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Jamb Phy Questions 1 5
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Jamb Phy Questions 1 5
Physics
Past questions
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JAMB PHYSICS PAST QUESTIONS (PT.1)
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other. The value of the resultant 8.
vector is _____
A. 13.0 N
B. 14.0 N The diagrams above show the
C. 10.0 N positions of a cone. The position
D. 12.0 N. which can be described as neutral
equilibrium is represented as
6. An object of mass 2kg moves _____
with a velocity of 10ms-1 round a
circle of radius 4m. Calculate the A. Y and X
centripetal force on the object. B. Z only
C. X only
A. 40 N D. Y and Z.
B. 25 N
C. 100 N 9. If a tube of small radius
D. 50 N opened at both ends is placed in a
liquid, the liquid will _____
7. If it takes an object 3s to fall
freely to the ground from a A. rise above the liquid level if the
certain height, what is the liquid does not wet the glass
distance covered by the object? B. remain at the same level
[g = 10ms-2] irrespective of whether the liquid
wets the glass or not
A. 60 m C. fall below the liquid level if the
B. 90 m liquid wets the glass
C. 30 m D. fall below the liquid level if the
D. 45 m. liquid does not wet the glass.
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10. 12. A machine is used to lift a
I. Density of the liquid load of 20 N through a height of
II. Depth below the surface of 10m. If the efficiency of the
the liquid machine is 40%, how much work
III. Surface area of the liquid is done?
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D. 7.0 x 10-4 D. white body.
A. 80 N A. regelation
B. 50 N B. sublimation
C. 520 N C. condensation
D. 220 N. D. coagulation.
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B. steam burn is independent of 23. A metal of volume 40cm3 is
relative humidity heated from 30⁰C to 90⁰C, the
C. steam possess greater heat increase in volume is _____
energy per unit mass [Linear expansivity of the metal=
D. water boils at a higher 2.0 x 10-5K-1]
temperature
A. 0.40cm3
21. Which of the following types B. 0 14cm3
of waves needs a medium for C. 0.12cm3
propagation? D. 1.20cm3
A. X-rays 24.
B. Sound waves I. Change of state
C. Light waves II. Diffusion
D. Radio waves. III. Radiation
IV. Osmosis
22. The ground is always cold at
night because the _____ Which of the processes above can
be explained using the kinetic
A. atmosphere reflects the sun’s theory?
energy at night
B. atmosphere absorbs the sun’s A. I, II and IV
energy at night B. I, II, III and IV
C. earth radiates heat to the C. I, II and III
atmosphere at night D. I, III and IV.
D. sun no longer shines at night
25. When the human eye loses its
power of accommodation, the
detect is known as _____
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A. long-sightedness 28. Which of the following
B. short-sightedness electromagnetic waves has the
C. presbyopia highest frequency?
D. astigmatism
A. X-rays
26. A length of wire has a B. Ultra-violet rays
frequency of 255Hz when C. Radio waves
stretched by a force of 225 N. If D. Infrared-rays.
the force increases to 324 N, what
is the new frequency of vibration? 29. When a red rose flower is
observed in blue light, what
A. 356 Hz colour does the observer see?
B. 306 Hz
C. 512 Hz A. Yellow
D. 488 Hz. B. Red
C. Blue
27. A certain far-sighted person D. Magenta.
cannot see objects that are closer
to the eye than 50cm clearly. 30. The eclipse of the sun occurs
Determine the power of the when the _____
converging lens which will enable
him to see at 25cm. A. moon’s umbra falls on some
part of the earth
A. 0.04 D B. moon is between the sun and
B. 0.06 D the earth
C. 0.02 D C. earth is between the sun and
D. 0.03 D. the moon
D. moon is not completely hidden
in the earth’s shadow.
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31. A cannon is fired from town X. C. 6.0
After how long is the sound heard D. 3.0.
at a town Y 4.95 km away?
