If \(\begin{vmatrix} 5 & 3 \\ x & 2 \end{vmatrix}\) = \(\begin{vmatrix} 3 & 5 \\ 4 & 5 \end{vmatrix}\), find the value of x

• A. 3
• B. 4
• C. 5
• D. 7

From the list of words leftered A to D, choose the one tnat is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence.

The arrival of the riot police at our campus_______the tension rather thanmitigate it.

• A. lengthened
• B. heightened
• C. prolonged
• D. created

Immediately after the Nigerian civil war, Gowon's regime embarked on

• A. rejuvenation, resettlement and reconstruction
• B. reconciliation, rehabilitation and reconstruction
• C. rebuilding, rejuvenation and rehabilitation
• D. rehabilitation , renaissance and repression

The quotation, ''''Let me not look upon the death of the child'''' comes from the story about

• A. Solomon and the harlots
• B. the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmeal
• C. Bathsheba and David''s illegitimate child
• D. Moses when he was placed on the bank of the Nile

(a) Explain thermiopic emission

(b) State two applications of electrical conduction through gases.

A mayor difference between plants and animals is that

• A. there is free movement in animals while this is limited in plants
• B. there is indefinite growth in animals only
• C. animals consume inorganic materials as food, while plants consume organic materials
• D. animals give up carbon-dioxide as a waste product of respiration while plants do not

The most important pests of vegetable crops are

• A. rodents
• B. birds
• C. nematodes
• D. insects

Which of the following is a primary product of forest trees?

• A. paper
• B. particle board
• C. timber
• D. cardboard

The internal resistance of each of the cells E1 and E2 Shown in the figure below is 2 Ohm. Calculate the total current in the circuit

• A. 0.80A
• B. 0.50A
• C. 0.40A
• D. 0.004A

Calculate the total distance covered by a train before coming to rest if its initial speed is 30ms^-1 with a constant retardation of 0.1m^-2

• A. 5500m
• B. 4500m
• C. 4200m
• D. 3000m