Jamb Geography Past Questions For Year 1983

Question 36

The main objective of the 'Green Revolution' programme in Nigeria is to encourage?

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  • A. irrigation agriculture
  • B. large-scale production of cereals
  • C. improvement in crop yield and total output
  • D. large-scale mechanization
  • E. importation of fertilizers
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Question 37

In which of the following is a steel rolling mill located?

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  • A. Bauchi
  • B. Eungu
  • C. Jos
  • D. Aladja
  • E. Minna
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Question 38

Which of these is CORRECT about the industrial economy of Zaria?

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  • A. Well intergated railway system
  • B. Abundance of high skilled labour
  • C. Availability of large international market
  • D. Abundance of minerals
  • E. Cheap air transport
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Question 39

Akosombo dam is one on the?

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  • A. Senegal River
  • B. River Rockel
  • C. River Niger
  • D. River Gongola
  • E. River Volta
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Question 40

Which of the following rivers does NOT drain into the Atlantic Ocean?

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  • A. The Nile
  • B. The Orange
  • C. The Volta
  • D. The Congo
  • E. The Amazon
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