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Econs, Geog, Eng, His
15 each

1:

Which of the following is NOT a structural strategy in coastal zone management?


Correct
  • 1:
    Beach nourishment
  • 2:
    building of groynes
  • 3:
    Building sea walls
  • 4:
    Rock amouring
2:

The wearing away of the banks and beds of a river’s channel by rock fragments in a stream
is referred to as;


Correct
  • 1:
    Abrasion
  • 2:
    Hydraulic action
  • 3:
    Corrosion
  • 4:
    Attrition
3:

The manner in which soil particles are naturally aggregated into various shapes or peds refers to which of the following characteristics?


Correct
  • 1:
    Soil crumbs
  • 2:
    Soil columns
  • 3:
    Soil texture
  • 4:
    Soil structure
4:

It is a textural class with a smooth but sticky feel that can be rolled into any shape without it disintegrating


Correct
  • 1:
    loam
  • 2:
    clay
  • 3:
    silt
  • 4:
    sand
5:

How best canwe describe a situation where within the water year, evaporation exceeds precipitation?


Correct
  • 1:
    Soil moisture surplus
  • 2:
    Soil moisture recharge
  • 3:
    Soil moisture deficit
  • 4:
    Field capacity
6:

What is the largest store of fresh water in the land phase of the global hydrological
cycle?


Correct
  • 1:
    Underground water
  • 2:
    The polar ice caps and ice sheets
  • 3:
    Lakes and rivers
  • 4:
    Soil moisture zone
7:

After a four month period of dry season from November to February in the Western Highlands,
the rains began falling again in March. Precipitation in March however, exceeded the amount of evapotranspiration. Which of the following was the most significant hydrological process occurring in the soil in March?


Correct
  • 1:
    Overland flow
  • 2:
    Soil moisture recharge
  • 3:
    Increase in base flow
  • 4:
    Buildup of excess of soil moisture
8:

All of the following factors except one influence the climate of any given place. Pick out
the odd factor


Correct
  • 1:
    Latitude
  • 2:
    Altitude
  • 3:
    Prevailing winds
  • 4:
    Longitude
9:

Which of the following statements about the formation and movement of tropical cyclones is
NOT true?


Correct
  • 1:
    Circling whirling winds around a low pressure centre
  • 2:
    Formed over the sea surface when temperatures attain 27°C
  • 3:
    Generally westward direction due to the Coriolis force
  • 4:
    Increase in intensity as they move further inland becoming more destructive with distance.
10:

The following are all reasons which explain the tendency for large industrial cities to
experience higher average temperatures and annual precipitation than rural areas except one. Which is the exception?


Correct
  • 1:
    Atmospheric disturbances such as moving cyclones that bring much rain are less frequent in rural areas
  • 2:
    There is greater concentration of condensation nuclei in the atmosphere of cities than in that of rural areas
  • 3:
    Cities experience greater turbulence and uplift of moving air than rural settlements
  • 4:
    City structures and streets absorb more solar radiation and release it into its atmosphere than rural areas
11:

Some 30 years ago, the electricity company planted electricity poles on fairly steep slopes to carry the high tension cables that brought light to the remote mountain village of Baku . At present, the company has observed that the electricity poles are leaning and tilted from the vertical and needed to be straightened. Which of the following mass movement must have affected the poles over time?


Correct
  • 1:
    Rock fall
  • 2:
    Talus creep
  • 3:
    Landslide
  • 4:
    Soil creep
12:

Which of the following best describes the regular daily movement of people from their residences to their work places and back


Correct
  • 1:
    Daily mobility
  • 2:
    Commuting
  • 3:
    Periodic movements
  • 4:
    Daily circulation
13:

Isolate the two cultural factors which influent the intensity and type of farming in a place

1. land tenure system

2. inheritance laws and fragmentation of holdings

3. level of technology

4. the role of the state


Correct
  • 1:
    1 and 2
  • 2:
    2 and 3
  • 3:
    1 and 4
  • 4:
    2 and 4
14:

Data collected from Tole Tea Estate in 2011 showed that 24,000 tons of tea leaves, were plucked from the fields and when processed it produced 4,000 tons of blue label tea ready for packaging. What was the material index?


