JAMB - English Language (1991)

  • 1
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    I am happy to inform you that your boys are conscientious
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    (B)
    carefree
  • 2
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    My father is a very prosperous businessman
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    (D)
    unsuccessful
  • 3
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    The hostess greeted her guests in a very relaxed manner
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    (C)
    stiff
  • 4
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    Ayo takes his studies rather lightly
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    (D)
    seriously
  • 5
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    The doctor was very gentle with his patients in the examining room
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    (C)
    rough
  • 6

    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:

    There is no love lost between Hassan and Hassana

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    (A)
    dislike each other
  • 7
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
    Whether the villages head should identify himself with the activities of religious demonstrations has remained a burning question
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    (C)
    a matter of serious controversy
  • 8
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
    I would rather not attend the party
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    (B)
    do not have the enthusiasm to attend
  • 9
    In the question below choose the option nearest meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
    If Garba had listen to advice, he would not have had to be rushed to the hospital
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    (B)
    was in a position to have prevented the need to be rushed
  • 10

    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
    Aduke: Ngozi, let's visit the market.

    Ngozi: if you insist, Ngozi

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    (C)
    is not keen on going with Aduke
  • 11
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in underlined:
    The new leader hands out an olive branch
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    (A)
    sues for peace
  • 12
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics:

    When yo go to foreign country to study, you will discover that life is not a bed of roses
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    (A)
    as pleasant as one thought
  • 13
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in underlined:
    Because our representative is immature and biased he takes a jaundiced view of our problem
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    (C)
    prejudiced
  • 14
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in underlined:
    The president has sent his regrets. He is unable to attend the meeting
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    (D)
    apologies
  • 15
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in underlined:
    The woman acted courageously when she was attacked by thieves
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    (B)
    fearlessly
  • 16
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in underlined:
    We all have both good and bad characteristics. Either is, however, easily manifested in times of crisis
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    (B)
    highlighted
  • 17
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The sea wave continues to .... the cliff on the west coast constantly
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    (D)
    erode
  • 18
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The college bus was travelling at high .... when the accidents occurred
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    (D)
    speed
  • 19
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    Note that only senior members of staff have the .... of using the toilet upstairs
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    (C)
    privilege
  • 20
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The chief priest will .... the men into the cult today
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    (D)
    initiate
  • 21
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    Jimoh is noted for his .... attitude to his seniors at school
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    (B)
    respectful
  • 22
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The girl that my brother introduced to us last week is pretty .... ill-mannered
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    (B)
    but also
  • 23
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The police report was .... to that of the eye witness
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    (A)
    contrary
  • 24
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The African extended family system gives security to ..... members
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    (C)
    its
  • 25
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    I know i .... read more, but i am tired
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    (B)
    ought to
  • 26
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    Insects can become ..... to insecticides
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    (B)
    resistant
  • 27
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The council chairman ..... the tension between the villagers and the tax collectors
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    (B)
    defused
  • 28
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    If had been told of the matter earlier, i .... there so late
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    (D)
    would not have gone
  • 29
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    Each of the candidates that came late ..... to complete ....
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    (D)
    has/this form
  • 30
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    I wanted to avail myself .... the opportunity of listening to the lecture, but the lecturer failed to turn up
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    (C)
    of
  • 31
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    I would have been surprised if you .... the orange
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    (C)
    had plucked
  • 32
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    On getting to the seashore, .....
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    (D)
    he found nobody there
  • 33
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    Little did Tunde realize that his frequent unwarranted reports about me were working .... my advantages
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    (B)
    to
  • 34
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The Board has been having .... series of meeting lately
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    (B)
    a
  • 35
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    ..... i know, nobody has seen any loepards in this area
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    (A)
    so far as
  • 36
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    .... him in the crowd, i would have told you at once
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    (C)
    had i seen
  • 37
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    Inyang has always been shy to speak ....
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    (A)
    in public
  • 38
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    .... his uncle helped him or not, he would still not be able to do it
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    (C)
    whether
  • 39
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    I have only three tubers of yam .... in the store, i cannot afford to give you any more
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    (C)
    left
  • 40
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    Before the bill could be settled, Chuwang .... all the money
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    (C)
    had spent
  • 41
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    Either the chief of the village or the leader of the farmers .... to be held responsible for the revolt.
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    (C)
    is
  • 42
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    We must observe that most of the support by other states .... only marginal returns
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    (A)
    have yielded
  • 43
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    She asked me whether i .... the letter for her
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    (C)
    minded posting
  • 44
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The effort made by the principal to get the students to be serious in their studies .....
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    (D)
    is appreciated
  • 45
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    How i wish i .... my mother's advice
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    (A)
    had heeded
  • 46
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    Only observers from the Ministry of Works .... allowed into the conference room
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    (B)
    are
  • 47
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    A panel set up to probe the organization's activities .... yet to sit
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    (B)
    is
  • 48
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The school will .... for Easter in another six weeks
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    (D)
    break up
  • 49
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    His power supply was .... from the mains because he did not pay his electricity bill
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    (B)
    cut off
  • 50
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    When you've finished using the telephone, please hang ....
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    (B)
    up
  • 51
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    I do not intend to stay long at the function. i only want to ....
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    (A)
    put in an appearance
  • 52
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The man rose to an important position as a result of ________ hard work
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    (A)
    sheer
  • 53
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    Ebun Ojo .... international fame as an actress
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    (B)
    acquired
  • 54
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The story on the lost jewel was quite .....
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    (A)
    unbelievable
  • 55
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The patient is suffering from .....
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    (D)
    rheumatism
  • 56
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The attitude of my students to .... baffles me
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    (A)
    pronunciation
  • 57
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    When we got to the president's house, we were told that he .... two days earlier
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    (C)
    had left
  • 58
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    Atuk, without giving any hint as to what he intended to do, went and ... himself
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    (C)
    hanged
  • 59
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    Provided you .... to the market very soon, we shall be able to eat enough
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    (D)
    go
  • 60
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    He .... by now, i can hear all the people shouting
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    (B)
    must have arrived
  • 61
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    By the time the plane reaches Harare, it .... in the air for twelve hours.
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    (C)
    would have been
  • 62
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    If only Adoyi .... what was good for him he could easily have avoided the tragedy
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    (D)
    had known
  • 63
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    We saw Ifueko .... an egg on the wall
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    (B)
    smash
  • 64
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):

