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Question 1911

jamb 1986

A lot crop harvested are wasted because farmers

Aallow insects and pests to destroy their crops

Bdo not have enough money to invest in harvesters

Cdo not have good storage facitilities

Dharvest too much at a time

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Question 1912

jamb 1986

In order to help improve the state of farming, the government should

Agive all farmers enough money to work with

Bsell enoughfertilizer to all farmers

Cfind ways of financing and modernizing the farming syster

Dhelp farmers with the storage of their crops

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Question 1913

jamb 1986

Some countries produce more and better crops than others because the farmers in the former

Aare more educated

Bhave greater manpower

Chave more modern equipment

Dhave more fertile land

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Question 1914

jamb 1986

Farming in many countries today is

Aan alternative to poultry

Bof great assistance to the economy

Cfor those who are out of jobs

Dfor the illiterates

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Question 1915

jamb 1986

The most important aspect of agriculture mentioned in the passage is

Apoultry

Bfishery

Clivestock

Dfarming

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Question 1916

jamb 1986

In the passage, the possession of skill specifically enables a player to

Awin

Bthrow good figures

Cuse his figures efficiently

Dcheck his opponents effectively

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Question 1917

jamb 1986

According to the passage, a player with consistently high throws will

Aalmost certainly win a game

Bcertainly win a game

Calmost certainly not win a game

Ddeliberately not win a game

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Question 1918

jamb 1986

It is implied in the passage, that in Ludo threes and fours are

Avery high throws

Bmedium throws

Clow throws

Dvery low throws

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Question 1919

jamb 1986

It is implied in the passage that two players may fare equally if they

Ahave equal luck

Bapply similar skill to figures

Capply similar skill to similar figures

Dhave equal skill

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Question 1920

jamb 1986

According to the passage Ludo is

Amore a game of skill than of chance

Bmore a game of luck than of skill

Cequally a game of chance and skill

Da game entirely of luck

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Question 1921

jamb 1986

When young people make and enforce laws

Athe responsibility will be too heavy on their shoulders

Bthey would retaliate. against the adults

Ctheir laws will be very juvenile

Dthe world will be turned upside down

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Question 1922

jamb 1986

If the world changed overnight

Athere would be more delinquency laws

Bdelinquency would refer to all adult actions

Cdelinquency would no more be a crime

Ddelinquency would also change in meaning

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Question 1923

jamb 1986

In the view of the writer, drinking under age is an offence because

Aadults want to have all the to themselves

Badults do not want juveniles to get drunk

Cdrunken juveniles can cause disorder in society

Dadults have a duty to protect young persons

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Question 1924

jamb 1986

Status offences are those that can be committed by

Aall adults

Bjuveniles only

Cdelinquent juveniles only

Dspecified classes of people

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Question 1925

jamb 1986

The writer of the passage believes that delinquency laws are

Anot relevant to human society

Bonly fit for young people

Cunfair to the juveniles

Dvery fair to the adult world

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Question 1926

jamb 1986

A likely cause of high blood pressure among the youths is

Athe clothes they wear to parties

Bthat different clothes are meant for different occasions

Cthat the youth have stuffed their wardrobes, apartments and drawars with new clothes

Dthe thought of the choice of what to wear

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Question 1927

jamb 1986

In this passage we learn that parents

Aadmire their children's craze for new clothes

Bdo not provide the money for the fashion craze

Cendure a lot of handship to provide for their children

Dgladly provide the money for the fashion craze

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Question 1928

jamb 1986

The youth acquire clothes for

Aburials, great occasions or for matriculation ceremonies

Boccasions that are not recurrent

Cboosting their ego

Dthe purpose of praising their parents

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Question 1929

jamb 1986

In this passage the expression 'Parent have had to swallow their own phlegm' means parents

Ahad to swallow the sputum in their mouths

Bhave been phlegmatic all along

Chave had to overcome their own pride or prejudice

Dno longer had to swallow

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Question 1930

jamb 1986

A suitable tittle for this passage is

AFashion craze

BFashion craze among the youth

CUniversity students and induction ceremonies

DParents and the money for fashion craze

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