In which of the following best explains the decrease in temperature with height within the lower layers of the atmosphere?

• A. The air receives its heat directly from the sun's rays
• B. The earth is the main source of the heat given up to the air
• C. An increases in height is associated with increase in rainfall
• D. There are always water particies in the air at high altitudes

Answer the following question below and choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. We wereshocked by the news that he had lost the money.

• A. astonished
• B. unconcerned
• C. disconcerted
• D. surprised

Queen Elizabeth visited Nigeria for the second time on

• A. 3rd Dec. 2003
• B. 2nd October. 1980
• C. 7th June 1985
• D. 14th June 1979

From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that wil, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence.

All divers were enjoined to obtaingenuine and ______ licences.

• A. artificial
• B. fraudulent
• C. fake
• D. substandard

Coal is an example of

• A. igneous rock
• B. metamorphic rock
• C. plutonic rock
• D. sedimentary rock

Which of the following describes the inheritance of traits from parents to offspring

• A. Evolution
• B. Adaptation
• C. Genetics
• D. Natural selection

Which of the following is true about the birth of Jesus? Jesus was

• A. conceived after Mary married Joseph
• B. laid in a manger after his birth
• C. born in Nazareth
• D. born when Augustus was governor

Nazism was practised in

• A. Britain under Churchill
• B. the United States under Woodrow Wilson
• C. Germany under Adolf Hitler
• D. Span under General Franco

Government of West African countries levy taxes to

• A. prevent prices from falling
• B. make people richer
• C. limit the number of banks
• D. finance government projects

What is Habib's Political title?

• A. Governor
• B. Speaker of the house
• C. Minister of finance
• D. Minister of Education