Explanation

Question 9:

(1) Relation to theme: (i) Oppression of citizens by the political leadership. (ii) The diction brings out the theme of the suffering of the people under bad leadership.

(2) Definition of diction (i) The poet's choice of words. (ii) Words or phrases that convey the intentions of the poet. (iii) It covers both the literal and metaphorical implications of what the poet says.

(3) Reference to the giant whale: (i) The land represents the leadership. (ii) This is a metaphor describing leadership. It connotes something fearful and horrid. (iii) Its activities manifest the ability to Swallow" the fishermen's hope; e.g. the sinker with hook, line and bait'. (iv) The fishermen's failure to catch fish is conveyed in expressions such as aborting dreams of a good catch'. (v) The Biblical allusion to 'all peter out with petered out desires', connotes the futility and emptiness of the fishermen's endeavours.,

(4) The reference to the sabre-toothed tiger: (i) This is also a metaphor for oppressive leadership. (ii) Words connoting fear, insecurity and violence abound; e.g. 'sabre-toothed tiger that cries deep in the glade while infants shudder home', the grizzled ones snatch their gut from bayonets of tribulation'. (iii) The impression of the people under curfew is conveyed in the expression 'halting venturous walk at dusk.

(5) The reference to the image of the giant hawk hovering in the sky. This suggests the curtailment of the people's freedom even by air and words, such as 'hovers' and hoots" suggest the terror that is imposed on the people.

(6) The land lying patiently in ambush: The word 'ambush' connotes both surprise and capture and implies that no one has the opportunity to escape, even "those who point away ... toward the shore of possibilities'

Question 10:

Relation to theme: (i) The colonial experience and its aftermath in the birth of a new African. (ii) The theme is also about both the psychological and cultural adjustment the Africans makes as a result of colonialism.

(2) The African dílemma: This is conveyed by the image of the anvil and the hammer connoting the violence of a new birth; e.g. "the joy of new songs, the trappings ... tender and tenuous'.

(3) Product of the forging: (i) imperfect African (ii) Trappings of the past. (iii) The African is resilient though 'tenuous', 'woven with the fibre of sisal and washed in the blood of the goat'.

(4) Prospects of the New African: (1) Education- 'search on the outlaw's hill' for jargons of a new dialectic'. (ii) The African still longs for the old days- 'sew the old days for us, our fathers'.

(5) The process of accommodation has not been easy. This is conveyed by the following expressions: (i) 'banner of the land' alongside 'new flags and anthems' and "flimsy glories of paved streets, (ii) the 'splash and moan of the sea', which is still audible.

Correct Answer: A. \(\frac{b(a-x+1)}{a+1}\)

Explanation

If \(\frac{bx+y(a+1)}{b(a+1)}=1\\

bx + ya + y = ba + b; y(a+1) = ba+b-bx\\

y(a+1)=b(a+1-x); y = \frac{b(1+a-x}{a+1}\)

Correct Answer: A. enjoins Muslims to marry righteous partners

Correct Answer: C. brought off

Explanation

The most appropriate word to complete the sentence is C. brought off.

Brought off here means they successfully concluded or achieved the deal. While struck a deal or reached a deal are very common idioms, brought off a deal can also be used in the sense of bringing it to fruition or completion after negotiation.

Let's look at why the others don't fit:

• A. made up: Made up means to invent something (like a story), reconcile, or apply cosmetics. It doesn't fit a deal worth millions.

• B. turned about: Turned about means to change direction or opinion. It doesn't fit the context of a deal.

• D. went in: Went in means to enter. It doesn't fit the context of a deal.

Therefore, After weeks of bargaining they brought a deal worth millions is the best fit.

Explanation

The following are the features of the cabinet system that distinguish it from the presidential system:

(i)The Prime Minister is the Head of government and the Queen or President is the Head of state.

(ii) The powers of the Head of state are mainly ceremonial.

(iii)The Prime Minister is in charge of the governance of the country. So, he exercises executive powers.

(iv)The Prime Minister and his cabinet members are equally members of the legislature, because they are chosen or drawn from it (parliament).

(v) Separation of powers in this system is not pronounced. The executive and legislative arms of government are fused.

(vi).The authority exercised by the executive is derivable from the parliament, making it responsible to the legislature.

(vii) The Prime Minister is the chairman of all cabinet meetings.

(viii) The party with a majority of seats in parliament controls the executive as well as the legislature.

(ix) The Prime Minister and his cabinet are chosen from the party with a majority of seats in the parliament.

(x) The principle of collective responsibility is in operation in the system.

(xi) The Prime Minister selects his ministers from his party and can equally dismiss them.

