Past Questions And Answers
The Pharisees and the Scribes accused the disciples of Jesus of transgressing the tradition of the elders because they
- A) did not regard synagogue rules
- B) did not pray before meals
- C) ate with unwashed hands
- D) disobeyed the elders.
In each of the following questions, the main/primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters. From the word lettered A. to D, choose the one that has the correct stress.
institution
- A. IN-sti-tu-tion
- B. in-STI-tu-tion
- C. in-sti-TU-tion
- D. in-sti-tu-TION
The ability of a wave to spread around corners is called
- A. polarisation
- B. dispersion
- C. diffraction
- D. reflection
The S.I unit of heat is
- A. joule
- B. kelvin
- C. watt
- D. ampere
When a positively charged rod is brought nearer the cap of a positively charged electroscope, the leaves divergence will
- A) be induced
- B) converge
- C) diverge
- D) remain constant
(a) The letters R,S,T represent an alkene, an alkene and a terminal alkyne respectively. Which of R, S and T typically undergo(es) the following reactions?
(i) Addition reaction;
(ii) Combustion;
(iii) Substitution reaction.
(b)(i) Name the process by which an alkanol can be converted to an alkene.
(ii) Write the name and structural formula of the third member cf the alkanol series.
(iii) State what would be obtained if a primary alkanol reacted with excess acidified KMnO\(_4\) solution.
(c)(i) Give one chemical test for alkanoic acids.
(ii) Write an equation to show how methanoic acid reacts with ethanol in the presence of mineral acids.
(iii) What is the role of mineral acid in the reaction in (c) ii?
(d) In an experiment, cassava was pressure-cooked to release starch granules, followed by treatment with malt for about 2 hours at 55°C. Yeast was then added and the mixture was left for 2 days at 27°C. An organic product J and a gas H were obtained.
(i) Identify H
(ii) State the class of carbohydrates to which starch belongs and explain what happened to the starch during treatment with malt.
(iii) Draw a labelled diagram of a suitable set-up for obtaining a sample of J from the reaction mixture.
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Bank account 59,410
Capital account 50,000
Purchases account 20,000
Rent 2,500
Stationery 90
Typewriter 6,500
Sales 38,500
In preparing a trial balance from the list of balances given above, what is the total in debit and credit columns?
- A. #I38,500
- B. #147,910
- C. #85,800
- D. #88,500
Immediately after the Nigerian civil war, Gowon's regime embarked on
- A. rejuvenation, resettlement and reconstruction
- B. reconciliation, rehabilitation and reconstruction
- C. rebuilding, rejuvenation and rehabilitation
- D. rehabilitation , renaissance and repression
Find the standard deviation of the following data -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. ?10
- D. ?11
A galvanometer with a full-scale deflection of 20 mA is Converted to read 8 K by connecting a 395 \(\Omega\) resistor in series with it. Determine the internal resistance of the galvanometer
- A. 2.5\(\Omega\)
- B. 5.0\(\Omega\)
- C. 8.0\(\Omega\)
- D. 10.0\(\Omega\)

