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2010 JAMB PHYSICS QUESTIONS
1. Which Physics Question Paper statement that is true about this

Type is given to you? motion is that, the car
A. Type A A. decelerates between points F

B. Type B and H
C. Type C B. accelerates between points F
D. Type D and G
C. has a constant speed between
2. Two cars moving in the same points E and
direction have speeds of 100kmh- D. has no acceleration between
1
and 130kmh-1. What is the point F and G.
velocity of the faster car as
measured by an observer in the 4. A stone and a feather dropped
slower car? from the same height above the
earth surface. Ignoring air
A. 130 kmh-1 resistance, which of the following
B. 230 kmh-1 is correct?
C. 200 kmh-1
D. 30 kmh-1 A. The stone and feather will both
reach the ground at the same
3. time.
B. The stone will reach the ground
first
C. The feather will reach the
ground first
D. The feather will be blown away
The diagram above shows a by the wind while stone will drop
velocity-time graph. The steadily.
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5. A car moves with an initial Which of the following options
velocity of 25 ms-1 and reaches a represents positions of stable
velocity of 45 ms-1 in 10s. What equilibrium?
is the acceleration of the car?
A. II, V and VIII
A. 5 ms-2 B. I, II and VII
B. 25 ms-2 C. III, VI and IX
C. 20 ms-2 D. III, IV and VIII
D. 2 ms-2
8. A bob of weight 0.1N hangs
6. An object is weighed at from a massless string of length
different locations on the earth. 50cm.
What will be the right
observation? A variable horizontal force which
increases from zero is applied to
A. Both the mass and weight vary pull the bob until the string makes
B. The weight is constant while an angle of 600 with the vertical.
the mass varies The work done is
C. The mass is constant while the
weight varies A. 0.250 J
D. Both the mass and weight are B. 0.025 J
constant. C. 0.050 J
D. 0.500 J
7.
9. The surfaces of conveyor belts
are made rough so as to
A. prevent the load from slipping

The diagram above represents
B. make them stronger
balls in an undulating surface.
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C. enable them to carry more load A. 200 N
D. protect them while carrying B. 100 N
load. C. 150 N
D. 300 N
10. A machine of velocity ratio 6
requires an effort of 400N to raise 13. The accurate measurement of
a load of 800N through 1m. Find the relative density of a substance
the efficiency of the machine. in its powered form is done with a
beam balance and
A. 50%
B. 22.2% A. an eureka can
C. 33.3% B. a burette
D. 55.6% C. a pipette
D. a density bottle.
11. If a wire 30cm long is
extended to 30.5cm by a force of 14. A hydrometer is an
300N. Find the strain energy of instrument used in measuring
the wire.
A. density of liquid
A. 7.50 J B. relative density of a liquid
B. 750.00 J C. relative humidity of a liquid
C. 75.00 J D. vapour pressure of a fluid
D. 0.75 J
15. One special advantage of
12. In a hydraulic press, the alcohol water over mercury as a
pump piston exerts a pressure of thermometric liquid is its
100 Pa on the liquid. What force
is exerted in the second piston of A. low freezing point
crosssectional area 3 m2? B. low boiling point
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C. high specific heat capacity 18. Heat is radiated by all hot
D. low density. objects in the form of
16. Two metals P and Q of lengths A. light energy

l1 and l2 are heated through the B. solar energy
same temperature difference. If C. infrared ray
the ratio of the linear D. x-rays.
expansivities of P to Q is 2:3 and
the ratio of their lengths is 3:4. 19. If a container is filled with ice
What is the ratio of increase in to the brim, what happens to the
lengths of P to Q? level of water when the ice
completely melts?
A. 5:7
B. 2:1 A. The water in the glass
C 1:2 outflows.
D. 7:5 B. The level of water drops.
C. The level of water remains
17. The density of a certain oil on unchanged
frying becomes 0.4kgm-3 with a D. The level of water goes up.
volume of 20m-3. What will be its
initial volume when its initial 20. The small droplet of water
density is 0.8kgm-3 assuming no that forms on the grass in the
loss of oil due to spillage? early hours of the morning is
A. 10 kgm-3 A. dew
B. 5 kgm-3 B. mist
C. 8 kgm-3 C. fog
D. 12 kgm-3 D. hail.
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21. A vapour is said to be C. surface area.
saturated when D. nature of the surface.
A. a dynamic equilibrium exists 24. The wavelength of a wave

such that more molecules return travelling with a velocity of
to the liquid than are leaving it. 420ms-1 is 42m. What is its
B. the vapour pressure is period?
atmospheric
C. the temperature of the vapour A. 1.0s
varies B. 0.1s
D. a dynamic equilibrium exists C. 0.5s
between liquid molecules and the D. 1.2s
vapour molecules.
25. The sound of an electric bell
22. The pressure of one mole of dies down slowly when air is
an ideal gas of volume 10-2m3 at a slowly pumped out from a bottle
temperature of 27⁰C is ..... [Molar because
gas constant = 8.3 Jmol -1K-1]
A. sound cannot pass through the
A. 2.24 x 104 Nm-2 bottle
B. 2.24 x 105 Nm-1 B. sound can pass through a
C. 2.49 x 105 Nm-1 vacuum
D. 2.49 x 104 Nm-1. C. sound needs a material
medium
23. Which of the following has no D. the wavelength of sound
effect on radiation? becomes greater in the bottle.
A. density.
B. temperature.
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26. During a thunderstorm, the 29. An object 4 cm high is placed
sound is heard over a long time. 15 cm from a concave mirror of
This phenomenon is referred to as focal length 5 cm. The size of the
image is
A. refraction of sound
B. reverberation A. 3 cm
C. superposition B. 5 cm
D. diffraction of sound. C. 4 cm
D. 2 cm
27. The velocity of sound in air at
16⁰C is 340ms-1. What will it be 30. An object is embedded in a
when the pressure is doubled and block of ice, 10cm below the
its temperature raised to 127⁰C? plane surface. If the refractive
index of the ice is 1.50, the
A. 4,000ms-1 apparent depth of the object
B. 160,000 ms-1 below the surface is
C. 8,000 ms-1
D. 400 ms-1 A. 67 cm
B. 7.63 cm
28. In comparing the camera and C. 7.50 cm
the human eye, the film of the D. 2.50 cm
camera functions as the
31. Which of the following is used
A. iris for the correction of short-
B. pupil sightedness?
C. cornea
D. retina A. Concave lens.
B. Concave mirror.
C. Convex mirror.
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D. Convex lens. A. 6.90 x 10-6 J
B. 6.90 x 10-4 J
32. Dispersion occurs when white C. 2.52 x 10-4 J
light passes through a glass prim D. 2.52 x 10-6 J
because of the
35. A cell of emf 12V and internal
A. different speeds of the colours resistance 4Ω is connected to an
in the glass. external resistor of resistance 2 Ω
B. high density of the glass. Find the current flow.
C. defects in the glass.
D. different hidden colours in the A. 4 A
glass. B. 2 A
C. 3 A
33. When a positively charged rod D. 5 A
is brought nearer the cap of a
positively charged electroscope, 36.
the leaves divergence will.
A. converge
B. remain constant
C. diverge
D. be induced.
The diagram above shows a
balanced metre bridge the value
34. Three capacitors of
of x is
capacitance, 2μF, 4μF and 8μF are
connected in parallel and a p.d of
A. 66.7 cm
6V is maintained across each
B. 25.0 cm
capacitor, the total energy stored
C. 33.3 cm
is
D. 75.0 cm
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37. Three 4Ω resistors connected D. N 1,920.00.
in parallel have 3 potential
difference of 16V applied across 39. Power supply is transmitted at
them. What is the total current in a very high voltage and low
the circuit current in order to
A. 12 A A. increase the power supply

B. 8 A B. prevent overheating of the coil
C. 10 A C. make it travel fast
D. 14 A D. make it pass through the
transformers.
38.
40.
In the diagram above, if the

south-poles of two magnets
In the diagram above, a 200 W
stroke a steel bar, the polarities
bulb is lighted by a 240 V a.c
at T and V will respectively be
mains supply. If 1kWh is sold at
N40, the cost of keeping the bulb
A. north and south
lighted for a day is.
B. south and south
C. north and north
A. N 192.00
D. south and north.
B. N 1.92
C. N 19.20
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41. A galvanometer with full-scale B. 0°
deflection of 10mA is to be C.
converted to a voltmeter with full-
D. °
scale deflection of 5 V. If a series
resistance of 498Ω is used for the
44. In Faraday’s law of
conversion, the resistance of the
electrolysis, a graph of mass
galvanometer is
deposited against the quantity of
electricity is plotted. The slope of
A. 2 Ω
the graph gives
B. 10 Ω
C. 5 Ω
A. the electrochemical equivalent
D. 1 Ω
B. the charge released
C. the current flowing
42. Two inductors of inductances
D. the energy released
5 mH and 15mH are connected in
series and a current of 5A flows
45. In a discharge tube, most of
through them. The total energy
the gas is pumped out so that
stored in the inductors is
electricity is conducted at
A. 250.0 J
A. steady voltage
B. 50.0 J
B. high pressure
C. 62.5 J
C. high pressure
D. 500.0 J
D. low voltage.
43. In alternating current circuit 235

46. The radioisotope 92U decays
at resonance, the angle of lead or
by emitting two alpha particles,
lag is ___.
three beta particles and a gamma
ray. What is the mass and atomic
A.
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numbers of the resulting daughter
element?
A. 91 and 227
B. 92 and 238
C. 227 and 91
D. 215 and 88.
50. Which of the following is a
47. The ground state energy for a pure semiconductor?
hydrogen atom is 5.44 x 10-19 J. If

an electron drops from zero to A. Silicon
ground state, calculate the B. Phosphorus
frequency of the emitted radiation C. Transistor
[h = 6.6 x 10-34 Js] D. Carbon
A. 2.0 x 1016Hz ANSWER KEYS:
B. 2.0 x 1015Hz
C. 5.0 x 1015Hz 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. C
D. 5.0 x 1016Hz 8. B 9. A 10. C 11. D 12. D 13.

