2020 JAMB English Language Past Questions

Commercial banks are different from development banks in that the latter

1. A.lend on short-term basis
2. B.pay interest on current accounts only
3. C.are mostly joint-stock companies
4. D.do not deal in foreign currencies✓ Correct

Ethiopia's lowlands and high plateau protected the country from ___________

1. A.A. external invasion
2. B.B. internal conflict
3. C.C. wild jungle animal
4. D.D. relation with other African nation✓ Correct

When light of a certain frequency is incident on a metal surface, no photoelectrons are emitted. If the frequency of the light is increased, what happens to the stopping potential?

1. A.The stopping potential does not change.
2. B.The stopping potential decreases.
3. C.The stopping potential can either increase or decrease, depending on the intensity of the light.✓ Correct
4. D.The stopping potential increases.

This question is based on General Literary Principles. An action in a play that stimulates the audience to pity a character is

1. A.pathos
2. B.parody
3. C.pyrrhic✓ Correct
4. D.props

Which of the following metals cannot replace hydrogen from water or steam?

1. A.Sodium
2. B.Magnesium
3. C.Iron
4. D.Copper✓ Correct

Jibunoh was simply a difficult man. He was hated by all his neighbours and deserted by his relations. He was the first and only person to beat a policeman in the entire village. He also had ten cases instituted against him for either stealing or violating the rights of others. He had no regard for deanery or normal conduct. No lover of peace or order could be his friends. It is not surprising that his death elicited jubilation rather than mourning' The passage above reveals that Jibunoh symbolizes

1. A.insanity✓ Correct
2. B.wickedness
3. C.lawlessness
4. D.isolation

The diagram above represents balls in an undulating surface. Which of the following option represents positions of stable equilibrium?

1. A.III, IV and VIII
2. B.II, V and VIII
3. C.III, VI and IX✓ Correct
4. D.I, IV and VII

If the control unit controls other units of the CPU, which unit stores instructions,data and intermediate results.

1. A.A. Memory unit
2. B.B. Arithmetic section
3. C.C. Control unit✓ Correct
4. D.D. Logic section

The greatest amount of energy would be obtained by the Oxidation of 100kg of

1. A.Meat
2. B.Butter✓ Correct
3. C.Sugar
4. D.Biscuit

If an investor invest N450,000 in a certain organization in order to yield X as a return of N25,000. Find the return on an investment of N700,000 by Y in the same organization.

1. A.N14,950.50K✓ Correct
2. B.N25,150.30K
3. C.N15,000.00K
4. D.N38,888.90K