Past Questions And Answers
The table below indicates the result of an experiment during which grains of different colours in two maize cobs were counted Maize Cob Colours of Maize Grains White Pink Red l. 30 60 30 II. 50 99 49 Which of the following ratios agrees with the result?
- A. 9:3:3
- B. 1:2:1
- C. 1:3:1
- D. 2:1:1
Three children were playing counting their fingers and toes. Talatu added her fingers together 5times, while Binta added one-foot toes 7times with three toes of the other foot. Funmi then added both her toes and fingers of the limb together. Binta answer will be.
- (a) 38
- (b) 73
- (c) 56
- (d) 25
In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.
Johnson is consistentlyassertive but his twin brother is rather..............
- A. cautious
- B. cowardly
- C. reserved
- D. respectful
Other things being equal, an increase in supply will lead to
- A. a fall in price and an increase in quantity bought and sold
- B. an increase in price and increase in quantity bought and sold
- C. a fall in price and a fall in quantity bought and sold
- D. an increase in quantity supplied and demanded only
The diagram below illustrates an electromagnetic wave travelling with speed 3.0 x 108ms-1. Calculate the wave length of the wave
- A. 0.05m
- B. 0.15m
- C. 0.16m
- D. 0.40m
In the cyclic quadrilateral below. Find< PRO
- A. 70°
- B. 20°
- C. 50°
- D. 30°
The following are the aims of an election except that
- A. a group sticks on to power
- B. there is accountability of the leaders `
- C. there is a smooth change of government
- D. the people determine who rules
The population of a town in 1975 was 210,000 but grew to 280,000 in 1980. What was the the annual growth rate?
- A. 15.0%
- B. 6.7%
- C. 33.3%
- D. 26.7%
The major problem confronting a sole proprietor is
- A. high level of risk
- B. limited expertise
- C. limited source of capital
- D. high taxation
During mammalian embryo development, large amounts of oestrogen and progesterone are produced in the
- A. umbilical cord
- B. amnion
- C. placenta
- D. amniotic fluid