JAMB - Physics (2010)

  • 1
    Two cars moving in the same direction have speeds of 100 kmh-1 and 130 kmh-1 what is the velocity of the faster car as measured by an observer in the slower car?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    30 kmh-1
  • 2
    A stone and a feather are dropped from the same height above the earth surface. Ignoring air resistance, which of the following is correct?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    the stone and the feather will both reach the ground at the same time
  • 3
    A car moves with an initial velocity of 25 ms-1 and reaches a velocity of 45 ms-1 in 10s. what is the acceleration of the car?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    2 ms-2
  • 4
    The surfaces of conveyor belts are made rough so as to?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    prevent the loads from slipping
  • 5
    A machine of velocity ratio 6 requires an effort of 400 N to raise a load of 800 N through I m. Find the efficiency of the machine
    პასუხი
    (C)
    33.3%
  • 6
    If a wire 30 cm long is extended to 30.5 cm by a force of 300 N. find the strain energy of wire
    პასუხი
    (A)
    0.75 J
  • 7
    In a hydraulic press, the pump piston exerts a pressure of 100 pa on the liquid. what force is exerted in the second piston of cross sectional area 3 m2?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    300 N
  • 8
    The accurate measurement of the relative density of a substance in its powdered form is done with a beam balance and?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    a density bottle
  • 9
    A hydrometer is an instrument used in measuring?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    relative density of a liquid
  • 10
    One special advantage of alcohol over mercury as a thermometric liquid is its?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    low freezing point
  • 11
    The density of a certain oil on frying becomes 0.4 kgm\(^{-3}\) with the volume of 20m\(^{3}\). what will be its initial volume when its initial density is 0.8 kgm\(^{-3}\) assuming no loss of oil due to spillage?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    10m3
  • 12
    Heat is radiated by hot objects in the form?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    infrared rays
  • 13
    If a container is filled with ice to the brim, what happens to the level of water when the ice completely melts?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    the level of water drops
  • 14
    The small droplet of water that forms on the grass in the early hours of the morning is
    პასუხი
    (B)
    dew
  • 15
    A vapor is said to be saturated when?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    a dynamic equilibrium exists between liquid molecules and the vapour molecules
  • 16
    The pressure of one mole of an ideal gas of volume 10-2 m3 at a temperature of 27°c is


    [molar gas constant = 8.3 J mol-1 k-1]
    პასუხი
    (C)
    2.49 x 105 Nm-2
  • 17
    Which of the following has no effect on radiation?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    density
  • 18
    The wavelength of a wave traveling with a velocity of 420 ms-1 is 42 m. what is its period?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    0.1 s
  • 19
    The sound of an electricity bell dies down slowly when air is slowly pumped out from a bottle because
    პასუხი
    (C)
    sound needs a material medium
  • 20
    During a thunderstorm, the sound is heard over a long time. this phenomenon is referred to as?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    reveraberation
  • 21
    In comparing the camera and the human eye, the film of the camera function as the?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    retina
  • 22
    An object 4 cm high is placed 15 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 5 cm. The size of the image is?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    2 cm
  • 23
    An object is embedded in a block of ice, 10 cm below the plane surface. if the refractive index of the ice is 1.50, the apparent depth below the surface is?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    6.67 cm
  • 24
    Which of the following is used for the correction of short sightedness?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    concave lens
  • 25
    Dispersion occurs when white light passes through a glass prism because of the?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    different speeds of the colour in the glass
  • 26
    When a positively charged rod is brought nearer the cap of a positively charged electroscope, the leaves divergence will?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    diverge
  • 27
    Power supply is transmitted at a very high voltage and low current in order to?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    prevent overheating of the coil
  • 28
    A galvanometer with full-scale deflection of 10 mA is to be converted to a voltmeter with full-scale deflection of 5v. if a series resistance of 498Ω is used for the conversion, the resistance of the galvanometer is ?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    2Ω
  • 29
    Two inductors of inductance 5 mll and 15 mll are connected in series and a current of 5A flows through them. the total energy stored in the inductor is?
    პასუხი
    (E)
    no correct option
  • 30
    In alternating current circuit at resonance, the angle of lead or lag is?
    პასუხი
    (D)
  • 31
    In a discharge tube, most of the gas is pumped out so that electricity is conducted at?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    low pressure
  • 32
    The ground stated energy for the hydrogen atom is 5.44 x 10-19J . If an electron drops from zero energy to ground state, calculate the frequency of the emitted radiation?

    [h = 6.6 x 10-34 Js]
    პასუხი
    (E)
    No correct option
  • 33
    Transistors are used for the?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    amplification of signals
  • 34
    Which of the following is a pure semiconductor?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    silicon
  • 35

    The diagram above shows a velocity - time graph. The statement that is true about this motion is that the car?

    პასუხი
    (A)
    has no acceleration between point F and G
  • 36

    The diagram above represents balls in an undulating surface. Which of the following option represents positions of stable equilibrium?

    პასუხი
    (C)
    III, VI and IX
  • 37
    A bob of weight 0.1 N hangs from a massless string of length 50 cm. A variable horizontal force which increase from zero is applied to pull the bob until the string makes an angle of 60o with the vertical. The work done is?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    0.025 J
  • 38
    Two metals P and Q of length l1 and l2 are heated through the same temperature difference. If the ratio of the linear expansivities of P to Q is 2:3 and the ratio of lengths is 3:4. What is the ratio of increase in length of P to Q?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    1:2
  • 39
    THe velocity of sound in air at 16oC is 340ms-1. What will it be when the pressure is doubled and its temperature raised to 127ºC?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    400 ms-1
  • 40
    Three capacitors of capacitance 2μF, 4μFand 8μF are connected in parallel and a P.D of 6V is maintained across each capacitor, the total energy stored is?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    2.52 x 10-4J
  • 41
    A cell of e.m.f 12V and internal resistance 4Ω is connected to an external resistor of resistance 2Ω. Find the current flow.
    პასუხი
    (D)
    2 A
  • 42
    The diagram above shows a balanced metre bridge, the value of x is
    პასუხი
    (C)
    33.3 cm
  • 43
    Three 4Ω resistors connected in parallel have a potential difference of 16 V applied across them. What is the total current in the circuit?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    12 A
  • 44

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

    პასუხი
    (B)
    N192.00
  • 45

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

    პასუხი
    (C)
    north and north