Past Questions And Answers
The diagonals AC and BD of a rhombus ABCD are 16cm and 12cm long respectively. Calculate the area of the rhombus.
- A. 24cm2
- B. 36cm2
- C. 48cm2
- D. 96cm2
A limerick has
- A. ornate style, humour, irony and seven lines
- B. formal and elaborate style and humour
- C. humour,rhyme scheme and five lines
- D. a stinging climax, rhyme scheme, and five lines
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
The librarian has not entered the new books in the ..........
- A. list
- B. directory
- C. catalogue
- D. roster
The diagram below represents the stress-strain graph of a loaded wire. Which of these statements is correct?

- A. At J, the wire becomes plastic
- B. J is the yield point
- C. L is the elastic limit
- D. At K, the wire breaks
The idea of democracy started with the
- A) romans
- B) greece
- C) persians
- D) egyptians
The pie chart represents fruits on display in a grocery shop. If there are 60 oranges on display, how many apples are there?

- A. 90
- B. 80
- C. 70
- D. 40
To qualify to be president of the federal republic of Nigeria under the 1979 constitution , a candidate must
- A. be at least 40 years of age
- B. be a Nigerian by birth
- C. have the highest number of votes cast at the election
- D. have not less than 1/4 of the votes cast at the election in each of at least 2/3 of all states in the federation
The last sentence in the Talbiyah is
- A. Labbayka Allahuma labbayka
- B. La sharika laka
- C. Innal Hamda wa n Ni mata laka wal mulk
- D. Labbayka la sharika laka labbayka
Read the poem and answer the question
Proud mothers of the coming age,
'Tis good to find you now engage
Your minds and time your lives to raise
Above the level of bygone days.
'Tis good to see you play your part
With spirit and undaunted heart,
It gives young Afric's throbbing soul
A glimpse of a bright and glorious goals.
God bless you, mothers of our race,
God cause to shine on you His face;
And give you strength and all you crave
To bring forth sons and daughters brave
The poet's tone is one of
- A. sadness
- B. joy
- C. condemnation
- D. sarcasm
Which of the following is not a method of election?
- A. Simple majority
- B. Proportional representation
- C. Single-member constituency
- D. Plurality system