D 14. A 15. D 16. C 17. A 18. C
48. Transistors are used for the 19. B 20. A 21. D 22. C 23. A
24. B 25. D
A. conversion of a.c. to d.c.

B. conversion of d.c. to a.c. 26. B 27. D 28. D 29. D 30. A
C. amplification of signals 31. A 32. A 33. C 34. C 35. B
D. rectification of signals. 36. C 37. A 38. A 39. B 40. C

41. A 42. A 43. A 44. A 45. B
49. A typical transistor 46. A 47. NO OPTION 48. C 49.
characteristic is represented as C 50. A
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PAPER TYPE: C A. X and Y will both be 500m from

the point of throw
1. Which Question Paper Type of B. X and Y will be 500m from
Physics is given to you? each other
C. Y will be 500 m ahead of X
A. Type A D. X will be 500m ahead of Y.
B. Type B
C. Type C 4. A man standing on a lift that is
D. Type D. descending does not feel any
weight because
2. A carpenter on top of a roof
20.m high dropped a hammer of A. there is no gravitational pull on
mass 1.5kg and it fell freely to the man in the lift
the ground. The kinetic energy of B. the inside of the lift is air tight
the hammer just before hitting C. the lift is in vacuum
the ground is ....... [g = 10ms-2] D. there is no reaction from the
floor of the lift.
A. 450 J
B. 600 J 5.
C. 150 J
D. 300 J
3. Two balls X and Y weighing 5g

and 50kg respectively were
thrown up vertically at the same
time with a velocity of 100ms-1. The diagram above shows two
How will their positions be one vectors at right angles to each
second later?
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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 A. Y and X
circle of radius 4m. Calculate the B. Z only
centripetal force on the object. C. X only
D. Y and Z.
A. 40 N
B. 25 N 9. If a tube of small radius
C. 100 N opened at both ends is placed in a
D. 50 N liquid, the liquid will
7. If it takes an object 3s to fall A. rise above the liquid level if the

freely to the ground from a liquid does not wet the glass
certain height, what is the B. remain at the same level
distance covered by the object? irrespective of whether the liquid
[g = 10ms-2] wets the glass or not
C. fall below the liquid level if the
A. 60 m liquid wets the glass
B. 90 m D. fall below the liquid level if the
C. 30 m liquid does not wet the glass.
D. 45 m.
10. I. Density of the liquid
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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?
In which of the statement above A. 120 J

will pressure be dependent? B. 80 J
C. 500 J
A. I and III only D. 300 J.
B. I and II only
C. II and III only 13. Which of the following could
D. I, II and III. be effectively used to reduce
friction?
11. I. High thermal capacity
II. High sensitivity A. Petrol
III. Easy readability B. Kerosene
IV. Accuracy over a wide C. Grease
range of temperatures D. Water.
From the statements above, the 14. A copper wire was subjected
qualities of a good thermometer to a tensile stress of 7.7 x 107
are Nm-2. Calculate the tensile strain
of the wire. [Young modulus =
A. II, III and IV 1.1 x 1011Nm-2]
B. I and II
C. I, II, III and IV A. 2.2 x 10-4
D. I, III and IV. B. 2.0 x 10-5
C. 7.0 x 10-3
12. A machine is used to lift a D. 7.0 x 10-4
load of 20 N through a height of
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15. An object weighs 22kg in 18. The phenomenon that shows
water an 30kg in air. What is the that increase in pressure lowers
up thrust exerted by the liquid the melting point can be observed
on the object? [g = 10 ms-2] in
A. 80 N A. regelation
B. 50 N B. sublimation
C. 520 N C. condensation
D. 220 N. D. coagulation.
16. A block of aluminium is 19. If the volume of a gas

heated electrically by a 30 W increases steadily as the
heater. If the temperature rises temperature decreases at
by 100˚C in 5 minutes, the heat constant pressure, the gas obeys
capacity of the aluminium is
A. Charles’ law
A. 200 JK-1 B. Graham’s law
B. 900 JK-1 C. Boyle’s law
C. 90 JK-1 D. pressure law.
D. 100 JK-1
20. Steam burn is more severe
17. A perfect emitter or absorber than that of boiling water because
of radiant energy is a
A. steam burn is dependent on
A. red body relative humidity
B. conductor B. steam burn is independent of
C. black body relative humidity
D. white body. C. steam possess greater heat
energy per unit mass
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D. water boils at a higher A. 0.40cm3
temperature B. 0 14cm3
C. 0.12cm3
21. Which of the following types D. 1.20cm3
of waves needs a medium for
propagation? 24. I. Change of state
II. Diffusion
A. X-rays III. Radiation
B. Sound waves IV. Osmosis
C. Light waves
D. Radio waves. Which of the processes above can
be explained using the kinetic
22. The ground is always cold at theory?
night because the
A. I, II and IV
A. atmosphere reflects the sun’s B. I, II, III and IV
energy at night C. I, II and III
B. atmosphere absorbs the sun’s D. I, III and IV.
energy at night
C. earth radiates heat to the 25. When the human eye loses its
atmosphere at night power of accommodation, the
D. sun no longer shines at night. detect is known as
23. A metal of volume 40cm3 is A. long-sightedness

heated from 30⁰C to 90⁰C, the B. short-sightedness
increase in volume is ..... C. presbyopia
[Linear expansivity of the metal= D. astigmatism.
2.0 x 10-5K-1]
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26. A length of wire has a C. Radio waves
frequency of 255Hz when D. Infrared-rays.
stretched by a force of 225 N. If
the force increases to 324 N, what 29. When a red rose flower is
is the new frequency of vibration? observed in blue light, what
colour does the observer see?
A. 356 Hz
B. 306 Hz A. Yellow
C. 512 Hz B. Red
D. 488 Hz. C. Blue
D. Magenta.
27. A certain far-sighted person
cannot see objects that are closer 30. The eclipse of the sun occurs
to the eye than 50cm clearly. when the
Determine the power of the
converging lens which will enable A. moon’s umbra falls on some
him to see at 25cm. part of the earth
B. moon is between the sun and
A. 0.04 D the earth
B. 0.06 D C. earth is between the sun and
C. 0.02 D the moon
D. 0.03 D. D. moon is not completely hidden
in the earth’s shadow.
28. Which of the following
electromagnetic waves has the 31. A cannon is fired from town X.
highest frequency? After how long is the sound heard
at a town Y 4.95 km away?
A. X-rays [velocity of sound in air = 333
B. Ultra-violet rays ms-1]
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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
32. An image in a convex lens is

upright magnified 3 times. If the
focal length of the lens is 15cm,
what is the object distance?
A. 9.6 A
B. 14.4 A
A. 14 cm
C. 1.0 A
B. 10cm
D. 3.2 A.
C. 25 cm
D. 26cm.
35. If the charge of electricity per
kWh is N4, what is the cost of
33. The capacitance of a parallel
operating an electrical appliance
plate capacitor is 20 μF in air and
rated 2.50 V, 2 A for 6 hours?
60 μF in the presence of a
dielectric. What is the dielectric
A. ₦24
constant?
B. ₦0.12
C. ₦12
A. 2.0
D. ₦16.
B. 0.3
C. 6.0
36. The correct expression for the
D. 3.0.
potential at a point, distance r
from a charge q, in an electric
34. In the circuit below, three
field is
resistors, 2Ω, 4 Ω and 12 Ω are
connected in parallel and a 12 V
A.
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B. 39. Two resistors 5 Ω and 10 Ω
are arranged first in series and
C.
later in parallel to a 24 V source.
D. The ratio of total power dissipated
in the series and parallel
arrangement respectively is
37. Three similar cells each of
e.m.f 2V and internal resistance 2 A. 3:5
Ω are connected in parallel, the B. 5:3
total e.m.f and total internal C. 1:50
resistance are respectively D. 50:1.
A. 6 V, 0.7 Ω 40. Which of the following will be

B. 6 V, 6.0 Ω applied when a metal x in
C. 2 V, 0.7 Ω electrolysis?
D. 2 V, 6.0 Ω
A. Y is the anode and very high
38. In homes, electrical current is used
appliances and lamps are B. X is the anode and very high
connected in parallel because current is used
C. X is the cathode and Y is the
A. less voltage will be used anode
B. parallel connection does not D. Y is the cathode and X is the
heat up the wires anode
C. series connection uses high
voltage 41. A radioactive isotope has a
D. less current will be used. decay constant of 10-5s-1.
Calculate its half-life.
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A. 6.93 x 104s current is total power dissipated
B. 6.93 x 10-6s in the series
C. 6.93 x 10-5s
D. 6.93 x 105s A.
B. √2
C. 2
property of steel?
D.
A. It can easily be magnetized

45. Two inductors of inductances
and demagnetized
4H and 8H are arranged in series
B. It cannot retain its magnetism
and a current of 10A is passed
longer than iron
through them. What is the energy
C. It can be used for making
stored in them?
temporary magnets
D. It can be used for making
A. 250 J
permanent magnets.
B. 500 J
C. 50 J
43. If the threshold frequency for
D. 133 J.
tungsten is 1.3 x 1015Hz, what is
its work function?
46. Under which of the following
conditions do gasses conduct
A. 8.85 x 10-18 J
electricity?
B. 8.58 x 10-19 J
C. 8.58 x 10-15 J
A. High pressure and high p.d
D. 8.58 x 10-17 J
B. Low pressure and low p.d
[h = 6.6 x 10-34 Js]
C. low pressure and high p.d
D. High pressure and low p.d
44. In an a.c. circuit, the ratio of
r.m.s value to peak value of
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47. In measuring high frequency impurities. The process is referred
a.c., the instrument used is the to as
A. hot wire ammeter A. doping

