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Question 1

jamb 1980

The account of Ezikiel's Ministry was

Acompiled with the collaboration of others

Bhis and his alone

Cshared by many writers

Dpartly composed by him and partly by Ezra

Eproduced as a result of God's Inspiration

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Question 2

jamb 1980

which of the following statement would you consider correct with reference to Okeke as an election expert?

Ait is true that he was an expert

Bit is doubtful that he was an expert

Cit is most likely to be true that he was an expert

Dthere are no election experts

Ehe was not an election expert at all

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Question 3

jamb 1980

the writer is saying indirectly that political parties in power could be

Aunpredictable

Bhonest

Ccorrupt

Dservile

Eautocratic

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Question 4

jamb 1980

the reference to Okeke's 'bright future' in Port-Harcourt can be described as being

Asarcastic

Btrue

Cuntrue

Dirrelevant

Eimpossible

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Question 5

jamb 1980

the reference to Okeke's 'bright future' in Port-Harcourt can be described as being

Asarcastic

Btrue

Cuntrue

Dirrelevant

Eimpossible

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Question 6

jamb 1980

A village tout can be described as being

Aunemployed

Bcrazy

Cenergetic

Dlazy

Eservile

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Question 7

jamb 1980

Rufus Okeke was very popular with people because he

Awas energetic

Bhas decided to pitch his tent with the villagers

Cdid not like town life

Dcould not live without his parents

Emade more mobey for the villagers

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Question 8

jamb 1980

sulphur powder was added to

Abeautify the tin

Bcomplete the manufacture

Cstrenghten the tin

Dsatisfy the boss

Eensure that the tins were not damaged during transportation

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Question 9

jamb 1980

the solderers received

Aoccasonal money for their work

Btoo much for their work

Cjust enough for their work

Da fair wage

Enot so much as their work demanded

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Question 10

jamb 1980

without the solderers in the smithy

Ano work can be done

Bthe boss will go into debt

Cthe products can not be completed

Dthe boss will be unhappy

Ethe other workers will not like their job

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Question 11

jamb 1980

Boeta Dick spat in the bucket because

Ahe was sick

Bhe had a dirty habit

Che coughed

Dthe smithy smelled badly

Eit is good to spit regularly

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Question 12

jamb 1980

the boss Boeta Dick, can be described as being

Askinny

Bhard working

Cambitious

DA Chinese

Eslender

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Question 13

jamb 1980

the consequences of the rural-urban drift are shown in the above passages as being

Auseful to the cities and not to the rural areas

Ba national disaster

Ca natural occurrence and sign of progress

Dnegative

Ea healthy economic phenomenon

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Question 14

jamb 1980

one suggested solution to the problem is to

Aprovode social amenities and create employment opportunities in rural areas

Bencourage mechanized agriculture in order to raise income

Cforce the young rural people to stay by warning them about the problems in the cities

Dmount road blocks

Elower the level of education in rural areas and increase qualification for employment in the cities

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Question 15

jamb 1980

migration in large number is said to result in

Ajuvenile deliquency

Ba fall in the production of food, accomodation and health in the cities

Chighway robbery

Ddifficulty of life in rural areas

Emental stress by parents and relations

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Question 16

jamb 1980

one of the reasons why people drift fro the rural areas to the urban ares is

Ahunger resulting from drought

Blaziness and ignorant

Cbetter rural eduaction and possession of qualifications which make better jobs available in urban ares

Dthe easy life and comfort in the city

Ethe freedom from traditional control and pagan practices

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Question 17

jamb 1980

the author explains that researches conducted on various aspect of rural-urban drift have

Afailed to provide effective solutions

Brevealed the causes and effects of this drift

Cincrease the hue and cry against it

Dprovided effective solutions to the problem

Enot only provided solutions but also brought out the causes and effects of this drift

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Question 18

jamb 1980

unless the training of our traditional birth attendants is based on healthy practices

Aour children will be under-developed

Bour children will be worse off thanthose brough up in the traditional way

Cour medical services will be unable to provide the right services

Dour ecenomic progress will be adversely affected

Ethe role of the mothe will be rendered useless

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Question 19

jamb 1980

in spite of the fact that the Western country now recognize the importance of the early period of childhood in forming a relationship, Nigerian hospital and maternity home.

Acopy the wrong Western practise noe being criticized in Western countriesd

Bimprove on local practises and make the future of the child secure

Censure that the child is brought up in the right way

Densure that the child develops the right skills for establishing relationships

Edo not know which practise to choose

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Question 20

jamb 1980

since the training for social adjustment begins from the moment of birth, our traditional practices

Aare too uncivilized to be helpful to the child

Bneed to be mordenized

Care very helpful to the proper growth of the child

Dmake the child a stranger to modern civilization

Eare the cause of underdevelopment

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