Year : 
1995
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 47 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

The satellite of the earth is

A. the sun

B. Jupiter

C. the moon

D. Saturn

E. Mars

C

2.

The commentary of a football match which started at 1600 hours GMT in a town P (450W) was heard in town Q at 2200 hours GMT. What is the longitude of Q

A. 39V0W

B. 450E

C. 510E

D. 900W

E. 1350W

B

3.

Which of the following statements about Jupiter is not true? It

A. is the next planet to the Earth

B. revolves round the sun

C. is the only planent with twelves satellites

D. is the largest planent jin the solar system

E. is about 773 million kms away from the sun

A

4.

Igneous rocks contain

A. humus

B. fossils

C. strata

D. polyps

E. crystals

E

5.

An active volcano is one that

A. has not erupted recently

B. will not erupt

C. had earlier erupted violently

D. erupts periodically

E. has been very destructive

D

6.

The principal agents in soil erosion are

A. wind and waves

B. water and wind

C. air and water

D. water and dust

E. drought and wind

B

7.

Soil erosion leads to all the following except the

A. loss of available plant nutrients

B. loos of cultivable land

C. loss of water reservoirs such as dams

D. increasing drought condition

E. increase in yield per hectare

E

8.

The term watershed refers to the

A. direction of flow of a river from its source to the sea

B. volume of load carried by a river

C. crestlines from which two or more rivers flow in opposite directions

D. area drained by the main river and all its tributaries

E. entire area flooded by a river during the wet season

C

9.

A spring is an outlet for

A. rivers

B. streams in Karst regions

C. underground water

D. rain water in limestone regions

E. volcanic lakes

C

10.

Which of the following represents the correct sequence in which denudation occurs?

A. Weathering.....Erosion......Deposition

B. Deposition....Weathering....Erosion

C. Erosion....Weathering......Deposition

D. Weathering...Deposition...Erosion

E. Deposition....Erosion....Weathering

A

1.

The satellite of the earth is

A. the sun

B. Jupiter

C. the moon

D. Saturn

E. Mars

C

2.

The commentary of a football match which started at 1600 hours GMT in a town P (450W) was heard in town Q at 2200 hours GMT. What is the longitude of Q

A. 39V0W

B. 450E

C. 510E

D. 900W

E. 1350W

B

3.

Which of the following statements about Jupiter is not true? It

A. is the next planet to the Earth

B. revolves round the sun

C. is the only planent with twelves satellites

D. is the largest planent jin the solar system

E. is about 773 million kms away from the sun

A

4.

Igneous rocks contain

A. humus

B. fossils

C. strata

D. polyps

E. crystals

E

5.

An active volcano is one that

A. has not erupted recently

B. will not erupt

C. had earlier erupted violently

D. erupts periodically

E. has been very destructive

D

6.

The principal agents in soil erosion are

A. wind and waves

B. water and wind

C. air and water

D. water and dust

E. drought and wind

B

7.

Soil erosion leads to all the following except the

A. loss of available plant nutrients

B. loos of cultivable land

C. loss of water reservoirs such as dams

D. increasing drought condition

E. increase in yield per hectare

E

8.

The term watershed refers to the

A. direction of flow of a river from its source to the sea

B. volume of load carried by a river

C. crestlines from which two or more rivers flow in opposite directions

D. area drained by the main river and all its tributaries

E. entire area flooded by a river during the wet season

C

9.

A spring is an outlet for

A. rivers

B. streams in Karst regions

C. underground water

D. rain water in limestone regions

E. volcanic lakes

C

10.

Which of the following represents the correct sequence in which denudation occurs?

A. Weathering.....Erosion......Deposition

B. Deposition....Weathering....Erosion

C. Erosion....Weathering......Deposition

D. Weathering...Deposition...Erosion

E. Deposition....Erosion....Weathering

A