B. d.c. ammeter B. saturation
C. moving coil ammeter C. bonding
D. moving iron ammeter. D. amplification.
48. The bond between silicon and ANSWER KEYS:

germanium is
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. A
A. electrovalent 8. C 9. A 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. D
B. covalent 14. A 15. A 16. C 17. D 18. B
C. ionic 19. B 20. D 21. C 22. D 23. NO
D. dative. ANSWER 24. B 25. D
49. Which of the following 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. C

materials has an increase in 31. B 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. NO
resistance with temperature? ANSWER 36. B 37. D 38. A 39.
NO ANSWER 40. A 41. A 42. A
A. Electrolyte 43. C 44. A 45. A 46. D 47. B
B. Water 48. C 49. D 50. B
C. Metals
D. Wood.
50. The electrical properties of

germination can be altered
drastically by the addition of
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PAPER TYPE: PURPLE If the force in the rope is 1500N,

what is the frictional force on the
1. Which Question paper type of load?
physics as indicated above is
given to you A. 1524N
B. 1350N
A. Type Green C. 1260N
B. Type Purple D. 1061N
C. Type Red
D. Type Yellow 4.
2. In order to remove the error of

parallax when taking
measurements with a metre rule,
the eye should be focused
A. slantingly towards the left on

the markings
B. slantingly towards the right on
the markings
C. vertically downwards on the From the diagram above, OT is,
markings
D. vertically upwards on the A. 18N
markings. B. 14N
C. 5N
3. A load is pulled at a uniform D. 2N
speed along horizontal floor by a

rope at 45⁰ to floor.
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5. of 30ms-2 for 20s. Calculate the
distance covered at the end of the
motion.
A. 6km
B. 12km
C. 18km
From the velocity-time graph
D. 24km.
shown above, which of the
following quantities CANNOT be
8. A rocket is fired from the
determined?
earth’s surface to a distant planet.
By Newton’s law of universal
A. Deceleration.
gravitation, the force F will
B. Initial velocity.
C. Total distance travelled.
A. increase as a reduces
D. Initial acceleration
B. increase as G varies
C. remains constant
6. Calculate the total distance
D. increases as r increases
covered by a train before coming
to rest if its initial speed is 30ms-1
9. If a freely suspended object is
with a constant retardation of
pulled to one side and released, it
0.1ms-2.
oscillates about the point of
suspension because the
A. 5500m
B. 4500m
A. acceleration is directly
C. 4200m
proportional to the displacement
D. 3000m.
B. motion is directed away from
the equilibrium point
7. A car starts from rest and
moves with a uniform acceleration
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C. acceleration is directly A. 1200J
proportional to the square of the B. 2400J
displacement C. 6000J
D. velocity is minimum at the D. 7000J
equilibrium point.
12.
10. An object moves in a circular
path of radius 0.5m with a speed
of 1ms-1. What is its angular
velocity?
A. 8 rads-1 The diagram above shows a
B. 4 rads -1 wooden block just about to slide
C. 2 rads-1 down an inclined plane whose
D. 1 rads-1 inclination to the horizontal is α.

The coefficient of frictional force
11. between the block and the plane

is
A. sin oc
B. tan oc
C. cot oc
D. cos oc
13. An object of mass 20kg slides

down an inclined plane at an
From the diagram above,
angle of 30° to the horizontal.
calculate the work done when the
The coefficient of an active friction
particle moves from x = 0m to x
is
= 80m.
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A. 0.2 16. An object of volume 1m3 and
B. 0.3 mass 2kg is totally immersed in a
C. 0.5 liquid of density 1kgm-3. Calculate
D. 0.6 its apparent weight.
[g ≈10ms-2]
A. 20 N
14. A block and tackle is used to B. 10 N
raise a load of 25N through a C. 2 N
vertical distance of 30m. What is D. 1 N
the efficiency of the system if the
work done against friction is 17. The pressure at any point in a
1500J? [g ≈10ms-2] liquid at rest depends only on the
A. 62.5% A. depth and the density

B. 73.3% B. mass and the volume
C. 83.3% C. quantity and the surface area
D. 94.3% D. surface area and the viscosity.
15. If a load of 1kg stretches a 18. A balloon whose volume is

cord by 1.2cm, what is the force 300m3 is filled with hydrogen. If
constant of the cord? the density of air is 1.3kgm-3, find
[g ≈10ms-2] the up thrust on the balloon. [g
≈10ms-2]
A. 866 Nm-1
B. 833 Nm-1 A. 3000N
C. 769 Nm-1 B. 3800N
D. 667 Nm-1 C. 3900N
D. 4200N
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19. Clinical thermometers are C. 1676.3cm3
examples of D. 1456.5cm3
A. pressure gas thermometer 22. Calculate the temperature

B. resistance thermometer change when 500 J of heat is
C. alcohol thermometer supplied to 100g of water.
D. mercury-in-glass thermometer.
A. 12.1°C
20. Two metals P and Q are B. 2.1°C
heated through the same C. 1.2°C
temperature difference. If the D. 0.1°C
ratio of the linear expansivities of (Specific heat capacity of water =
P to Q is 2:3 and the ratio of their 4200Jkg-1K-1)
lengths is 3:4 respectively, the
ratio of the increase in lengths of 23. Which of the following is NOT
P to Q is a factor that can increase the rate
of evaporation of water in a lake?
A. 1:2
B. 2:1 A. Increase in the pressure of the
C. 8:9 atmosphere
D. 9:8 B. Rise in temperature
C. Increase in the average speed
21. 2000cm3 of a gas is collected of the molecules of water
at 27°C and 700mmHg. What is D. Increase in the kinetic energy
the volume of the gas at standard of the molecules of water.
temperature and pressure?
24. The quantity of heat energy
A. 1896.5cm3 required to melt completely 1kg
B. 1767.3cm3 of ice at -30°C is
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A. 4.13 x 105J 26. The equation of a wave
B. 4.13 x 105J travelling in a horizontal direction
C. 3.56 x 104J is expressed as
D. 3.56 x 102J y=15 sin (60t-x) what is its
(latent heat of fusion = 3.5 x 105 wavelength?
-1
Jkg , specific heat capacity of ice
= 2.1 x 103Jkg-1 K-1) A. 60m
B. 15m
25. I. It is a rapid, constant C. 5m
and irregular motion of tiny D. 2m
particles.
II. It gives evidence that tiny 27.
particles of matter called
molecules exist.
III. It takes place only in
gases.
From the diagram above, if the
IV. It gives evidence that
particles F is at a distance x from
molecules are in a constant
O to the right, the phase of the
state of random motion.
vibration will be different from
that at O by
Which of the combinations above
is correct about Brownian motion?
A.
A. I, II and III B.
B. II, III and IV only C.
C. I, III and IV only
D.
D. I, II and IV only
28. Which of the following factors

will affect the velocity of sound?
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A. An increase in the pitch of the 31. A pinhole camera is placed
sound 300m in front of a building so that
B. An increase in the loudness of the image is formed on a screen
the sound 5cm from the pinhole. If the
C. Wind travelling in the same image is 2.5cm high, the height of
direction of the sound the building will be
D. A change in the atmospheric
pressure at constant temperature. A. 25m
B. 50m
29. The characteristics of a C. 100m
vibration that determines its D. 150m
intensity is the
32. The magnification of an object
A. Frequency 2cm tall when placed 10cm in
B. Overtone front of a plane mirror is
C. Wavelength
D. Amplitude A. 6.0
B. 1.0
30. Where a man can place his C. 0.7
face to get an enlarged image D. 0.6
when using a concave mirror to
shave. 33. After reflection from the
concave mirror, rays of light from
A. between the centre of the sun converges
curvature and the principle focus
B. at principle focus A. At the radius of curvature
C. between the principle focus B. At the focus
and the pole C. Beyond the radius of curvature
D. At the centre of the curvature
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D. Between the focus and radius C. II & III only
of curvature D. II only
34. A glass block of thickness 36. The use of lenses is NOT

10cm is placed on an object. If an applicable in the
observer views the object
vertically, the displacement of the A. projector
object is B. human eye
C. periscope
A. 3.33cm D. telescope
B. 5.00cm
C. 6.67cm 37. Dispersion of white light is the
D. 8.50cm ability of white light to
35. I. Rays of light travel from A. Penetrate air, water and glass
a 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
III. Rays of light travel from a
denser medium to a less 38. A newly charged 12V
dense medium accumulator can easily start a car
whereas eight new dry cells in
Which of the statements above series with an effective e.m.f. of
are conditions for total internal 12V cannot start the same car
reflection to occur? because
A. I & II only A. The current capacity is high

B. I & III only B. The current capacity is low
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C. It cannot be re-charged field at 3.0 x 102ms-1 at right
D. It cannot easily be connected angles to the field. If the force on
to a car this particle is 1.8 x 10-8N, what is
the magnitude of the field?
39.
A. 6.0 x 10-1T
B. 6.0 x 10-2T
C. 6.0 x 10-3T
Six identical cells, each of e.m.f.
D. 6.0 x 10-4T
2V are connected as shown
above. The effective e.m.f. of the
42. Which of the following is the
cell is
correct shape of the graph of
capacity reactance Xc versus
A. 0V
frequency F for a pure capacitor in
B. 4V
an a.c. circuit?
C. 6V
D. 12V
40. The fuse in an electric devise

is always connected to the ----
A. Neutral side of an electric

supply 43. The current output form of an
B. Earth side of an electric supply a.c. source is given as I = 10 sin
C. Live side of an electric supply ωt. The d.c. equivalent of the
D. Terminal side of an electric current is
supply
A. 5.0A
41. A particle carrying a charge of B. 7.1A
-8
1.0 x 10 C enters a magnetic C. 10.0A
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D. 14.1A C. Wave particles
D. Beta particles
44. A conductor of length 1m
moves with a velocity of 50ms-1 47. A piece of radioactive material
at an angle of 30° to the direction contains 1000 atoms. If its half-
of a uniform magnetic field of flux life is 20 seconds, the time taken
density 1.5 Wbm-2. What is the for 125 atoms to remain is
e.m.f. induced in the conductor?
A. 20 seconds
A. 37.5V B. 40 seconds
B. 50.5V C. 60 seconds
C. 75.0V D. 80 seconds
D. 80.5V
48. The p-n junction diodes can
45. The process of detecting a pin act as rectifiers because they
mistakenly swallowed by a child
x–ray A. Conduct current when forward
biased
A. Diagnosis B. Conduct current when reverse-
B. Therapy biased
C. Crystallography C. Block current when forward
D. mammography biased
D. Conduct current in both
46. Which of the following directions
particles CANNOT be deflected by
both electric and magnetic fields? 49. If a reverse-biased voltage is
applied across a p-n junction, the
A. Gamma rays depletion layer width is
B. Alpha particles
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A. Increased 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. B 40. C
B. Decreased 41. C 42. D 43. B 44. A 45. C
C. Constant 46. A 47. C 48. B 49. B 50. D
D. halved
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14. C 15. B 16. B 17. A 18. C
19. D 20. A 21. C 22. C 23. A
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26. C 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. C