[velocity of sound in air = 333 34. In the circuit below, three
ms-1] resistors, 2Ω, 4 Ω and 12 Ω are
connected in parallel and a 12 V
A. 15 s battery is connected across the
B. 0 s combination. The current flowing
C. 10 s through the 12 Ω resistor is ____
D. 12 s
A. 14 cm
B. 10cm A. 9.6 A
C. 25 cm B. 14.4 A
D. 26cm. C. 1.0 A
D. 3.2 A.
33. The capacitance of a parallel
plate capacitor is 20 μF in air and 35. If the charge of electricity per
60 μF in the presence of a kWh is N4, what is the cost of
dielectric. What is the dielectric operating an electrical appliance
constant? rated 2.50 V, 2 A for 6 hours?
A. 2.0 A. ₦24
B. 0.3 B. ₦0.12
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C. ₦12 connected in parallel because
D. ₦16. _____
36. The correct expression for the A. less voltage will be used
potential at a point, distance r B. parallel connection does not
from a charge q, in an electric heat up the wires
field is _____ C. series connection uses high
voltage
q
A. D. less current will be used.
4πЄOr2
q
B.
4πЄOr
39. Two resistors 5 Ω and 10 Ω
q2
C.
4πЄOr2 are arranged first in series and
q2
D. later in parallel to a 24 V source.
4πЄOr
The ratio of total power dissipated
in the series and parallel
A. 6 V, 0.7 Ω D. 50:1.
B. 6 V, 6.0 Ω
C. 2 V, 0.7 Ω 40. Which of the following will be
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B. X is the anode and very high 43. If the threshold frequency for
current is used tungsten is 1.3 x 1015Hz, what is
C. X is the cathode and Y is the its work function?
anode
D. Y is the cathode and X is the A. 8.85 x 10-18 J
anode B. 8.58 x 10-19 J
C. 8.58 x 10-15 J
41. A radioactive isotope has a D. 8.58 x 10-17 J
decay constant of 10-5s-1. [h = 6.6 x 10-34 Js]
Calculate its half-life.
44. In an a.c. circuit, the ratio of
A. 6.93 x 104s r.m.s value to peak value of
B. 6.93 x 10-6s current is total power dissipated
C. 6.93 x 10-5s in the series
D. 6.93 x 105s
1
A.
√2
42. Which of the following is a
B. √2
property of steel?
C. 2
1
D.
2
A. It can easily be magnetized
and demagnetized
45. Two inductors of inductances
B. It cannot retain its magnetism
4H and 8H are arranged in series
longer than iron
and a current of 10A is passed
C. It can be used for making
through them. What is the energy
temporary magnets
stored in them?
D. It can be used for making
permanent magnets
A. 250 J
B. 500 J
C. 50 J
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D. 133 J. 49. Which of the following
materials has an increase in
46. Under which of the following resistance with temperature?
conditions do gasses conduct
electricity? A. Electrolyte
B. Water
A. High pressure and high p.d C. Metals
B. Low pressure and low p.d D. Wood.
C. low pressure and high p.d
D. High pressure and low p.d 50. The electrical properties of
germination can be altered
47. In measuring high frequency drastically by the addition of
a.c., the instrument used is the impurities. The process is referred
_____ to as _____
A. electrovalent
B. covalent
C. ionic
D. dative.
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JAMB PHYSICS PAST QUESTIONS (PT.2)
markings _____
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5. 7. A car starts from rest and
moves with a uniform acceleration
of 30ms-2 for 20s. Calculate the
distance covered at the end of the
motion.
A. 6km
B. 12km
From the velocity-time graph
C. 18km
shown above, which of the
D. 24km.
following quantities CANNOT be
determined?
8. A rocket is fired from the
earth’s surface to a distant planet.
A. Deceleration.
By Newton’s law of universal
B. Initial velocity.
gravitation, the force F will _____
C. Total distance travelled.
D. Initial acceleration
A. increase as a reduces
B. increase as G varies
6. Calculate the total distance
C. remains constant
covered by a train before coming
D. increases as r increases
to rest if its initial speed is 30ms-1
with a constant retardation of
9. If a freely suspended object is
0.1ms-2.
pulled to one side and released, it
oscillates about the point of
A. 5500m
suspension because the _____
B. 4500m
C. 4200m
A. acceleration is directly
D. 3000m.
proportional to the displacement
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B. motion is directed away from particle moves from x = 0m to x
the equilibrium point = 80m.
