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Question 1

PASSAGE - PASSAGE

Read the passage carefully and answer each question that follows. Anthropologists tell us that for a society to remain stable, the roles of men and women must be properly differentiated and well defined. In primitive societies, the men were assigned the roles of going out to hunt, fish and fight off the hostile tribe next door while the women did the housekeeping and minded the children. The men were believed to be superior to the women in physical strength and capability. There were no controversy in these societies as to what the roles of the sexes should be. Consequently, primitive societies enjoyed great stability. However, with the advancement of civilisation, many of the special privileges traditionally enjoyed by men began to be eroded one after another. There is hardly any sphere of human endeavour in which women have not gained a firm foothold: there are women doctors, engineers, pilots, prime ministers, judges, bankers and so on. Today, the women's spheres of operation are no longer restricted to the home; she is successfully competing with her counterpart in every area of human activity. But has this development been an unqualified blessing to the society? To answer this question, let us examine some of the problems created in the process of achieving women's emancipation. First, a large number of women including the married ones and mothers now take up paid employment. The conditions attached to such employment make it extremely difficult if not impossible for them to take adequate care of their children at homes. Since no one serves two masters, the health and education of the children suffer tremendously.

Advantages usually enjoyed by men began to...

A. weaken through gender sensitivity

B. diminish through women emancipation

Correct C. dwindle with the advancement of civilisation

D. fade with wide self realisation

Correct Answer: C

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Question 2

PASSAGE - PASSAGE

Read the passage carefully and answer each question that follows. Anthropologists tell us that for a society to remain stable, the roles of men and women must be properly differentiated and well defined. In primitive societies, the men were assigned the roles of going out to hunt, fish and fight off the hostile tribe next door while the women did the housekeeping and minded the children. The men were believed to be superior to the women in physical strength and capability. There were no controversy in these societies as to what the roles of the sexes should be. Consequently, primitive societies enjoyed great stability. However, with the advancement of civilisation, many of the special privileges traditionally enjoyed by men began to be eroded one after another. There is hardly any sphere of human endeavour in which women have not gained a firm foothold: there are women doctors, engineers, pilots, prime ministers, judges, bankers and so on. Today, the women's spheres of operation are no longer restricted to the home; she is successfully competing with her counterpart in every area of human activity. But has this development been an unqualified blessing to the society? To answer this question, let us examine some of the problems created in the process of achieving women's emancipation. First, a large number of women including the married ones and mothers now take up paid employment. The conditions attached to such employment make it extremely difficult if not impossible for them to take adequate care of their children at homes. Since no one serves two masters, the health and education of the children suffer tremendously.

According to the passage, what two masters are women struggling to serve?

A. The health and education of their children

B. The husband and the children

C. The office and the husband

Correct D. The office and the home

Correct Answer: D

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Question 3

PASSAGE - PASSAGE

Read the passage carefully and answer each question that follows. Anthropologists tell us that for a society to remain stable, the roles of men and women must be properly differentiated and well defined. In primitive societies, the men were assigned the roles of going out to hunt, fish and fight off the hostile tribe next door while the women did the housekeeping and minded the children. The men were believed to be superior to the women in physical strength and capability. There were no controversy in these societies as to what the roles of the sexes should be. Consequently, primitive societies enjoyed great stability. However, with the advancement of civilisation, many of the special privileges traditionally enjoyed by men began to be eroded one after another. There is hardly any sphere of human endeavour in which women have not gained a firm foothold: there are women doctors, engineers, pilots, prime ministers, judges, bankers and so on. Today, the women's spheres of operation are no longer restricted to the home; she is successfully competing with her counterpart in every area of human activity. But has this development been an unqualified blessing to the society? To answer this question, let us examine some of the problems created in the process of achieving women's emancipation. First, a large number of women including the married ones and mothers now take up paid employment. The conditions attached to such employment make it extremely difficult if not impossible for them to take adequate care of their children at homes. Since no one serves two masters, the health and education of the children suffer tremendously.

