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Question 2011

jamb 1984

Where was Alan looking for his fish? He was looking for the fish

Ain the grass

Bdown in the river

Cin front of the gate

Din his basket

Eamong the picnickers

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Question 2012

jamb 1984

The picnickers were

Afarmers

Bfrom the nearby village

Ctourists

Dpeople from city

Eanglers like him

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Question 2013

jamb 1984

Why did the fish land in the field?

Ait had wings

Bit was a flying fish

Cit was looking for food

DAlan pulled too hard

Eit fell off the hook

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Question 2014

jamb 1984

which of the following represents the writer''s view about African art in relation to European art?

AThe African artist is influenced by his society, but the European artist is not

BIn both African and European art there is a blend of tradition and indivitual creativity

CAlthough traditional influences can be seen in European art they much less strong than they are in African art

DAfrican art is tribal, but European art is not

EAfrican artists are more imitative than European artists

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Question 2015

jamb 1984

The work of art is the outcome of a dialectic between the informing tradition and the individual genius of the artist' means that

Athe artist is influenced both by the society and by own creative imagination

Bthere is an irreconcilable conflict that society makes on him

Cthe artist subordinates his individual talent to the demands of the society

Dfew works of art are entirely original

Ethe individual artist needs to be informed about the traditions of the society

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Question 2016

jamb 1984

A social anthropologist is someone who

Astudies only social conditioning

Bis interested in art and artist

Cstudies social conditions and other things

Dis interested in the community

Estudies the origins of man

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Question 2017

jamb 1984

Most artists are strongly influenced by the

Adesire for self - expression

Bneed to sell their works

Ctastes and wishes of the society

Dcreative imagination

Eopinions of critics

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Question 2018

jamb 1984

Artificial quartz is produced

Ain Brazil

Bfrom tiny transistors

Cin an astonishing number of devices

Dwith the help of thermionic valves

Efrom natural crystals within steel cylinders

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Question 2019

jamb 1984

Transistors have

Ahelped to rodce quartz

Bmade radio and television inaccessible to the working populace

Cmade transmitters and receivers smaller and lighter

Dretarded progress in electronics

Emade transmitters and receivers bigger and heavier

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Question 2020

jamb 1984

Artificial quartz as compared with natural is

Asuperior

Binferior

Cjust the same

Dvaried

Elimited in use

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Question 2021

jamb 1984

According to the passage, quartz is used

Aonly in a few devices

Bin a lot of devices

Cin wrist watches

Dfor jewellery

Efor steel cylinders

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Question 2022

jamb 1984

The manufactured crystals have to be pure

Abecause natural quartz is pure

Bto maintain hygiene in factory work

Cto satisfy the precise needs of importers

Dto satisfy the exact requirements of science

Eotherwise they would take 3 million years to grow.

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Question 2023

jamb 1984

That evening he had a telephone call from

Ahis colleague, Umaru

Bthe girl he met on the train

Cthe railway authorities

Dnobody at all

EJoan

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Question 2024

jamb 1984

He hoped to arrange a date with her by

Awriting a letter to her

Bringing her up

Cwaiting at the station

Dhanding in a short note in a hurry

Esending a telegram

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Question 2025

jamb 1984

He wanted to see the girl again because

Ait was summer

Bshe was attractive

Che wanted to read her magazine

Dshe smiled at him

Ethey had agreed to meet

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Question 2026

jamb 1984

On the train Jim was

Areading a book

Bstaring at the girl

Cpretending to read

Dlooking through a magazine

Ereading a newspaper

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Question 2027

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
The politicians are responsible for the .... events have taken in this country

Acourse

Bcurse

Ccoarse

Dcause

Ecorse

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Question 2028

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:

I gave the book to the library attendant ... I think works in the evenings

Awhom

Bwhose

Cwhich

Dwho

Eof whom

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Question 2029

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
Each of the contestants .... a chance to win

Ahas

Bhave

Cget

Dgets

Etake

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Question 2030

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
I was still sleeping when the national news ... this morning

Awere broadcast

Bwere broadcasted

Cwas broadcast

Dwas broadcasted

Ewere being broadcasted

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