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Question 51

waec 1989

Instruction: Chose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
One of the armed robbers was as daring in his words at the stake as the other was

Amorose

Bsecretive

Creckless

Dtimid

Erational

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Question 52

jamb 1989

From this passage, we learn that nuclear exchange in the northern hemisphere would be

Ainconceivable

Binevitable

Cfatal to mankind

Dpartially destructive

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Question 53

jamb 1989

According to the author, current world development points to

Aan exclusive destruction of the developing countries

Ba likely spread of nuclear calamity to the third world countries

Cnuclear excxhange taking place in africa, asia and latin america

Da confrontation between the industrialized and the developing countries

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Question 54

jamb 1989

The central point being stressed in the passage is that

Anuclear war is inevitable in the third world countries

Bnuclear war is imminenet in the third world countries

Ca country does not have to be industrialized before being concerned with nuclear matters

Dthe aggressive forces of the world are ready to carry the nuclear battle into the developing nations

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Question 55

jamb 1989

'Aggressive' in the passage means

Amillitant

Bdissident

Creactionary

Drevolutionary

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Question 56

jamb 1989

A suitable tittle for this passage is

Apreparation for nuckear war on the third world countries

Bpossible effects of nuclear war on third world countries

Cstrategies for a nuclear confrontation

Dthe merits and demerits of nuclear exchange

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Question 57

jamb 1989

Drastic birth control measures may not be effective checks to population explosion since many religious sects

Aare disinclined to oppose their use

Bobject to the use of many of them

Care disinclined to accept them for use

Dwant the control measures applied

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Question 58

jamb 1989

The working population engaged in agriculture cannot feed the teeming population sufficiently because

Athere are gaping mouths to be fed

Bthey do not produce what they like to eat

Cthere are not enough people engaged in tilling the soil

Dimproved methods of agriculture have not brought about a significant increase in food production

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Question 59

jamb 1989

'But starvation still stares man in the face' means starvation

Alooks at the face of man

Bis inevitable to man

Cflies in the face of man

Dstil afflicts man

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Question 60

jamb 1989

Natural disasters were regarded as a curse of the gods on mankind because man

Ahad no satisfactory solution to natural disasters

Bhad not learnt to till the soil sufficiently

Cwas suffering from the woes pronounced on mankind by the gods

Dcould not send reply to the gods

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Question 61

jamb 1989

In the passage 'nightmare' means

Aa terrifying or deeply distressing dream

Bnatural disasters

Call those hazards which made life hideous

Da curse

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Question 62

jamb 1989

The 'fight' between the plant and the snake was prompted

Athe plant

Bosun

Cthe wind

Dthe snake

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Question 63

jamb 1989

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

Aosun was not an active observer in the combat between the snake and the little plant

Bthe moves of the little plant during encounter with the snake were not voluntry

Cthe attack of the plant during the combat was entirely to blame for the fall of the snake

Dduring the combat, the behaviour of the plant could be likened to that of a human being.

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Question 64

jamb 1989

The act of the snake was described as 'fatal' because the snake's attack was going to

Abe fatal to the plant

Bmake the coiled body not to support itself upon the narrow ledge

Cresult in the crippling of the snake

Dresult in no possible recovery

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Question 65

jamb 1989

As the narrator watched the snake, his feelings changed to those of

Aanger and apathy

Bantipathy and perplexity

Cperplexity

Dangry bewildement

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Question 66

jamb 1989

The snake was referred to as 'something strange' because the

Amovement of the snake along the gutter was slow and caustious

Bmovement of the snake betrayed strange uneasiness and confusion

Ccolour of the snake's body was an unusual stream of flowing metal

Denvironment in which the snake was found was unusual

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Question 67

jamb 1989

'Mimic' as used in the passage means

Acomic

Bsilent

Cimitated

Dpractised

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Question 68

jamb 1989

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

Arunning, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue

Bat the national level, sports is frankly a mimic warfare

Cthe most savage combative instincts are aroused by anyone who has played in a school football match

Dnations work themselves up because they tend to believe that6 sports are tests of national virtue

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Question 69

jamb 1989

Boxing is regarded as the worst game in the passage because

Aof the behaviour of the boxers themselves

Bof the amount of ill-will that can be generated among spectators of different races

Cof the ill-will that can be generated by a game that demands strength from the competitors

Dis a game in which both players get hurt rather badly

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Question 70

jamb 1989

According to the passage

Aall the sports practised nowadays are competitive

Bgames have meaning only when the participants play to win

Cit is impossible to play a game simply for fun of it

Don the local green, you play not to win but for the fun of it

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