According to the passage, ancient societies were secured because

A. men were assigned superior roles

Correct B. the tasks of women and men were outlined

C. women accepted inferior roles

D. the roles of women were commonly interpreted

Correct Answer: B

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Question 4

PASSAGE - PASSAGE

Read the passage carefully and answer each question that follows. Anthropologists tell us that for a society to remain stable, the roles of men and women must be properly differentiated and well defined. In primitive societies, the men were assigned the roles of going out to hunt, fish and fight off the hostile tribe next door while the women did the housekeeping and minded the children. The men were believed to be superior to the women in physical strength and capability. There were no controversy in these societies as to what the roles of the sexes should be. Consequently, primitive societies enjoyed great stability. However, with the advancement of civilisation, many of the special privileges traditionally enjoyed by men began to be eroded one after another. There is hardly any sphere of human endeavour in which women have not gained a firm foothold: there are women doctors, engineers, pilots, prime ministers, judges, bankers and so on. Today, the women's spheres of operation are no longer restricted to the home; she is successfully competing with her counterpart in every area of human activity. But has this development been an unqualified blessing to the society? To answer this question, let us examine some of the problems created in the process of achieving women's emancipation. First, a large number of women including the married ones and mothers now take up paid employment. The conditions attached to such employment make it extremely difficult if not impossible for them to take adequate care of their children at homes. Since no one serves two masters, the health and education of the children suffer tremendously.

From the passage, it can be inferred that women emancipation results in

A. women becoming covertly ambitious

B. resentment of men by women

Correct C. crises at home

D. women becoming nonchalant

Correct Answer: C

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Question 5

PASSAGE - PASSAGE

Read the passage carefully and answer each question that follows. Anthropologists tell us that for a society to remain stable, the roles of men and women must be properly differentiated and well defined. In primitive societies, the men were assigned the roles of going out to hunt, fish and fight off the hostile tribe next door while the women did the housekeeping and minded the children. The men were believed to be superior to the women in physical strength and capability. There were no controversy in these societies as to what the roles of the sexes should be. Consequently, primitive societies enjoyed great stability. However, with the advancement of civilisation, many of the special privileges traditionally enjoyed by men began to be eroded one after another. There is hardly any sphere of human endeavour in which women have not gained a firm foothold: there are women doctors, engineers, pilots, prime ministers, judges, bankers and so on. Today, the women's spheres of operation are no longer restricted to the home; she is successfully competing with her counterpart in every area of human activity. But has this development been an unqualified blessing to the society? To answer this question, let us examine some of the problems created in the process of achieving women's emancipation. First, a large number of women including the married ones and mothers now take up paid employment. The conditions attached to such employment make it extremely difficult if not impossible for them to take adequate care of their children at homes. Since no one serves two masters, the health and education of the children suffer tremendously.

The phrase suffer tremendously, as used in the passage, means

A. greatly disadvantaged

B. to become worse

C. widely unpleased

Correct D. badly affected

Correct Answer: D

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Question 6

PASSAGE - PASSAGE II

The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

In truth, realistic planning efforts go with infrastructural ... 6 ... [A. development B. projected C. arrangement D. tenet]. It makes the planning ... 7 ... [A. holistic B. partial C. abnormal D. curative]. When ... 8 ... [A. planning B. budgetary C. projected D. national] provisions are made, infrastructural ... 9 ... [A. estimates B. prompt C. prompt D. processes] should be embedded. Where these are glaringly ... 10 ... [A. shortened B. cleared C. omitted D. altered], then national development and integration can be greatly ... 11 ... [A. impaired B. degraded C. reduced D. denied]. However, the case with most developing countries is to place other ... 12 ... [A. sectional B. sectorial C. selectional D. palliative] interests far above the development of infrastructure. A nation inclined to this erroneous position may continue to experience ... 13 ... [A. economic stagnation B. recession C. social decay D. mismanagement]. This implies that infrastructural development should be made to take ... 14 ... [A antecedent B. procedure C. control D. advantage] over other sectors. This is because of the immense importance of infrastructure to national ... 15 ... [A. awareness B. orientation C. policy D. growth]

In truth, realistic planning efforts go with infrastructural ...

Correct A. development

B. projected

C. arrangement

D. tenet

Correct Answer: A

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Question 7

PASSAGE - PASSAGE II

The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

In truth, realistic planning efforts go with infrastructural ... 6 ... [A. development B. projected C. arrangement D. tenet]. It makes the planning ... 7 ... [A. holistic B. partial C. abnormal D. curative]. When ... 8 ... [A. planning B. budgetary C. projected D. national] provisions are made, infrastructural ... 9 ... [A. estimates B. prompt C. prompt D. processes] should be embedded. Where these are glaringly ... 10 ... [A. shortened B. cleared C. omitted D. altered], then national development and integration can be greatly ... 11 ... [A. impaired B. degraded C. reduced D. denied]. However, the case with most developing countries is to place other ... 12 ... [A. sectional B. sectorial C. selectional D. palliative] interests far above the development of infrastructure. A nation inclined to this erroneous position may continue to experience ... 13 ... [A. economic stagnation B. recession C. social decay D. mismanagement]. This implies that infrastructural development should be made to take ... 14 ... [A antecedent B. procedure C. control D. advantage] over other sectors. This is because of the immense importance of infrastructure to national ... 15 ... [A. awareness B. orientation C. policy D. growth]

It makes the planning ...

