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Question 21
jamb 2003
How many students scored between 6% and 60%
A70
B66
C62
D58
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Question 22
jamb 2003
If the management of school Y decides to award scholarship to the top 10% of the students, determine the lowest mark to qualify for a scholarship
A86%
B82%
C78%
D74%
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Question 23
jamb 2003
The condition that promotes the formation of these soils is
Adistinct wet and dry season
Bdense tropical rain forest
Cextensive savannah grassland
Ddense rural plantation
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Question 24
jamb 2003
The most common mature soil types in the shaded portion are
Aalluvial soil
Bforest soil
Cdrifts soils
Dlaterite soil
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Question 25
jamb 2003
Two good examples of sheltered estuaries which are also natural harbors in West Africa are?
ALagos and Takoradi
BBanjul and warri
CFreetown and Dakar
DWarri and Accra
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Question 26
jamb 2003
Iron Ore mining in Africa is carried out in?
AGhana, Niger and Epygt
BDemocratic Republic of Congo, Namibia and Sierre Leone
CTunisia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana
DKenya, Tunisia and Sudan
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Question 27
jamb 2003
The single most successful large-scale irrigation project in tropical Africa is the?
AVOLT RIVER Project
BChad Basin Project
CGezira Scheme
DNile Delta Scheme
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Question 28
jamb 2003
Industrialization in Nigeria can best be promoted through the development of?
Atextile manufacturing
Bvegetable oil processing
Ciron and steel processing
Dautomobile manufacturing
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Question 29
jamb 2003
The planting of eucalyptus trees on the Jos Plateau is to?
Areclaim the soil
Bprovide firewood
Cprevent desertification
Dprovide wind breakers
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Question 30
jamb 2003
The Lagos area has emerged as the most prominent destination for internal migration because it is?
Aon a high plain and highly industrialized
Bclose to the coast and densely populated
Chighgly industrialized and highly urbanized
Dagriculturally productive and close to the coast
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Question 31
jamb 2003
Annual total rainfall decreases generally from the south to the north of Nigeria because of the?
Alongitudinal spread along the coast
Blatitudinal spread from the sea
Crelief pattern of the country
Ddrainage pattern of the country
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Question 32
jamb 2003
Wheat has gained importance in Nigeria's agriculture as a result of the?
Aincreased use of fertilizers
Bgradual change in climate
Cincreased purchasing power of the citizens
Dintroduction of large-scale irrigation
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Question 33
jamb 2003
One of the steel-rolling mills in Nigeria is located at?
AAjaokuta
BOvwian-Aladja
CJos
DEungu
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Question 34
jamb 2003
Soil conservation can be achieved through?
Afloriculture
Bmonoculture
Cmechanization
Dstripe-cropping
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Question 35
jamb 2003
The towns that owe their origin and growth to the presence of localized mineral resources are?
AJos ans Abeokuta
BKano and Eungu
CJos and Eungu
DPort Harcourt and Onitsha
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Question 36
jamb 2003
Secondary economic activities are those that involve the?
Apackaging of finished goods
Bdistribution of raw materials
Cdistribution of finished goods
Dprocessing of raw materials
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Question 37
jamb 2003
Which of the following groups of factors is most likely to influence industrial location?
ARaw materials, energy and market
BCapital, raw material and population growth
CMarket, emigration and labour
DTransport, raw material and migration
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Question 38
jamb 2003
The reindeer and the camel are commonly used as beasts of burden in the?
ARockies and the Atacama Desert
Bpolar region and the Sahara Desert
CAntarctica and the Australian Desert
DAndes and the Kalahari Desert
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Question 39
jamb 2003
Open cast mining often leads to the?
Adegradation of the topsoil
Breplenishment of the soil
Cproduction of fetile soils
Dextinction of animals
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Question 40
jamb 2003
Industrial Europe, North America and Japan are the major importers of?
Araw materials
Bmanufactured goods
Ciron and steel
Dbuilding materials
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