What is the approximate distance of town X from the equator, if it is located on latitude 140N?
Answer
(A)
1555 km
2
When a warm ocean current meets a cold ocean current, they produce
Answer
(C)
fog
3
The distance of planet Mercury from the sun is about
Answer
(C)
57 million km
4
The most distant planet from us is
Answer
(D)
pluto
5
Which of the following is not a proof that earth is spherical?
Answer
(C)
varying lengths of day and night
6
The latitude which mark the limits of the apparent movement of the overhead sun are the
Answer
(C)
tropics of cancer and capricorn
7
Weathering,erosion,transportation and deposition are processes of
Answer
(C)
denudation
8
Which of the following factors does not affect the salinity of the oceans?
Answer
(D)
shape of the ocean floor
9
Six's thermometer is used to measure
Answer
(C)
minimum and maximum temperature
10
The maximum temperature recorded for station X in a particular day was 140c while the minimum temperature was -40c. The diural range of temperature for the day was
Answer
(D)
180c
11
"it is warm and dusty,originates from the Sahara and reaches its lowest southern extent in the January". The above best describes the
Answer
(B)
Tropical Continental airmass
12
Heavy rainfalls are often associated with
Answer
(B)
cumulonimbus clouds
13
Which of the following gases is most abundant in the atmosphere?
Answer
(D)
nitrogen
14
Marble,slate and gneiss are
Answer
(A)
metamorphic rocks
15
Which of the following is not a process of wind erosion?
Answer
(C)
hydraulic action
16
Compressional forces are mainly responsible for the formation of
Answer
(A)
fold mountain
17
The instrument used for measuring the speed of wind is called
Answer
(A)
cup anemometer
18
Coastal erosion can be prevented by
Answer
(C)
the stabilization of sandy and muddy beaches by coastal vegetation
19
Coastlines washed by cold currents normally have
Answer
(B)
scanty rainfall
20
A continental shelf is economically important because it
Answer
(A)
is a good fishing ground
21
The most important action in the A horizon of a soil profile is
Answer
(A)
eluvation
22
All the following farming practices result in soil erosion except
Answer
(D)
mixed cropping
23
Which of the following features are associated with a river capture? I. Misfit river II. River terrances III. Elbow of capture IV. Wind gap
Answer
(A)
I,III and IV
24
Which of the following is not a method by which rivers transport their eroded materials?
Answer
(C)
attrition
25
Which of the following sea routes carries the heaviest traffic?
Answer
(B)
the north Atlantic sea route
26
The biosphere contains all the following except
Answer
(B)
rocks
27
Land and sea breezes on a continental scale are called
Answer
(B)
monsoons
28
The Mediterranean type of climate is best suited for
Answer
(B)
fruit growing
29
Which of the following vegetation types is associated with the sub-equatorial type of climate?
Answer
(A)
rain forest
30
Which of the following shows the correct sequence in food chain?
Answer
(C)
plants-herbivores-carnivores-decomposers
31
One of the major characteristics of heavy industries is that they
Answer
(D)
require high capital outlay
32
A country is said to be land-locked when
Answer
(D)
she has no direct access to the sea
33
Which of the following is a major hindrance to HEP production in Africa?
Answer
(A)
inadequate capital
34
One advantage of inland water-ways is that
Answer
(C)
goods are transported eneaply
35
Which of the following is a demerit of low population density?