Correct
  • 1:
    2.0
  • 2:
    4.0
  • 3:
    0.16
  • 4:
    6.0
15:

Which one of the following is a similarity between the model of Von Thumen and that of Sinclair


Correct
  • 1:
    Land use patterns and crop types change as distance increases from the city centre.
  • 2:
    More agricultural inputs are used nearer the city and decreases further away
  • 3:
    Transportation of perishable products to the market is easy and fast.
  • 4:
    Farming is more efficient closer to the city than further away
16:

When economic principles are developed from factual evidence, this method of economic reasoning is called


Correct
  • 1:
    Descriptive economics
  • 2:
    Deduction
  • 3:
    Hypothesis testing
  • 4:
    Induction
17:

This question is based on the table below, showing the production possibility situation of a country

If this economy chooses the combination of goods at point A,


<p>This question is based on the table below, showing the production possibility situation of a country </p><p>If this economy chooses the combination of goods at point A, </p>
Correct
  • 1:
    Only capital goods are being produced
  • 2:
    All resources in the economy are used in the production of capital goods
  • 3:
    All resources are used in the production of consumer goods
  • 4:
    No capital goods are used as factors of production
18:

A market economy can result in


Correct
  • 1:
    Production ignoring externalities
  • 2:
    Production not satisfying consumer’s real wantsv
  • 3:
    Shortage and surpluses of products
  • 4:
    Reduced incentives lowering individual effort
19:

Which of the following will likely trigger a move from a command economy to a market economy?


Correct
  • 1:
    Inequitable redistribution of income
  • 2:
    Inflation resulting from the removal of standards
  • 3:
    Low quality goods leading to low living standards
  • 4:
    Industrial unrest with frequent conflicts between workers and employers
20:

A security whose market price is the same as its nominal value is said to be


Correct
  • 1:
    At par
  • 2:
    In equilibrium
  • 3:
    At zero rate
  • 4:
    At premium
21:

If the quantity of all factors used in a production process increased by 10% and production rose by 15% there are


Correct
  • 1:
    Decreasing returns to scale
  • 2:
    Increasing returns to scale
  • 3:
    Decreasing returns to a variable factor
  • 4:
    Increasing returns to a variable factor
22:

Providence and Son’s enterprise has a capital structure composed of:

Debentures - 40 million FCFA

Preferences shares - 80 million FCFA

If the company is lowly geared, the figure for
its ordinary share capital might be


Correct
  • 1:
    20 million FCFA
  • 2:
    400 million FCFA
  • 3:
    40 million FCFA
  • 4:
    120 million FCFA
23:

If an industry remains in an area long after the factors that attracted it have disappeared, this is known as


Correct
  • 1:
    Industrial location
  • 2:
    Natural location advantage
  • 3:
    Industrial inertia
  • 4:
    Regional location advantages
24:

Total population = 100 million people

Birth rate = 5 per thousand

National growth rate = 2 per thousand

The number of deaths in this population is:


Correct
  • 1:
    200,000 people
  • 2:
    3,000,000 people
  • 3:
    2,000,000 people
  • 4:
    300, 000 people
25:

Total population = 100 million people

Birth rate = 5 per thousand

National growth rate = 2 per thousand

An ageing population will result in


Correct
  • 1:
    An increase in labour mobility
  • 2:
    A reduction in transfer payments
  • 3:
    An increase in the dependent population
  • 4:
    A constant pattern of consumption
26:

Total population = 100 million people

Birth rate = 5 per thousand

National growth rate = 2 per thousand

Under which of the following circumstances would an increase in the price of good X result in a fall in the demand for good Y?


Correct
  • 1:
    Good X and good Y are substitutes
  • 2:
    Good X and good Y are complements
  • 3:
    Good X and good Y are both income inelastic
  • 4:
    Good x is a normal good and good Y is an inferior good
27:

If the government of a country fixes a guaranteed minimum price of Pm the effect would be that


Correct
  • 1:
    Government would have to purchase quantity XZ at price Pm
  • 2:
    Price would be forced down towards the equilibrium
  • 3:
    There would be excess supply of YZ
  • 4:
    There would be a shortage of XZ
28:

A given industry supplies 3,000 units of a good per month at a price of 40 FCFA per unit. If the price elasticity of supply is 4, how many units will this firm supply if the price rises to 50 FCFA?


Correct
  • 1:
    5,400 units
  • 2:
    3,600 units
  • 3:
    3,000 units
  • 4:
    6,000 units
29:

Given a market demand curve Q=120-2P and supply curve Q=4 P, where P represents price, the equilibrium quantity and price are


Correct
  • 1:
    80 and 20
  • 2:
    120 and 30
  • 3:
    240 and 60
  • 4:
    60 and 40
30:

A shift of a demand curve to the left could be caused by:


Correct
  • 1:
    The imposition of a tax on the good by the government
  • 2:
    A change of consumers’ tastes in favour of a substitute
  • 3:
    A fall in the price of a complementary good
  • 4:
    A reduction in the price of the good

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