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Physics UTME / JAMB 1982 Electrostatics & Capacitors
As a positively charge rod is brought nearer to the top cap of a positively charged gold leaf electroscope, the divergence of the leaves will
A
decrease to zero
B
steadily increase
C
decrease to zero and then increase
D
remain constant
E
increase to a maximum and then decrease
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1982 Atomic, Quantum, Nuclear Physics & Electronics
Which of the following statements is NOT true of \(\gamma\)-rays?
A
\(\gamma\)-rays belong to the electromagnetic spectrum
B
\(\gamma\)-rays do not carry an electron charge
C
\(\gamma\)-rays obey the inverse cube law in air
D
the thickness of aluminium which stops b-particule has a negligible effect on \(\gamma\)-radiation
E
the difference between \(\gamma\)-rays and X-rays is that \(\gamma\)-rays originate from energy charges in the nuclei of atoms, while X-rays comes from energy charges associated with the electron structure of atoms
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1982 Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
The narrator is a farmer
A
farmer
B
tapper
C
wanderer
D
copper
E
friend of the soldiers
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1982 Current Electricity & Electric Circuits
A rocket burns 0.01kg of fuel each second and ejects it as a gas with a velocity of 5,000m/s. What force does the gas exert on the rocket?
A
500,000N
B
500N
C
50N
D
5,000N
E
50,000N
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1982 Linear Motion, Projectiles & Kinematics
Which of the following statements is true of a body which is moving in a straight line with uniform acceleration? The velocity of the body
A
is also uniform
B
must always be zero when the body stops accelerating
C
will increase with time in the direction of the acceleration
D
is equal to the quotient of distance travelled and time
E
is the product of the distance travelled and time
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1982 Calorimetry, Latent Heat & Change of State
A heater marked 50W will evaporate 0.005kg of boiling water in 50 seconds. The specific latent heat of vaporization of water in J/kg is
A
5.0 x 106
B
1.0 x 106
C
2.5 x 106
D
2.5 x 105
E
5.0 x 105
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1982 Current Electricity & Electric Circuits
A high-resistance voltmeter reads 3.0V when connected across the terminals of a battery on open circuit and 2.6V when the battery supplies a current of 0.2A through a lamp. The resistance of lamp is
A
2.00\(\Omega\)
B
13.00\(\Omega\)
C
0.52\(\Omega\)
D
0.13\(\Omega\)
E
1.50\(\Omega\)
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1982 Current Electricity & Electric Circuits
A magnetic needle is suspended first at the earth's north magnetic pole and then at a point on the magnetic equator. The respective angles between the needle and the horizontal are
A
0o and 0o
B
60o and 60o
C
90o and 90o
D
90o and 0o
E
0o and 90o
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1982 Current Electricity & Electric Circuits
The equation P\(^x\)V\(^y\)T\(^z\) = constant
A
x = 0, y = 0, z = 1
B
x = 1, y = 0, z = 0
C
x = 1, y = 1, z = 0
D
x = 1, y = 1, z = 1
E
x = 1, y = 1, z = -1
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1982 Current Electricity & Electric Circuits
The area under a force-distance graph represents
A
acceleration
B
velocity
C
power
D
work
E
momentum
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1982 Lenses & Optical Instruments
The range of accommodation of a normal human eye is
A
0m to 0.1m
B
0m to 0.25m
C
0.10m to 0.25m
D
0.10m to infinity
E
0.25m to infinity
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1982 Equilibrium of Forces, Moments & Flotation
A hydrometer is an instrument for measuring the
A
depth of water in a vessel
B
relative density of a liquid by the method of flotation
C
relative dendity of a liquid by finding the apparent loss in weight
D
relative humidity of the air
E
atmospheric pressure when the air is humid
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1982 Elasticity, Density, Pressure & Fluids
The point beyond which a stretched spring does not return to its original length is called the
A
breaking point
B
elastic limit
C
spring constant
D
elasticity point
E
release point
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1982 Units, Measurements & Dimensional Analysis
A 10g mass placed on the pan of a spring balance causes an extension of 5cm. If a 15g mass is placed on the pan of the same spring balance, the extension is
A
3.3cm
B
6.5cm
C
7.5cm
D
10.8cm
E
15.0cm
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1982 Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
the soldiers had come to
A
visit the man
B
drink his palm wine
C
tell him about the war
D
force him into the army
E
warn him about the enemies
medium Difficulty
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