JAMB PREP I: CONCEPT QUESTIONS TRY ATTEMPTING ALL QUESTIONS WITHIN 30 MINUTES

1. In semi-conductors, the carriers of 6. The most suitable cell used for short
current at room temperature are interval switches in electric bells is
A. electrons only A. lead-acid accumulator
B. electrons and holes B. Daniel cell
C. holes only C. Leclanche cell
D. electrons and ions D. nickel iron accumulator

2. In a pure semiconductor, the number of 7. The electrolyte in the NiFe accumulator is

electrons in the conduction band is A. Ammonium chloride solution
A. equal to the number of holes in the B. dilute tetraoxosulphate (vi) acid
valence band C. copper tetraoxosulphate (vi) solution
B. greater than the number of holes in the D. potassium hydroxide solution
valence band
C. less than the number of holes in the 8. The force on a charge moving with
valence band velocity v in a magnetic field B is half of the
D. twice the number of holes in the valence maximum force when the angle between V
band and B is
A. 900
3. A substance has a half-life of 3min, after B. 450
6min, the count rate was observed to be C. 300
400. What was its count rate at zero time? D. 00
A. 200
9. From the generating station to each
B. 1200
substation, power is transmitted at a very
C. 1600
high voltage so as to reduce
D. 2400
A. eddy current loss
B. hysteresis loss
4. Under which of these conditions do gases
C. heating in the coils
conduct electricity?
D. magnetic flux leakage
A. high pressure and low p.d
B. high pressure and high p.d
10. To protect a material from the influence
C. Low pressure and low p.d
of an external magnetic field, the material
D. Low pressure and high p.d
should be kept in a
A. square steel ring
5. In a Daniel cell, the depolarizer, positive
B. loop of coper wire
and negative electrodes are respectively
C. triangular zinc ring
A. copper sulphate, copper and zinc
D. soft iron ring
B. manganese dioxide, carbon and zinc
C. sulphuric acid, lead oxide and lead
11. A generator-manufacturing company
D. potassium hydroxide, nickel and iron
was contracted to produce an a.c dynamo
but inadvertently produced a d.c dynamo. B. commutator
To correct this error, the C. armature slip rings
A. commutator should be replaced with slip D. carbon brushes
rings
B. commutator should be replaced with split 17. On which of the following is the
rings operation of a moving coil galvanometer
C. armature coil should be made of based?
aluminum A. magnetic effect of electric current
D. armature coil should be made of silver B. electromagnetic induction
C. chemical reaction produced by electricity
12. At different locations on the earth’s D. force on a current carrying conductor in
surface, the earth’s magnetic field is a magnetic field
A. the same in magnitude and direction
B. the same in magnitude but different in 18. The best material for the core of the
direction primary and secondary coils of an induction
C. different in both magnitude and direction coil is
D. different in magnitude but not in A. copper, because it is a good conductor of
direction electricity B. steel, because it becomes
magnetic and retains its magnetism for a
13. What is the best method of long time
demagnetizing a steel bar magnet? C. rubber, because it is a good insulator and
A. Heating it the user is prevented from shock.
B. Rough handling it D. soft iron, because it becomes magnetic
C. Solenoid method and easily loses its magnetism
D. Hammering
19. The sharpness of the boundary of an
14. Lenz law is a law of the conservation of object is determined by the
A. energy A. rays of light passing through the object
B. momentum B. intensity of light striking the object
C. electric current C. opacity of the object
D. electric charge D. nature of the object

15. When a transformer has more 20. The velocity of sound in air will be
secondary winding than primary winding, it doubled if its absolute temperature is
A. has a smaller secondary current A. doubled
B. has a greater power output B. halved
C. is a step-down transformer C. constant
D. increases the total energy output D. quadrupled

