Past Questions And Answers
This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
''My heart thus pressing-fix'd my face and eye-with a sententious look, that nothing means...'In the lines above, the speaker implies that
- A. his gesture means nothing
- B. he is a pious man
- C. he is being sentimental
- D. his heart is pressing against his face and eye
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. We werecollectively responsible for keeping the machine in good shape?
- A. jointly
- B. severally
- C. dutifully
- D. socially
The phosphorus cycle is described as being sedimentary because phosphorus
- A. is a macroelement
- B. is an earthbound element
- C. is solid at room temperature
- D. occurs in the atmosphere
A bank statement is a document
- A. ordering a bank to pay on demand a stated sum of money
- B. containing records of receipts, payments and balance on an account
- C. used for paying into bank account
- D. used for regular withdrawal of money from a savings account
Which of the following methods can be used to separate a mixture of two miscible liquids with different boiling points?
- A. Decantation
- B. Distillation
- C. Evaporation
- D. Filtration
(a) Explain the following terms:
(i) Over-population;
(ii) Migration
(b) Describe any three factors which encourage the occurrence of each term in (a) above within a population group
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1996 THEORYHadith 9 of an Nawawi is an admonition against
- A. Following good things with bad ones
- B. Disagreement with each other
- C. Wishful thinking
- D. excessive questioning
In April, Mrs. Ngosi bought a bag of corn for N1,200. When she bought more in June, the price had gone up by 20%. How much did she pay in June for a bag of corn?
- a. N1,300
- b. N1,400
- c. N1,440
- d. N1,340
(a) Amatco Ltd has an authorized capital of 6,000,000 ordinary shares of D5.00 per share. It issued 3,000,000 ordinary shares and all such shares were bought and paid for at D2.00 a share except 1,000 shares taken by Mr. Jones. Calculate the value of the: (i) authorized capital (ii) issued capital (iii) called-up capital (iv) paid-up capital.
(b) The following are the assets and liabilities of Morgan's Ltd:
| N | |
| cash | 8,000 |
| Building | 81,000 |
| Creditors | 6,500 |
| sales returns | 12,000 |
| Debtors | 18,000 |
| Capital | 122,000 |
| Overdraft | 11,000 |
| Motor vehicle | 20,000 |
| sales | 50,000 |
| Net profit | 20,000 |
Who was the Oba of Benin during the height of the kingdom's power in the 19th century?
- A. Oba Ewuare II
- B. Oba Ovonramwen
- C. Oba Akenzua II
- D. Oba Erediauwa