SAMPLE QUESTION A 2017

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s). 9 .The man’s story sounded plausible to his audience.

1.It is ...... responsibility to look after parents in old A. fantastic B. credulous C. credible D. entertaining
age
10 .He resented being criticized every time by his
A.hers’ B. her’s C. hers D. her boss.

2.One needs to exemplify or ....... the aspect of the A. preferred B. abhorred C. ignored D. enjoyed
subject being discussed?
From options A to D, choose the interpretation that
A. supply B. declare C. satisfy D. demonstrate you consider most appropriate for this sentence:

3. The chairman told members that he was open….. 11.The government should stop white elephant
suggestions projects

A. to B. for C. about D. on A. projects in which white men kill elephants

B. projects in which white elephants are used
4........ her father’s death, Susan could not come to C. projects for painting some elephants white
work? D. high cost projects with low utility values

A.wtih reference to B. referring to C. owing to

D. due to 12. To be above board is to be

5. At the crusade, we prayed to God to A. afloat B. on top of a plank C. above suspicion

______________this on us D. raised above a board

A. breath His breathe B. breathe His breath For question 1 - 5, choose from the options A - E
C. breathe His breathe D. breath His breath the word or phrase opposite in
meaning to the underlined word.
For questions 6-10, choose among the options A - D
the word that is nearest in meaning to the italicized 13. Mr Rosco holds parochial view on almost every
word in each of the sentences issue.

6. As he watched the winning film his face remained A. rational B. realistic C. popular D. broad- minded
inscrutable.
14.They were undeterred by the noisy lecture
A. unreadable B. pale C. unfriendly D. impossible to environment?
please
A. frustrated B. encouraged C. discouraged
7. I cannot understand why Ali should serve in that D. challenged
moribund administration?
15. Benson was a complete teetotaler?
A. oppressive B. prodigal C. crumbling D.
purposeless A. a drunk B. careless C. a disciplinarian D. sober

8. He shared his room with a person whose behavior

was quite nauseating. 16.The largest producer of cocoa in Africa
A. Ghana B. Togo C. Nigeria D. Côte d'Ivoire
A. disrespectful B. disgraceful C. discouraging D.
disgusting
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17.Which of these geopolitical zone has the least B. The National Agency for Food and Drug
number of states in Nigeria Administration and Control
A. south west B. north east C. north central D. south C. The National Agent for Food and Drug
east Administration and Control
D. The National Agency for Food and Drug
18. In a parliamentary system, who ensures that Administrative and Control
members are in the house to vote on major issues
A. Party leaders B. Speaker of the House 27. A violent cyclone in the China Sea and around the
C. Clerk of the House D. Whip Philipines is called…?
A. a hurricane B. a typhoon C. a cyclone D. a
19. Who is the current president of African tsunami
Development Banks
A. Femi Adesina B. Adewunmi Ademola 28. A social system in which power is derived from
C. Akinwunmi adesina D. Fela Adewole control over land is called
A. Oligarchy B. Feudalism
C. Socialism D. Welfarism
20. The centenary anniversary of the amalgamation of
Northern and southern Nigeria 29. Which of these countries does NOT operate a
was celebrated in federal constitution
A. 2016 B. 2013 C. 2014 D. 2017 A.USA B. Nigeria C. Canada D. France

21. A nation consists of people with 30. Medical practitioners in the Civil Service fall into
A. Common history B. Common ancestry the:
C. A shared set of value D. A,B, and C above A. Higher technical class
B. The manipulative class
C. Professional class
22. A totalitarian state is based on D. The manipulative class
A. Multi-party system 31.The gradient of the line is
B. Total protection of civic rights
C . The totality of the state processes
D. Coercion as the instrument of government

23. In which of the following countries is (-1,3) •

governmental powers most fused?
A. Nigeria B. United states of America
C. France D. Canada
(5,-1) •
24. A system in which no single person serves as the
chief executive is known as
2 3
A. Republican B. Revolutionary C. Collegial D. A.3/2 B. 2/3 C. − 3 D.− 2
Parliamentary
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32. If sin2x + 6 = cos2 find sinX

25. In what state of the Federation is Ajaokuta…

1 1 5
A. Ogun B. Niger C. Kogi D. Abuja A.√6 B. √2 C.√2 D.√12

26. NDLEA stands for 33. The total value of x, y and z in the diagram
A. The Nigerian Agency for Food and Drug below.
Administration and Control
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 41. X and Y are acute angles such that tanY = cotX.
What is the sum, in degrees, of the measures of the
angles X and Y?
A. 90° B. 45° C. 60° D. 120°

42. Which of the lines below is not parallel to the line

A. 360° B.129° C. 320° D. 273° 6x - 2y = 10?

34. There are n students in a school. If r% among the A. 3x - y = 7 B. -6x + 2y = 20

students are 12 years or younger, which of the
following expressions represents the number of C. 3x + y = 7 D. 6x - 2y = 5
students
A. nr/100 B. n(100 - r) /100 43. For what negative value of k, the system of
equations below has no solutions?
C. 100(1 - r)n D. n(1 - r) / 100 2x + ky = 5
kx + (k + 4)y = 7
35. If x + 4y = 5 and 5x + 6y = 7, then 3x + 5y = ?
A. -2 B. -5 C. -4 D. -7
A. 12 B.6 C.2 D.4
44. For what value of k the equation below has no
36. For all real numbers x, the minimum value of
solution?
1 + 2cos(4x) is 2x + 3 = x - 2kx – 5

A. O B. 1 C. -1 D. -2 A.1 B.2 C. -1 D. -0.5

37. What is the largest possible product for 2 odd 45. A solution is made of water and pure acid. If 75%
integers whose sum is equal to 32? of the solution is water, how many litters of pure acid
are in 20 litters of this solution?
A.34 B. 64 C. 255 D. 256
A.10 B.15 C. 25 D. 5
38. If (a + b)2 = 25 and (a - b)2 = 45, then a2 + b2 = ?
46. The letter of the Word HIPPOPOTEMUS are cut
A.35 B. 70 C.625 D. 2025 and put into a box. A letter is drawn from the box.
Find The probability that the letter is P
39. A company makes a profit equal to 25% of its
sales. The profit is shared equally among the 4 A. 1/3 B. 3/11 C. ¼ D.1/2
owners of the company. If the company generates
sales of $5,000,000, how much money does each one 47. Find the slope of the line passing through the
of the owners get points (8, 3) and (–10, 5).
A. 12,500 B. 312,500 C. 500,000 D. 1,250,000
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48. Simplify : e3-4x
40. The two legs of a right triangle measure 6 and 8
e4-2x
inches respectively. What is the area of the Circle that
A. e1+2x B. e1-2x C. e-1+2x D. e-1-2x
contains all 3 vertices of the triangle?
A. 24𝜋 B. 25𝜋 C. 36𝜋 D. 64𝜋

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Sinx = √12 Ans

33. w°+ y° + z° =360° (sun of exterior angles is

49. find the value of x 360°)

w° = x° (vertical angles are equal)

so x° + y° + z° =360°Ans

(x+3) (x+5) 34. A student may either be 12 years or younger

or older than 12. So if r% are 12 years or younger
then (100 - r)% are older than 12. Hence the
number of students who are older than 12 is given
(x+1)
by
A. 4 B.3 C. 6 D.5 n * (100 - r) % = n(100 - r) / 100 Ans

50. In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, the graph of

(x + 3)2 + (y + 5)2 = 16 is a circle. What is the 35. Add the left terms and right terms of the two
circumference of the circle, expressed in coordinate equation to obtain a new equation
units? x + 5x + 4y + 6y = 5 + 7
A. 4π B. 5π C. 3π D. 8π 6x + 10y = 12 (Divide all terms of the above
equation by 2 to obtain a new equation
SOLUTIONS TO SAMPLE QUESTION A 3x + 5y = 6 Ans

1. D 6.A 11.C 16.D 21.D 26.B 36. - 1 ≤ cos(4x) ≤ 1 (The range of values of cos
2. D 7.C 12.C 17.D 22.D 27.B (4x))
3. A 8.D 13.D 18.D 23.C 28B - 2 ≤ 2 cos(4x) ≤ 2 (Multiply all terms of the
4. D 9.C 14.C 19.C 24.D 29.D above inequality by 2 to obtain
5. B 10.B 15.A 20.C 25.C 30.C - 2 + 1 ≤ 2 cos(4x) + 1 ≤ 2 + 1 (Add +1 to all
terms of the inequality and simplify
31.The two points are (-1,3) and (5,-1) -1 ≤ 2 cos(4x) + 1 ≤ 3
The minimum value of 1 + 2 cos(4x) is – 1
Gradient = y2 −y1
X2−X1 37. Let the two old numbers be 2n+1 and 2k+1
2 n + 1 and 2 k + 1 where n and k are positive
= −1 − 3 = −4 =
integers
5−(-1) 6
2 2n + 1 + 2k + 1 = 32
= − 3 Ans n + k = 15 or k = 15 - n
P = (2n + 1)(2k + 1)
32. Sin2x +1/6 = cos2x. Find Sin2 x = (2n + 1)(2(15 - n) + 1)
But Sin2 x + Cos2x = 1 = - 4 n 2 + 60 n + 31
Cos2x = 1− Sin2x P = - 4 (n - 15/2) 2 + 4 (15 / 2) 2 + 31
∴ Sin2x + 1/6 = 1−Sin2x The product P is maximum for n = 15 / 2 = 7.5.
Sin2 x+ Sin2x =1−1/6 However n must be an integer and therefore P is
Sin2 x+ Sin2x = 5/6 maximum for integer values of n equal to 7 or 8
2 Sin2x = 5/6 and for both these values P = 255
Sin2 x =5/12

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Check: 2(k + 4) - k2 = 0
1) n = 7 , k = 15 - n = 8 , 2n + 1 = 15 and 2k + 1 = Expand and solve for k
17, product = 255, sum = 32. - k 2 + 2k + 8 = 0 solutions to above quadratic
2) n = 8 , k = 15 - n = 7 , 2n + 1 = 17 and 2k + 1 = equation: k = -2 and k = 4
15 , product = 255 , sum = 32. The negative value of k for the above system has
no solutions is - 2.
38. a2 + b2 + 2ab = 25 ….(1)
a2 + b2 - 2ab = 45 …….(2) 44.Let us solve for x the given equation
2 a + 2 b2 = 25 + 45 = 70( add the two equations
2
2x + 3 = x - 2kx - 5
and divide by 2) x+2kx=-8
a2 + b2 = 35 x(1 + 2 k) = - 8
x = - 8 / (1 + 2 k)
39. The profit made on sales of #5,000,000 is The solution x is a real number and therefore the
given by given equation has a solution except when
25% * #5,000,000 = # 1,250,000 1 + 2 k = 0 since a division by 0 is not allowed.
The profit made by each one of the 4 owners is Hence the given equation has no solution if
given by 1 + 2 k = 0 or k = - ½
# 1,250,000 / 4 = # 312,500
45. If 75% of the solution is water then
40. h2 = 62 + 82 = 100 100% - 75% = 25% is acid.
h = 10 If the solution is 20 litters, then 25% of 20 = 25%
Diameter = h = 10 and radius = 5 * 20 = 5 litters are pure acid.
Area of the circle = 𝜋 r2 = 𝜋52 = 25𝜋
46. HIPPOPOTEMUS = 12
41. tan Y = cot X gives. P = 3 , O = 2,
tan Y = 1 / tan X which gives tan Y * tan X = 1 3/12 = 1/4 Ans
we now use the tangent formula for a sum of
angles Y and X. 47. y2 −y1 = 5 – 3 = 2
tan(X+Y) = (tan X + tan Y) / (1 - tan X * tan Y) X2−X1 −10 − 8 −18
Since tan Y * tan X = 1, tan(X+Y) is undefined −1/9 Ans
and therefore X + Y = 90° .
48. e3-4x-(4-2x)
42. Let us find the slope of the given line e3-4x-4+2x
6x - 2y = 10 , solve for y: y = 3x - 5 , slope = 3
e3-4-4x+2x
one can find the slopes of all lines in A) B) C) D)
e-1-2x Ans
and E). But a quick examinations of all these
equations shows that the slope in line C) is not
equal to 3 and hence not parallel to the line 49. (x+5)2 = (x+3)2 + (x+1)2
6x - 2y = 1 10. Let us find the slope of the line in X2+10x+25 = (x2+6x+9)+(x2+2x+1)
C) 3x + y = 7 , solve for y: y = - 3x + 7 , slope - Collect like terms
3, this line is NOT parallel to the given line. X2−x2−x2+10x−6x−2x = −25+9+1
−x2+2x = −25+9+1
43. For the above system of equations to have no X2−2x−15 = 0
(x+3)(x−5)
solutions, the determinant of the coefficient X = −3 or +5 Ans
matrix of the system (shown below) must be zero. 50. rewrite the given equation as follows
2 k (x + 3)2 + (y + 5)2 = 42
The radius of the circle is 4 and therefore the
k k+4 circumference is given by
2 * 4 * π = 8 π Ans
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SAMPLE QUESTION B 2017 From options A to D, choose the interpretation that
you consider most appropriate for this sentence:
For question 1 - 5, choose from the options A - D the
11.They did not know what to expect and so decided
word or phrase opposite in meaning to the
to play it by ear
underlined word.
A. listen attentively to everyone
1. The doctor certified the tumour malignant B. act according to circumstances
A. benign B. ripe C. painless D. dangerous C. pretend to be deaf
D. prepare for the worst
2. The people appreciated the chairman for his
invaluable contributions to the community’s 12. The manager often quarrels with his staff because
development. he goes around with a chip on his shoulder
A. worthless B. costly C. unrecognized A. deformed shoulder B. readiness to be angered
D. incalculable C. look of contempt D. an air of superiority

3.For anything to do with academic work, he has a For questions 1-5, choose among the options A - E
great aversion? the word that is nearest in meaning to the
A. conversion B. attention C. contempt D. predilection italicized word in each of the sentences
4.The study he carried out of the problem was quite 13. The coalescence of the groups created additional
comprehensive? problems?
A. detailed B. sketchy C. inscrutable D. complete A. proscription B. fighting C. disbandment D. union

5. Do not be discouraged by failure in life. 14. The village girl wore sumptuous clothes?
A. overjoyed B. dissuaded C. actuated D. disoriented A. faded looking B. cheap C. expensive D. loose-
fitting
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
15. The fishing boat was imperiled by high winds, but
6. The Chairman of the party needs to see your friend it management to reach port safely
Bola urgently, do you know her A. disturbed B. blown C. endangered D. pushed

16. Universal Adult Suffrage means all

A. where and about B. where abouts
A. Adult citizens can vote
C . where about D. where and abouts
B. Citizens vote
C. Qualified citizens can vote
7. She does not remember……..to anyone at the park D. Literate citizens can vote

A. to talk B. to be talking C. talking D to have talked 17. Public opinion is important because it
A. Tells government what action it must take
8. This portion is to be shared between……… B. Lets government know what the people want
C. Allows Police to manage crisis
A. you and them B. she and them C. us and they D. Mothers the minorities in resource lean areas
D. them and they
18. What do the eagle and two horses in the Nigerian
9. After so many trials, the experiment ....... ? coat of arm represent?
A. Dignity& Strength B. Peace & Dignity
A. paid up B. paid for C. paid out D. paid off C. Peace & Strength D. Strength & Dignity
19. A bill that applies to the whole population and is
10. Actually, he forgot the one to ...... the job was intended to promote the general welfare is called
given? A. A private bill B. A decree
A. whom B. who C. whomever D. whoever C. An Appropriation bill D. A public deal

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20. Representative democracy is best characteristic by D.The higher technical class
(A) free elections and proper registers of voters
(B) a politically educated electorate 30. The constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria
(C) rule by the interest group A. promotes unity of diversity
(D) proper constituencies and a real choice of B. allows for the dominance of the minority ethnic
candidates groups
C. concentrates governmental power at on one level
21. In Nigeria, the symbol of authority in the national of government
assembly D. ensures the dominance of one political party.
A. Constitution B. wooden hammer C. Mace
D. Senate President
31. If Cos2X + ¾ = Sin2x Find Cos X
22. Where is the seat of Government in brazil 1 1 1
A. Sao Paulo B. Bahia C. Amazonas D. Brasilia A. √ B.√3 C.√4 D.√8
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23. In what state of the Federation is the Mambilla 32.The length of x equals
Plateau. 5CM
A. Plateau B. Niger C. Taraba D. Kaduna

24. Nigeria is bordered to its south by X 4CM

A. Cameroon B. Niger C. Gulf of Guinea D. Benin
republic
25. What is the colour of Nigerian police
A. Blue Yellow& Green B. Red Green & purple 3CM
C. Green Red & Orange D. Yellow red & green
A.6cm B. √6 CM C. 5√2 cm D. 2√5
26. What does the green colour in Nigerian flag
represent? 33. Solve for value of x 82x+1 = 41−x
A. Forests and abundant natural resources 1 1
A. ¼ B. 1/8 C.− 2 D.− 8
B. Forests and commercial hub
C. Forests and domestic marketing 34. A group of 7 friends are having lunch together.
D. Forests and arable land Each person eats at least 3/4 of a pizza. What is the
smallest number of whole pizzas needed for lunch?
A. 7 B. 6 C. 21 D. 28
27. The N.C.N.C sent a delegation to London in 1947
to protest against the
35. A circle with center (4,-5) is tangent to the y-axis
A. burns constitution
B. Richards constitution in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane. What is the
C. Littleton constitution radius of this circle?
D. Macpherson constitution A. 5 B.4 C. √41 D.25

28. What was the black shield in the Nigerian coat of 36. In a shipment of televisions, 1/50 of the
arm stand for? televisions are defective. What is the ratio of defective
A. Nigerian’s vast population to non defective televisions?
B. Nigerian’s commercial hub A. 1/200 B. 1/50 C.1/49 D.49/1
C. Nigerian’s fertile soil
D. Nigerian’s rocky area
37. Which of the following is divisible (with no
29. To which class of the civil service does the causal remainder) by 4?
or manual labour force belong: A. 214133 B. 510056 C. 322569 D. 214395
A.The technical class
B.The casual class 38. In the figure below ABC is an equilateral triangle.
C.The manipulative class AH is perpendicular to BC and has a length of 2√3
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inches. What is the area, in square meters, of triangle 45. The measures of angles A, B and C of a triangle
Δ ABC. are in the ratio 3:4:5. What is the measure, in degrees,
of the largest angle?
A A. 75° B. 15° C.30° D. 21°

46 .The diagonal of a square has a measure of 12

meters. What is the perimeter, in meters, of this
square.
A. 6√2 B. 72 C. 24√2 D. 144
B C
H 47. A survey is taken to determine the number of
UNILAG students who use calculators. Which of the
A.12 B. 2√3 C. 4√3 D. 8√3
following would be a representative sample?
39. Which of the statements describes the solution set
A.Only students in first year
for -2(x + 8) = -2x + 20? B. Every second student in a first class
A. x = - 2 only B. x = 0 only C. x = 20 only D. C. A random selection of students in a college
math club.
There are no solution for this equation. D. 50 males and 50 females selected randomly
from a college student list
40. When graphed in the (x,y) coordinate plane, at
what point do the lines 2x + 3y = 5 and x = -2 48. The sum of a number and 6 is 8 more
than twice the number. Find the equation that
intersect?
could be used to find this number x.
A. (-2,0) B. (-2,5) C. (-2,3) D. (0,5/3) A. X+6 =2X+8 B. X+6 = 2(X+8) C. X+6 =
X2+8 D. 6X = 2X+8
41. The area of a trapezoid is 0.5 h (b1 + b2), where h
is the altitude, and b1 and b2 are the lengths of the 49. If x = 2.0001, which of the following
parallel bases. If a trapezoid has an altitude of 15 expressions has the largest value?
inches, an area of 105 square inches, and one of the A. 2 / (x + 2) B. 2 / (x - 2) C. (x + 2) / 2
D. x / 2
bases 22 inches, what is the perimeter, in inches, of the
trapezoid 50. A pillar Y is 4km east of a pillar X which another
A. 8 B. 45 C. 60 D. 30 Z is 4km south of Y on the same level ground. Find
the bearing of x from Z.
42. If you drove at average speed of 66 miles per A. 45° B.120° C.135° D.315°
hour, what distance, in miles, did you drive in 99
minutes? 2017/2018 SOLUTIONS
A. 1.5 B. 0.7 C. 65.34 D. 108.9
1. A 6.C 11.B 16.C 21.C 26.A
2. B 7.D 12.B 17.B 22.D 27.B
43. What is the smallest value of x that satisfies the
3. D 8.A 13.D 18.D 23C. 28.C
equation
4. C 9.D 14.C 19.C 24.C 29.C
x(x + 4) = -3
5. C 10.A 15.C 20.A 25.A 30.A
A. -1 B. 1 C. 3 D. -3

44. A particle travels 1 x 106 meters per second in a 31.Cos2X + ¾ = Sin2x

straight line for 5 x 10-6 seconds. How many meters
But Cos2x + Sin2x = 1
has it traveled? Sin2x = 1 – Cos2
A. 2 X 104 B.5 X 106 C. 5 D. 5 X 10-12 Cos2x +3/4 = 1 – Cos2x
Cos2x + Cos2x = 1 −3/4

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2Cos2x = ¼ is divisible by 4 is 56 and therefore 510056 is the only
Cos2x = 1/8 number in the list that is divisible by 4.
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Cosx = √8
38. Let x be the length of the side of the equilateral
triangle. Since BH is perpendicular to BC, then by
32. A 2cm B 3cm C Pythagora's theorem (applied to triangle ABH) we can
write
x2 = (x/2)2 + (2√3)2
X 4c x2 = x2 / 4 + (4)(3)
4 x2 = x2 + (16)(3)
3 x2 = (16)(3)
x2 = 16
D 3cm E x=4
Since DE = BC = 3cm BD = 4cm and AB = 2cm The area A of the triangle is given by
AD2 = BD2+AB2 A = (1/2)AH*BC = (1/2) * 2 √3 * 4 = 4 √3 Ans
AD2 = 42 + 22
AD2 = 16 + 4 39. Expand the term on the left hand term of the
AD = √20 equation
AD = 2√5 cm Ans -2x - 16 = - 2x + 20
Add -2x to both sides of the equation
-2x - 16 + 2x = - 2x + 20 + 2x
33. 82x+1 = 41-x
-16 = 20
(23)2x+1 = (22)1-x The last statement is always false, hence the given
23(2x+1) = 22(1-x) equation has no solution.
26x+3 = 22-2x
6x + 3 = 2 - 2x 40. To find the point of intersection of two lines, we
6x + 2x = 2 - 3 need to solve the system of equations made up of the
8x = −1 equations of the lines. We need to solve the following
x = −1/8 system of equations.
2x + 3y = 5 and x = - 2
34. If each person eats at least 3/4 of a pizza, then Substitute x by -2 in the equation 2x + 3y = 5 and
the 7 will eat at least. solve for y.
7 * (3 / 4) = 21 / 4 = 5 + 1/4 2(-2) + 3y = 5
At least 6 pizzas are needed for lunch. 3y = 9
y=3
35. The radius is given by the distance between the The two lines intersect at (-2 , 3).
center of the circle (4 , - 5) and the y axis which is 4
41. Given the area, h and b1, let us find b2.
105 = 0.5*15*(22 + b2)
36. If 1/50 then b2 = 105 / (0.5*15) - 22 = 14 - 22
1 - 1/50 = 49 / 50 are not defective The base of trapezoid cannot be negative and
So if x is the total number of TV sets, then (1/50)x therefore no trapezoid exists with the given
are defective and (49/5)x are not defective. Hence dimensions .
the ratio of defective to non defective is given by
x(1 / 50) / x(49 / 50) = (1/50)(50/49) = 1/49 42. We first convert the speed into miles per minute.
66 / 60 = 1.2 miles per minute
37. A whole number is divisible by 4 if the number We now use the speed and the time to find the
formed by the last two digits is divisible by 4. The distance.
numbers formed by the last two digits of the given 1.2 (miles/minute) * 99 minutes = 108.9 miles
numbers are: 33, 56, 69, 17 and 95. The only one that

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43. Expand and write the given equation with the X 4km Y
right side equal to 0. 45°
x 2 + 4x + 3 = 0
The left side of the above equation may be 4km
factored as follows. 45°
(x + 3)(x + 1) = 0
The two solutions are. Z
x = - 3 and x = - 1 and the smallest is - 3
The bearing of Z from X is 90°+ 45° = 135°
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44. We are given the speed 1 x 10 m/s and the time
5 x 10-6 seconds. The question is to find how many
meters meaning the distance d. Hence d is given by
d = ( 1 x 106 m/s ) *( 5 x 10-6 s )
= 1 x 106 x 5 x 10-6
= 5 106 + (-6)
= 5 100 = 5 meters

45. Let the sizes of angles A, B and C be written as

follows
A = 3 x, B = 4 x and C = 5 x , where x is a common
factor.

The sum of all three angles is equal to 180°. hence

3 x + 4 x + 5 x = 180°
Solve the above equation for x
x = 15
The size of the largest angle is equal to
5 x = 5 * 15 = 75°
2015/2016 ENGLISH LANGUAGE
46. Let x be the side of a square. Use Pythagoras’s From options A to D, choose the interpretation that
theorem to write a relationship between two sides you consider most appropriate for this sentence
and the diagonal.
x 2 + x 2 = 12 2 1. Mrs Ahmed made the promise with her tongue in
Solve the above equation to find the side x. her cheek
x = 12 / √2 = 6 √2 A. She should not be taken seriously
The perimeter is given by. B. She was shy as she spoke
4x = 24√2 C. She could not be heard because her tongue was
hidden
47. D D. She should not be believed because of the special
way she made the promise
48. Let the number be x and the sum be x+6 which
equals to . 2. The cashier attends the board meeting sparingly
∴ X+ 6 = 2x + 8 Ans A. He attends the meeting quite often
B. He seldom attends the meeting
C. He attends the meeting regularly
49. Examining the 5 expressions, the expression in B)
D. He attends the meeting unwillingly
has a denominator equal to x - 2 = 2.0001 - 2 =
0.0001. A small denominator leads to a larger value. 3. When he was presented with a huge estimate for the
project, the manager hit the roof.
50. A. He became very suspicious
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B. He threw an object to the root
C. He became very angry 14.The engineer had inadvertently pushed the wrong
D. He ordered the project to be started at once button

4. Youth see the world through rose-coloured A. consciously B. conscientiously C. carelessly D.

spectacles rightly
A. They look at the world with spectacles in rose
colour 15. The recently released musical album was
B. They view life over optimistically considered obscene by many music fans
C. They see the world as serious A. polite b. pleasant c. harmless d. decent
D, They are happy with life
16. The criminal case was handled in a subtle manner
5. Since the agreement among them was not serious, it A. civil B. harsh C. gentle D. courageous
blew over quickly.
A. The agreement makes them fight quickly. 17. Many citizens live in penury
B. The agreement led them to court quickly A. affluence B. poverty C. bondage D. antiquity
C. The agreement came to an end quickly.
D. The agreement exposed them quickly 18. Pity is often akin to love
A. equal B. dissimilar C. essential D. next
In each of questions 6 to 20, choose the option
opposite in meaning to the word or phrase in italic 19. The lecture seemed interminable
A. boring B. exciting C. interesting D. unending
6. Our economy is now buoyant.
A. unfavourable B. bleak C. gloomy. 20 The goal lifted the from the agony of defeat
D. depressed A. Hope B. desire C. celebration D. ecstasy

7. The house of assembly ratified the controversial In each of the questions 21 to 35, choose the option
bill. nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italic
A. reviewed B. authenticated C. corroborated D.
standardized 21. My mother was lost in thought so she toyed with
her lunch
8. Musa has a burning desire to be a successful A. flirted with B. talked with C. fiddled with D.
businessman neglected
A. a keen B. a fervent C. an intense D. a stony
22. Prisoners often undergo torture
9. One should guard against making sacrilegious A. humiliation B. destruction C. torture D. lynching
remarks
A. impious B. reverent C. blasphemous D. reverential 23. The journalist refused to divulge the source of his
information
10. My mother is very daring A. confirm B. disclose C. concede D. affirm
A. intrepid B. timid C. adventurous D. rash
24 He looked miserable
11. In writing, we must choose appropriate words to A.gay B. mirthful C. forlorn D. jovial
express our ideas.
A. close B. ineffective C. apt D. unsuitable 25. A cursory look at the book shows that it was
hurriedly written
12. The Supreme Court quashed the judgement of the A. deliberate B. planned C. casual d. meticulous
lower court.
A. criticized B. commended C. annulled D. upheld 26. She left the village to live a licentious life in the
city.
13. The girl was in ebullient mood A. a chaste B. an immoral C. a pious D. a free

A. Joyous B. delightful C. dull D. stressful

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27. The man gave me a baleful look when the pot fell 39 More often than not the law….(A. impedes B.
off my hand encroaches on C. tramples on D. steps on ) individual
freedom.
A. remorseful B. sinister C. cheerful D. curious
40. A….. (A. massive B. vast C. huge D. wonderful)
28. The man’s speech is full of invectives instead of expanse of and has been given for the university
thanks buildings.
A. requests B. denials C. praises D. curses
41 We were ….(A. deeply B. clearly C. wholly D.
29. Jummai was so engrossed in her knitting that she slightly) disappointed in the man
forgot her visitor
A. impressed by B. concerned with C. absorbed in D. 42. The public offers is for both existing and ….
attracted to (A. possible B. potential C acceptable D. qualified)
shareholders
30. It is clear that he has more aptitude for academics
than his mates. 43. It is high time the government…
A. ability B. fitness C. inclination D. potentials (A. addressed B. minded C. highlighted D. mentioned
the problem of petroleum scarcity in the country.
31. These days traders are notorious for their
extortionate prices 44. Obi could….
A. expensive B. obnoxious c. exorbitant D. erratic (A. only see too clearly B. see only too clearly
C. see only very clearly D. only see very clearly) what
32 The computer which is an integral part of was going to happen next.
occidental culture had dominated the world
A. Eastern B. European C. Western D. universal 45. The employer, not the salesman and his
representative……(A. are B. have been C. is D, are
33. Many rural dwellers suffer acute fever being ) responsible for the loss
A. intermittent B. constant C. severe D. protracted
46. The man said he wasn’t coming, and I don’t think
34. There was a commemoration of Nigeria’s she will…(A. neither B. through C. either D. yet)
independence
A. re-enactment B. remembrance C. celebration D. 47. He looked carefully at the blue prints , but couldn’t
documentation make…..(A. off B. out C. up D. in ) what they meant.