(xii) The opposition party in parliament is officially recognised.

(xiii) This system allows the Prime Minister to be controlled by his party.

(xiv) The Prime Minister is the leader of his party in power.

(xv) Only one election is conducted in the system to choose both the members of the legislature and the executive.

(xvi) The Parliament can initiate or pass a vote of no confidence in the executive, thereby forcing the Prime Minister and cabinet members to step down or resign.

(xvii) The failure of any party to win the election by absolute majority may give rise to the formation of a coalition government.

(xviii)The enviable position occupied by the Prime Minister makes him to be regarded as "Primes inter pares," meaning first among equals.

(xix)The house of Lords in Britain, is the highest court of appeal.

(xx)Britain runs a two-party system, one forming the government and the other opposition.

(xxi)If the ruling party controls a sizable majority in the parliament, stability is ensured in the system.

Correct Answer: D) methyl propanoate

Explanation

When we talk about esterification, we are referring to a chemical reaction in which an alcohol and a carboxylic acid react to produce an ester and water. In this question, we are dealing with a specific type of alcohol called propane 1, 2, 3-triol, also known as glycerol. The carboxylic acids involved are unsaturated higher carboxylic acids.

When glycerol reacts with the unsaturated higher carboxylic acids through esterification, the product obtained is a type of ester called methyl propanoate. This is the correct answer to the question.

It is important to note that fats are also esters, but they are not formed in this particular reaction. Similarly, soap is not formed in this reaction either. Alkanols, on the other hand, are a type of alcohol and not the product of this specific reaction.

In summary, esterification of glycerol and unsaturated higher carboxylic acids produces methyl propanoate as the product. This reaction does not produce fats, soap, or alkanols.

Correct Answer: C. -9,3

Explanation

THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

The fact that education is imperative to national development cannot be over-emphasized. No nation can develop without education In fact, education always engineers development of nations. Industrialized or developed countries of the world like Japan. the United States of America and Britain achieved rapid development because of their exposure to education, especially scientific education

Modern days inventions especially in the area of technology can not be achieved without education. Technological inventions like aeroplanes, ships, electricity and numerous electronic gadgets that make lives easy for people in the world today could not be accomplished without education. These inventions are nothing but scientific accomplishments which are engendered by scientific researchers. These inventions contribute in no small measure to the development of nations where they are made.

Apart from this, improvements in the area of medicine and communication come about as a result of education. Nowadays, it is easy to communicate with people across the world. The world is now a global village with the invention of various communication gadgets and the internet. The use of social media could not have been possible without education. The invention of these communication gadgets like mobile phones and the internet makes it easy for the nations that invent them to earn enormous foreign exchange which is used for the development of such nations. The invention of computers through educational research enables countries with such inventions to sell than to developing nations of the world to earn foreign exchange. The resources obtained from the wealth made are used for national development. In the same ways, developing nations buy vaccines to communication and other purposes from nations that produce them thereby developing such nations through wealth generated from such sale.

In fact, achievements recorded in any nation can not be separated from educational development of such nation. This is the reason why any nation which wishes to develop must adequately structure and fund the education of its people. Tremendous improvement in agriculture could not have been possible without education. Education has been able to move agriculture from its primitive stage to modernity. The contribution of modern facilities like tractors, harvesters, mowers to agriculture could not have been possible without technological education. To say the obvious, these agricultural apparatus are invention of technology which is the result of education. Countries which invent these modern agricultural tools sell them to developing nations and through this. they earn wealth which is used for national developments. Apart, from this these countries are able to feed their citizens.

Undoubtedly. education is important to national development as nations which neglect the education of their citizens can never witness both economic and social development. Technology development that bring about national development cannot be accomplished in countries where people are wallowing in ignorance.

Helen Enyia.

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Correct Answer: B. 9

Explanation

\(\frac{9*3^{n+1} - 3^{n+2}}{3^{n+1} - 3^{n}}\)

= \(\frac{3^n * 3^n * 3^1 * - 3^2 * 3^2}{3^n * 3^1 - 3^n}\)

= \(\frac{3^n (3^2 * 3^1)}{3^n (3^1 - 1)}\)

= \(\frac{27-9}{3-1}\)

= \(\frac{18}{2}\)

= 9

Correct Answer: C. Reducing labor requirements in agriculture

Explanation

The primary purpose of agricultural mechanization is to reduce labor requirements in agriculture. Agricultural mechanization involves the use of machinery, equipment, and technology to automate and streamline various farming operations. By employing mechanized tools such as tractors, harvesters, planters, and irrigation systems, farmers can increase efficiency, save time, and reduce the physical labor needed for tasks like land preparation, planting, harvesting, and irrigation.