Geography Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Geography is the study of the Earth's landscapes, features, inhabitants, and natural phenomena. It aims to understand the locations of various elements, the reasons for their presence, and how they evolve and transform over time.

• Question 1261: Poorly drained soils are good for the growth of? Options:
  A) oil palm
  B) surgarcane
  C) cocoa
  D) rice
  E) maize
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1262: The speed of wind is usually measured using? Options:
  A) a wind vane
  B) a wind rose
  C) an anemometer
  D) a thermometer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1263:

  Which of the following rocks is composed of the skeletons of microscopic sea plants and animals?

  Options:
  A) Chalk
  B) Granite
  C) Sandstone
  D) Slate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1264:

  Which of the following statement is not true about the solar system?

  Options:
  A) the ray of the sun gives energy to the system
  B) all the planets rotate round the sun
  C) the planets revolve around the sun
  D) the sun is at the Centre of the system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1265: Which of the main crop growth in the Ghezira plains? Options:
  A) Wheat
  B) Millet
  C) Cotton
  D) Rice
  E) Sugarcane
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1266: The captain of a ship in the mid sea observed that it was local noon as he was listening to 08.00 hrs BBC world news. On which longitude was his ship? Options:
  A) 60°E
  B) 60°W
  C) 120°E
  D) 120°W
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1267: One of the consequences of the polar ice-caps melting is the? Options:
  A) submergence of existing coast lands
  B) emergence of submerged island
  C) increase in global temperature
  D) drier conditions in the tropical areas
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1268:

  The following are responsible for the concentration of industries in eastern United States of America except

  Options:
  A) Large market
  B) Natural resources
  C) Inadequate capital
  D) High technology
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1269: The Great Soil Group, found in the temperate grasslands, having a deep, black, nutrient-rich A- horizon, a compact B-horizon, and a zone of calcium carbonate accumulation is called a? Options:
  A) chestnut soil
  B) prairie soil
  C) cheronzem
  D) podzol
  E) pedocal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1270:

  A river transport its load through the following processes except_________

  Options:
  A) solution
  B) plucking
  C) traction
  D) suspension
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  The correct answer is B .