C. acceleration is directly
proportional to the square of the A. 1200J
displacement B. 2400J
D. velocity is minimum at the C. 6000J
equilibrium point. D. 7000J
A. 8 rads-1
B. 4 rads -1
A. sin oc
B. tan oc
C. cot oc
D. cos oc
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B. 3800N the volume of the gas at standard
C. 3900N temperature and pressure?
D. 4200N
A. 1896.5cm3
19. Clinical thermometers are B. 1767.3cm3
examples of _____ C. 1676.3cm3
D. 1456.5cm3
A. pressure gas thermometer
B. resistance thermometer 22. Calculate the temperature
C. alcohol thermometer change when 500 J of heat is
D. mercury-in-glass thermometer. supplied to 100g of water.
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D. Increase in the kinetic energy Which of the combinations above
of the molecules of water. is correct about Brownian motion?
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A.
2πx
when using a concave mirror to
λ
πx shave.
B.
λ
λ
C.
2πx A. between the centre of
λ
D. curvature and the principle focus
πx
B. at principle focus
28. Which of the following factors C. between the principle focus
will affect the velocity of sound? and the pole
D. At the centre of the curvature
A. An increase in the pitch of the
sound 31. A pinhole camera is placed
B. An increase in the loudness of 300m in front of a building so that
the sound the image is formed on a screen
C. Wind travelling in the same 5cm from the pinhole. If the
direction of the sound image is 2.5cm high, the height of
D. A change in the atmospheric the building will be _____
pressure at constant temperature.
A. 25m
29. The characteristics of a B. 50m
vibration that determines its C. 100m
intensity is the _____ D. 150m
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D. 0.6 III. Rays of light travel from a
denser medium to a less
33. After reflection from the dense medium
concave mirror, rays of light from
the sun converges _____ Which of the statements above
are conditions for total internal
A. At the radius of curvature reflection to occur?
B. At the focus
C. Beyond the radius of curvature A. I & II only
D. Between the focus and radius B. I & III only
of curvature C. II & III only
D. II only
34. A glass block of thickness
10cm is placed on an object. If an 36. The use of lenses is NOT
observer views the object applicable in the _____
vertically, the displacement of the
object is _____ A. projector
B. human eye
A. 3.33cm C. periscope
B. 5.00cm D. telescope
C. 6.67cm
D. 8.50cm 37. Dispersion of white light is the
ability of white light to _____
35.
I. Rays of light travel from a A. Penetrate air, water and glass
less dense medium to a B. Move in a straight line
denser medium C. Move around corners
II. The angle of incidence is D. Separate to its component
greater than critical angle. colours
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38. A newly charged 12V A. Neutral side of an electric
accumulator can easily start a car supply
whereas eight new dry cells in B. Earth side of an electric supply
series with an effective e.m.f. of C. Live side of an electric supply
12V cannot start the same car D. Terminal side of an electric
because _____ supply
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C. Block current when forward CHECK YOUR ANSWERS
biased
D. Conduct current in both Would you like to get or confirm
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A. Increased
B. Decreased
C. Constant
D. halved
50.
I. Small size
II. Low power requirement
III. Not easily damaged by
high Temperature
IV. Highly durable
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B. 10s. 9. An object is moving with a
C. 20s. velocity of 5m𝑠−1. At what height
D. 40s. must a similar body be situated to
have a potential energy equal in
7. Calculate the apparent weight value with kinetic energy of the
loss of a man weighing 70kg in an moving body?
elevator moving downwards with
an acceleration of 1.5m𝑠−2. A. 25.0m
B. 20.0m.
A. 686N. C. 1.3m.
B. 595N. D. 1.0m.
C. 581N.
D. 1105N 10. If a pump is capable of lifting
[g ≈10m𝑠−2] 5000kg of water through a
vertical height of 60 m in 15 min,
8. A piece of cork floats in a the power of the pump is _____
liquid. What fraction of its volume
will be immersed in the liquid? A. 2.5 x 105J𝑠−1
B. 2.5 x 104J𝑠−1
A. 0.8. C. 3.3 x 103Js−1
B. 0.5. D. 3.3 x 102J𝑠−1
C. 0.2.
D. 0.1. 11. The coefficient of friction
between two perfectly smooth
[Density of the cork = 0.25 x surface is _____
103𝑘𝑔−3, density of the liquid =
1.25 x 103kg𝑚−3] A. infinity.