31. D 32. B 33. B 34. A 35. C
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1. Which Question Paper Type of
Physics is given to you? 4. The pair pf physical quantities
that are scalar only are
A. Type D.
B. Type I. A. volume and area
C. Type B. B. moment and momentum
D. Type U. C. length and displacement.
D. impulse and time.
2. When a brick is taken from the
earth’s surface to the moon, its 5. A simple pendulum of length
mass 0.4m has a period of 2s. What is
the period a similar pendulum of
A. remains constant length 0.8m at the same place?
B. reduces.
C. increases. A. 8s
D. becomes zero. B. 4s
C. 2√2
3. The resultant of two forces is D. √2
50N. If the forces are
perpendicular to each other and 6. A train with an initial velocity of
−1
one of them makes an angle of 20m is subjected to a uniform
−2
30° with the resultant, find its deceleration of 2 . The time
magnitude. required to bring the train to a
complete halt is
A. 100.0N
B. 57.7N A. 5s.
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B. 10s. must a similar body be situated to
C. 20s. have a potential energy equal in
D. 40s. value with kinetic energy of the
moving body?
7. Calculate the apparent weight
loss of a man weighing 70kg in an A. 25.0m
elevator moving downwards with B. 20.0m.
−2
an acceleration of 1.5m . C. 1.3m.
D. 1.0m.
A. 686N.
B. 595N. 10. If a pump is capable of lifting
C. 581N. 5000kg of water through a
D. 1105N vertical height of 60 m in 15 min,
−2
[ g ≈10m ] the power of the pump is
−1
8. A piece of cork floats in a A. 2.5 x 105J
−1
liquid. What fraction of its volume B. 2.5 x 104J
will be immersed in the liquid? C. 3.3 x 103Js−1
−1
D. 3.3 x 102J
A. 0.8.
B. 0.5. 11. The coefficient of friction
C. 0.2. between two perfectly smooth
D. 0.1. surface is
[Density of the cork = 0.25 x
−3
103 , density of the liquid = A. infinity.
−3
1.25 x 103kg ] B. one
C. half.
9. An object is moving with a D. zero.
−1
velocity of 5m . At what height
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−3
12. What effort will a machine of [Density of sea water = 1013k
efficiency 90% apply to lift a load one atmosphere = 0.01 x 105
−2 −2
of 180N if its effort arm is twice N g=10m ]
as long as its load arm?
15. What volume of alcohol will
−3
A. 80N have same mass as 4.2 of
B. 90N. petrol?
C. 100N.
3
D. 120N. A. 0.8 .
3
B. 1.4 .
3
13. Calculate the work done when C. 3.6 .
3
a force of 20N stretches a spring D. 4.9 .
by 50mm.
16. Calculate the length which
A. 0.5J. corresponds to a temperature of
B. 1.5J. 20°C if the used steam points of
C. 2.0J. an ungraduated thermometer are
D. 2.5J. 400 mm apart.
14. At what depth below the sea- A. 20mm.

level would one experience a B. 30mm.
change of pressure equal to one C. 60mm
atmosphere? D. 80mm.
A. 0.1 m. 17. A wire of length 100.0m at

B. 1.0m. 30°C has linear expansivity of 2 x
C. 10.0m. 10−5 −1
. Calculate the length of
D. 100.0m the wire at a temperature of -
10°C.
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A. 100.08m. 20. Foods cook quicker in salt
B. 100.04m. water than in pure water because
C. 99.96m of the effect of
D. 99.92m.
A. dissolved substances on the
18. A gas at a pressure of boiling point.
−2 −3
105 expands from 0.6 to B. atmospheric pressure on the
3
1.2 at constant temperature, boiling point.
the work done is C. food nutrients on the thermal
energy.
A. 7.0 x 106 . D. salts on the thermal
B. 6.0 x 106 . conductivity of water.
C. 6.0 x 105J.
D. 6.0 x 104 . 21. Steam from boiling water
causes more damage on the skin
19. Two liquids X and Y having that does boiling water because
the same mass are supplied with
the same quantity of heat. If the A. water has a high specific heat.
temperature rise in X is twice that B. steam has latent heat of
of Y, the ratio of specific heat fusion.
capacity of V to that of Y is C. the steam is at higher
temperature than the water.
A. 2:1. D. steam brings heat more easily
B. 1:2. by convection.
C. 4:1.
D. 1:4. 22. What will happen to the
boiling point of pure water when it
is heated in a place 30m below
sea level?
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A. It will be more than 100°C. C. mechanical wave.
B. It will be less than 100°C. D. seismic wave.
C. It will still be at 100°C.
D. It will be fluctuating. 26. A transverse wave and a
longitudinal wave travelling in the
23. The rise or fall of liquid in a same direction in a medium differ
narrow tube is because of the essentially in their
A. viscosity of the liquid. A. frequency.

B. surface tension of the liquid. B. amplitude.
C. friction between the walls of C. direction of vibration of the
the tube and the liquid. particles of the medium
D. osmotic pressure of the liquid. D. period of vibration of the
particles of the medium.
24. The mechanism of heat
transfer from one point to another 27. What is the velocity of sound
through the vibration of the at 100°C, if the velocity of sound
−1
molecules of the medium is at 0°C is 340m ?
−1
A. convection. A. 497m
−1
B. conduction B. 440m
−1
C. radiation C. 397m
−1
D. diffusion D. 240m
25. A wave travels through 28. If a sonometer has a

stretched strings is known as fundamental frequency of 450Hz,
what is the frequency of the fifth
A. electromagnetic wave. overtone?
B. micro wave.
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A.2700Hz
B. 456Hz
C.44Hz
D.75Hz
29. A man 1.5m tall is standing

3m in front of a pinhole camera A. 41°.
whose distance between the hole B. 49°.
and the screen is 0.1m. What is C. 55°.
the height of the image of the D. 61°.
man on the screen?

32. Total internal reflection will
A. 0.05m not occur when light travels from
B. 0.15m.
A. water to air.
C. 0.30m.
D. 1.00m. B. water into glass.
C. glass to air.
30. A ray of light passing through D. glass into water.
the centre of curvature of a

concave mirror is reflected by the 33.
mirror at
A. 0°.
B. 45°.
C. 90°.
What does the diagram above
D. 180°
represent?
31. From the diagram below,

A. telescope in normal use.
calculate the incident angle i.
B. microscope in normal use.
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C. telescope in abnormal use. A. 1.5 x 10−11N
D. microscope in abnormal use. B. 1.5 x 10−12N
C. 1.5 x 10−13N
34. If the linear magnification of D. 1.5 x 10−14N
the objective and eyepiece convex
lenses of a compound microscope 37. Capacitors are used in the
are 4 and 7 respectively, calculate induction coil to
the angular magnification of the
microscope. A. control circuits.
B. dissipate energy.
A. 2. C. prevent electric sparks.
B. 3. D. prevent distortion of electric
C. 11. fields.
D. 28. 38. A cell of emf 1.5V is
connected in series with a 1Ω
35. The angle of deviation of light resistor and a current of 0.3A
of various colours passing through flows through the resistor. Find
a triangular prism increases in the the internal resistance of the cell.
order
A. 4Ω.
A. red → green → blue. B. 3.0Ω.
B. green → violet → blue. C. 1.5Ω.
C. blue → red → green. D. 1.00Ω.
D. blue → green → red.
39. Which of the following obeys
36. Calculate the force acting on ohms law?
an electron of charge 1.5 x 10−19C
placed in an electric field of A. electrolytes.
−1
intensity 105V . B. metals.
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C. diode. B. gains potential energy and
D. glass. kinetic energy.
C. loses potential energy and
40. A house has ten 40W and five gains kinetic energy.
100W bulbs. How much will it cost D. loses both potential and kinetic
the owner of the house to keep energy.
them lit for 10 hours if the cost of
a unit is ₦5? 43. To convert a galvanometer to
voltmeter, a __
A. ₦90.
B. ₦50. A. high resistance is connected to
C. ₦45 it in series.
D. ₦40. B. high resistance is connected to
41. An electric device is rated it in parallel.
2000V, 250V. Calculate the C. low resistance is connected to
maximum current it can take. it in series.
D. low resistance is connected to
A. 9A. it in parallel.
B. 8A.
C. 7A. 44. Induced emfs are best
D. 6A. explained using
42. When a charge moves A. Ohm’s law.

through an electric circuit in the B. Faraday’s law.
direction of an electric force, it C. Coulomb’s law.
___ D. Lenz’s law.
A. gains both potential and kinetic 45. If a current of 2.5A flows

energy. through an electrolyte for 3 hours
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and 1.8g of a substance is 48. The particle nature of light is
deposited, what is the mass of the demonstrated by the
substance that will be deposited if
a current of 4A flows through it A. photoelectric effect.
for 4.8 hours? B. speed of light.
C. colours of light.
A. 2.4g D. diffraction of light.
B. 3.2g
C. 4.6g. 49. The energy of a photon
D. 4.8g. having a wavelength of 10−10m is
46. Calculate the energy of the A. 2.0 x 10−15

third level of an atom if the B. 1.7 x 10−13
ground state energy is -24eV C. 2.0 x 10−12
D. 1.7 x 10−12
A. -9.20eV. (h= 6.63 x 10−34 c= 3.0 x
−1
B. -8.20eV. 108 )
C. -2.75eV.
D. -1.75eV. 50. The bond between silicon and
germanium is ___
47. In photo-emission, the
number of photoelectrons ejected A. dative.
per second depends on the ___. B. covalent.
C. trivalent.
A. frequency of the beam. D. ionic.
B. work function of the metal.
C. threshold frequency of the
metal.
D. intensity of the beam.
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1. A 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. D
8. C 9. C 10. C 11. D 12. C 13. A
14. C 15. C 16. D 17. D 18. D
19. C 20. A 21. C 22. A 23. B
24. B 25. C
26. C 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. A

