Year : 
2009
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

31 - 40 of 48 Questions

# Question Ans
31.

The first railway line that was built in Nigeria was from?

A. Lagos to Kano

B. Lagos to Maiduguri

C. Zaria to Kaura Namoda

D. Kaduna to Jos

A

32.

The most important use of rocks in Nigeria is for?

A. revenue generation

B. building

C. export

D. tourism

B

33.

The craft industry associated with the late Ladi Kwali in Nigeria is?

A. weaving

B. pottery

C. carving

D. dyeing

Detailed Solution

Ladi Kwali OON, MBE (c.1925-1984) was a Nigerian potter. Dr. Ladi Kwali remained associated with the Abuja pottery works until her death.
34.

The best way to promote industrialization in Nigeria is through the development of?

A. iron and steel processing

B. automobile manufacturing

C. textile manufacturing

D. cassava processing

A

35.

An area in Shaba province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, known for the production of copper, is?

A. Ndola

B. Nchanga

C. Lumumbashi

D. Chibuluma

C

36.

A country in Africa with little or more potential for hydro-electricity generation is?

A. Sudan

B. Liberia

C. Mozambique

D. Mauritania

A

37.

An example of a man-made lake is?

A. Lake Tanganyika

B. Lake Volta

C. Lake Victoria

D. Lake Chad

B

38.

Which of the following systems provides both irrigation water and hydro-electricity?

A. Gezira

B. Aswan

C. Shiroro

D. Volta

B

39.

An Africa city located within the Mediterranean climatic zone is?

A. Dakar

B. Addis Ababa

C. Cape Town

D. Mombasa

C

40.

The main factor that is responsible for the relatively cool temperatures in East Africa is?

A. ocean current

B. latitude

C. altitude

D. air mass

C

31.

The first railway line that was built in Nigeria was from?

A. Lagos to Kano

B. Lagos to Maiduguri

C. Zaria to Kaura Namoda

D. Kaduna to Jos

A

32.

The most important use of rocks in Nigeria is for?

A. revenue generation

B. building

C. export

D. tourism

B

33.

The craft industry associated with the late Ladi Kwali in Nigeria is?

A. weaving

B. pottery

C. carving

D. dyeing

Detailed Solution

Ladi Kwali OON, MBE (c.1925-1984) was a Nigerian potter. Dr. Ladi Kwali remained associated with the Abuja pottery works until her death.
34.

The best way to promote industrialization in Nigeria is through the development of?

A. iron and steel processing

B. automobile manufacturing

C. textile manufacturing

D. cassava processing

A

35.

An area in Shaba province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, known for the production of copper, is?

A. Ndola

B. Nchanga

C. Lumumbashi

D. Chibuluma

C

36.

A country in Africa with little or more potential for hydro-electricity generation is?

A. Sudan

B. Liberia

C. Mozambique

D. Mauritania

A

37.

An example of a man-made lake is?

A. Lake Tanganyika

B. Lake Volta

C. Lake Victoria

D. Lake Chad

B

38.

Which of the following systems provides both irrigation water and hydro-electricity?

A. Gezira

B. Aswan

C. Shiroro

D. Volta

B

39.

An Africa city located within the Mediterranean climatic zone is?

A. Dakar

B. Addis Ababa

C. Cape Town

D. Mombasa

C

40.

The main factor that is responsible for the relatively cool temperatures in East Africa is?

A. ocean current

B. latitude

C. altitude

D. air mass

C