From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to underlined word as it used in the sentence.

Mediocrity in politics should not betolerated.

• A. promoted
• B. encouraged
• C. approved
• D. helped

which of the following best describes token money?

• A. money in the vaults of commercial banks
• B. currency and coins in circulation
• C. money with face value higher than its material content
• D. coins and notes made of poor quality material

What is party manifesto and why is it necessary?

The wind which blows across the Atlantic Ocean towards the coast of Nigeria and is responsible for rainy season is known as

• A. Equatorial Easterlies
• B. Land and sea breeze
• C. Tropical continental airmass
• D. Tropical maritime airmass

In the molecular explanation of conduction, heat is transferred by the

• A. Free electrons
• B. Free atoms
• C. Free molecules
• D. Free solids

A transverse wave is applied to a string whose mass per unit length is 3 x 10^-2kgm^-1. If the string is under a tension 12N, the speed of the propagation of the wave is

• A. 5 m/s
• B. 20 m/s
• C. 30 m/s
• D. 40 m/s

An association between living organisms in which one lives on and feeds at the expense of the other is known as

• A. commensalism
• B. predation
• C. parasitism
• D. mutualism

Jewish leaders rejected Jesus in Jerusalem because He

• A. entered the city as the Messiahriding on an ass
• B. allowed the crowd to make a noise within the temple precints
• C. ignored them and healed on the Sabath
• D. claimed ownership of the temple as the son of God

A die was rolled a number of times. The outcomes are as shown in the table

If the probability of obtaining 2 is 0.15, find the:

(a) value of m;

(b) number of times the die was rolled;

(c) probability of obtaining an even number.

What is the day and date 15 days after Friday 19 September?

• A. Tuesday 29 September
• B. Wednesday 30 September
• C. Friday 2 October
• D. Saturday 4 October