31. A 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. D
36. C 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. C
41. B 42. A 43. A 44. D 45. C
46. C 47. C 48. D 49. A 50. C
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II. Torque
1. Which question paper type of III. Kinetic Energy
physics is given to you IV. Momentum.
A. Type F Which of the quantities listed are

B. Type E vectors?
C. Type L
D. Type S A. II and IV
B. I and II
2. What is the least possible error C. I and III
encountered when taking D. II and III
measurement with a meter rule?
5. Which type of motion do the
A. 0.1mm wheels of a moving car undergo?
B. 1.0mm
C. 0.5mm A. Vibratory and translational
D. 0.2mm motion
B. Random and translational
3. A quantity which requires motion
magnitude and direction to be C. Rotational and oscillatory
specified is motion
D. Translational and rotational
A. Temperature motion
B. Distance
C. Displacement 6. From the diagram below, the
D. Mass region of zero acceleration is
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B. 4.2kms-1
C. 4.0kms-1
D. 11.3kms-1
9. An object of weight 80kg on

earth is taken to a planet where
acceleration due to gravity is one-
third of its value on earth. The
A. MN weight of the object on the planet
B. NS is
C. SP
D. PQ A. 48N
B. 12N
7. A car accelerates uniformly C. 27N
from rest at 3ms-2. its velocity D. 36N
after traveling a distance of 24m
is 10. One of the conditions
necessary for an object to be in
A. 12ms-1 equilibrium when acted upon by a
B. 144ms-1 number of parallel forces is that
C. 72ms-1 the vector sum of the forces is
D. 36ms-1
A. Average
8. Calculate the escape velocity of B. Zero
a satellite launched from the C. Negative
earth's surface if the radius of the D. Positive
earth is 6.4 x 106m
A. 25.3kms-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. Their lines of action are 14. A machine whose efficiency is

parallel. 75% is used to lift a load of
B. They are represented in 1000N. Calculate the effort put in
magnitude only to the machine if it has a Velocity
C. They are represented in ratio of 4.
direction only
D. Their lines of action meet at a A. 343.32N
point B. 233.33N
C. 333.33N
12. An object of mass 20kg is D. 334.33N
released from a height of 10m
above the ground level. The 15. A wheel and an axle is used to
kinetic energy of the object just raise a load whose weight is 800N
before it hits the ground is when an effort of 250N is applied.
If the radii of the wheel and axle
A. 200J are 800mm and 200mm
B. 4000J respectively, the efficiency of the
C. 2000J machine is
D. 500J
A. 90%
13. The energy in the nucleus of B. 80%
atoms produce heat which can be C. 85%
used to generate D. 87%
A. Kinetic energy
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16. A force of 500N is applied to a B. mist
steel wire of cross-sectional area C. dew
0.2m2, the tensile stress is D. fog
A. 2.5x104Nm-2 19. What is the equivalent of 20K

B. 1.0x102Nm-2 in Celsius scale?
C. 1.0x103Nm-2
D. 2.5x103Nm-2 A. 293 °C
B. 68 °C
17. C. 36⁰C
D. 20°C
20. A glass bottle of initial volume

2 x 104cm3 is heated from 20°C to
50°C. If the linear expansively of
glass is 9x10-6K-1, the volume of
From the diagram above, the
the bottle at 50°C is
point that represent the elastic
limit is
A. 20 016.2cm3
B. 20 005.4cm3
A. Q
C. 20 008.1cm3
B. R
D. 20 013.5cm3
C. S
D. T
21. The equation PaVbTc=
constant reduces to Charles Law if
18. The small droplet of water
that forms on the grass in early
A. a=1, b=1and c=0
hours of the morning is
B. a=1, b=0 and c=-1
C. a=0, b=1 and c=1
A. haul
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D. a=0, b=1 and c=-1 25. Heat transfer by convection in
a liquid is due to the
22. The quantity of heat needed
to raise the temperature of a A. Latent heat of vaporization of
body by 1K is the body's the liquid
B. Increased vibration of the
A. Heat capacity molecules of the liquid about their
B. Internal energy mean position
C. Specific heat capacity C. Variation of density of the
D. Latent heat of fusion liquid
D. Expansion of the liquid as it is
23. The melting point of a heated
substance is equivalent to its
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 vapor present in the air is C. 2.0x103Hz
just sufficient to saturate air is D. 4.5x102Hz
A. Boiling point 27. A boy receives the echo of his

B. Ice point clap reflected by a nearby hill
C. Saturation point 0.8s later. How far is he from the
D. Dew point hill?
A. 528m
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B. 66m C. 2.5 x 101
C. 136m D. 2.5 x 102
D. 264m
30. The focal length of a concave
28. mirror is 2.0cm. If an object is
placed 8.0cm from it, the image is
at
A. 2.7m
B. 2.0m
C. 2.3m
D. 2.5m
31. In a compound microscope,

The diagram above show a the objective and the eye piece
stationery wave of wavelength 40 focal lengths are
cm in a closed tube. The length l
is the resonating air column is A. Long
B. Short
A. 10cm C. The same
B. 20cm D. At infinity
C. 30cm
D. 40cm 32. When a telescope is in normal
use, the final image is at
29. An object is placed 10m from
a pinhole camera of length 25cm. A. The focus
Calculate the linear magnification. B. The radius of curvature
C. The near point
-2
A. 2.5 x 10 D. Infinity
-1
B. 2.5 x 10
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33. When a negatively charged C. 3uf
rod is brought near the cap of a D. 4uf
charged gold leaf electroscope
which has positive charges, the 36. The maximum power transfer
leaf occurs in a cell when the external
resistance is
A. Collapses
B. Collapses and diverges again A. Twice the internal resistance of
C. Diverges the cell
D. Remains the same B. The same as the internal
resistance of the cell
34. What charge is stored in a C. Greater than the internal
0.1F capacitor when a 10V supply resistance of the cell
is connected across it? D. Less than the internal
resistance of the cell
A. 1C
B. 5C 37. If a metal wire 4m long and
C. 4C crosssectional area 0.8 mm2 has
D. 2C a resistance of 60Ω, find the
resistivity of the wire
35.
A. 5.3x10-7 Ωm
B. 3.0x10-5 Ωm
C. 1.2x10-6 Ωm
D. 3.2x10-6 Ωm
Calculate the effective
capacitance of the circuit above 38. A circuit has a resistance of
200Ω. The resistance of the circuit
A. 1uf can be reduced to 120Ω when
B. 2uf
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A. A 300Ω resistor is connected to A. 360°
it in parallel B. 0°
B. An 80Ω resistor is connected to C. 90°
it in series D. 180°
C. A 150Ω resistor is connected to
it in parallel Use the diagram below to
D. A 240Ω resistor is connected to answer question 42 and 43
it in series
39. PHCN measures its electrical

energy in
42. The diagram above is that of

A. W
B. KWh
A. a step- up transformer
C. Wh
B. a step - down transformer
D. J
C. an auto transformer
D. an oil transformer.
40. What is the best method of
demagnetizing a steel bar
43. the electromotive force in the
magnet?
secondary winding is
A. Hammering
A. increasing
B. Heating it
B. reducing
C. Rough handling it
C. Stabilizing
D. Solenoid method
D. Varying
41. The magnitude of the angle of

44. What type of reaction is
dip at the equator is 2
represented by the equation 1 +
2
1 → 3
2 + 1
0 + energy?
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A. Ionization B. Argon
B. Fusion C. Air
C. Fission D. Neon
D. Chain
210
48. When 82Pb decays to
206
45. When an atom undergoes a 80Pb, it emits
beta decay, the atomic number of
the nucleus A. two alpha and two beta
particles
A. Remains unchanged B. an alpha particle
B. Decreases by one C. one beta particle
C. Increases by one D. one alpha and one beta
D. Becomes zero particle
46. Calculate the mass of the 49. In a common emitter

copper deposited during configuration, the output voltage
electrolysis when a current of 4A is through the
passes through a copper salt for 2
hours. A. Resistor
[ece of Copper z=3.3x10-7kgC-1] B. Base
C. Collector
A. 2.9 x 105kg D. Emitter
B. 9.5 x 10-7kg
C. 9.5 x 10-3kg 50. Which of the graph below
D. 2.9 x 10-4kg shows the characteristic of an i-v
transistor?
47. Which gas produces a pink
coloured light in a discharge tube?
A. Mercury
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1. A piece of rubber 10cm long

stretches 6mm when a load of
100N is hung from it. What is the
strain?
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.
The diagram above shows the

lens arrangement in
A. compound microscope
B. a binocular
A body of mass 6kg rests on an
C. an astronomical
inclined plane. The normal
D. a periscope
reaction R and the limiting
frictional force is F as shown in
3. What is the total resistance in
the diagram (Fig. 2). If F is 30N
the below diagram?
and g=10ms-2, then the angle of
inclination Ө is
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A. 15° 8. A good calorimeter should be
B. 60° of
C. 45°
D. 30° A. low specific heat capacity and
low heat conductivity
5. The speed of light in air is 3.0 x B. high specific heat capacity and
103ms-1. Its speed in glass having low heat conductivity
a refractive index of 1.65 is C. high specific heat capacity and
low heat conductivity
A. 1.82 x 108 ms-1 D. low specific heat capacity and
B. 3.00 x 108 ms-1 high heat conductivity.
C. 4.95 x 108 ms-1
D. 1.65 x 108 ms-1 9. Which of the following is most
strongly deflected by a magnetic
6. Longitudinal waves do not field?
exhibit
A. β-particles
A. refraction B. χ-particles
B. polarization C. γ-rays.
C. diffraction D. χ-rays
D. reflection
10. If a beaker is filled with
7. A device that converts sound water, it is observed that the
energy into electrical energy is surface of the water is not
horizontal at the glass-water
A. the horn of a motor car interface. This behaviour is due to
B. the telephone earpiece
C. a loudspeaker A. friction
D. a microphone. B. surface tension
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C. viscosity A. gamma ray
D. evaporation B. a proton
C. a neutron
11. A dynamo primarily conducts D. an electron
A. potential energy into kinetic 13. In which of the following

energy diagrams is the length of the
B. electrical energy into kinetic length tube equal to one
energy wavelength?
C. mechanical energy into
electrical energy
D. kinetic energy into potential
energy
12. 14. A calibrated potentiometer is

used to measure the e.m.f. of a
cell because the
A. internal resistance of a cell is

small compared with that of the
potentiometer
B. potentiometer takes no current
from the cell
C. potentiometer has a linear
A particle is injected
scale
perpendicularly into an electric
D. resistance of the potentiometer
field. It travels along a curved
is less than that of a voltmeter
path as depicted in the figure 3.
The particle is
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15. Which of the following is a in the measurement of the depth
vector? of the sea?
A. Electric charge A. Diffraction

