The aims of crop improvement include the following except

• A. increasing crop yield
• B. increasing crop resistence of pests and diseases
• C. improving the quality of the crop plants
• D. improving the infracstructural facilities in a farm

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.

...I am the twinkle of a Jewel

But he is the hind-quarters of a lion!...'

These lines suggest that

• A. Sidi is superior to the Bale
• B. Sidi is weaker than the Bale
• C. Sidi is clever than the Bale
• D. the Bale is violent

Calculate the mass of copper deposited when a current of 0.5 ampere was passed through a solution of copper(II) chloride for 45 minutes in an electrolytic cell. [Cu = 64, F = 96500C/mol]

• A) 0.300g
• B) 0.250g
• C) 0.2242g
• D) 0.448g

The outward shift to the production possibility curve could be due to

• A. military conquest
• B. increased money supply
• C. inflation
• D. economic growth

When commodity X sold for N25 per unit, 50 units of commodity Y were purchased. With an increase in the price of commodity X to N50 per unit, the demand for commodity Y fell to 20 units.

The two commodities can be classified as?

• A. Substitutes
• B. durable and non-durable
• C. intermediate and final
• D. complements

In th northern hemisphere, summer solstice is experienced on

• A. September 22
• B. June 21
• C. December 22
• D. March 21

Which of the following is not feature of a department store?

• A. Located at the centre of the city
• B. Bulk buying
• C. Attractive layout
• D. Seling one line of goods

An electron can be added to a halogen atom to form a halide ion with?

• A. 8 valence electrons
• B. 7 valence electrons
• C. 2 valence electrons
• D. 3 valence electrons

A didactic piece is one in which the writer

• A. teaches human lessons
• B. condemns human foibles
• C. dictates to his readers
• D. discusses dialectic themes

A bag contains 8 red, 4 blue and 2 green identical balls. Two balls are drawn randomly from the bag without replacement. Find the probability that the balls drawn are red and blue.

• A. 12/91
• B. 16/91
• C. 30/91
• D. 32/91