2023 JAMB Mathematics Past Questions

Marks 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 No. of students 3 1 5 2 4 2 3 from the table above, if the pass mark is 5, how many students failed the test?

1. A.6✓ Correct
2. B.2
3. C.7
4. D.9

Which of the following institutions does not operate in the money market?

1. A.central bank
2. B.mortgage banks
3. C.money deposit banks✓ Correct
4. D.insurance companies

The equatorial diameter of the earth is approximately

1. A.14.76km
2. B.6.760km
3. C.14.67km
4. D.8.760km✓ Correct

Which of the following is a semiconductor

1. A.copper
2. B.silicon
3. C.plastic
4. D.Iron✓ Correct

Ware bare

1. A.A. Handa
2. B.B. Hanka
3. C.C. Lebba.
4. D.D. Ganda✓ Correct

$\frac{d}{dx} [\log (4x^3 - 2x)]$ is equal to

1. A.$\frac{12x - 2}{4x^2}$
2. B.$\frac{43x^2 - 2x}{7x}$
3. C.$\frac{4x^2 - 2}{7x + 6}$✓ Correct
4. D.$\frac{12x^2 - 2}{4x^3 - 2x}$

In 1991, Nigeria hosted the "World Festival of Black Arts and Culture." Which city was the venue for this cultural event?

1. A.A. Abuja✓ Correct
2. B.B. Kano
3. C.C. Calabar
4. D.D. Lagos

The critical angle for light traveling from a transparent medium to air s measured as 34º. The refractive index of the medium is

1. A.0.56
2. B.1.50
3. C.1.79
4. D.2.02✓ Correct

This question is based on Alex Agyei-Agyiri's Unexpected Joy at Dawn The narrative technique employed in the novel is

1. A.second person point of view
2. B.third-person point of view✓ Correct
3. C.first-person narrative point of view
4. D.first and second person point of view

When capacitors are connected in series across a potential difference, there is a loss in their stored energy because:

1. A.Increase in the internal resistance of the voltage
2. B.Unequal charges being deposited on the capacitors✓ Correct
3. C.a charge flows between the capacitors
4. D.decrease in the overall capacitance of the capacitors