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On, on, on, over the countless miles of angry space roll the long heaving OT angry space roll the long heaving billows. Mountains and caves are here; for what is now the other; then all is but a boiling heap of rushing water. Pursuit, and flight and mad return of and savage struggle, ending up in a spouting up of foam that whitens the black night; incessant change of place and form and hue; constancy in nothing but eternal strife.
On, on, on, they roll and darker grows the night: and louder howls the wind and more clamorous and fierce become the million voices in the sea, when the wild cry goes forth upon the storm, A ship!
The expression million voices is used as _________
- A. conceit
- B. euphemism
- C. hyperbole
- D. metonymy
An increase in the price of a commodity from $10 to $ 15 leads to an increase in the quantity supplied from 10 units to 15 units. The price elasticity of supply is
- A. 0
- B. 0.5
- C. 1
- D. 5
Individual or films that enhance business activities but do not participate directly in the business are_______
- A. Market unions
- B. Market facilitators
- C. Wholesalers
- D. Retailers
(a) Define public corporation.
(b) Give five reasons for setting up a public corporation in your country.
A trader realizes 10x - x2 naira profit from the sale of x bags on corn. How many bags will give him the desired profit?
- A. 4
- B. 5
- C. 6
- D. 7
In converting single entry to final account, the balancing figures on the income and expenses accounts are transferred to the?
- A. revenue and expenditure account
- B. receipts and payments account
- C. profit and loss apporpriation account
- D. profit and loss account
The military intervenes in West African politics mainly because
- A. politicians play the game accordingly
- B. law and order are maintained
- C. they are better rulers
- D. of election malpractices
Which of the following is a features of erosion in arid regions?
- A. Caldera
- B. Barchan
- C. Yardang
- D. Pediment
Fortune telling is un-islamic
- A. only when it is done by non-Muslims
- B. when Islamic scriptures are not used for it
- C. only in matters relating to religious practices
- D. at all times and in all matters
An organic compound contains 72% carbon, 12% hydrogen and 16% oxygen by mass. What is the empirical formula of the compound? [ H = 1.0. C = 12.0, O = 16.0 ]
- A. C3H8O
- B. C6H12O
- C. C6H12O2
- D. C12H12O11