B. one
C. half.
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D. zero. D. 100.0m
[Density of sea water = 1013k𝑔−3
12. What effort will a machine of one atmosphere = 0.01 x 105
efficiency 90% apply to lift a load N𝑚−2 g=10m𝑠−2]
of 180N if its effort arm is twice
as long as its load arm? 15. What volume of alcohol will
have same mass as 4.2𝑚−3 of
A. 80N petrol?
B. 90N.
C. 100N. A. 0.8𝑚3.
D. 120N. B. 1.4𝑚3.
C. 3.6𝑚3.
13. Calculate the work done when D. 4.9𝑚3.
a force of 20N stretches a spring
by 50mm. 16. Calculate the length which
corresponds to a temperature of
A. 0.5J. 20°C if the used steam points of
B. 1.5J. an ungraduated thermometer are
C. 2.0J. 400 mm apart.
D. 2.5J.
A. 20mm.
14. At what depth below the sea- B. 30mm.
level would one experience a C. 60mm
change of pressure equal to one D. 80mm.
atmosphere?
17. A wire of length 100.0m at
A. 0.1 m. 30°C has linear expansivity of 2 x
B. 1.0m. 10−5𝐾−1. Calculate the length of
C. 10.0m.
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the wire at a temperature of - 20. Foods cook quicker in salt
10°C. water than in pure water because
of the effect of _____
A. 100.08m.
B. 100.04m. A. dissolved substances on the
C. 99.96m boiling point.
D. 99.92m. B. atmospheric pressure on the
boiling point.
18. A gas at a pressure of C. food nutrients on the thermal
105𝑁𝑚−2 expands from 0.6𝑚−3 to energy.
1.2𝑚3 at constant temperature, D. salts on the thermal
the work done is _____ conductivity of water.
19. Two liquids X and Y having A. water has a high specific heat.
the same mass are supplied with B. steam has latent heat of
the same quantity of heat. If the fusion.
temperature rise in X is twice that C. the steam is at higher
of Y, the ratio of specific heat temperature than the water.
capacity of V to that of Y is _____ D. steam brings heat more easily
by convection.
A. 2:1.
B. 1:2. 22. What will happen to the
C. 4:1. boiling point of pure water when it
D. 1:4.
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is heated in a place 30m below 25. A wave travels through
sea level? stretched strings is known as
_____
A. It will be more than 100°C.
B. It will be less than 100°C. A. electromagnetic wave.
C. It will still be at 100°C. B. micro wave.
D. It will be fluctuating. C. mechanical wave.
D. seismic wave.
23. The rise or fall of liquid in a
narrow tube is because of the 26. A transverse wave and a
_____ longitudinal wave travelling in the
same direction in a medium differ
A. viscosity of the liquid. essentially in their _____
B. surface tension of the liquid.
C. friction between the walls of A. frequency.
the tube and the liquid. B. amplitude.
D. osmotic pressure of the liquid. C. direction of vibration of the
particles of the medium
24. The mechanism of heat D. period of vibration of the
transfer from one point to another particles of the medium.
through the vibration of the
molecules of the medium is _____ 27. What is the velocity of sound
at 100°C, if the velocity of sound
A. convection. at 0°C is 340m𝑠−1?
B. conduction
C. radiation A. 497m𝑠−1
D. diffusion B. 440m𝑠−1
C. 397m𝑠−1
D. 240m𝑠−1
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28. If a sonometer has a C. 90°.
fundamental frequency of 450Hz, D. 180°
what is the frequency of the fifth
overtone? 31. From the diagram below,
calculate the incident angle i.
A.2700Hz
B. 456Hz
C.44Hz
D.75Hz
B. 0.15m. _____
C. 0.30m.
D. 1.00m. A. water to air.
B. water into glass.
A. 0°.
B. 45°.
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A. red → green → blue.
