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Question 41
jamb 2010

In question number 22 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

Aroutine
Borganized
Curgent
Ddelayed
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Question 42
jamb 2010

In question number 21 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

Aeffective
Bdisastrous
Cevident
Dinevitable
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Question 43
jamb 2010

In question number 20 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

Aamount
Bsupply
Csize
Dflood
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Question 44
jamb 2010

In question number 19 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

Aobjects
Bsubjects
Cissues
Dtopics
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Question 45
jamb 2010

In question number 18 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

Amanaged
Bmanipulated
Cexamined
Dstudied
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Question 46
jamb 2010

In question number 17 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

Afeedback
Bresults
Cimplication
Doutcomes
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Question 47
jamb 2010

In question number 16 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

Aideology
Bphenomenon
Cidea
Dcomponent
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Question 48
jamb 2010

The essence of fighting corruption according to the passage is to

Asend the corrupt to gaol
Bpromote good governance
Cpunish corrupt politicians
Dmake people richer
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Question 49
jamb 2010

Which of the following is an indication of ethical standard of governance?

Afundamental human right
Bsocio-economic instability
Cdemocratic governance
Dbloated expenditure
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Question 50
jamb 2010

Who. according to the writer should prevent corruption?

Alawyers and police
Bcorrupt public officers
Cthe government
Dthe people
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Question 51
jamb 2010

From the passage, one of the consequences of corruption is that

Alarge projects are executed
Bit is beneficial to wealthy people who stole public wealth
Cit impedes the progress of a nation
Dpeople get what they want with so much money to spend
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Question 52
jamb 2010

According to the writer, corruption is triggered off by

Aunnecessary afflunce
Bselfish interests
Cprivate officials
Dpublic officers
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Question 53
jamb 2010
From the passage, it can be deduced that stress is
Ahormonal disorder in the body system
Bindividually induced problems
Cbodily reaction to internal factors
Dbodily reaction to external factors
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Question 54
jamb 2010

The experts feel one can control one's stress because

Aits cause are understandable
Bit is not difficult to control
Cexternal factors contribute less to stress
Dit is individually initiated
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Question 55
jamb 2010

According to the passage, the major step in controlling stress is

Achanging one's attitude to stressors
Bunderstanding the history of the disease
Cvisiting family doctors for checkup and treatment
Dconstant exercise to dissipate every energy
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Question 56
jamb 2010

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

Astress is mostly caused by internal factors
Bstress can only be avoided during relaxation
Cstress is better handled by the individual
Dthe issue of stress can be solved with no effort
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Question 57
jamb 2010

The expression 'stress is an issue every body can relate to experimentally' means that

Ait is better understood when experienced
Bits problem can be solved by everybody
Ceverybody avoids it
Deverybody encounters it
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Question 58
jamb 2010

The writer's mood in the passage is that of

Anon-commital
Bpessimism
Coptimism
Dfrustration
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Question 59
jamb 2010
From the passage, it can be deduced that man
Alearns by experiment and deduction
Blearns bychance and accidentally
Cis incapable of solving all his problems
Dby his nature is in constant search of knowledge
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Question 60
jamb 2010
The absence of instrument manual in Spaceship Earth has
Amade the operation of the Spaceship Earth difficult
Bforced man to devise other means of travelling in space
Cchallenged man's inquistiveness
Dmade man helpless
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