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• Question 1881:

  In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :

  Adaobi is contemptuous _____ dishonest people

  Options:
  A) to
  B) at
  C) for
  D) of
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1882: In the book "Independence" Tayo's uncle, Kayode, wanted to study Engineering in _____. Options:
  A) Britain
  B) U.S.A
  C) France
  D) Germany
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1883:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

  The officer acted in _____ the instructions.

  Options:
  A) accorance by
  B) accordance to
  C) accordance of
  D) accordance with
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1884: In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: The term has become indomitable quite recently Options:
  A) incorrigible
  B) disobedient
  C) unconquerable
  D) unruly
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1885:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

  The man described his son a a wilful character?

  Options:
  A) wicked
  B) obstinate
  C) wild
  D) tricky
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1886:

  Choose the correct word to fill the space in the following sentences:

  He travelled to Jos _____ train when he came last

  Options:
  A) by
  B) in
  C) on
  D) inside
  E) through
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1887:

  Fill in the gap(s) with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap(s).

  The minister can't come today because he has _____ engagement?

  Options:
  A) a former
  B) a preceding
  C) a prior
  D) an advance
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1888:

  From time to time I hear someone say, ‘But Yoga comes from India, therefore is something “foreign” and I don’t see how we can make use of it’. Of course this is foolishness. It is like saying, ‘I don’t want to listen to the music of Bach because he was a German’, or it is like someone in India declaring, ‘We don’t want to use electricity, because Thomas Edison was an American’ Yoga is universal, it is a priceless gift from the East and its benefits are available to all of us who would accept them.

  It is very tragic that many of us, not knowing the facts, have for many years confused Yogis (a person who practices ‘Yoga’ is a Yogi) with a certain class of people in India who are known a s Fakirs. Fakirs have gain extra ordinary control of their senses, but use this control to subject their bodies to abnormal conditions. For example, they sit on the famous ‘bed of nails’ stick pins and feats. They are generally persons of low mentality, and they perform these supernatural things for money, food, favours and so forth. These Fakirs should never be confused with Yogis nor do snake charmers or Indian rope trick practitioners have anything to do with Yoga. Yoga is a natural development for body and mind and a true Yogi will never permit anything harmful or unnatural to be done to his body or mind.

  Finally, there is the question of ‘religion’. I am often asked, ‘Is Yoga a religion?’ My answer is, ‘Definitely not! For us, Yoga is a dynamic system of physical exercise and a practical and valuable philosophy to apply to everyday life. In short, Yoga is way of life and everyone, regardless of his religion, can benefit greatly from any6 one or all aspect of Yoga.

  Which of the following statement is true according to the passage Options:
  A) Yoga is foreign and therefore foolish
  B) to think that Yoga is foreign is foolish
  C) Yoga is foolish because it is foreign
  D) not to take advantage of Yoga on the ground that it is foreign is foolish
  E) it is foolish to take advantage of foreign practices
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1889: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  Where did Salma and Ummi first meet?

  Options:
  A) the university
  B) departmental registration
  C) School hostel
  D) Faculty registration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1890: In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase Underlined:
  I would not like you to do the work piecemeal Options:
  A) at meal time
  B) bit by bit
  C) badly
  D) as a masterpiece
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  The correct answer is B .