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Question 1

jamb 1987

Which one of the following is NOT true of the passage?

Athe lady was beautiful

Bthe marriage cost a lot of money

Cthe marriage was according to native law and custom

DFatmata never had an issue

Ethe author wanted another wife

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Question 2

jamb 1987

it would appear that the marriage had turn him into

Aa good worker

Ba faithfu husband

Can incurable debtor

Da tragic figure

Ea proud husband

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Question 3

jamb 1987

When the author said 'my anti-western revolt was gaining momentum' (line 7) he was referring to the fact that

Ahe did not like polygamy

Bhe hated Europeans

Che did not want to marry another wife

Dhe admires everything about his wife

Ehe rovolted against European values

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Question 4

jamb 1987

The evidence will seem ti indicate that

Athe author adores his first wife

Bhe disapproves of her ways

Che thinks she is extravagant

Dthe author regrets the cause of his debts

Eshe had not been properly brought up

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Question 5

jamb 1987

Which ONE of the following was NOT a reason for using oxygen?

Ait gave them psychologicl encouragement

Bit fortified them to live above the limit of natural acclimatization

Cit protects them against the unexpected changes of the weather

Dit quickens their journey to the summit

Eit helps them to survive the worst effects of the weather

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Question 6

jamb 1987

'to live and have our being above the limit of natural acclimatization' (line 7)means

Ato be protected from the effect of the weather

Bto expect no protection from the bad weather

Cto survive under unnatural weather conditions

Dlimit our natural desires to get acclimatized to the weather

Enone of the above

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Question 7

jamb 1987

'regardless of terrain' (line 5)

Aever on easy ground

Bdespite the nature of the ground

Cbecause of steeper gradients

Dignoring the inhospitality of the mountainside

Ewithout considering the handicap

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Question 8

jamb 1987

'conspires' (line 3)means

Aruins

Bmakes secret plans

Ctakes a wicked action

Dcombines

Eaggravates

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Question 9

jamb 1987

The author believes that to overcome the problem of altitude and weather the climber needs mainly

Acourage and speed

Benergy and moral fortitude

Csufficient quantity of oxygen

Dswiftness and sureness of foot

Equick acclimatization

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Question 10

jamb 1987

From the passage, we gather that writings were almost

Aas unreliable as human memory

Bas reliable as electronic memory

Cmore reliable than electronic recording

Dnot to be compared to any recording system

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Question 11

jamb 1987

According to the author, human memory is unreliable because people

Adie and we forget what they said

Bforget events or tell lies

Cdo not always know when events happen

Ddo not always know who did what and when

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Question 12

jamb 1987

How many stages of development did the writer mention while discussing the art of record keeping?

Atwo

Bthree

Cfour

Dfive

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Question 13

jamb 1987

The writer believes that the art of record keeping has

Aimproved over the years

Bendangered the art of writing

Cchanged human memory

Dovercome all the problems facing it

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Question 14

jamb 1987

The author believes that electronic recording is

Asuperior only to mental recording

Binferior to both mental recording and writing

Csuperior to both mental recording and writing

Dinferior to only writing

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Question 15

jamb 1987

The term 'our sister developing countries' implies

ABritain, Gambia and Canada

BGhana, Germany and Togo

CRussia, Switzerland and America

DLiberia, Sierra Leone and Gabon

EChina, India and Holland

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Question 16

jamb 1987

The main idea of this passage is that

Athere is a yawning gap between the have and the have-nots

Bthere is need to rid his countrymen from the scourges of hunger , disease, ignorance, and want

Cthere could be atmospheric pollution and population explosion

Dthe concern of science and technology are the same in all countries

Eeach nation must plan its development according to its needs and resources

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Question 17

jamb 1987

According to the passage, the basic consideration for developing science and technology should be three of the following.
1. Technical know-how
2. availability of raw material
3. atmospheric pollution
4. the people's tradition and beliefs
5. population
6. capital

A2,1 and 6 only

B3,2 and 4 only

C5,3 and 6 only

D6,5 and 4 only

E5,2 and 6 only

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Question 18

jamb 1987

Primitive man preserved fire because

Ahe used it for illumination during his travels

Bhis method of making fire was labourious

Che wanted to discover how to make a lamp

Dhe wanted to develop the torch

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Question 19

jamb 1987

One way early man made a lamp was by putting a lighted reed in a

Ahollow stone

Bsea shell

Cvessel

Dmolten fat

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Question 20

jamb 1987

Primitive man was least concerned with fire as a

Ameans of cooking

Bsource of warmth

Csource of light

Dmeans of travelling

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