The minimum number of shareholders for a joint stock company is

• A. 2
• B. 3
• C. 4
• D. 7

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the poem below and answer the question

Now, Joy is born of parents poor,

And Pleasure of our richer kind;

Though Pleasure's free, she cannot sing

As sweet a song as Joy confined.

Pleasure's a moth, that sleeps by day

And dances by false glare at night;

But joy's a Butterfly, that loves

To spread its wings in Nature's light.

The poem says that ''Joy'' is

• A. for the poor
• B. natural and satisfying
• C. artificial and transitory
• D. for lover

Given that \(P = \begin{pmatrix} -2 & 1 \\ 3 & 4 \end{pmatrix}\) and \(Q = \begin{pmatrix} 5 & -3 \\ 2 & -1 \end{pmatrix}\), find PQ - QP.

• A. \(\begin{pmatrix} 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 \end{pmatrix}\)
• B. \(\begin{pmatrix} 27 & 12 \\ 16 & -15 \end{pmatrix}\)
• C. \(\begin{pmatrix} -20 & -6 \\ 12 & -8 \end{pmatrix}\)
• D. \(\begin{pmatrix} 11 & 12 \\ 30 & -11 \end{pmatrix}\)

The sides of a right angle triangle in ascending order of magnitude are 8cm, (x-2)cm and x cm. Find x

• A. 16
• B. 17
• C. 34
• D. 90

This question is based on General literacy principles

A literary genre which directly imitates human action is

• A. drama
• B. comedy
• C. prose
• D. poetry

If M is due west of station N, the bearing of M from N is

• A. 180°
• B. 270°
• C. 90°
• D. 360°

A transverse wave and a longitudinal wave travelling in the same direction in a medium differ essentially in their

• A. frequency
• B. amplitude
• C. direction of vibration of the particles of the medium
• D. period of vibration of the particles of the medium

What is considered the brain of the computer?

• A. Central Processing Unit
• B. Monitor/Display Screen
• C. Mouse
• D. Printer

Which of the following media allow(s) the transmission of sound wave through them? I. Air II. Liquid III. Solid.

• A. I only
• B. II only
• C. III only
• D. I, II and III.

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm

The execution of some of the animals on the orders Napoleon is to

• A. prevent Snowball from coming back to the farm
• B. make the pigs constitute themselves into a special class
• C. achieve the pigs' socialist goals without further delay
• D. pave way for Napoleon to become an absolute ruler