Question Library

Browse, filter, and study verified past examination questions with step-by-step mathematical reasoning.

Launch Interactive Practice
Searching 18,000+ Questions... Sifting topics, KaTeX formulas & verified solutions
Showing 706–720 of 784 verified questions
Sort by:
Physics UTME / JAMB 1987 Waves and Optics
A ray of light is incident at an angle of 30o on one top surface of a parallel-sided glass block of refractive index 1.5. The ray finally emerges from the lower surface. What is the angular deviation of the emergent ray?
A
60o
B
39o
C
28o
D
0o
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1987 Waves and Optics
Four lenses are being considered for use as a microscope objective. Which of the following focal lengths is most suitable?
A
-5mm
B
+5mm
C
-5cm
D
+5cm
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1986 Waves and Optics
A heavy object is suspended from a string and lowered into water so that it is completely submerged. The object appears lighter because
A
the density of water is less than that of the object
B
the pressure is low just below the water surface
C
it experiences an upthrust
D
the tension in the string neutralizes part of the weight
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1986 Waves and Optics
Which of the following is true of sounds?
A
sound travels faster in air at 20oC than at 30oC
B
the frequency of a given sound wave changes when it crosses the boundary seperating two media
C
the wavelength of a given sound wave in air decreases as the temperature increases
D
sound waves cannot be reflected
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1986 Waves and Optics
A lens of focal length 12.0cm forms an upright image three times the size of a real object. The distance between the object and the images is
A
8.0cm
B
16.0cm
C
24.0cm
D
32.0cm
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1986 Waves and Optics
In which of the following arrangements is the wavelength in an increasing order?
A
Gamma rays, infra-red rays, x-rays, radiowaves
B
Gamma rays, x-rays, infra-red ray, radiowaves
C
Radiowaves, x-rays, gamma ray, infra-red rays
D
Infra-red rays, radiowaves, x-rays, gamma rays
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1986 Waves and Optics
A dentist obtains a linear magnification of 4 of a hole in a tooth by placing a concave mirror at a distance, of 2.0cm from the tooth. The radius of Curvature of the mirror is
A
5.3cm
B
3.2cm
C
2.7cm
D
1.6cm
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1986 Waves and Optics
A pencil is placed vertically between a concave mirror and its focal point. The image of the pencil in the mirror will be
A
real, inverted and diminished
B
virtual, inverted and enlarged
C
real, erect and enlarged
D
virtual, erect and enlarged
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1986 Waves and Optics
Which of the following is true of the loudness of sound? It
A
depends on the square of the amplitude of the vibrating body
B
is proportional to the distance of the observer from the source of the sound
C
is greatest in vacuum
D
is dependent in vacuum
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1986 Waves and Optics
A man clapping his hands at regular intervals observes that the echo of a clap coincides with the next clap. If the reflecting cliff is 160m away and the speed of sound is 320ms-1, what is the frequency of the clapping?
A
1 Hz
B
2Hz
C
4Hz
D
8Hz
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1986 Waves and Optics
The vibration of an air column produces the sound in the
A
piano
B
guiter
C
flute
D
school handbell
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1986 Waves and Optics
In fig 6, a ray of light in air strikes a glass plate at an angle of incidence 60 degrees, the reflected ray is observed to be perpendicular to the refracted ray, what is the refractive index of the glass
Attached Figure / Diagram
Question diagram
A
1.73
B
1.50
C
0.87
D
0.57
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1985 Waves and Optics
When a sound wave passes from air into water its
A
speed and frequency increases but its wavelength remains the same
B
speed and wavelength increases but its frequency remains the same
C
speed decreases
D
speed remains the same but its frequency and wavelength change
E
speed increases but its frequency and wavelength decreases
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1985 Waves and Optics
If the fundamental frequency of a closed pipe organ on a day when the speed of sound is 340ms-1 is 170Hz, then the length of the pipe is
A
50cm
B
70cm
C
100cm
D
150cm
E
200cm
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1985 Waves and Optics
An object is placed 15cm in front of a concave mirror of radius 40cm. The image formed
A
virtual and 60cm behind the mirror
B
real and 60cm behind the mirror
C
virtual and at infinity
D
real and at infinity
E
virtual and 40cm from the mirror
medium Difficulty
Page 48 of 53