Explanation

The Central Bank uses certain instruments to control the supply of money in any economy. Such instruments are:

(i) Open market operation: OMO involves the buying and selling of securities by the central bank in order to control the volume of money in the economy.

(ii) Discount rate: This is also known as Bank Rate. It is the rate at which the central bank charges interest on commercial and other financial institutions for discounting bills of exchange or lending to commercial banks. If the central bank wants to curtail bank lending, it will raise its discount rate, thereby forcing other rates to rise. This will make lending unfavourable to the public, thereby reducing the volume of money in circulation. On the other hand, if the CBN wants to pump money into the economy, the discount rate will be reduced.

(iii) Special directives: These are special directives given to the commercial banks and other financial institutions by the central bank as to the areas of priority which their lending activities should follow.

(iv) Moral suasions: This is more or less an appeal to the commercial banks by the central bank to behave in certain ways.

(v) Special deposits:The commercial banks are compelled by law to keep certain percentages of their deposits with the central bank. If this is high, it will reduce the volume of loans given to the public and vice versa.

(vi) Cash ratio/Liquidity ratio: This is also known as cash reserve ratio or liquidity ratio. The Central bank uses this ratio to increase or decrease the volume of money in circulation in a country. Like other methods, if the central bank wants to increase the amount of money in circulation in the economy during a deflationary period, it will lower the ratio thereby expanding the lending abilities of commercial banks and vice versa.

Explanation

(a) Cocoa:117 x72,000= 117 x 200 = 23,400 tonnes

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Rubber:96x72,000= 19,200 tonnes

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Beans:50x72,000= 10,000 tonnes

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Cotton:42x72,000= 8,400 tonnes

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Rice:55x72,000= 11,000 tonnes

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(b) (I) Quantity by which the export crops is greater than the food crops:

export crops = 23,400 + 19,200 + 8,400 = 51,000

food crops = 10,000 + 11,000 = 21,000

Difference = 51,000 - 21,000 = 30,000 tonnes.

(ii) Cotton contributed the least by 8,400 tonnes

(iii) Cocoa has the highest output.

Correct Answer: C. 140°

Correct Answer: D. communication satellite

Correct Answer: A. Marketing intermediary.

Explanation

(b) Characteristics of rain forest belt:

(i) It has tall trees with buttress roots evergreen and broad leaves.

(ii) Trees exist in different heights, storeys or layers, i.e. bottom, middle and upper layers.

(iii) Presence of little undergrowth due to canopy of the forest (iv) Presence of climbers, creepers, epiphytes and parasitic plants.

(v) It has numerous heterogeneous species of trees like lroko, Obeche, Mahogany and African walnut

(vi) Plant species are not in pure stand, i.e. trees are scattered.

(vii) Plants have soft and green barks.

(c) Ways in which the rain forest vegetation is important to the economy of Nigeria:

(i) Provision of tropical hardwood: It provides tropical hardwood like Iroko, Obeche and Mahogany timber for construction purposes.

(ii) Provision of employment: Lumbering of tress in this vegetation provides employment.

(iii) Farming activities: It gives rise to farming activities, especially the cultivation of tree crops in plantations, e.g. rubber, cocoa and oil palm.

(iv) Source of fuel: It is a source of fuel for cooking.

(v) Source of raw materials for industries: Rainforest has a lot of timber in which the industries use in their various activities, thereby generating revenue for the government.

(vi) Provision of food: It serves as source of food for people, and such food can be consumed locally and internationally.

(vii) Provision of medicine: Some plants in this belt have medicinal values to cure diseases

Correct Answer: D. Control panel

Explanation

Control panel. It is a component of microsoft Windows that provides the ability to view and change system settings. It consists of a set of applets that include adding or removing hardware and software, controlling user accounts, changing accessibility options and accessing networking settings.

Correct Answer: C. serious

Explanation

Subject of death is being elucidated in the quatrain. Because death is a serious issue, the tone is serious.

Explanation

Yaw Boakye is an important member of the Brenhoma community. He leaves on a Monday to go hunting and does not return home. In keeping with the practice of the community, a search party is organized. The search for Yaw Boakye highlights the gregarious nature of the society. It shows that people are concerned about the welfare of others. The young men of the village do not need any prompting: they turn up in their numbers to take part in the search as soon as Boakye's disappearance is announced. Their commitment to seeking each other's welfare is not in doubt. They drop all that they are engaged in and concentrate on finding their kinsman, dead or alive. Pokuwaa's concern for the welfare of her husband `Kwadwo' comes out during the search for Boakye. She does not want him to be the first to come upon the hideous sight of Boakye's corpse. She has seen it and does not want to subject her husband to the horror which it holds, if she can prevent it. She therefore directs him to conduct his search far away from where she knows the corpse is.

The search also demonstrates the highly organized structure of Brenhoma's society. The men are divided into several groups, each group led by a captain whose authority is undisputed. Further, the search heightens suspense in the novel. As the men move slowly in groups toward the corpse of Boakye, the narrator captures their every movement. The suddenness of the end of the search surprises even the reader. As vultures whirl overhead, the reader suspects that the men are approaching Boakye's corpse. But the end comes suddenly, encoded in traditional register: "Wasps! Wasps! Take care!". Soon the drums are relaying the message "We mourn Yaw Baokye. Condolences".

Finally, the search highlights the belief in superstition which plays an important role in the lives of the people. Even though there is as yet no evidence that Yaw Boakye is dead, the searchers have come to the conclusion that what Pokuwaa has reportedly seen a couple of days earlier has been Boakye's ghost. Thus as they proceed in their search for him, the fear of encountering his ghost lingers in their minds.

Explanation

OUR TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE SYSTEM IS MORE SUITABLE THAN THE ENGLISH SYSTEM.

The infiltration of our culture and tradition by western values has led to a lot of dislocations in our society. In marriages nowadays, there are cases of divorce and separation because Nigerians of the present generation have neglected our traditional marriage system for the English. I still support our traditional marriage system and I believe strongly that it is more suitable for the present generation of Nigerians.

The traditional marriage system forbids a man to marry a woman without seeking the consent of the woman's parents. Not only this, it encourages the two parties to be involved in marriage to investigate each other's lineage and character. The coming together of a man and a woman is gradual which can take years of courtship and relationship during which the character. reputation and the honour of the families involved are put on the line. The lineage of the man and the woman is usually traced and if there is any reason to discourage the union like the existence of hereditary disease or a social stigma in any of the parties family lineage, the people are always cautious not to join them as husband and wife.

Furthermore traditional system discourages immorality and bad behaviour among youths. An eligible bachelor is such a man who is of good reputation and manner. The same thing applies to the spinster. A wayward and promiscuous girl will find it difficult to get a reasonable and responsible husband, and in the same manner, a drunkard male may remain unmarried for a long time if he doesn't change.

Moreso, traditional marriage system should be preferable to the present generation of Nigerians because it is cheaper. Unlike the English system which encourages high society and church weddings, traditional marriage ceremonies are very cheap. The couple just need the members of their respective families to contract a marriage deal. It is bereft of the fanfare pomp and pageantry that is usually associated with the English marriage ceremony.

Finally, traditional marriage system discourages hypocrisy in all forms. A potential husband or wife is seen by the society according to his or her home training behaviour and comportment as well as his or her family history. The religious pretensions and hypocrisy encouraged by the English system don't have a place in our traditional marriage system.