SSS One Geography Objective Examination Questions

1. The word geography is derived from two Greek words meaning:
A. Earth and description
B. Description and Earth
C. Earth and Space
D. Space and Sphere
2. The study of local geography is concerned with
A. Earth’s surface
B. Immediate environment
C. physical environment
D. environment
3. Villages perform one among the following functions
A. Social
B. Agricultural
C. Commercial
D. Industrial
4. The relative position between towns and villages are best located using
A. bearing points
B. Main points
C. Cardinal points
D. Direction points
5. Nigeria is to Abuja, while Ghana is to
A. Kumasi
B. Ashanti
C. Accra
D. Niger
6. how many countries are in africa
A. 45
B. 54
C. 58
D. 85
7. How many local government areas are there Nigeria
A. 720
B. 723
C. 721
D. 774
8. Which planet has more satellite
A. Earth
B. Jupital
C. Saturn
D. Mercury.
9. The natural satellite of the earth is the
A. Stars
B. Sun
C. Moon
D. Galaxies
10. The stars that appear singly when viewed from the earth actually exist in groups which is better described as
A. Closters
B. Galaxies
C. Planets
D. satellites
11. The planet with the shortest orbit round the sun is
A. Mars
B. Mercury
C. Venus
D. Earth
12. ----- is often regarded as the “earth twin”