B. Electric potential difference B. Reflection
C. Electric field C. Refraction
D. Electrical capacitance. D. Interference
16. The photocell works on the 19. Which of the following are
principle of the produced after a nuclear fusion
process?
A. voltaic cell
B. photographic plate I. One heavy nucleus
C. emission of protons by incident II. Neutrons
electrons III. Protons
D. emission of electrons by IV. Energy
incident radiation
A. I and II
17. When an atom loses or gains B. II and III
a charge, it becomes C. I and IV
D. II and IV.
A. an ion
B. an electron 20. Two similar kettles containing
C. a neutron equal masses of boiling water are
D. a proton placed on a table. If the surface of
one is highly polished and the
18. Which of the following surface of the other is covered
characteristics of a wave is used with soot, which of the following
observations is correct?
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A. The two kettles will cool down C. Red and indigo
at the same rate D. Yellow and violet.
B. The polished kettle cools down
more quickly by conduction 23. Which of the following with
C. The kettle covered with soot respect to a body performing
cools down more quickly because simple harmonic motion are in
it is a good radiator of heat phase?
D. The kettle covered with soot
cools down more quickly by the A. Displacement and velocity of
process of heat convection. the body
B. Displacement and force on the
21. Total eclipse of the sun occurs body
when the C. Velocity and acceleration of the
body
A. moon is between the sun and D. Force acting on the body and
the earth the acceleration
B. sun is between the moon and
the earth 24. A uniform metre rule weighing
C. the earth is between the moon 0.5.V is to be pivoted on a knife-
and the sun edge at the 30cm-mark. Where
D. ozone layer is threatened. will a force of 2N be placed from
the pivot to balance the metre
22. Which of the following pairs of rule?
colours gives the widest
separation in the spectrum of A. 95cm
white light? B. 5cm
C. 20cm
A. Green and Yellow D. 25cm
B. Red and violet
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25. A solid weighs 10.0N in air, A. Air, alcohol and mercury
6.0N when fully immersed in B. alcohol, mercury and alcohol
water and 7.0N when fully C. mercury, alcohol and mercury
immersed in a certain liquid X. D. Air, mercury and alcohol
Calculate the relative density of 27. the process of energy

the liquid. production in the sun is
A. 3/4 A. nuclear fission

B. 4/3 B. nuclear fusion
C. 5/3 C. electron collision
D. 7/10 D. radioactivity decay
28. the particle is responsible for

nuclear fusion in a nuclear reactor
is
A. electron
B. Photon
C. proton.
D. Neutron
29. if the uncertainty in the

The diagram above shows a
measurement of the position of a
maximum and minimum
particle is 5×10-10m, the
thermometer divided into three
uncertainty in the momentum of
portions P, Q and r. which of the
the particle is
following is true about the
respective content of p, q and R?
A. 1.32 × 10-24 Ns
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B. 3.30 × 10-44 Ns B. thermionic emission
C. 1.32 × 10-44 Ns C. photon emission
D. 3.30 × 10-24 Ns D. electron emission
[h=6.6 ×10-34J]
33. The production of pure
30. The change in volume when spectrum could easily be achieved
450kg of ice is completely melted using a
is
A. Triangular prism only
A. 0.50m B. Triangular prism with two
B. 0.45m3 concave lens
C. 4.50m3 C. Glass prism with a pin
D. 0.05m3 D. Triangular prism with two
[density of ice =900kgm-3 Density convex lens.
of water=1000 kgm-3]
34. A short chain is something
31. When impurities are added to attached to the back of a petrol
semiconductor tanker to
A. decreases A. Conduct excess charges to the

B. increases then decreases earth
C. decreases B. Ensure the balancing of the
D. remains constant tanker
C. Caution the driver when over
32. The process through which speeding
free electrons leave the hot D. Generate more friction
surface of hot metal is known as
35. A perfect emitter or absorber
A. photo emission of radiant energy is a
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A. White body 38. The distance between two
B. Red body successive crest of a wave is 15
C. Conductor cm and the velocity is 300ms-1.
D. Black body Calculate the frequency.
36. A. 4.5 × 105 Hz

A. 4.5 × 102 Hz
B. 2.0 × 103 Hz
C. 2.0 × 102 Hz
Six identical cells, each of e.m.f
2V are connected as shown 39. An electric lamp marked
above. The effective e.m.f of the 240V, 60 Watts is left to operate
cell is for an hour. How much energy is
generated by the filament?
A. 4V
B. 0V A. 3.86 × 105 J
C. 6V B. 2.16 × 105 J
D. 12V C. 1.80 × 104 J
D. 3.56 × 105 J
37. If a pump is capable of lifting
5000Kg of water through a 40. In comparing the camera and
vertical height of 60 m in 50 human eye, the film of the
mins, the power of the pump is camera functions as the
A. 2.5×105Js-1 A. Iris
B. 3.3 × 103Js-1 B. Pupil
C. 2.5 ×104Js-1 C. Retina
D. 3.3 × 102Js-1 D. Cornea
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1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C
8. D 9. A 10. B 11. C 12. D 13. A
14. B 15. C 16. D 17. A 18. B
19. C 20. D
21. A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. A

26. B 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. D
31. A 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. D
36. A 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. C

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−1
1. What is the least possible error B. 2.5 x 104J
−1
encountered when taking . 2.5 x 105J
−1
measurement with a meter rule? D. 3.3 x 102J
A. 0.5 mm 4. Calculate the temperature

B. 1.0 mm. change when 500J of heat is
C. 0.2 mm. supplied to 100g of water.
D. 0.1 mm
A. 12.1°C
2. B. 2.1°C
C. 1.2°C
D. 0.1°C
5. Which of the following particles

CANNOT be deflected by both
The electromotive force in the
electric and magnetic fields?
secondary winding is
A. Gamma rays
A. stabilizing
B. Alpha particles.
B. reducing
C. Wave particles
C. increasing
D. Beta particles.
D. varying
6. Under which of the following

3. If a pump is capable of lifting
conditions do gasses conduct
5000 kg of water through a
electricity?
vertical height of 60 in 15 mins,
the power of the pump is
A. High pressure and low p.d
−1 B. Low pressure and high p.d
A. 3.3 x 103J
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C. Low pressure and low p.d 9. An object of mass 80kg is
D. High pressure and high p.d pulled on a horizontal rough
ground by a force of 500N. Find
7. Dispersion occurs when white the coefficient of static friction.
light passes through a glass prism
because of the A. 0.6.
B. 0.4
A. defects in the glass. C. 1.0
B. high density of the glass. D. 0.8.
−2
C. different speeds of the colour [ g ≈ 10m ]
in the glass.
D. different hidden colours in the 10.
glass.
8.
The diagram above shows plank
RS pivoted at its centre of gravity
O and is in equilibrium with the
weighs P and Q. If a weight 2P is
added to P, the plank will be in
equilibrium again by
Calculate the e.m.f of the cell in A. moving P nearer to O.

the above circuit if its internal B. moving Q nearer to O.
resistance is negligible. C. adding a weight Q to Q.
D. moving P further away from O.
A. 12V
B. 36V 11. A glass plate 0.9 cm thick has
C. 2V a refractive index of 1.50. How
D. 8V
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long does it take for a pulse of 14. 235
92 + 1
0n → 144
56 + 90
36
light to pass through the plate? +2X

In the reaction above, X is
A. 3.0 x 10−10 s
B. 4.5 x 10−11 s A. electron.
C. 3.0 x 10−11 s B. neutron.
D. 4.5 x 10−10 s C. neutrino.
−1
[c= 3.0 x 108m ] D. proton.
12. The main purpose of the 15. To protect a material from the
transformer in an a.c radio set is influence of an external magnetic
to field, the material should be kept
in a
A. increase power to the radio.
B. convert energy from a.c. to d.c A. soft iron ring.
C. step up the voltage. B. loop of copper wire.
D. step down he voltage. C. triangular zinc ring.
D. square steel ring.
13. The energy associated with
the emitted photon when a 16.
mercury atom changes from one
state to another is 3.3 .
Calculate the frequency of the
photon.
A. 3.2 x 10−53 Hz.

