2003 JAMB UTME Physics Past Questions

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A hose of cross-sectional area 0.5m2 is used to discharge water from a water tanker at a velocity of 60ms-1 in 20s into a container. If the container is filled completely, the volume of the container is

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The length of piece of glass block was measured by means of a vernier calliper as shown above. The length of the glass block is

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A test tube of radius 1.0cm is loaded to 8.8g. If is placed upright in water, find the depth to which it would sink

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On top of a spiral spring of the force constant 500Nm-1 is placed a mass of 5 x 10-3 kg. If the spring is compressed downwards by a length of 0.02m and then released, calculate the height to which the mass is projected

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A 90cm uniform lever has a load of 30N suspended at 15cm from one of its ends. If the fulcrum is at the center of gravity, the force that must be applied at its other end to keep it in horizontal equilibrium is

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A piece of stone attached to one end of a string is whirled round in a horizontal circle and the string suddenly cuts. The stone will fly off in a direction

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The stylus of a phonograph record exerts a force of 7.7 x 10-2N on a groove of radius 10-5m. Compute the pressure exerted by the stylus on the groove

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Water does not drop through an open umbrella of silk materials unless the inside of the umbrella is touched. This is due to

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If an object just begins to slide on a surface inclined at 30o to the horizontal,the coefficient of friction is

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Thermal equilibrium between two object exist when

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By what factor will the size of an object placed 10cm from a convex lens be increased if the image is seen on a screen placed 25cm from the lens?

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A turning fork of frequency 340Hz is vibrated just above a cylindrical tube of height 1.2m. If water is slowly poured into the tube, at what maximum height will resonance occur.[speed of sound in air = 340ms-1]

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T(oC)051015204060S.V.P (mmHg)4.586.518.9412.6717.5055.10149.00The table above shows the saturation vapour pressure against temperature in a certain town. If the vapour pressure in this town at 20oC is 10mmHg, what is the…

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A satellite is in a parking orbit if its period is

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At what position will an object be placed in front of a concave mirror in order to obtain an image at infinity?

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The phenomenon where by the water droplets in the atmosphere combines with dust particles in the air to reduce visibility is

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If an object is placed between two parallel plane mirrors with their reflecting surfaces facing each other, how many images of the object will be formed?

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On a fairly cool rainy day when the temperature is 20oC, the length of a steel railroad track is 20m. What will be its length on a hot a dry day when the temperature is 40oC?[coefficient of linear expansion of steel = 11…

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An open pipe closed at one end produces its first fundamental note. If the velocity of sound in air is P and t the length of the pipe, the frequency of the note is

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In the diagram above, if each of the resistors can dissipate a maximum of 18W without becoming excessively heated, what is the maximum power the circuit can dissipate?

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