35. Tade was making passes at the beautiful girl 48. They believed I have ….. A. didn’t B. doesn’t C.
A. propositions to B. advances AT C. faces at D. plans don’t D. wouldn’t they?
for
49. The …..(A. inaugurated recently educational
In each of questions 36 to 55, choose the option that programme B. recently inaugurated educational
best completes the gap(s) programme C. educational programme recently
inaugurated D. programme inaugurated recently
36. My daughter has never seen Bar Beach, …...(A.
either B. not so C. but neither D. yet have) my sons educational ) will make quite a boost on the nation’s
education.
37. Inside that letter, there ….(A. are some B. is a C.
are D. is some) good news about your application for 50. The neighbor is most noted… (A. on B. for C. by
employment. D. at ) its beautiful architectural edifices.

38. I have been thinking of …. (A. the many other all 51. The athlete has all it takes to … A. outwit B.
interesting B. all the other interesting many C. all the outlaw C. outflank D. outbound all his opponents at
many other interesting D. all the interesting many the race.
other) places there are to visit.

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52 Mr. kura actually did the job, although he had … The police knew that the suspect was not being
(A. told previously B. says previously C. previously straight with them. This means that the suspect was
says) that he wouldn’t A. not telling the truth B. not friendly C. afraid D.
timid
53. Ughesia never …(A. looses B. loses C. loss D.
lost) sight of Osagiede whenever he passes. 4. From options A to D choose the interpretation that
you consider most appropriate for the sentence :
54. He is going to and I sincerely hope he …( A. After his prison experience Etim decided to go
would B. will c. shall D.) should be able to impress the straight. This means that he decided to
interviewer. A. hold his head up and walk with defiance B. change
his religion C. live an honest life D. stop using drug
55. One of the boys who…. At yaba …. In hard work
A. live/believe B. tries/believe C. live/believes D. 5. From the words letter A to D, choose the word that
lives/ believes is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is
used in the sentence
2015/2016 ENGLISH LANGUAGE SOLUTION Amina is the one who initiated the quarrel, not Nike!
1. A 12. D 23. B 34. C 45. C A. Started B. stopped C. settled. D. fuelled
2. B 13. C 24. C 35. B 46. C
3. C 14. A 25. C 36. C 47. B 6. From options A to D choose the interpretation that
4. B 15. D 26. B 37. D 48. C you consider most appropriate for the sentence:
5. C 16. B 27. D 38. B 49. B The conference was attended by people from all walks
6. B 17. A 28. D 39. B 50. B of life. This means that conference was attended by
7. A 18. B 29. C 40. -- 51. C people
8. A 19. C 30. C 41. C 52. C A. of all races B. who travelled widely C. from all
9. B 20. D 31. C 42. B 53. B profession D. from different pr of the world
10. B 21. C 32. C 43. C 54. A
11. D 22. C 33. C 44. A 55. C 7. From options A to D choose the interpretation that
you consider most appropriate for the sentence:
Ojo decided that the best course of action was to play
along with them for time being. This means that he
decide to
A. join them temporarily B. entertain them for a while
2014/2015 ENGLISH LANGUAGE C. pretend to agree with them D. be playful with them.

1.From options A to D choose the interpretation that 8. From options A to B choose the word or group of
you consider most appropriate for the sentence : words that best completes the following sentence:
The teacher spoke with his tongue in his cheek when We have no choice to do what they demand.
he said that lazy Ade was the best pupil. This means A. Except B. than C. unless D. but
that the teacher
A. did not mean what he said B. was 9. From the words letter A to D, choose the word that
disappointed C. was angry D. tried to encourage is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is
used in the sentence :
2. From options A to D choose the interpretation that Why should I retract my statement when it is nothing
you consider most appropriate for the sentence : but the truth?
They did not know what to expect and so they decided A. alter B. deny C. withdraw D. condemn
to play it by ear. This means that they decided to
A. listen attentively to everyone B. act according to 10. From the words letter A to D, choose the word that
circumstance C. pretend to be deaf D. prepare for the is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is
worst used in the sentence:
The doctor diagnosed the tumour as malignant
3. From options A to D choose the interpretation that A. deadly B. painful C. trouble D. minor
you consider most appropriate for the sentence :

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11. From the words letter A to D, choose the word that A. sacked B. rebuked . punished D. surcharged
is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is
used in the sentence: 19. From options A to B choose the word or group of
In tropical; Africa, mosquitoes are ubiquitous words that best completes the following sentence:
A. dangerous B. harmful C. trouble D. everywhere
The committee has submitted its report the of the
12. From the words letter A to D, choose the word that students
is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is A. in B. for C. about D. on
used in the sentence :
20. From options A to B choose the word or group of
It soon became obvious that a confrontation was words that best completes the following sentence:
inevitable The chairman told members that he was open ….
A. disastrous B. unavoidable C. desirable D. imminent Suggestions
A. to B. for C. about C. on
13. From the words letter A to D, choose the word that
is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is 22. From options A to B choose the word or group of
used in the sentence : words that best completes the following sentence:
They insisted that the omission of my named had been For the management, your remarks amount to a
inadvertent slap…. the face
A. on B. upon C. at D. in
A.unintentional B. unconditional C. improper D.
unfortunate 23. From options A to B choose the word or group of
words that best completes the following sentence:
14. From the words letter A to D, choose the word that She does not remember to anyone at the party
is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is A. to talk B. to be talking C. talking D. to have talked
used in the sentence :
The police announced that they were yet to apprehend 24. From options A to B choose the word or group of
the criminal words that best completes the following sentence:
A.interrogate B. charge C. prosecute D. arrest This portion is to be shared between
A. us and them B. we and them C. us and they D. we
15. From the words letter A to D, choose the word that and them
is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is
used in the sentence : 25. From options A to B choose the word or group of
He is easily recognizable because of a conspicuous words that best completes the following sentence:
birthmark on his face The policeman shot the escaping robber ….
A.dark B. beautiful C. prominent D. natural The leg
A. on B. in C. at D. into
16. From the words letter A to D, choose the word that
is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is 2014/2015 ENGLISH LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS
used in the sentence : 1. A 6.C 11. D 16. B 21. C
The fishing boat was imperiled by high winds, but it 2. B 7. C 12. B 17. D 22. D
managed to reach port safely 3. A 8. D 13. A 18. B 23. C
A. pushed B. endangered C. disturbed D. blown 4. C 9. C 14. D 19. D 24. A
5. A 10. A 15. C 20. A 25. B
17. From options A to B choose the word or group of
words that best completes the following sentence:
Surprisingly, Musa turned … the job offer
A. away B. in C. out D. down

18. From the words letter A to D, choose the word that 2013/2014 ENGLISH LANGUAGE
is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is
used in the sentence : 1. From the list of words lettered A to D choose the
She was reprimanded by her boss for negligence one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the

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underlined word and that will, at the same time, 7.From the list of words lettered A to D choose the one
correctly fill gap in the sentence: that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the
The management has neither ….. nor denied the underlined word and that will, at the same time,
rumour that was going to lay off some workers correctly fill the gap in the sentence:
A. Pronounced B. Confirmed C. Rejected Roses are common n may but …….. in November.
D. Advertised A. Dead B. strange C. Rare D. extinct.

2. From the list of words lettered A to D choose the 8. From the list of words lettered A to D choose the
one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the
underlined word and that will, at the same time, underlined word and that will, at the same time,
correctly fill gap in the sentence: correctly fill gap in the sentence:
Instead of ….. the issue, the speaker digressed to A bank clerk should be able to tell easily the
unimportant matters. difference between…. Notes and counterfeit ones.
A. Summarizing B. Describing C. Revealing A. crisp B. good C. correct D. genuine
D. Addressing
9.From the list of words lettered A to D choose the one
3. From the list of words lettered A to D choose the that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the
one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the
underlined word and that will, at the same time,
underlined word and that will, at the same time,
correctly fill gap in the sentence: correctly fill the gap in the sentence: Last night,
The telephone booths were all …. And I had to wait Uncle Joe was blind drunk but this morning he is
for than ten minutes for one to become vacant. as….. as a judge
A. Locked B. Busy C. Occupied D. Ringing A. alert B. saintly C. strong D. sober

4. From the list of words lettered A to D choose the

one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the 10.From the list of words lettered A to D choose the
underlined word and that will, at the same time, one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the
correctly fill gap in the sentence: underlined word and that will, at the same time,
While the first halted its march at nightfall, the second correctly fill the gap in the sentence:
…. To the barracks.
What I have is only a…… of the famous painting; the
A. Returned B. Set out C. Proceeded D. Turned up
His father is an ….. driver but he is only a novice original is in the National Museun
A. enlightened B. excellent C. poor A. duplicate B. model C. fake D. drawing
D. experienced
11. From the words lettered A to D, choose the word
5. From the list of words lettered A to D choose the that best completes the following sentence:
one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the
If the jury’s verdict is “not guilty,” the defendant will
underlined word and that will, at the same time,
correctly fill gap in the sentence: be….
His father is an ….. driver but he is only a novice A. acquitted B. indicted C. pardoned D.forgiven
A. enlightened B. excellent C. poor
D. experienced 12. From the words lettered A to D, choose the word
that best completes the following sentence:
6. From the of words lettered A to B, choose the one
that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the When all the items on the agenda had been discussed,
underlined word and that will, at the same time, the meeting was…….
correctly fill the gap in the sentence: A. Adjourned B. dismissed C. postponed
The arrival of police at the scene……..rather than
mitigated tension . D. dissolved
A. Provoked B. heightened C. created
D. prolonged 13. From the words lettered A to D, choose the word
that best completes the following sentence:

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 Because the new venture was……….Many Ladies and gentlemen, the worst may be over, but we
businessmen and women went into it. are not out of the woods yet. This means that we are
A. Rich B. manageable C. lucrative D. satisfying A. still in the forest B. not yet ready to celebrate our
success C. likely to encounter more difficultie D. not
sure of ourselves
14. From the words lettered A to D, choose the word
that best completes the following sentence: 22. From options A to D,choose the interpretation that
We save a … of lions at the game reserve you consider most appropriate for this sentence: When
A. pride B. family C. band D. group I leave this country it will be for good. This means that
I will
A. never come back B. leave for better conditions
15. From the words lettered A to D, choose the word elsewhere C. become an adventurer D.
that best completes the following sentence: improvement ways.
Many educationists feel that……. Punishment should
still be retained in schools 23.From options A to D, choose the interpretation that
A. capital B. corporal C. corporeta D. physical you consider most appropriate for this sentence:
When she confronted her husband, he hung his head
16. From the words lettered A to D, choose the word and didn’t answer her questions. This means that he
that best completes the following sentence: was
Freedom of movement is a….. right of every citizen A. defiant B. ashamed and embarrassed
A. Fundamental B. negotiated C. privileged D. C. caught unawares D. angry with her
respected
24. From options A to D, choose the interpretation that
17.From the words lettered A to D, choose the word you consider most appropriate for this sentence:
that best completes the following sentence: All our plans fell through at the last moment. This
The river……… towards the sea means that we
A. Meandered B. rolled C.ran D. trickled A. were exposed B. delayed C.were abandoned D.
failed
18. From the words lettered A to D, choose the
25.From options A to D, choose the interpretation that
word that best completes the following sentence:
you consider most appropriate for this sentence: The
I…… that our team will win the match tomorrow police knew that the suspect was not being straight
A. certify B. conclude C. announce D. predict with them. This means that the suspect was
A. not telling the truth B. not friendly
19. From the words lettered A to D, choose the word D. afraid D. timid
that best completes the following sentence: If found
guilty, he will……. all the wealth he has amassed
illegally. 26.From options A to D, choose the interpretation that
A. forgo B. abandon C. repay D. forfeit you consider most appropriate for this sentence:
After his prison experience. Etim decided to go
20. From the words lettered A to D, choose the word straight. This means that he decided to.
that best completes the following sentence: A. hold his head up and walk with defiance B.
change his religion C. live an honest life D. stop
At a……. of 200 kilometers an hour, the hurricane using drugs
swept away everything in its path
A. movement B. flow C. velocity D. drive 27. From options A to D, choose the interpretation that
you consider most appropriate for this sentence:
21.From options A to D, choose the interpretation that
The teacher spoke with his tongue in his cheek when
you consider most appropriate for this sentence:
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he said that lazy Ade was the best pupil. This means Why should I retract my statement when it is nothing
that the teacher but the truth?
A. did not mean what he said B. was disappointed C. A. alter B. deny C. withdraw D. condem
was angry D. tried to encourage
34. From the words letter A to D, choose the word that
28. From options A to D, choose the interpretation is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is
that you consider most appropriate for this sentence: used in the sentence:
They did not know what to expect and so decided to The doctor diagnosed the tumour as malignant
play it by it by ear. This means that they decided to A. deadly B. painful C. trouble D. minor
A. listen attentively to everyone B. act according to
circumstances C. pretend to be deaf D. prepare for 35. From the words letter A to D, choose the word that
the worst
is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is
used in the sentence:
29.From options A to D, choose the interpretation that
In tropical; Africa, mosquitoes are ubiquitous
you consider most appropriate for this sentence:
A. dangerous B. harmful C. trouble
Ojo decided that the best course of action was to play D. everywhere
along with them for time being. This means that he
decided to 36. From the words letter A to D, choose the word
A. join their them temporarily B. entertain them for that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it
a while C. pretend to agree with them D. be playful
with them. is used in the sentence:
It soon became obvious that a confrontation was
inevitable
30. From options A to D, choose the interpretation that
A. disastrous B. unavoidable C. desirable
you consider most appropriate for this sentence: The
D. imminent
conference was attended by people from all walks of
life. This means that conference was attended by
people 37. From the words letter A to D, choose the word
A. of all races B. who travelled widely that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it
C. from all professions D. from different parts of the is used in the sentence:
world. They insisted that the omission of my named had been
inadvertent
31. From the words letter A to D, choose the word A. unintentional B. unconditional C. improper D.
that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as unfortunate
it is used in the sentence:
Amina is the one who initiated the quarrel, not Nikel! 38. From the words letter A to D, choose the word
A. started B. stopped C. settle D. fuelled that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it
is used in the sentence:
32. From the words letter A to D, choose the word The police announced that they were yet to apprehend
that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it the criminals
is used in the sentence: A. interrogated B. charge C. prosecute
D. arrest
She was reprimanded by her boss for negligence
A. sacked B. rebuked C. punished D. surcharged
33. From the words letter A to D, choose the word 39. From the words letter A to D, choose the word
that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it
is used in the sentence: is used in the sentence:

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He is easily recognizable because of a conspicuous words that best completes the following sentence:
birthmark on his face This portion is to be shared between………
A.dark B. beautiful C. prominent D.natural A. us and them B. we and them C. us and they D.
we and they
40. From the words letter A to D, choose the word
that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as 49. From options A to D, choose the interpretation
it is used in the sentence: The fishing boat was that you consider most appropriate for this sentence:
imperiled by high winds, but it management to reach After his prison experience. Etim decided to go
port safely straight. This means that he decided to.
A. pushed B. endangered C. disturbed A. hold his head up and walk with defiance B. change
D. blown his religion C. live an honest life D. stop using dru

41. From options A to D, choose the word or group of 50. From options A to D, choose the interpretation that
words that best completes the following sentence: you consider most appropriate for this sentence: The
We have no choice………to do what they demand. teacher spoke with his tongue in his cheek when he
A. except B. than C. unless D. but said that lazy Ade was the best pupil. This means that
the teacher
42. From options A to D, choose the word or group of A. did not mean what he said B. was disappointed
words that best completes the following sentence: C.was angry D.tried to encourage
The committee has submitted its report…… the
students 51. From options A to D, choose the interpretation that
A. in B. for C. about D. on you consider most appropriate for this sentence:
They did not know what to expect and so decided to
43. From options A to D, choose the word or group of play it by it by ear. This means that they decided to A.
words that best completes the following sentence: listen attentively to everyone B. act according to
The chairman told members that he was open….. circumstances C. pretend to be deaf D. prepare for
suggestions the worst
A. to B. for C. about D. on

44. From options A to D, choose the word or group of 52. From options A to D, choose the interpretation that
words that best completes the following sentence: you consider most appropriate for this sentence: Ojo
decided that the best course The
The policeman shot the escaping robber ................................................................................. of action
leg was to play
A. on B. in C. at D. into along with them for time being. This means that he
decided to
A. join their them temporarily B. entertain them for a
46. From options A to D, choose the word or group of
while C. pretend to agree with them D. be playful
words that best completes the following sentence: with them.
For the management, your remarks amount to a slap............................................................................... the face
A. on B. upon C. at D. in 53. From options A to D, choose the interpretation that
you consider most appropriate for this
47. From options A to D, choose the word or group of sentence: The conference was attended by people from
words that best completes the following sentence: all walks of life. This means that conference was
She does not remember…..to anyone at the park attended by people
A. to talk B. to be talking C. talking D. to A. of all races B. who travelled widely C. from all
have talked professions D. from different parts of the world.

48. From options A to D, choose the word or group of

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2013/2014 ENGLISH LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS
5. From the following options select the one opposite
1. B 12.A 23. D 34. A 45. A in meaning to the underlined word or group of words
2. D 13.C 24. D 35. D 46. D in sentence.
3. C 14.A 25. A 36. B 47.C Nobody expect him to show……. For his children but
4. C 15.B 26. C 37. A 48. A he certainly bestows too affection on them.
5. D 16.A 27. A 38. D 49.C A. Love B. concern C. intimacy D. devotion E.
6. B 17.A 28. B 39. C 50. A hatred
7. C 18.D 29. C 40. B 51. B
8. D 19.A 30. C 41.D 52. C 6. From the following options select the one opposite
9. B 20.C 31. A 42. D 53. C in meaning to the underlined word or group of words
10.A 21.C 32. B 43. D 54. A in a sentence.
11.A 22.A 33.C 44. A 55. B The challenger was crude and inexperienced in correct
to the champion who was……..
A. Great B. exposed C. celebrate D. refined E. strong

7. From the following options select the one opposite

in meaning to the underlined word or group of words
in a sentence.
2012/2013 ENGLISH LANGUAGE What should have been a source of motivation for him
proved a terrible
1. From the following options select the one opposite source of …..
in meaning to the underlined word or group of words A. Failure B. harm C. discourage D. uncertainty E.
in a sentence. disturbance
The young engineer is good at terminating other
people’s projects but has not been capable of ……… 8. From the following options select the one opposite
any of his own. in meaning to the underlined word or group of words
A. Integrating B. finishing C. completing D. initiating in a sentence.
E. organizing Ade is very conservative in his political ideas where as
Bala expresses …..views always.
2. From the following options select the one opposite A. Radical B. heretical C. conventional D. fanatical E.
in meaning the underlined word or group of words in impractical
sentence.
9. From the following options select the one opposite
The manager who expected to be given respected was in meaning to the underlined word or group of words
treated with…… in a sentence.
A. dignity B. scorn C. shame D. cruelty E. disloyalty
The government has been spending more money on
3.From the following options select the one opposite in preventive rather than on …… medicine
meaning to the underlined word or group of words in A. Modern B protective C. diagnostic. D. Traditional
sentence. E. curative
Those who had invitation cards were admitted to the
party while those who had none were 10. From the options choose the word that best
A. Barred B. repelled C. expelled D. compelled E. completes each of the following sentences.
restricted
The fisherman threw a stone into the river and caused
4. From the following options select the one opposite a ……
in meaning to the underlined word or group of words A. Sprinkle B. sparkle C. splash D spring E. storm
in a sentence.
Too many theories will not help us: we need to 11. From the options choose the word that best
be……. completes each of the following sentences.
A. Bookish B. hypothetical C. antithetical D. shrewd
e. practical

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The play was so interesting that the……..clapped for
quite a long at the end. 18. After the following sentence, a list of possible
A. Spectators B. watchers C. congregation D. people interpretation of all or part of the sentence is given.
E. audience Choose the interpretation that you consider most
appropriate for each sentence:
12.From the options choose the word that will best
completes each of the following sentences. Mrs Alabi was not around when her case was called
and none of her colleagues was willing to hold brief
The building………. Because of weak structural for her. This means that:
foundation A. Her colleagues were afraid B. she was not trusted c.
A. Tumbled B. succumbed C. collapsed D. caved E. her colleagues did not want to represent her D. she had
crumbled quarreled with her colleagues

13.From the options choose the word that best 19. After the following sentence, a list of possible
completes each of the following sentences. interpretation of all or part of the sentence is given.
Choose the interpretation that you consider most
The magazine was………by the government for an appropriate for each sentence.
offensive publication.
A. Prescribed B. proscribed C. suspended D. Telling lies has become second nature of Kunle. This
condemned E. persecuted means that Kunle
A. rarely tells lies B. always tells lies C. tells lies only
14. From the options choose the word on second thoughts D. learn to tell lies from childhood.
that best completes each of the
following sentences. 20. After the following sentence, a list of possible
interpretation of all or part of the sentence is given.
Many people reacted to the brutal murder of the Choose the interpretation that you consider most
popular journalist with strong……… appropriate for each sentence.
A. Indignation B. demonstration C. mobilization D
condemnation E accusation For us to accomplish the task successfully, all hands
must be on cheek. This means that everybody,
15.From the options choose the word that best A. Should push with his hands B. will have travelled
completes each of the following sentences. by sea C. must cooperate D. should take before
continuing the task
The governor frowned at the……..which slowed down
the implementation of policy decisions 21. After the following sentence, a list of possible
A. Bureaucracy B. autonomy C opposition D interpretation of all or part of the sentence is given.
convention E insecurity Choose the interpretation that you consider most
appropriate for each sentence .
16.From the options choose the word that best
completes each of the following sentences. The wedding was attended by the cream of the society.
This means that the wedding was attended by
The doctor……… the illness as yellow fever not A. Everybody in the society b. only those B. only
malaria those who were invited
A. Prescribed B. examined C. discovered D. C. very important people D. only the educated people
announced E. diagnosed
22.After the following sentence, a list of possible
17. From the options choose the word that best interpretation of all or part of the sentence is given.
completes each of the following sentences. Choose the interpretation that you consider most
appropriate for each sentence.
Since the writer did not indicate his name, the editor
decided not to publish such………..article I want you to keep an eye on that child. This means
A. A discourteous B. an anonymous C. a scandalous that I want you to:
D. a libelous E. a cowardly

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A. discipline the child B. keep the child busy all the A. Courage B. determination C. energy D. intelligence
time C. punish the child if he misbehaves D. watch the E. cleverness
child all the time.
28. From the words or group of words below the
23. After the following sentence, a list of possible following sentence,
interpretation of all or part of the sentence is given. choose the word or group of words that is nearest in
Choose the interpretation that you consider most meaning to the underlined group of words as used in
appropriate for each sentence. the sentence.

It appears Sade’s success at the last examination has But for the principal actor the play would have been
gone to her head. This means that Sade is dull
A. conceited B. too happy C. crazy D. impudent A. Important B. head C. master D. famous E. main

24.After the following sentence, a list of possible 29. From the words or group of words below the
interpretation of all or part of the sentence is given. following sentence, choose the word or group of
Choose the interpretation that you consider most words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined
appropriate for each sentence. group of words as used in the sentence.

Little Shila is always as lively as a kitten.This means An open car no protection against the element.
that Sheila is always. A. Weather B. emergency C. molecules D. atoms E.
A. wearing bring dresses B. very realistic in what she atmosphere
does C. moving quickly like a kitten D. Gay and
cheerful 30. From the words or group of words below the
following sentence, choose the word or group of
25. After the following sentence, a list of possible words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined
interpretation of all or part of the sentence is given. group of words as used in the sentence.
Choose the interpretation that you consider most
appropriate for each sentence. He was reluctant to grant my request
A. Disposed B. delighted C. reticent D. unwilling E.
This masquerade appears once in a blue moon. This agreeable
means that the masquerade appears
A. On very rare occasions B. when the moon is blue C. 31. From the words or group of words below the
where a special request is made D. once a month following sentence, choose the word or group of
words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined
26. After the following sentence, a list of possible group of words as used in the sentence.
interpretation of all or part of the sentence is given.
Choose the interpretation that you consider most The detcive was perplexed when clues in the murder
appropriate for each sentence. case pointed to at least a dozen different suspects
A.Susprised B. confused C. excited D. discourage E.
Okon is quite hardworking but his problem is that he disappointed
has too many irons in the fire. This means that Okon
A. Is a blacksmith B. takes on problems that he can 32. From the words or group of words below the
cope with C. is very good at solving D. is a very following sentence,
successful businessman choose the word or group of words that is nearest in
meaning to the
27. From the words or group of words below the underlined group of words as used in the sentence.
following sentence,
choose the word or group of words that is nearest in The military government called for concerted effort in
meaning to the solving the problems of the state
underlined group of words as used in the sentence. A. A dramatic B. an agitated C. a join D. a directed E.
an unfailing
It takes a great deal of stamina to run the marathon
race

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33. From the words or group of words below the D. Kunle’s wife resigned though her husband wasn’t
following sentence, transferred
choose the word or group of words that is nearest in
meaning to the 38. After the following sentence, a list of possible
underlined group of words as used in the sentence. interpretation of all or part of the sentence is given.
Choose the interpretation that you consider most
My financial situation is so precarious very soon I may appropriate for each sentence.
be insolvent
A. Borrowing B. stealing C. soluble D. dependent E. I’II call at your house this evening if it doesn’t rain.
bankrupt This means that I
A. will visit you this evening if it rains
34. From the words or group of words below the B. will only phone if it rains this evening
following sentence, choose the word or group of C. will sleep in your this evening it rains
words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined D. may not visit you this evening if it rains
group of words as used in the sentence.
39. After the following sentence, a list of possible
The chairman of the opinion that accepting the interpretation of all or part of the sentence is given.
proposal would be inimical to the objective of the Choose the interpretation that you consider most
association appropriate for each sentence.
A. Harmful B. relevant C. irrelevant D. indispensable
E. helpful Though Ibrahim was provoked, he ought to have
controlled himself. This means that Ibrahim
35. From the words or group of words below the A. Should have exercise some restraint
following sentence, choose the word or group of B.Was the aggressor
words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined C.Took the provocation with calmness
group of words as used in the sentence. D.Was found guilty of committing the offense

The famous politician was noted for his programmatic 40. After the following sentence, a list of possible
approach to issue of national interest. interpretation of all or part of the sentence is given.
A. idealistic B. romantic C. compromising D. practical Choose the interpretation that you consider most
E. concerned appropriate for each sentence.

