1980 JAMB UTME Physics Past Questions

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Which of the following are true of atom?

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Which of the following statements are true in the structure of atoms?

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Which of the following is true of an electrical charge?

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Which of the following statements are true of the law of universal gravitation?

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The motion of the moving skin of a talking drum can rightly be described as

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Which of the following physical quantities is NOT a vector?

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A given quantity of heat increases the temperature of 150grams of water from 9oC to 15oC and increases the temperature of oil of 100grams from 9oC to 25oC. The ratio of the specific heat of oil to that of water is

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In the study of physics, temperature and heat are often confused with each other. Which of the following statements correctly defines these two element?

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A magnet is similar to a bipolar charged system in that

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Any line or section through an advancing wave in which all the particles are in the same phase is called the

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Which of the following statements is NOT true of the image in a plane mirror? The image is

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A pressure cooker saves both time and fuel in cooking because inside the cooker, the

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The water at the bottom of a waterfall is slightly warmer than that at the top because part of the

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Which of the following does NOT cause a reduction of the surface tension of water?

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A quantity of sungas at -133 occupies 1/3m3 under pressure 1.4 x 105 Nm-2. if the gas occupies 31 m-2 at 37oC, its pressure will be

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If the magnification of a virtual image formed of an object 10cm from a convex lens is 3, then the focal length of the lens is

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What is the relative permitivity of a capacitor if its capacitance with a medium as dielectric is 16 farads and its capacitance with vacuum as dielectric is 2 farads?

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Which of the following statements on the use of X-rays is incorrect? X-rays are used

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The name given to the characteristics behaviour of substances which set their length perpendicular to a strong magnetic field instead of in line with it is

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The relative densities of zinc, brass, copper, gold and silver are respectively 7.1, 8.5, 8.9, 19.3, 10.5. A metal ornament which weighs 0.425kg and can displace 50 x 10-6m3m of water is made of

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