Physics Post UTME past questions and answers

Physics Post UTME past questions and answers

Here are a few:

What is the SI unit of force?

a) Newton (N)

b) Joule (J)

c) Watt (W)

d) Hertz (Hz)

Answer: a) Newton (N)

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

a) Temperature

b) Mass

c) Speed

d) Displacement

Answer: d) Displacement

If an object is in equilibrium, what is the net force acting on it?

a) Zero

b) Positive

c) Negative

d) Cannot be determined

Answer: a) Zero

Which of the following is an example of a simple machine?

a) Car

b) Lever

c) Battery

d) Telescope

Answer: b) Lever

What is the law that states that the total electric flux through a closed surface is proportional to the total charge enclosed by that surface?

a) Ohm's Law

b) Gauss's Law

c) Coulomb's Law

d) Faraday's Law

Answer: b) Gauss's Law

Which of the following is a fundamental force of nature responsible for the attraction between any two masses?

a) Electromagnetic force

b) Gravitational force

c) Nuclear force

d) Frictional force

Answer: b) Gravitational force

What is the SI unit of electric charge?

a) Volt (V)

b) Ampere (A)

c) Coulomb (C)

d) Ohm (Ω)

Answer: c) Coulomb (C)

When light passes from air into water, what happens to its speed?

a) Increases

b) Remains the same

c) Decreases

d) Becomes zero

Answer: c) Decreases

What type of lens converges light?

a) Concave lens

b) Convex lens

c) Plano-convex lens

d) Plano-concave lens

Answer: b) Convex lens

Which of the following quantities is a scalar?

a) Velocity

b) Force

c) Displacement

d) Mass

Answer: d) Mass

When a solid changes directly into a gas without passing through the liquid phase, it is called:

a) Condensation

b) Sublimation

c) Evaporation

d) Melting

Answer: b) Sublimation

In which state of matter do particles have the least amount of kinetic energy?

a) Solid

b) Liquid

c) Gas

d) Plasma

Answer: a) Solid

Which of the following statements is true about an object in free fall near the surface of the Earth?

a) It has zero acceleration.

b) It experiences air resistance only.

c) It falls with constant velocity.

d) It falls with a constant acceleration.

Answer: d) It falls with a constant acceleration.

What is the unit of electric current?

a) Ohm

b) Volt

c) Ampere

d) Watt

Answer: c) Ampere

Which of the following is a unit of power?

a) Newton

b) Joule

c) Watt

d) Hertz

Answer: c) Watt

What is the phenomenon that causes a spoon to appear bent when placed in a glass of water?

a) Diffraction

b) Refraction

c) Reflection

d) Dispersion

Answer: b) Refraction

What is the law of conservation of energy?

a) Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

b) Energy can be created or destroyed at will.

c) Energy is constant only in mechanical systems.

d) Energy is always lost in any process.

Answer: a) Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

a) Natural gas

b) Solar power

c) Coal

d) Petroleum

Answer: b) Solar power

What is the formula for calculating the work done (W) in physics?

a) W = F/d

b) W = mgh

c) W = P/V

d) W = Q/t

Answer: a) W = F/d

The resistance of a conductor is directly proportional to its length and inversely proportional to its cross-sectional area. What is the mathematical expression for this relationship?

a) R ∝ L/A

b) R ∝ L + A

c) R ∝ L - A

d) R ∝ L * A

Answer: a) R ∝ L/A