In some parts of our society, people areostracized purely on the basis of their parentage

• A. hated
• B. disrespected
• C. shut off from others
• D. locked up

Political authority is the

• A. consent and recognition of the legitimacy of the government by the governed
• B. power of the government to impose its will on the people
• C. ability of the people to reject a bad government
• D. power of the government derived from the constitution

Which of the following methods of reproduction is common to Paramecium and Amoeba?

• A. Conjugation
• B. Sexual reproduction
• C. Binary fission
• D. Budding

The value of the sales ledger control account is derived from the summation of the

• A. total creditors control account
• B. total debtors control account
• C. all day books
• D. both the debtors and creditors accounts

Which of the following is a function of an electoral commission?

• A. adjudicating election petitions
• B. provision of electoral registers
• C. disciplining personnel in the civil service
• D. promotion of public servants

All the following minerals are found in Nigeria except

• A. coal
• B. bauxite
• C. tin ore
• D. columbite

A play in which the acts succeed on another without probable or necessary sequence is

• A. Episodic
• B. Simple
• C. Linear
• D. Convoluted

After the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the interpretation that is most appropriate for the sentence.

Don't tell me another cock and bull story. This means that the speaker does not want to.

• A. be further baffled
• B. hear the same old story
• C. hear another drab story
• D. be further deceived

The inverse of a function is given by \(f^{-1} : x \to \frac{x + 1}{4}\).

• A. \(f : x \to 4x - 1\)
• B. \(f : x \to 4x + 1\)
• C. \(f : x \to \frac{4x - 1}{4}\)
• D. \(f : x \to \frac{x - 1}{2}\)

In a nuclear fusion experiment, the loss of mass amounts to 1.0 x 10^-6kg. The amount of energy obtained from the fusion is

• A. 3.0 x 10^-4J
• B. 3.0 x 10^-1J
• C. 9.0 x 10⁴J
• D. 9.0 x 10¹⁰J