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

Two of his _____ left for Europe.

• A. friends
• B. friend's
• C. friends'
• D. friend

One of the soil- related problems of irrigation in the savannah region is increasing?

• A. salinization
• B. erosion
• C. desiccation
• D. exhaustion

The Nigeria Civil War started on --------------------

• A. 3rd October, 1970
• B. 6th July 1967
• C. 16th July 1967
• D. 1st April 1976

This question is based on General Literary Principles

A careful choice of words dictated by a particular mood or an event refers to

• A. regression
• B. cadence
• C. rhyme
• D. tone

If f(x) = 4x\(^3\) + px\(^2\) + 7x - 23 is divided by (2x -5), the remainder is 7. find the value of p

• A. -7.0
• B. -8.0
• C. -9.6
• D. 9

A square tile has side 30 cm. How many of these tiles will cover a rectangular floor of length 7.2m and width 4.2m?

• A. 720
• B. 336
• C. 420
• D. 576

Which of the following describes an example of fertilization in higher organisms?

• A. Fusion of sperm and egg nuclei
• B. Ejaculating of sperm into a female body
• C. Male gametes germinating in the pollen tube
• D. A pollen grain landing on a sticky stigma

Pick the odd item from the options below

• A. Elegy
• B. Epitaph
• C. Dirge
• D. Ode

New shares are offered for sale to the public through

• A. acceptable houses
• B. the stock exchange
• C. issuing houses
• D. discount houses

A chemical reaction is always associated with

• A. an increase in the composition of one of the substance
• B. a change in the volume of the reactants
• C. a change in the nature of the reactants
• D. the formation of new substance