Explanation

(a) 2 Corinthians 9:1-15:

(i) Paul was grateful to the Philippian Christians for their gift and their continued concern for his welfare.

(ii) Even in Thessalonica, they sent him gifts once and again.

(iii) He was particularly happy that their support was to be renewed through Epaphroditus who volunteered to visit Paul and take gifts to him.

(iv) The gifts were fragrant offering, a sacrifice pleasing and acceptable to God.

(v) He was also happy that of all the Macedonian churches, none, except the Phillippian church, was prepared to enter into partnership with him in giving and receiving.

(vi) He therefore prayed that God would provide their needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

(vii) Paul was not ready to repeat his appeal to the Corinthians to contribute to the saints for he knew their readiness to do so.

(viii) So he was proud of this and boasted of it to the people of Macedonia.

(ix) He therefore sent Titus and other brethren as forerunners to arrange the collections in advance to avoid disappointment.

(x) Paul said: He who sows sparingly will reap sparingly and vice versa.

(xi) Each one must make up his mind not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

(xii) He prayed God to give them in abundance so that they might have enough to provide for every good work.

(xiii) He believed that the Corinthian Christians "would be enriched by God in every way for the great generosity which will produce thanksgiving to God.

(xiv) He said that their offering would serve the needs of the saints who, in turn, would thank God on their behalf.

(xv) He observed that by their generous donations, they had acknowledged the gospel of Christ.

(xvi) And that the recipients would, in turn, desire to meet them while praying for them as God's grace had manifested in them.

(b) Ways people can benefit from giving:

(i) Joy of sharing with others — What God gives us freely, He expects us to share it with others.

(ii) Christian should realize, like Paul, that it is more blessed to give than to receive.

(iii) We should always give in appreciation that it was God who gave us all we have. When we give, it will be in appreciation of God's gift which is Jesus Christ.

(iv) We are rewarded when we give.

(v) God is never a debtor to anyone who gives.

(vi) Our special talents/gift can be used in serving others to improve their situation in life.

Correct Answer: D. 22

Explanation

Recall that the median is the middle number. To get the median, we will arrange the numbers from ascending order (that is, from smallest to the biggest). hence we have; median = 10, 14, 15, 18, 22, 28, 30, 35, 38 22 is the middle number in the set.

Explanation

Outline four factors which promote international trade between your country and the outside world.

(a) Differences in resources

(b) Some crops are suited to certain climatic conditions. Crops like cocoa, cotton etc. grow well under tropical condition while crops like wheat, barley, and oats grow in temperate climate.

(c) Differences in technical knowledge:- some countries like Germany, Japan, Britain, USA etc. have higher technical knowledge than some countries in West Africa to which their products are exported.

(d) Tariffs and import duties chargeable.

(e) Reliable transport and communication network.

(f) Favourable government policy on international trade.

(g) Differences in taste.

(h) Membership of the Commonwealth of Nations and other economic unions.

(i) Source of foreign exchange.

(j) Source of revenue.

(k) Stable government.

(I) Demand for commodities.

(B) Explain three problems involved in the trade between your country and other West African countries.

(i) Inadequate capital

(ii) Differences in languages

(iii) Similarities in products

(iv) Low level of technology

(v) Unfavourable balance of trade.

(vi) Low level of savings.

(vii) High cost of production

(viii) Poor transportation system.

(ix) Port congestion.

(x)Government policy.

(xi) Changes in political relationship.

(xii) Attachment to former colonial masters.

(xiii) Different currencies.

(xiv) Preference for imported goods.

(C) Suggest three solutions to the problems explained in (b) above.

1. Improved specialization in production.

2. Improved technology.

3. More patronage of locally made goods by other countries.

4. Protection from competition.

5. Improved savings capacity.

6. Construction of transcontinental transport network.

7. Liberalization of trade.

8. Improved port management.

9. Encouraging regional integration.

10. Political stability.

11. Use of local raw materials.

Correct Answer: B. \(\alpha\), \(\beta\) and \(\gamma\)-rays

Correct Answer: A. Similar

Correct Answer: C. i and iii only

Correct Answer: D. Bush burning

Explanation

(a) James advised all Christians to do away with any acts of partiality in the church. He said that partiality can manifest when well-dressed and poorly-dressed individuals go to church and the poorly-dressed person is asked to stand up for the well-dressed person. According to James, this is partiality. God often honours those who are despised on earth but are highly faithful in spiritual affairs because it is the earthly rich who are the oppressors of the faithful poor they drag them to court without cause. All Christians should observe the royal law which says: love your neighbour as yourself. If you show partiality, you commit sin and you are convicted by the law. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one has become guilty of all of it. If one commits adultery, but does not kill, he is guilty of breaking the law. Therefore, all our thoughts and actions must be in consonance with observation of the law of liberty. A Christian who fails to show mercy to the oppressed will receive God's condemnation.

(b) The Church today falls short of the standard prescribed by James in many ways:

(i) Appointment to church offices are often based on considerations other than merit.

(ii) Allocation of seats in the church during occasions depends on special status and not morality.

(iii) Contributions in terms of funds made by the poor are not recognized as that of the rich in the church.

Explanation

(a) A tariff is a tax imposed on goods imported into a country

(b) i. The law of absolute cost advantage states that a country should produce and export those goods in which it has an absolute advantage over its trading partners and imports those goods in which it has an absolute disadvantage compared with its trading partners.

ii. The law of comparative cost advantage states that a country should produce and export those goods in which it has a Comparative advantage and import those goods in which it has a comparative disadvantage.

(c) i. There are only two countries in the world each producing and consuming only two goods.

ii. Labour is the only factor of production and they are of uniform quality within each country.

iii. There is perfect mobility of labour within each country whereas labour cannot move freely between the two countries.

iv. Costs of production are Constant. The costs remain the same whatever the quantities produced.

v. There are no costs of transportation.

vi. There is full employment in each country. As a result, to produce more of one product will entail forgoing Some quantity of the other product.

vii. There are no trade barriers between the two countries.

Correct Answer: C. personal organization