This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.

Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' is a

• A. lamentation over a dead friend
• B. lamentation over the passing of life
• C. reflection on the passing of life
• D. reflection on nature

A moving-coil galvanometer which gives a full-scale on deflection with 0.005A is converted to a voltmeter reading up to 5V using an external resistance of 975Ω. What is the resistance of the metre?

• A. 0.25Ω
• B. 2.50Ω
• C. 25.00Ω
• D. 250.00Ω

.................. to your birthday party in September?

• A. May I come
• B. Will I come
• C. Would I come
• D. Shall I come

Examples of joint stock banks are

• A. commercial banks
• B. co-operative credit societies
• C. central banks
• D. development banks

Which of the following is true of rail transport?

• A. Suitable for perishable goods
• B. Fast over long distances
• C. Maximum handling of goods
• D. Gaurantees safety of goods

Which of the following is mostly used in treating partners' current earnings?

• A. Savings account
• B. Current account
• C. Capital account
• D. Share capital account

Manasseh did what was evil in the sight of the Lord because he

• A. married foreign women
• B. persecuted the prophets of Yahweh
• C. encouraged idol worship
• D. waged wars aginst the people of God

A 500W heater is used to heat 0.6kg of water from 25^oC to 100^oC in t₂ seconds. If another 1000W heater is used to heat 0.2kg of water from 10^oC to 100^oC in t, seconds, find \(\frac {t_1}{t_2}\)

• A. 50
• B. 5
• C. 5/4
• D. 1/5

When ethanol is heated with excess concentrated tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid, the organic product formed is

• A. ethanal
• B. ethanoic acid
• C. ethane
• D. ethene

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The speech made by a character to himself on stage is

• A. epilogue
• B. aside
• C. soliloquy
• D. monologue