Past Questions And Answers
The emirate system of administration can be likened to
- A. confederal system of government
- B. unitary system of government
- C. federal system of government
- D. constitutional monarchy
In a free market economy, the rationing of scarce goods is done principally by?
- A. the government
- B. business organizations
- C. the price mechanism
- D. consumers
Prophet Isa spoke in the cradle and
- A. cleared the conscience of the people
- B. exonerated his mother
- C. performed other miracles
- D. silenced the people.
When a number of insurers are liable under one given policy, the principle of insurance that applies is/
- A. indemnity
- B. subrogation
- C. abandonment
- D. contribution
Lines of longitude can best be described as
- A. the angular distance of a place north or south of the Equator
- B. imaginary lines on the earth's surface joining the north and south poles
- C. great circles numbered from 0° to 90°
- D. the distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
Considering his huge salary, the Director ought to have built a house by now. This means that the Director
- A. is not satisfied with his salary
- B. has not built a house yet
- C. earns a lot his house is still not ready
- D. does not have enough money to build a house
A state performs the following functions except
- A. promoting the welfare of the citizens
- B. encouraging the struggle for power
- C. providing social services
- D. encouraging trade with other states
Who among the following is not a foremost Nigerian nationalist?
- A. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
- B. Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe
- C. General Yakubu Gowon
- D. Chief Obafemi Awolowo
The growth of mucor on a piece of bread is?
- A. scavenging
- B. commensalism
- C. autotrophism
- D. saprophytism
The difference in the readings on the wet and dry-bulb thermometers is used to determine
- A. atmospheric pressure
- B. precipitation
- C. evaporation
- D. relative humidity