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Question 21
jamb 2005
The Nigerian rivers that take their sources from the Jos Plateau include?
AChalawa, Kano and Kaduna
BKatsina-Ala, Gongola and Rima
CKaduna, Sokoto and Jama'are
DJama'are, Gongola and Kaduna
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Question 22
jamb 2005
Recent growth in manufacturing sector of the Nigerian economy has been mostly associated with the?
Agrowth of the petroleum industry
Bincrease in communication networks
Cincrease in agricultural divesification
Dgrowth of the iron and steel industry
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Question 23
jamb 2005
The dominant foreign exchange earner of Senegal is?
Afish
Biron ore
Cgroundnut
Dtourism
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Question 24
jamb 2005
The most serious cause of desertification in Nigeria is?
Aexcessively high temperature
Bexcessive pressure on land
Cextremely low rainfall
Denvironmental pollution
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Question 25
jamb 2005
The geological formation with which inselbergs are commonly associated in Nigeria is the?
Alower cretaceous
Brecent deposits
Cupper cretaceous
Dbasement complex
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Question 26
jamb 2005
Cities with populations over one million people in Africa include?
AAlgiers, Alexandria, Nairobi and Banjul
BCape Town, Luanda, Khartoum and Abidjan
CIbadan, Kampala, Bulawayo and Mombasa
DCairo, Lagos, Kinshasa and Johannesburg
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Question 27
jamb 2005
The discovery and mining of coal at the foot of the Udi Hills led to the founding of?
AEungu
BOkigwe
CAkwa
DOnitsha
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Question 28
jamb 2005
The Atlas mountains of Africa are found mainly in?
AEgpyt
BMorocco
CAlgeria
DLibya
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Question 29
jamb 2005
The linear scale of a map is important in that it enables the users to conveniently measure?
Aareas of volumes
Bdistances and areas
Cvolumes and directions
Ddirections and distances
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Question 30
jamb 2005
`The principle of similar triangle is commonly used in chain survey to?
Aovercome obstacles on survey line
Bestimate the angle of slope
Cmaintain a straight line between points
Destimate the size of the survey area
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