2020 JAMB Chemistry Past Questions
Browse the 2020 JAMB Chemistry past questions with answers and step-by-step explanations. Chemistry covers physical, inorganic and organic chemistry across three sub-papers. The highest-yield revision is past questions: examiners reuse the same reaction patterns and the same common compounds year after year. Use the year archive below to time yourself the way the actual exam does — most candidates need to work questions across multiple years before the patterns become obvious.
Sample JAMB Chemistry questions
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- Q12022MEDIUMPhysical Education
A goal is scored by handball only when the ball.
- A.A. Crosses the goal line in-between the upright and crossbar
- B.B. Goes out of play by the side line or goal line
- C.C. Hits any of the crossbar of the upright and bounces back
- D.D. Is to be thrown from the 9 metres mark of the court✓ Correct
- Q22023MEDIUMGovernment
During the cold war, Nigeria's foreign policy was characterized by
- A.A. alignment with the United States✓ Correct
- B.B. Neutrality and non-alignment
- C.C. Pursuit of colonial interest
- D.D. alignment with the Soviet Union
- Q32019MEDIUMHistory
Baptists, Methodists and the ... were among the first to engage in the Liberiian Christian Mission
- A.A. Presbyterian Church
- B.B. United Church of Christ
- C.C. Catholic Christian Mission
- D.D. Episcopal Church✓ Correct
- Q42010MEDIUMPhysics
The sound of an electricity bell dies down slowly when air is slowly pumped out from a bottle because
- A.the wavelength of sound becomes greater in the bottle
- B.sound cannot pass through the bottle
- C.sound needs a material medium✓ Correct
- D.sound can pass through a vacuum
- Q52019MEDIUMEnglish
Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below I know my onions
- A.I know my job very well✓ Correct
- B.I know my rights
- C.I am clever because of experience
- D.I am aware of my position
- Q62023MEDIUMIgbo
Ada na-ede
- A.A. egwu✓ Correct
- B.B. akwa
- C.C. ụkwẹ
- D.D. nri
- Q72020MEDIUMMathematics
The mean age group of some students is 15years. When the age of a teacher, 45 years old, is added to the ages of the students, the mean of their ages become 18 years. Find the number of students in the group.
- A.7
- B.9
- C.15
- D.42✓ Correct
- Q82019MEDIUMChemistry
Which of the following pairs cannot be represented with a chemical formula?
- A.air and bronze
- B.bronze and sodium chloride
- C.copper and sodium chloride
- D.caustic soda and washing soda✓ Correct
- Q92024MEDIUMBiology
The part of the inner ear that is responsible for hearing is
- A.sacculus
- B.cochlea
- C.utriculus
- D.ampullae✓ Correct
- Q102022MEDIUMEconomics
One benefit a country can derive from the extraction of crude oil is increase in
- A.population
- B.employment
- C.money supply
- D.demand for imports✓ Correct
Other JAMB Chemistry years
Working multiple years back-to-back is the fastest way to recognise repeating patterns.