Correct A. holistic

B. trial

C. abnormal

D. curtailed

Correct Answer: A

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Question 8

PASSAGE - PASSAGE II

The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

In truth, realistic planning efforts go with infrastructural ... 6 ... [A. development B. projected C. arrangement D. tenet]. It makes the planning ... 7 ... [A. holistic B. partial C. abnormal D. curative]. When ... 8 ... [A. planning B. budgetary C. projected D. national] provisions are made, infrastructural ... 9 ... [A. estimates B. prompt C. prompt D. processes] should be embedded. Where these are glaringly ... 10 ... [A. shortened B. cleared C. omitted D. altered], then national development and integration can be greatly ... 11 ... [A. impaired B. degraded C. reduced D. denied]. However, the case with most developing countries is to place other ... 12 ... [A. sectional B. sectorial C. selectional D. palliative] interests far above the development of infrastructure. A nation inclined to this erroneous position may continue to experience ... 13 ... [A. economic stagnation B. recession C. social decay D. mismanagement]. This implies that infrastructural development should be made to take ... 14 ... [A antecedent B. procedure C. control D. advantage] over other sectors. This is because of the immense importance of infrastructure to national ... 15 ... [A. awareness B. orientation C. policy D. growth]

When ...

A. planning

Correct B. budgetary

C. projected

D. national

Correct Answer: B

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Question 9

PASSAGE - PASSAGE II

The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

In truth, realistic planning efforts go with infrastructural ... 6 ... [A. development B. projected C. arrangement D. tenet]. It makes the planning ... 7 ... [A. holistic B. partial C. abnormal D. curative]. When ... 8 ... [A. planning B. budgetary C. projected D. national] provisions are made, infrastructural ... 9 ... [A. estimates B. prompt C. prompt D. processes] should be embedded. Where these are glaringly ... 10 ... [A. shortened B. cleared C. omitted D. altered], then national development and integration can be greatly ... 11 ... [A. impaired B. degraded C. reduced D. denied]. However, the case with most developing countries is to place other ... 12 ... [A. sectional B. sectorial C. selectional D. palliative] interests far above the development of infrastructure. A nation inclined to this erroneous position may continue to experience ... 13 ... [A. economic stagnation B. recession C. social decay D. mismanagement]. This implies that infrastructural development should be made to take ... 14 ... [A antecedent B. procedure C. control D. advantage] over other sectors. This is because of the immense importance of infrastructure to national ... 15 ... [A. awareness B. orientation C. policy D. growth]

provisions are made, infrastructural ...

A. estimates

B. prompt

C. prompt D

Correct D. processes

Correct Answer: D

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Question 10

PASSAGE - PASSAGE II

The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

In truth, realistic planning efforts go with infrastructural ... 6 ... [A. development B. projected C. arrangement D. tenet]. It makes the planning ... 7 ... [A. holistic B. partial C. abnormal D. curative]. When ... 8 ... [A. planning B. budgetary C. projected D. national] provisions are made, infrastructural ... 9 ... [A. estimates B. prompt C. prompt D. processes] should be embedded. Where these are glaringly ... 10 ... [A. shortened B. cleared C. omitted D. altered], then national development and integration can be greatly ... 11 ... [A. impaired B. degraded C. reduced D. denied]. However, the case with most developing countries is to place other ... 12 ... [A. sectional B. sectorial C. selectional D. palliative] interests far above the development of infrastructure. A nation inclined to this erroneous position may continue to experience ... 13 ... [A. economic stagnation B. recession C. social decay D. mismanagement]. This implies that infrastructural development should be made to take ... 14 ... [A antecedent B. procedure C. control D. advantage] over other sectors. This is because of the immense importance of infrastructure to national ... 15 ... [A. awareness B. orientation C. policy D. growth]

should be embedded. Where these are glaringly ...

