The most devastating agent of erosion is

• A. wild wind
• B. slope
• C. run-off water
• D. rodents.

In which class of occupation would doctors, teachers and entertainers be grouped?

• A. Extraction
• B. Industrial
• C. Direct Service
• D. Commercial

In which of the the following countries is land reclaimed from the sea intensively used for cultivation?

• A. Begium
• B. England
• C. Finland
• D. Holland

In the sentence below, there is one underlined word and one gap. 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 will, at the same time correctly fill the gap in the sentence.

The Major demanded anunalloyed, and not a ....loyalty from his soldiers.

• A. strict
• B. wavering
• C. clumsy
• D. alterable

Instruction: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

The taxi driver pleaded that the splashing of water wasaccidental but the lady insisted that it was……

• A. thoughtful
• B. deliberate
• C. directed
• D. mischievous

The relationship between the marginal revenue (MR) and the average revenue(AR) of a monopolist is that the marginal revenue curve____

• A. is above the average revenue curve
• B. slopes down to the right and is below the AR curve.
• C. and the AR curve are downward sloping and are identical.
• D. is vertical while the average revenue curve is horizontal.

The main function of the federal character commission in Nigeria is

• A. settling disputes among societies
• B. providing free social services to the citizens
• C. ensuring fair representation of all states in the public service
• D. reviewing unfair administrative decisions

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

Many parents are upset by the laxity with which children treat academic work nowadays

• A. repulsed
• B. constrained
• C. confused
• D. troubled

Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel for his farewell address at

• A. Shechem
• B. Gibeon
• C. Bethel
• D. Jordan

This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.

'I cannot rest from travel; I will drink life to the lees.'The lines above from Tennyson's 'Ulysses' reveal the persona as

• A. adventurous
• B. drunken
• C. lively
• D. restive