Correct Answer: C. kerosene

Correct Answer: A. an allele

Correct Answer: A. count it all joy

Correct Answer: D. is much more valuable tham labour and capital

Correct Answer: C) Palm tree

Correct Answer: C. federal systems

Explanation

(a) Natural resources are the material and non-material resources provided by nature

(b) Contributions of forest resources to the economic development of your country.

(i) Forest resources such as timber products provide raw materials for the local industries e.g. furniture industry.

(ii) Forest resources provide herbs for pharmaceutical and herbal industries and clinics. They contribute positively to the health of the people.

(iii) Exportation of forest resources provide government with foreign exchange e.g. export of timber.

(iv) It helps various levels of government to generate revenue from taxes imposed on products and firms involved in the exploitation of forest resources.

(v) Grasslands provide food for livestock which serves as food for man.

(vi) Forest resources provide habitation for wild life and also help to promote tourism e.g. Yankari game reserve in Nigeria etc.

(vii) Forest resources serve as a source of food for people.

(viii) Forest resources provide employment and income for farmers, hunters, etc.

(ix) Forest resources serve as source of energy e.g. charcoal and firewood.

(c) Negative effects of the exploitation of mineral resources.

(i) Neglect of agriculture because of huge foreign exchange earning capacity of the sector which results in increased food import bills.

(ii) Rural-urban drift occasioned by the neglect of agriculture leads to urban congestion and social vices associated with it.

(iii) Huge revenue earnings from the sector fuels inflation. This is because of the neglect of other productive activities especially the manufacturing sector.

(iv) Environmental pollution caused by oil spillage and other chemicals have endangered the lives of the people, plants and animals in many ways.

(v) Social and political unrests in the areas where mineral exploitation takes place have disrupted peace, economic activities and affected governments.

(vi) Economic recession has been witnessed in many oil-producing countries because of oil glut, falling crude oil prices, lack of savings during oil boom and rising unemployment, etc.

(vii) Displacement of communities due to mining activities.

(viii) Illegal mining deprives government of the needed revenue for development.

(a) Natural resources are the material and non-material resources provided by nature

(b) Contributions of forest resources to the economic development of your country.

(i) Forest resources such as timber products provide raw materials for the local industries e.g. furniture industry.

(ii) Forest resources provide herbs for pharmaceutical and herbal industries and clinics. They contribute positively to the health of the people.

(iii) Exportation of forest resources provide government with foreign exchange e.g. export of timber.

(iv) It helps various levels of government to generate revenue from taxes imposed on products and firms involved in the exploitation of forest resources.

(v) Grasslands provide food for livestock which serves as food for man.

(vi) Forest resources provide habitation for wild life and also help to promote tourism e.g. Yankari game reserve in Nigeria etc.

(vii) Forest resources serve as a source of food for people.

(viii) Forest resources provide employment and income for farmers, hunters, etc.

(ix) Forest resources serve as source of energy e.g. charcoal and firewood.

(c) Negative effects of the exploitation of mineral resources.

(i) Neglect of agriculture because of huge foreign exchange earning capacity of the sector which results in increased food import bills.

(ii) Rural-urban drift occasioned by the neglect of agriculture leads to urban congestion and social vices associated with it.

(iii) Huge revenue earnings from the sector fuels inflation. This is because of the neglect of other productive activities especially the manufacturing sector.

(iv) Environmental pollution caused by oil spillage and other chemicals have endangered the lives of the people, plants and animals in many ways.

(v) Social and political unrests in the areas where mineral exploitation takes place have disrupted peace, economic activities and affected governments.

(vi) Economic recession has been witnessed in many oil-producing countries because of oil glut, falling crude oil prices, lack of savings during oil boom and rising unemployment, et

Correct Answer: A. drought

Correct Answer: B. preventing/ rushing to dash

Explanation

Let's break down the sentence and the options:

The sentence structure needs to express:

1. The purpose for which the railing was put up.

2. The action that people are doing (or would do) that the railing prevents.

Part 1: The Purpose

• Town authorities have put up a railing in front of the exit ____ people...

• We need something that means in order to stop or that stops.

* A. prevent rush - Incorrect. Prevent is a verb, rush is also a verb or a noun here. Doesn't fit the purpose structure.

* B. preventing - This is a present participle. It can function as a descriptive clause, explaining the *effect* or *purpose* of the main action. The railing was put up, *preventing* people... This is grammatically correct.

* C. to prevent - This is the standard infinitive of purpose (in order to prevent). This is grammatically correct and very common.

* D. to prevent - Also correct.

So, for the first blank, preventing (B) and to prevent (C, D) are both possibilities.

Part 2: The Action Being Prevented

• ...people ____ out of the stadium and straight across the road.

• The general structure for prevent is prevent [object] from [gerund]. However, from is not provided in any option, so we need to look for alternatives where the gerund/participle directly follows.

Let's look at the full options:

• A. prevent rush / dashing

* prevent rush is incorrect for the first blank. people dashing out could be argued if it meant prevent people from dashing, but the first part makes it unusable.

• B. preventing / rushing to dash

* First blank: preventing - As discussed, this works grammatically to indicate the effect/purpose of the railing.

* Second blank: people rushing to dash - This means people who are rushing with the intention to dash. The railing prevents these rushing people from dashing out. While a bit wordy, this is grammatically sound: rushing functions as a participle modifying people, and to dash explains the purpose of their rushing. The railing stops this whole scenario.

• C. to prevent / rushing dashing

* First blank: to prevent - Correct.

* Second blank: rushing dashing - This is grammatically incorrect. You cannot combine two verbs/participles like this without a conjunction (e.g., rushing and dashing) or a clear grammatical role.

• D. to prevent / rush dash

* First blank: to prevent - Correct.

* Second blank: rush dash - This is grammatically incorrect. Rush and dash are both verbs, and they cannot be combined this way directly.

Conclusion:

Option B is the only one that is fully grammatically sound, even if rushing to dash is slightly more verbose than just rushing or dashing. Preventing correctly describes the purpose/effect of the railing, and people rushing to dash correctly describes the hurried movement that is being stopped.

The final answer is B

Correct Answer: A. evapo-transpiration