Physic
COMPILED QUESTIONS FROM JAMB EXAMINATION DAY 1 (PHYSICS)‼️
_These are questions compiled from candidates who wrote their examination on the
24th of April_
_These sets of questions have a high likelihood of having similar appearances in
latter exams_
1. What is the primary purpose of the depletion region in a p-n junction diode?
A) To increase the diode's current-carrying capacity
B) To reduce the diode's reverse saturation current
C) To create a potential barrier for majority charge carriers
D) To enhance the diode's switching speed
Answer: C
2. Which of the following quantities is a scalar?
A) Velocity
B) Acceleration
C) Displacement
D) Temperature
"Answer: D
3. What is the implication of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle for a particle's
position and momentum?
A) Both position and momentum can be precisely known simultaneously.
B) The more precisely you know a particle's position, the less precisely you can
know its momentum.
C) The more precisely you know a particle's momentum, the more precisely you can
know its position.
D) Position and momentum are completely unrelated.
Answer: B
4. What is the phenomenon where a particle passes through a potential energy
barrier even if it doesn't have enough energy to classically overcome the barrier?
A) Tunneling
B) Reflection
C) Refraction
D) Diffraction
Answer: A
5. A particle of mass m is attached to a massless spring with spring constant k.
The particle is displaced by a distance A from its equilibrium position and then
released from rest. What is the speed of the particle when it is at a distance A/2
from its equilibrium position?
A) √(3kA^2/4m)
B) √(kA^2/2m)
C) √(3kA^2/m)
D) √(kA^2/4m)
Answer: A
6. What is force?
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Pascal
D) Watt
"Answer: B
7. Pressure is defined as:
A) Force per unit area
B) Mass per unit volume
C) Energy per unit time
D) Work done per unit distance
Answer: A
8. A 2 kg block is attached to a spring with a spring constant of 100 N/m. If the
block is displaced by 0.2 m from its equilibrium position, what is the magnitude of
the restoring force exerted by the spring?
A) 10 N
B) 20 N
C) 40 N
D) 50 N
Answer: B
9. A car accelerates from rest to 20 m/s in What is its acceleration?
A) 2
B) 4 m/s²
C)5 m/s?
D) 10 m/s²:
Answer: B
10. A physical pendulum consists of a uniform rod of length L and mass M. What is
the period of small oscillations of the pendulum?
A) 2π √(L/3g)
B) 2π √(2L/3g)
C) 2π √(L/g)
D) 2π √(3L/2g)
Answer: B
11. A 10 μF capacitor is charged to 100 V and then discharged through a 1000 Ω
resistor. What is the time constant of the circuit?
A) 0.01 s
B) 0.1 s
C) 1 s
D) 10 s
Answer: A
12. A body is said to be in motion if it:
A) Is at rest
B) Changes position with time
C) Remains in the same position
D) Has constant velocity
Answer: B
13. The law of conservation of energy states that:
A) Energy can be created and destroyed
B) The total energy in an isolated system remains constant
C) Energy changes from one form to another
D) All of the above
Answer:B
14. What is the value of acceleration the surface of the Earth?
A) 9.8 m/s?
B) 10 m/s
c) 9.81 m/s
D) 8.9 m/s
Answer: C
15. Which of the following statements about waves is true?
A) Waves cannot transfer energy
B) Waves require a medium to travel C) All waves are transverse
D) Waves can be seen when they pass through
Answer: B
16. What is the primary function of a fuse in an electric circuit?
A) To increase voltage
B) To decrease resistance
C) To protect against overcurrent
D) To filter out AC
Answer: C
17. A 10 kg block is lifted vertically upwards by 2 m. What is the work done? (g =
10 m/s^2)
A) 100 J
B) 200 J
C) 196 J
D) 400 J
Answer: B
18. What is the principle behind the operation of a transformer?
A) Electromagnetic induction
B) Electromagnetic radiation
C) Electrostatic induction
D) Magnetic resonance
Answer: A
19. A car travels 200 km in 4 hours. What is its average speed?
A) 25 km/h
B) 50 km/h
C) 75 km/h
D) 100 km/h
Answer: B
20. What is the term for the opposition to the flow of electric current?
A) Resistance
B) Conductance
C) Inductance
D) Capacitance
Answer: A
21. A 5 kg block is moving with a velocity of 4 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?
A) 20 J
B) 40 J
C) 80 J
D) 100 J
Answer: B
22. What is the phenomenon where a wave changes direction as it passes from one
medium to another?
A) Reflection
B) Refraction
C) Diffraction
D) Interference
Answer: B
23. A 1000 kg car accelerates from rest to 20 m/s in 10 s. What is its average
power?
A) 1000 W
B) 2000 W
C) 4000 W
D) 8000 W
Answer: B
24. What is the term for the energy stored in a stretched or compressed spring?
A) Kinetic energy
B) Potential energy
C) Thermal energy
D) Electrical energy
Answer: B
25. A wave has a frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 2 m. What is its speed?
A) 25 m/s
B) 50 m/s
C) 100 m/s
D) 200 m/s
Answer: C
26. What is the principle behind the operation of a generator?
A) Electromagnetic induction
B) Electromagnetic radiation
C) Electrostatic induction
D) Magnetic resonance
Answer: A
27. A 2 μF capacitor is charged to 100 V. What is the energy stored?
A) 0.01 J
B) 0.1 J
C) 1 J
D) 10 J
Answer: A
28. What is the term for the force that opposes motion between two surfaces in
contact?
A) Friction
B) Gravity
C) Normal force
D) Tension
Answer: A
29. A particle moves with an initial velocity of 5 m/s and accelerates at 2 m/s^2
for 3 s. What is its final velocity?
A) 10 m/s
B) 11 m/s
C) 12 m/s
D) 15 m/s
Answer: B
30. What is the term for the ability of a material to return to its original shape
after deformation?
A) Elasticity
B) Plasticity
C) Viscosity
D) Brittleness
Answer: A
31. A 10 Ω resistor carries a current of 2 A. What is the power dissipated?
A) 20 W
B) 40 W
C) 60 W
D) 80 W
Answer: B
32. What is the term for the minimum energy required to remove an electron from a
material?
A) Work function
B) Ionization energy
C) Electron affinity
D) Binding energy
Answer: A
33. A block of mass 2 kg is attached to a spring with spring constant 100 N/m. What
is its angular frequency?
A) 5 rad/s
B) 7 rad/s
C) 10 rad/s
D) 14 rad/s
Answer: B
34. What is the term for the spreading of waves around obstacles or through small
openings?
A) Reflection
B) Refraction
C) Diffraction
D) Interference
Answer: C
35. A 5 A current flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the power dissipated?
A) 100 W
B) 250 W
C) 500 W
D) 1000 W
Answer: B
36. An object is in free fall when:
A) It is thrown upward
B) It is at rest
C) The only force acting on it is gravity
D) It moves down
Answer: C
37. What phenomenon explains why we see different colors in a rainbow?
A) Reflection
B) Refraction
C) Diffraction
D) Dispersion
Answer:D
38. *What is the kinetic energy of an object with a mass of 10 kg moving at a
velocity of 5 m/s?
A) 25 Joules
B) 50 Joules
C) 100 Joules
D) 75 Joules
Answer: D
39. What is the formula for calculating gravitational potential energy?
A) PE = m
C) PE = Fd
B) PE = 1/2mv^2
D) PE = mv
Answer: A
40. The unit of electric charge is:
A) Volt
B) Coulomb
C) Ampere
D) Ohm
Answer: B