B. green → violet → blue.
C. blue → red → green.
D. blue → green → red.
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44. Induced emfs are best 47. In photo-emission, the
explained using _____ number of photoelectrons ejected
per second depends on the
A. Ohm’s law. _____.
B. Faraday’s law.
C. Coulomb’s law. A. frequency of the beam.
D. Lenz’s law. B. work function of the metal.
C. threshold frequency of the
45. If a current of 2.5A flows metal.
through an electrolyte for 3 hours D. intensity of the beam.
and 1.8g of a substance is
deposited, what is the mass of the 48. The particle nature of light is
substance that will be deposited if demonstrated by the _____
a current of 4A flows through it
for 4.8 hours? A. photoelectric effect.
B. speed of light.
A. 2.4g C. colours of light.
B. 3.2g D. diffraction of light.
C. 4.6g.
D. 4.8g. 49. The energy of a photon
having a wavelength of 10−10m is
46. Calculate the energy of the _____
third level of an atom if the
ground state energy is -24eV A. 2.0 x 10−15𝐽
B. 1.7 x 10−13𝐽
A. -9.20eV. C. 2.0 x 10−12𝐽
B. -8.20eV. D. 1.7 x 10−12𝐽
C. -2.75eV. (h= 6.63 x 10−34𝐽𝑠 c= 3.0 x
D. -1.75eV. 108𝑚𝑠−1)
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50. The bond between silicon and
germanium is _____
A. dative.
B. covalent.
C. trivalent.
D. ionic.
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JAMB PHYSICS PAST QUESTIONS (PT.4)
PAPER TYPE: F 4.
I. Electrical potential
1. Which question paper type of II. Torque
physics is given to you? III. Kinetic Energy
IV. Momentum
A. Type F
B. Type E Which of the quantities listed are
C. Type L vectors?
D. Type S
A. II and IV
2. What is the least possible error B. I and II
encountered when taking C. I and III
measurement with a meter rule? D. II and III
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6. From the diagram below, the A. 25.3kms-1
region of zero acceleration is B. 4.2kms-1
_____ C. 4.0kms-1
D. 11.3kms-1
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11. What happens when three B. Mechanical energy
coplanar non-parallel forces are in C. Electrical energy
equilibrium? D. Potential energy
A. Kinetic energy
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16. A force of 500N is applied to a A. haul
steel wire of cross-sectional area B. mist
0.2m2, the tensile stress is _____ C. dew
D. fog
A. 2.5x104Nm-2
B. 1.0x102Nm-2 19. What is the equivalent of 20K
C. 1.0x103Nm-2 in Celsius scale?
D. 2.5x103Nm-2
A. 293 °C
17. B. 68 °C
C. 36⁰C
D. 20°C
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C. a=0, b=1 and c=1 D. Dew point
D. a=0, b=1 and c=-1
25. Heat transfer by convection in
22. The quantity of heat needed a liquid is due to the _____
to raise the temperature of a
body by 1K is the body's. A. Latent heat of vaporization of
the liquid
A. Heat capacity B. Increased vibration of the
B. Internal energy molecules of the liquid about their
C. Specific heat capacity mean position
D. Latent heat of fusion C. Variation of density of the
liquid
23. The melting point of a D. Expansion of the liquid as it is
substance is equivalent to its heated
_____
26. The distance between two
A. Vapor Pressure successive crests of a wave is
B. solidification Temperature 15cm and the velocity 300ms-1.
C. Liquidification Temperature Calculate the frequency.
D. Solidification Pressures
A. 2.0x102Hz
24. The temperature at which the B. 4.5x103Hz
water vapour present in the air is C. 2.0x103Hz
just sufficient to saturate air is D. 4.5x102Hz
_____
27. A boy receives the echo of his
A. Boiling point clap reflected by a nearby hill
B. Ice point 0.8s later. How far is he from the
C. Saturation point hill?
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A. 528m 29. An object is placed 10m from
