This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.) Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.

'But even he who sharpened the edge of hearts

Conceived new truths.

Telling us that truth is not truth of swords

But the long buds growing from the ruins.'

These lines suggest to us that Langula in Mazisi Kunene's To the Soldier Hero', was more interested in

• A. warfare
• B. life
• C. bloodshed
• D. conquest

A major reason for having national development plans is to

• A. ensure efficient use of available resources
• B. involve people in national programmes
• C. make government spend more on production
• D. ensure that more citizens are involved in planning

From a point R, 300m north of P, man walks eastward to a place Q which is 600m from P. Find the bearing of P from Q, correct to the nearest degree

• A. 026°
• B. 045°
• C. 210°
• D. 240°

Which of the following is not promoted by high wind speed?

• A. Rill erosion
• B. Weathering of parent rock
• C. Breeding of plant
• D. Opening of stomata

From the words or group of words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the one that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as it is used in the sentence.

The government has approved a new salary structure as an incentive for workers

• A. a reward
• B. an encouragement
• C. a package
• D. an advance

In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

He didn't lose the fight because of hisbraverybut for his.............

• A. ignorance
• B. strength
• C. cowardice
• D. rashness

Which of the following is formed immediately after the first product of photosynthesis?

• A. Lipid
• B. Starch
• C. Oxygen
• D. Sugar

E-commerce is an activity which involves

• A. trading in products through the post office
• B. trading in products through the internet
• C. buying and selling of products through telegram messages
• D. buying and selling of products through fax messages

The range of the data: k+2, k-3, k+4, k-2, k, k-5, k+3, k-1, and k+6 is

• A. 10
• B. 11
• C. 6
• D. 8

Which of the following phenomena is the practical evidence for the existence of the continual motion of molecules?

• A. Translational motion
• B. rotational motion
• C. brownian motion
• D. oscillatory motion