Jamb Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 1961:

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A World Title Boxing contest took place in New York (75°W time zone) on a Tuesday between 21:30 and 22:30 Hours and was televised live. When did viewers in Lagos (15°E time zone) watch the contest live on television?

A. Wednesday between 03:30 and 04:30 Hours
B. Monday between 03:30 and 04:30 Hours
C. Tuesday between 15:30 and 16:30 Hours
D. Tuesday between 21:30 and 22:30 Hours
E. Tuesday between 02:30 and 03:30 Hours

Question 1962:

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Which of the following currents has a warming influence upon the coast along which it flows?

A. Mozambique current
B. Labrador current
C. Benguela current
D. Canaries current
E. Humboldt current

Question 1963:

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Which of the following lakes owes its origin mainly to faulting?

A. Lake Chad
B. Lake Superior
C. Lake Malawi
D. Lake Victoria
E. Lake Kariba

Question 1964:

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The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river's channel is called

A. Hydraulic action
B. Corrosion
C. Attrition
D. Corrasion
E. Solution

Question 1965:

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Temperature is to isotherms as air pressure is to

A. Isopleths
B. Contours
C. Isobars
D. Isolines
E. Isohyets