The 3rd term of an arithmetic progression is -9 and the 7th term is -29. Find the 10th term of the progression

• A. -44
• B. -165
• C. 165
• D. 44

The continuous removal of forest tress without replacement is known as

• A. afforestation
• B. taungya farming
• C. deforestation
• D. selective exploitation

The division of the Quran into sixty equal parts is known as

• A. Juz
• B. Hizb
• C. Rub
• D. Manzil

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.

Peter was on tenterhooks until the examination results were announced. This means that Peter was

• A. unhappy about the examination
• B. suspended from school
• C. anxiously waiting for the results
• D. detained by the police

The computer hardware is made up of system unit and?

• A. motherboard
• B. peripheral
• C. control unit
• D. central processing unit

A wheel and an axle is used to raise a load whose weight is 800N when an effort of 250N is applied. If the radii of the wheel and axle are 800mm and 200mm respectively, the efficiency of the machine is

• A. 90%
• B. 80%
• C. 85%
• D. 87%

Chlorine, consisting of two isotopes of mass numbers 35 and 37, has an atomic mass of 35.5. The relative abundance of the isotope of mass number 37 is?

• A) 20
• B) 25
• C) 50
• D) 75

Truth has come and falsehood has vanished was uttered by the Prophet(SAW) when

• A. Umar embraced Islam
• B. Islam spread beyond Arabia
• C. he got to the city of Yathrib
• D. he entered the sacred Kabah

In which of the following series can be the formula S = \(\frac{a}{1 - r}\) where a is the first term and r is the common ratio, be used to find the sum of all the terms?

• A. 4 + 8 + 16 + 32 + ...
• B. \(\frac{1}{2}\) + 2 \(\frac{1}{2}\) + 12\(\frac{1}{2}\) + 62 \(\frac{1}{2}\) + ..
• C. \(\frac{4}{81}\) + \(\frac{2}{27}\) + \(\frac{1}{9}\) + \(\frac{1}{6}\) + ...
• D. 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + ...

Flooding can be prevented by

• A. building houses and embarked roads in flood plains to prevent overflow of river water
• B. dumping of refuse in drainage channels for onward transportation to ocean deeps
• C. building strong fence round residential houses,office blocks and school compounds
• D. planning towns and cities,especially in humid regions