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Question 4181

jamb 1985

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
Disgruntled people are indifferent to any plans to rid the society of evil

Adifferent from

Bdiffirent about

Cin agreement with

Dinterested in

Eopposed to

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Question 4182

jamb 1985

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The deafening noise of the two jet planes which flew across our compound yesterday made people fear that an assault on the country might be imminent

Aimpending

Bahead

Cremote

Deminent

Ethreatening

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Question 4183

jamb 1985

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
Many untrustworthy students gives evasive answers to questions which they fully understand.

Adirect

Boutspoken

Csimple

Dtruthful

Eclever

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Question 4184

jamb 1985

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The military Governor upheld the decision of his cabinet

Aheld up

Bundercut

Cmaintained

Dabolished

Ereversed

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Question 4185

jamb 1985

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
He is loved for his altruism.

Abenevolence

Bsincerity

Cselfishness

Dselflessness

Ekindness

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Question 4186

jamb 1985

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
Chidi is naturally taciturn

Afriendly

Bcheerful

Cdumb

Dlively

Egarrulous

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Question 4187

jamb 1985

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
To most people last Christmas was an austere period

Aprosperous

Bharsh

Csevere

Dsour

Estern

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Question 4188

jamb 1985

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The chief was generous in his award of university scholarships

Anobel

Bconsiderate

Cliberal

Dmean

Ehonest

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Question 4189

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the questions given, select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence. After we have taken our share we shall give ....... to them

Atheir

Btheir's

Ctheirs

Dthere's

Ethere

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Question 4190

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the questions given, select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence. It was a funny episode, so I ......

Acan't help to laugh

Bcouldn't help laughing

Ccouldn't help laugh

Dcouldn't help to laugh

Ecan't help laughing

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Question 4191

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the questions given, select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence. The ..... should make .... for them as soon as possible.

Acommittee/accommodation

Bcommitte/accomodation

Ccommittee/accomodation

Dcommittee/accmodation

Ecommittee/accomondation

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Question 4192

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the questions given, select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence. The principal went to buy some ..... for the physics laboratory.

Aequipment

Bpieces of equipments

Cequipments

Ditems of equipments

Elist of equipments

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Question 4193

jamb 1984

Choose the meaning which best fits the underlined phrase from the passage. Closely guarded secret

ACarefully hidden from the knowledge of others

BSecretly processed business with armed guards

CCarefully hidden from the view of strangers

DScarcely known

EUnknown

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Question 4194

jamb 1984

The work carried out at the Agricultural Research Station in Malawi on the silkworm eggs was to

Atry to breed cocoons which would produce more silk

Bdetermine the survival rate of silkworms

Cfind out the most suitable areas and conditions for rearing silkworms

Dsearch for better methods of rearing silkworms

Efind out how cocoons become silkworms

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Question 4195

jamb 1984

According to sericulturist, silkworms

Acannot survive in a warm climate

Bmay be reared on any tree

Cdo well in areas with a warm climate

Dproduce the longest threads when they are fed leaves from the top of the mulberry tree

Eare destroyed by heat

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Question 4196

jamb 1984

It is implied in the passage that silk was discovered

Aafter years of hardwork and research by the Empress

Bby accident

Cin the search for a more durable fibre for making cloth

Dafter some experiments carried out by the Japanese sericulturist

Eby design

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Question 4197

jamb 1984

Sericulture is

Acarried out only in China

Bthe breeding of silkworms for the production of silk

Cthe research done on silkworms

Dthe making of cloth from the cocoons of silk worms

Ethe breeding of silkworms in Malawi

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Question 4198

jamb 1984

'He laughs best who laughs last'(proverb). it is true for this story because

Athe picnickers were enjoying themselves

Bfinally he found his fish

CAlan played a good trick on the picnickers

Dfishing is a pastime

EAlan likes country life

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Question 4199

jamb 1984

Alan made the picnickers believe that fish jump out of the river to look for flies by

Atelling a story

Bfinding his trout and showing it to them

Ctaking them down to the river

Dwatching how trout catch flies

Epicking up a fish and looking for more

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Question 4200

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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