Correct Answer: A. 5

Explanation

The exterior angle of the polygon = 180 – 108 = 72°. The sum of exterior angle of the regular polygon = 360°

The number of sides \(=\frac{360}{72}=5\)

Correct Answer: A. Argon

Explanation

(a) Amos' Vision of a Basket of Ripe Fruit (Amos 8:1-10):

(i) God showed Amos a basket of ripe fruit which represents harvest time/ripe fruit quickly deteriorates.

(ii) The Lord told Amos that the end had come, and that Israel would no longer be spared. So, Israel was ripe for punishment.

(iii) The songs of the temple would turn to wailings.

(iv) There would be many dead bodies in every place.

(v) The evil deeds of the people would never be forgotten.

(vi) For example: Those who took advantage of the needy, those who cheated even during the Sabbath.

(vii) The Lord would make the sun go down at noon, and darken the earth in broad-day light

(viii) Theft feasts would be turned into mourning, and their songs into lamentation.-

(ix) The Lord would bring sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness on every head.

(x) God would send famine on the land.

(xi) Virgins and young men would faint for thirst.

(xii) The Word of God would be rare in those days

(xiii) The young men and women would become weary and faint in their search for the Word of God

(xiv) Judgment would come on them because they have sinned against God by trampling on the poor and the needy.

(b) Practices condemned by Amos:

(i) Lip-service to religion /empty religion.

(ii) Observation of Holy Days i.e. Sabbath, New Moon festivals/Godless shrines.

(iii) False swearing.

(iv) The wealthy selling the poor for a pair of sandals/oppression of the poor by the father and son.

(v) Prostitution- father and son going in for the same woman.

(vi) The use of false weights and measures by the rich cheating in business.

(vii) Women feeding fat on the proceeds of their husband's oppression of the poor.

(viii) Corrupt courts of law/the poor had no fair trial in the courts

(ix) Luxury of the rich at the expense of the poor.

Correct Answer: A. digesting its food extra cellularly

Explanation

P.O. Box 243

Ikeja

Lagos State.

16th August, 1996.

The Editor

Punch Nigeria Limited

Onipetesi, Ikeja.

Dear Sir,

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGERIAN SPORTS CONTINGENT AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

The outstanding performance of our sportsmen and women at the last Olympic games has proved that Nigeria can dominate the whole world as far as sport is concerned. There is no doubt that our sports contingents have gone, competed and conquered. Our football squad brought Atlanta. the venue of the 1996 Olympic Games. to a standstill when they defeated Argentina and Brazil to win the gold medal. For the first time in the history of the Olympic games, Nigeria won the highest number of gold, bronze and silver medals.

Success, especially in games, does not come by chance. There is no doubt that there are some factors which are responsible for the success of our sportsmen and women. The first factor is that our sportsmen and women were camped in time. This afforded them the opportunity to blend which enhanced their pattern of play in Atlanta. The foreign based players came right on time to camp and they blended easily with those who were home based.

The second factor is the availability of good sporting facilities in our stadia. It seems the Federal Government was determined, this time around, to give sports priority. Our stadia were equipped with training facilities and funds were made available for the sportsmen and women and the coaches to travel around the world for trial matches prior to the games. This made the level of their preparation very high. This was coupled with the strong determination of our contingent to excel.

The Nigerian government has a lot of lesson to learn from our victory. The key to success in anything we are doing is sound preparation. It should be encouraged and it should be made a national policy.

In addition to this, we have learnt that in spite of the seeming invincibility of the hitherto world soccer giants like Argentina and Brazil, there is no country that cannot win the world cup. It all depends on the level of preparation and determination.

Yours faithfully,

(signature) Orialiku Peters.

Correct Answer: B. materialism

Correct Answer: A. debit side of the purchase ledger control account

Correct Answer: A. 15.5

Correct Answer: B. the adoption of the policy of Assimilation

Explanation

The adoption of the policy of Assimilation is the correct answer. This Policy was directly adopted in the French West African Colonies and it slowed down the pace of nationalism unlike in the British West African colonies.

Correct Answer: C. academician