From the words or group of words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words.

The courtrestrained the company from laying off the striking workers.

• A. compelled
• B. ordered
• C. prevented
• D. cajoled

This question is based on S.I. Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily.

The plot of the novel is

• A. cyclical
• B. achronological
• C. convoluted
• D. linear

Non-Jews could share in God's promise to Abraham and his descendants by

• A. upholding the faith of Abraham
• B. obeying all laws like Abraham
• C. believeing in their own righteousness
• D. accepting the faith of Judaism

The law by which a seller transfers the property in goods to a buyer at an agreed price is the

• A. Weights and Measures Act
• B. Trade Description Act
• C. Sale of Goods Act
• D. Foods and Drugs Act

Identify the word that has a different stress pattern from the others?

• A. interrupt
• B. Contribute
• C. Harmattan
• D. Entertain

Find the solution of the equation x - 8\(\sqrt{x}\) + 15 = 0

• A. 3, 5
• B. -3, -5
• C. 9, 25
• D. -9, 25

The first covenant in the Bible was made between God and ______

• A) Abraham
• B) Noah
• C) Isaac
• D) Jacob

Which of the following salts can be prepared by reacting the metal with dilute H₄SO₄?

• A. CuSO₄
• B. MgSO₄
• C. BaSO₄
• D. PbSO₄

The feature marked X is

• A. a waterfall
• B. a plunge pool
• C. an eroded debris``
• D. a bedrock

A country that is connected to Nigeria's electricity grid is?

• A. Cote d'Ivoire
• B. Ghana
• C. Mauritania
• D. Niger Republic