JAMB Home Economics 2019 past questions

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Ten questions from the 2019 JAMB Home Economics paper, with answers and explanations. We hold 40 questions from this paper, and the Skolra app has all of them.

JAMB Home Economics 2019 questions and answers

1. 1.Fish caught with chemicals may cause
   1. A
      better preservation
   2. B
      food poisoning
      Correct
   3. C
      improved taste
   4. D
      faster cooking
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   Answer: B

   Fish caught using poisonous chemicals retain toxic residues that can cause food poisoning when eaten.
2. 2.A developed cylinder shows a
   1. A
      a triangle only
   2. B
      a square and a hexagon
   3. C
      a single straight line
   4. D
      a rectangle and two circles
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   Answer: D

   Unrolling the curved surface of a cylinder gives a flat rectangle, while its two flat ends remain circles.
3. 3.Which of the following fibres has similar properties as cotton?
   1. A
      nylon
   2. B
      wool
   3. C
      polyester
   4. D
      linen
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   Answer: D

   Linen, like cotton, is a cellulose-based plant fibre and shares similar properties such as good absorbency and strength.
4. 4.Syphilis is a disease that spreads from one person to another through
   1. A
      sexual intercourse
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   2. B
      shaking hands
   3. C
      sharing food
   4. D
      airborne droplets
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   Answer: A

   Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection spread mainly through sexual intercourse with an infected person.
5. 5.Which of the following is a career in home management?
   1. A
      law
   2. B
      banking
   3. C
      catering services
      Correct
   4. D
      civil engineering
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   Answer: C

   Catering services is a career that directly applies home management skills such as food preparation and service.
6. 6.An artist who has blue, red, and yellow colours can obtain violet by mixing
   1. A
      blue and yellow
   2. B
      red and yellow
   3. C
      red, blue and yellow
   4. D
      blue and red
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   Answer: D

   Violet is a secondary colour obtained by mixing the two primary colours blue and red.
7. 7.The artifact when completed should be able to hold a normal-size candle. This specification is classified as
   1. A
      economic specification
   2. B
      aesthetic specification
   3. C
      functional specification
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   4. D
      safety specification
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   Answer: C

   Requiring the artifact to hold a normal-size candle describes what it must do, making it a functional specification.
8. 8.Colours which are opposite to each other on the colour wheel are referred to as
   1. A
      complementary colours
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   2. B
      primary colours
   3. C
      analogous colours
   4. D
      monochromatic colours
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   Answer: A

   Colours placed directly opposite each other on the colour wheel, such as red and green, are called complementary colours.
9. 9.An indirect risk to a sewing industry is
   1. A
      fire outbreak
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   2. B
      eye strain from close work
   3. C
      needle pricking the finger
   4. D
      cuts from scissors
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   Answer: A

   A fire outbreak is an indirect risk since it does not arise from the sewing operation itself but can still destroy the business, unlike direct hazards such as needle or scissor injuries.
10. 10.In a woman, the womb can also be referred to as the
    1. A
       ovary
    2. B
       cervix
    3. C
       uterus
       Correct
    4. D
       vagina
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    Answer: C

    The womb is the common name for the uterus, the organ in which a fetus develops.

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