A major raw material of the paper industry is

• A. pulp
• B. gum
• C. latex
• D. bark

Sodium hydroxide solution can be conveniently stored in a container made of?

• A. lead
• B. zinc
• C. aluminium
• D. copper

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

'...Nay, had I power, I should

Pour the sweet milk of concord into hell,

Uproar the universal peace, confound

All unity on earth .'

The true intention of the speaker is to

• A. assess the integrity of the addressee
• B. get power and authority at all cost
• C. be callous and destructive
• D. stir commotion in the world

Which of the following countries has the least potential for the production of steel?

• A. Japan
• B. Germany
• C. Cuba
• D. India

In the nitrogen cycle, nitrosomonas and nitrobacter are responsible for

• A. ammonification
• B. nitrification
• C. denitrification
• D. nitrogen reduction

A constitution is classified as unwritten when it

• A. does not emanate from the legislature
• B. provides for separation of powers
• C. originates from Britain
• D. is not contained in any single document

The following symptoms were observed in a bull: l watery discharged from eyes and nostrils: II Sore in the mouth and nostrils; III excessive saliva with offensive odour; IV sever diarrhoea with blood stand farces.Which of the following measures would best control the disease?

• A. Deworming animals
• B. Vaccinating animals
• C. Treating animals with antibiotics
• D. Dipping animals

The following are the importance of branch account except

• A. it enable the organization to determine the branch that is making either profit or loss
• B. it allows proper control over the branch by the head office
• C. it assist the organization to determine the performance of a branch manager
• D. it allows fraud and wastage of resources

(a) Explain the following types of taxes:

→specific tax

→value-added tax

(bi) With the aid of diagrams, describe the effects of an indirect tax on a commodity when demand is:

perfectly inelastic

(ii) With the aid of diagrams, describe the effects of an indirect tax on a commodity when demand is:

perfectly elastic

The feature which best differentiates pressure groups from political parties is that they do not

• A. have interest in politics
• B. seek to influence public opinion
• C. have permanent organization
• D. nominate ministers