(a) Distinguish between stress and strain as used in elasticity.

(b) When a force of 40 N is applied to the free end of an elastic cord, an extension of 5cm is produced in the cord. Calculate the work done on the cord.

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.

'There be two gentlemen in a post-chaise at the door. They have lost their way upon the forest....

The two gentlemen in the excerpt above are

• A. Diggory and Saunders
• B. Marlow and Hastings
• C. Marlow and Hardcastle
• D. Diggory and Hastings

Poaching is prohibited in dame reserves in order to

• A. preserve wildlife
• B. starve hunters
• C. reduce wildlife population
• D. protect hunters from wild animals

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

Problems in the city have multiplied with the ...........of people from the rural areas

• A. entrance
• B. influx
• C. intrusion
• D. admission

_______ is the condition of the lower atmosphere of a place over a short period

• A. climate
• B. weather
• C. cloud
• D. humidity

One of the following is not a form of poetry

• A. Sonnet
• B. Ode
• C. Suspense
• D. Lyric

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.

The play is about

• A. resistance to British administration
• B. opposition to Christianity
• C. disunity among the Hausa state
• D. unity in the caliphate

The table below illustrates the supply schedule of maize. Use it to answer this question.

• A. 16.7%
• B. 20%
• C. 80%
• D. 83.3%

In the circular flow of income, an increase in savings causes

• A. an increase in imports
• B. a decrease in the income stream
• C. an increase in household consumption
• D. a decrease in exports

The curved surface area of a cylindrical tin is 704cm². If the radius of its base is 8cm, find the height. [Take π=227]

• A. 14cm
• B. 9cm
• C. 8cm
• D. 7cm