Year : 
1991
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 42 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

The planet with the longest orbit around the sun is

A. the Earth

B. Jupiter

C. Pluto

D. Mars

E. Venus

C

2.

What is the local time of a place on longitude 640E when the GMT is 10.00a.m?

A. 2.16 a.m

B. 5.44 a.m

C. 2.16 p.m

D. 4.16 p.m

E. 5.44 p.m

C

3.

The liquid portion of the earth may be referred to as the

A. atmospere

B. hydroshere

C. lithosphere

D. biosphere

E. troposphere

B

4.

The innermost party of the earth which is rich in iron and nickel and is usually subjected to great heat and pressure is termed the

A. baryspher

B. mesophere

C. lithosphere

D. hydrosphere

E. stratosphere

E

5.

Which of the following statements is not correct?

A. Igneous rocks are formed by the cooling and solidification of magma

B. maga is erupted from the interior of the earth

C. when magma solidifies on the surface of the earth it is called intrusive rock

D. Mama contains no fossils

E. magma does not occur in layers

E

6.

When a plateau is enclosed by fold mountains it is alled

A. a volcanic plateau

B. a tectonic pleteau

C. an intermont pleteau

D. a dissected pleteau

E. an extensive pleteau

C

7.

Mass movement of weathered materials may be gradual or sudden depending on the I, gradient of the slope and gravitational force 11 weight of the weathered debris III, supply of lubricating moisture by rainwater coupled with gravitation force IV type of weathering which has taken place

A. l,ll and lll

B. l, ll and lV

C. l and lv only

D. ll and lV only

E. lll and lV only

A

8.

An intrusion of magma along a bedding plane is called a

A. dyke

B. batholith

C. volcanic plug

D. lava plain

E. still

E

9.

Which of the following is a product of chemical weathering?

A. Scree

B. Exfoliation dome

C. Grike

D. Stack

E. Dyke

C

10.

Most warm ocean currents flow

A. in tropical seas

B. on the wesatern coasts of continents

C. towards the equator

D. in high latitudes

E. towards the high latitudes

E

1.

The planet with the longest orbit around the sun is

A. the Earth

B. Jupiter

C. Pluto

D. Mars

E. Venus

C

2.

What is the local time of a place on longitude 640E when the GMT is 10.00a.m?

A. 2.16 a.m

B. 5.44 a.m

C. 2.16 p.m

D. 4.16 p.m

E. 5.44 p.m

C

3.

The liquid portion of the earth may be referred to as the

A. atmospere

B. hydroshere

C. lithosphere

D. biosphere

E. troposphere

B

4.

The innermost party of the earth which is rich in iron and nickel and is usually subjected to great heat and pressure is termed the

A. baryspher

B. mesophere

C. lithosphere

D. hydrosphere

E. stratosphere

E

5.

Which of the following statements is not correct?

A. Igneous rocks are formed by the cooling and solidification of magma

B. maga is erupted from the interior of the earth

C. when magma solidifies on the surface of the earth it is called intrusive rock

D. Mama contains no fossils

E. magma does not occur in layers

E

6.

When a plateau is enclosed by fold mountains it is alled

A. a volcanic plateau

B. a tectonic pleteau

C. an intermont pleteau

D. a dissected pleteau

E. an extensive pleteau

C

7.

Mass movement of weathered materials may be gradual or sudden depending on the I, gradient of the slope and gravitational force 11 weight of the weathered debris III, supply of lubricating moisture by rainwater coupled with gravitation force IV type of weathering which has taken place

A. l,ll and lll

B. l, ll and lV

C. l and lv only

D. ll and lV only

E. lll and lV only

A

8.

An intrusion of magma along a bedding plane is called a

A. dyke

B. batholith

C. volcanic plug

D. lava plain

E. still

E

9.

Which of the following is a product of chemical weathering?

A. Scree

B. Exfoliation dome

C. Grike

D. Stack

E. Dyke

C

10.

Most warm ocean currents flow

A. in tropical seas

B. on the wesatern coasts of continents

C. towards the equator

D. in high latitudes

E. towards the high latitudes

E