36. From the words or group of words below the The members of staff told the principal that they took
following sentence, choose the word or group of words exception to his comments. This means that the
that is nearest in meaning to the underlined group of members of staff
words as used in the sentence. A. approved of the principal’s comments
Kunle is very pessimistic about our chance for success B. objected to the principal’s comments
A. sad B. despondent C. unconvinced D. worried E. C. wanted to be exempted to the principal’s comments
concerned D. warned the principal about his comments

37. After the following sentence, a list of possible 41. After the following sentence, a list of possible
interpretation of all or part of the sentence is given. interpretation of all or part of the sentence is
Choose the interpretation that you consider most given. Choose the interpretation that you consider
appropriate for each sentence. most appropriate for each sentence.
If Kunle hadn’t been transferred to kano his wife Okon is too quiet for my liking. This means that Okon
would not have resigned her teaching job, this means A. is like because he is very quiet
that B. likes people who are quiet
A. Kunle was not transferred yet his wife resigned her C. is not like because of his extreme quietness
job D. behaves in a very queer and suspicious manner
B. Kunle was transferred and his wife thought of
resigneing her job 42. After the following sentence, a list of possible
C. Kunle was transferred yet his wife had to resign her interpretation of all or part of the sentence is given.
job

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Choose the interpretation that you consider most
appropriate for each sentence. 54. It’s certain we shall travel by train……?
A. shan’t we B. shall we C. don’t we D. isn’t it
The teacher said all but one of the sixty candidates
scored below a credit grade. This means that 55. ….. of what he said made no sense
A. All the candidates scored below a credit grade A. much B. majority C. plenty D. many
B. Only one of the candidate scored a credit grade
C. Only one of the candidate scored below a credit 56. That isn’t our book, it is …….
grade A. Johns’ b. John’s c. John own d. for John’s
D. All the candidates scored a credit grade 57. Nana Sawara is a queen and demanded to be
treated ……
43. He was charged with complicity……. The abortive A. like that B. like so C. as such D. that much
coup
A. in B. for C. about D. on 58. It is pretty difficult to choose …… those three
boys
44. He was convinced ……. Stealing some bags of A. between B. over C. against D. among
cocoa
A. with B. in C. of D. for 59. …… of the five boys was able to show me the
way to the zoo
45. Mary said she was acting ……the instructions of A. none B. neither C. any D. some
the principal.
A. by B. on C. for D. through 60. We will leave ……. You are ready
A. as B. whenever C. while D. until
46. …… normal circumstances, it is rare to get all
registered voters to vote 61. This ……. Be David’s handwriting I know his
A.. on B. by C. in D. under handwriting well enough.
A. may B. will C. ought D. can’t
47. Lekan has tried to live ……to his parent’s
expectations. 62 The book is not in his locker and it’s in that
A. over B. on C. through D. up cupboard ……
A. neither B. again C. either D. even
48. The minister’s daughter boasted she would have
her way and she really 63. ……. Things she had in the room were thrown
A. had B. has C. have D. did out.
A. so few B. the few C. all few D. very few
49. As at yesterday only nomination papers in respect
of three candidates 64. The party had hardly started ……. The lights went
A. have been filled B. are being filled C. been filled D. off.
has been filled A. than B. then C. as D. when

50. They embraced passionately as if they ……. Seen 65. There were five boys ……..
each other for years A. of which two were beaten B. whom two were
A. had B. had not C. have D.have not beaten C. two of whom were beaten D. of whom of
them were beaten
51You are not sure where you place the book
A. Isn’t it B. weren’t you C. are you D. didn’t you 66. This is the man …….. told me the story.
A. whom I said B. who I said C. I said that he D. who I
52. We arrived when the hall….. arranged, so we stood said he
outside
A. has been B. is being C. was being D. had been 67.I feel you are none ….. for experiencing that shock
A. the worse B. worse C. the worst D. worst
53. She doesn’t know you like your food hot…….?
A. does she B. shouldn’t she C. didn’t she D. wasn’t

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68. Many students find Mathematics …….. than 20. C 40. B 60. B
English
A. difficult B. too difficult C. very difficult D. more
difficult 2011/2012 ENGLISH LANGUAGE

69. Tunde is the ……….. qualified person for that job

A. more B. most C. more than D. many more
PASSAGE I
70. It is such a bad place ……. I will never dream of
going another time Read passages I and II, carefully and answer the
A. therefore B. thus C. that D. then questions that follow.
PASSAGE I
71. He has not been seen by his parents ….. seven
days One of the most potent elements in body language is
a. since b. for c. getting to d. for last eye behaviour. You shift your eyes, meet another
person's gaze or fail to meet it - and produce an
effect out of all proportion to the muscular effort
72. He has not been seen by his parents …..last month you have made. When two people look searchingly
A since B. for C.getting to D. since over into each other's eyes, emotions are heightened and
the relationship tipped toward greater intimacy.
73.Please, let me ……. You in your car to the railway In normal conversation, each eye contact lasts only
station about a second before one or both individuals look
A. go with B. move with C. follow D. ride away.

74. The …….. came here last week Because the longer meeting of the eyes is rare, it is
weighted with significance when it happens and can
A. handsome tall young man B. young tall handsome generate a special kind of human-to-human
man awareness. Most of the time, a lingering look is
C. tall handsome young man D. young handsome tall interpreted as a sign of attraction and this should be
scrupulously avoided except in appropriate
man circumstances. A young woman once complained,
75. The activities marking the golden jubilee 'That man makes me so uncomfortable, half the time
celebration of the dub were …… with a party when I glance at him he's already looking at me -
A. rounded off B. rounded over C. rounded through D. and he keeps right on looking.'
rounded up Proper street behaviour requires a balance of
attention and intention. You are supposed to look at
2012/2013 ENGLISH LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS a passer-by just enough to show that you are aware
1. D 21. C 41. C 61. D of his presence. If you look too little, you appear
haughty or furtive; too much and you are
2. B 22. D 42. B 62. C inquisitive. Usually what happens is that people eye
3. A 23.A 43. A 63. D each other until they are about eight feet apart, at
4. E 24. D 44. C 64. D which point both cast down their eyes.
5. E 25. A 45. B 65. C
Much of eye behaviour is so subtle that we react to
6. D 26. B 46. E 66. A it only on the intuitive level. This has been
7. C 27. C 47. D 67. A demonstrated in elaborate experiments. Subjects sit
8. A 28. E 48. D 68. D and talk in the psychologist's laboratory, innocent of
9. E 29. A 49. C 69. B the fact that their eye behaviour is being observed
from behind a one-way vision screen. In one fairly
10.C 30.D 50.B 70. C typical experiment, subjects were induced to cheat
11. E 31. B 51. C 71. B while performing a task, then were interviewed and
12. D 32. C 52. A 72. A observed. It was found that those who had cheated
met the interviewer's eyes less often than was
13. B 33.E 53. A 73. A
14. A 34.A 54.D 74. C normal, an indication that 'shifty eyes' can actually
15. A 35.D 55. A 75. A be a tip-off to an attempt to deceive.
16. E 36. C 56. B However, none of the 'facts' of eye behaviour are cut
17.B 37. C 57. C and dried, for there are variations between
18. C 38. D 58. D individuals.
19. B 39. A 59. A
People use their eyes differently and spend different
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amounts of time looking at others. Besides, no 5. From the findings of the research described in the
pattern of eye behaviour is precisely predictable in
any normal conversation. passage, one can reason that
Adapted from McQuade (1969), Thinking in A. innocent people maintain longer eye contact than
Writing, p. 167 the guilty ones
1. The young woman in the passage was
B. guilty people make Jess frequent gazes during
uncomfortable because interrogation
A. the man appeared to be showing interest in her by
his prolonged eye contact C. 'shifty eyes' are equally induced by innocence
B. the man's short and sharp gazes would tip the and guilt
relationship toward greater intimacy
C. strangers who made the man's type of eye contact D. a feeling of guilt is occasioned by 'shifty eyes'
were likely to be dangerous
D. she was allergic to eye contact.

2. The reason given for the non-finality of research

PASSAGE II
results on eye contact is
A. lack of concord and foresight among Use the passage-below to answer questions 6 to 16.
psychologists who carry out research on eye
movement The passage has gaps numbered 16 to 26.
B. lack of uniformity in eye behaviour and the Immediately following each gap, four options are
variability of contact situation
C. that some subjects cheat during experiments, thus provided. Choose the most appropriate option for
invalidating research findings each gap.
D. that research findings on eye contact have not
been subjected to further empirical tests. Two thirds of children in .... 6 [A: industrialized
B. socialized C. technological D. modernized]
3. From the expression proper street behaviour societies no longer have family life. They are
requires a balance of attention and intention,
virtually abandoned to child - minders from a
it can be concluded that:
A. even among strangers, attitudes and purposes can very tender age. 'The ... 7 [A. disregard B.
be deduced from eye behaviour indifference C. alienation D. inattention] from
B. before walking the streets one must balance one's their mothers brings suffering and makes it
shifty eyes
C. when intimate groups meet in the streets, eye impossible for them to achieve a healthy social
contact is usually longer life. The 8 [A. development B. increase C.
D. there is a balance between those with longer eye appreciation D. inflation] in the number of
contact and those with shorter eye contact.
suicides, the rates of drug addiction and 9[A.
4. Which of the following can be concluded from
the opening paragraph? delinquency

A. The effects of eye contact are always B. irresponsibility C.Satanism D.truancy] among
overwhelming.
young people may be to a large 'extent, due to
B. Eye behaviour is one of the non-verbal ways of these premature separations which take place
communicating.
before sufficient time has 10 [A. materialized B.
C. Eye movement is the most potent means of occurred C. surfaced D. elapsed] for attachment
expressing intimacy.
to develop. 'This is one of the causes of psychosis
D. People are always offended by searching eye
contact. in children today' says a psychiatrist who believes
that breast-feeding is one of the basic cares which
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many children of this age are 11 [A. tantalized B. He was certain that their condition would
with B. denied of C. left with D. spared of). This improve under him.

psychiatrist argues that breast-feeding extends 19. If the trader paid in full, his order was not
into the world outside the womb, a liquid bond pruned down.
with the inside of the mother's body; a bond 12 A. The trader who made full payment did not have
his order reduced.
[A. close to B. the same as C. unrelated to D.
B. The trader who made some payment did not
irrelevant to] that which the baby had with the have his order delayed.
placenta inside the uterus. Rhythmic rocking to C. Unless the trader paid in full his order would be
and fro is 13[A. an elongation B. a demonstration rejected.
D. As the trader did not increase his order, he did
C. a continuation D. a stretching] of the
not need to pay in full.
movement that the child experienced before it 20. The men were not pawns in someone else's
was born. As for the baby's 14 [A. squeezing political game.
against· B. separation from C. likeness for C. A. The action they executed was their idea.
B. The men used someone else's plan.
pressure against] its mother's body, it reminds the
C. They were used by someone's political game.
child of the.....15..[A. reassuring B. D. They loved playing political games.
uncomfortable C. amusing D. unpleasant] 21. The crisis ended as suddenly as it began.
pressure of the uterus, and enables it to 16 [A. A. The crisis had suddenly begun.
B. The crisis will not end suddenly.
unearth B. rediscover C. learn D. explore] the
C. The crisis stopped almost immediately.
rhythms of its mother's breathing and heartbeat. D. The crisis will stop immediately.

22. One thing I will not be complaining about in my

In each of questions 17 to 26, select the option
that best explains the information conveyed in new job is a lack of excitement.
the sentence. A. The job is bad.
17..If the rain hadn't fallen, we wouldn't have B. The job is exciting.
missed the match. C. The job is not too exciting.
A. The rain is falling, so we will miss the match. D. The job has been previously done.
B. The rain fell, so we didn't watch the match.
23. The Governor parried all the questions put to
C. The rain fell, so we watched the match. him by the journalist.
D. The rain didn't fall, so we didn't watch the A. The Governor answered all the questions
match. brilliantly.
B. The Governor evaded all the questions.
18.The new Headmaster hoped that his men would
pull together. C. The Governor failed all the questions.
A. He expected that the men would cooperate with D. The Governor mastered all the questions.
him.
B. He thought that the men would compose 24. If I visited England, I might go to Manchester
themselves at work. City.
C. He was certain that they would resign en masse. A. When I go to England, I could go to Manchester
City.

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B. Whenever I visit England, I must go to 32.The common practice among some media
Manchester City practitioners is to be sensational in their reporting.
A. prevalent
C. I did not go to England and could not go to
Manchester City. B. rampant
D. I could not visit Manchester City because I did not C. ordinary
want to go to England. D. cogent
25. The man puts his foot down whenever he is 33. That fateful decision changed the company's
convinced of his action. outlook in many ways.
A. He desires to assert his will in the situation.
B. He makes his mark wherever he goes.
C. His attitude demonstrates someone who likes to A. wonderful
oppress others around him. B. disastrous
D. He demonstrates firmness of character. C. uncontrollable
D. unsuccessful
34. The accident victim received a superficial
In each of questions 26 to 40, choose the option wound from the crash.
nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in A. a serious
italics. B. a painless
C. an internal
26. No wonder Dekemi later became a detective; she
D. an external
has been very observant.
35. The boxer fizzled out just in the sixth round.
A. curious B. perceptive C. inductive D.
A. knocked out his opponent
inquisitive
B. showed off his talents
C. became tired but fought on spiritedly
27. Nigeria has been playing a vital role in the
political and economic development of Africa. D. surrendered rather disappointingly
A. creditable B. crucial C.respectable D. laudable 36. The manager described Mfon as a man of
28. Emeka's painting was so realistic that it could vehement character.
almost have been a photograph. A. weak and uninterested
A. picturesque B. concrete C. lively D. authentic B. strong and insistent
C. troublesome and noisy
29. Courteously, Ade stood back to let his teacher D. clever and helpful
go first through the door.
37.Obi's dog is old but still lively.
A. Patiently B. Politely C. Carefully D. Calmly A. attractive
B. howling
30.Many people used to live in poverty.
C. barking
A. instability
D. frisky
B. want
38. His tacitumity amazed everyone in the court
C. difficulty
during the legal tussle.
D. the slums
A. Obliviousness
B. reticence
31. Accountability is certainly a desirable quality in C. sensibility
a politician D. pervasiveness
A. Respectability
39. The greatness of the creator of the universe is
B. Courage
C. Responsibility always inexpressible to many adherents of certain
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A. inevitable B. wonderful C. ineffable
Nevertheless, this was an eye opener for investors,
D. unbearable
who, many a times, blindly rush into the acquisition of
40. We made a pile in the business deal. shares mainly of boost their ego, with neither a
A. lost a lot of money thorough research as regards the financials of the
B. earned a lot of money companies, nor professional advive.
C. broke even
D. cut corners 1. Investing _______ to many had been too good to be
true implies
A. Optimism B. hopelessness C. skepticism D.
2011/2012 ENGLISH LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS belief
1. A 11.B 21.C 31.C 2. According to the passage the prevailing mood of
2. B 12.A 22.B 32.B new investors in the past month is
3. A 13.C 23.B 33.B A. Elation B. Jubilation C. regret D. approbation
4. B 14.A 24.C 34.D 3. This was an eye opener for investors means that
5. D 15.A 25.D 35.D A. Their eyes were closed B. it was revealing C. they
6. D 16.B 26.B 36.C were blind before D. they could see their money
7. D 17.B 27.B 37.D
8. B 18.A 28.A 38.B In questions 4 to 7 choose the option nearest in
meaning to the bold and underlined word(s) of phrase.
9. A 19.A 29.B 39.B
10. D 20.A 30.B 40. B
4. He took exception to Ajuwa’s remark.
A. Was delighted at B. was excited by C. got
demoralized by D. objected

5. The new employment is so humble and friendly

ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2010/2011
that he will soon make himself popular.
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
A. Welcome and accepted B. hated C. estranged D.
The banking sector consolidation, which ended in
rejected
December 2005, came the realization that those who
understood the market merely plunged into it, notched
6. The manager often quarrels with his staff because
premium stocks and left the directors of those firms to
he goes around with a chip on his shoulder
grapple with the challenges of a hostile business
A. Deformed shoulder B. readiness to be angered C.
environment. Many investors who, hitherto, had staked
look of contempt D. an air of superiority
their funds on high risk projects. Which offers little or
no profit, therefore, found solace in their discovery of
7. Telling Ali to break his habit of coming late to work
the stock market as a potential cash cow. With the
is like knocking your head against an brick wall.
continuation fall in the prices of stocks in the past one
month, however, many investors, particularly the new
A. Asking him to beat you up B. making a fool of
entrants, are beginning to lament the lost of huge sum
yourself c. making him break down D. trying the
of money that could have been invested in better
impossible.
yielding ventures. This suggests loss of confidence.
In questions 8 to 9 choose the word(s) or phrase(s)
Investing in Nigeria capital market, to many, had been
which best fills the gap(s)
too good to be true until sordid facts started to unfold
in February, about the state of certain companies that
8. Owing to the constant harassment of the populate by
had squeezed funds out of unsuspecting investor,
armed robbers, all night guards have ben instructed to
especially via public offerings. What sparked off the
shoot every moving thing
fears was the
A. At sight B. by sight C. in sight D. off sight
announcement by the securities and Exchange
9. My wife and I were to celebrate our silver wedding
Commission, that it was investigating some lending
anniversary last Sunday unfortunately on that
companies to ascertain the charge of price
_______ day
manipulation suspected to be targeted at off investors.
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A. Fruitless B. faithful C. insight D.off
sight 3. This passage is about
A. African journalism B. Josel Fritzl and his daughter
10.The first graduation ceremony of the University C. immigration and globalizationD. realities of report
was attended by men from all _______ of life about Africa
A. works B. areas C. walks D. parts
In each questions 4 to 7 choose the most
appropriate option nearest in meaning to the bold
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2010/2011 and underlined word(s) or phrase.

1. C 6. B 4. Our new Vice-Chancellor has stepped off on the

2. C 7. D wrong foot
3. B 8. A A. injure his foot B. stepped on the wrong C. made a
4. D 9. D costly mistake D. started off badly
5. A 10. C
5. Much to her chagrin, the bridegroom did not turn up
for the wedding
A. Wonder B. surprise C. disappointed D. depression
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2009/2010
Read the passage and answer the question that follow: 6. The Chairman’s reaction was a storm in a tea cup
Like immigration or globalization, debarting how A. Suitable for the occasion B. less serious than it
Africa is reported is often a vexatious subject; it appeared to be C. more serious than necessary D.
provides manty people a good chance to enjoy an greatly diminished in scope
argument with a closed mind. It’s either you come to
the debate feeling that in spite of Scan MacBride’s 7. Do this job while I am away, but take your time
commission over two decades ago, all reports about A. Be careful B. be thorough C. be fast D. don’t be in
Africa in the western media will continuous to be hurry
about death, diseases, despair and destruction; or you
asking whether this whole business is about Africans In questions 8 to 10, choose the option opposite in
wanting separate code of journalism that denies its meaning to the underlined word or phrase
own realities. Its black or whit, and no room in 8. Good students can easily identified spurious
between for any shades of grey. arguments

Lack of context in reporting, which is operhaps the A. Genuine B. interesting C. false D. illogical
greatest culprit at the moment, is just as much
9. The athlete’s skin now flabby as a result of his
a problem among African journalists covering Africa changed circumstance
as it is among European journalists -or journalists A. Oily B. neat C. firm D. weak
anywhere for that matter- trying to understand why
Josef Fritzl would lock up his daughter in a cellar for 10. We watched in wonder as she rattled away in the
24 years and father seven children by her without esoteric language
anyone finding out. A. Inscrutable B. familiar C. secret D. obscure

1. According to the passage, a common problem for all ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2009/2010
journalists is
A. globalization B. immigration C. lack of context in 1. C 6. C
reporting D. despair and destruction 2. B 7. D
3. A 8. A
2. The passage gives the impression that the 4. B 9. C
MacBride’s commission presented Africa in ______ 5. C 10. B
way
A. An unfortunate B. a favourable C. a non-committal
d. confusing
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2008/2009 In questions 6 to 15 choose the option opposite in
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow: meaning to the world in bold.
Delinquency describes actions that would not be if
performed by adults. If a young person performs one 6. Our government is making determined efforts to
of such actions then he has committed a crime. eradicate illiteracy
Delinquency is one of several status offences that can A. compulsory B. ineffective C. innocent D. unreliable
be committed only bt people in particular stations of
life determine by age, profession or a person’s role in 7. The University of l Lagos has a large intake of
society. Usually they are offences only to tile extent students each year.
that they help to preserve some of the good things of A. Rejection B. product C. output D. turn-out
life for the exclusive enjoyment of the adult world.
Delinquency is therefore a weapon forged in adults 8. Ngozi flogged the girl reluctantly.
mind and directed by adult hands against young A. Eagerly B. calmly C. furiously D. laboriously
people. It is born out of envy, adults pride and
intolerance. If the world changed overnight and the 9. Sola’s car is badly damaged: he has to look for an
responsibility to make and enforce laws fell on expert mechanic to fix it.
juvenile shoulders, the adults should expect a raw deal A. Uneducated B .amateurish C. awkward D.
in return. Delinquency would then certainly refer only unscientific
to many of the adult now freely committed by them.
10. Coastal plains are often very densely populated
1. The writer of the passage believes the delinquency A. Weakly B. badly C. rarely D. sparsely
laws are
11. Anini was a mindless criminal
A. Not relevant to human society B. only fit for young A. Strong B. mindful C. feeling D. memorable
people C. unfair to the juveniles D. very unfair to the
world 12. The judge blamed the plaintiff for misleading the
court
2. Status offences those that can be committed by A. Defendant B. complainant C. accused D.
prosecution
A. All adults B. juveniles only C. delinquency
juveniles only D. specified classes of people 13. The thieves vandalized the vault’s lock
A. repaired B. arranged C. serviced D. actuated
3. In the view of the writer, drinking underage is an
offence because 14. The demonstrators have refused to call off their
A. adults want to have all he drink to themselves B. action
adults do not want juveniles to get drink C. drunken A. Consolidate B. start C. resume D. end
juveniles can cause disorder in society D. adults have
to protect young persons. 15. The angry waves swallowed the boat.
A. Gentle B. unruffled C. Cool D. serene.
4. If the world change overnight
A. There would be more delinquency laws ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2008/2009
B. Delinquency would refer to as adults actions 1. C 6. D 11. B
C. Delinquency would no more be a crime 2. D 7. D 12. A
D. Delinquency would also change in meaning 3. A 8. A 13. A
4. D 9.B 14. C
5. When young people make and enforce laws 5. B 10. D 15. C
A. Tile responsibility will be too heavy on their
shoulders
B. They would retaliate against the adults
C. The laws will be juveniles
D. The world will be turned upside down

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2007/ 2008 B. it will not be easy to convince the of executive
ability
Read the following passage and answer the questions C. will not be difficult to ask government for funds
that follow: D. our final results will be unreliable
E. the road diversions and other inconvenience will
The approach to the university is being restructured to
ease the flow of traffic, give better security and continue
provide an appropriate introduction to the seat of 3. An eye to aesthetics in the passage means
A. Regard for space B. beneficial psychological
higher learning. The works and services complex is
also under construction, and we intend to move into effects C. regard for health D. consideration for
the completed (major) part of it within the next few beauty E. a cluster of building
weeks. 4. In this passage, the author ties to explain why?
A. it necessary to establish the works and services
All these projects are being executed with an eye to complex in university
aesthetics for we recognize the important influence of B. beauty should not be taken into consideration when
a beautiful and healthy environment on its inhabitants building on such a small space as we have
and the cluster of building on a small space such as we C. The gateway to the university is being rebuilt
have, should be so well designed as to beneficial D. a major part of the project should be completed in
psychological and sociological effect on all members the next few weeks
of the community. I have gone to these lengths to E. Visitors should be debarred from using the gates in
itemize these examples of a current development for the meantime.
two mai8n reasons. Firstly, to advise you that the road 5. Which of these is not among the reasons given by
diversion and other physical inconveniences currently the author for enumerating the examples of current
being experienced will be on increase because of development?
intense development activity. We therefore appeal to A. to show that we are capable of executing approved
you to bear with us in full knowledge and consolation projects
that such inconveniences are temporary and will soon B. to convince the government that we can be trusted
yield final tangible results. Secondly, demonstrate our with task
capacity for executing approved projects with C. the inconvenience currently being experienced
dispatch, and to assure government that we up to the will go on indefinitely
task. Indeed, I can assure government that its ability to D. We are fully aware of the inconveniences being
disburse funds to us will be more than matched by our caused but we do not want you to complain
capacity to collect and expend them on various worthy E. We have the capacity to complete worthy projects
projects in record time. within the scheduled time.
In each of question 6-9, fill each gap with the most
1. From the passage, we gather that appropriate option form the list provided.
A. there is not much consideration for the health of 6. I had to ………….. a loan to pay my children’s
then inhabitants school fees
B. there is indeliberate effort to inconvenience the A. take out B. take on C. take to D. take off
people 7. the man as well as his sons ………….. in the band
C. Buildings are put up anyhow A. plays B. play C. are playing E. have
D. The inconvenience suffered by the inhabitant will played
be for a while 8. ……………… escalating food prices, government
E. Projects are carried out without approval seems to have no solution
2. Unless it can be shown that the money voted for A. as regard B. with regards to C. as regard to
projects can be spend on them in good time D. with regard to
A. the development activity will not be intense 9. it is believe to be ……….. who defrauded the bank

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A. she B. her C. herself D. hers ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2006/2007
choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or Read the following passage and answer the question
phrase in italic that follow:
10. After thorough investigation, the students were Whenever I told people that I was going to psychiatric
absolved of the responsibility for the damage hospital, Yaba in Lagos, many of them looked at my
A. Abolished B. cleared C. extricated D. face with some kind of suspicion or sympathy. At least
exempted that was the message that I read from their faces.
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word I understood suspicion to mean that they might be
or phrase in italic troubled or worried if I had some psychiatric problem
11. He takes a more sanguine view of the future of our myself concerning the concept of sympathy, they
country might have thought that I have patient that I went to
A. Optimistic B. casual C. pessimistic D. see or visit. How on earth they thought that way
critical baffled me. In reality, the hospital was built for the
care of people with some king of psychiatric problem
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of or another. Did it mean, then that all persons that one
the sentence found in the hospital in any given time had psychiatric
12. Had the neighbours not intervened, Mrs. James problems? Or, could someone not go to the place for
would have been dead by this time, means things than seeking psychiatric assistance?
A. the neigbhour did not intervene so Mrs. James died
B. Mrs. James died because the neighbor intervened What might be responsible for this kind of attitude was
C. the neighbours intervened because Mrs. James is the lack of education or precisely, good education.
alive After all, education could help people differentiate
D. Mrs. James is alive because the neighbours their right from the left. What such people might have
intervened done was to request to know what one was going there
to do. Such a request would have solved the suspicion
Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as and sympathy problems.
the one represented by the letters underlined
13. Regal A. earn B. bill C. bean D. 1. 1. The word “them” in the first paragraph belong to
bread the grammatical class of
Select the word that has the same consonant soundA. A. Noun B. verb C. adjectives D. pronoun
as the given word 2.
14. Laugh A. half B. wolf C. walk D. talk 3. 2. To read from someone ‘s face as used in the
Select the word that has same pattern of stress as passage means
the given word A. A. Understand B. guess C. know D. see
15. Understand A. entertain B. example 4.C.
hopefully D. remember
5. 3. sympathy attributively mean
A. the show of concern to a very sick person
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2007/2008
1. D 6. B 11. C B. that one must go to look after one that is sick
2. B 7. A 12. D C. that the writer has a person in such a hospital
3. D 8. D 13. C that one’s relation has just been very ill
4. C 9. B 14. B
5. C 10. B 15. A 4. Suspicion as used in the passage means
A. Introvert B. suspect C. introspect D.
extrovert

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5. The statement “how on earth they thought that Choose the option that gives the meaning nearest to
way baffled me” is a grammatical example of a / an that of the idioms underlined in the sentence in
A. Exclamation B. declaration C. imperative D. question 12
rhetorical
12. He had his fingers in every pie
Fill in the gap in the following passage as appropriate A. Told interested story
Central banks around the world intervened to the B. Loved eating pie
tune of one hundred and twenty dollars recently to C. Was involved in everything
shore up confidence in the global financial system D. Baked all the pies
concern about a crunch in the credit markets spread. 13. She read the letter and her face fell
A. She read closely
The united state federal reserve became the last
B. She started crying
central bank to make extra _____6_____ available to
C. She was surprised
the financial institutions in the ______7______
D. She looked suddenly disappointed
market. In a statement made recently, the federal
reserve said it was “providing liquidity to facilitate the Choose the best option that completes the sentence
orderly ______8______ of financial markets” and in question 14
offered to provide reserves “as necessary” to 14. To __________ Nigerians, corruption in places is
promote a federal ______9_______ rate close to its not strange
target rate of 5.25 percent. A. We B. us C. ours D. ourselves
From the word lettered A – D choose the word that
6. A. liquidity B. Money C. cash D. facility
best completes the in question 15
7. A. Lending B. repurchase C. credit D.
15. The quest is about rounding his speech
borrowing
8. A. arrangement B. issuance C. purchase D. A. Of B. off C. up D. down
function
9. A. funds B. money C. liquidity D. cash ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2006/2007
1. A 6. A 11. A
In question 10, choose the option opposite in 2. B 7. A 12. C
meaning to the word underline 3. A 8. D 13. D
4. B 9. C 14. A
10. Children at the age often usually voracious 5. D 10. A 15. B

A. Without appetite B. very weak C. very

intelligent D. very intelligent ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2005/2006
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
In question 11, choose the option nearest in In 1973, Japanese sericulture arrived in Malawi with a
meaning to the underline batch of 40,000 sikworm eggs. They were taken
Bvumbwe Agricultural research stallion in Thyolo
11. There were sporadic occurrence of small pox in District. In this station, work is being done to
determine favourable silkworm rearing conditions and
the village areas where mulberry trees whose leaves the worm
feed on, could grow well. According to the
A. Widespread B. occasional C. sparse D. researchers, the silkworm which eventually develop
regular into cocoons from which raw silk is produced do well
in areas with climatic conditions.