A. Venus
B. Mars
C. Pluto
D. Mercury
13. The coldest and the farthest planet from the sun is
A. Saturn
B. Uranus
C. Neptune
D. Pluto
14. The earth lies between
A. Mercury and Venus
B. Mars and Jupiter
C. Venus and Mars
D. Jupiter and Saturn
15. Because of its shape, the earth is best described as
A. circle
B. Geoid
C. Sphere
D. Spheroid
16. Aphelion refers to when the earth is -----from the sun
A. in-between
B. far
C. near
D. after
17. When the moon comes in between the earth and the sun
A. Eclipse of the sun occurs
B. moon eclipse occurs
C. lunar eclipse
D. earth eclipse
18. The path in which the earth move round the sun is known as
A. milky way
B. axis way
C. milk way
D. movement way
19. The earth’s movement from West to East on its own axis is known as
A. rotation
B. revolution
C. gravitational
D. friction
20. Which of the following is known as the land of the mid-night sun during summer in the Northern hemisphere
A. Tropic of cancer
B. Arctic circle
C. Antarctic circle
D. Equator
21. The parts of the earth’s crust that is covered by oceans and seas is called
A. biosphere
B. hydrosphere
C. atmosphere
D. lithosphere
22. Most rural settlements in developing countries of Africa are
A. nucleated
B. dispersed
C. dense
D. suburb
23. The movement of earth causes ----
A. axis and orbit
B. tilt and incline
C. day, night and seasons
D. seasons only
24. Which of the following is NOT a line of latitude?
A. Equator
B. Tropic of cancer
C. Greenwich
D. Arctic circle
25. What is the approximate distance of town X from the equator, if town Y is located on latitude 140 N?
A. 1554
B. 1532
C. 1441
D. 1442
26. If the time at the Greenwich Meridian is 11:00am, what would be the local time at a place Longitude 750W?
A. 6:00pm
C. 5:00pm
C. 6:00am
D. 5:00am
27. The inner most part of the earth is the
A. Core
B. Crust
C. Sial
D. Sphere
28. Which of the following gases is most abundant in the atmosphere?
A. Oxygen
B. Hydrogen
C. Argon
D. Nitrogen
29. Which of the following planets has twelve satellites?
A. Neptune
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Uranus
30. Carbondioxide is taken by plants to release ---
A. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen
C. dioxide
D. carbon
31. Rock types are subdivided in accordance with …….. and ….
A. Origin and Composition
B. Origin and mineral composition
C. Mineral and Composition
D. Plane and Origin
32. In terms of origin, igneous rocks can be grouped into
A. Crystal Volcanic
B. Plutonic and Volcanic
C. Plutonic and intrusive
D. Volcanic and extrusive
33. The plane between two strata is known as …..
A. Peni plane
B. Bedding plane
C. Crystal plane
D. molten plane
34. Granitic rocks contain
A. Silica, aluminum and iron
B. Silica and bauxite
C. Iron and bauxite
D. magnesium and iron
35. An example of a crystalline rock is
A. Granite
B. Peat
C. Limestone
D. Sandstone
36. When plateau are enclosed be fold mountains, they are known as
A. intermont
B. Lava
C. Volcanic
D. Dissected
37. Environmental lapse rate is
A. ^oC for every 300m ascent
B. 2^oC for every 100m ascent
C. 0.65^oC for every 100m ascent
D. 6.5^oC for every 200m ascent
38. Which of the following is not an example of a fold mountain
A. Andes
B. Rockies
C. Kilimanjaro
D. Himalayas
39. The direction of wind is recorded by instrument called
A. Cup anemometer
B. Wind mill
D. Wind vane
D. Wind director
40. Volcanic mountains are also known as mountains of
A. Syncline
B. Denudation
C. Horst
D. Accumulation
41. Marble, slate and gneiss are
A. Plutonic rocks
B. Volcanic rocks
C. Sedimentary rocks
D. metamorphic rocks
42. The biosphere contains all the following except
A. Man
B. Animals
C. Micro-organisms
D. Rocks
43. Faulting may result from
A. Tensional and Compressional forces
B. Syncline and anticline force
C. Symmetrical and asymmetrical forces
D. Simple and tensional forces
44. Ecological balance can be achieved through one of the following
A. The cycling of matter in nature
B. Inorganic substance
C. interdependence within ecosystem
D. Abiotic components
Grass ← Grasshopper ← Lizard ← Snake ← Hawk
The above shows a feeding relationship in an ecosystem use it to answer questions 45 and 46
45. The feeding relationship above shows
A. Symbiotic relationship
B. Parasitic relationship
C. Food web
D. Food chain
46. Which of the following is a primary producer?
A. Snake
B. Grass
D. Lizard
D. Grasshopper
47. The relationship between the elements of an ecosystem is best described as
A. Parasitic
B. Symbiotic
C. Interdependent
D. multidirectional
48. To obtain the climate of a place the average atmospheric weather condition should be considered for about
A. 45yr
B. 35yrs
C. 24yrs
D. 20yrs
49. Isotherms are lines drawn on maps joining places having equal …..
A. Rainfall
B. Cloudiness
C. Pressure
D. Temperature
50. Precipitation includes all the following except
A. Fog
B. Snow
C. Dew
D. Dust
51. Through what process are lift valleys formed?
A. Folding
B. Erosion
C. Faulting
D. Residual
52. Line drawn on the map joining places of equal pressure are called
A. Isotherms
B. Isohels
C. Isobars
D. Isohyets
53. The earth is enveloped by a mixture of gases referred to the
A. Biosphere
B. Atmosphere
C. Lithosphere
D. mesosphere
54. Isohels is to sunshine as …. is to cloud cover
A. Isonephs
B. Isotherms
C. Isobars
D. Isohyets
55. The part of the earth’s crust that is covered by oceans and seas is
A. Hydrosphere
B. Ionosphere
C. Stratosphere
D. ozonosphere

Study the climatic data for station X below and use it to answer questions 56-59

Month	Jan	Feb	March	Apri	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rainfall (mm)	50	50	130	170	200	300	350	300	350	250	200	200
Temperature (oC)	21	20	22	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	22

