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Question 11
jamb 2025

What colour has the lowest frequency in the spectrum of white light?

ARed
BYellow
CIndigo
DBlue
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Question 12
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The distance between two successive trough points of a wave is 

Atwo wavelength
Ba wavelength
Cone third wavelength
Dhalf wavelength
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Question 13
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The acceleration of the body given above ( upthrust = 10N)

A10.0m/s\(^2\)
B20.0m/s\(^2\)
C7.5m/s\(^2\)
D6.8m/s\(^2\)
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Question 14
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Which of the following is a basic Unit? 

AJoule
BVolt
COhm
DAmpere
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Question 15
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In electromagnetic induction, the generated electricity is actually a voltage called 

AInduced emf
BEddy current
CInductor voltage
DWatts
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Question 16
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What is the electrolyte used in wet Leclanche cell 

ANickle hydroxide
BLead dioxide
CAmmonium chloride
DCarbon
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Question 17
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One of the following is not a radiation detector 

AElectrophorus
BScintillation chamber
CGeiger muller counter
DFilm badge
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Question 18
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The commonly used materials for shielding or screening magnetism is 

AAlumumium
BBrass
CSoft iron
DCopper
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Question 19
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A refrigerator uses 150W. If it is kept on for 336 hours nonstop. What is the energy consumed in Kwh?

A60.20Kwh
B25.01Kwh
C50.40Kwh
D30.20Kwh
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Question 20
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A short-sighted person's far point is 95cm. The defect can be corrected using 

ADiverging mirror of focal length 95cm
BPlano convex lens of focal length 90cm
CDiverging lens of focal length 95cm
DConverging lens of focal length 95cm
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Question 21
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A bore made in an aluminium block at 34ºC is 3.48cm\(^3\). What is the new bore when the temperature was raised to 340ºC [α\(_a\) = 24 x 10\(^{-6}\)K\(^{-1}\)]

A4.14cm\(^3\)
B3.83cm\(^3\)
C3.56cm\(^3\)
D3.24cm\(^3\)
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Question 22
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A body is moving initially at 4m/s. If it's impulse after accelerating at 5m/s\(^2\) for 2s is 60Kgms\(^{-1}\). What is its mass?

A3Kg
B4Kg
C6Kg
D5Kg
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Question 23
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A collection of condensed suspended dust particles in the air constitute 

ACloud
Bfog
CMist
DRain
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Question 24
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Using the oscillating simple pendulum above, the maximum kinetic energy is obtained at 

AQ
BS
CR
DP
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Question 25
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At what distance from a 1.2  x 10\(^{-7}\)C point charge will the electric field intensity be equal to 4.8  x 10\(^{-4}\)NC\(^{-1}\) [ Take \(\frac{1}{4\pi ε_0}\) = 9.0 x 10\(^9\)]

A1.5Km
B3.0Km
C2.0Km
D4.5Km
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Question 26
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What is the mass of a particle with speed 2.7 x 10\(^8\)m/s and wavelength 4.0 x 10\(^{-7}\)mm? (h = 6.63 x 10\(^{-34}\)Js)

A2.6 x 10\(^{-27}\)Kg
B6.1 x 10\(^{-31}\)Kg
C3 x 10\(^{-22}\)Kg
D7 x 10\(^{-20}\)Kg
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Question 27
jamb 2025

A 25cm long pinhole camera produces a one-fifth of an object's size. Calculate the object distance 

A20.49m
B2.82m
C4.23m
D1.25m
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Question 28
jamb 2025

Which of the following thermometer types best responds to a change in temperature

AMercury thermometer
BResistance thermometer
CGas thermometer
DAlcohol thermometer
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Question 29
jamb 2025

The speed of sound in air is 60 m/s. How far from the centre of a storm is an observer who hears a thunder clap 4s after the flash of the lightning?

A140m
B100m
C340m
D240m
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Question 30
jamb 2025

Calculate the specific heat capacity of a metal rod of mass 0.025kg whose temperature was raised by 15ºC when 1000J of heat energy was added to the rod(assuming the heat loss to the surrounding is negligible)

A2440.5JKg\(^{-1}\)K\(^{-1}\)
B3000.0JKg\(^{-1}\)K\(^{-1}\)
C2888.4JKg\(^{-1}\)K\(^{-1}\)
D2666.7JKg\(^{-1}\)K\(^{-1}\)
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