A. shortened

B. cleared

Correct C. omitted

D. altered

Correct Answer: C

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Question 11

PASSAGE - PASSAGE II

The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

In truth, realistic planning efforts go with infrastructural ... 6 ... [A. development B. projected C. arrangement D. tenet]. It makes the planning ... 7 ... [A. holistic B. partial C. abnormal D. curative]. When ... 8 ... [A. planning B. budgetary C. projected D. national] provisions are made, infrastructural ... 9 ... [A. estimates B. prompt C. prompt D. processes] should be embedded. Where these are glaringly ... 10 ... [A. shortened B. cleared C. omitted D. altered], then national development and integration can be greatly ... 11 ... [A. impaired B. degraded C. reduced D. denied]. However, the case with most developing countries is to place other ... 12 ... [A. sectional B. sectorial C. selectional D. palliative] interests far above the development of infrastructure. A nation inclined to this erroneous position may continue to experience ... 13 ... [A. economic stagnation B. recession C. social decay D. mismanagement]. This implies that infrastructural development should be made to take ... 14 ... [A antecedent B. procedure C. control D. advantage] over other sectors. This is because of the immense importance of infrastructure to national ... 15 ... [A. awareness B. orientation C. policy D. growth]

then national development and integration can be greatly ...

Correct A. impaired

B. degraded

C. reduced

D. denied

Correct Answer: A

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Question 12

PASSAGE - PASSAGE II

The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

In truth, realistic planning efforts go with infrastructural ... 6 ... [A. development B. projected C. arrangement D. tenet]. It makes the planning ... 7 ... [A. holistic B. partial C. abnormal D. curative]. When ... 8 ... [A. planning B. budgetary C. projected D. national] provisions are made, infrastructural ... 9 ... [A. estimates B. prompt C. prompt D. processes] should be embedded. Where these are glaringly ... 10 ... [A. shortened B. cleared C. omitted D. altered], then national development and integration can be greatly ... 11 ... [A. impaired B. degraded C. reduced D. denied]. However, the case with most developing countries is to place other ... 12 ... [A. sectional B. sectorial C. selectional D. palliative] interests far above the development of infrastructure. A nation inclined to this erroneous position may continue to experience ... 13 ... [A. economic stagnation B. recession C. social decay D. mismanagement]. This implies that infrastructural development should be made to take ... 14 ... [A antecedent B. procedure C. control D. advantage] over other sectors. This is because of the immense importance of infrastructure to national ... 15 ... [A. awareness B. orientation C. policy D. growth]

As with most developing countries it is possible to achieve ...

A. sectional

Correct B. sectorial

C. sectional D

D. palliative

Correct Answer: B

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Question 13

PASSAGE - PASSAGE II

The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

In truth, realistic planning efforts go with infrastructural ... 6 ... [A. development B. projected C. arrangement D. tenet]. It makes the planning ... 7 ... [A. holistic B. partial C. abnormal D. curative]. When ... 8 ... [A. planning B. budgetary C. projected D. national] provisions are made, infrastructural ... 9 ... [A. estimates B. prompt C. prompt D. processes] should be embedded. Where these are glaringly ... 10 ... [A. shortened B. cleared C. omitted D. altered], then national development and integration can be greatly ... 11 ... [A. impaired B. degraded C. reduced D. denied]. However, the case with most developing countries is to place other ... 12 ... [A. sectional B. sectorial C. selectional D. palliative] interests far above the development of infrastructure. A nation inclined to this erroneous position may continue to experience ... 13 ... [A. economic stagnation B. recession C. social decay D. mismanagement]. This implies that infrastructural development should be made to take ... 14 ... [A antecedent B. procedure C. control D. advantage] over other sectors. This is because of the immense importance of infrastructure to national ... 15 ... [A. awareness B. orientation C. policy D. growth]

This is because of the immense importance of infrastructure to national ...

Correct A. economic stagnation

B. recession

C. local decay

D. mismanagement

Correct Answer: A

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Question 14

PASSAGE - PASSAGE II

The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

In truth, realistic planning efforts go with infrastructural ... 6 ... [A. development B. projected C. arrangement D. tenet]. It makes the planning ... 7 ... [A. holistic B. partial C. abnormal D. curative]. When ... 8 ... [A. planning B. budgetary C. projected D. national] provisions are made, infrastructural ... 9 ... [A. estimates B. prompt C. prompt D. processes] should be embedded. Where these are glaringly ... 10 ... [A. shortened B. cleared C. omitted D. altered], then national development and integration can be greatly ... 11 ... [A. impaired B. degraded C. reduced D. denied]. However, the case with most developing countries is to place other ... 12 ... [A. sectional B. sectorial C. selectional D. palliative] interests far above the development of infrastructure. A nation inclined to this erroneous position may continue to experience ... 13 ... [A. economic stagnation B. recession C. social decay D. mismanagement]. This implies that infrastructural development should be made to take ... 14 ... [A antecedent B. procedure C. control D. advantage] over other sectors. This is because of the immense importance of infrastructure to national ... 15 ... [A. awareness B. orientation C. policy D. growth]

This implies that infrastructural development should be made to take ...