Silk is one of tile strongest of fibres. Infact for

thousands of years, silk fabrics have been regarded as
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the most beautiful and durable materials woven by B. Determine the survival rate of silkworms
man. Many people call silk the “cloth of kings and
queens”. C. Find out the most suitable areas and conditions
search for rearing silkworms
The weaving of silk originated from china. An old D. Search for better method of rearing silkworms
Chinese believed to be written by Confucius, tells us E. Find out how cocoons becomes silkworms
that the write of Emperor Huangi-li was the
Choose the meaning which best fits the underlined
first person to make fibrics of silk. Around 2040 B.C, phrase from the passage,
Emperor Huangi-li asked his wife his Ling-shih to
study the worms that were destroying the mulberry 5. Closely guarded secret
trees in his garden. The Empress took some of the A. Carefully hidden from the knowledge of others
cocoons she picked up the gauzy mass and found that B. Secretly processed the business with armed guards
one of the threads could be unwound almost without C. Carefully hidden from the view of strangers
end from the cocoon. His Ling shill had discovered D. Secretly known E. unknown
silk. She was so delighted with the discovery and eve
wore a ceremonial robe for the Emperor out of the In each of the questions 6 to 9, fill each group with
cocoon threads. After that of the officials in the the most appropriate option from the list provided
Emperor’s court wore brightly dyed silk robes on
important occasions 6. He not absent himself from lectures
A. dares B. dare C. didn’t dare D. do care
People in other countries regarded the new fibres as
something rare and beautiful. A few traders went to 7. The conference turned out to the
China to learn about making cloth from silk, but the A. five-days B. five day C. five-day’s D. five days
Chinese kept their worms a closely guarded secret.
8. Ojo has an aversion ________ swimming
1. Sericulture is A. to B. for C. in D. with
A. Carried out in China B. the breeding of silk worms
for the production for silk. 9. The poor _______ our attention and kindness
C. the research done all silkworms D. the breeding A. derserves B. does derserve C. do deserves D.
cloth from the cocoons of silkworms deserve
E. the breeding of silkworns in Malawi
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the
2. It is implied in the passage that silk was discovered word(s) or phrase in italics
A. after years of hard work and research by the
Empress B. by accident C, in the search for a more 10. He will be livid if he finds out you are here
durable fibre for making cloth A. extremely happy B. extremely angry C. very better
D. after some experiments carried out by tile Japanese D. very surprised
E. by design
3. According to sericulture, silkworms. Choose the option opposite in meaning to the
A. cannot survive in a warm climate word(s) or phrase in italics
B. may be reared on any tree
C. do well in areas with a climate 11. Her meteoric rise to the fame surprised everyone
D. produce the longest threads when they are fed A. Tardy B. swirl C. gradual D. surprised
leaves from the top of the mulberry tree.
E. are destroyed by heat. Choose the option that best convey the meaning of
the sentence.
4. The work carried out at the Agricultural Reseach
station in Malawi on the silkworm 12. An official has been appointed to show them the
eggs was to ropes
A. Try to breed cocoons which would produce more A. Assigned duties to them B. train them C. assist
silk them d. punish them

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 C. feudal D. capitalist
Select the word that has the same consonant sound
as the one represented by the underlined letter 7. The colonial administration in Nigeria was
A. authoritarian B. democratic
13.Goal A. face B. boat C. park D. more C. A&B D. none of the above

Select the word tat has the same consonant sound 8. In the traditional Hausa-Fulani political system,
as the one represented by the underlined letter political authority was vested in the
A. Emir B. Talakawa C. Alkali D. emirate Council
14.Suggest A. great B. judge C. angle D. gather
Select the word that has the same pattern of tress as 9. In the Oyo traditional political system, the Alafin of
given word. Oyo was elected or chosen by a group known as
A. Tributary Chiefs B. Baale C. Ogbone D. Oyo Mesi
15.Particular A. indelible B. respected C. determine
D. disrespectful 10. In the Oyo Empire the Alafin was
A. an absolute monarch B. popularly elected C. a
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2005/2006 constitutional monarch D. worshipped as deity.
1. B 6. C 11. A
2. B 7. A 12. B 11. The concept of indirect rule in Nigeria is usually
3. C 8. A 13.B associated with
4. C 9. A 14.B A. Sir George T. Goldie B. Claude Macdonald
5. A 10. C 15. D C. lord Lugard D. consul Philip

12. The Lagos Colony and the southern protectorate of

2015/2016 GENERAL PAPER
Nigeria were joined in the year
A. 1904 B. 1906 C. 1910 D. 1914
1.Islam was introduced in Northern Nigeria
A. Before the 13th century
13. The committee that recommended Abuja as the
B. In the 17th century
new Federal Capital was headed by
C. In the 19th century
A. Graham Douglas B. Mamman Nasir
D. In the 18th century
C. Rotimi Williams D. Akinola Aguda
2. Lagos became the crown colony in
14. Galadima in the emirate refers to
A.1900 B. 1914 C. 1861 D. 1886
A. a village head
B. the office in charge of the army
3. In the pre-colonial igbo political system, which of
C. the administrator of the capital city
the following was the most democratic organ of
D. a judge
government?
A.The Umand B. Eze C. Isu D. Ohanaeze
15. Which of the following was the last to win
independence from colonial rule?
4. A historical feature of the legislative council that
A. Cote d’Ivoire B. Algeria C. Tanzania
met in 1923 was that for the first time it.
D. Angola
A. include the official members who were Nigerians
B. include only British officials
16 Which of the following made the earliest contact
C. acted in a deliberate capacity
with the Nigeria societies?
D. included elected African MEMBERS
A.The Portuguese B. The Germans
C. The British D. The French.
5. When was the emirate system of administration
introduced in Northern Nigeria ?
17. in the pre-colonized Yoruba society, the power of
A. 19th century B. 20th century C. 18th century D. 17th
the oyo messi were checked by
century
A. Baale B. Ogboni C. Are ona| Akankafo
D. BASHORUN
6. Pre-colonial igbo society was
A. centralized B. acephalous
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18. The Ogboni Cult In The Pre-Colonal Yoruba 28. In the absence of existence of traditional rulers in
Political System played the role of the the igbo communities the British colonial
A. Judiciary B. executive C. police D. legislation administration appointed
A. Eze B. Obi C. Ozo D. Warrant chiefs
19. The aro system in igboland was a
A. political organization B. commercial 29. The colonial government whose constitution
organization C. Religious organization introduce elective principle into Nigeria politics
C. imperial organization was
A. Arthur Richards B. Fredrick Lugard
20. Which of the following formalized colonial C. Hugh Clifford D. John Macpherson
penetration into Africa?
A.Paris treaty B. Berlin conference C. Lagos treaty D. 30. The introduction of indirect rule in easthern
Cape coast Nigeria led to the Aba women riot of .
A. 1914 B. 1929 c. 1935 D. 1940
21. An acephalous pre-colonial system is best
represented by the… 31. A chief could be deposed in colonial era if he A.
A. Oyo empire B. igbo political organization C. ijaw violated the written constitution B. persistently
political organization D. Benin Empire neglected the advice of the elders C. refuse to collect
tax for British D. married too many wives
22. The use of forced labour was one of the features of
A. British colonial policy 32. Which of the following in pre-colonial era had
B. French colonial policy integrated political structure
C. American colonial policy A. Tiv B. Ilaja C. Jukun D. Nupe
D. divide and rule
33. The Yoruba, Edo, Nupe and Igbo language are
23. During the early colonial period in Nigeria, the classified as belonging to the A. Arabic B. Kwa-sub
government ruled the protectorate by group C. kwa sub group D. Kai sub group
A. Crown Colony orders B. proclamation
C. order-in-council D. The Act of Parliament 34. Archaeology findings in Ugbo-Ukwu are
suggestive of rich A. Agricultural potentials B. cultural
24 The ratification of the appointment and dismissal of civilization C. mineral deposit D. all of the above
an Emir in the pre-colonial Fulani was done by the
A. Emir of Kano B. Emir of Sokoto 35. Geographically, Nigeria lies between latitudes A.
C. Emir of Gwandu D. B&C 40 and 140 B. 4 and 100 C. 140 AND 4
D. all of the above
25. In the Hausa/Fulani traditional political system
jingali was 36. Ali Ghaji’s reign ended in kanen Borno in A. 1501
A. one of the sources of revenue to cattle owners B. A B. 1502 C. 1503 D. 1504
property tax paid to land owners
C. tax paid on cattle 37. All of the following are renownd historians
D. a type of flat rate tax A. Prof Ade Ajayi B. Prof Toyin Falola
C. Prof Obaro Ikime D. Prof Akin Oyebade
26 Which of the following titles among the igbo in the
pre-colonial era required substantial wealth before one 38In Yorubaland, the concept which derived mainl
could acquire it? from the wave of disprsal that attended the process of
A. Obi B. Eze C. Ozo D. Ofo the state formation is known as
A. Omo iya B. Ebi C. Oduduwa
27. Nigeria educated elites agitated against colonial D. all of the above
rule
A. by bringing colonial governors B. through lobbing 39. Oron and Ekoi people of the Cross River basin
C. through newspapers D. by fighting civil war might have migrated to Nigeria through the A. sea B.
mountain C. sky D. none

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40. The Portuguese first visited Benin around
A. 1485 B. 1484 C. 1486 D. 1483

41. Songhai Empire fell in… 2014/2015 GENERAL PAPER

A. 1591 B.1691 C. 1791 D.1891
1. Democracy day is celebrated in Nigeria on
42. ….. and slave raiding were complementary A. Oct. 1 B. Jan 12 C. May 29 D. June 12
exercises among the Yoruba
A. farming B. hunting C.war D. diplomacy 2. The first African country to host FIFA world cup is
A. Nigeria B. Egypt C. Morocco D. South African
43. The head of Sokoto caliphate was
A. Sultan B. Caliph C. Emir D. Alhaji 3. How many members make up the House of
Representatives in Nigeria?
44. The Ekiki parapo war lasted for A.270 B. 109 C. 360 D. 359
A. 10years B. 16 years C. 100 years D. 50 years
4. How many members make up Senate in the upper
45. In pre-jihad, leadership in Hausaland is known as arm of the House of Assembly?
A. Habe B. Emir C. Magida D. Sultan A.100 B. 108 C. 109 D. 110

46. Yoruba inter-state war lasted for 5. Into how many geopolitical zone is Nigeria divided?
A. 16 years B. 10years C. 100years D. 50 years A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

47. The Sokoto jhad led to the formation of Islamic 6. After recapitalization banks in Nigeria, the number
state in following states except of banks becomes?
A. Senegal B. Mali C.Chad D. Togo A. 21 B. 22 C. 25 D. 24

48. Berlin “African” conference took place between 7. Abuja became Nigeria capital federal territory in
A. 1884and 1885 b. 1885 and 1886 c. 1886 and 887 d. A. 1991 B. 1990 C. 1989 D. 1988
1884and 1884
8. The motion for self governance was moved in
49. The 1804 jihad in Northern Nigeria could be Nigeria by
referred to all except A. Chief Anthony Enahoro
A. Sokoto jihad B. Uthman Dan Fodiyo jihad C. B. Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe
Fulani jihad D.Seku Ahmadu jihad C. Chief O bafemi Awolowo
D. Alhaji Tafawa Balewa
50. Samori Toure was captured in 1893 by
A. French imperialism B. British imperialism 9. The newest state / country in Africa is
C. Germany imperialism D. none of the above. A. Malawi B. South Africa C.Southern Sudan
D. Sharawa Rupublic

2015/2016 GENERAL PAPER 10. When was Hosni Mubarak of Egypt removed from
office as President?
1. A 12. B 23. C 34. B 45. A A. Jan. 2011 B Feb 2011 C. March 2011 D. April 2011
2. D 13. D 24. D 35. A 46. C
3. D 14. C 25. C 36. D 47. D 11. The first civil president that died in office in
4. D 15. D 26. C 37. D 48. A Nigeria is
5. C 16. A 27. C 38. B 49. D A. Sir Tafawa Balewa
6. B 17. D 28. D 39. A 50.A B. Gen. Aguyi Irosi
7. A 18. A 29. C 40. A C. Gen. Muritala Muhammed
8. A 19. C 30. B 41. A D. alhaji Umaru Yar’adua
9. D 20. B 31. B 42. C
10. A 21. B 32. D 43. B 12. Millennium development goal was grouped into
11. C 22. B 33. B 44. B how many points?

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A. 6 B. 7 C.8 D. 9 25 Which language is spoken in Sicily?
A. Spanish B. English C. Italian D. Latin
13. Who was the military head of state in Nigeria?
A. Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo 26. What is the name of the famous mountain in Rio
B. gen. Muritala Muhammed de Janeiro, Brazil?
C. Gen. Aguyi Irosi A. Salt Loaf Mountain B. Sugar Loaf Mountain C.
D. Gen. Ibrahim Babagida Sand Mountain D. Marble Mountain

14. Umaru Yar’dua governance was anchored A. 8- 27. What is the speed of light?
point agenda B. 6- point agenda C. 7-piont agenda D. A. 3x109m/s B. 3x108m/s C. 3x105m/s D. 3x106m/s
10-PIONT AGENDA

28. Which continent is the lagest on earth?

15.How many local governments in Nigeria? A. 774 A. Africa B. Europe C. Asia D. Australia
B. 744 C. 784 D. 794
29. How many months of the year have 31 days
16. Who is the first female president in Africa? A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9
A. Hon. Olubunmi Ette B. Chief (Mrs) Funmilayo kuti
C. Dr. Ngozi Ewenla D. Mrs Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 30. What are people who do not eat protein from
animal called?
17. Nigeria flag was desiged by ….. A. omnivorous B. Carnivorous
A. Mr. Ama Onabolu B. Prof. Wole Soyinka C. Prof C. vegetarian D. vegatis
Chinua Achebe D. Mr Taiwo Akinwunmi
31. From where is the Olympic fire sent out to the
18. 2010 CAF African football of the year was Olympic Games every 4 years
awarded to A. Abuja B. Greece
A. Samuel E’to of Cameroun C. Washington D.C D. United Kingdom
B. Didier Drogba of Cote D’ivoire
C. Mikel Obi of Nigeria 32. How many edges has a cube
D. Gyan of Ghana A. 4 B. 9 C. 12 D.16

19. What is the currency of india? 33. Which continent has the coldest climate?
A. Rupees B. Dolar C. Pound Sterling D. Cfan A. Antarctic B. Africa C. Europe D. Asia

20. Coal is mined in … in Nigeria. 34. Which mountain range separates Europe from
A. Jos B. Enugu C.Oloibiri D. Igbeti Asia?
A. The Kilimanjaro B. Everest
21.What natural product has been used as a means of C. The Urias D. Uranium
exchange long time?
A. money B. Dollar C. salt D. cowrie 35. What does the word “EMIR’ mean?
A. king B. Royalty C. prince in Arabic D. throne
22.How much of the earth surface in percentage is
covered with water? 36. What channel connects the Atlantic ocean with the
A. 10% B. 29% C. 50% D.71% Pacific Ocean?
A. Banana Channel B. Panama Channel
23 How much of the earth surface (including the C. Palima Channel D. Oceanic ocean
rocks, mountains, valleys, and other physical features)
in percentage is covered with land? 37. When was telephone first invented
A.10% B. 29% C. 50% D. 71% A. 1860 B. 1861 C. 1862 D. 1863

24. What is the smallest planet in our solar system/ 38. Who invented the fist telephone Charles A.Darwin
A. Mercury B. Mars C. Venus D. Earth B. Philip Reis
C. Einstein D. Michael Faraday

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 C. Secretly arranged
39. Cairo is the capital of which country? D. Haphazardly arranged
A.Morocco B.Egypt C.Tunisia D. Libya
5. The government maintains monopoly over certain
40. Lima is the capital of which country? services for:
A. Peru B. China C. Chile D. Mexico A. Selfish reasons
B. Security and strategic reasons
C. Undisclosed reasons D. All of the above

6. Ministers of local government and chieftancy affairs

were abolished in Nigeria by:
2014/2015 GENERAL PAPERS SOLUTIONS. A. General Yakubu Gowon
1.C 7.A 13.C 19.A 25.C 31.B 37.B B. General Murtala Mohammed
2.D 8.A 14.B 20.B 26.B 32.C 38.B C. President Ibrahim Babangida
3.C 9.C 15.A 21.C 27.B 33.A 39.B D. General Olusegun obasanjo
4.C 10.D 16.D 22.D 28.C 34.C 40.A
5.C 11.D 17.D 23.B 29.B 35.C 7. Policy analysis, policy implementation and plan
6.C 12.C 18.A 24.A 30.D 36.B setting are some of the functions of:
A. The legislature B. The executive
C. The local government D. The civil service

8. Public corporations can be controlled through:

A. Riots B. Public opinion
2013/2014 GENERAL PAPER
C. Civil disobedience D. None of the above
1. Which of the following groups fall into the Civil
9. The general supervision of a public corporation is
Service:
carried out by the:
A. The police, the army, and the air force A. Board of directors B. Board of trustees
B. Employees of NEPA, NNPC and NRC C. Managing director D. Secretary of the board
C. Employees of ministries of finance, education and
transportation 10. The local government in Nigeria is created to:
D. All of the above A. Create more civil service jobs
B. Encourage competition and rivalry among
communities
2.The most senior class in the Nigerian Civil Service
C. Bring the government nearer to the people
is: D. Prevent the creation of more states
A. and higher Technical Class
B. and Professional Class 11. The Civil Service embraces all workers in:
C. and Technical Class A. All private corporations
D. Sub-clerical and manipulative Class B. Public and private companies
C. Government ministries
3.The recruitment or appointment of the permanent D. Public corporations
secretary is one of the duties of:
12. The effective operation of the Civil Service in
A. The federal public service commission
Nigeria is mostly hampered by:
B. The state civil service commission
A. Inadequate training of personnel
C. The executive
B. Corruption and inefficiency
D. The National Assembly
C. Debt burden and redundancy
D. Poor infrastructure
4.In the organizational structure of the ministry or
government department, offices and positions are: 13. The Bureau of Public Enterprises is charged with
A. Hierarchically arranged the responsibility for:
B. Diagonally arranged
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A. Privatization and commercialization B. Economic survival
B. Generating revenue C. High rate of armed robbery, pilfering and political
C. Eradicating poverty instability
D. Providing employment opportunities D. Electoral malpractices

14. Financial allocation to a local government by the 21. Public Corporations are established to:
Federal or a State government to supplement the cost A. Look after the affairs of local authorities
of a project is called: B. Co-ordinate the activities of ministries
A. Revenue allocation C. Give advice to the government on commerce
B. Reimbursement D. Provide essential services and amenities on
C. Statutory allocation commercial bases
D. Matching grant
22. Which of the following is not a source of local
15. A permanent Civil Service: government revenue:
A. Makes continuity in government possible A. State and federal government grants
B. Makes civil servants arrogant B. Licensing of cars and lorries
C. Promotes ethnic domination C. Market stall fees
D. Is undemocratic D. Returns on investment
23. One of the major reasons for setting up public
16. One form of control exercised over public corporations is to:
corporations is the requirement that their annual A. Maximize profit
reports be laid before: B. Compete with private companies
A. Parliament for scrutiny C. Provide essential services
B. All the political parties
D. Encourage patronage
C. All the local authorities in the country
D. A joint committee of the executive and parliament 24. All of the following are functions of the civil
service except:
17. Anonymity of the Civil Service means that the A. Making laws
Civil Servant must:
B. Implementing policies
A. Serve any government impartially
C. Preparing financial estimates
B. Be politically neutral
D. Implementing edicts
C. Have job security
D. Not receive the credit or blame for any good or bad 25. One factor which militates against the effective
policy functioning of the Civil Service is:
A. Delegated legislation
18. The local government reforms of 1976 in Nigeria
B. Political interference
were designed to:
C. Judicial inference
A. Decentralize authority
D. Political stability
B. Enlist grass-root support
C. Achieve even development 26. Being the third tier of government, the local
D. All of the above government is therefore:
A. Subordinate to state and federal government
19. Bye-laws made by local authorities can be declared
B. Antagonistic to state and federal government
unconstitutional only by the:
C. Co-ordinate to state and federal government
A. Local government service commission
D. All of the above
B. Ministry of local government and chieftaincy
affairs
27. One major problem facing public corporations
C. Courts in Nigeria is:
D. Attorney-General
A. Political parties
B. Excessive patriotism
20. Mass retrenchment of workers in the public and
C. Government interference
private sectors is most likely to result in:
D. Judicial manipulation
A. Political stability
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28. Most of the reasons given for the establishment of the defective features of the local governments in
public corporations in Nigeria are being contradicted Nigeria was that:
by the current wave of: A. They had no functions to perform
A. Privatization and commercialization B. They had no legal personality
B. Legalization and nationalization C. They had no chairmen to pilot their affairs
C. Judicial and legislative competence D. They had n o political aspiration
D. Rigging and electoral brouhaha
36. One of the major problems which spelt
29. The recruitment, promotion and discipline of civil doom for Nigeria Airways was:
servants in Nigeria is the responsibility of: A. Embezzlement of fund
A. Board of Directors B. Corruption
B. Civil Service Commission C. Lack of patriotism
C. The president D. All of the above
D. Ministry of Labour and Productivity
37.The main cause of infrastructure decay in Nigeria
30. Engineers and architects in the Civil Service fall is:
into the: A. Illiteracy
A. Professional class B. Disobedience
B. Technical class C. Lack of maintenance culture
C. Higher technical class Political instability
D. The manipulative class
38. One of the measures that will enhance the status of
31. The main functions of the administrative class of the local government as a third tier of government is:
the Civil Service include: A. The creation of more local government areas
A. Policy making B. Up-grading the local government to statehood
B. Implementation of government policies C. Drafting of separate constitution for local
C. Enactment of laws for the ministries government
D. All of the above D. Deduction of local government share of federal
allocation directly from source
32. The relationship between staffs of the civil service
in the discharge of their duties is expected to be: 39. To enhance the independence of the federal public
A. Personal and unofficial service commission, members should:
B. Official and non-personal A. Be elected from a national party
C. Casual and inconsistent B. Take oath of celibacy
D. Illogical and sporadic C. Neither belongs to the legislative nor executive
branch of government
33. The first local government system adopted in D. Be appointed by the non-aligned movement
Nigeria by the regional government was:
A. The French prefectorial system 40. To be promoted from one grade level to another, a
B. The Indian local government system staff must first:
C. The Russian Socialist system A. Apply to the Nigeria export promotion council
D. The British Council system B. Petition the civil service commission
C. Be in the president or governor’s list
34. The first local government system adopted in Be recommended to the public service
Nigeria by the regional government was: D. commission by his or her departmental head
A. The French prefectorial system
B. The Indian local government system 41. To be entitled to pension in Nigeria, a staff must:
C. The Russian Socialist system A. Work for 55 years
D. The British Council system B. Work for at least 10 years consecutive years
C. Work for 65 years
35.Before the 1976 local government reforms, one of D. Attain the age of seventy

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42. The dismissal of a staff in the ministry for official
misconduct is the prerogative is: 49. A statutory corporation is under the supervision of:
A. The permanent secretary A. The Chief Justice
B. The personnel manager B. The commissioner of police
C. The minister C. A minister
D. The Public Service Commission D. A local government chairman

43. The greatest head-ache affecting revenue 50. To which class of the civil service does the causal
generation by NEPA is: or manual labour force belong:
A. Debts owed it by government department’s and A. The technical class
officials B. The casual class
B. Refusal of NEPA men to collect revenue C. The manipulative class
C. Its instability to employ accountants D. The higher technical class
D. None of the above

44. Public Corporations in Nigeria are subject to the 2013/2014 GENERAL PAPERS SOLUTIONS.
control of:
A. The judiciary 1.C 12.B 23.C 34.C 45.C
B. The minister in charge 2.B 13.A 24.A 35.B 46.C
C. The parliament 3.C 14.D 25.B 36.D 47.C
D. Public Service Commission 4.A 15.A 26.C 37.C 48.A
5.B 16.A 27.C 38.D 49.C
45. The public corporation is similar to the joint stock 6.C 17.D 28.A 39.C 50.C
company because: 7.D 18.D 29.B 40.D
A. The chairmen is also the managing director 8.B 19.C 30.A 41.B
B. Their administrative centres are far from their main 9.C 20.C 31.B 42.D
factories 10.C 21.D 32.B 43.A
C. The two are legal entities 11.C 22.B 33.D 44.C
D. They share the same market

46. Which of the following statements both describes a

public corporation: 2012/2013GENERAL PAPER
A. It is an organ of government responsible for
executing the policies of government Answer the following questions by choosing one of the
B. It is a local body that renders services on a local options
basis
C. It is a legal body established by an act of state to 1.The ‘motto’ of the University of Lagos is
provide essential services A. Learning and Morals B. In truth we stand
D. It is a body owned by members of the public C. In deed and in truth D. Dignity and Labour
E. none of the above
47.‘Red tapism’ can be explained as:
A. The decentralized way of taking decision 2. Which of the following is not the name of the
B. A flexible way by which government decisions are incumbent President of Nigeria
taken A. Goodluck B. Jonathan C. Azikwe
C. The rigid adherence to routines by civil servants D. Ebele E. Nwerem
D. Management by objectives
3. The name of an organization that provides
48. An institution which seeks to redress people’s customers with access to the internet is
grievances against abuse of administrative power is A. Cyber café B. Internet services provider
C. Microsoft services provider D. HTML editor
the:
A. Ombudsman B. Judiciary
4. Nigeria became a republic in
C. Directorate of Public Prosecution
D. Judicial Service Commission A. 1960 B. 1966 C. 1963 D.1959
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5. What is the name of current Vice- Chancellor of the A. September 9th, 2001 series of coordinated suicide
University of Lagos? attack on Japan
A. Prof Tolu Odugbemi B. September 9th, 2001 series of coordinated suicide
B. Prof. Babafemi Sofoluwe attack on the United States of America
C. Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe C. September 9th, 2011 series of coordinated suicide
D. Prof Adetokunbo Sofoluwe attack on the United States of America
E. Prof. Nurudeen Alao D. September 11th, 2001 series of coordinated suicide
attack on the United States of America
6. The 2011 Presidential-election in Nigeria was held E. September 11th, 2001 series of coordinated suicide
on attack on the United States of America
A. April 6, 2011B. April 9, 2011 C. April 16, 2011 D.
April 26, 2011 E. None of the above. 15. The total number of votes scored by the winner of
the 2011 Presidential election in Nigeria was
7. Which of the following was not a A. 30,379,159 B. 22,495,187 C. 12,214,853 D.
candidate in the 2011 Presidential election in Nigeria 15,379,159 E. 12,497,187
A. Nuru Rebadu B. Mohammed Buhari
C. Sekarau Ibrahim D. Olusola Saraki 16. INTERNET means
A. internal networks B. E-mail C. International
8. The Chairman of the Economic and Financial network D. Web-site E. None of the above
Crimes Commission in Nigeria
A. Mallam Nuru Rebadu B. Mrs. Farida Waziri 17. Which of the following cities has ever been the
C. Mrs. Dora Akuyile capital of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
D. Alh. Mohammed Buhari E. None of the above A. Lagos B.Calabar C. Lakoja D. Abuja e. All of the
above
9. Lagos is a place in
A. Nigeria only B.Portugal only C. Spain only D. 18. The presidential election which was annulled in
Nigeria and Portugal E. Nigeria and Spain Nigeria was held in
A. 1993 B. 1994 C. 1983 D. 1984
10. The name of the wife of President Barrack Obama
of United State OF America is 19. What is the name of the immediate past speaker of
A. Michelle Obama B.Roseline Obama C. Hillary the Nigeria House of Representative?
Obama D. Palin Obama E. None of the above A David Mark B. Pius Anyim
C. Dimeji Longe D. Dimaji Bankole
11. President Barrack Obama of the United State of E. None of the above
America is
A. The 44th President of America 20. The Administrative Capital of South Africa is
B. The 47th President of America A. Johannesburg B. Durbar C. Pretoria D. Soweto E.
C.The 50th President of America None of the above
D. The 99th President of America
E. The 101th President of America 21. Which African country was called the “Gold
Coast”?
12. Goals scored in an off-side position in a football A. Cote D’ivoir B. Ghana C. Sierra-Leone
match attracts. D. Liberia E. Nigeria
A. A penalty from the referee B. Penalty by the award
of one goal to the opponent C. Nullification D. 22. In which ethnic group in Nigeria is the “talking
addition of one goal to the total goals scored by the drum” commonly used?
scorer’s side e. None of the above A.Igbo B. Hausa C. Fulani D. Yoruba E. Ibibio
13. Mammar Gaddafi was the President of
A. Syria B. Libya C. Egypt D. Malaysia E. Yemen 23. Which of the following is not a member of the oil-
producing states in Nigeria?
14. 9/11 refers to A. Ondo B. Bayelsa C. Delta D. Lagos E. none of the
above

