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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
'''I, Michael Henchard, on this morning;..., do take an oath before God here in this Solemn place...
And this I swear upon the book before me;... !'
' The oath above is taken when
- A. Henchard gets married to Susan
- B. Henchard collects five guineas as the prize for Susan
- C. Henchard swears to stop taking strong liquros
- D. Newson returns Susan to Henchard
Mallam Gambo bought a freezer for his shop costing N10,500. In recording, he debited office expenses account and credited the bank account. What book-keeping error has he committed?
- A. Error of commission
- B. Error of reversal of entries
- C. Error of principle
- D. Compensating error
(a) What is income elasticity of demand? The table below shows the various incomes and demand for different commodities.
| Income (N) | Quantity Demanded (kg) |
| A 20,000 | 120 |
| B 36,000 | 96 |
| C 40,000 | 160 |
| D 44,000 | 200 |
| E 45,000 | 240 |
| F 47,000 | 252 |
(b) Calculate the income elasticity between
(i) A and B
(ii) C and D
(iii) E and F
(c) What kind of good is between
(i) A and B?
(ii) C and D?
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2000 THEORYIn the Rutherford scattering experiment, a beam of alpha particles was fired at a thin gold film and few of the particles were deflected considerably. This shows that the nucleus of an atom
- A. is positively charged and is concentrated in a tiny volume
- B. contains protons and electrons distributed in a tiny volume.
- C. is concentrated in a tiny volume and contains alpha particles.
- D. is distributed in a tiny volume and emits alpha particles.
An advantage of using accounting ratios is that they
- A. can be easily calculated
- B. facilitate decision making
- C. are stipulated by law
- D. shows error and fraud
The benefits of international trade to developing nations include the following except
- A. Encourages specialisation in production
- B. Encourages healthy competition
- C. Strains international trade relation
- D. Enables nations to move from subsistence to mechanized economy
Which of the following livestock diseases is transmitted by ticks?
- A. red water
- B. coccidiosis
- C. aspergillosis
- D. trypanosomiasis
The birth of the Prophet (SAW) coincided with the attack on ka'bah by
- A. Abraham
- B. Abu Sufyan
- C. Abu Jahl
- D. Musaylamah
In banking, ATM stands for
- (a) Automated Tallying Machine
- (b) Automated Teller Machine
- (c) Automated Totaling Machine
- (d) Automated Transaction of Money
Which of the following fruits is a schizocarp?
- A. Groundnut
- B. Desmodium
- C. crotalaria
- D. Cashew

