Physics JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

43

An object weighs 22 kg in water and 30kg in air. what is the upthrust exerted by the liquid on the object.

[g = 10 ms2]

  • A. 50 N
  • B. 520 N
  • C. 220 N
  • D. 80 N
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44

If a tube of small radius opened at both ends is placed in a liquid, the liquid will

  • A. remain at the same level irrespective of whether the liquid wet the glass or not
  • B. fall below the liquid level if the liquid wets the glass
  • C. falls below the liquid level if the liquid does not wet the glass
  • D. rise above the liquid level if the liquid does not wet the glass
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45

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]

  • A. 600 J
  • B. 150J
  • C. 300 J
  • D. 450 J
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46

An object of mass 2 kg moves with a velocity of 10 ms1 round at circle of radius 4 m. Calculate the centripetal force on the object

  • A. 25 N
  • B. 100 N
  • C. 50 N
  • D. 40 N
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47

If it takes an object 3s to fall freely to the ground from a certain height, what is the distance covered by the object?

  • A. 90 m
  • B. 30 m
  • C. 45 m
  • D. 60 m
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48

Two balls X and Y weighing 5 g and 50 kg respectively were thrown up vertically at the same time with a velocity of 100 ms1 .How will their positions be one second later?

  • A. X and Y will be 500 m from each other
  • B. Y will be 500 m ahead of X
  • C. X will be 500 m ahead of Y
  • D. X and Y both be 500 m from the point of throw
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49

A man standing on a lift that is descending does not feel any weight because

  • A. the inside of the lift is air tight
  • B. the lift is in vacuum
  • C. the lift's acceleration is same as acceleration due to gravity
  • D. there is no gravitational pull on the man in the lift
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