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24. Who invented the telephone 34. Who won the 2011 gubernatorial in Lagos State?
A. Isaac Newton B. Graham Douglas C. Graham Bell A. Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola B. Alhaji Bola Ahmed
D. Isaac Holloway E. none of the above Tinubu C. Dr. Ade Dosumu D. Chief J.K Randle E.
Mrs Oluremi Tinubu
25. Electric bulb was invented by
A. John Bulb B. Thomas Watts C. Mary Bulb D. none 35. The full meaning of CNN, the American television
of the above station is
A. Central National News B. Central News Network
26. University of Lagos is situated in C. Cable National News D. Cable Network News E.
A. Yaba Local Government B. Lagos Mainland Local None of The Above
Government
C. Bariga Local Government D. Lagos Island Local 36. The current chairman of INEC IS
Government A. Prof. Maurice Iwu
B. Prof. Humprey Nwosu
27. The General Oversee of Redeemed Christian C. Prof Rasheed Muniru Jega
Church of God in Nigeria is ? D. Prof. Humpry Iwu E. Prof. Atahiru Jega
A. pastor Adeboye Kumuyi
B. paster Enoch Adeboye 37. The winner of the 2011 Africa Youth
C. pastor Wale Odukoya Championship, U-20 Footbal fiesta held in south
D. pastor Benson Idahosa E. none of the above Africa is
A. Nigeria B. Mali C. Cameroon D. Egypt E. None of
28. Which of the following is not a Penticostal Church the above
A. Redeemed Christian Church of God
B. Deeper Life Ministry 38. Which of the following is not a Political Perty in
C. Four Square Gospel Church Nigeria
D. Mountain of Fire and Miracle A. Accord party B. Action congress of Nigeria C.
E. The Catholic Church People Democratic Party D. Labour Party
E. Republican Party
29. The clock called BIG-BEN can be found in
A. Los angeles B. Vancouver C. LondonD. Paris E. 39. The capital of Cape Verde is
Toronto A. Cape-town B. Praia C. Rhodesia
D. New-Orleans E. None of the above
30. Which of the following is not in the National
Anthem of Nigeria 40. Brazil is a country in
A. one nation bound in frredom A. Africa B. America C. Europe D. Asia E. Australia
B. Arise o compatriot C. To server our fatherland D.
With love and strength and hope E. none of the above 41. The current Governor of the Central Bank of
Nigeria is
31. Which of the following African leaders is not a A. Sanusi Lamido B. chukwuma soludo
Nobel Prize winner? C. dora akunyuli D. Erastus Akingbola
A. Archbishop Desmond Tutu B. Mr. Nelson E. none of the above
Mandella C. Prof. Wole Soyinka
D. Prof. Chinua Achebe E. None of the above 42. Which of the following died while in office as a
Nigeria ruler
32. In human respiration, oxygen is inhale, which of A. alhaji Umaru yar’adua B. general sanni abacha C.
the following is exhaled general murtala mohammed D. all of the above E.
A. Carbon-monoide B. oxygen c. carbon-dioxide D. none of the above
sodium chloride E. none of the above
43. The current prime minister of Britain is
33. The smallest nation in the world is A. Mr. John Major B. Mr. Tony Blair C. Mr. David
A. Vatican City B. Malaysia C. Madagascar D. Camero D. Mr. Gordon Brown E. Mr. James Brown
Zimbabwe E. Italy

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44. Prince William and Kate Middleton were married
at Westminster Abbey, London on 55. The headquarters of United Nation is
A. 11th April, 2011 B. 29th April, 2011 C. 1st May, A .Addis-Ababa B. New York C. Washington D C D.
2011 D. 2nd May, 2011 E. None of the above London E. Lagos

45. Which of the following is nota search engine 56. The head of common wealth of Nations is
A. Google B. Excite C. Alta Vista D. Yahoo E. A. Queen Elizabeth of England B. Mr. Ban-ki Moon
None of the above C. Mr. Kofi Anan D. Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali E.
Prof. Jerry Gana
46. Which of the following is not a current telecom
services provider in Nigeria 57. The University of Lagos was established in
A. Starcoms B. Airtel C. MTN D. Celtel E. None of A. 1962 B.1960 C. 1961 D. 1959 E. None of the
the above above

47. www use in web address on internet means 58. Where is the sahara desert?
A. Word wide web B. world wave web C. world wide A. America B. Asia C. Australia D. Europe E. Africa
web D. word wave web E. world wide wave
59. Which of the following is not a newspaper in
48. The first prime minister in Nigeria is circulation in Nigeria
A. Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe B. Alhaji Tafawa Balewa C. A. The Gaurdian B. The Punch C. The New Nigeria
Lord Macpherson D. Lord Lugard E. Alhaji Shehu D. The Nation E. Le Figaro
Shangari
60. Which country will holst the 2018 FIFA World
49. The blue buses using special lanes in Lagos are Cup Football?
commonly referred to as BRT buses. What doe BRT A. Russia B. france C. Qatar D. Nigeria E. South
means Africa
A. Babatunde Raji Transport B. Babatunde Raji
Transit C. Bus Rapid Transit D. Blue Rapid Transpot 61. …….. is the most populous African nation
E. None of the above A. Kenya B. South Africa C. Nigeria D.Ghana E.
Libya
50. HAITI is a country in
A. America B. Africa C. Asia D. Europe E. None of 62. Nigerian ‘s national telephone code is
the above A. 080 B. 234 C. 233 D. 009

51. The first Nigerian to win Olympic medal is 63. Nigeria population is currently estimated to be
A. Chioma Ajunwa B. Nojeem Maiyegun C. Fidelis about
Okoro D. Maitama Sule E. None of the above A. 100 million B. 140 million C. 190 million D.
200 million
52. The first Nigerian to win the heavy weight boxing
championship of the world is 64. Who is the current Vice President of Nigeria?
A. Simon Joe B. Hogan Kid Bassey C. Simon Peter A. Goodluck jonathan B. alh. Shehu Shangari C.
D. Bash Ali E. None of the above. Alh. Namadi Sambo D. Alh. Jubril Aminu E. None
of the above
53. The first television station was established in
Nigeria 65. The most numerous ethnic group in the Northern
A. 1959 B.1960 C.1961 D. 1962 E. 1962 2/3 of Nigeria is
A. Nupe B. Tiv C. Hausa/Fulani D. Kanuro
54. Which of the following two statements does not
explain the word “surfing”? 66. What is the full meaning of INEC?
I. A sport in which the individual rides on the crest or A. Independent Nigeria electoral commission
along tunnel of a wave B. Independent National Electrical Commission
II. Exploration of the web (www) C. Independent Nigeria Education Commission
A. I only B. II only C. I & II D. Neither I nor II D. Independent National Electoral Commission

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 A. over 200 ethnic groups B. over 300 ethnic groups
67. The last gubernatorial election in Nigeria took C. over 400 ethnic groups D. about three ethnic group
place on
A. April 26, 2011 B. April 26, 2010 C. April 23, 78. The most widely used Nigeria languages are
2011 D. April 16, 2011 E. None of the above A. Fulani, Yoruba and igbo B. hausa,Yoruba and igbo
C. igbo,Yoruba and pidgin D. pidgin, Yoruba and
68. Current Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan was hausa
Governor of
A. Borno State B. Ebonyi Stae C. Bayelsa State D. 79. Major ethnic groups in sorth-easthern Nigeria
Cross River State E. Anambra State include
A. igbo, kanuri and efik B. igbo, Yoruba and ijaw
69. Senate President of Nigeria fro May 2007 –May C. igbo, efik and Ibibio D. igbo, ijaw and tiv
2011 was
A. Dimaji Bankole B. David mark C. Alhaji Aliko 80. The following is not an ethnic group in the south
dangote D. Bukola saraki east of Nigeria
A. Efik B. Annang C. Ijaw D. Ibibio E. none of the
70. Nigeria’s presidential villa is located in above
A. Asokoro, Abuja B. dodan barracks, lagos C.
obasanjo farm, ota D. aso rock, Abuja 81. The number ‘419” refers to the article of
A. the American criminal code dealing with internet
71. Nigeria flag consists of fraud
A. 3 blocks of green, white and green B. the Nigeria criminal code dealing with internet
B. 3 horizontal bands of green,white and green fraud
C. 3 vertical bands of green, white and green C.the Russian criminal code dealing with internet
D. 3 horizontal band of green, white and yellow fraud
D. the Nigeria criminal code dealing with fraud
72. Who named Nigeria?
A. mungo park B. lord lugard C. laura shaw D. 82. One of the following is not a Nigerian music
Charles Darwin E. none of the above A. fuji B. Yo-pop C. Afro juju D. highlife E.
gbedu
73. Nigeria’s national anthem is called
83. Albert Einstein, sir Isaac newton and Charles
A. I pledge to Nigeria my country B. arise o Darwin have something in common
compatriots C. Nigeria, we hail thee D. none of the
above A. They are all famous poets B. They are all famous
poets C. They are all famous artists D. They are all
74 . The main accreditation body that enforces uniform famous scientist
standard and sets admissions capacity of every
University in Nigeria is 84. Nigeria ranks ________ in African’s GDP
A. The Nigerian university commission B. the national A. first B. second C. third D. fourth E. fifth
universities commission
C. the federal ministry of education D. the joint 85. The Nigeria Civil was from
admission matriculation board A. 1967-1969 B. 1967-197- C. 1967-1971 D. 1968-
1971
75. Nigeria is organized into
A. 36 states including the FCT, Abuja B. 37 states C. 86. The flag of Nigeria was first used in
38 states D. 36 states and FCT, Abuja A. 1959 B. 1960 C. 1961 D. 1970 E. 1971

76. Nigeria accounts for 87. Which of the following is not true about computer
A. 1/4th Africa’s people B. 1/6th Africa’s people C. A. process information electronically to produce data
1/10th Africa’s people D. 1/3th Africa’s people B. computers are programmable so we can tell them
what to do
77. Nigeria has

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C. Computers also include small programmed system 97. One of the following countries is not a republic
found in some appliances such as phones, microwave A. USA B. Nigeria C. China D. UK
ovens and video records
D. computer consists of hardware and software 98. The millennium development goals include
A. reduce those suffering from hunger and poverty B.
88. _____ is used to read pages set up on the internet ensure all children get primary education C. stop the
A. google B. satellite communication C. web browser spread of aids D. make sure girls get as much
D. video conferencing E. E-mail education as boys E. all of the above

89. Which of the following is not a feature of the e- 99. The G8 is a member of eight rich countries
mail including
A. Broad communication is needed B. very cheap to A.USA, UK, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA AND
send C. very quick delivery D. can be sent at any time FRANCE
E. none of the above B. UK, GERMANY, USA, JAPAN AND BRAZIL
C. CHINA, USA, UK, CANADA AND GERMANY
90. which of the following method of communication D. UK, UAS, ITALY, FRANCE, GEMANY
may be inconvenienced by time zone? E. UK, USA, CANADA, JAPAN, BRAZIL
A. post B. fax C. E- mail D. mobile telephone
100. The 9/11 attack killed nearly 3,000 people and
91. All but one of the following are actions for dealing destroyed the
with viruses in your computer A. IMF B. World Bank C. World Trade Centre D.
A. scanning of incoming mails B. changing passwords Wall Street
regularly C. using filtering software to prevent
downloads of computer programs D. not opening 2012/2013 GENERAL PAPERS SOLUTIONS.
suspicious e-mail or attachments E. all of the above
1.C 21.B 41.A 61.C 81.D
92. Search engines on the internet help to search for 2.E 22.D 42.D 62.B 82.B
information by 3.B 23.D 43.C 63.B 83.D
A. looking for healing of web document B. looking 4.C 24.D 44.B 64.C 84.C
for words inside web documents 5.D 25.B 45.E 65.C 85.B
C. searching other search engines D. none of the 6.C 26.B 46.D 66.D 86.B
above E. all of the above 7.D 27.B 47.A 67.A 87.B
8.E 28.E 48.B 68.C 88.C
93. The public sector in Nigeria does not include 9.A 29.C 49.C 69.B 89.E
A. the army B. The central bank of Nigeria C. The 10.A 30.E 50.E 70.D 90.A
business owned by individual members of the public 11.A 31.D 51.B 71.C 91.B
D. the police E. the state government universities 12.C 32.C 52.B 72.C 92.E
13.B 33.A 53.A 73.B 93.C
94. May 29th in Nigeria is celebrated as 14.E 34.A 54.D 74.B 94.C
A. independent day B. mother’s day C. democracy day 15.A 35.D 55.B 75.B 95.B
D. hanging over day 16.C 36.E 56.A 76.B 96.E
17.E 37.A 57.A 77.C 97.D
95. the corporate affairs commission in Nigeria is 18.A 38.E 58.E 78.B 98.E
responsible for 19.D 39.B 59.E 79.C 99.D
A. taxation of companies In Nigeria B. registration of 20.C 40.B 60.A 80.E 100.C
companies in Nigeria C. closing down companies who
do not pay tax 1961 D. all of the above E. none of the
above

96. the government spends taxes on

A. provision of health services B. education C.
Defence 1961 D. waste disposal E. all of the above

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2011/2012 GENERAL PAPERS and concentration of national resources
in the hands of the State is called:
Answer the following questions by choosing one of the
options A. Fanaticsm
B. Egalitarianism
1. A low land between two hills is called
C. Communism
A. Island B. Valley C. Plateau
D. Lake E. Mountain D. Democracy
E. Utopianism

2. Which of these animals is not a member of dog 8. An instrument used in finding ways and
family
navigation is called:
A. Jackal B. German shepherd
C. Tiger D. Yorkshire terrier A. Map B. GPRS C. Compass
E. Rottweiler D. Compound E. None of the above

3. The process in which the food we eat 9. A computer is made of:

is broken down into substance that can A. hardware B. software
be used by the body is called: C. None of the above D. A& B.
A. Digestion
E. A only
B. Circulation
C. Tissue
10. Which of these continents is the coldest in the
D. Respiration
E. Excretion world?
A. Asia B. Africa C. Antarctic
4. A frightening dream is called D. European E. American
A. Blush
B. Nightmare 11. What is the name of the world’s highest
C. Night Anguish
mountain?
D. Night Fear
A. Mount Kilomajaro B. Mount Everest
E. None of the above
C. Mount Cameroon D. Mountain Nkoyo
5. Which of these is not a type of eagle? E. None of the above.
A. Short-toed
B. Booted 12. What name is the Parliament of Nigeria called:
C. Bonelli A. House of Representative
D. All of the above
B. Senate
E. None of the above
C. State House of Assembly
6. What was the former name of present D. National Assembly
Zimbabwe?
E. All of the above
A. Rhodesia
B. Yamashoma 13. The Parliament of the United State of America
C. Orange Republic A. House of Parliament
D. Brazzaville
B. National Assembly
E. Oceania
C. Congress
D. Assembly of Lawmakers
7.A system of government based on the
E. None of the above
ideological belief of equality of people
14. Cote d’Ivoire is formerly known as?
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A. Yamassokou D. David Livingstone
B. Ivory Coast E. None of the above
C. Gold Coast
21.What is the difference between 2:45 am and 12:32
D. Rhode Coast
pm?
E. Diamond Haven
15. The process of preservation, protection and A. 9Hrs 47min B 14Hrs 10min C. 5Hrs 25min D.
wise use of natural resources is called: 10Hrs 17min
A. Fermentation 22. 4¾ - 2 ½ x ½ =
B. Preservation
C. Conservation A. 4/3 B. 14
/3 C. 9/8 D. 3/2
D. Ecology
23.2 scores plus 4 dozens multiplied by 14 equals?
E. Zoning
A. 118 B. 1232 C. 1882 D. 1432
16. Ballet and Tango are types of: 24. 33 1/3 of 100 equal?
A. Song
B. Dancing A. 33 1/3 B. 30 C. 3 D. 33
C. Cycling
D. Swimming 25. 1800 multiplied by what number will give you
100800
E. Horse Ridding
A. 56 B. 28 C. 41 D. 38
17. The first person to develop atomic bomb was:
A. Albert Einstein 26. 5.8 x 6.1 x 9.8 =
B. Charles De Gaulle
C. Thomas Jefferson A. 480.4 B. 350.3 C. 560.8 D. 260.7
D. T. S. Elliot
27. A farmer has 41 bags of oranges. Each bag
E. Plato
contains 59 oranges each. How many oranges does
18. The process by which the people in a country is the farmer have?
given an opportunity to elect, choose or reject new A. 3324 B. 1591 C. 2831 D. 2419
government is known as:
A. Referendum 28. If 16 of the same book weight 4kg. How much
does one book weigh?
B. Plebiscite
A. 20g B. 25g C. 55g D. 40g
C. Election
D. Ratification 29. What is 5 % of N575?
E. None of the above A. 30.8 B. 28.75 C. 25.5 D. 55.5
19. In which continent is Mount Everest?
A. Asia B. North America 30. What is the difference between 500 multiplied by
C. South America D. Africa 700 and 700 multiplied by 500?
E. Europe A. 1000 B. 100 C. 0 D. 10000

20. Which of these people is not an explorer? 31. A girl has 98 beads, and all but 14 were lost. How
A. Vasco Da Gama many beads did she loose?
B. Christopher Columbus A. 84 B. 112 C. 114 D. 14
C. Ferdinand Magellan
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32. If 15% of a number is 175. What is the number 6. A 16.B 26.B 36.B
multiplied by 2?
7. C 17.A 27.D 37.C
A. 500 B. 150 C. 1000 D. 800 8. C 18.C 28.A 38.D
33. A man was born on the 29th of February, 1980. 9. D 19.A 29.B 39.C
How many birthdays has he celebrated after his birth
10.C 20.E 30.D 40. A
till today?
A. 9 B. 9 C. 3 D. 13

34. 17, 31, 51, 68, ---

A. 75 B. 82 C. 90 D. 85 MATHEMATICS 2015/16

35. Acar travels at 120km/h. How long would it take 1.If 1p1223 = 98ten where P is a digit. Find the value
it to get to Jebba which is 2,400km away? of P
A.3 B.2 C.1 D 0
A. 20hrs B. 25hrs C. 15hrs D. 30hrs
2.Convert 10110two to a number in base ten
36. A man buys 6 books and 3 bags. If a book cost A. 21 B.22 C. 23 D. 24
N17 and a bag cost N25. How much has he spent?
3. Express 462.3067 correct to 3 decimal places
A. N112 B. N177 C. N125 D. N150 A.500.000 B.462.310 C.462.307 D. 462.000
37. It takes 15 minutes to fill 125 gallons with petrol
from a tanker. How long will it take to fill 725 4. If x = N45,000, what is the sum of x and q 3% of x
A.N58,5OO B.N46,350 C.N44,135 D.45,014
gallons?
A. 92mins B. 45mins C. 87mins D. 102mins 5. If an item bought for n 180.00 was sold for n
225.00, calculate the percentage profit
A. 20% B. 25% C. 45% D.80%
38. If it takes 15 men 6 ½ days to build a house, How
many houses can they build in 45 days? 1 1
A. 3days B. 7days C. 8days D. 5days 6. Simplify 8 +3 ÷7
2 2

3 1
39. If it takes a boy 5minutes to run 1km, how long 14+ 12
would it take him to run 2 ½ km?
A. 10 ½ mins B.15mins A. 210/13 B. 2 C. 112/13 D.1
C. 12 ½ mins D. 11 ½ mins
7.Find the value of 3√n9/27 if n =3
40. How many bottles are in a dozen crates A.1 B. 3 C. 9 D.27
containing 24 bottles each?
A. 288 B. 300 C. 180 D. 120 8.Express the number 0.002513 in standard form
A. 2.513X103 B. 2.513x102 C. 2.513X10-2 D.
2011/2012 GENERAL PAPER 2.513X10-3
SOLUTIONS
9. Evaluate -3√5 - 4√3
1. B 11.B 21.A 31.D √5 -√3
2. C 12.D 22.C 32.C
1
3. A 13.C 23.B 33.D A. 3+√15 B. 2(3-√15)
1
4. B 14.B 24.C 34.D C.2 (3 + √15) D. 3-√15

5. E 15.C 25.A 35.A

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 20. If the 4th term of an A.P is 15 , find the 3rd term o
10. Q the series 3rd term of series 3-r+s+…
P

A. 4 B. 7 C. 9 D. 11

21. Find the 10 th term of the sequence 1/9, 1/3, 1…

A.311 B. 37 C. 3-7 D. 3-11
22. A binary operation* is defined by a b =√axb2, find
R
9*2
From the venn diagram above the shaded portion is A. 36 B. 18 C. 12 D. 6
A.P′(QR) B. (QnR) C. (QuR) D. P′(QR)

11. In a class of 40 students , 55% passed 23. * 1 2 3 4

mathematics, 25% passed physics and 20% passed
both mathematics and physics. How many passed 1 2 4 13
neither and mathematics and physics. 2 3 4 21
A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D.16 3 1 2 34
4 2 1 43
12. If S = ½(u+v)t, make v the subject of the formula
A. 2s- ut/t B. ut -2s /t C. ut + 2s/t D. 2s-u/t The table above shows an operation*on the set of
number N= ( 1,2,3,4) .Find the
13.If (y +2) varies inversely as x and y = 3 when x= 2 identity element of the operation
find y when x = 5 A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 D. 0
8 −4
24.Find the inverse of (−7 6
)
14. If x – 2 is a factor of x3-x2-14x +24, find the other
factors 3/10 −1/5
A. (X+3)(X-4) B. (X+3) (X+4) C. (X+3)(X+5) A. (−7/20 2/5
) B.(3/10
7/20
1/5
2/5
)
D.(X+3) (X+4)
2/5 −1/5 2/5 1/5
𝐶. (−7/20 ) D.( )
15. Find the remainder when x3-2x2 +3x+1is divided 3/10 7/20 3/10
by (x+1)
A. 6 B. 5 C. -4 D. -5 7 3
25.If [ ] = 24 find X
𝑥 𝑥
16. Find the values of x for which the expression A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D.8
x3+x2-x+1/x2-4 undefined
A. -2,2 B. 2,4 C. -1, 4 D. 1,-4 26. The sum of the interioi angle of the polygon
A. 35° B. 45° C. 108° 135°
17. A number is choosen at randon from 1 to 24
inclusive. What is the probability that the number is Q
divisible by 5? 27.
A. 1/5 B.1/24 C. 1/12 D. 1/6 R

18. Find the ranges of values of s and t if 2s+t<9 and

s+3t<7 0
A. S<4 and t >-1 B. s > 4 and t<1 C. s>4 and t>1 D. P 120°
s<4 and t>1 S
19. Find the solution of the inequality 12+4s-s2<0 From the diagram above , O is the centre of the circle
A.{𝑆: 𝑆 < −2}𝑈{𝑆: 𝑆 > 6} B. {𝑆: 𝑆 > −2}U{𝑆: 𝑆 < 6} and <POS = 120°. Find <PRS
A.50° B. 60 ° C. 70° D. 80°
C.{𝑆; 𝑆 > 2}U{𝑆; 𝑆 < 6} D.{𝑆: 𝑆 > −2}U{𝑆: 𝑆 > 6}

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28. If a right circular cylinder of base radius 5cm has a 39. If y = cosx+1,find dy/dx
height of 7cm find the quantity of water the cylinder Sinx
can cotain A. tanx B. cotx C. –tan2x D. –cosec2x
A. 1100cm2 B. 550cm2 C. 250cm2 D. 110cm2
40. Find a maximum value of the function f(x) = x3-
29. A chord of a circle is 40 cm long and its 12x+15
perpendicular distance from the centre is 15cm. A. -9 B -2 C. 9 D. 21
Calculate the redius
A. 25cm B. 20cm C. 14cm D. 13cm 𝑝/2
41. Evaluate ∫0 (𝑥 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥)𝑑𝑥
A. p2/8+1 B. P2/8-1 C. -p2-1/8 D. p2/8
30. Calculate the total surface area of a cylinder pipe
100cm long whose cross-sectional diameter is 7cm
42. Find ∫(3x2+2x+6)dx
A. 2359cm2 B. 2277cm2 C. 2200cm2 D. 1138cm2
A. x3+x2+6x+k B. x3+x2+2x+k C. x3+x2+4
D. x3+x2+6
31. R is on the locus of points equidistant from two
given points P and Q, XY is a straight line through Q
parallel to the locus. If is angle PQX=40°, Find the
value of angle PRQ.
43.
A40° B.50° C. 80° D.100°
Agric 87 INDUSTRY
32. A boy moves such that his distance from two
fixed points (5,3) and ( 7,4) are always equal. Find the
equation of the locus of the boy. EDU
A. 2x+4y-31=0 B. 4x+2y-31=0 C. 4x-2y-31=0 D.
2y-4x-31=0
The pie chart above shows the distribution of funds. If
33. If the midpoint of the line joining points P(m,n)
the total sum disbursed is N540,000, what is the
and Q(1,3) is R(2,4), find the values of m and n,
amount collected education?
respectively
A. N120,000 B. 130,000 C. 135,000 N149,000
A.4,3 B. 2,7 C. 4,2 D. 3,5
44.
Goals Score 0 1 3 4 5
34. Find the gradient of the line joining points
No of Clubs 8 2 3 3 2
P(4, -1) and Q(-3, -5)
A. 4/7 B. 7/4 C. -4/7 D. -7/4
The table above shows the frequency distribution of
35. If the distance between points (-3,-5) and (1, y) is goals scored in a football season . How many goals?
A. 3 B. 5 C. 6 D. 8
2√5 units, find the value of y
A. 4 B. 2 C. -2 D. -4
45. Find the mean of 8.3, 11.2, 9.4, 13.8, 12.9, and
10.5
36. A vertical pole is 50m away from a points on a
level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of the
46.
pole from the point is 35°, find the height of the pole.
Marks 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25
A. 71m B. 50m C. 42m D. 35m
Freq 4 6 10 6 4
37. In triangle PQR, Q=30°, q=8.6cm and r=3.2 cm,
find <PQR, correct to the nearest degree From the table above, find the of students that scored
A. 13° B. 12° C. 11° D. 10° at most 15
A. 30 B. 20 C. 15 D.10
38. Evaluate limx x2-1
1
x-1 47. Find the mean deviation of 1,2,3,3,and 5
A. 2 B. 1 C. -1 D. 21 A. 2.20 B.2.10 C. 1.04 D. 0.12

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48. 7. A car dealer paid N 240,000 for a car. he added 1/5
Weight of 2 3 4 5 of this amount to what he paid in order to determine
babies his selling price. What was his selling
Frequency 3 4 2 1 A.N264,000 B. N288,000 C. N244,000 D. 248,000

From the above table, the weight of 10 babies were 9. A student’s test scarps on the first five of six
obtained and recorded to the nearest kilogram. Find examinations to be given during the semester are
the variance of the distribution. tabulated below:
A. 10.50 B. 7.40 C. 0.89
Test Number 1 2 3 4 5 6
49. In how many ways can the letters of the word Score 75 86 75 68 85 ?
‘BENZENE’ be arranged?
A. 420 B. 840 C. 42100 D. 40320 What must the student score in the last examination to
make his average for the semester 81?
50. If a die is tossed twice, what is the probability that A.78 B. 97 C. 95 D. 89
the sum of the outcome is 6?
A. 1/18 B. 1/12 C. 1/9 D. 5/36 10. Mr. Dede earns a commission of N150 on sales of
N3000. At this rate , how much commission will earn
on sales of N7400?
A.N450 B. N300 C. N140 D. 370

MATHEMATICS 2014/2015 11.Four cars A, B, C and D, finished a race with the

following respective times for completing the course:
1. If x+y =1 and x-y =1, what is y? 61/2 hours, 511/12 hours, 61/2 hours and 55/6 hours.
A. -1 B. ½ C. 0 D. 2 How long Car D crossed the finish line did Car A
cross the line?
2. The rate of consumtion of fuel by a car is given by A.½ hour B. 2/3 hour c. 1/3 hour D. 5/6
4800 the expression 3v+4800/v, where v is the speed
of the car in km/hr.. The speed at which the rate of fuel 12. Determine correctly to the nearest kobo, the
consumption is at least monthly installment on a loan of N12,500 at 6% for 30
A. 30 B. 40 C. 120 D.1,600 years
A. N74.95 B. 79.45 C. 74.90 D. 74.00
3. In which of the following is the number N the
smallest? 13. The area bounded by the curve y = (3x+1) ( x-1),
A. 10% ofN is 12 B. 1/2 % of N is 1 C. 200% of N is the x- axis x=1 and x=3 is
210 D. 50 of N is 70 A. 14 B. 16 C. 18 D. 20

4. If y= cosecx, dy/dx is 14. The area bounded by curve y x-5x+4, the x- axis,
A. –cosec x sec x B. tan x cosec x C. – cot x cosec x the y- axis and x=4 is
D. –cot x sex x dx A.61/2 B. 41/2 C. -22/3 D. 15/6

5. The derivative with respect to x of cos (2x-3x2) is 15. The rate of ice formation in the freezer,
A. (6-2)sin(2x-3x2) B. –sin(2x-3x2) C. (-6X+2)sin(2x- compartment is ( 2 - .3t) g per min: where t is the time
3x2) D. –sin(2-6x) in minutes. If there was an initial 10g of ice in the ice-
maker, the mass of ice present 10 minutes
6. Four cars A, B, C and D, finished a race with the A.5g B.10g C.15g D. 25g
following respective times for completing the course:
61/2 hours, 511/12 hours, 61/2 hours and 55/6 hours. 16. The volume of a balloon which is being blown
Which CAR FINISHED FIRST? increases at the rate of ( 60 -3t) cm3s-1, where t is the
A.car A B. car B C. car C D. car D time in seconds. If the initial volume of the balloon is
zero, its volume after 3 seconds is
A.33cm3 B. 153cm3 C. 180cm3 D.207cm3

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17. Determine correctly to the nearest kobo the 27. The coordinates of three points X,Y and Z are
monthly installment on a loan of N15, 000 at 7% for given as (6,3) , (1,2) and (7,-2)respectively. Find the
30 years. gradient of the line XZ.
A. N99.81 B. 89.80 C. 98.80 D. 99.00 A. -5 B. -6 C. 5 D. 6

18.If a certain principal earns N40 interest per year at 28. The coordinates of three points X,Y and Z are
an interest rate of 6% per year, what interest will it given as (6,3) , (1,2) and (7,-2) respectively. Find the
earn at the rate of 1% per month? equation of the line YZ
A.N180 B. N240 C. N60 D. 120 A. 3y+2x=8 b. 3y-2x =4 C. 2x+3y=8 D. 3y+2x=7

