2020 JAMB Government Past Questions

A boat or airplane has a pointed front or head. This is to

1. A.Reduce the friction of fluid
2. B.Enables it to stop anytime
3. C.Increased the friction of fluid
4. D.Look good✓ Correct

Which of the following properties of soil determines its water-holding capacity? I. Texture II. pH III. Colour IV. Structure

1. A.A. I and II only
2. B.B. I and IV only
3. C.C. II and III only✓ Correct
4. D.D. III and IV only

For this question, choose the option that rhymes with the given word. time

1. A.lime
2. B.nine
3. C.mine✓ Correct
4. D.mime

This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson,R.et al (eds.): New Poetry from African (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ed): A Selection of African Poetry; Adeoti, G: Naked Soles; Hayward, J. (ed); The Penguin Book of English Vers and Nwoga, D. (ed): West African Verse. The title of Herbert's The Pulley is an example of

1. A.fable
2. B.euphemism✓ Correct
3. C.allegory
4. D.symbolism

Which of the following statement describes an autonomic nervous system

1. A.It always stimulates effectors
2. B.Activities are voluntary
3. C.It dials with external stimuli and their responses✓ Correct
4. D.It affects glands, cardia muscles and smooth muscles

This question is based on Bolaji Abdullahi's Sweet Sixteen   _________almost fainted when he heard that some students were caught on the school's basketball court at night having sex.

1. A.Mr James✓ Correct
2. B.Aliya
3. C.Mr Bello
4. D.Bolaji

Who introduced indirect rule in Nigeria?

1. A.A. John Beecroft
2. B.B. Bernard Bourdillon
3. C.C. Lord Lugard
4. D.D. King Richard II✓ Correct

Farm surveying can be defined as the

1. A.A. leveling of land during road construction✓ Correct
2. B.B. sighting of structures through a theodolite
3. C.C. making measurements on land from which maps are drawn
4. D.D. estimation of the type and properties of soil on a farm

The perpendicular bisector of a line XY is the locus of a point

1. A.whose distance from X is always twice its distance from Y✓ Correct
2. B.whose distance from Y is always twice its distance from X.
3. C.which moves on the line XY
4. D.which is equidistant from the points X and Y

Which of the following NOT among the objectives of OPEC?

1. A.to stabilize the price of oil in the world market✓ Correct
2. B.to established petroleum refineries in all member state
3. C.to stabilize the revenue from oil to producing countries
4. D.to make sure that oil flows to all the consuming countries