Year : 
1992
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

31 - 40 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
31.

Which of the following industries is best located near the source of raw materials?

A. Car manufacturing

B. Petroleum refinery

C. Sugar refinery

D. Clothmaking

B

32.

The use of the Nile for transportation purpose is limited mainly by?

A. the presence of dams and cataracts

B. seasonal flooding

C. heavy siltation

D. low velocity of flow

B

33.

The greatest hydro-electric power potential in Nigeria is found in the?

A. Sokoto- Rima Basin

B. Cross River Basin

C. Niger-Benue trough

D. Eungu.scarplands

C

34.

The most common traditional method of restoring soil fertility in Nigeria is?

A. increased infant mortality due to neglection

B. the declining in food imports

C. the growth of slums

D. the deterioration of city transport systems

C

35.

One adverse consequence of rapid urbanization in Nigeria is?

A. increased infant mortality due to neglect

B. the decline in food imports

C. the growth of slums

D. the deterioration of city transport sytems

C

36.

Which of the the following towns is on the railway between Lagos and Kaduna?

A. Kontagora

B. Minna

C. Zaria

D. Kafanchan

B

37.

The most urbanized part of Nigeria is the?

A. south-east

B. Middle-belt

C. north-east

D. south-west

D

38.

A typical example of an inland drainage basin in Africa is the?

A. Congo Basin

B. Lake Victoria Basin

C. Lake Chad Basin

D. Orange Basin

C

39.

The location of most of the light manufacturing industries in Africa is determined primarily by the location of?

A. raw materials

B. markets

C. railways terminals

D. labour

B

40.

The major pastoral ethnic groups in Africa include the?

A. Fulani, asante and Wollof

B. Asante, Fulani and Zulu

C. Masai, Fulani and Tuareg

D. Fulani, Masai and Kikuyu

C

31.

Which of the following industries is best located near the source of raw materials?

A. Car manufacturing

B. Petroleum refinery

C. Sugar refinery

D. Clothmaking

B

32.

The use of the Nile for transportation purpose is limited mainly by?

A. the presence of dams and cataracts

B. seasonal flooding

C. heavy siltation

D. low velocity of flow

B

33.

The greatest hydro-electric power potential in Nigeria is found in the?

A. Sokoto- Rima Basin

B. Cross River Basin

C. Niger-Benue trough

D. Eungu.scarplands

C

34.

The most common traditional method of restoring soil fertility in Nigeria is?

A. increased infant mortality due to neglection

B. the declining in food imports

C. the growth of slums

D. the deterioration of city transport systems

C

35.

One adverse consequence of rapid urbanization in Nigeria is?

A. increased infant mortality due to neglect

B. the decline in food imports

C. the growth of slums

D. the deterioration of city transport sytems

C

36.

Which of the the following towns is on the railway between Lagos and Kaduna?

A. Kontagora

B. Minna

C. Zaria

D. Kafanchan

B

37.

The most urbanized part of Nigeria is the?

A. south-east

B. Middle-belt

C. north-east

D. south-west

D

38.

A typical example of an inland drainage basin in Africa is the?

A. Congo Basin

B. Lake Victoria Basin

C. Lake Chad Basin

D. Orange Basin

C

39.

The location of most of the light manufacturing industries in Africa is determined primarily by the location of?

A. raw materials

B. markets

C. railways terminals

D. labour

B

40.

The major pastoral ethnic groups in Africa include the?

A. Fulani, asante and Wollof

B. Asante, Fulani and Zulu

C. Masai, Fulani and Tuareg

D. Fulani, Masai and Kikuyu

C