Year : 
2013
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 37 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

Which of the following planets is the farthest from the sun in the solar system?

A. Mars

B. Mercury

C. Neptune

D. Pluto

D

2.

What will be the local time in Nigeria 15oE when the time is 7.00 p.m. in town Y 30oW?

A. 9.00 a.m

B. 10.00 p.m

C. 10.36 a.m

D. 10.36p.m

B

3.

What is the approximate distance between two places if one is located on 11oN and the other on 5oS on the same longitude?

A. 211 km

B. 1,110 km

C. 1,776 km

D. 1,976 km

C

4.

The horizontal displacement of blocks of the earth's crust along a fault plane is called

A. tear faulting

B. reverse faulting

C. normal faulting

D. isostatic adjustment

C

5.

The section of the external structure of the earth's that supports life is the

A. biosphere

B. atmosphere

C. lithosphere

D. barysphere

A

6.

Which of the following are examples of metamorphic rocks?

A. Basalt and gabbro

B. Gneiss and quartzite

C. Granite and gabbro

D. Gneiss and basalt

B

7.

The name of the volcanic rock which often forms the root of fold mountains is called

A. Batholith

B. Dyke

C. Sill

D. Lopolith

A

8.

Which of the following is the most important weathering process in Karst regions?

A. Hydrolysis

B. Oxidation

C. Hydration

D. Carbonation

D

9.

Which of the following mass wasting process results in curved tree trunks and leaning telegraphy poles?

A. Rock fall

B. Earth flow

C. Soil creep

D. Mud flow

A

10.

Which of the following are circular depressions formed on the bed of a river in its upper course by pebbles carried by the river?

A. Potholes

B. Plunge pools

C. Gorges

D. Rapids

C

1.

Which of the following planets is the farthest from the sun in the solar system?

A. Mars

B. Mercury

C. Neptune

D. Pluto

D

2.

What will be the local time in Nigeria 15oE when the time is 7.00 p.m. in town Y 30oW?

A. 9.00 a.m

B. 10.00 p.m

C. 10.36 a.m

D. 10.36p.m

B

3.

What is the approximate distance between two places if one is located on 11oN and the other on 5oS on the same longitude?

A. 211 km

B. 1,110 km

C. 1,776 km

D. 1,976 km

C

4.

The horizontal displacement of blocks of the earth's crust along a fault plane is called

A. tear faulting

B. reverse faulting

C. normal faulting

D. isostatic adjustment

C

5.

The section of the external structure of the earth's that supports life is the

A. biosphere

B. atmosphere

C. lithosphere

D. barysphere

A

6.

Which of the following are examples of metamorphic rocks?

A. Basalt and gabbro

B. Gneiss and quartzite

C. Granite and gabbro

D. Gneiss and basalt

B

7.

The name of the volcanic rock which often forms the root of fold mountains is called

A. Batholith

B. Dyke

C. Sill

D. Lopolith

A

8.

Which of the following is the most important weathering process in Karst regions?

A. Hydrolysis

B. Oxidation

C. Hydration

D. Carbonation

D

9.

Which of the following mass wasting process results in curved tree trunks and leaning telegraphy poles?

A. Rock fall

B. Earth flow

C. Soil creep

D. Mud flow

A

10.

Which of the following are circular depressions formed on the bed of a river in its upper course by pebbles carried by the river?

A. Potholes

B. Plunge pools

C. Gorges

D. Rapids

C