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Hydrocarbons which react with ammoniacal copper (l) chloride solution conform to the general molecular formula
- A. CnH2n
- B. CnH2n+1
- C. CnH2n+2
- D. CnH2n-2
(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).
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This question is based on Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
The dialogue at the end of the novel reveals
- A. Li's resolve to sustain her marriage
- B. Li's tragic end
- C. Awa's role as the man of the house
- D. the cycle of life in Li's family
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Comic relief is
- A. the use of humorous characters speeches or scenes in a tragic work
- B. a figure of speech used in comic theatre
- C. the use of hearty and wholesome laughter in plays
- D. a device used in the theatre where a play ends in marriage
Coal gas is made up of carbon (II) oxide, hydrogen and?
- A. nitrogen
- B. air
- C. argon
- D. methane
The largest man-made lake in Africa is
- A. volta
- B. tana
- C. malawi
- D. kainji
In poultry nutrition, the minerals that prevent the laying of thin-shelled eggs are
- A. calcium and phosphorus
- B. sodium and calcium
- C. phosphorus and sodium
- D. sulphur and phosphorus
use the dialogue below to answer the following question
Johnson: when are you leaving for school
Danladi: school?
Johnson: Are you on breaak
Danladi: no, but the school has been closed down due to a clash between rival cult groups.
Johnson: 'what a terrible situation! i dnt know when you are going to finish your programme. you have already spent six years in school for a 4-year programme due to frequent closure and compulsory break. so what will you be doing at home, while the closure lasted.
Danladi:roaming the streets, visiting friends and attending functions ofcourse.
Johnson: you better engage yourself in a productive venture such as learning a new language, entreprenuerial skills, volunteers services and so on.
From the above dialogue, which of the following is likely to happen if cultism is eradicated from our campus- A. uninterrupted school programme
- B. increase in the remuneration of staffs of higher institution
- C. provision of scholarship to the student
- D. amicable resolution of dispute
The concentration of industries in urban centres of developing countries is due to all the following except
- A. high demand
- B. availability of labour
- C. location of raw materials
- D. presence ofinfrastructural facilities
During the processes of soil formation, the cracks or crevices that are first noticed on the rocks are normally caused by
- A. ice
- B. man
- C. wind
- D. temperature