19. At a school picnic, 1 junior and 1 senior will be 29. The perpendicular distance of the point (2,-1) from
chosen to lead the school activities. If there are 125 the line 3x-4y+5 = 0 is
juniors and 100 seniors at the picnic, how many A. 2 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3
different ways 2- person combinations of 1 junior and
1 senior are possible? 30. The equation of the line which passes through the
A. 225 B. 125 C. 100 B. 2251 point (-1,3) and is parrel to the line 2x+ 3y = 5 is
A. 3x +2y = 3 B. 2x + 3y = 7
20. Determine correctly to the nearest kobo, the 1 C. 2x + 3y = 11 D. 3x – 2y = 9
1
monthly instalment on a loan of N14,000 at 62% for
31. The point ( x,y) at which the curve y = 3x2-4x+1
20 years
has a gradient of -10 is
A.N 104.38 B. N104.45 C. N104.76 D. 104.00
A. (-1,8) B. (2,342) C. ( 0,1) D. ( 1,0)
21. If 5 times a number n is subtracted from 15, the
32. The distance between the point (6,5) and the point
result is negative. Which of the following gives the
of intersection of the line x+ y = 4 and x – y = 2 is
possible value(s) for n ?
A. 3 B. 2 C. 11 D. 5
A. 0 only B. 3 only C. all n <3 D. all n>3
33. A line which makes an angle of 135° with the
22. How many prime numbers are there between 30
positive x-axis passes through the point (5,-3). The
and 50?
equation of the line is
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
A. X-y=8 B. x+y=2 C. x-y=2 D. x+ y = 8
23. A restaurant has 10 booths that will seat up to 4
34. Determine the value of the bases x if 343x – 244x =
people each. If 20 people are seated in booths, and no
1111112
booths are empty, what is the greatest possible number
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
of booths that could be filled with 4 people? A. 0 B. 1
C. 2 D. 3
35. A number p is divisible exactly by 3 and 5 and
a number Q by 3, 5 and 7. The highest common
24. George’s best long jump distance increase by
factor of P and Q is
10% from 2000 t0 2001 and by 20% from 2001 and A. 15 B. 105 C. a factor of 15 D. a multiple of 15
2002. What percent did her best long jump distance
increase from 2000 to 2002? 36. After polling a class of 20 music students by a
A. 15% B. 30% C. 32% D. 20% show of hands, you find that 8 students play the piano.
What is the minimum number of students in this music
25. A person’s 2metres tall cast a shadow of 12 class who play both the guitar and the piano
metres long at the same time, a telephone pole casts a
shadow of 12 metres long. How tall is the pole? A. 9 B. 17 C. 8 D. 0
A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 11
37. The length of a rod was given as 35cm correct to
26. If the coordinates of three points X,Y and Z are the nearest centimeter. The actual length has within the
given as (6,3) , (1,2) and (7,-2) respectively. Find the range
coordinates of the midpoint of the line XY.
A. (7,5) B. (5,1) C. (7/2, 5/2) D. (5/2, ½) A 34.5 -35.5cm B. 34.1-35.9cm c. 34.9- 35.1cm
D. 34.95-35.05cm
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38. The number whose logarithm to base 10 is 1.5 is A . Right-angle B. Scalene with no right angle C.
A. 10-1.5 B.100.5 C. 100-0.5 D. 10-1+100.5 Equilateral D .Isosceles

39. Which of the following is the set of all real 8. If un = 2, 6, 10, …, the 12th term of the
numbers x such that x+ 3 > +5? sequence is
A. The set is empty A. 46 B. 50 C. 48 D. 44
B. The set containing all real numbers
C. The set containing all negative real numbers 9. If un = 2, 6, 10, …, the last tem of the
D. The set containing all non negative real numbers sequence is 90. The number of terms in the
sequence is
40. The larger of two numbers exceeds twice the A. 20 B. 22 C. 24 D. 23
smallest by 8. The sum of twice the larger and 3 times
the smaller number is 65. If x is the smaller number, 10. If un = 2, 6, 10, …, the sum of the terms of
which equation determines the correct value of x? the sequence is
A. 3 (2X+8) + 2X = 65 B. 3 ( 2X-8) + 2X = 65 A. 1104 B. 1058 C. 968 D. 1012
C. 3 ( 2X-8) + 2X = 65 D. 2 ( 2X+8) + 3X = 65
3
11. If √3 x = √9, then the value of x is
6 4 1 2
2013/2014 MATHEMATICS A. 6 B.3 C.3 D.3
1. Which of the following points does not lie on the lie
12. In an arithmetic sequence with 25 terms, if
2y + 5x -4=0?
the first term is 60 and last term is -12, the sum
A. (0,8,0) B. (1,-0.5) C. (0,2) D. (2,3)
of the terms of the sequence is
2. A straight line has the equation 10y = 3x + 15. A.600 B. 2400 C. 1800 D. 1200
Which of the following is true? 13. In an arithmetic sequence whose 4th is 14
A. The gradient is 0,3 and the y-intercept is 1.5 and whose 11th term is 70, the first term and
B. The gradient is 3 and the y-intercept is 1.5 common difference are
C.The gradient is 15 and the y-intercept is 3 A. a = -18, d = 8 B. a= -7, d = 7
D. The gradient is 1.5 and the y-intercept is 0.3 C. a = -10, d = 8 D. a = -14, d = 7
3. P is the point (2, 7) and Q is the point (6, 3). What 14. In an arithmetic sequence whose 4th term is 14
is the gradient of PQ? and whose 11th term is 70, the sum of the first 12
A. 1 B. – 1 C. 0.5 D. -0.5
terms of the sequence is
4. P is the point (3, 5). Q is the point (-1, 9). R is the A. 468 B. 330 C. 456 D. 408
midpoint of PQ. Which one of the following lines does
R lie on? 15. Ann goes swimming regularly. She wants to
A. y = x + 6 B. y = x + 8 C. y = x – 6 D.y = x - 8 improve her fitness, so she decides to swim 10 lengths
in the first session and increase the number of lengths
5. A straight line has a gradient of -2 and passes she swims by 2 every session. When she reaches 50
through the point (4, 1). What is its equation? lengths in a session she will not increase the number
A. y + 2x =0 B. y = 2x – 6 C.y + 2x – 9 = 0 any further. After how many sessions does Ann swim
D.2y = x -2 50 lengths for the first time?
A. 21 B. 22 C. 20 D. 19
6. The line y = 5x – 3 and y = 2x + 9 intersects
at P. what are the coordinates of P? 16. Ann goes swimming regularly. She wants to
A. (2, 7) B. (2, 13) C. (4, 17) D. (-4, 23) improve her fitness, so she decides to swim 10 lengths
in the first session and increase the number of lengths
7. A is the point (1, 5), B is the point (4, 7) and C is she swims by 2 every session. When she reaches 50
the point (5, 2). Triangle ABC lengths in a session she will not increase the number
any further. Ann decides she will give herself a reward
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when she has swum a total of 400 lengths. After how A. H + L B. L x H C. L – H D. H – L
many sessions does she get her reward?
A. 15 B. 25 C. 16 D. 24 26. are used when you want to visually examine

17. Ann goes swimming regularly. She wants to the relationship between two quantitative variables.
improve her fitness, so she decides to swim 10 lengths
A. Bar graphs B. a Pie graphs C. a Line graphs
in the first session and increase the number of lengths
she swims by 2 every session. When she reaches 50 D. a Scatter plots
lengths in a session she will not increase the number
any further. If Ann asks her friend Joy to come 27. As a general rule, the is the best measure of
swimming with her. Joy starts coming at Sue’s 8th central tendency because it is more precise
session. Joy starts to swim 15 lengths and increases the A. Mean B. Median C. Mode D.Range
number of the lengths by 5 each time .After how many
of Joy’s sessions does she swim the same number of 28. The most frequently occurring number in a set of
lengths as Ann? values is called the
A. 10 B. 5 C. 11 D. 4 A. Mean B. Median C. Mode D. Range
18. A dealer increased the price of an item by 20%,
29. A rectangular box with a square base and no top
then increased the price of the same item by 30%. If
has a volume of 500 cm, the dimensions of the box
x is the original price, what is the price after the two
that require the least amount of material are
increases? A.10x10x5cm B. 4x5x5cm C. 50x5x2cm D.
A. 1.5 x B.1.56 x C. x + 0.5 D. x + 0.56 25x10x2cm E. 10x50x1cm
E. x + 6
19. Two dice are thrown. What is the probability that 30. The volume of the region bounded by the y-axis, y
the sum of the two numbers obtained is greater than = 4 and y = x2 is
10? A.192p/5 B. 52p/3 C. 64p D. 52p/5 E.
A. 1/12 B. 1/36 C. 1/6 D. 1/4 E. 1/2 192p/7
31. A newspaper article reported that “Children who
20. If x and y are two real numbers such that 3x + 2y routinely compete in vigorous after-school sports on
= 5 and 5x + 4y = 9, then 4x + 3y = hazy days are three times more likely to get asthma
A. 0 B. 2 C. 5 D. 6 E. 7 than their non-athletic peers.” Of the following, which
is the most important additional information that
21. If m and n are positive integers are such that , would be useful before making a decision about
which of these values cannot be values of m and n? participation in school sports?
A. m = 12 and n = 18 B. m = 60 and n = 90 C. m A. Where was the study conducted?
= 34 and n = 51 D. m = 7 and n = 21 B. How many students in the study participated in
after-school sports?
E. m = 102 and n = 153 C. What is the baseline risk for getting asthma?
D. Who funded the study?
22. If 35 is the median of the data set including 21, 7, E. None of the above
45, 33, 62 and x, then x =
32. The roof of a shelter is made from a piece of
A.3 B. 14 C.37 D. 33 E. 48 corrugated iron 2.3m long inclined at 18º to the
horizontal. How far from the wall does the roof stick
23. The is the value you calculate out?
when you want the arithmetic average
A. Mean B. Median C. Mode D. All of the above A. 0.1m B. 2.2m C. 1.1m D. 1.2m E. 2.1m

24.The……………is often the preferred measure of 33. A ladder 20m long rests against a vertical wall so
central tendency if the data are severely skewed that the foot of the ladder 9m from the wall. The
A. Mean B. Median C. Mode D. Range height (correct to 1 decimal place above the ground at
which the upper end of the ladder touches the wall is
A. 19.7m B. 18.1m C. 18.7m D. 17.1m E. 17.9m
25. Which of the following is the formula for range?
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34. A chord 6.6m long is 5.6m from the centre of a 43. The graph of cumulative frequency distribution is
circl<C> The radius of the circle is called
A. Frequency polygon B. Frequency distribution C.
A. 3.2m B. 6.3m C. 6.5m D. 1.6m E. 2.56m Frequency curve D. Step function E. Ogive

35. The heights in cm, of 10 children are 145, 163, 44. A ……… variation is one whose values convey
159, 162, 167, 149, 150, 160, 170, and 155. The mean the concept of attribute rather than number
height of the children is
A. 156cm B. 158cm C. 160cm D. 162cm A. Quantitative B. Qualitative C. Discrete D.
E. 159cm Continuous E. None of the above
45. A company employs 100 people, 65 of whom are
men. 60 people including all the women are paid
36. The heights in cm, of 10 children are 145, 163, weekly. The number of the men that are paid weekly is
159, 162, 167, 149, 150, 160, 170, and 155. The
standard deviation of the heights of the children is A. 35 B. 40 C. 25 D. 30 E. None of the above
A.5.5cm B. 5.7cm C. 6.5cm D. 6.7cm E. 7.7cm
46. In a survey of villagers, it is found that 20% of the
37. The Express 10.011 two in decimal people have visited Kano and 25% have visited Port
A. 1.625 B. 2.375 C. 6.75 D. 6.375 E. 2.75 Harcourt. If 5% have been to both cities, then the
percentage that have visited neither Kano nor Port
38. A class of all possible subsets of space S is called
Harcourt is
A. Universal set B. alpha – field C. sample space
A.75% B. 65% C. 50% D. 60% E. 70%
D. probability space E. random space

39. One of these is a demerit of a sample 47. If the sides of a triangle are and units, then the
A. It is cheaper to enumerate a sample triangle is
B. It is faster to survey a sample A. Equilateral triangle B. Well defined triangle
C. Results obtained from sample are oftentimes as C. Isosceles triangle D. Undefined triangle E. Right-
informative as those from a censor angled triangle
D. All of the above 48. The length of a rectangle is three times its width. If
E. None of the above the perimeter is 72 cm,the width of the rectangle is
A. 6cm B. 8cm C. 9cm D. 10cm E. 11cm
40. One of these is not a desirable feature of a good
statistical table 49. The capacity in litres of bucket 24cm in diameter
A. A table must reveal salient features of data at the top, 16cm in diameter at the bottom and 20cm
B. A table must clearly communicate information in a deep is
neat and concise form
C. A table must be self sufficient A. 40 B. 9.15 C. 2.78 D. 6.08 E. 6.37
D. A table must be self explanatory
E. None of the above 50. The area in cm2 of material required for a
lampshade in the form of a frustum of a cone which
41. Which of these is a measure of location top and bottom diameters are 20cm and 30cm
A. Mean B. Standard deviation C. Variance D. respectively, and the vertical height is 12cm is
All of the above E. None of the above
A.1021 B. 7200 C. 3600 D. 2400 E. 2041

42. Statistics is a set of tools whose proper use 51. A frustum of a pyramid is 3cm square at the top
will………the decision maker and 6cm square at the bottom and is 5cm high. The
A. Completely fill the needs of B. Encumber C. Aid volume in cm3 of the frustum is
D. Confuse E. None of the above A. 15 B. 150 C. 105 D. 115 E. 36

52. If x = 2, then (x−1)(2x−3)

A. 1 B. 3 C. −1 D. O E. – 3

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53. What is sin 30° A.1/2 B. 2/3 C. 1/4 D. 1/3 E. 1/6

A. 1/2 B. 3/2 C. 0.866 D. 1 E. 2 65. After allowing a discount of 11.11%, a trader still
makes a gain of 14.28%. At what percentage of
54. . Given the list of numbers {1, 6, 3, 9, 16, 11, 2, interest does the trader mark his goods?
9, 5, 7, 12, 13, 8}, what is the median?
A. 28.5% B. 35% C. 22.22% D. 20% E. None
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 11 E. 6
66. The population of a town was 160,000 three years
55. What is the slope of the line that is perpendicular ago. If it increased by 3%, 2.5% and 5% respectively
to y - 2x = 1? in the last three years, then the present population of
the town is
A. 2 B. -2 C. 1/2 D. -1/2 E. 1 A.177,000 B.177,366 C.177,461 D. 177,596 E.
177,564
56. What is the sum of the first 40 even positive
integers? 67. Average age of students in an adult school is 40
years. 120 new students whose average age is 32
A.1,600 B. 1,560 C. 820 D.1,640 E. 400
joined the school. As a result the average age is
57. If an item is purchased at $150 and sold at $165, decreased by 4 years. The number of students of the
what percent of the original cost is the profit? school after joining of the new students is:

A. 110 percent B. 89 percent C. 100 percent A. 1200 B. 120 C. 360 D. 240 E. 300

D. 9 percent E. 10 percent 68. A man owns 2/3 of the market research beauro
business and sells ¾ of his shares for $75000. The
58. What is the length of an arc of a circle with a value of the business is:
radius of 5 if it subtends an angle of 60° at the center?
A. $150000 B. $130000 C. $240000 D. $340000
A. 3.14 B. 4 C.10.48 D. 2.62 E. 4.85 E. None
59. If the distance between a 13-foot ladder and a 69. The cost of 16 packets of salt each weighing 900
vertical wall is 5 feet along the ground, how high can a gram is $28. What will be the cost of 27 packets, if
person climb if the ladder is inclined against the wall? each packet weighs 1kg?
A. 18 feet B. 65 feet C. 13/5 feet D. 8 feet E. 12 A. $52.50 B. $56.00 C. $58.50 D. $64.75
feet E. $54.50
60.The value of k so that the sequence k -1,k + 3,3k - 1 70. Chukwuma and Chinwe have two children. The
forms an arithmetic progression is probability that the first child is a girl child is 50%.
A. 6. B. 5 C. 4 D. 3 E. 3 The probability that the second child is agirl is also
50%. Chukwuma and Chinwe revealed they have a
61. If sec u= 1.414, sin u=
daughter. The probability that their other child is also a
A. 0.5 B. 0.71 C. 0.86 D. 1.414 E. 0.67 girl is:
62. If (2x – y) = 4 then (6x – 3y) = A. 1/2 B. 1/3 C. 1/4 D. 1/5 E. 1

A. 15 B.12 C. 18 D. 10 E. None 71. A three digit number consists of 9, 5 and one more
number. When these digits are reversed and then
63 The simple interest on a certain sum of money for
subtracted from the original number the answer
three years is 225 and the compound interest on the
yielded will be consisting the same digits arranged yet
same sum at the same rate for 2 years is 153 then the
in a different order. The missing digit is:
principal invested is:
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 6
A. 1500 B. 2250 C. 3000 D. 1875 E. 2000
72. If x = 2, then (x - 1)(2x - 3) =
64. The probability of getting a number greater than 4
in a single throw of a die is A. 1 B. 3 C. -1 D. 0 E. -3

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73. Line m has a negative slope and a negative y- 11. If x 1and x= 1 are both factors of the equator
intercept. Line n is parallel to line m and has a positive x3+px+qx+6= 0, evaluate p and q
y-intercept. The x-intercept of n must be A. 6, -1 B. 6, -1 C.1, -1 D.6, -6
A. negative and greater than the x-intercept of m 12. Find a positive value of p is the expression 2x2 –
px + p leaves a remainder 6 when divided by x-p
B.negative and less than the x-intercept of m
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D.4
C. zero
D. positive and greater than the x-intercept of m
E. positive and less than the x – intercept of m 13. Find T in term of K ,Q and S if S = 2r√𝜋(𝑄𝑇 + 𝐾)
A. S2 _ K B. S2 _ K
2
2r𝜋 Q Q 4r𝜋2Q Q

2012/2013 MATHEMATICS C. S2 _ K D. S2 _ K
2r𝜋2Q 4r𝜋2Q
1. Calculate 33105 - 14425
A.13135 B.21315 C.43025 D.11035 14.The graph of f(x)2 = x2 5x + 6 cross the x –axis
A. (- 6, 0), ( -1, 0) B. ( -3,0), (-2,0) C. (-6,0), (1,0) D.
2. Convert 3.1415926 to 5 decimal places. (2,0), (3,0)
A.3.14160 B.314159 C. 0.31415 D.3,14200
15. Factorize completely the expression abx2 + 6y −
3. The length of a notebook 15 cm was measured as 3ax 2byx
16.8 cm. Calculate the percentage error to 2 significant A ( ax -2y)(bx 3) B. (bx + 3)(2y –ax)
figures C.(bx +3)(ax -2y) D.(ax -2y)(ax-b)
A12.00% B. 11.00% C. 10.71% D. 0.12%
16. Solve the following inequality (x-3) (x-4) ≤ 0
4.A worker’s present salary is N24.000 per annum. His A. 3≤X≤4 B.3<X<4 C. 3≤X<4 D. 3<X≤ 4
annual increment is 10% of his basic salary. What
would be his annual salary at the beginning of the 17.The 4th term of an A.P IS 13 while the10th term
year? is3.Findthe 21th term
A. N28.800 B. N29.040 C. N31.200 D. N31.944 A. 175 B. 85 C. 64 D.45

5.Express the product of 0.0014 and 0.011 in standard 18. Simplify x2 - 1

form. X – 2x2 –x -2
3

A. 1.54X104 B. 1.54X10-3 C. 1.54X10-4 D. 1.54X10-5

1 𝑋−1 𝑋−1 1
A. B. C. D.
𝑥+2 𝑋+1 𝑋+2 𝑋−2
6. Evaluate (81) – (27)
3/4 1/3
/3 x 2 3

A. 27 B. 1 C. 1/3 D. 1
19. Express 5x − 12/(x-2)(x-3) in partial fractions
2 3 2 3
7. Find the value of (16)3/2 + log100.0001+ log232 A. - B. +
𝑋−2 𝑋−3 𝑋−2 𝑋−3
A. 0.065 B. 0.650 C. 5.500 D.65.000 2 3 5 4
C. - D. -
𝑋−3 𝑋−2 𝑋−3 𝑋−2

8. Simplify 12 - 3
20. Which of the following binary operation is
12 + 3
commutative in the set of integers?
A.1/3 B. 0 C. D.1
A. a-b =a-2b B. a.b= a +b-ab C. a-b = a2=b D.
a.b= a(b+1)/2
9.Four members of a social first eleven cricket term
are members of the first fourteen rugby team. How
many boys play for at least one of the two teams? 21. If a∗b = +√ab evaluate 2∗(12∗27)
A. 25 B. 21 C.16 D. 3 A. 12 B. 9 C.6 D.2

10. If S= (x:x2=9,x>4), then S is equal to 22. Find the sum to infinity of the following sequence
A. 0 B. (0) C. (?) D. (%) 1,9/10, (9/10)2, (9/10)3
A. 1/10 B.9/10 C. 10/9 D.10

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 C. tan x sec x D. cot x sec
23 .Find the value of k if
−2 1 1 33. For what value of x is the tangent to the curve
[2 1 𝐾 ] = 23 y=x2-4x+3 parallel to the axis
1 3 1 A. 3 B.2 C. 21 D.0

A.1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 34. Two variables x and y are such that dy/dx=4x-

3andy=5whenx=2. Find y in term of x.
1 2 2 1 A.2x2-3x+5 B. 2x2-3x=3 C. 2X-3X D. 4
24.If X =[ ] and Y = [ ] find XY
0 3 4 3
10 7 2 7 10 4 4 3 35. Find the area bounded by the curve y = 3x-2x+1,
A. [ ] B. [ ] C.[ ] D.[ ] the ordinates x=2 and x=3 and the x-axis
12 9 4 17 4 6 10 9
A. 24 B. 22 C. 21 D. 236.
Age in year 37 13 38 14 39 15 40 16 41 17
No of 42 3 43 10 44 30 45 42 46 15
students
25. In a triangle XYZ , < YXZ = 44° and <XYZ
=112°, Calculate the acute angle between the internal
The frequency distribution above shows the ages of
bisectors of < XYZ <XZY
students in a secondary school. In a pie chart
A. 12° B.56° C. 68° D. 78°
constructed to represent the data, the angle
corresponding to the 15 years old is
26. Find the distance between two town P(45°N,
A.20° B. 30° C. 54° D.108°
30°W) and Q(15°S, 3°W) if the radius of the earth is
7000km. (𝜋=22/7)
37.
A. 1100/3km B.2200/3km C. 22000/3km
D.11000/3km FRE,90
ECO150
27. Two perpendicular lines PQ and QR intersect at
CRK,30
91,-1), if the equation of PQ is x-2y+4 =0
A. x-2+1=0 B.2x+y-3=0 HIS,90
C. x-2y-3= 0 D. 2x+y-1= 0
The chart above shows the distribution of students in a
28. P is on the locus of points equidistant from two
secondary school class. If 30 students offered French,
given points X and Y, UV is a straight line through Y
how many offered C.R.K
parallel to the locus, if <PYU IS 40° ,find <XYP
A. 25 B. 15 C. 10 D.8
A. 100° B. 80° C. 50° D. 40 °
38. The mean and the range of the set of number 1.20,
29. The base diameter of a cylinder is14cm while the
1.00, 0.90, 1.40, 0.80, 1.20 and 1.10 are m and r
height is 12cm. Calculate the total surface area if the respectively. Find m + r
cylinder has both a base and a top
A. 1.11 B.1.65 C.1.85 D.2.45
A. 836cm2 B. 528cm2 C. 308cm2 D. 154cm2
39. Find the standard deviation of the data using the
30.A school boy lying on the ground 3o, away from
table above
the foot of a water tank tower observes that the angle
of elevator of a top of the tank is 60°. Calculate the Class 1-3 4-6 7-9
height of the water tank. Freq. 5 8 5
A. 60m B. 30.3m C. 20.3m D. 10.3m A. 5 B.6 C.5/3 D.5
31.QRS is a triangle with QS =12M,<RQS =30° and 40. The variance of the scores 1,2,3,4,5 is
<QRS =45°. Calculation the length of RS A. 1.2 B. 1.4 C. 2.0 D.3.0
A.18.2m B. 12.2m C. 6.2m D. 3.2m

32. The derivative of cosec x is

A.tan x cosec x B. cot x cosec x
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MATHEMATICS 2011/2012 X +y =10 x 2+y2 = 58

A.X= 7,y=3 or x =3,y= 7

1.A solid is made up of a hemisphere of radius
xcm and a cone of height of xcm the same radius B. x =-7,y=3 or x= -3,y= -7
as the hemisphere. What is the volume of the C.x= -7,y=3 or x=3,y= -7
composite solid?
D.x=7,y= -3 or x= -3,y=7
2 15 12
A. 3 𝜋x3 B. 3
𝜋x3 C. 15 𝜋x3 D. 𝜋x3 8.A man is x years old which his son is y
years old. The sum of their ages is twice the
2.What is the difference in the local time
between two places in latitude 55°𝑁 if they are difference of their ages. If the product of
located at longitudes 8°W and 18°E respectively. their ages is 675, find the age of the man.
A.60 mins (b) 80 mins (c) 98 mins (d) 104 mins
A. 40 years B. 42 years C. 55 years D. 45 years
3. A solid sphere of radius xcm is placed in a
cylinder xcm of radius 2cm and height xcm . The 9.Let the universal set U = {1,2,3,4,5,6}

cylinder is then filled with water to the brim and the A = {1,2,3} B ={2,4,6} Then AnBC is
solid gently withdrawn. Find the volume of the
A. {2} B. {1, 3} C. {4, 6} D. {1, 2, 3, 5}
water in the cylinder in cm3
10.Simplify √8 -√50 as far as possible.
28 20
3 3
A. 3 𝜋x cm B.24 𝜋x cm C. 3 3 3
𝜋x cm 3 √7
3
D.8 𝜋x3cm3 A.√14 B. 7√2 C.7√2 D. 2√2 +2√2
√7 √7

4.The earth rotates on its own axis once in 24hrs. 11. Factorize fully:px 2-py2+qy2-qy2
What is the speed in km/hr of a place whose latitude
A.(p-q)(x+y)(x-y) B.(p-q)(x2+ y2)
4
is 30° (Take 2𝜋𝑅to be equal to 4x10 km)
C.(p+q)(x-y)(x+y) D.(p-q)(x2+y2)
A. 2,140km/hr B. 1,443km/hr C. 1,200km/hr D.
9
1,000km/hr 12. Evaluate log3 9- log27 3+ log √3
3 1 2
5.The minor sector of a circle of diameter 3.6cm A. 64 B.52 C.9 D.53
subtends angle 35 at the center. What is the
13.In a class of 30 students, there are 10
perimeter of the sector?
who wear spectacles and 16 girls. There are
A. 5.8cm B. 4.7cm C. 2.9cm D. 1.1cm 8 boys who do not wear spectacles. How

6.A regular polygon of (2x+1)sides has 140° as the many girls wear spectacles?

size of each interior angle. Find k. A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

1 1
A. 4 B4 C. 8 D.8 14.Solve the equation log2 x-log2(x2-1) =2
2 2

1 1
7.Solve the following simultaneous equation A. 2 B.13 C.199 D. NO Solution
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15.(x-2) is a factor of x 3-3x2-kx-14 The value of k is

A. -5 B. -2 B. 2 D. -3

16. Factorize the polynomial x 3-7x+6

A.(x-3)(x-1)(x+2) B.(x-3)(x-1)(x2)

C.(x+3)(x+1)(x+2) D.(x-1)(x-6) A. 4𝜋cm2 B. 4𝜋-8cm 2 C. 84cm2 D. 2𝜋-4cm C.

84cm2 D. 2𝜋-4cm
17. y is inversely proportional to the square of x
When x =3,then y = 4 Find the constant of
proportionality. 23. The figure below shows a pyramid on
top of a cuboid. The height of the cuboid is
4
A. 48 B. 3 C. 2.25 D.36
H cm, the height of the pyramid is b, cm,
18.The solution to the inequality 5−2x>11−4x is and the square base of both shapes has side
s cm. find the volume of the shape.
A. x>3 B.x<3 C. x>1 D. x<1

𝑥 2 𝑥 3
19. If [ ]=[ ] find the value of x
1 5 2 3 h

A. 2 B. -2 C. 0 D. -1

1 2 0 H
20. The determinant of[2 2 2] is
3 2 2

A. 0 B. 2 C. -2 D. 1

21.In diagram O is the centre of the circle.

