Sunday 18 February 2018

JAMB`S UTME 2016 PHYSICS Questions and Answers On Waves



1.If the magnification of a virtual image formed by an object 10cm from a convex lens is 3, then the focal length of the lens is ...
A. 10cm
B. 20cm
C.25cm
D.15cm 
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2. Which of the following is obtained when magenta is mixed with green colour?
A. Yellow
B. Blue
C.White
D. Red
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3. Which of the following statements about wave motion is correct?
A. Electromagnetic waves are transverse
B. Transverse waves do not require a medium for propagation
C. Longitudinal waves vibrate perpendicularly to the direction of travel
D. All mechanical waves are longitudinal
Answer

4.Shadows and eclipse result from the ....
A.reflection of light
B.rectilinear propagation of light
C.diffraction of light
D. refraction of light
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5. A pool of water  appears 1.00m deep when viewed vertically from above. What is the actual depth of the pool? [Refractive index of water is 1.33 ].
A. 13.300m
B. 0.750m
C. 1.013m
D. 1.330m
6. Which of the following waves is both transverse and mechanical?
A. Water waves
B. Radio waves
C. Sound waves
D. X-rays
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7. Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the shortest wavelength?
A. Visible light
B. Ultraviolet light
C. Infrared ray
D. Gamma ray
Answer

8. A boy in a barber`s shop sits between two parallel mirrors. The number of  images observed by him will be…
A. infinite
B. ten
C. eight
D. forty
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9. The frequency of the beats produced when two tuning  forks of frequencies 258Hz and 270Hz are sounded close to each other is ….
A. 6Hz
B. 264Hz
C. 528Hz
D. 12Hz
Answer

10. The instrument used to view stars is the …
A.  prism binoculars
B. telescope
C. film projector
D. microscope
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11. An object is placed 15cm in front of a plane mirror. If the mirror is moved further 5cm away from the object, the distance between the object and the image is ….
A. 80cm
B. 40cm
C. 50cm
D.70cm
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12. If the distance between the object and the pinhole of the pinhole camera is reduced by half, the size of the image of the object …..
A. is quadrupled
B. is halved
C. remains the same
D. is doubled
Answer

13. Myopic defects in the human eye can be corrected through the use of a ….
A. concave mirror
B. concave lens
C. prism
D. convex lens
Answer
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