56. The total annual rainfall for the station is
A. 2100mm
B. 3000mm
C. 2500mm
D. 2520mm
57. The mean annual temperature for the station is
A. 25.0^oC
B. 20.0^oC
C. 2^oC
D. 20.8^oC
58. What is the annual temperature range for station X?
A. 4^oC
B. 3^oC
C. 2^oC
D. 1^oC
59. Which of the following pairs of weather instruments were used to collect the data for station x?
A. Rain gauge and Anemometer
B. Wind gauge and Thermometer
C. Rain gauge and Thermometer
D. Barometer and Rain gauge
60. In the typical predatory food chain, producers are eaten by
A. carnivores
B. Herbivores
C. Omnivores
D. Parasites.
61. In the study of local geography, we have to know our …..
A. physical environment
B. social environment
C. immediate environment
D. cultural environment
62. Stars actually exist in groups or clusters, known as
A. satellite
B. nebulas
C. milky
D. heavenly bodies
63. The relative positions between towns and villages are best located using
A. direction points
B. cardinal points
C. bearing points
D. primary points
64. The natural satellite of the earth is the …..
A. star
B. sun
C. galaxies
D. moon
65. The spherical shape of the earth is best described as a ….
A. sphere
B. geoid
C. geiod
D. geod
66. The movement of the earth form west to east is known as a …..
A. revolution
B. rotation
C. axis
D. eclipse
67. Parallels are also refers to as
A. latitude
B. longitude
C. equator
D. meridian
68. The longitude of London 0^o while that of Sydney is about 150^oE. The time in Sydney would therefore be
A. 10 hours ahead
B. 20 hours ahead
C. 10 hours behind
D. 20 hours behind
69. The inner most part of the earth is the
A. core
B. crust
C. mantle
D. sial
70. Fold mountains basically forms as a result of
A. tensional forces
B. gravitational
C. compressional
C. folding
71. Environmental lapse rate is
A. 1^oC for every 300m ascent
B. 2^oC for every 300m ascent
C. 0.65^oC for every 300m ascent
D. 6.5^oC for every 300m ascent
72. The plane between two strata is known as
A. pene plane
B. bedding plane
C. strata plane
D. molten plane
73. Precipitation includes all the following except?
A. fog
B. snow
C. dew
D. dust
74. Isobaric maps give information about
A. temperature
B. sunshine
C. pressure
D. rainfall
75. The point at which air mass meet is known as
A. ITCZ
B. ITFZ
C. ITZ
D. ICTZ
76. Plant cover include
A. trees and forest
B. trees and grasses
C. flora and fauna
D. herbs
77. The following are the main plant life forms except
A. trees
B. shrubs
C. flora
D. shrubs and herbs
78. The latitude and longitude location of Nigeria is
A. 4^oN to 12^oN and 3^oE to 15^oW
B. 4^oN to 14^oN and 3^oE to 15^oE
C. 3^oN to 15^oN and 4^oE to 140E
D. 10^oN to 12^oE and 5^oE to 15^oE
79. Isohels are sunshine as ……. is to cloud cover?
A. Isoneph
B. Isotherm
C. Isobars
D. Isohyets
80. The shape of the land features that can be found within an area best describe
A. relief
B. drainage
C. scene
D. scenery
81. The Niger/Benue trough, coastal plains, Chad basin are associated with
A. Southern lowland
B. Eastern lowlands
C. Lower areas
D. Highland areas
82. The following are the main plant life forms except
A. trees
B. shrubs
C. flora
D. herbs
83. The Shiroro HEP Station is located on River
A. Gongola
B. Shiroro
C. Niger
D. Kaduna
84. Which of the following factors least explains the variation in natural vegetation cover in Nigeria?
A. Temperature
B. Relief
C. Soil
D. Man
85. Vegetation resources can be utilized by man for all the following except.
A. food
B. habitat
C. timber
D. medicine
86. Industries are classified as
A. primary, manufacturing and secondary
B. cocoa, mining and furniture industry
C. primary, secondary and tertiary
D. fishing, mining and food processing
87. The climate of Nigeria is characterized by
A. continuous seasons
B. two seasons
C. three seasons
D. four seasons
88. Fractional distillation is for crude oil while open cast is for coal
A. coal
B. two seasons
C. petroleum
D. iron ore
89. Thermal power plants used the following except
A. water
B. coal
C. natural gas
D. petroleum
90. The degree of longitude through which the earth spins within 3 hours is
A. 15^o
B. 30^o
C. 45^o
D. 60^o