Jamb Past Questions: Most Repeated Jamb Past Questions and Answers

 

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1. The word “EVASIVE answers” repeated itself in 1985 and 1997 JAMB.

31. Many untrustworthy students give evasive answers to questions which they fully understand. (1985)
A. direct
B. outspoken
C. simple
D. truthful
E. clever.

65. The lawyer gave evasive answers to all the questions. (1997)
A. unintelligent
B. ineffective
C. unreliable
D. equivocal

2. The word “FLEXIBLE” was repeated in 1986 and 2012 JAMB.

26. Mr. Jack was most flexible in his
instructions (1986)
A. rigid
B correct
C. stiff
D. upright

38. The principal was advised to be flexible on critical issues. (2012)
A. livid
B. cautious
C. evasive
D. rigid

3. The idiom “HEART IN HIS MOUTH” was repeated in 1978 and 2006 JAMB.

28. He spoke with his heart in his mouth (1978)
A. courageously
B. with such unusual cowardice
C. with a lot of confusion in his speech
D. without being able to make up his mind
E. with fright and agitation.

36. He has no reason to have his heart in his mouth. (2006).
A. be afraid
B. feel guilty
C. be confident
D. think negatively

4. The word “SUMPTUOUS” was repeated in 2001, 2005 and 2012 JAMB.

30. The village girl wore sumptuous clothes (2001)
A faded-looking
B. ideas
C. expensive
D. loose-fitting

69. Some people consider the leather upholstery and thick rugs a bit sumptuous. (2005)
A. simple
B. lavish
C. expensive
D. desirable

55 . Isa and Illu ate sumptuous meals on their
brother’s wedding day. (2012)
A. foreign
B. cheap
C. insipid
D. expensive

 

1. A satellite is in a parking orbit if its period is
A. More than the period of the earth
B. Equal to the period of the earth
C. The square of the period of the earth
D. Less than the period of the earth

2. What does not drop through an open umbrella of silk material unless the inside of the umbrella is touched
A. Osmotic pressure
B. Capillarity
C. Surface tension
D. Viscosity

3. A bead travelling on a straight wire is brought to rest at 0.2m by friction. If the mass of the bead is 0.01kg and the coefficient of friction between the bead and the wire is 0.1, determine the work done by the friction
A. 2 x 10-3J
B. 2 x 102J
C. 2 x 10-4J
D. 2 x 101J [g= 10ms-2]

4. The stylus of a phonograph record exerts a force of 77. x 10-2N on a groove of radius 10-5m. Compute the pressure exerted by the stylus on the groove.
A. 2.42 x 109 Nm-2
B. 4.90 x 108Nm-2
C. 2.45 x 108Nm-2
D. 3.45 x 108Nm-2

5. 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.
A. Tangential to the circular path
B. perpendicular to the circular path
C. Towards the centre of the circle
D. Parallel to the circular path.

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6. A test tube of radius 1.0cm is loaded to 8.8g. If it is placed upright in the water, find the depth to which it would sink.
A. 25.2 cm
B. 2.8 cm
C. 28.0 cm
D. 5.2 cm [g = 10ms-2 density of water 1 000kgm-3].

7. 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
A. 20 N
B. 30 N
C. 60 N
D. 15 N

8. On top of a spiral spring of force constant 500 Nm-1 is placed a mass of 5 x 10-3kg. If the spring is compressed downwards by a length of 0.02m and then released, calculate the height to which the mass is projected
A. 2 m
B. 8 m
C. 1 m
D. 4 m

9. A hose of cross-sectional area 0.5m2 is used to discharge water from a water tank at a velocity of 60ms-1 in the 20s into a container. If the container is filled completely, the volume of the container is
A. 600 m3
B. 6 000 m3
C. 240 m3
D. 2 400 m3

10. A force of 100N is used to kick a football of mass 0.8kg. Find the velocity with which the ball moves if it takes 0.8s to be kicked.
A. 100ms-1
B. 32ms-1
C. 50ms-1
C. 64ms-1

1:- the velocity ratio of an inclined plane is
CORRECT ANSWER = 1/sinQ

2:- where must an object be placed in front of the concave mirror so that the image will be formed between the centre of curvature and the focus
CORRECT ANSWER = beyond the centre

3:- optical instruments do NOT employ the principle of linear magnification in their operations rather they use
CORRECT ANSWER = angular magnification

