Past Questions And Answers
If a particular consumer derives total utility of 22 utils having consumed 4 units of a given product, his average utility will be
- A. 88 utils
- B. 18 utils
- C. 5.5 utils
- D. 3.5 utils
'But such a tide as moving seems asleep. Too full for sound and foam.
When that which drew from out the boundless deep. Turns again home.'
The rhyme scheme in the excerpt above from Tennyson's crossing the Bar is
- A. abac
- B. abba
- C. abab
- D. abcb
(a) In a game, a fair die is rolled once and two unbiased coins are tossed at once. What is the probability of obtaining 3 and a tail?
(b) A box contains 10 marbles, 7 of which are black and 3 are red. Two marbles are drawn one after the other without replacement. Find the probability of getting:
(i) a red, then a black marble ; (ii) two black marbles.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1992 THEORY(a) Define population census.
(b) State the implications of
(i) optimum population.
(ii) over- population.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1997 THEORYA system of government in which political leadership is based on land ownership is
- A. communism
- B. feudalism
- C. capitalism
- D. Socialism
In parliament, the most extensive amendment to a bill takes place at the
- A. first reading
- B. committee stage
- C. second reading
- D. final stage
The radius of a sphere is increasing at a rate \(3cm s^{-1}\). Find the rate of increase in the surface area, when the radius is 2cm.
- A. \(8\pi cm^{2}s^{-1}\)
- B. \(16\pi cm^{2}s^{-1}\)
- C. \(24\pi cm^{2}s^{-1}\)
- D. \(48\pi cm^{2}s^{-1}\)
A body weighing 80N stands in an elevator that is about to move. The force exerted by floor on the body as the elevator moves upward with an acceleration of 5 ms-2 is [g = 10ms-2]
- A. 40 N
- B. 80 N
- C. 120 N
- D. 160 N
In crop plants, high temperatures may cause
- A. premature dropping of fruits
- B. delayed ripening of fruits
- C. formation of woody stems
- D. prolonged drying of seeds
The high rate of increase in Java's population is largely due to
- A. migration from developed countries
- B. intensive agriculature and fertile soils
- C. increase in job opportunities
- D. increase in mineral production

