In the question below choose the optionnearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: Whether the villages head should identify himself with the activities of religious demonstrations has remained aburning question

• A. a subject of discord
• B. a perennial issue
• C. a matter of serious controversy
• D. a sensitive matter

The transfer of ripe pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same flower is termed

• A. fertilization
• B. self-pollination
• C. reproduction
• D. conjugation

After the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the interpretaion that is most appropriate for the sentence.

Many of us escaped with the skin of our teet during the crisis. This means that we

• A. lost some of our teeth
• B. narrowly escaped
• C. quickly escaped
• D. had marks on our skin

A short break in parliamentary session is referred to as

• A. suspension
• B. recess
• C. dissolution
• D. termination

In order to eliminate food shortage, farm as should

• A. cultivate more varieties of crops
• B. practise land tenure by inheritance
• C. shift from crop to animal production
• D. construct farm buildings

The major trading partners of the Anglophone West African countries are

• A. Britain, USA, Germany and Japan
• B. Germany, China, South Africa and Norway
• C. Belgium, India, Columbia and Chile
• D. Chile, Pakistan, Japan and Britain

A sheep grained 20 kg of weight after consuming 60 kg of feed. Determine the feed conversion ratio.

• A. 1:2
• B. 2:3
• C. 3:1
• D. 5:4

An inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded implies that

• A. the two variables change in opposite directions
• B. the two variables change in the same direction
• C. only one variable changes
• D. the two variables remain unchanged

The price charged for leasing a ship is known as

• A. way bill
• B. haulage
• C. clean bill
• D. freight

A one-party system helps to prevent

• A. quick dec?sion
• B. strong leadership
• C. stable leadership
• D. economic waste