Year : 
1985
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

The earth?

A. rotates on its axis round the moon

B. is inclined at 66° on its orbital plane

C. inclined at 23° on its orbital plane

D. revolves round the sun in 365 days

E. is a satelite of the sun

B

2.

Where in the night-time longest on Christmas Day?

A. 60°N

B. 30°N

C. 0°N

D. 30°N

E. 60°S

A

3.

Which of the following is NOT a product of river deposition?

A. Flood plain

B. Delta

C. Levee

D. Gorge

E. Sand bar

D

4.

The term 'mass movement' means the movement of?

A. weathered materials down slopes under gravitational pull

B. debris on valleyside slopes by rainfall runoff

C. numerous people for a common cause

D. marine sediments along the shoreline

E. weathered materials from cirques by a glacier

A

5.

Which of the following groups of landforms is associated with sandstone formations in Nigeria?

A. Cuseta, gullies, dry valleys, residual hills

B. Cuesta, bornhard, gullies, dry valleys

C. Cuesta, inselbergs, escarpments, dry valleys,

D. Bornhardts, inscarpbergs , gullies, cornstones

E. Cuesta, residual hills, escarpments,corestones,

C

6.

Remnants of folded structures are found in the?

A. Fouta Djallon Highlands and Eungu Scarp

B. Adamawa Highlands and Akwapim Hills

C. Fouta Djallon Highlands and Adamawa Highlands

D. Akwapim Hills and Eungu Scarp

E. Adamawa Highlands and Eungu Scarp

B

7.

Which of the following groups of features is normally associated with the old age of a river?

A. Meaner terraces, point bars and knick points

B. Point bars, U-shaped valleys and ox-bow lakes

C. Meander terraces, point bars and natural levees

D. Sand bars, terraces, knick points and natural levees

E. Meander terraces, sand bars and steep gradients

C

8.

Which of the following timber trees are found in the Tropical Rain Forest of Africa?

A. Obeche and Pine

B. Iroko and Eucalyptus

C. Obeche and Mahogany

D. Teak and Obeche

E. Mahogany and Teak

C

9.

The distinctive character of tropical red soil is BEST described as?

A. deep, highly leached,with high kaolin clay and iron content

B. deep, deep, humus-rich, with high kaolin clay and abundant iron concretions

C. deep, deep, humus-rich, dark-coloured, with distinct cacareous horizons

D. deep, acidic with high kaolin clay content and weatherable minerals

A

10.

The Great Soil Group, found in the temperate grasslands, having a deep, black, nutrient-rich A- horizon, a compact B-horizon, and a zone of calcium carbonate accumulation is called a?

A. chestnut soil

B. prairie soil

C. cheronzem

D. podzol

E. pedocal

C

1.

The earth?

A. rotates on its axis round the moon

B. is inclined at 66° on its orbital plane

C. inclined at 23° on its orbital plane

D. revolves round the sun in 365 days

E. is a satelite of the sun

B

2.

Where in the night-time longest on Christmas Day?

A. 60°N

B. 30°N

C. 0°N

D. 30°N

E. 60°S

A

3.

Which of the following is NOT a product of river deposition?

A. Flood plain

B. Delta

C. Levee

D. Gorge

E. Sand bar

D

4.

The term 'mass movement' means the movement of?

A. weathered materials down slopes under gravitational pull

B. debris on valleyside slopes by rainfall runoff

C. numerous people for a common cause

D. marine sediments along the shoreline

E. weathered materials from cirques by a glacier

A

5.

Which of the following groups of landforms is associated with sandstone formations in Nigeria?

A. Cuseta, gullies, dry valleys, residual hills

B. Cuesta, bornhard, gullies, dry valleys

C. Cuesta, inselbergs, escarpments, dry valleys,

D. Bornhardts, inscarpbergs , gullies, cornstones

E. Cuesta, residual hills, escarpments,corestones,

C

6.

Remnants of folded structures are found in the?

A. Fouta Djallon Highlands and Eungu Scarp

B. Adamawa Highlands and Akwapim Hills

C. Fouta Djallon Highlands and Adamawa Highlands

D. Akwapim Hills and Eungu Scarp

E. Adamawa Highlands and Eungu Scarp

B

7.

Which of the following groups of features is normally associated with the old age of a river?

A. Meaner terraces, point bars and knick points

B. Point bars, U-shaped valleys and ox-bow lakes

C. Meander terraces, point bars and natural levees

D. Sand bars, terraces, knick points and natural levees

E. Meander terraces, sand bars and steep gradients

C

8.

Which of the following timber trees are found in the Tropical Rain Forest of Africa?

A. Obeche and Pine

B. Iroko and Eucalyptus

C. Obeche and Mahogany

D. Teak and Obeche

E. Mahogany and Teak

C

9.

The distinctive character of tropical red soil is BEST described as?

A. deep, highly leached,with high kaolin clay and iron content

B. deep, deep, humus-rich, with high kaolin clay and abundant iron concretions

C. deep, deep, humus-rich, dark-coloured, with distinct cacareous horizons

D. deep, acidic with high kaolin clay content and weatherable minerals

A

10.

The Great Soil Group, found in the temperate grasslands, having a deep, black, nutrient-rich A- horizon, a compact B-horizon, and a zone of calcium carbonate accumulation is called a?

A. chestnut soil

B. prairie soil

C. cheronzem

D. podzol

E. pedocal

C