B. 66m a pinhole camera of length 25cm.
C. 136m Calculate the linear magnification.
D. 264m
A. 2.5 x 10-2
28. B. 2.5 x 10-1
C. 2.5 x 101
D. 2.5 x 102
A. 2.7m
B. 2.0m
The diagram above show a C. 2.3m
stationery wave of wavelength 40 D. 2.5m
cm in a closed tube. The length l
is the resonating air column is 31. In a compound microscope,
_____ the objective and the eye piece
focal lengths are _____
A. 10cm
B. 20cm A. Long
C. 30cm B. Short
D. 40cm C. The same
D. At infinity
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32. When a telescope is in normal
use, the final image is at _____
A. The focus
B. The radius of curvature
C. The near point Calculate the effective
leaf _____
36. The maximum power transfer
C. Diverges
D. Remains the same A. Twice the internal resistance of
the cell
C. 4C
D. 2C 37. If a metal wire 4m long and
cross-sectional area 0.8 mm2 has
35.
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a resistance of 60Ω, find the 40. What is the best method of
resistivity of the wire demagnetizing a steel bar
magnet?
A. 5.3x10-7 Ωm
B. 3.0x10-5 Ωm A. Hammering
C. 1.2x10-6 Ωm B. Heating it
D. 3.2x10-6 Ωm C. Rough handling it
D. Solenoid method
38. A circuit has a resistance of
200Ω. The resistance of the circuit 41. The magnitude of the angle of
can be reduced to 120Ω when dip at the equator is _____
_____
A. 360°
A. A 300Ω resistor is connected to B. 0°
it in parallel C. 90°
B. An 80Ω resistor is connected to D. 180°
it in series
C. A 150Ω resistor is connected to Use the diagram below to
it in parallel answer question 42 and 43
D. A 240Ω resistor is connected to
it in series
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C. an auto transformer 46. Calculate the mass of the
D. an oil transformer copper deposited during
electrolysis when a current of 4A
43. The electromotive force in the passes through a copper salt for 2
secondary winding is _____ hours.
A. increasing [ece of Copper z=3.3x10-7kgC-1]
B. reducing
C. Stabilizing A. 2.9 x 105kg
D. Varying B. 9.5 x 10-7kg
C. 9.5 x 10-3kg
44. What type of reaction is D. 2.9 x 10-4kg
represented by the equation 2
1𝑋 +
2
1𝑋 → 3
2𝑌 + 1
0𝑛 + energy? 47. Which gas produces a pink
coloured light in a discharge tube?
A. Ionization
B. Fusion A. Mercury
C. Fission B. Argon
D. Chain C. Air
D. Neon
45. When an atom undergoes a
beta decay, the atomic number of 48. When 210
82Pb decays to
80Pb, it emits _____
206
the nucleus _____
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49. In a common emitter CHECK YOUR ANSWERS
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is through the _____ Would you like to get or confirm
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JAMB PHYSICS PAST QUESTIONS (PT.5)
A. 6 X 10-3
B. 6
C. 60
D. 6.0 X 10-3 A. 5 ohms
B. 25 ohms
2. C. 15 ohms
D. 35 ohms
4.
A. compound microscope
A body of mass 6kg rests on an
B. a binocular
inclined plane. The normal
C. an astronomical
reaction R and the limiting
D. a periscope
frictional force is F as shown in
the diagram (Fig. 2). If F is 30N
3. What is the total resistance in
and g=10ms-2, then the angle of
the below diagram?
inclination Ө is _____
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A. 15° D. a microphone.
B. 60°
C. 45° 8. A good calorimeter should be
D. 30° of _____
5. The speed of light in air is 3.0 x A. low specific heat capacity and
103ms-1. Its speed in glass having low heat conductivity
a refractive index of 1.65 is ____ B. high specific heat capacity and
low heat conductivity
A. 1.82 x 108 ms-1 C. high specific heat capacity and
B. 3.00 x 108 ms-1 low heat conductivity
C. 4.95 x 108 ms-1 D. low specific heat capacity and
D. 1.65 x 108 ms-1 high heat conductivity.
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A. friction path as depicted in the figure 3.
