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Question 51
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Which of the following best accounts for the decline in the importance of rail transport in Africa?

ALow volume of goods available for transportation
BShort distances covered by railways
CHigh competition from road transport
DThreat of retrenchment of railway workers
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Question 52
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Which of the following are best explains the drift of population from rural to the cities in Nigeria?

AThere is food scarcity in the rural areas
BThere are more job opportunities in the cities
CBetter recreational facilities are available in the cities
DThe cost of living in the cities is very high
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Question 53
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A large expanse of low, level land, formed due to an uplift of part of the sea floor bordering a continent is called

Aa deltaic plain
Ban outwash plain
Cflood plain
DDa coastal plain
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Question 54
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Which of the following rock types is coal associated with?

AMechanically-formed sedimentary rocks
BPlutonic igneous rocks
COrganically-formed sedimentary rocks
DHard crystalline rocks
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Question 55
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When the sun is directly overhead at the tropic of Capricorn (23 %, °) on 22nd December, the Northern Hemisphere experiences it's

Atwilight
Bspring equinox
Cwinter solstice
Dsummer solstice
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Question 56
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Temperatures of adjacent coastlands are reduced when on - shore winds blow over cold currents because the

Acurrent increases the total rainfall in such areas
Bcurrent influences the temperature of the prevailing winds
Crainfall in sunny areas is usually heavy
Dcurrent influences the air pressure
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Question 57
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All the major industrial zones of Nigeria owe their origin mainly to

Ainflux of migrant labour
Bself-help projects
Cthe abundance of water resources
Dthe presence of cash crops
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Question 58
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A conurbation is a settlement

Awith about 500.000 people
Bwhere a large number of town join together over a considerable area
Cin which two or more towns have joined together with each retaining its identity
Dwhose people are predominantly farmers
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Question 59
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Which of the following dams in Africa provides both irrigation water and hydro-electricity?

AGezira
BKainji
CCabora Bassa
DAkosombo
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Question 60
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Which of the following regions in Nigeria has an average height of over 100 metres above sea level?

ABiu Plateau
BNorth-Central Highlands
CUdi Plateau
DAdamawa Highlands
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Question 61
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All the following are causes of mechanical weathering except

Atemperature changes
Bfrost action
Calternate wetting and drying
Drain action
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Question 62
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Mountains formed as a result of compressional forces in the earth's crust are

Ablock mountains
Bresidual mountains
Cvolcanic mountains
Dfold mountains
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Question 63
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Cement factory is usually located near

Asource of capital
Bsource of raw materials
Cthe market
Dsource of labour
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Question 64
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Which of the following best explains why wind action is more predominant in Arid regions than in Humid regions?

ALack of surface drainage and the presence of strong winds
BExcessively high temperature during the day and night
CLoose surface materials and the absence of vegetation cover
DInsufficient and unreliable rainfall
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Question 65
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Which of the following is not a sea route?

ANew york-London-Rotterdam
BLondon-capetown-melbourne
Csydnry-suez-London
DLondon-moscow-baghdad
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Question 66
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Which of the following climatic types is found on the western margins of continents between altitude 300 and 400 North and South of the Equator?

AChina type
BMediterranean
CSudan savanna
DMonsoon
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Question 67
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Which of the following countries is located within the Horn of Africa?

AKenya
BDjiboti
CChad
DSwaziland
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Question 68
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Which of the following least influences population density in Nigeria?

ATsetse fly infestation
BMining
CFertile agricultural land
DThick forest vegetation
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Question 69
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On June 21st, when the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer,places in the Northern Hemisphere experience

Ashorter day and longer night
Blonger day and night
Clonger day and shorter night
Dtwilight
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Question 70
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The solar system comprises the sun and

Anine planets
Bseven planets
Csix planets
Deight planets
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