Jamb 2018 Physics Past Questions And Answers
A positively charged rod X is brought near an uncharged metal sphere Y and is then touched by a finger with X still in place. When the finger is removed, the result is that Y has
- A. no charge and a zero potential
- B. a positive charge and a zero potential
- C. a negative charge and a positive potential
- D. a negative charge and a negative potential
What effort will a machine of efficiency 90% apply to a load of 180N if its efforts arm is twice as long as its load arm?
- A. 100N
- B. 90N
- C. 80N
- D. 120N
Electrical appliances in homes are normally earthed so that
- A. a person touching the appliances is safe from electric shock
- B. both the a.c. and d.c. sources can be used
- C. the appliances are maintained at a higher pd than the earth
- D. the appliances are maintained at a lower pd than the earth
In the diagram shown, If the south-poles of two magnets stroke a steel bar, the polarities at T and V will respectively be

- A. north and south
- B. south and south
- C. north and north
- D. south and north
What is the resultant resistance of the circuit in the image shown?

- A. 8Ω
- B. 11Ω
- C. 4Ω
- D. 3.6Ω
The process whereby a liquid turns spontaneously into vapour is called
- A. regelation
- B. evaporation
- C. boiling
- D. sublimation
The density of 400cm3 of palm oil was 0.9gcm-3 before frying. If the density of the oil was 0.6gcm-3 after frying, assuming no loss of oil due to spilling, its new volume was?
- A. 1360cm3
- B. 600cm3
- C. 240cm3
- D. 8000m3
Convex mirrors are used as driving mirrors because images formed are
- A. erect, Virtual and diminished
- B. erect, real and diminished
- C. erect, virtual and magnified
- D. inverted, virtual and diminished
A lead bullet of mass 0.05 kg is fired with a velocity of 200 m/s into a lead block of mass 0.95 kg. Given that the lead block can move freely, the final kinetic energy after impact is
- A. 100J
- B. 150J
- C. 50J
- D. 200J
Calculate the effective capacitance of the circuit in the diagram given

- A. 4μf
- B. 3μf
- C. 2μf
- D. 1μf