Past Questions And Answers
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Othello.
According to the highest estimate, how many ships in the Turkish fleet were said to head for the Island of Cyprus?
- A. 107
- B. 230
- C. 200
- D. 140
Which of the following commandments is described by James as the royal law?
- A. You shall have no other gods before me
- B. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart
- C. You shall love your neighbour as yourself
- D. You shall not covet your neighbour's property
The Mahdists revolt in the Sudan was successful
- A. They believed they had a superior faith
- B. it enjoyed widespread support
- C. the Egyptian army was poorly trained
- D. General Gordon was an incompetent commander.
The first stable product of photosynthesis is
- A. starch
- B. glucose
- C. oxygen
- D. water
This question is based on General Literary Principles
A farce refers to a drama that has elements of the
- A. serious
- B. comic
- C. satiric
- D. tragic
Based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea
The type of fish caught by Santiago after days of effort is
- A. geisha
- B. shark
- C. iris
- D. marlin
In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the is below the passage, our options are given in columns lettered A to D. Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the numbered gaps in the passage.
Jim had his first -71- in professional boxing when he was seventeen and that match has remained indelible in his memory. Before the match, he had gone for a weigh-in along with other boxers. On the D-day, he came into the -72-- amidst loud cheers from the spectators after he had ten called by the -73 -. He was wearing customized trunks and - 74- to prevent damage to his hands.
Jim and his - 75- - moved round throwing punches at each other. Jim threw a right -76-, left himself open and got cut by a strong counter punch. After this attack from his rival, Jim raised his arms and held his -77-- in front of his face to protect himself by -78 - the punches as they came.
During the second --79-, Jim delivered a sucker punch which got his opponent in the ribs lading to loss of consciousness. Consequently, Jim won the game by - 80-
-80-- A. unanimity
- B. luck
- C. default
- D. knockout
In which Gospel(s) do we find an account of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem?
- A. Matthew, Mark, John and Luke
- B. Luke and John
- C. Matthew and Luke
- D. Mark and John
The method of sending message by the teleprinter?
- A. telephone
- B. cable gram
- C. telex
- D. railex
A rectangle has one side that is 6 cm shorter than the other. The area of the rectangle will increase by 68 cm\(^2\) if we add 2 cm to each side of the rectangle. Find the length of the shorter side.
- A. 15 cm
- B. 19 cm
- C. 13 cm
- D. 21 cm

