1995 JAMB UTME Physics Past Questions

1995

Which of the following is the exclusive property of a transverse wave?

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A well-lagged bar of length 100cm has its ends maintained at 100oC and 40oC respectively. What is the temperature at a point 60cm from the hotter end?

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Which of the following statements give the TRUE difference between evaporation and boiling? i. Evaporation occurs at all temperatures while boiling occurs at a fixed temperature for a given pressure. ii. Evaporation is a…

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Which of the following pairs of colours gives the widest separation in the spectrum of white light?

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A real object is placed at a distance ucm in front of a curved mirror of focal length fcm. If the image is upright and magnified, then the mirror is

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What is the approximate critical angle for total internal reflection for diamond if the refractive index of diamond is 2.42?

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Total eclipse of the sun occurs when the

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The pitch of an acoustic device can be increased by

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The purpose of a dielectric material in a parallel plate capacitor is to

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A 12V battery has an internal resistance of 0.5W.If a cable of 1.0W resistance is connected across the two terminals of the battery, the current drawn from the battery is

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If a resistance is halved in value and the potential difference across it is tripled, then the ratio of the new current to the old one is

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At different locations on the earth's surface, the earth's magnetic field is

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Two parallel plates at a distance of 8.0 x 10-3m apart are maintained at a p.d of 600 volts with the negative plate earthed. What is the electric field strength?

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A light of energy 5eV falls on a metal and the electrons with a maximum kinetic energy of 2eV are ejected. The work function of the metal is

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The primary winding of a transformer has 400 turns and its secondary has 100 turns. If a source of e.m.f. of 12V is applied to the primary, the secondary e.m.f. will be

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Which of the following is required to convert a milliammeter to an ammeter?

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If the maximum voltage across a 100ohms resistor is 20V, then the maximum power it can dissipate is

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An electric current of 2 amperes flows in a heating coil of resistance 50 ohms for 3 minutes 20 seconds. Determine the heat produced

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An alternating source is connected in series to a capacitor of capacity reactance \( 10^3 \sqrt{3} \) and a resistor of resistance 103 Ohms. The Impedance of the circuit is...

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The half-life of a radio-active element is 9 days, what fraction of atoms has decayed in 36 days?

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