A.S 2(H+h)cm2 B.S 2(H+h)cm2
<AOB = 130° Find <ACB
C. S 2(H+h)cm2 D.S 2(H+h)cm2
𝑑𝑦
24. If Y = Sin(x2+ 7) then 𝑑𝑥 is
A. 2XCos=(x2-7 B. (x2+ 7)Cos(x2+ 7) C.−2Cos (x2+ 7)
O D. 2Cos (x2+ 7)

A
B
25.The line y = kx -3 is perpendicular to the line
C 2y+3x =7 then value of k is

A. 115 B. 135 C. 70 D. 65 1 2 2 3
A.− B.− C. D.
2 3 3 4

22. The diagram shows a circle of radius 4cm. The 26.The midpoint of the line segment joining (-1,3)
area of the shaded segment is and (5, 7) is

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A. (3, 5) B. (3, 2) C. (2, 5) D. (1, 6) 37. The second and fifth terms of 20 metric
progression are 6 and -48, respectively. The first
27. The solution of the inequality x 2+3x-10 <0 is term is
A.-2<X<5 B.X<-5 or x>2 C. 2<x<5 C. -5<x<5 A. -3 B. 3 C. 12 D. -12
28.A binary operation is defined by a*b-a+b-3.The 38. Find the positive solution of the equation
identity is log(x+1)+log(x+4) = 1
A.3 B. -3 C. 1 D. 0
A. 6 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1
29.A binary operation is defined by a*y = xy-x+y
The value of (3*4)*5 is 39. N72,000 is invested at 80% simple interest.
After how many years has it reached N87 840?
A. 81 B. 61 C. 57 D. 73
1 1
A. 24 yrs B. 2yrs C.3yrs D.2 2yrs
30.Find the difference between the mean and the
median of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,7, 8, 9 and 10 40. Suppose that is the probability that an event
occurs, and that is the probability that the event does
1 4 not occur. Which of the following is true?
A. O B. 9 C. 5 D. 9
A.p = q B.p+q =1 C. pq = 0 D. pq = 1
31. There are eight men and nine women on 41. suppose x and y are positive numbers of which x>y
which of the following is not true
a committee. In low many ways can a 1 1
A.x2>y2 B. –x<-y C. 𝑥 >𝑦 D. 3x>2y
subcommittee of two men and three women
42. Diagram below shows a trapezium. The height is
be chosen?
8m, one the parallel side is 10mand the area is
A. 2,352 B. 112 C. 6,188 D. 28,224
104m2. Find the other parallel side.
32.Change 671 NINE to base 8
A.550EIGHT B.540EIGHT C.671EIGHT D.1046EIGHT

33.Write 4/(√5 − √3 ) in the form of a√5+b√3

where a and b are rational 8m
A. 7 B. 7√5 +5√3 C.7√5 -7√3 D. 7√3 -7√5
34. In the relation logx y = z write x in term
of y and z A. 16m (b) 10m (c) 13m (d) 10.4m

A. X = Z B. X =Z Y C.X =Z D. X=Z 43.Find the remainder when x 3-3x+4x-7 is divided

by (x+2)
35. Solve the equation√𝑋 + 7 = 5
A.3 (b) -7 (c) -35 D, x2-3x+14
A.9 B. 5, -7 C. 2 D.2,9
4𝑥−3
45. The long hand minute of a clock is 7cm long.
36.Let y = 2𝑦−3 write x as a function of y What distance does to the tip of the minute
1 22
hand move 1 4hr (take 𝜋 = 7 )
2𝑦−3 5𝑦−3 5𝑦+3
A. 5𝑦+2 B. 2𝑦+4
C. 2𝑦−4
D.(5y+3)(2y−4)
A. 33cm B. 44cm C 55cm D. 65cm

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Questions 46 and 47 refers to the points A(-2.3) and 57. Find the intercept on the x and y axes
B(4,-5). respectively of the line 3x-2y+6=0.
46. The distance AB is:
A. (3,2) B. (2,3) C. (3, −2) D. (−2, 3)
A.10 units (b)√8 units (c)√40 units (d)√14 units
58. If f(x+2) = 3x2−2x+5 Find f(1)
47. The midpoint of AB is A. 8 B. 10 C. 6 D. 3
59. If 𝛼 and𝛽 are roots of equation
A. (3,-4) B. (-1,1) C.(1,-1) D. (-3.4)
1 1
2x2+3x−9 = 0 Find 𝛼 + 𝛽
48. Find the sum to infinity of the series
1 2 1
111 1 A.− 3 B. 3 C.3 D. 3
,, ,
2 4 8 16

1 1 60. The nth term of a sequence is

A. 1 B. 4 C.2 D. 2
given by Un =2+3Un-l while the
49. Find the solution set for the set (X-2)(X-1)>0
U4 =36+U3 , find the third term of the
A.X>2 B.X<2 C. X<1 D. X<1 or X>2 sequence.

50. The solution set of the inequality |2𝑥 + 6|<10 A.1 B. 5 C.17 D. 51
A. (−3,2) B.(−5,2) C. C. (−8,2) D.(−3,8)
61. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are roots of the equation 2x 2−5x+6
51. Write the 7th term of the sequence {1 + (−1)𝑛 } Find 𝛼 2+ 𝛽2
1 5 1
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 8 A. 2 B. 3 C. − 2 D. 4

52. If x, 2x+1, 3x – a form an A.P. Find a 62. If x−2 and x+1 are factors of euqtion
x2+px2 −4xq = 0 determine p,q
A. 2 B. −2 C.1 D.−1
A. −3, 12 B. 3 , −12 C. −3, −12 D. −1,0
53. The fifth term of the sequence 1, 21, 51, 91 is
𝐶+26 𝑝 𝑞
A. 131 B. 141 C. 151 D. 161 63.
(𝑐+2)(𝑐−2)
= + 𝑐−2 Find p
𝑐+2

54. Let X= (a, b, c, d) which statement is correct?

A. 3 B. 2 C. D. −8
A.{a} ∈ x B. {a,b} ⊇ x C. b ∈ x D. n(x) = 4
64. A l6m ladder is placed against a
55. The distance from the points (3, -2) to the line
3y+2x +5=0 is house so that its base is 8m from the
house. What angle does the ladder
5 15 7 7
A. B. C. D.
√13 √13 √13 √5 makes with the ground?
56. Find the slope of the line which is
perpendicular to the line 3x +5y +l7=0 A. 65° B. 60° C.34° D.10°

5 3 5 17
A.
3
B. −
5
C.−
3
D.
5
65. Find the trigonometric function
value of cos (315°)

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 √2 1 A. −8 B. 4 C. 8 D. −4
A. 2 B.√2 C. D. Undefined
√2
77. Which of the following is not a quadratic
66. Convert 320° to radian measure. expression?
3
Give answer using 3.l4 for 𝜋 A. x2−5 b. x(1−2x) C. x(1+x 2) D. x2 − 5x+1
78. In the diagram below, RST is a tangent to the
A. 32 𝜋 B.2.57 C.−5.58 D.1.31 circle centre O. It touches the circle at S.U and V
3 1 are at the ends of a diameter, and <SUV = 48° .
67. Solve for Sec2x− 4 sec = Find <RSU
2
S
3±√41 3−√41 3√21 2±√21
A. B. C. D.
8 8 8 8
U V
3 0
68. Given that tan𝜃 = 4 and 𝜃 is in the
second quadrant. Find Sin2𝜃
A. 40° B. 130° C. 42° D. 90°
2 24
A. − B. 30.70 C.− D.10
35 25
79. The bearing of A from B is 280 0. Find the
69. Find Arc sin 0.2334 in degrees, bearing of B from A.
using tables A. 80° B. 100° C. 100° D. 90°
A.2.91 B.21°.311 C. 13°.311 D. 13°.401 Use frequency Table below to answer questions 80
70. Find the components of this vector to 82.
u+v, where u= (3, -7) and v =(4, 2).
X 0 l 2 3
A.(7,5) B.C7,6) C.(2,5) D. (3,5) Frequency 20 l8 7 5

72. Simplify. (2−√3 )2

80. Calculate the mean of x.
A. 10−9√3 B. 8−3√3 C. 26−15√3 D.26−9√3 A.1.5 B.0.47 C. 0.94 D. 1
81. What is the median of x?
73. The sum of an infinite geometric A.0 B.1 C.25.5 D. 0.94
2
progression is 27 What is the common
ratio? 82. What is the range of x?
A. 15 B.0 to3 C. 5 to 20 D. 3
3 3 3 3
A. −24 B.− 4 C. D. 24
4
83. OAB is a sector of a circle of radius 8cm and
𝑋 3 +1 centre 0 in the diagram below. The length of the arc
74. Evaluate when x = 1
2𝑋 2 −𝑋−1 AB is 8cm. Find the area of the sector
1
A. 0 B. −1 C. 1 D. 2 A
2𝑚+3𝑛 5𝑚+𝑛 O
75.If = 2 then
4𝑚−5𝑛 2𝑚+𝑛

71 32 B
A. 32
B.71 C. 2 D. −4
C
76.If 2x2 −pk+6 = (2x−60(x−1)then p is equal to
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A. 32cm2 B. 64cm2 C. 30cm2 D. 60cm2 89. In the diagram below, O is the centre of
the circle and <ACB = 130° Find <DOB
84. In the diagram below, find the value of x.

A. 141° B. 90° C. 97° D. 112° D

130°
A B
X 29°
C
A. 100° B.130° C. 80° D.25°

90. Two ships leave the same port: one ship sails for
112° 300km on a bearing of 340°; the other ship sails for
400km on a bearing of 250°. The distance between
The ships is
85. What value of K makes the expression
p −13p+ k a perfect square? 45
A. −9 B. 9 C. −81 D. 81
7
86. For what value of x is the function y = A. 700km B. 100km C. 500km
𝑥+3
D.200km
A. 7 B. 0 C. −3 D. 3
91.A shopkeeper sold an item for N3 600,
87. Evaluate (4xl03 ) x (6 xl02), giving your making a profit of 20%. Find the original
cost of the item.
answer in standard form.
A. N2880 B. N3000 C. N4500 N4320
A. 2400000 B. 24 X 10 5 C. 2.4 X 106 D. 4.6 X 10 5
92. A flagpole of height 2.5 m casts a
88. In the diagram below, O is the centre of the shadow of length 4m. Calculate the angle of
circle, AC = 6 cm and BC= 8cm. Find the
circumference of the circle.
elevation of the sum, correct to the nearest
A degree.
8cm
A. 32° B. 58° C. 39° D. 51°
o 93. If 4X-1 = 82X-1 = 16. Find X
1 5
B A. 1 B. 92 C. 8 D. −1

94. Evaluate 22three x 102three, leaving your answer in

A. 10𝜋cm B. 5𝜋cm C.4√7𝜋cm D. 10cm base 3.

A. 88three B. 1021three C. 10021three D. 2244three

89. In the diagram below, O is the centre of 95. 8% of a certain sum of money is 320. What is
the circle and <ACB = 130° Find <DOB l0% of the sum?
A. N400 B. N250 C. N4000 D. N800

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96. A number is selected at random from the set {3,
2
0, 5, √4,√5, ) What is the probability the number is 6. Evaluate (81)3/4 – (27)1/3 /3 x 23
9 A. 27 B. 1 C. 1/3 D. 1
rational?
2 3 1 4
A. 5 B. 5 C. 5 D. 5 7. Find the value of (16)3/2 + log100.0001+ log232
A. 0.065 B. 0.650 C. 5.500 D.65.000
97.The area of a circle is 154cm2 Find its
circumference. (take 𝜋 = 22/7) 8. Simplify 12 - 3
A. 7cm B 14cm C. 308cm D 44cm 12 + 3
98. Two dice are thrown together. What is the A.1/3 B. 0 C. 1 D.1
probability of getting a sum of 5.
9.Four members of a social first eleven cricket term
1 5 1 1 are members of the first fourteen rugby team. How
A. B. C. D.
6 36 9 12 many boys play for at least one of the two teams?
99. In the diagram below, the acute A. 25 B. 21 C.16 D. 3
angle of the parallelogram is 45° One
10. How many ways are there to assign 3 people to 5
side is 8cm and the area is 24√2cm2 desks with no more than one person to a desk
find the other side A. 8 B. 15 C. 60 D.30
A.12cm B. 10cm C. 6cm D. 4cm

100. Three times the tens digit of 11 2010/2011 MATHEMATICS

digit number is 2greater than the unit
digit. When the digits are interchanged 1.A 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.C
the new number is 36 more than the
original number. What is the original 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.C
number
A. 35 B. 37 C. 15 D. 28
2009/2010 MATHEMATICS

1. If x 1and x= 1 are both factors of the equator

2010/2011 MATHEMATICS x3+px+qx+6= 0, evaluate p and q
A. -6, -1 B. 6, -1 C.1, -1 D.6, -6
1.Calculate 33105 - 14425
A.13135 B.21315 C.43025 D.11035 2. Find a positive value of p is the expression 2x2 – px
+ p leaves a remainder 6 when divided by x-p
2. Convert 3.1415926 to 5 decimal places. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D.4
A.3.14160 B.314159 C. 0.31415 D.3,14200
3. Find T in term of K ,Q and S if S = 2r√𝜋(𝑄𝑇 + 𝐾)
3. The length of a notebook 15 cm was measured as A. S2 _ K B. S2 _ K
2
16.8 cm. Calculate the percentage error to 2 significant 2r𝜋 Q Q 4r𝜋2Q Q
figures
A12.00% B. 11.00% C. 10.71% D. 0.12%
C. S2 _ K D. S2 _ K
4.A worker’s present salary is N24.000 per annum. His 2r𝜋2Q 4r𝜋2Q
annual increment is 10% of his basic salary. What
would be his annual salary at the beginning of the 4.The graph of f(x)2 = x2 5x + 6 cross the x –axis
year? A. (- 6, 0), ( -1, 0) B. ( -3,0), (-2,0) C. (-6,0), (1,0) D.
A. N28.800 B. N29.040 C. N31.200 D. N31.944 (2,0), (3,0)

5.Express the product of 0.0014 and 0.011 in standard 5. Factorize completely the expression abx2 + 6y −
form. 3ax 2byx
A. 1.54X104 B. 1.54X10-3 C. 1.54X10-4 D. 1.54X10-5 A ( ax -2y)(bx 3) B. (bx + 3)(2y –ax)
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C.(bx +3)(ax -2y) D.(ax -2y)(ax-b) 4. A car is travelling at a speed of 80km/hr. Its speed
In meters per second (m/s) is
6. Solve the following inequality (x-3) (x-4) ≤ 0 A. 13.3M/S B.22.2M/S C. 133.3M/S D. 222.2M/S
A. 3≤X≤4 B.3<X<4 C. 3≤X<4 D. 3<X≤ 4
5. A cylinder of base radius 4cm is open at one end. If
7.The 4th term of an A.P IS 13 while the10th term
is3.Findthe 21th term the ratio of the area of its base to that of its curved
A. 175 B. 85 C. 64 D.45
surface is 1:4, Calculate the height of the cylinder
8. Simplify x2 - 1 A. 1 cm B. 2cm C. 4cm D,. 8cm
X3 – 2x2 –x -2
1 𝑋−1 𝑋−1 1
A.
𝑥+2
B.
𝑋+1
C.
𝑋+2
D.
𝑋−2
6. The area of a parallelogram is 513cm2and the height
is 19cm. Calculate the base
9. Express 5x − 12/(x-2)(x-3) in partial fractions
2 3 2 3
A. 𝑋−2 - 𝑋−3 B. 𝑋−2+𝑋−3 A.13,5cm B. 25cm C. 27cm D. 54cm
2 3 5 4
C. 𝑋−3 - 𝑋−2 D.𝑋−3 - 𝑋−2
7. A headmaster contributes 7% of his income into a
10. Which of the following binary operation is fund and his wife wife contributes 4% of her income.
commutative in the set of integers?
A. a-b = a-2b B. a.b = a +b - ab C. a-b = a2=b if the husband earns N5,500 per annum and his wife
D. a.b = a(b+1)/2 earns N4,000 per annum. Find the sum of their annual
contribution to the fund

A.N1,045 B. N605 C. N545 D. N490

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8. Factorize 2x2−21x+45
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. A
A. (2X−9)(X−5) B. (2X−15)(X+3) C. (2X+15) D.
6. A 7. C 8. B 9. B 10.B (2x−15)(x−3)

9. A town I is on bearing 315° from town Q WHILE

TOWN R is south of town P and west of town Q. If
2008/2009 MATHEMATICS town R is 6okm away from Q how far is R from P

1. The population of a village is 6538. Express this A. 30km B. 42km C. 45km D 60km
number to three significant

A. 6540 B. 6538 C. 6530 D. 654 10. Solve the simultaneous equation y = 3x; 4y−5x
=14
2. What must be added to the expression x2−18 to
make perfect significant A. −2,−6 B. 2,6 C. 2,−6 D. −2,6
A.9 B. 36 C.72 D. 81
11. A cliff on the bank of river is 300 meters high. If
3. A bricklayer measured the length of a wall to be the angle of depression of a point on the opposite side
4.10m. if the actual length of the wall is 4.25m. Find
of the river is 60° , Find the width of the river
his percentage error
39 327 355 A. 100m B. 75√3 m C. 100√3 m D. 200√3
A. % B. % C. 15% D. 17 %
17 41
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12. The sum of the interior angles of a regular 2007/2008 MATHEMATICS
polygon is 30 right angles. How many sides has the
1. If a∗b = +√ab evaluate 2∗(12∗27)
polygon

A. 12 B. 9 C.6 D.2
A. 17 sides B. 26 sides C. 30 sides D. 34 sides
2. Find the sum to infinity of the following sequence
13. Three balls are drawn one after the other with 1,9/10, (9/10)2, (9/10)3
replacement, fro a bag containing 5 red, 9 white, and 4 A. 1/10 B.9/10 C. 10/9 D.10

blue balls. what is the probability that they are one red, 3 .Find the value of k if
one white, and one blue −2 1 1
[ 2 1 𝐾 ] = 23
1 3 1
A.5/102 B. 5/136 C. 5/162 D. 5/204
A.1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
14. The pilot of an aero plane flying 10km above the
ground in the direction of a landmark, views the 1 2 2 1
4.If X =[ ] and Y = [ ] find XY
landmark to have an angle of depression of 35° and 0 3 4 3
55°, Find the distance between the two points of
10 7 2 7 10 4 4 3
observation. A. [ ] B. [ ] C.[ ] D.[ ]
12 9 4 17 4 6 10 9
A. 10(Sin35° −5Sin55°) B. 10(Cos35°−Cos55°) 5.In a triangle XYZ , < YXZ = 44° and <XYZ
=112°, Calculate the acute angle between the internal
C. 10(tan35° − tan55°) D. 10(cot35° − cot55°) bisectors of < XYZ <XZY
A. 12° B.56° C. 68° D. 78°
15. In a family of 21 people, the average age is 14
6.Find the distance between two town P(45°N,
years. if the age of the grandfather is not counted, the 30°W) and Q(15°S, 3°W) if the radius of the earth is
average age drops to 12years. What is the of the age 7000km. (𝜋=22/7)

of the grandfather A. 1100/3km B.2200/3km C. 22000/3km

D.11000/3km
A. 35 years B. 40 years C. 42 years D. 54 years
7. Two perpendicular lines PQ and QR intersect at 91,-
1), if the equation of PQ is x-2y+4 =0
A. x-2+1=0 B.2x+y-3=0
2008/2009 MATHEMATICS C. x-2y-3= 0 D. 2x+y-1= 0

1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D 8. P is on the locus of points equidistant from two

given points X and Y, UV is a straight line through Y
6. C 7. C 8.D 9. D 10. B parallel to the locus, if <PYU IS 40° ,find <XYP
A. 100° B. 80° C. 50° D. 40 °
11. C 12.A 13. A 14. C 15. D 9. The base diameter of a cylinder is14cm while the
height is 12cm. Calculate the total surface area if the
cylinder has both a base and a top
A. 836cm2 B. 528cm2 C. 308cm2 D. 154cm2

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10.A school boy lying on the ground 3o, away from 18. The mean and the range of the set of number 1.20,
the foot of a water tank tower observes that the angle 1.00, 0.90, 1.40, 0.80, 1.20 and 1.10 are m and r
of elevator of a top of the tank is 60°. Calculate the respectively. Find m + r
height of the water tank. A. 1.11 B.1.65 C.1.85 D.2.45
A. 60m B. 30.3m C. 20.3m D. 10.3m

11.QRS is a triangle with QS =12M,<RQS =30° and Class 1-3 4-6 7-9
<QRS =45°. Calculation the length of RS Freq. 5 8 5
A.18.2m B. 12.2m C. 6.2m D. 3.2m
19. Find the standard deviation of the data using the
12. The derivative of cosec x is table above
A.tan x cosec x B. cot x cosec x A. 5 B.6 C.5/3 D.5
C. tan x sec x D. cot x sec
20. The variance of the scores 1,2,3,4,5 is
13. For what value of x is the tangent to the curve A. 1.2 B.1.4 C. 2.0 D.3.0
y=x2-4x+3 parallel to the axis
A. 3 B.2 C. 21 D.0 2007/2008 MATHEMATICS
14. Two variables x and y are such that dy/dx=4x-
1. C. 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C
3andy=5whenx=2. Find y in term of x.
A.2x2-3x+5 B. 2x2-3x=3 C. 2X-3X D. 4 6. A 7. D 8.B 9. A 10. B
15. Find the area bounded by the curve y = 3x-2x+1, 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. D
the ordinates x=2 and x=3 and the x-axis
A. 24 B. 22 C. 21 D. 20

16.
Age in 37 13 38 14 39 15 40 16 41 17
year
No of 42 3 43 10 44 30 45 42 46 15
students
MATHEMATICS 2006/2007
The frequency distribution above shows the ages of 1. If x, y and z are angle which lie between 90° and
students in a secondary school. In a pie chart 180° and x<y<z, then
constructed to represent the data, the angle A. Sinx < siny < sinz B. sinx > siny > sinz
corresponding to the 15 years old is C. siny < sinx < sinz D. siny > sinx > sinz
A.20° B. 30° C. 54° D.108°
2. If the length of the side of a right-angled triangle are
17. given as x-1, x and x+1, then the hypothesis is
A. 13 B. 4 C. 7 D.5
FRE,90
ECO150 3. Two sectors of the same circle subtend angles of 75
CRK,30 and 30 at the centre of the circled. Their areas are in
HIS,90 the ratio

A. 25:4 B.5:2 C. 115:112 D. 3:1

The chart above shows the distribution of students in a 4. A cylinder metal rod of radius 10cm and length
secondary school class. If 30 students offered French,
35cm is to melted down recast into circular cones of
how many offered C.R.K 22
A. 25 B. 15 C. 10 D.8 base radius of 7cm and height 15cm. if 𝜋 = 7
the

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examination number of cones which can be cast from
the original material is 13. The point at which the tangent to the curve y = x2-
5x+14 makes an angle of 135 with the positive x-axis
A. 18 B. 14 C. 12 D. 7 is
A. (1, 0) B. (3, -2) C. (5, 9) D. (2, -2)
5. The locus of point which is equidistant from the
lines y-x=0 and y+x=0, for x>0, is the
2 3 2 𝑥
14. If P = [ ] and the inverse of P is [ ], then
A. x-axis B. y-axis C. line x=1 D. line y =1 1 2 𝑦 2
values of x and y are
6. A binary operation is defined over the set of real X-3, y-1 B. x-3, y-1 C. x=3, y=1 D. x=1,
numbers such as a*b = ax(b12). Find 3*(4*2) y=3

A. 54 B. 60 C.72 D. 80 15. In a test conducted on the three arms of a class,

7. Which of the following binary operations is (are) class A with 30 students scored an average of 5.5
NOT closed over the set of odd integers? marks, class B with 25 students scored an average of
6.4 marks, and class C got an average of 6.25 marks. If
I. Addition II. Subtration III. Multiplication the average mark for the whole class is 6.0, the
IV. Division number of students in class C is.
A. 35 B. 30 C. 25 D. 20
A. I and III B. II and IV C. IV only D. I, II
and IV only The distribution of marks scored by students in a class
8. Limit x3-1 is equal to
X2-1 test is given below:
A. 0 B. 1 C. 1½ D. infinity Marks 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
No. of students 1 2 3 4 5 3 1 1

16. From the table, the mean and the modal marks are
9. Differentiate y = √𝑦 1 with respect to x respectively
A. 5, 6 B. 5, 4, 6 C. 5, 5, 5 D. 5, 4, 5, 5
√𝑥
1 1 1 − 1 The figure above shows the given draw for the marks
A. +2𝑋 B.
2√𝑋 √𝑋 √𝑋 2𝑋√𝑋 scored by 500 candidate in a matriculation
examination. Use the information in the figure to
𝑋− 1
C. D. x-1/2 + x-3/2 answer questions 17 and 18
𝑋√𝑋

17.The media and the upper quartile are respectively

10. If y = x2sinx, then d2y equals A. 60, 65 B. 100, 751 C.60, 70 D. 55, 75
dx2
A. 2xsin x x cos x B. 4xcos x + (2-x2) sin x
2
18. The score of 50% correspond to a percentile of
C. (2-x2) sin x 4xcos x D. 2sin x – x2 sin x
A. 60.0 B. 50.0 C. 18.8 D. 15.5

11. The value of ∫(1 − 2𝑥)𝑑𝑥 is

19. When the monthly budget for a household is
A. 0 B. 1/8 C. -1/4 D. ¼ displayed is on a pie chart, the sectorial angles for the
various items of expenditure are as follows: Food
12. The coordinate of point X and Y on the line XY (1650n). Education (90n). Transportation (30),
are X (-2, -1) and Y-(2, 1). The equation of the Clothing b(xn), and Miscellanous (18n). If N900 is the
perpendicular bisector of XY is amount budgeted for clothing then the education
A. y- 2x = 0 B. y-1-2x=0 C. y-1-2x=5 D. y-2x-3 budget is
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A. N1,250 B. N1,500 C. N1,800 D. D. ( a2 -1) (1 b2)
N1000
7. A bank manager received 8 times as much
20. The standard deviation of the set numbers -3, -2, - salary as one of the messengers. If the sum of
1, 0, 1, 2, 3, is their salaries is N135,000, the manager’s salary is
A. 4 B. 2N2 C. 2 D.4 A. N15,000 B. N100,000 C. N120,00 D.
N125,000

MATHEMATICS 2006/2007 8. Given a rectangle hexagon, calculate each

interior abgle of the hexagon
A. 60° B. 30° C. 120° D. 45°
1. A. 6. C 11. A 16. B
2. B 7. D 12. B 17. D
9. The lengths of the sides of a right-angled
3. A 8. C 13. B 18. B
triangle at (3x__) cm, (3x__) cm and x cm.
4. B 9. A 14. C 19. A Find the value
5. D 10. B 15. C 20. C A. 2 B. 6 C. 18 D. 12

MATHEMATICS 2005/2006 10. Thirty boys and x girls sat for a test. The mean
of the boys’ score and that of the girls were
1. If Paul can paint a fence in 2 hours and Fred respectively 6 and 8. Find x if the total score was
can print the same fence in 3 hours, Paul and Fred 468.
working together can paint the fence in A. 38 B. 24 C. 36 D. 22
A. 2.5 hours B. 1.2 hours C. 5.0 hours d. 1.0
hours 11. Ade and Uche can do a piece of work in 18
days. Ade can do it alone in x days, whilst Uche
2. If two angles of a triangle are acute angles, the takes 15 days longer to do it alone. While of the
third angle following equations describes x ?
A. Is less than the sum of the two given angles A. X2 5x 18 = 0 B. x2-20x +360 = 0
B. Is an acute angle C. x2 21x 270 = 0 D. 2x2 + 42x 190= 0
C. Is the largest angle of the triangle
D. May be an obtuse angle 12. What is the probability that a number chose at
random from the integers between 1 and 10
3. DCCXLIX in Roman numerals represents the inclusive is either a prime or a multiple of 3?
number
A. 7/10 B.3/5 C. 4/5 D. ½
A. 749 B. 764 C. 1249 D. 1264
13. A bag contain 4 white balls and 6 red balls
4. The sum of an odd number and even number is
.Two red balls are taken from the
A. Sometimes an even number
bag without replacement. What is the probability
B. Always divisible by 3 or 5 or 7
that are both red
C. Always an old number
A.1/5 B.1/3 C. 2/15 D.2/9
D. Always a prime number
14. If y = x/(x-3) + x/(x+4) find y when x =-2
5. If one angle of a triangle is three time a second
A. -3/5 B. 3/5 C. -7/5 D. 7/5
angle and the third angle is 20 degrees more than
the second angle, the second angle is
15. A man invests a sum of money at 4% per
A. 32° B. 34° C. 40° D. 50°
annum simple interest. After 3 years, the principal
amount to N7,000. Find the sum invested
6. The factors of a2 b2
A. (a-b), (a+b) B. (a-b) (a-b) C. a2- b
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A. N7,840.00 B. 6,250.00 C. N6,160.00 D. 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡
5. % profit = x 100%
N5,833.33 180

225−180
= x100%
180
MATHEMATICS 2005/2006
=25% Ans is B
1. B 6. A 11. C
2. C 7. C 12. B 1 1
3. A 8. C 13. B 8 +3 ÷7
4. C 9. D 14. A 6. 32 2 1
1 ⁄4+1 ⁄2
5. A 10. C 15. B
17 7 7
+ ÷
2 2 1
=7
⁄4+3⁄
2
17 1
+
2 2
= 7 3
4
+ ⁄2

2015/2016 MATHEMATICS SOLUTIONS 17+1 18 18 4 36 10

= = 𝑋 = =2
2 2 2 13 13 13
7+6 13
1.1P1223=9810 Ans is A
4 4
Convert 1P1223 to base 10 to equate 9810
7. 3√𝑛9 /27
(1x34+Px33+1x32+2x31+2x30)10=9810
= n3/3
81+27P+9+6+2 = 98
n=3
27P=98-(81+9+6+2)
∴ 3 3⁄3 =27/3= 9 Ans is D
27P=98-98
8. 0.002513 Ans is D
P= 0. Ans is D
2.513X10-3 start counting after the point and stop
4 3 2 1 0
2. (1X2 +0X2 +1X2 +1X2 +0X2 )10 the country immediately after 2
=16+0+4+2+0

=2210. Ans is B 3√5−4√3

9.
√5−√3
3.C
3√5−4√3 √5+√3
4. X+(3% of x) = 𝑥
√5−√3 √5+√3
45,000+(3/100x45,000) 3√25+3√15−4√15−3√15
=
√25+√15−√15−√9
45,000+1350

=46350 Ans is B
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 15+3√15−4√15−12
=
5−3
X2+X-12
15−12−√15 14. X−2 X3−X2−14X+24
=
2 X3−2X2
3−√15 X2−14X
= X2−2X
2
−12X+24
=1/2(3-√15) Ans is B
−12X+24
10. QnRnP1
To get the other required factors then factorize the
11. n(m)=55%of 40=22
quitrent i.e x2+x-12
n (p)=25% of 40=10
n (mnp)=20%of 40=8 X2+x-12=(x-3) (x+4) Ans is D
the students in the class is 40
the number of students that passed 15. X3−2X2+3X+1
X+1
(22-8) + (10-8) + (8) =24 X2−3X+6
Number of students that did not pass either X+1 X3−2X2+3X+1
physics or maths X3+X2
−3X2+3X
=40-number of students that passed −3X2−3X
6X+1
=40-(22-8) + (10-8) + (8)
6X+6
=40-(14+2+8) 1−6 = 5 Ans D

=40-24= 16. Ans is D

12. S = ½ (u+v)t 16. X3+X2−X+1

2s = ut+vt X2−4
2s-ut = vt Since the expression is undefined
Divide both side by t X2=4=0
2𝑠−𝑢𝑡
= v Ans is A X2=4
𝑡
X=±√4
1 X=±2∴(-2,2) Ans is A
13. (y+2)𝛼 𝑥
𝑘
=(y+2) = 𝑥
𝑘
17.The number divisible by 5 are:
(3+2) = 2 5,10.15,20
10 = k =4/24=1/6 Ans is D
10
(y+2) = 𝑥
(y+2) =10/5 18. From the given equations
y+2 =2 S could be any number from 0 to 3 ∴S<4
Y= 2-2 t could be any number from 0 to 2 ∴t > 1
Y=0 Ans is D\
D is the correct Ans.

