Past Questions And Answers
Given that y = 1 - \(\frac{2x}{4x - 3}\), find the value of x for which y is undefined
- A. 3
- B. \(\frac{3}{4}\)
- C. \(\frac{-3}{4}\)
- D. -3
Four boys and ten girls can cut a field first in 5 hours. If the boys work at 5/4 the rate at which the girls work, how many boys will be needed to cut the field in 3 hours?
- A. 180
- B. 60
- C. 25
- D. 20
Four elements P,Q,R and S have 1,2,3, and 7 electrons in their outermost shells respectively. The element which is unlikely to be a metal is?
- A. P
- B. Q
- C. R
- D. S
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) whichbest fills(s) the gap(s): The African extended family system gives security to ..... members
- A. his
- B. her
- C. its
- D. their
One instrument for safeguarding the rights of citizens is
- A. judicial interpretation
- B. presidential pardon
- C. legislative intervention
- D. writ of habeas corpus
The price system is
- A. the market price of commodities
- B. a market where a single price rules
- C. a system of price allocation to the products of the same firm
- D. a system of resource allocation through supply and demand interaction
Full fathom five thy father lies
Of his bones are corals made
Those are pearls that were his eyes
Nothing of him that doth fade.
The rhyme scheme of the above stanza is
- A. baab
- B. abab
- C. abba
- D. aabb
From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word
Pa Bakaryaugmented his income by selling firewood
- A. save
- B. preserved
- C. increased
- D. economized
Complete the following simile: Her gown is as green as:
- A. grace
- B. grass
- C. flag
- D. butter
In mammals, the organ which performs digestive and endocrine functions is the
- A. liver
- B. pancreas
- C. gastric gland
- D. salivary gland

