Accounts relating to tangible things such as cash, plant are called

• A) personal accounts
• B) Nominal accounts
• C) Real accounts
• D) Asset account

Which of the following modes is the most economical method of transmitting electrical power over long distances?

• A. alternating current at low voltage and high current
• B. alternating current at high voltage and high current
• C. alternating current at high voltage and low current
• D. direct current at low voltage and high current

The British government took over the control of the Colony of Sierra Leone in 1807 in order to use it as a

• A. major trading port in the West African region .
• B. centre for the spread of British culture
• C. base for anti-slave trade naval patrol
• D. base to penet West African interior

In manufacturing accounts, finance expenses are charged to the

• A. departmental account
• B. trading acount
• C. profit and loss account
• D. balance sheet

The maturity period of groundnut in months is

• A. 1 - 2
• B. 2 - 3
• C. 4 - 5
• D. 6 - 7

Digestion of food starts from the mouth with enzyme -----------------------in the saliva.

• (a) Amylase
• (b) ptyalin
• (c) Zymase
• (d) Resin

The shallow part of the sea adjoining the coast is called

• A. continental shelf
• B. continental slope
• C. oceanic island
• D. oceanic plateau

(a) What are the similarities and differences between the lines of latitude and longitude?

(b) An international cricket match between The Gambia and India is scheduled to start in Banjul (longitude 16°W) at 9.00a.m local time on 26th June. Calculate the time and day that listeners will have to tune to their radios for the start of the commentary at (i) Bombay (74°E) (ii) Pittsburg (89°W). 

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike was a road built between 1792 and 1794. • It was the first private turnpike in the United States. • It connected the cities of Philadelphia and Lancaster in the state of Pennsylvania. • It was sixty-two miles long. The student wants to emphasize the distance covered by the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• A) The sixty-two-mile-long Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike connected the Pennsylvania cities of Philadelphia and Lancaster.
• B) The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike was the first private turnpike in the United States.
• C) The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, which connected two Pennsylvania cities, was built between 1792 and 1794.
• D) A historic Pennsylvania road, the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike was completed in 1794.

The wind which blows across the Atlantic Ocean towards the coast of Nigeria and is responsible for rainy season is known as

• A. Equatorial Easterlies
• B. Land and sea breeze
• C. Tropical continental airmass
• D. Tropical maritime airmass