Classroom

Physics Past Questions

Updated description

2,483 questions JAMB 2483 WAEC 1904 NECO 322 CUSTOM 10

Select subject

Download PHP app Ask a Question Check Syllabus Past Question Videos Topic Video Lessons

Take a test

Custom CBT

Create and set up a CBT environment with your preferred subjects.

JAMB CBT Simulator

Practice JAMB CBT with real UTME past questions in CBT format.

WAEC CBT Practice 2026 Simulator

CB-WASSCE styled past question practice.

NECO CBT Practice 2026 Simulator

SSCE & GCE styled past question practice.

Past Questions

2,483 questions

Question 1 of 20 2,483 total questions

Question 1071

jamb 1985

A thin aluminum plate has a surface area of 1.500m at 20ºC. What will be its surface area when it is cooled to -20ºC? (Take the linear expansivity of aluminum to be 2.5 x 10-5k-1).

A1.503m²

B1.500m²

C1.498m²

D1.497m²

E1.490m²

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1072

jamb 1985

A uniform cylindrical block of wood floats in water with one-third of its height above the water level, in a liquid of relative density 0.8, what fraction of its height will be above the liquid level?

A\(\frac{1}{6}\)

B\(\frac{1}{5}\)

C\(\frac{1}{3}\)

D\(\frac{4}{5}\)

E\(\frac{5}{6}\)

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1073

jamb 1985

A metal cube of volume 10³mm³ is lowered into a measuring cylinder containing water. If the internal cross-sectional area of the cylinder is 1.5 x 10²mm², by how much does the water level rise in the cylinder?

A6.67 x 10⁰mm

B8.50 x 10²mm

C1.15 x 10³mm

D2.50 x 10³mm

E1.50 x 10⁵mm

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1074

jamb 1985

The areas of the effort and load pistons of a hydraulic press are 0.5m² and 5m² respectively. If a force F₁ of 100N is applied on the effort piston, the force F₂ on the load is

A10N

B100N

C500N

D1000N

E5000N

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1075

jamb 1985

Two divers G and H are at depths 20m and 40m respectively below the water surface in a lake. The pressure on G is P1 while the pressure on H is P2. If the atmospheric pressure is equivalent to 10m of water, then the value of \( \frac{p_2}{p_1} \) is?

A0.50

B0.60

C1.67

D2.00

E3.0

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1076

jamb 1985

A force of 100N stretches an elastic string to a total length of 20cm. If an additional force of 100N stretches the string 5cm further, Find the natural length of the string

A15cm

B12cm

C10cm

D8cm

E5cm

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1077

jamb 1985

A 0.05kg bullet travelling at 500ms^-1 horizontally strikes a thick vertical wall. It stops after penetrating through the wall horizontal distance of 0.25m. What is the magnitude of the average force the wall exerts on the bullet?

A25N

B50N

C250N

D500N

E25 000N

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1078

jamb 1985

Two masses 40g and 60g respectively, are attached firmly to the ends of the light meter rule. The center of gravity of the system is

Aat the mid-point of the meter rule

B40cm from the lighter mass

C40cm from the heavier mass

D60cm from the heavier mass

Eindeterninate because the meter-rule is light

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1079

jamb 1985

Which of the following is NOT a force?

AFriction

BTension

CUpthrust

DWeight

EImpulse

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1080

jamb 1985

A metal block of mass 5kg lies on a rough horizontal platform. If a horizontal force of 8N applied to the block through its center of mass just slides the block on the platform, then the coefficient of limiting friction between the block and platform is

A0.16

B0.63

C0.80

D1.60

E2.00

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1081

jamb 1985

A block of mass 2.04kg resting on a smooth horizontal plane is acted upon simultaneously by two-forces, 10N due North and 10N due East. The magnitude of the acceleration produced by the force on the block is

A0.10ms^-2

B7.07ms^-2

C10.00ms^-2

D14.10ms^-2

E20.00ms^-2

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1082

jamb 1985

If a car starts from rest and moves with a uniform acceleration of 10ms^-2 for ten seconds, the distance it covers in the last one second of its motion is

A95m

B100m

C500m

D905m

E1000m

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1083

jamb 1985

Which of the following types of motion are oscillatory? i.a diving board when used by a diver. ii. the motion of the balance wheel of a wrist watch. iii. the motion of the turn-table of a record player. iv. the motion of the center of a ten kobo piece as it rolls down an inclined plane. v. the motion of the needle of a D.C. ammeter into which a low A.C. current is passed

Ai and ii

Bi, ii and iii

Cii, ii and iv

Di, ii and v

Eiii, iv and iv

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1084

jamb 1985

Which of the following statements are true about the spring balance and the chemical balance? i. both are used to measure the mass of an object. ii. either of them may be used to measure the weight of an object. iii. the spring balance works on the principle of Hooke's law while the chemical balance works on the principle of moments. iv. a change in gravity does the readings of a spring balance but not that of a chemical balance.

Ai, and iv

Bii and iii

Cii and iv

Di, ii and iii

Ei and iii

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1085

jamb 1985

A simple pendulum with a period of 2.0s has its length doubled. Its new period is

A1.00s

B1.41s

C0.3s

D2.83s

E4.00s

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1086

jamb 1985

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental S.I unit?

AMeter

BAmpere

CKelvin

DSeconds

ERadian

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1087

jamb 1984

In the diagram above, X and Y have resistances 6 and 4 ohms respectively, if the power dissipation in X is 10W then power dissipation in Y is

A2.4W

C6.0W

D6.7W

E15.0W

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1088

jamb 1984

In the circuit Shown above, calculate the effective capacitance between X and Y

A3/4µF

B\( 2 \frac{10}{13} µF\)

C12µF

D\( 4 \frac{12}{13} µF\)

E13µF

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1089

jamb 1984

A short bar magnet is placed in earth's magnetic field, as shown above, which of the points II and III are/is possible positions of a neutral point?

AI only

BII only

CIII only

DI and II

EI,II and III

View Explanation & Discuss

Question 1090

jamb 1984

A force varying linearly with the distance acts on a body as shown above, The work done on the body by the force during the first 10m of motion is

A100J

B150J

C200J

D300J

E600J

View Explanation & Discuss

Question Navigator

Current

Physics Past Questions

Take a test

Custom CBT

JAMB CBT Simulator

WAEC CBT Practice 2026 Simulator

NECO CBT Practice 2026 Simulator

Past Questions

Question Navigator

MathsFaculty