B. 3.1 x 10−53 Hz The refractive index of the
C. 1.3 x 10−53 Hz medium M in the diagram above
D. 8.0 x 10−53 Hz is
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A. D. They are formed by two
identical waves travelling in
B. √3
opposite directions.
C.
D.
19. The height at which the
atmosphere ceases to exist is
17. Thermal equilibrium between
about 80km. if the atmospheric
two objects exists when
pressure at a height of 20km
above the ground level is
A. the heat capacities of both
objects are the same
A. 480mmhg
B. the quantity of heat in both
B. 570mmhg
objects are the same.
C.190mmhg
C. the temperature of both
D. 380mmhg
objects are equal
D. one object loses heat
20. A metal of mass 0.5kg is
continuously to the other.
heated to 100⁰ and then
transferred to a well–lagged
calorimeter of heat capacity 80jk-1
characteristic of stationary
containing water of heat capacity
waves?
of the metal
A. The antinode is a point of

A. 92 j kg-1
minimum displacement.
B. 286 j kg-1 k-1
B. The distance between two
C. 133 j kg-1 k-1
successive nodes is one
D. 887 j kg-1 k-1
wavelength.
C. They can be transverse or
21. In the series a.c circuit shown
longitudinal
below, the p.d across the inductor
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is 8 V.r.m.s. The effective voltage B. latent heat is absorbed, the
is mass remains constant and the
volume decreases.
C. latent heat is given out, the
mass increases and the volume
remains constant
D. latent heat is given out, the
A. 10v
mass remains constant and the
B. 2v
volume decreases.
C. 14v
D. 48v
24.
22. In a closed organ pipe

producing a musical note, an
antinode will always be produced
at
A. the closed end In the diagram above, PQ and R

B. the middle are vectors. Which of the
C. the open end following options gives the correct
D. all the parts of the pipe. relationship between the vectors?
23. What happens when a certain A. P =Q +R

quantity of pure ice is completely B. P= Q – R
changed to water at 0⁰C ? C. P= R – Q
D. P+ Q +R = O
A. Latent heat is absorbed, the
mass decreases and the volume 25. If two parallel conductors
increases. carry currents flowing in the same
direction, the conductors will
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A. repel each other C. temperature
B. attract each other D. nature of the electrolyte.
C. both move in the same
direction. 28. When the bottom tip of a
D. have no effect on each other vibrating tuning fork is held in
contact with a wooden box, a
26. Which of the following louder sound is heard. this
correctly explain(s) why a green phenomenon is known as
leaf appears green in a bright
daylight? A. beats
B. echoing
I. It absorbs only the green C. reverberation
component of sunlight D. resonance.
II. It absorbs all colours in
sunlight except green 29. a particle of mass m which ia
III. It reflects only the green at rest splits up into two. if the
component of sunlight mass and the velocity of one of
the particles are m and v
A. I only respectively, calculate the velocity
B. II and III only of the seconds particle
C. I and II only
D. II only. A.
B.
27. Which of the following factors
C.
has no effect on the e.m.f of a
primary cell? D.
A. nature of plate 30. The electrochemical

B. size of the cell equivalent of silver is 0.0012g/C if
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36.0g of silver is to be deposited 33. Mercury is suitable as a
by electrolysis on a surface by barometric fluid because it
passing a steady current for 5.0
minutes, the current must be A. expands uniformly
B. is several times denser than
A. 6000A water
B. 100A C. is opaque
C. 100A D. is a good conductor of heat
D. 1.0A
34. Which of the following
31. The principle of operation of features is NOT a characteristic of
an induction coil is based on ___ natural radioactivity?
A. Ohm’s A. radioactivity is a nuclear

B. ampere’s law phenomenon
C. faraday’s law B. radioactivity is exhibited only
D. coulomb’s law by the element of mass number
greater than 206
32. A radioactive sample initially C. The radioactivity of an element
contains N atoms. After three half is affected by electric and
– lives the number of atoms that magnetic fields in the
have disintegrated is surroundings.
D Radioactive substances emit
A. three types of radiations ∝-rays,

β-rays and γ-rays.
B.
.
D. correct explanation of the
INERTIA of a body?
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A. Reluctance to start moving at image formed by a concave
rest and its reluctance to stop mirror?
moving once it has begun move
B. Reluctance to stop moving I. It can be observed on a
C. Readiness to start moving screen
D. Reluctance to start moving and II. It is always inverted and in
its readiness to stop moving once front of the mirror
it has begun to move III. It only seems to exist
IV. It is formed by the actual
36. If the force on a charge of 0.2 converging of rays of light.
coulomb in an electric field
intensity of the field is A. I, II and III only
B. I, II and IV only
A. 0.8 C. I and III only)
B. 20.0 N/C D. I and II only.
C. 0.8N/C
D. 4.2N/C 39. which of the following does
not cause a reduction of the
37. The point beyond which a surface tension of water?
stretched spring does not return
to its original length is called the A. soap solution
B. detergent
A. breaking point C. alcohol
B. sprint constant D. grease
C. elastic limit
D. elasticity point. 40. in what range of temperature
is the expansion of water
38. Which of the following anomalous?
statements is applicable to a real
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B. -800⁰c +-76⁰c
C. 0⁰c to 4⁰c
D. -4⁰c TO 0⁰
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1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C
8. D 9. A 10. B 11. C 12. D 13.
D 14. B 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. D
19. A 20. C
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A

26. B 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. C
31. A 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. A
36. B 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. C
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1. The focal length of a concave D. 43.3N

mirror is 2.0 cm. If an object is
placed 8.0cm from it, the image is 4. A piece of radioactive material
at. contains 1000 atoms. If its half-
life is 20 seconds, the time taken
A. 2.7m for 125 atoms to remain is
B. 2.3m
C.2.5m A. 20 seconds
D. 2.0m B. 40 seconds
C. 60 seconds
2. PHCN measures is electrical D. 80 seconds
energy in
5. The correct expression for the
A. Wh. potential at a point, distance r
B. Kwh from a charge q, in a electric field
C. J is
D. W.
A.
3. The resultant of two forces is
B.
50N. If the forces are
C.
perpendicular to each other and
one of them makes an angle 30° D.
with the resultant. Find its
magnitude. 6. A typical transistor
characteristic is represented as
A. 100.0N
B. 57.7N
C. 25.0N
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9. An object placed at the bottom
of a well full of clear water
appears closer to the surface due
to
A. refraction.
B. reflection.
7. In a discharge tube, most of
C. am inverter
the gas is pumped out so that
D. a magnifier
electricity is concluded at
10. A boy drags a bag of rice

A. steady voltage
along a smooth horizontal flow
B. high pressure
with a force of 2N applied at an
C. low pressure.
angle of 60° to the flow. The work
D. low voltage.
done after a distance of 3m is
8. I. Moon
A. 6J.
II. Sun
B. 4 J
III. Street light
C. 5 J
IV. Stars
D. 3 J
Which of the above is a natural

11. The spheres of masses 5.0kg
source of light?
and 10.0kg are 0.3m apart.
Calculate the force of attraction
A. I, II and IV only
between them.
B. I, II and III only
C. III and IV only
A. 3.57 X 10−2 N.
D. II and IV only
B. 3.71 X 10−2 N.
C. 4.00 X 10−2 N.
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D. 3.50 X 10−2 N. 14. Transverse waves can be
distinguished from longitudinal
12. When very hot water is waves using the characteristic of
poured into two identical thin and
thick glass tumblers in equal A. diffraction
volumes, the thick one cracks B. reflection.
because C. polarization.
D. refraction.
A. of the even expansion of lass.
B. glass is a good conductor of 15. Which of the following pairs of
heat. light rays shows the widest
C. glass is a crystal separation in the spectrum of
D. of the uneven expansion of white light?
glass
A. Green and yellow.
13. B. Blue and red
C. Indigo and violet
D. Orange and red.
16.
The diagram above represents the

stress-strain for atypical metal
rod. What does X represent? Which of the following graphs
shows the correct vector diagram
A. Yield point for the circuit above?
B. Breaking point
C. Elastic limit
D. proportional limit
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A. micrometer screw gauge
B. pair of Vernier callipers
C. metre rule
D. pair of dividers.
20. A platinum resistance

17. A transistor functions mainly thermometer records 3.0W at 0°C
as a and 8/0w at 100°C. If it records
6.0W in a certain environment,
A. switch and an amplifier the temperature of the medium is
B. rectifier and an amplifier
C. charge storer and a switch A. 60°C
D. charge storer and an amplifier B. 80°C
C. 50°C
18. A thin wire with heavy D. 30°C
weights attached to both ends is
hung over a block of ice resting 21.
on two supports. If the wire cuts
through the ice block while the
lock remains solid behind the
wire, the process is called
A. fusion
B. sublimation In the diagram above, which of
C. regelation the angles Ө1, Ө2, Ө3, and Ө4 is
D. condensation. the angle of deviation of a ray of
light passing through XYZ?
19. The inner diameter of a small
test tube can be measured A. Ө2
accurately using a
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B. Ө3 II. They are deflected in a
C. Ө1 magnetic field but not in an
D. Ө4 electric filed.
III. They consist of fast-
22. Which of the following is the moving neutrons and
dimension of pressure? deflected in an electric filed.
2 −3
A. M A. I only
−2
B. ML B. III only
C. M 2−1 −2
C. I and II only
−3
D. M D. II and III only.
23. A capacitor 8μF, is charged to 25. A concave mirror has a radius

a potential difference of 100V. of curvature of 36cm. At what
The energy stored by the distance from the mirror should
capacitor is an object be placed to give a real
image three times the size of the
A. 1.0 x 104 object?
B. 4.0 x 10−2
C. 1.25 x 10 A. 12cm
D. 8.0 x 10 B. 24cm
C. 48cm
24. Which of the following D. 108cm
statements correctly describe(s)
cathode rays?
I. They consist of tiny

particles carrying negative
electric charges
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The net capacitance in the circuit B. 20Hz
shown above is C. 5780Hz
D. 1000Hz
A. 8.0 μF
B. 6.0 μF 29. A note is called an octave of
C. 2.0 μF another note when
D. 4.0 μF
A. the notes have the same
27. A sonometer wire of length fundamental frequency
100cm under a tension of 10N, B. its frequency is half of the first
has a frequency of 250Hz. note.
Keeping the length of the wire C. its frequency is twice that of
constant, the tension is adjusted the first note.
to produce a new frequency of D. its periodic time is twice that of
350HZ. The new tension is the first note.
A. 5.1N 30. A metallic strip of iron and

