Physics JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

4411

Which of the following cannot be used to measure the temperature of a substance?

  • A. variation of pressure with temperature
  • B. expansivity of a liquid
  • C. change in resistance of a conductor
  • D. thermometric effect
  • E. change in color with temperature
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4412

Which of the following statements about the gaseous state of matter is not correct? The molecules of a substance is in gaseous state

  • A. are in constant state of motion
  • B. have different speed
  • C. have a temperature which is an average measure of the kinetic energy
  • D. have no intermolecular attractive force
  • E. have a pressure which is determined by the number of molecules present
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4413

The motion of a body is simple harmonic if the

  • A. Acceleration is always directed towards a fixed point
  • B. path of motion is a striaght line
  • C. Acceleration is directed towards a fixed point and proportional to its distance from the point
  • D. Acceleration is proportional to the square of the distance from a fixed point
  • E. Acceleration is constant and directed towards a fixed point
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4414

Which of the following correctly gives the relationship between linear speed V and angular speed ω of a body moving uniformly in a circle of radius r?

  • A. V = ωr
  • B. V = ω2r
  • C. V = ωr2
  • D. V2 = ωr
  • E. V = ω/r
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4415

A ball is thrown vertically upwards from the ground with an initial velocity of 50ms-1. What is the total time spent by the ball in the air? (g = 10ms-2)

  • A. 2.5s
  • B. 5.0s
  • C. 10.0s
  • D. 15.0s
  • E. 20.0s
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4416

A catapult is used to project a stone. Which of the following energy conversions takes place as the stone is released?

  • A. The kinetic energy of the stone is converted into gravitational potential energy
  • B. The gravitational potential energy of the catapult is converted into kinetic energy of the stone
  • C. The gravitational potential energy is converted into elastic potential energy
  • D. The elastic potential energy of the catapult is converted into gravitational potential energy of the stone
  • E. None of the above
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4417

A body is projected into space with an initial velocity V0 at an angle, θ to the horizontal. Which of the following statements is/are correct about its motion?
I. The total time of flight is (V0 Cosθ)/g.
II. The maximum height is (V0 Sin 2θ)/2g.
III. The range is (V02 Cos2θ)/g.

  • A. I & II only
  • B. I & III only
  • C. II & III only
  • D. II only
  • E. III only
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4418

A ball of mass 0.5kg moving at 10ms-1 collides with another ball of equal mass at rest. If the two balls move off together after the impact, calculate their common velocity.

  • A. 0.2ms-1
  • B. 0.5ms-1
  • C. 5.0ms-1
  • D. 10.0ms-1
  • E. 20.0ms-1
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4419

When three coplanar and non-parallel forces are in equilibrium,
I. they can be represented in magnitude and direction by the three sides of a triangle taken in order.
II. their lines of action meet at a point.
III. the magnitude of anyone equals the magnitude of the resultant of the other two.
IV. any one force is the equilibrant of the other two.

Which of the following statements above are correct?

  • A. I & II only
  • B. II & III only
  • C. II, III & IV only
  • D. I, II, III & IV
  • E. I, III & IV only
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4420

A man will exact the greatest pressure on a bench when he

  • A. lies flat on his back
  • B. lies flat on his belly
  • C. stand on both feet
  • D. stand on one foot only
  • E. stand on toes of one foot
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4421

The slope of a striaght line displacement time graph indicates the

  • A. Distance travelled
  • B. Uniform velocity
  • C. Uniform acceleration
  • D. Instantaneous acceleration
  • E. Uniform speed
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4422

Which of the units of the following physical quantities are derived? I. Area II. Thrust III. Pressure IV. Mass

  • A. I, II, III & IV
  • B. I, II, III only
  • C. I, II, IV only
  • D. I, & III only
  • E. I & IV only
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4423

In the circuit above, three resistors, 2Ω, 4Ω and 12Ω are connected in parallel and a 12V battery is connected across the combination. The current flowing through the 12Ω resistors is

  • A. 14.4 A
  • B. 1.0 A
  • C. 3.2 A
  • D. 9.6 A
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4424

A length of wire has a frequency of 225Hz when stretched by a force of 225N. If the force increased to 324N, what is the new frequency of vibration?

  • A. 270 Hz
  • B. 512 Hz
  • C. 488 Hz
  • D. 356 Hz
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4425

An image in a convex lens is upright and magnified 3 times. If the focal length of the lens is 15 cm, what is the object distance?

  • A. 10 cm
  • B. 25 cm
  • C. 16 cm
  • D. 14 cm
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4426

The correct expression for the potential at a point distance r from a charge q in an electric field is?

  • A. _q24πεor2
  • B. _q24πεor
  • C. _q4πεor2
  • D. \(\frac{q}{4πε_or}\)
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4427

The diagram above show the positions of a cone. The position which can be described as neutral equilibrium is represented as

  • A. Z only
  • B. X only
  • C. Y and Z
  • D. Y and X
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4428

The diagram above shows two vectors at right angles to each other. The value of the resultant vector is

  • A. 14.0 N
  • B. 10.0 N
  • C. 12.0 N
  • D. 13.0 N
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4429

In Faradays law of electrolysis, a graph of the mass deposited against the quantity of electricity is plotted. The slope of the graph gives?

  • A. the energy released
  • B. the electrochemical equivalent
  • C. the current flowing
  • D. the charge released
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4430

In the diagram above, if the south-poles of two magnets strokes steel bar, the polarities at T and V will respectively be

  • A. south and north
  • B. north and south
  • C. north and north
  • D. south and south
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4431

In the diagram above, a 200 W bulb is lighted by a 240 V a.c mains supply. If 1kwh is sold at N40, the cost of keeping the bulb lighted for a day is?

  • A. N1,920.00
  • B. N192.00
  • C. N19.20
  • D. N1.92
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