When a farmer tries to eradicate snails from pastures, he is attempting to control

• A. ticks
• B. tapeworms
• C. trypanosomiasis
• D. liver flukes

Translate 2m² + 3n- 9 as a BASIC arithmetic expression.

• A. 2 * m * 2 + 3 * n - 9
• B. 2 * m² +3 * n - 9
• C. 2 * 2 * m + 3 * n - 9
• D. 2 * m * m * n + 3 - 9

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.) Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.

'The cell is a cruel place, sometimes a haven

Nowhere as absolute as the grave.

The poetic device used in these lines from J.P. Clark's 'The Casualties' is

• A. an allusion
• B. a paradox
• C. an anecdote
• D. an oxymoron

Simplify \(\frac{\sqrt{12} - \sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{12} + \sqrt{3}}\)

• A. 13
• B. 9
• C. 16
• D. 3

The establishment of _________ by ______ help fast track the activity of nationalist in Nigeria

• A. Lagos daily news/ Herbert Macaulay
• B. Daily times/ Nnamdi Azikiwe
• C. Nigeria pilot / Nnamdi Azikiwe
• D. Weekly review/ Herbert Macaulay

________refers to the manipulation of boundaries of constituencies in order to win more seats,

• A. Delimitation
• B. Devolution
• C. Determination
• D. Gerrymandering

The amount of starch in a germinating seed decreases because the starch is used up

• A. for respiration and building up of cells
• B. to build cellulose cell wall
• C. to develop meristematic tissues
• D. for the production of enzymes

The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) is a ________

• A. Public limited company
• B. Private authority
• C. Public Corporation
• D. Public Liability company

The public sector of an economy includes

• A. cooperative societies
• B. nationalized industries
• C. joint stock companies
• D. pressure groups

Which of these is a vector of malaria fever?

• A. Female anopheles mosquito
• B. Male anopheles mosquito
• C. Female culex mosquito
• D. Male culex mosquito