Past Questions And Answers
The Malthusian theory of population growth is often said to be?
- A. ambiguous
- B. oversimplified
- C. pessimistic
- D. optimistic
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.
Femi spends precious time building castles in the air. This means that Femi
- A. wants to build castles
- B. thinks of impracticable things
- C. is a designer of castles
- D. has made a lot of money
Bayo: Wao! Shola, how did you manage to purchase a new tricycle?
Shola: I did not buy it. It was the Councillor from my town that distributed tricycles to unemployed youths. I am lucky to be one of them.
Bayo: Congratulations! That's a good gesture. I wish the Councillor from my town would do same
The step taken by the Councillor in the dialogue above is best described as- A. empowerment
- B. selflessness
- C. development
- D. patriotism
In Islam, the articles of Iman are
- A. Six
- B. Five
- C. Four
- D. Three
Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
At the end of the crisis, the leaders declared that there was neithervictor nor.....
- A. winner
- B. oppressor
- C. vanquished
- D. originator
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the poem below and answer the question
Now, Joy is born of parents poor,
And Pleasure of our richer kind;
Though Pleasure's free, she cannot sing
As sweet a song as Joy confined.
Pleasure's a moth, that sleeps by day
And dances by false glare at night;
But joy's a Butterfly, that loves
To spread its wings in Nature's light.
The dominant device used in presenting ''Joy'' and ''Pleasure'' in the first stanza is
UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the poem below and answer the question
Now, Joy is born of parents poor,
And Pleasure of our richer kind;
Though Pleasure's free, she cannot sing
As sweet a song as Joy confined.
Pleasure's a moth, that sleeps by day
And dances by false glare at night;
But joy's a Butterfly, that loves
To spread its wings in Nature's light.
The feelings associated with ''Jy'' and ''Pleasure'' in the first stanza is
- A. rhyme
- B. euphemism
- C. assonance
- D. contrast
Choose the option that has a different vowel sound from the others
- A. here
- B. beer
- C. idea
- D. head
A farmer purchased a sprayer for ?15,000 in 2004, at the end of fifth year, he sold it for ?5,000. What is the salvage value?
- A) N10,000
- B) N5,000
- C) N15,000
- D) N3,000
A popular product priced low to attract a larger number of buyers to a shop is called
- A. loss leader
- B. capital good
- C. seasonal good
- D. price ring
A stock exchange broker is engaged in
- A. construction occupation
- B. commercial occupation
- C. extractive occupation
- D. manufacturing occupation