The property of calcium chloride which makes it useful as a drying agent is that it is

• A. ionic
• B. deliquescent
• C. a strong electrolyte
• D. a normal salt

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.

Lord Lugard and the British military find it easy to penetrate the Sokoto Caliphate because the

• A. Muslim faithfuls fight with bows and arrows while the British solders use rifles
• B. Emir of Zazzau calls the whitemen to save him from the attack of a fellow Muslim, the Emir of Kontagora
• C. emirates of Sokoto and Zaria have not been friends since the reign of Caliph Abduirahman
• D. emirates are only united to fight the whitemen when it is the turn of Sokoto

The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew

The furrow followed free

We were the first that ever burst

Into that silent sea.

Based on Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', the dominant figure of speech in the above lines is

• A. alliteration
• B. free verse
• C. repetition
• D. sarcasm

Amos observed that the Israelites profaned God's name when they__________

• A. committed idolatry
• B. committed incest
• C. refused to offer sacrifice
• D. discriminate against women

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm

The execution of some of the animals on the orders Napoleon is to

• A. prevent Snowball from coming back to the farm
• B. make the pigs constitute themselves into a special class
• C. achieve the pigs' socialist goals without further delay
• D. pave way for Napoleon to become an absolute ruler

The method ........... does not give the expected results

• A. you recommended
• B. you visited
• C. you told
• D. you sent me

Express cos150° in surd form.

• A. \(-\sqrt{3}\)
• B. \(-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\)
• C. \(-\frac{1}{2}\)
• D. \(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\)

On recrystallization, 20g of magnesium tetraoxosuphate (IV) forms 41 g of magnesium tetraoxosulphate (IV) crystals, MgSO4. yH2O. The value of y is? (Mg = 24, S = 32, O = 16, H = 1)

• A. 1
• B. 3
• C. 5
• D. 7

''But you are not in darkness brethren, for that day to surprise you like a thief''. This day refers to the

• A. pentecost
• B. resurrection of Christ
• C. coming of the Lord
• D. ascension

The dissatisfaction of the Boer with British reforms at the Cape Colony made them to

• A. stage a rebellion against the British
• B. negotiate peace settlement with the British
• C. form a strong political organization
• D. emigrate from the area.