B. 19.6N brass was heated. Which of the
C. 14.0N following diagrams accurately
D. 7.1N illustrated the shape of the strip
after heating?
28. In a sound wave in air, the
adjacent rarefactions and
compressions are separated by a
distance of 17cm. If the velocity
−1
of the sound wave is 340m .
Determine the frequency.
31. Which of the following is in a
neutral equilibrium?
A. 10Hz
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A. A heavy weight suspended on a D. ₦39.00
string
B. The beam of a balance in use 34. The specific latent heat of
C. A heavy-based table lamp vaporization of a substance is
D. A cone resting on its slant edge always
32. A convex mirror is used as a A. less than its specific latent heat
driving mirror because of fusion
B. equal to its specific latent heat
I. Its image is erect of fusion
II. It has a large field of view C. greater than its specific latent
III. It has a long focal length. of fusion
D. all of the above depending on
Identify the CORRECT the nature of the substance.
statement(s).
35. A hydrometer is an
A. I and III only instrument for measuring the
B. I and II only
C. II and III only A. depth off water in a vessel
D. I, II and III only B. relative humidity of the air
C. relative density of a liquid by
33. What is the cost of running finding the apparent loss in
five 50W lamps and four 100W weight
lamps for 10 hours if electrical D. relative density of a liquid by
energy costs 2 kobo per kWh? the method of flotation
A. ₦ 0.13 36. A transformer has 300 turns

B. ₦ 0.65 of wire in the primary coil and 30
C. ₦ 3.90 turns in the secondary coil. If the
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input voltage is 100 volts, the 39. A magnet is moved through a
output voltage is coil of wire. The e.m.f. produced
in the wire depends on
A. 10 volts
B. 5 volts A. the number of turns in the coil
C. 15 volts B. the strength of magnet
D. 20 volts. C. the speed at which the magnet
is moved
37. The activity of a radioactive D. all of the above.
substance depends on
40. A charge of one coulomb
A. temperature and purity liberated 0.0033g of copper in an
B. purity and age electrolytic process. How long will
C. temperature and age it take a current of 2A to liberate
D. age, purity and temperature 1.98g of copper in such a
process?
38. The speed of light in air is 3 x
−1
108 . If the refractive index of A. 30 minutes
light from air-to-water is 4/3, B. 5 minutes
then which of the following is the C. 50 minutes
correct value of the speed of light D. 60 minutes.
in water?
ANSWER KEYS:
−1
A. 4 x 108m
−1
B. 2.23 x 108m 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C
−2
C. 2.25 x 108m 8. D 9. A 10. C 11. B 12. D 13. A
−1
D. 4/9 x 108m 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. D 18. C
19. B 20. A
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21. B 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A
26. C 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. A
31. D 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D
36. D 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. B

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1. A man walks 1 km due east C. Electric current means

and then 1km due north. His movement of electrons
displacement is _____ D. All of the above
A. √2 N 45° E 4. Natural radioactivity consists of

B. 1km N 30°E the emission of -------.
C. 1km N 15° E
D. D.√2 km N 60° E A. ∝-particles and β-rays
B. ∝-particles and X-rays
2. The density of 400cm of palm C. ∝-particles, β-rays and g-rays
oil was 0.9g before frying. If the D. γ-rays and X-rays
density of the oil was 0.6 after
frying, assuming no loss of oil to 5. Which of the following does
spilling, its new volume was NOT describe the image formed
by a plane mirror?
A. 360 3
B. 600 3 A. Erect
C. 240 3 B. Laterally inverted
D. 800 3 C. Same distance from mirror as
object
3. Which of the following is true of D. Magnified
an electrical charge?
6.
A. Positive charge means deficit
electrons
B. Negative charge means excess
of electrons
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What is the resultant resistance of D. streams of electrons
the circuit given above?
9. A narrow beam of white light
A. 8Ω can be split into different colours
B. 11Ω by a glass prism. The correct
C. 4Ω explanation is that
D. 3.6Ω
A. white light is an
7. Which of the following best electromagnetic wave
describes the energy changes B. the prism has all the colours of
which take place when a steam the white light
engine drives a generator which C. different colours of white light
lights a lamp? travel with different speeds in
glass
A. Heat → Light → Sound→ D. white light has undergone total
Kinetic internal reflection in the prism.
B. Heat→ Kinetic → Electricity→
Heat and Light 10.
C. Kinetic→ Light → Heat
→Electricity
D. Electricity →Kinetic→ Heat→
Light
8. Cathode rays are ______
A. High-energy electromagnetic
waves
B. protons Figure 2 represents a block- and-
C. neutrons tackle pulley system on which an

effort of W Newtons supports a
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load of 120.0N. If the efficiency of 13. The electrochemical
the machine is 40, then the value equivalent of silver 0.0012g/C/ of
of W is 36.0g of silver is to be deposited
by electrolysis on a surface by
A. 28.0 N passing a steady current for 5.0
B. 48.0 N minutes, the current must be
C. 288.0 N
D. 50.0 N A. 6000A
B. 100A
11. What type of reaction is C. 10A
represented by the following D. 1A
scheme? 2
1 + 2
1 → 3
2 + 1
0n +
energy 14. Shadows and eclipses result
from the
A. Fusion reaction
B. Fission reaction A. refraction of light
C. Chain reaction B. reflection of light.
D. Radioactive decay C. defraction of light
D. rectilinear propagation of light
12. The amount of heat needed to
raise the temperature of 10kg of 15. Which of the following obeys
copper by 1K its ____ Ohm’s Law?
A. specific heat capacity A. All metals

B. latent heat B. Diode only
C. heat capacity C. All electrolytes
D. internal energy D. Glass
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16. Which of the following coefficient of static friction
statements are TRUE OF between mass m and the table is
ISOTOPES?
A.
I. Isotopes of an element have
B.
the same chemical properties
C.
because they have the same
number of electrons D.
II. Isotopes of elements are

normally separated using physical 18. Which of the following may be
properties used to explain a mirage?
III. Isotopes of an element has
the same number of protons in I. Layers of air near the road
their nuclei. surface have varying refractive
indices in hot weather
A. I and II only II. Road surfaces sometimes
B. I and III only become good reflectors in hot
C. II and III only weather.
D. I, II and III. III. Light from the sky can be
reflected upwards after coming
17. close to and the road surface.
A. I and III only

B. II and III only
C. II only
D. I, II and III
In the diagram above, the
hanging mass m is adjusted until
m is on the verge of sliding. The
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19. In the diagram below, if the C. increasing the frequency
atmosphere pressure is 760mm, D. decreasing the intensity.
the pressure in the chamber G is
22. One of the features of the
fission process is that
A. it leads to chain reaction

B. its products are not radioactive
C. neutrons are not released.
D. the sum of the masses of the
reactants equals the sum of the
A. 660mm
masses of the products.
B. 830mm
C. 690mm
23. The linear expansivity of brass
D. 860mm
is 2 x 10−5 −1
. If the volume of a
3
piece of brass is 15.00 at 0°C,
20. Which of the following has the
what is the volume at 100°C?
lowest internal resistance when
new?
A. 16.03 3
B. 15.09 3
A. Leclanche cell
C. 16.00 3
B. Daniel cell
D. 15.03 3
C. Torch battery
D. Accumulator
24. A lead bullet of mass 0.05kg
−1
is fired with a velocity of 200
21. The pitch of an acoustic
into a lead block of mass 0.95kg.
device can be increased by
Given that the lead block can
move freely, the final kinetic
A. decreasing the loudness
energy after impact is
B. increasing the amplitude
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A. 150 J resonate with P when set into
B. 100 J oscillation?
C. 50 J
D. 200 J
25. In a series R-L-C circuit at

resonance, the voltages across
the resistor and the inductor are
A. U
20V and 40V respectively. What is
B. T
the voltage across the capacitor?
C. R and T
D. Q and R
A. 30 V
B. 70 V
28. The time rate of loss of heat
C. 50 V
by a body is proportional to the
D. 40 V
A. temperature of its
26. If the fraction of the atoms of
surroundings
a radioactive material left after
B. temperature of the body
120 years is 1/64, what is the
C. difference in temperature
half-life of the material?
between the body and its
surroundings
A. 20 years
D. ration of the temperature of
B. 10 years
the boy to that of its
C. 2 years
surroundings.
D. 24 years
29. A positive charged rod X is

27. In the diagram below, which
brought near an uncharged metal
of the simple pendula will
sphere Y and is then touched by a
finger with X still in place. When
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the finger is removed, the result B. evaporation.
is that Y has C. boiling.
D. sublimation.
A. no charge and a zero potential
B. a positive charge and a zero 32. Which of the following
potential. diagrams represents correctly an
C. a negative charge and a n-p-n transistor?
positive potential.
D. a negative charge and a
negative potential.
30. Electrical appliances in homes

are normally earthed so that
A. a person touching the

appliances is safe from electric 33. The differences observed in
shock. solids, liquids and gases may be
B. both the a.c. and d.c. sources accounted for by
can be used.
C. the appliances are maintained A. their relative masses.
at a higher p.d. than the earth. B. their melting points.
D. the appliances are maintained C. the spacing and forces acting
at a lower p.d. than the earth. between the molecules.

D. the different molecules in each
31. The process whereby a liquid of them.
turns spontaneously into vapour

is called 34. Convex mirrors are used as
driving mirrors because images
A. regelation formed are
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A. erect, virtual and diminished D. south and north.
B. erect, real and diminished
C. erect, virtual and magnified 37. In homes, electrical
D. inverted, virtual and appliances and lamps are
diminished. connected in parallel because
35. Musical instruments playing A. less current will be used

the same note can be B. less voltage will be used.
distinguished from one another C. parallel connection does not
owing to the differences in their heat up the wires
D. series connection uses high
A. quality. voltage
B. pitch.
C. intensity 38. An object moves in a circular
D. loudness path of radius 0.5m with a speed
−1
of 1m . What is its angular
36. velocity?
−1
A. 8
−1
B. 4
−1
C. 1
−1
In the diagram above, if the D. 2
south-poles of two magnets
stroke a steel bar, the polarities 39. What effort will a machine of
at T and V will respectively be efficiency 90% apply to lift a load
of 180N if its efforts arm is twice
A. north and south. as long as its load arm?
B. south and south.
C. north and north. A. 100N
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B. 90N
C. 80N
D. 120N
40.
Calculate the effective

capacitance of the circuit above.
A. 4μf
B. 3 μf
C. 2 μf
D. 1 μf.
ANSWER KEY
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. B
8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. C 13. B
14. D 15. A 16. C 17. D 18. A
19. B 20. D
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. D

26. A 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A
31. B 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. B
36. C 37. D 38. D 39. A 40. D
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