraday’s Law of Electrolysis?

  • A. A
  • B. B
  • C. C
  • D. D
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2

What is the angle of dip at the magnetic equator

  • A. \( 45^{\circ} \)
  • B. \( 0^{\circ} \)
  • C. \( 90^{\circ} \)
  • D. \( 180^{\circ} \)
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3

A bread toaster uses a current of 4A when plugged in a 240V line. it takes 1 minute to toast slices of bread. what is the energy consumed by the toaster

  • A. 5.76 x 104J
  • B. 1.60 x 104J
  • C. 3.60 x 103J
  • D. 1.60 x 102J
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4

Find the frequencies of the first three harmonics of a piano string of length 1.5m, if the velocity of the wave on the string is 120ms-1

  • A. 40Hz, 80Hz, 120Hz
  • B. 80Hz, 160Hz, 240Hz
  • C. 180Hz, 360Hz, 540Hz
  • D. 369Hz, 180Hz, 90Hz
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5

In the diagram above, determine the r.m.s current

  • A. 31A
  • B. 48A
  • C. 60A
  • D. 80A
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6

In the circuit diagram above , the ammeter reads a current of 3A when R is 5Ω and 6A when R is 2Ω. Determine the value of x

  • A.
  • B.
  • C. 10Ω
  • D.
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7

The diagram above shows a closed side 0.5m in a uniform electric field E in the direction shown by the arrows. What is the flux Φ for the box?

  • A. 0.5 E
  • B. 2.0 E
  • C. 0.2 E
  • D. 0.0 E
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8

The diagram above shows the capacitors C1, C2 and C3 2μF, 6μF and 3μF respectively. The potential difference across C1, C2 and C3 respectively are

  • A. 4V, 6V and 2V
  • B. 2V, 6V and 4V
  • C. 6V, 4V and 2V
  • D. 6V, 2V and 4V
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9

The diagram above shows two capacitors P and Q of capacitance 2μF and 4μF respectively connected to a d.c source. The ratio of energy stored in P to Q is

  • A. 4:1
  • B. 2:1
  • C. 1:4
  • D. 1:2
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10

In the diagram above , the current I is

  • A. 3/8
  • B. 9/11
  • C. 11/9
  • D. 8/3
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11

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

  • A. cosα / sinβ
  • B. sinα / sinβ
  • C. cosβ / sinα
  • D. sinβ / sinα
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12

The diagram above is a block and tackle pulley system in which an effort of 80N is use to lift a load of 240N. The efficiency of the machine is

  • A. 60%
  • B. 50%
  • C. 40%
  • D. 33%
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13

In the diagram above, which of the simple pendula will resonate with P when set into oscillation

  • A. T
  • B. U
  • C. R and T
  • D. Q and R
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14

The magnetic force on a charged particle moving with velocity v is

  • A. proportional to both the magnitude of the charge and the velocity v
  • B. independent of the magnitude of the charge
  • C. proportional to the velocity v only
  • D. proportional to the magnitude of the charge only
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15

A capacitor of 20 x 10-12F and an inductor are joined in series. The value of the inductance that will give the circuit a resonance frequency of 200kHz is

  • A. I/16 H
  • B. I/8 H
  • C. I/64 H
  • D. I/32 H
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16

Energy losses through eddy currents are reduced by using

  • A. low resistance wires
  • B. insulated soft iron wires
  • C. few turns of wires
  • D. high resistance wires
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17

A transistor function mainly as a

  • A. switch and amplifier
  • B. rectifier and an amplifier
  • C. charge storer and an amplifier
  • D. charge storer and a switch
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18

The force on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field is greatest when the

  • A. conductor makes an angle of 60° with the field
  • B. force is independent of the angles between the fields and the conductor
  • C. conductor is parallel with the field
  • D. conductor is at right angle with the field
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19

At reasonance, the phase angle in an a.c. circuit is

  • A. 90°
  • B. 60°
  • C.
  • D. 180°
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20

The process of energy production in the sun is

  • A. nuclear fission
  • B. nuclear fussion
  • C. electron collision
  • D. radioactive decay
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21

Which of the following metals will provide the greatest shield against ionizing radiation

  • A. Iron
  • B. Manganese
  • C. Alminium
  • D. Lead
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