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19. 12+4S-S2< 6⁄20 4⁄20
=( )
=(6-S) (2+S) < 0 7⁄20 8⁄20
6-S< 0 3⁄10 1⁄5
A-1=( ) Ans is B.
S> 6 7⁄20 2⁄5
2+S< 0
S< −2. Ans is A 7 3
25.IF [ ]=24
𝑋 𝑋
20. Un = (a+(n-1)d) =7X−3X=24
=(3+(4-1)d)=15 4X = 24
(3+(4-1)d)=5 X=6 Ans is C
3d= 12, d =4
.∴U3=a+(3-1)d 26. (2n-4) 90=1080
3+2d
Divide both sides by 90
3+2(4) = 11 Ans is D 2n-4=12

1/3 1 9 2n = 16
21. r = = x =3 n=8
1/9 3 1
r = 3. a =1/9 so the exterior angle of polygon
1080
n-1 1 = =1350
U10 = ar = r10-1 8
9 .
∴180-135 = 450 Ans is B
1 9 39
3 = = 39-2 = 37Ans
9 32 27. <POS=2<PRS ( < @ The Centre Twice <
@At The Circumferences)
22. a*b = √𝑎 *b2 ∴2<PRS=<POS
2<PRS=1200
9*2=√9x22 <PRS=
120
2
=3x4=12 Ans is C < PRS = 600 Ans

23. D 28. Volume of cylinder

8− 4 =𝜋r2h.
24. Inverse of ( )
−7 6 22
=. 7 x52 x7
1 6 +4 =550cm3 Ans is B
A-1=𝐷 ( )
+7 8
=D=[(8X6)-(-7X-4)] 29.
D=48-28 O

D=20 r 15

1 6 4 20
A-1=20 ( )
7 8
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 m2 m1= −1
Apply pathagorem −1 −1 2
m1= −1/m2 = = X 1 = −2
1/2 1
r2=202+152
m1= −2
r2=400+225 The equation of the perpendicular bisector
r2
=625 is
r=√625 y-y1 = (x-x1)
r=25cm. Ans y-7/2 = −2(x−6)
y-7/2= −2x+12
7 7+24 31
30. Total surface area of a cylinder y+2x = 2 + 12 2 = 2
=2𝜋rh+2𝜋r2 y+2x=31/2
=2𝜋r(htr) 2y+4x = 31
22 2y+4x−31=0 Ans is B
2x 7 x3.5(100+3.5)
=2,277 Ans 𝑥1+𝑥2 𝑦1+𝑦2
33. Midpoint= ,
2 2
𝑥1+𝑥2 𝑦+𝑦2
=2, =4
2 2
31. R
X1+1=4 , y+3 = 8
50° 50° X1 = 3 y = 8-3

40° y=5
X Q
(3,5) = (m,n) D is the Ans
<RQX=40
P 𝑦2−𝑦1
<RQX = <PRX (base angles of angle Isosceles) 34. Gradient= 𝑥2−𝑥1
∴<PRX = 40
<PRQ=1800-(RQX+PRX) −5+1
=1800-(400+400) −3−4
−4
1800-(800) ∴4/7 the Ans is A
−7
1800-800=1000
∴PRQ=1000Ans 35.Distance between two point
d = √ (X2 − X1)2 + (y2 − y1)2
𝑋2+𝑋1 𝑌2+𝑌1
32. Midpoint = 2 2
7+5 4+3
2 2 2√5 = √(1 + 3) + (y + 2)
2 2 Square both sides
(6, 31/2)
(2√5)2=16+y2+4y+4
Gradient =m2 m1 = −1
m2= −1/m2 4√25=20+y2+4y
The equation of the perpendicular bisector 4x5 = 20 = y2+4y
is y2+4y=0
y-y1=m(x-x1) y(y = 4) = 0
y-7/2 y = 0 or y= −4 D is the Ans
𝑦2−𝑦1
gradient= 𝑥2−𝑥1 opp
4−3 1
36. Tan𝜃=
adj
=7−5=2

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 ℎ 𝑑𝑦
Tan350=50 .𝑑𝑥 =3x2-12
H=50tan350 𝑑𝑦
Stationary points are given by 𝑑𝑥 =0
∴H 50X0.7=35M
.∴3x2-12=0
The height of the pole is 35m. =x2=4
X=±√4
9 𝑟
37. = X=+2or-2
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑅
8.6 3.2 The maximum value of function at x=-2
. =
sinθ sinR Is y=(-2)3-12(-2)+5
3.2XSin30
SinR = =-8+24+5
8.6
=21 Ans is D
R= 10.72cm

x2−1 41. SP/2 (x+sinx)dx

38. limx 1
x−1
(x−1)(x+) pls o
x2-1 = [( ) − cos 𝑝𝑙2] − [( ) − cos 𝑜]
(x1 ) 2 2
Lim =X+1=1+1=2
𝑝2
[ 8 − cos 𝑝𝑙2]- [0-1]

𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥+1
39. Y=
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝑝2⁄
[ 8 − 0] - [-1]
𝑈
Applying quotient rule 𝑉 42. (3x2+2x16)dx
U= cosx+1, V =sin x 3𝑥3 2𝑥2
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑢 𝑑𝑣 - + +6x+k
= V −U 3 2
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 =x3+2x216x+k Ans is A
V2
𝑑𝑦
= sinx(-sin 𝑥)−cosx(cosx) 43.
90
X 540,000
𝑑𝑥
360
Sin2 x =135,00
-sin2 x-cos2x Ans is C
Sin2x
−1 44. 3+3+2=Clubs
= -(sin2x+cos2x) = Sin2 𝑥 Ans is D
Sin2x
Where sin2x+cos2x=1
1 11.2+9.4+13.8+12.9+10.5
But Sin2 𝑥 = cos2x 45. Mean(x)=8.3+
6
−1 = 11.02
∴ = − cos2x Ans
Sin2 𝑥
46. The number of students that scored at list 15 is
40. Y=x2-12x+5 10+6+4=20

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 1+2+3+3+5 14
47. Mean deviation x= =
5 5

X=2.8
2014/2015 MATHEMATICS
1−2.8+2−2.8+3−2.8+3−2.8+5−2.8 1. x+y = 1…….(1)
MD=
5 x−y = 1……(2)
2x = 2 ; x = 1
1.8+0.8+0.2+0.2+2.2
MD= Put the value of x in equation (1)
5
X+y=1 ∴y = 0 Ans
MD= 1.04 Ans is D

𝜀𝑓(𝑥−𝑥)2 2. Take C to be the consumption rate

48. Variance for group data=
𝜀𝑓
C = 3v − 4800
2
X F X-X (X-X) F(XX)2 V
2 3 -1.5 2.25 6.75 Then differentiate the given function
3 4 -0.5 0.25 1 𝑑𝑐 4800
4 2 0.5 0.25 0.5 =3−
𝑑𝑣 𝑣2
5 1 1.5 2.25 2.25 𝑑𝑐
At stationary point 𝑑𝑣 = 0
10 10.5 4800
.∴ 3− =0
𝑣2
2+3+4+5 4800
X= = 3.5 3= multiply both side by v2
𝑣2
4
𝜀𝑓(𝑥−𝑥)2 3v2 = 4800 divide both side by 3
Variance =
𝜀𝑓
10.5 V2= 1600
= = 1.05 ≈ 1.1
10 V =√1600
V = 40km. Ans

49. BENZENE can be arranged as follow 3. Number ‘’N’’ Is The Smallest With The
Largest Percentage i.e
71 7𝑥6𝑥5𝑥4𝑥31
.3121 = 200% of N is 210
31𝑥2𝑥1
200
7x6x5x2 = 420 .∴ 100 x N =210
Benzene can be arranged in 420 ways = 200N = 21000
Ans is A 21000
N= 200
N = 105. Ans

50. The probility that the sun of the outcome is 6

are (1,5) (5,1) (2,4) (4,2) and (3,3) 4. y = cosec X

= 5/36 Ans 𝑑𝑦
. = − cot x cosec x
𝑑𝑥

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5. y = cos (2x – 3x2) The must score 97 marks
Using Product Rule
y = Cosu
𝑋
U = 2x −3x2 10. x 3000 = 150
100
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑢
.∴ 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑑𝑢×𝑑𝑥
3000X= 15000
𝑑𝑦
. 𝑑𝑥 = − sin (u)×2-6x X=5
= − sin (2x – 3x2) 2- 6x .∴ 5⁄100x 7400 = 370. Ans is D
−(2−6x) sin (2x – 3x2)
𝑑𝑦
= (6x -2) sin (2x – 3x2)
𝑑𝑥
11. Car A used 61⁄2 hours and car D used 55⁄6
6. Number ‘N’ is the largest with the smallest hours. Then the different between the time used
percentage i.e by the two cars is
0.5% is the smallest among all 13 35 39−35 4
.∴ 0.5 of N 2
- 6
= 6
= 6 = 2⁄3
0.5
= 100 x N = 1
12. P (r (1+r)n )
0.5N = 100
100 ((1+ r)n −1)
N = 0.5 ; N= 200.
= 12,500(0.005(1+0.005)360)
7.The car that will finish first will be the one that ( (1+0.005)360−1)
uses the least time and the car that used the least = 12,500(0.005(1.005)360)
time is.between car B and car D with 5 1⁄2 and ( (1.005)360−1)
55⁄6respectively, they used the same number of = 12,500(0.005(6.023)
hours but different minutes, therefore let solve, let (6.023−1)
see the difference between their fraction 11⁄12 = 12,500(0.030)
5.023
and 5⁄6. 11⁄12 is larger than 5⁄6 , therefore car
= 376.4
D finished first
5.023
8.Cost price = N240,00 = N74.94
The selling price = the sum of the
(CP + 1⁄5 of CP) selling price 13. y = (3x+1) (x−1)
= 240,000+(1⁄5 x 240,000)
=3x2 − 3x+x− 1
= 240,00 + 48000+ 288,000
3x2 – 2x – 1
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠 A= ∫ 𝑦 dx
9. X = 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡
A = ∫(3x2 − 2x −1) dx
75+86+75+68+85+𝑋
81 = = 3x3⁄3 − 2x2⁄2 − x+ k
6
81x6 = 389+ x = x3−x2 −x+k
486 = 389+ x When x = 0, A= 0
X= 486 – 389 Hence 0 = 13 – 12−1 + k
X = 97 Ans is B =1 – 1 – 1 + k
=1–2+k
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 K = 1.
Therefore Ax = x3 – x2 – x + 1 Before the time was set in motion the balloon was
Now put x = 3 empty but after 3sec the balloon had volume of :
The required area = 33 – 9 – 3 + 1 V = 60(3) – (3)3
=27 – 9 – 3 + 1 V= 180 – 27 = 153 cm3
=28 – 12 = 16 sq. units
17. P (r (1+r)n )
((1+ r)n −1)
14. y = x2 – 5x + 4 value of r is 7/12/100 and value of n is
30x12
A = ∫ 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 = 15,000(0.00583(1.00583)360)
( (1+0.00583)360)
A = ∫(𝑥2 − 5𝑥 + 4) dx = 15,000(0.00583(8.1068)
5𝑥2 (8.1068−1)
= x3⁄3 - 2 + 4x + k = 708.939
When x = 0 A =0 then C = 0 7.1068
5𝑥2 = 99.76 the nearest answer is A
.∴ x3⁄3- 2 + 4x
Now put x = 4 18. I = PRT/ 100
4 43 42 𝑝𝑥6𝑥1
A= − 5 2 +4 (4) 40 =
3 100
A = 64⁄3 - 80⁄2 + 16
4
4000 = 6p ; p = 2000/3
64 At 1% per month
= 3 − 40 + 16
𝑝𝑥6𝑥1
64−120+48 I=
= 100
3 200/3𝑥1𝑥12
I=
= -8⁄3= - 22⁄3 sq. units 100
I= 80.
15.Let I be the rate of ice formation 𝑛1 125 100
19. = C1 X C1
𝑟1(𝑛−𝑟)!
𝑑𝑖
.𝑑𝑡 =∫(2 − 0.3𝑡) dt 125!
X
100!
1!(125−1)! 1!(100−1)!
0.3𝑡 2 125𝑋124! 100𝑋99!
= 2t − X
2 124! 99!
at t = 10 125X100 = 12,500
0.3(10)2
I= 2(10)− 2
I = 20 – 15 = 5g 20. P (r (1+r)n )
The mass of ice formation = 10 + 5 = 15g ((1+ r)n −1)
= 14,000(0.00542(1+0.0054)240)
( (1+0.0054)240)
𝑑𝑣 = 14,000(0.0054(3.656)
16. 𝑑𝑡 = ( 60 – 3t2) dt (3.656−1)
= 276.42
3𝑡 3
= 60t − +c 2.656
3
= 104.07
= 60t – t3 + c
When t=0, v=0 then c=0
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 21.Let the no be n , 5 x n = 5n 25. The height of the person is ZY =2 and the
15−5n the only possible option is D because n is shadow of the person is YR=3 and the shadow
greater than 3 in Order to get negative digit. cast by the pole is QR=12 , PQ = Height of the
pole
22. The prime numbers between 30 and 50 are; 𝑃𝑄 𝑄𝑅
∴ = 𝑌𝑅
𝑍𝑌
31, 37, 41, 43, 47.
𝑃𝑄 12
=
2 3
23. The first condition is that “ NO BOOTHS” are
24
empty. Therefore one person one booth in order to PQ = = 8m
3
fulfill the first condition.
Second condition some of the BOOTHS MUST 26. mid point = X1+X2 , Y1+ Y2
attain full capacity and the full capacity of each 2 2
6+1 3+2
booth is 4. , 2 = (7/2,5/2)
2
So allow the remaining people to sit on the
booths starting from the first booth to it full 27. Gradient of XZ = X(6,3) Z(7,−2)
Grad = y2−y1 = −2 − 3 = −5
capacity,.
X2−𝑋 1 7 −6 1
It’s only first three booths could be occupied to
Gradient of XZ = −5
their full capacity of 4.
28. Equation of a straight line YZ y(1,2) z(7,-2)
24. Take x to be original distance y2 −y1 = −2 − 2 = −4 = −2
10
10% increase is x x = 0.1x X2−X1 7−1 6 3
100
So the increase is 0.1x+x = 1.1x Required equation of straight line yz is
20 y−y1 = m(x−x1)
20% increase is x 1.1 x = 0.22x −2
100
(y−2) = (x−1)
So the increase becomes 1.1x+0.22x = 1.32x 3

So the increase from 2000 to 2002 is 1.32x –x 3(y−2) = −2x+2

=0.32x 3y−6 = −2x+2 = 3y+2x = 8
0.32𝑥 29. The required perpendicular distance of the
∴ x 100 = 32%
𝑥 straight line 3x−4y+5
P From the point (2,−1) where x = 2 and
y = −1 is
Z = 3x−4y+5 = 3(2) −4(−1) + 5
Z √(𝑥)2 + (𝑦)2 √(3)2 + (−4)2
Z = 6+4 + 5 = 15 = 15 = 3
2M
√9 + 16 √25 5 1
Q Y 3m R Z=3
12m
30. 2X+3𝑌 = 5
QR=12, YR=3, ZY = 2 −2 5
3Y =−2𝑋 + 5, y = x+3 = y = mx+c
3
−2
m1 = m2 = (Gradient of two parallel
3
lines)

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 The required equation is y−y1 = m X2 = 64 ; x ±√64 ; x = ± 8
(x−x1)
−2
= y−3 = 3 (x+1) [ point (−1,3) ] 35. multiple of 15
= 3y−9 = −2𝑥 − 2 36. D
= 3y+2x = 7 37. A
38. C
31. y = 3x2 −4x +1 39. D
𝑑𝑦 40. Take the larger number to be "x" and
= 6x−4 the smaller number be "y"
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= 6x −4 = −10(𝑑𝑥 is given as −10 in the y−2𝑥 = 8 1 ( first
question) information)
6x = −6 2y+3x = 65 2 ( second
X = −1 information)
y = 3x2 −4𝑥 + 1 From equation (1)
y =2x+8 , then put value of y in equation
= 3(1)2−4(−1) + 1
= 3+4+1 = 8 (2) as follows
2(2x+8)+3x =65. This is the right answer.
The point is (−1,8)

32. x+y = 4
x−y = 2
2x = 6
X = 3 ; solve for y by putting value of x in
equation (1)
3+y =4 ∴ y = 1 from the equation.
The point of intersection is (3,1). 2013/2014 MATHEMATICS
The required distance between the point (6,5) and
point of intersection (3,1) 1. 2y + 5x – 4 = 0
√(x2 − x1)2 + (y2 − y1)2 = √32 + 42 2y = 5x + 4
If x = 2
= √(3)2 + 4)2 = √25 = 5unit. Ans 2y = 4
Y=2
. 33. Slope m = tan 𝜃 = (x, y) = (0, 2)
m = −(tan180° − 135°) = tan 45°
If y = 0
m = −1
2(0) = 5x + 4
equation of the line is y−y1 = m(x−x1) 5x =4
X = 4/5
y+3 = −1(𝑥 − 5) (x, y) = (0.8, 0).
y+3 = −𝑥 + 5 At x = 1
y+x = 2 (collect like terms) 2y = -5 (1) +4
34. convert both sides to base 10 as follows. 2y = -1
(3xx2+4xx1+3xx0−2xx2+4xx1+4xx0)10 = Y = -1/2
(1x25+1x24+1x23+1x22+1x21+1x20)10
3x2+4x+3 –(2x2+4x+4) = 32+16+8+4+2+1 (x, y) = (1, 0.5)Ans is D
(3x2+4x+3−2x2−4x−4) = 63
X2−1 = 63
2. 10y = 3x + 15
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y = 3x + 15 U12 = a + (n – 1) d
10 10
y = 0.3x + 1.5 = 2 + (12 -1) d
According to the equation of a straight line y = = 2 + 11 x 4 = 46.
0.3x + 1.5 gradient is 0.3 and y- intercept is 1.5
8. Correct answer is B. because all the 3 given
3. Gradient of PQ = y2 – y1 points are not equal to one another, so the triangle
x2 – x1 has three sides that are not equal and the only
= 3 – 7 = -4 = -1 B Is the Ans triangle that best fits the description is SCALENE
6 –2 4
9. 90 = a + (n – 1) d
4. x2 + x1 , y2 + y1
2 2 90 = 2 + 4n – 4
= -1 + 3 ,9 + 5
2 2 90 = 4n – 2

(1, 7) 4n = 92
y – y1 = m (x – x1) N = 23.
y – 7 = -1 (x – 1) 10. Sn = n/2 (2a + (n – 1) d)
y – 7 = -x + 7 Sn = 23/2 (2 x 2 + (23 – 1) 4)
Sn = 23/2 (4 + 22 x 4)
y + x = 8, = y2 – x + 8 = 23/3 (92). = 1058.

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11. √3𝑥= √9
5. The required equation is (3x )½ = 91/3
y = mx + c
y1 – y1 = m (x – x1) 3x/2 = 32/3
y - 1 = -2 (x – 4) X = 2/3
y – 1 = -2x + 8 2
y + 2x = 9 Ans is C = 3x = 4
X = 4/3 B is the Ans
6. y = 5x – 3 and y = 2x + 9
5x – 3 = 2x + 9
5x – 2x = 12 12.Sn= n/2 (a+ l)
3x = 12 S25 = 25/2 (20 – 12)
X=4 S25 = 600
i.e y = 5(4) -3
y = 20 – 3 13. a + 3d = 14 --------------- (1)
y = 17 a + 10d = 70 --------------(2)
The co-ordinates of p is -7d = -56
(4, 17) Ans is C d = -56
-7
7. 12 terms of the sequence is D=8
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14. S12 = 12/2 (29 + (n – 1) d) 19. The total sum greater than 10 when two dice
= 6 ( 2x – 10 + (11) 8 are tossed are:
(5,6) (6,5) (6,6)
= 6 (-20 + 88) = 3/36 = 1/12 Ans
= -6 (68) = 408 Ans
20. 3x + 2y = 5 ------------------ (1) × 2
5x + 4y = 9 -------------------(2)
15. At first session she started with 10 length and 6x + 4y = 10
ended up with 50 lengths. 5x + 4y = 9
X =1
50 – 10 = 40
3x + 2y = 5
After the first session she had another 40 length
If she swims 2 length every session 3(1) + 2y = 5
1 session =x session 2y = 2
2 length 40 length Y=1
X = 40 length i.e 4(1) + 3 (1) =7
2 length 4x + 3y = 7
X = 20 session
i.e The overall session = 20 session
+ first session = 21 session. 21. D

22. Firstly, Rearranged the data as follow.

16. C
7, 21, 33, x, 45, 62

17.First session she attended 15 length Median = 33 + x

2
i.e 50 – 15 = 35 length
70 = 33 + x
35length = 7 session
X = 70 – 33
5 length
X = 37.
i.e 7 sessions + first sessions of 5 lengths
= 8 sessions. 23.Another name for mean is Arithmetic average
Joy needs 8 sessions to attain Ann’s Record.
24.B.

25.D = Height – Lowest Variable

18. 20 × x = 0.2x
100 26. A
So the new price = x + 0.2x = 1.2x
30 × 1.2 x (new price) 27. A
100
28. C
= 0.36x
i.e 1.2x + 0.36x = 1.56x 29. A

30. C

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31. C The radius of the circle is 6.5cm

32. A

2.3m 35. x = 145 + 165 + 159 + 162 + 167 + 150 + 160 + 170 + 155
18° 10
x =1580 = 158
10
?
36. From question 35 mean is 158
(145 – 158)2 + (165 – 158)2 + (159 – 158)2+(162 – 158)2 + (167
0
Tan 18 = x – 158)2 + (150 – 158)2 (160 – 158)2 + (170 – 158)2 + (155 – 158)2
23 10
X = 2.3 Tan 180 S.D = √10
= 2.3 Ans
37. 10.011 to 2 decimal place the best option is
A
33. missing

38. C sample space occurs when a coin or a single

six sided dice is tossed. The sample space is
(head, tail) or (1,2,3,4,5,6)

39. E
G F
9m 40. E

AF2 = AG2 + AG2 41. A

202 = 902 + AG2
42. C
AG2 = 202 - 92
AG= √400 − 81 43. C
AG = √319
44. A
AG= 17.86
AG= 17.9 45. E = 100
n(M) = 65
n(W) = 35
34. n(MnW) = 60
60 – 35 = 25

46. N(k) = 20%

n(p) = 25%

Co2 = om2 + cm2 n(knp) = 5%

Co2 = 5.62 + 3.32
(20 – 5)% = 20%
Co2 = 31.36 + 10.89
Co2 = 42.25 100% - 40% = 60%
Co2 = √42.25
Co2 = 6.5cm The no of people who have not visited the 2 states
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47. Information is not complete
L2 = R2 + H2
48. Perimeter of rectangle L = 362 + 152
L = 39
2(L+W) L2 = r2 + h2
L = 3W L = (24)2 + 102
2 (3W + W) = 72 L = 26
2 (4W) = 72 The required Area is
8W = 72  (HL – hl)
W=9 22 (15x39 – 10x26)
49.To get the actual deep of the bucket 7
22 (585 – 260)
H = 20+x = 12
7
X 8
= 1021cm2
8 ( 20+ n) = 124
160 + 8x = 124
160 = 4n 51. C
X = 160/4
52. (x-1) (2x-3)
X = 40
At x=2
Therefore, the actual deep is 40+20 = 60. (2-1) (2(2)-3)
Volume of the bucket
1 × 𝜋 (R2 H - 82 h) (1)(4-3) = 1
3
1 ×22 (122 × 60 - 82 × 40)
3 7
53.
1 ×22 (144× 60 - 64× 40)
3 7
1 ×22 (8640− 2560) 30°
2 √3 2
3 7
60°
= 6369.5 1 1
Since 1000km = 1 litre i.e~ 6.37. From the diagram above sin300 could be
calculated as follow.
50. Top=30 bottom =20 𝑜𝑝𝑝
Sin = 𝑎𝑑𝑗 =
To get the Actual Deep 1
12+x =15 Sin300 = 2
X 10 NOTE: This depicted triangle above could also be
10(12+x) =154 used to calculate Sin600, Cos300, Cos600, Tan300,
120+10x=154 Tan600
120 = 15x-10x
5x= 120 54. Firstly, re-arrange the given numbers as
X = 120 follows
5
X = 24 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,9,11,12,13,16
Actual height = 24+12 =36 So the median is 8

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55. Equation of line , y- 2x == 1 K+3−𝑘 + 1 − 3𝑘 + 1 + 𝑘 + 3 = 0
y= 2x +1 = y= mx+c 2k−4𝑘 + 8 = 0
m1 m2 = −1 2k =8 , ∴ k = 4
1
m1 = −1/m2 , ∴m1 = −1/2 61. Since 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑢 = sec u
56. 2,4,6,8,10,12,14, ….,38,40. 1
𝑛 Cos u = 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢
Sn = 2 (2a ++(n−1)d)
40
S40 = 2 (2x2(39)2) 1 1
= 1.414 = 0.7072
𝑢
= 20(4x78)
by pathagora Sin2u + Cos2 = 1
S40 = 1640
Sin2u + ( 0.7072)2 =1
𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡 Sin2u = 1 – 0.70722
57. % profit = 𝑥 100% Sin u =√1 − (0.7072)2
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒
15
= 180 𝑥100 Sin u = √1 − 0.5
= 10% Sin u = 0.7071
62. 2x− y = 4 -------- (1)
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To get 6x−3y =12 just multiply the equation by 3

𝑃𝑋𝑅𝑋𝑇
63. I = 100
𝑃𝑋𝑅𝑋3
255 =
100
22,500 = 3PR
22,500
𝜃
R = 3𝑃 -----------(1)
The length of arc is 360 x 2𝜋𝑟
Compound Interest A = P(I+R)2
60° 22 225 +P = P(I+R)2
x2x x 5 = 5.24cm 22500 2
360 7 255 + P = P ( I ( )
3𝑃
59. A Square root both sides
22500
√225 + 𝑃 = P + 3
√225 + 𝑃 = P + 7500
13 225 =P = (P + 7500)2
225 + P = (P+7500) ( P= 7500)
= P2+7500P+7500P+56250000
225+P = P2+15000P+56250000
64. only 5 and 6 are greater than 4 therefore
M 5 T 2/6 = 1/3 Ans
65. The buyer bought the good at (100 −11.11)
TA2 = TM2+AM2 instead of 100%
132 = 52+AM2 88.89
2
Therefore, 100 𝑥 x = 14.28
AM = 169−25
88.89x = 100 x 14.28
AM = √169 − 25 1428
AM = 12 X = 88.89 = 16.06 Ans
60. d2−d1 = d3−d2 66 1st = 0.03 x 160,000 = 4,800
K +3 – (𝑘 − 1) = 3𝑘 − 1 − (+3) 4800+ 160,000
= 164,800
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 2nd = 0.025 x 164,800 = 4120
4120 + 164,800
= 168, 920
rd
3 = 0.05 x 168,920 = 8446
8446 + 168,920
= 177,366 Ans
67. B

68. 1/4 of 2/3 of the market = 1/6

1/6 of his market shares were sold
The remainder of 2/3 is
2/3 −1/6 = 1/2
1/2 1 6
𝑥 = 3
1/6 2 1
1/4 was sold which is 75000
3/4unsold is 225,000
1/4 + 3/4 of 2/3 = 75,000 +225,000
= 300,000

69. 16 ( 900) = 14,40

27 (1000) = 27,000
14,400 = 28
227,000 = x
27,000 𝑥 28
X=
14,400
X = $ 52.2 Ans
70. A

71. D

72. (X−1) (2𝑋 − 3)

At X = 2
(2−1) ( 2𝑥2 − 3)
(4−3) = 1 Ans
73. A

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