B. surface tension The particle is _____
C. viscosity
D. evaporation A. gamma ray
B. a proton
11. A dynamo primarily conducts C. a neutron
_____ D. an electron
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with soot, which of the following A. Green and Yellow
observations is correct? B. Red and violet
C. Red and indigo
A. The two kettles will cool down D. Yellow and violet.
at the same rate
B. The polished kettle cools down 23. Which of the following with
more quickly by conduction respect to a body performing
C. The kettle covered with soot simple harmonic motion are in
cools down more quickly because phase?
it is a good radiator of heat
D. The kettle covered with soot A. Displacement and velocity of
cools down more quickly by the the body
process of heat convection. B. Displacement and force on the
body
21. Total eclipse of the sun occurs C. Velocity and acceleration of the
when the _____ body
D. Force acting on the body and
A. moon is between the sun and the acceleration
the earth
B. sun is between the moon and 24. A uniform metre rule weighing
the earth 0.5.V is to be pivoted on a knife-
C. the earth is between the moon edge at the 30cm-mark. Where
and the sun will a force of 2N be placed from
D. ozone layer is threatened. the pivot to balance the metre
rule?
22. Which of the following pairs of
colours gives the widest A. 95cm
separation in the spectrum of B. 5cm
white light? C. 20cm
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D. 25cm following is true about the
respective content of p, q and R?
25. A solid weighs 10.0N in air,
6.0N when fully immersed in A. Air, alcohol and mercury
water and 7.0N when fully B. alcohol, mercury and alcohol
immersed in a certain liquid X. C. mercury, alcohol and mercury
D. Air, mercury and alcohol
Calculate the relative density of
the liquid. 27. The process of energy
production in the sun is _____
A. 3/4
B. 4/3 A. nuclear fission
C. 5/3 B. nuclear fusion
D. 7/10 C. electron collision
D. radioactivity decay
A. electron
B. Photon
C. proton.
D. Neutron
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uncertainty in the momentum of 32. The process through which
the particle is _____ free electrons leave the hot
surface of hot metal is known as
A. 1.32 × 10-24 Ns _____
B. 3.30 × 10-44 Ns
C. 1.32 × 10-44 Ns A. photo emission
D. 3.30 × 10-24 Ns B. thermionic emission
[h=6.6 ×10-34J] C. photon emission
D. electron emission
30. The change in volume when
450kg of ice is completely melted 33. The production of pure
is _____ spectrum could easily be achieved
using a _____
A. 0.50m
B. 0.45m3 A. Triangular prism only
C. 4.50m3 B. Triangular prism with two
D. 0.05m3 concave lens
[density of ice =900kgm-3 Density C. Glass prism with a pin
of water=1000 kgm-3] D. Triangular prism with two
convex lens.
31. When impurities are added to
semiconductor, its conductivity 34. A short chain is something
_____ attached to the back of a petrol
tanker to _____
A. decreases
B. increases then decreases A. Conduct excess charges to the
C. decreases earth
D. remains constant B. Ensure the balancing of the
tanker
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C. Caution the driver when over mins, the power of the pump is
speeding _____
D. Generate more friction
A. 2.5×105Js-1
35. A perfect emitter or absorber B. 3.3 × 103Js-1
of radiant energy is a _____ C. 2.5 ×104Js-1
D. 3.3 × 102Js-1
A. White body
B. Red body 38. The distance between two
C. Conductor successive crest of a wave is 15
D. Black body cm and the velocity is 300ms-1.
Calculate the frequency.
36.
A. 4.5 × 105 Hz
A. 4.5 × 102 Hz
B. 2.0 × 103 Hz
Six identical cells, each of e.m.f C. 2.0 × 102 Hz
2V are connected as shown
above. The effective e.m.f of the 39. An electric lamp marked
cell is _____ 240V, 60 Watts is left to operate
for an hour. How much energy is
A. 4V generated by the filament?
B. 0V
C. 6V A. 3.86 × 105 J
D. 12V B. 2.16 × 105 J
C. 1.80 × 104 J
37. If a pump is capable of lifting D. 3.56 × 105 J
5000Kg of water through a
vertical height of 60 m in 50
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40. In comparing the camera and
human eye, the film of the
camera functions as the _____
A. Iris
B. Pupil
C. Retina
D. Cornea
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