In most developing countries, a large percentage of the labour force is engaged in

• A. trading
• B. mining
• C. agriculture
• D. manufacturing

The Assets and liabilities of Udo Co.ltd. as at 31st December, 2000.

Creditors N50,000

Debtors N46,000

Loan N100,000

Stock N20,000

Motor vehicle N120,000

Building N70,000

Accrued wages 30,000

Bank N25 ,000

The value of capital invested by the owners is?

• A. N110,000
• B. N105,000
• C. N101,000
• D. N100,000

The abbreviation ECOWAS stands for?

• A. Economic Community of West African States
• B. Economic Communion of West African States
• C. Economic Council Of West African States
• D. Economics Council of West African States

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations is given. choose the interpretation that is most appropriate for each sentence

The teacher truly had his heart in the right place. This means that he was

• A. kind and considerate
• B. sharp and thorough
• C. simple and modest
• D. focused and direct

In post-apartheid South Africa, the main concern of government is to

• A. punish the people who perpetrated apartheid
• B. redress the injustices of the apartheid policy
• C. make the country the giant of Africa
• D. make the country a permanent member of the UN Security Council

Find the coefficient of \(x^{4}\) in the binomial expansion of \((1 - 2x)^{6}\).

• A. 320
• B. 240
• C. -320
• D. -240

One important feature of sole proprietorship is that

• A. it is limited liability business
• B. the business is owned by shareholders
• C. one person bears all the risks
• D. it is a legal entity

When a bill passed by legislature is vetoed by the executive, the action underscores the principle of

• A. collective responsibility
• B. probity and accountability
• C. checks and balances
• D. separation of powers

A put option in the stock exchange is an option

• A. to sell
• B. not to sell
• C. to buy
• D. not to buy

Read the passage below and answer the question:

The long column of misery tended continually to grow longer, as the more robust struggled to get as far as possible from the pursuing French, and as the weaker fell farther and farther behind. There were enough weaklings in all conscience; even in summer the had been badly clothed, and even in victory insufficiently fed, and now it was winter, and Espinosa had been fought and lost, and the route of the retreat lay away from the fertile plains and up into the inhospitable mountains. The rain had fallen upon them in deluges for days and now as they climbed higher it was turning into sleet. and a bitter cold wind blew. Ahead of them they could see the snow lying thick on the mountain passes through which they would have to climb, without food or fuel or rest, and with the terror of the French to urge them on. Disease had come inevitably to complete the work so well begun by hunger, exposure, and the sword

The mood is expressed through the use of

• A. objects
• B. scenery
• C. syntax
• D. diction