JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1026

5,126.

A layer of very fine wind-deposited sand and silt is known as?

A.

loess

B.

barchan

C.

seif

D.

bajada

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,127.

Which of the following pairs of longitudes forms a Great Circle?

A.

60°E and 140°E

B.

40°W and 140°E

C.

20°W and 160°W

D.

10°E and 180°

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,128.

Which of the following explains the variation in the lengths of day and night with the seasons?

A.

Earth's rotation on its axis

B.

Earth's revolution along its orbit

C.

The inclination of the earth

D.

the sperical shape of the earth

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,129.

On September 23 each year, the earth experiences the?

A.

summer solstice

B.

autumnal equinox

C.

winter solstice

D.

vernal equinox

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,130.

Which of the following group of countries constitutes the Chad Basin Commission?

A.

Benin, Niger, Nigeria and Chad

B.

Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Sudan

C.

Cameroon, Libya, Chad and Sudan

D.

Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.