16. On an A.C generator, which of the 21. If negative charges are induced on
following does not apply? electroscope and a positively charged rod is
A. field magnet
brought near the cap of the electroscope, A. Increase
the leaves will B. Decrease
A. close-up C. Decrease, then increase
B. become positively charged D. Remain constant
C. becomes negatively charged
D. open further 27. A positively charged rod X is brought
near an uncharged metal sphere Y and is
22. When a positively charged rod is then touched by a finger with X still in
brought near the cap of a positively place. When the finger is removed, the
charged electroscope, the leaves’ result is that Y has
divergence will A. A negative charge and a positive
A. converge potential
B. remain constant B. No charge and zero potential
C. diverge C. A negative charge and a negative
D. be induced potential
D. A positive charge and a zero potential
23. Convex mirror is used as a driving
mirror because it A. magnifies images of 28. The instrument used in securing a large
objects number of similar charges by induction is
B. makes images closer to view called
C. has a wide field of view A. Capacitor
D. gives better and sharper images B. Electrophorus
C. Electroscope
24. When an ebonite rod is rubbed with fur, D. Proof-plane
it has
A. no charge at all 29. Capacitors are used in the induction coil
B. A negative charge to
C. A positive charge A. control circuits
D. Negative and Positive charges B. dissipate energy
C. prevent electric sparks
25. The sign of the charge on a charged D. prevent distortion of electric fields
glass rod may be determined with
A. A charged electroscope 30. According to Ohm’s law, the ratio V/I is
B. An uncharged electroscope a constant for
C. A galvanometer A. an electrolyte
D. An electrometer B. a diode
C. a transistor
26. When a piece of rectangular glass block D. silver
is inserted between two parallel plate
capacitor, at constant plate area and 31. When a resistance R is across a cell, the
distance of separation, the capacitance of voltage across the terminals of the cell is
the capacitor will
reduced to two-thirds of its nominal value. 36. The maximum power transfer occurs in a
The internal resistance of the cell is cell when the external resistance is
A. 1/3R A. the same as the internal resistance of the
B. 1/2R cell
C. 2/3R B. greater than the internal resistance of the
D. R cell
C. less than the internal resistance of the cell
32. A calibrated potentiometer is used to D. twice the internal resistance of the cell
measure the e.m.f of a cell because the
A. internal resistance of a cell is small 37. When a nucleus is formed by bringing
compared to that of a potentiometer protons and neutrons together, the actual mass
B. Potentiometer has a linear scale of the formed nucleus is less than the sum of
C. Potentiometer takes no current from the the masses of the constituent protons and
cell neutrons. The energy equivalent of this mass
D. Resistance of the potentiometer is less difference is the
than that of the voltmeter A. stability energy
B. lost energy
33. Which of the following is an essential C. work function
physical property of the wires used for D. binding energy
making fuses?
A. Low density 38. The graphite rods surrounding the uranium
B. High thermal conductivity fuel rods in a nuclear reactor, are used to
C. Low electrical resistivity A. absorb the neutrons and hence halt the
D. Low melting point nuclear process B. create the neutrons and
hence start up the nuclear process C. slow
34. Electrical power is transmitted at a high down the neutrons and hence slow the nuclear
voltage rather than low voltage because the process
amount of energy loss is reduced due to D. speed up the neutrons and hence speed up
A. Heat dissipation the nuclear process
B. Production of Eddy currents
C. Excessive current discharge 39. The instrument that measures both a.c. and
D. Excessive voltage discharge d.c is
A. an inverter
35. In homes, electrical appliances and B. a moving iron ammeter
lamps are connected in parallel because C. a current balance
A. less current will be used D. a moving coil ammeter
B. less voltage will be used
C. parallel connection doesn’t heat up the 40. In Fleming’s right-hand rule, the thumb, the
wires fore-finger and the middle finger if held
D. series connection uses high voltage mutually at right angles represent respectively,
the
A. motion, the field and the induced current
B. induced current, the motion and the field Rectilinear propagation of light. Which of the
C. field, the induced current and the motion above is a phenomenon of total solar eclipse?
D. induced current, the field and the motion A. I and IV only
B. II and IV only
41. Which of the following will convert a C. I and III only
milliammeter to a voltmeter D. III and IV only.
A. low series resistance
B. low parallel resistance 47. An observer with normal eyes views an
C. high parallel resistance object with a magnifying glass of focal length
D. high series resistance 5cm. The angular magnification is (least
distance of distinct vision D=25cm)
42. The carbon-granule microphone works on A. -6
the principle of change in B. -5
A. voltage C. 5
B. inductance D. 6
C. resistance
D. capacitance 48. The production of pure spectrum could
43. The name given to the characteristic easily be achieved using a
behavior of substances which set with their A. triangular prism only
length perpendicular to a strong magnetic field B. triangular prism with two concave lenses
instead of in line with it is C. glass prism with a pin
A. ferromagnetism D. triangular prism with two convex lenses
B. paramagnetism 49. The instrument used by designers to obtain
C. diamagnetism different color patterns is called
D. demagnetization A. sextant
B. kaleidoscope
44. The most suitable cell used for short C. periscope
interval switches in electric bells is a D. episcope
A. nickel iron accumulator
B. lead-acid accumulator 50. When an object is placed between the
C. Daniel cell principal focus and the optical centre of a
D. Leclanche cell convex lens, it could be used as a
A. compound microscope
45. The resistance of an open series circuit is B. simple microscope
A. zero C. projector
B. half the normal resistance of the circuit D. reflecting lens
C. infinite
D. one 51. The pitch of a sound note depends on
A. timbre
46. I. Total internal reflection of light II. B. harmonics
Conservation of light energy III. Relative C. quality
motion of the earth, sun and moon IV. D. frequency
 B. focal length of objective lens is longer than
52. A ray of light makes an angle of 35˚ with a that of eye piece
plane mirror. What is the angle of reflection? C. final image is at the near point of eye
A.35˚ D. final image is at infinity
B. 55˚
C. 70˚ 57. A boy on looking into a mirror observed
D. 65˚ that his face appeared to have grown bigger.
The boy must have been looking at a
53. Which of the following eye defects can be A. convex mirror with his face at the focus
corrected using a cylindrical lens? B. concave mirror with his face between the
A. Astigmatism focus and the mirror
B. presbyopia C. concave mirror with his face at the focus
C. chromatic aberration D. convex mirror with his face between the
D. myopia focus and the mirror

54. To produce an enlarged and erect image 58. The most suitable type of mirror used for
with a concave mirror, the object must be the construction of a searchlight is the
positioned A. concave mirror
A. between the principal focus and the centre B. convex mirror
of curvature C. spherical mirror
B. at the principal focus D. parabolic mirror
C. between the principal focus and the pole
D. beyond the centre of curvature 59. The number of images formed by two plane
mirrors parallel to each other is
55. A ray of light which strikes a glass slab from A. 0
air at normal incidence passes through the slab B. 1
A. deviated and undisplaced at a lower speed C. 2
B. undeviated and displaced at a faster speed D. infinite
C. undeviated and undisplaced at lower speed
D. deviated and displaced at a lower speed. 60. When light is incident on an object which is
magenta in colour, which of the following
56. An astronomical telescope is said to be in colours will be absorbed?
normal adjustment when the A. Red and Blue
A. eye is accommodated B. Green only
C. Red and Green
D. Red only.