Jamb 2013 Physics Past Questions And Answers
A cell of emf 1.5V is connected in series with a 1Ω resistor and a current of 0.3A flows through the resistor. Find the internal resistance of the cell
- A. 4.0Ω
- B. 3.0Ω
- C. 1.5Ω
- D. 1.0Ω
In photo-emission, the number of photo-electrons ejected per second depends on the
- A. frequency of the beam
- B. work function of the metal
- C. threshold frequency of the metal
- D. intensity of the beam
Which of the following obeys ohms laws?
- A. electroytes
- B. metals
- C. diode
- D. glass
Induced emfs are best explained using
- A. Ohm's law
- B. Faraday's law
- C. Colomb's law
- D. Lenz's law
A piece of cork floats in a liquid. What fraction of its volume will be immersed in the liquid? [Density of the cork = 0.25 x 103kgm-3, Density of the liquid = 1.25 x 103kgm-3]
- A. 0.8
- B. 0.5
- C. 0.2
- D. 0.1
A house has ten 40W and five 100W bulbs. How much will it cost the owner of the house to keep them lit for 10 hours if the cost of a unit is 5N?
- A. N90
- B. N50
- C. N45
- D. N5
The pair of physical quantities that are scalar only are ?
- A. volume and area
- B. moment and momentum
- C. length and displacement
- D. Impulse and time
When a charge moves through an electric circuit in the direction of an electric force, it
- A. gains both potential and kinetic energy
- B. gains potential energy and lose kinetic energy
- C. loses potential energy and gains kinetic energy
- D. loses both potential and kinetic energy
Total internal reflection will not occur when light travels from
- A. water to air
- B. water into glass
- C. glass to air
- D. glass into water
Two liquids X and Y having the same mass are supplied with the same quantity of heat. If the temperature rise in X is twice that of Y, the ratio of specific heat capacity of X to that of Y is
- A. 2:1
- B. 1:2
- C. 4:1
- D. 1:4