Correct A. antecedent

B. procedure

C. control

D. advantage

Correct Answer: A

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Question 15

PASSAGE - PASSAGE II

The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

In truth, realistic planning efforts go with infrastructural ... 6 ... [A. development B. projected C. arrangement D. tenet]. It makes the planning ... 7 ... [A. holistic B. partial C. abnormal D. curative]. When ... 8 ... [A. planning B. budgetary C. projected D. national] provisions are made, infrastructural ... 9 ... [A. estimates B. prompt C. prompt D. processes] should be embedded. Where these are glaringly ... 10 ... [A. shortened B. cleared C. omitted D. altered], then national development and integration can be greatly ... 11 ... [A. impaired B. degraded C. reduced D. denied]. However, the case with most developing countries is to place other ... 12 ... [A. sectional B. sectorial C. selectional D. palliative] interests far above the development of infrastructure. A nation inclined to this erroneous position may continue to experience ... 13 ... [A. economic stagnation B. recession C. social decay D. mismanagement]. This implies that infrastructural development should be made to take ... 14 ... [A antecedent B. procedure C. control D. advantage] over other sectors. This is because of the immense importance of infrastructure to national ... 15 ... [A. awareness B. orientation C. policy D. growth]

awareness

Correct A. awareness

B. attention

C. policy

D. mismanagement

Correct Answer: A

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Question 16

PASSAGE - PASSAGE III

This question is based on Sarah Ladipo Manyika's 'In Dependence'

The college food was described as dreadful by

Correct A. Jane

B. Charlie

C. Mehul

D. Vanessa

Correct Answer: A

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Question 17

PASSAGE - PASSAGE III

This question is based on Sarah Ladipo Manyika's 'In Dependence'

According to novel, Vanessa fell sick after the party at Charlie's place because

Correct A. she drank too much and skipped meals

B. of the continuous ringing of Oxford bells

C. her room was not warm enough

D. the food in the college was terrible

Correct Answer: A

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Question 18

PASSAGE - PASSAGE III

This question is based on Sarah Ladipo Manyika's 'In Dependence'

In the novel, Vanessa's father was in the

A. Northern Protectorate

Correct B. colonial service

C. house of commons

D. house of lords

Correct Answer: B

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Question 19

PASSAGE - PASSAGE III

This question is based on Sarah Ladipo Manyika's 'In Dependence'

From the novel, the Nigerian film shown created mixed reactions in

A. Simon

B. Ike

C. Francis

Correct D. Margery

Correct Answer: D

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Question 20

PASSAGE - PASSAGE III

This question is based on Sarah Ladipo Manyika's 'In Dependence'

The mention of Negritude, in the novel, is an example of

A. African contribution to democracy

B. African tribal custom

Correct C. African contribution to western civilisation

D. African adoption of western culture

Correct Answer: C

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Question 21

PASSAGE - PASSAGE III

This question is based on Sarah Ladipo Manyika's 'In Dependence'

Who among the following emphasized the importance of cross-cultural breeding?

Correct A. Senghor

B. Cesaire

C. Charlie

D. Simon

Correct Answer: A

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Question 22

PASSAGE - PASSAGE III

This question is based on Sarah Ladipo Manyika's 'In Dependence'

Mr Richardson's daughter bothered about Lumumba and she wanted to go to

A. Gabon

Correct B. Congo

C. Togo

D. Guinea

Correct Answer: B

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Question 23

PASSAGE - PASSAGE III

This question is based on Sarah Ladipo Manyika's 'In Dependence'

The first time Tay met Vanessa was at

A. the film presentation

B. hall for tutorials

Correct C. the Charlie's place

D. the Oxford University

Correct Answer: C

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Question 24

PASSAGE - PASSAGE III

This question is based on Sarah Ladipo Manyika's 'In Dependence'

The article published in Students' paper criticized women for

A. playing music always

B. overdressing

Correct C. distracting the men

D. partying

Correct Answer: C

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Question 25

PASSAGE - PASSAGE III

This question is based on Sarah Ladipo Manyika's 'In Dependence'

In the novel, Francis pointed out to Ike that Nigerians (as were inexperienced in Western democracy)

Correct A. were inexperienced in western democracy

B. had taken control of their own affairs

C. should know their history better

D. should speak with one voice

Correct Answer: A

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