Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following cannot be used to identify a product?
- A. Trade mark
- B. Trade name
- C. Pricing policy
- D. Package
(a) Draw a sketch map of Nigeria to show any three vegetation belts.
(b) Describe the effects of climate on the vegetation of any one of the belts
(c) Name any two resources found in the vegetation belt shown in (a) above and describe any two uses of each.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1990 THEORYchoose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
The match came to anabrupt end when the rain started.
- A. sharp
- B. brisk
- C. quick
- D. sudden
CH3COOH(aq) + OH-(aq) ↔ CH3COO-(aq) + H2O(l) In the reaction above ,CH3COO-(aq) is
- A) conjugate base
- B) acid
- C) base
- D) conjugate acid
King Leopold’s colonial ventures in the Congo were aimed at
- A. making Belgium a great colonial power
- B. carving out an empire for himself
- C. putting a stop to domestic slave trade in the area
- D. introducing Western education to the people.
The diagram, MOPQ is a trapezium with QP||MO, MQ||NP, NQ||OP, |QP| = 9cm and the height of Δ QNP = 6cm, calculate the area of the trapezium.

- A. 96cm2
- B. 90cm2
- C. 81cm2
- D. 27cm2
(a) If a steel spoon were to be plated with silver, state what would be suitable for use as the;
(i) anode. (ii) cathode; (iii) electrolyte
(b)(i) Write an equation for one of the reactions involved in the purification of bauxite.
(ii) Give the reason why the carbon anodes are changed at intervals during the electrolysis of pure alumina solution in molten cryolite.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1998 THEORY''If I tell you will not believe; and if I ask you, you will not answer...''' Jesus statement above was in response to a request by
- A. King Herod
- B. the chief priests and scribes
- C. Pontius Pilate
- D. the Pharisees and Sadducees
The following table gives the atomic numbers of elements V, W, X, Y and Z.
Element | V | W | X | Y | Z |
Atomic number | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 24 |
(a)Which of the elements: (i) belong(s) to group 1?
(ii) is/are riotle gas(es)?
(iii) form(s) coloured compound(s)?
(iv) form(s) an anion?
(v) react(s) with water to liberate hydrogen?
(vi) react(s) with water to form alkaline solution?
(b) What is the:
(i) charge on the ion formed in
(a)(iv) above?
(ii) group of the element(s) in (a)(i) above?
(c)(i) Write the formula of the compound formed between element V and element W.
(ii) Sate the type of bond formed in (c)(i) above. Explain your answer.
(d)(i) What is a covalent compound?
(ii) Give two factors that influence covalent bonding.
(iii) State the type of bond that exists in each of the following substances: MgO, NH\(_3\) and Fe.
(iv) What are intermolecular forces?
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2011 THEORYNigerian author Buchi Emecheta’s celebrated literary oeuvre includes The Joys of Motherhood, a novel about the changing roles of women in 1950s ______ a television play about the private struggles of a newlywed couple in Nigeria; and Head Above Water, her autobiography. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A) Lagos, A Kind of Marriage,
- B) Lagos; A Kind of Marriage,
- C) Lagos, A Kind of Marriage:
- D) Lagos; A Kind of Marriage


