A literary work in which the characters and events are used as symbols is known as _________?

• A. characteristics
• B. allegory
• C. metaphor
• D. parallelism

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.

Thehandsome profit from her fish business made Mrs. Uba stop complaining about her husband's ..........salary

• A. ugly
• B. meagre
• C. modest
• D. lowly

The type of communication from a superior to a subordinate in an organization is referred to as

• A. downward communication
• B. upward communication
• C. lateral communication
• D. horizontal communication

Each person can have one of four possible blood types: A, B, AB, or O. Blood type A means that the A antigen is present on the red blood cell surface. Blood type B means that the B antigen is present on red blood cells' surfaces. Blood type AB means that both the A antigen and the B antigen are present on the red blood cells' surfaces. Blood type O means that no antigens are present on the red blood cells' surfaces. Someone with genotype A/A or A/O will have type A blood. Someone with genotype B/B or B/O will have type B blood. Someone with genotype A/B will have AB blood, and someone with genotype O/O will have type O blood. Assuming that blood type is not a sex-linked trait, what is the probability that a mother with genotype A/O and a father with genotype A/B will have a child with type B blood?

• A. 1.0
• B. 0.25
• C. 0.75
• D. 0.50

The Public Service Review Commission of 1991 made proposals to ensure that the public service was

• A. more effective than the private sector
• B. more attractive than the private sector
• C. professionalized
• D. efficient and result-oriented

(a) An association is made up of 6 farmers and 8 traders. If an executive body of 4 members is to be formed, find the probability that it will consist of at least two farmers. (b) The probability of an accident occurring in a given month in factories X, Y, and Z are \(\frac{1}{5}, \frac{1}{12} \) and \(\frac{1}{6}\) respectively.

Find the probability that the accident will occur in:

i) none of the factories;

(ii) all the factories;

(iii) at least one factory.

If 100cm³ of oxygen pass through a porous plug is 50 seconds, the time taken for the same volume of hydrogen to pass through the same porous plug is? [O = 16, H = 1]

• A) 10.0s
• B) 12.5s
• C) 17.7s
• D) 32.0s

If \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are the roots of the equation \(2x^{2} + 5x + n = 0\), such that \(\alpha\beta = 2\), find the value of n.

• A. -4
• B. -2
• C. 2
• D. 4

The correct unit of energy density is?

• A) kg m³ s^-2
• B) kg m² s^-2
• C) kg m^-3 s^-2
• D) kg m^-1 s^-2

Which of the following can have their shares quoted on the stock exchange?

• A. Public corporations
• B. A partnership
• C. A consumer corporative
• D. A public limited liability company