NECO Past Questions and Answers - Page 314

1,566.

What is NOT a kidney disease?

A.

Cirrhosis

B.

Kidney stones

C.

Nephritis

D.

Uremia

E.

Wilms tumor

Correct answer is A

Cirrhosis is a late stage of scarring of the liver caused by many forms of liver diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis and chronic alcoholism.

1,567.

What is NOT a reflex action?

A.

Blinking

B.

Jerking the knee

C.

Leaning

D.

Salivating

E.

Sneezing

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,568.

The gradient of land can be measured with an instrument called a/an

A.

Aneroid barometer

B.

Hygrometer

C.

Metre rule

D.

Secchi disc

E.

Slope gauge

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,569.

Which pollutant is likely to cause cholera?

A.

agricultural wastes

B.

industrial wastes

C.

nuclear fallouts

D.

oil spillages

E.

untreated sewage

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,570.

Which is NOT an effect of food shortage in a population?

A.

Cannibalism

B.

Competition

C.

Increase in mortality

D.

Increase in natality

E.

migration

Correct answer is D

Food shortage could lead to any of the listed options in a bid for survival except an increase in natality rate.