Past Questions And Answers
Read the extract below and answer the following questions
A little learning is a dangerous thing:
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring
The shallow droughts intoxicate the brain
And drinking largely sobers us again
Lines 3 and 4 illustrate
- A. antithesis
- B. oxymoron
- C. anti-climax
- D. metonymy
i. The amount of the imprest is the same from one organization to another ii. At the end of a fixed period, the petty cashier received a fixed sum of money. iii. At the end of a period, the petty cashier is reimbursed with the amount spent in that period. iv. The system is a method by which a measure of control is kept on petty cash expenses. Which of the above is correct about the imprest system?
- A. i, ii and iii
- B. i, iii and iv
- C. i, ii and iv
- D. iii and iv
The logic equation for the logic-circuit in the diagram below is?

- A. Z=A+B+C
- B. Z=A.B+C
- C. Z=A+B+C
- D. Z=A.B.C
Cotton stainer is an insect pest of
- A. cotton
- B. pepper
- C. okro
- D. onion
Given the sets A = [2, 4, 6, 8] and B = [2, 3, 5, 9]. If a number is picked at random from each of the two sets, what is the probability that their difference is odd?
- A. 1
- B. \(\frac{3}{4}\)
- C. \(\frac{1}{4}\)
- D. zero
Based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters:
Who is the paternal aunt to Aaron and Maanan?
- A. Mrs Bonu
- B. Hannah
- C. Fosuwa
- D. Adwao
The following are important management practices in the husbandry of piglets except
- A. castration of male piglets not neded for breeding
- B. administration of drugs containing iron piglets
- C. provision of grass beddings for piglets
- D. cutting of the needle-teeth piglets
A price quotation which includes all the expenses involved in loading the goods into a ship is
- A. Free on Board (FOB)
- B. Free Alongside Ship (FAS)
- C. Cost, Insurance, Freight (C.I.F)
- D. ex-ship
Which one of the following is not part of a company’s equity capital?
- Ordinary shares
- B) Preference shares
- C) Voting Shares
- D) Equity shares
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.
Olu often goes about with a chip on his shoulder. This means that Olu
- A. behaves in a very rude manner
- B. looks exactly like his father
- C. moves about with the injury on his shoulder
- D. walk with an air of pride and defiance

