Past Questions And Answers
The 1954 Lyttleton Constitution marked the beginning of formal federalism in Nigeria because it
- A. created the posts of Governor-General at the centre and Governor in the regions
- B. created a Council of Minister at the centre
- C. created the posts of Prime Ministers at the centre and Premier in the regions
- D. outlined the division of powers between the centre and regions
A cylindrical tank has a capacity of 3080m3. What is the depth of the tank if the diameter of its base is 14m? Take pi = 22/7.
- A. 23m
- B. 25m
- C. 20m
- D. 22m
A and B are two independent events such that \(P(A) = \frac{2}{5}\) and \(P(A \cap B) = \frac{1}{15}\). Find \(P(B)\).
- A. \(\frac{3}{5}\)
- B. \(\frac{1}{3}\)
- C. \(\frac{1}{6}\)
- D. \(\frac{2}{15}\)
From a point on the edge of the sea, one ship is 24km away on a bearing S 50°E and another ship is 7km away on a bearing S40°W. How far apart are the ships?
- A. 20km
- B. 24km
- C. 25km
- D. 31km
The following are pathways of energy in the biosphere I. Heat energy is lost from body metabolism to the surrounding air II. Energy passes to decomposers and parasites III. Energy is transferred to the next higher level in a food chain IV. Energy is also passed by conduction to clothing and other objects
Which pathway directly leads to transfer of useful energy within a biological community?
- A. I only
- B. II and III only
- C. I and III only
- D. I and II only
Rare gases are suitable because they
- A) are monoatomic
- B) form ions easily
- C) have duplet or octet electronic configuration in the outermost shells in their atoms
- D) are volatile gases
Which of the following is the correct order for land preparation?
- A. land clearing - ploughing - harrowing - ridging
- B. land clearing - harrowing - ploughing - ridging
- C. land clearing - ploughing - ridging - harrowing
- D. land clearing - harrowing - ridging - ploughing
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
The robbery suspect said he made his earlier confessional statement under duress. This means that he made it
- A. because he was forced to
- B. in the presence of a judge
- C. because he took an oath
- D. with the help of his lawyer
Light of frequency 6.0 x 1014 Hz travelling in air is transmitted through glass or refractive index 1.5. Calculate the frequency of the light in the glass
- A. 4.0 x 1014Hz
- B. 6.0 x 1014Hz
- C. 7.5 x 1014Hz
- D. 9.0 x 1014Hz
which of the following statements about Archimedes' principle is correct? The upthrust on a body is a measure of the
- A. mass of fluid displaced
- B. weight of the body
- C. volume of the body
- D. weight of the fluid displaced