4:- the force of attraction between two masses m1 and m2 separated at a distance 2r is given as
CORRECT ANSWER = Gm1 m2/4r2

5:- the condition for resonance to occur in an R-L-C serves circuit is
CORRECT ANSWER = W0 = 1/Lc

6:- calculate the work done if a force of 10N applied at an angle of 30 0 to the horizontal moves the body through a distance of 0.05m
CORRECT ANSWER = 0.25 {3 J

7:- the expression for electric potential (V) is
CORRECT ANSWER = (q / 4Er)

8:- a solid weighs 10.5N in air and weighs 5.5N when immersed in a liquid of density 900kgm-3, calculate the volume of the solid
CORRECT ANSWER = 5.56 x 10 -4 m 3

9:- during dispersion, colours of light
CORRECT ANSWER = travel at different speeds

10:- convert 180 0F to 0C
CORRECT ANSWER = 82 0C

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11:- the bean balance is used to measure
CORRECT ANSWER = mass

12:- the diagram above represents four identical beakers of water with some droplets of a blue colour pigment. Which of them will have a faster rate of diffusion?
CORRECT ANSWER = beaker IV

13:- a thick glass tumbler cracks when hot water is poured into it because of
CORRECT ANSWER = uneven expansion

14:- the point M in the diagram above is in stable equilibrium with
CORRECT ANSWER = minimum potential energy

15:- the charge stored by a 5F capacitor connected to a potential difference of 40V is
CORRECT ANSWER = 200C

16:- the dissociation of salt solution and acids into ions is known as
CORRECT ANSWER = electrolysis

17:- the resultant of two parallel forces acting in the same direction applied to a block of wood will be
CORRECT ANSWER = maximum

18:- from the above the induced e.m.f depends on
CORRECT ANSWER = I, II, and III

19:- how much current does a 120W light bulb draw when connected to a voltage of 240?
CORRECT ANSWER = 0.5A

20:- from the above diagram the effective resistance between P and Q is
CORRECT ANSWER = 4.33n

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21:- a semi-conductor with an equal number of holes and electron is known as
CORRECT ANSWER = intrinsic semi-conductor

22:- which of the following is CORRECT about the motion of a simple pendulum?
CORRECT ANSWER = potential energy is maximum at the extremes

23:- in the vibration of stretched strings, the frequency F and the tension T are related by
CORRECT ANSWER = f & square root T)

24:- from the diagram above, the pressure acting on the trapped air is
CORRECT ANSWER = H mmHg

25:- light energy E is expressed as
CORRECT ANSWER = E = hf

26:- the ejection of an electron from the surface of a
CORRECT ANSWER = thermionic emission

27:- where does refraction take place?
CORRECT ANSWER = at the boundary between

28:- ten 6V cells connected in parallel will give an effective e.m.f of
CORRECT ANSWER = 6V

29:- vapour is said to be saturated when
CORRECT ANSWER = in a dynamic equilibrium

30:- a lagged calculator is suitable for measuring heat energy because it
CORRECT ANSWER = prevents heat loss and gain

31:- a wire carries a current of 3.0A with a magnetic field of 2.0T at an angle of 30 0. calculate the force on a segment of wire 0.5m
CORRECT ANSWER = 1.5N

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32:- which method of heat transfer is electro-magnetic in nature?
CORRECT ANSWER = radiation

33:- a light of 6.22eV is incident on a cadmium surface. If a stopping voltage of 2.15eV is required to reduce the photocurrent to zero, calculate the work function of the cadmium
CORRECT ANSWER =

34:- from the diagram above, calculate F
CORRECT ANSWER = 60.00N

35:- which of the following exhibits a wave motion?
CORRECT ANSWER = a plucked stretched string

36:- a stone weighs W1 Newton in air W2 Newton in water. The relative density of the stone is
CORRECT ANSWER = W1/(W1-W2)

37:- why do pressure pots cook food faster than other conventional pots?
CORRECT ANSWER = its higher pressure

38:- a string of length 0.06m is acted upon by a force of 2N creating an extension of 0.02m. What would be the length when the applied force is increased by 8N?
CORRECT ANSWER = 0.14m

39:- when a bar magnet is suspended freely in the earth’s magnetic field, it will point to
CORRECT ANSWER = north-south direction

40:- the point where a ball moving in a viscous liquid start to move with uniform velocity is
CORRECT ANSWER = terminal velocity

 

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