The significance of a very large number of termites involved in nuptial swarming is to

• A. provide birds with plenty of food
• B. ensure their perpetuation despite predatory pressure
• C. search for a favourable place to breed
• D. ensure that every individual gets a mate

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

The Mayor gave a glowing ________ at the funeral of the city's only curator.

• A. citation
• B. statement
• C. tribute
• D. commendation

A particle is projected vertically upwards with a speed of 40 m/s. At what times will it be 35m above its point of projection? \(\text{Take g} = 10 ms^{-2}\)

• A. 1 sec and 7 sec
• B. 1 sec and 8 sec
• C. 2 sec and 5 sec
• D. 2 sec and 7 sec

The media play a vital role in the political environment in that, it ________

• A. articulates the views of individuals
• B. incites people to be lawless
• C. projects individuals above the state
• D. articulates the views of the ruling party

In a bag of oranges, the ratio of the good ones to the bad ones is 5:4. If the number of bad oranges in the bag is 36, how many oranges are there in the altogether?

• A. 81
• B. 72
• C. 54
• D. 45

In the feeding of the five thousand, according to Matthew, the first thing that Jesus did was to

• A. order the loaves and fish brought to Him
• B. break the loaves and fish brought to Him
• C. look up to heaven and pray to God
• D. give thanks to God and have the fish and loaves shared

The term demand for money means

• A. desire to borrow money from people
• B. desire of an individual to invest all his money in projects
• C. willingness of people to hold money
• D. wilingness of people to keep all their resources in assets

Oh motherland, you were a precious country, a beacon of hope and aspiration as well as toga of pride of your citizens at independence. However, today you are bedeviled with evil, engulfed in darkness and to say the obvious, at the edge of total moral collaspe. Corruption, fraud, deception and dishonesty are prevalent; drug peddlers are having a field day . In schools and colleges , radicalism, prostitution, cultism, examination malpractice among the other social vices are order of the day.

Based on the monologue, the best approach to curb decadence in the motherland is by

• A. value re-orientation
• B. introducing war against corruption
• C. legalizing capital punishment
• D. sending corrupt officials on exile

The best control ensure for rinderpest disease in cattle is

• A. sanitation
• B. vaccination
• C. use of antibiotics
• D. eradication of infected stock

(a) give Matthew's account of the call of the first four disciples of Jesus.

(b) State three reasons why Jesus required disciples.