Ecology is best defined as the study of

• A. the characteristics of an environment
• B. the inter-relationship between living organisms and their environment
• C. living organisms in a particular area
• D. the habitats and wildlife

An agreement whereby the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods for a monetary consideration is a

• A. contract of sale
• B. hire purchase
• C. conditional sale
• D. party selling

The tangent to the curve \(y = 4x^{3} + kx^{2} - 6x + 4\) at the point P(1, m) is parallel to the x- axis, where k and m are constants. Find the value of k.

• A. 3
• B. 2
• C. -3
• D. -2

A country whose economy is buoyant is likely to have

• A. a weak currency
• B. devaluation from time to time
• C. a strong currency
• D. balance of payment problem

God rejected Eli's line of priesthood because

• A. his children were idolators
• B. they did not obey the prophets
• C. Eli and his children took bribes
• D. his children lust after women at worship

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.

Catherine's natural looks portray her as a

• A. sophisticated lady
• B. soldier's wife
• C. mountain farmer's wife
• D. business woman

An essential feature of a State is

• A. availability of mineral resources
• B. developed infrastructure
• C. an organized system of laws
• D. developed markets

During equinox_____?

• A. The tropic of cancer experiences longer day than tropic of capricon
• B. All places across the globe experience equal lengths of day and night
• C. The length of day at the equator is shorter than at the tropic of Cancer
• D. The moon is star shaped all through the night all over the world

Choose the interpretation that is most appropriate for each sentence.

My grandmother once told me that old habits die hard. This means that old habits are

• A. easily corrected
• B. difficult to change
• C. short-lived
• D. forever changing

The law of diminishing marginal utility explains why

• A. the slope of a normal demand curve is negative
• B. an abnormal demand curve slopes upwards
• C. the slope of a normal demand curve is positive
• D. the consumption of inferior goods increases with income