Which of the following planets revolves round the sun in clockwise direction?
Answer
(C)
uranus
3
The average density of sima is
Answer
(C)
3.0
4
An example of a crystalline rock is
Answer
(C)
granite
5
When plateaux are enclosed by fold mountains they are known as
Answer
(A)
intermont plateaux
6
Which of the following is formed by coastal erosion?
Answer
(B)
bay
7
A horizontal intrusion of molten magma into the bedding plane of sedimentary rocks is called
Answer
(C)
sill
8
Which of the following ocean currents enhances rainfall in its immediate hinterland?
Answer
(B)
mozambique current
9
Which of the following is not an element of climate?
Answer
(D)
fog
10
Given that the temperature of station X (at sea-level) is 800F(26.70C) at a particular time.what would be the temperature of Y (1300 ft (400 m) above sea level) at the same time? (Both stations are on the same latitude)
Answer
(C)
760F(24.40C
11
Environmental lapse rate is
Answer
(C)
0.60C for every 100 m ascent
12
Dark clouds extending to height of about 15,000 metres which bring a lot of rain to tropical lands are known as
Answer
(C)
cumulonimbus
13
Which of the following is not an element of weather?
Answer
(A)
condensation
14
Which of the following is not true about a clayey soil?
Answer
(A)
it is heavy
15
The type of rainfall characterized by torrential downpour in the tropics or during summers in the temperature interiors is called
Answer
(A)
convectional rainfall
16
Which of the following settlement types is the largest size?
Answer
(A)
megalopolis
17
A planet which is adapted to living in a region where little moisture is available is called
Answer
(C)
xerophyte
18
All the following minerals are found in Nigeria except
Answer
(B)
bauxite
19
Which of the following occupations is not common among the people of Southern coast-lands of Nigeria?
Answer
(D)
cattle rearing
20
Which of the following factors is least necessary for the development of hydro-electric power?
Answer
(C)
rain-fed rivers
21
A major hazard to both human and aquatic life in some coastal area of Nigeria is
Answer
(D)
oil spillage
22
The intensity of erosion by a river is determined by the
Answer
(D)
volume of water,gradient of the valley and the load carried
23
Transhumance involves the movement of
Answer
(D)
cattle up and down mountains for pasture
24
The vegetation type which is found only in the Northern Hemisphere is the
Answer
(B)
Tundra vegetation
25
Deforestation can be caused by
Answer
(A)
an increase in population
26
Man has interfered with the ecosystem through I. farming II. modification of weather and climate III. overgrazing
Answer
(D)
I,II and III
27
Good transport network promotes all the following except
Answer
(A)
national disintegration
28
The most ideal location for an iron and steel industry is one that has I. a large population II. an adequate supply of iron ore III. a good transport network IV. an adequate supply of coal
Answer
(D)
II,III and IV
29
A net population growth is the
Answer
(C)
surplus of birth over death plus net migration
30
Which of the following is the cheapest source of power for a large scale industry?
