The Comstocks belonged to the most dismal of all classes, the middle-middle class, the landless gentry. In their miserable poverty, they had not even the snobbish consolation of regarding themselves as an old family fallen on evil days. The writer's tone is _______

• A. melancholic
• B. matter-of-fact
• C. bitterly humourous
• D. sympathethic

Which of the following practices leads to land degradation in the savanna zones of West Africa? l. Constant annual bushfire ll. Overgrazing of grassland lll. Application of cattle manure. IV. Cutting of woody species for fuel wood

• A. l,ll and lll only
• B. l, ll and lV only
• C. ll, lll, and IV only
• D. l, ll, lll and lV

A citizen is someone who

• A. holds a chieftaincy title in the country
• B. is a legal member of the country
• C. has lived n the country for a long time
• D. is a staunch supporter of the country's development

Which of the following noble gases is commonly found in the atmosphere?

• A) Xenon
• B) Neon
• C) Helium
• D) Argon

Loess is an example of

• A. clayey soil
• B. loamy soil
• C. wind deposited soil
• D. montane soil

In a control account, provision for bad debts is found on the?

• A. debit side of the purchases ledger control account
• B. debit side of the sales ledger control account
• C. credit side of the purchases ledger control account
• D. credit side of the sales ledger control account

Nigeria's vice president in the second republic was

• A. Shehu Yar'adua
• B. Tunde Idiagbon
• C. Alex Ekwueme
• D. Mohammed Goni

A historic feature of the legislative council of Nigeria that met in 1923 was that for the first time, it

• A. included elected African members
• B. legislated for the whole country
• C. acted in a deliberative capacity
• D. included British officials

Air transportation has a low patronage because it

• A. is fast
• B. is irregular
• C. is useful in war time only
• D. is costly

There are diversities of gift but the same spirit but all these worked that one and the self same spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. The word an he will” means

• A. the spirit is partial
• B. the spirit is known who to give the gift to for maximum use
• C. he does not love enough gift
• D. the spirit is hoarding the gifts.