The bacterium in a mutualistic association with legumes converts

• A. nitrates to ammonia
• B. ammonium compounds to nitrites
• C. nitrogen gas to ammonia
• D. nitrites to nitrates

Patents and copyrights enable monopolists to

• A. determine the quality of their products
• B. determine the scale of their products
• C. restrict information flow to new firms
• D. restrict entry of new firms

A freshwater plant such as water lily can solve the problem of buoyancy by the possession of

• A) aerenchymatous tissues
• B) dissected leaves
• C) thin cell walls of the epidemic
• D) water-repelling epidermis

Read the poem and answer the question

In front of the gate, the guard stands with his rifle,

Above, untidy clouds are carrying away the moon,

The bedbugs are swarming around like army tanks on manoeuvers

While the mosquitoes form squadrons, attacking like fighter planes.

My heart travels a thousand miles towards my native land.

My dream interwines with sadness like a stein of a thousand threads,

Innocent, I have endured a whole year in prison

Using my tears for ink, I turn my thoughts into verses.

The imagery in the first four lines is predominantly

• A. agricultural
• B. military
• C. political
• D. social

All of these are the processes of chemical weathering except

• A. solution
• B. oxidation
• C. alternating of wet and dry land
• D. carbonation

The crossing of a boundary between two countries by a migrant is best described as?

• A. emigration
• B. immigration
• C. out-migration
• D. international migration

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga D.I. (ed.): Weast African Verse.

The character addressed in Serenade is

• A. from a poor family
• B. in a joyous mood
• C. in a sad mood
• D. at war with another character

A physician trained in female affair is a …………………

• A. Psychiatrist
• B. Gyneacologist
• C. Psychologist
• D. Optician

A water table can be described as

• A. A pool of underground water
• B. A line connecting underground spring of equal height
• C. A line indicating the depth of all artesian wells in an area
• D. The general level of underground water in an area

According to St. Luke, which of the following did not feature in the trial of Jesus before Pilate and Herod?

• A. pilate asked whether Jesus was a Galilean
• B. Jesus asserted that he was Christ, the son of God
• C. Pilate asked Jesus whether he was the King of the Jews
• D. Herod treated, Jesus with contempt