    Many streets in the town .... in need of lights at night
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    (A)
    stand
  • 65
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    I did not enjoy the party. If you had invited Tariere, it ..... better organized
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    (B)
    would have been
  • 66
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    sibi .... novels since she came home
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    (D)
    has been reading
  • 67
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    Asabe is overdue for retirement as she .... in this college since 1954
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    (B)
    has been teaching
  • 68
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The boy who stole the mango was given .... by an eye witness
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    (C)
    away
  • 69
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    After listening to the statement from two students, the headmaster realized that it was a trivial argument that .... a serious quarrel between them
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    (D)
    brought up
  • 70
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    Mr and Mrs Akoka were sad and disappointed .... the performance of their son
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    (C)
    at
  • 71
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    when the transformer blew up, Saka threw himself down .... his stomach
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    (D)
    on
  • 72
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    I ran .... an old friend of mine on Broad Street and brought him home
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    (A)
    into
  • 73
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    The spokesman confirmed that government would not give .... to the demands of trade union leaders
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    (D)
    in
  • 74
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    Many students have joined the .... movement
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    (B)
    revival
  • 75
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
    If they had not all jumped out of the car just in time, they ....
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    (D)
    would have perished
  • 76
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    He accepted a mundane task without hesitation
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    (A)
    great
  • 77
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    It is a unique opportunity for her to demonstrate the reality of her faith
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    (B)
    usual
  • 78
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    Her identification with the king is publicly known
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    (B)
    disassociation
  • 79
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:He has been advised to keep his head, the confusion not withstanding
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    (B)
    keep calm
  • 80
    The young are not listening to their elders because
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    (D)
    they appear to be going deaf
  • 81
    'Just as nagging parents have long suspected' implies that the parents suspected that
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    (B)
    children could not hear properly
  • 82
    What is the result of being subjected to the din of the proverbial boiler factory for a long length of time?
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    (A)
    A loss of hearing which will never improve
  • 83
    'The same thing happened to aviators'. This excerpt according to the passage, means
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    (C)
    that continued loud noise resulted in deafness
  • 84
    What is the difference between an old - fashioned military band on the one hand and discotheque and rock 'n' roll joints on the other?
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    (D)
    One produces amplified sounds, the other does not
  • 85
    'Our world of accelerating social and technological change' means that
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    (B)
    our world is going through more rapid, social and technological change
  • 86
    What is the major weakness of training students for specific technologies?
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    (D)
    It cannot help students to cope with the rapid changes in the world
  • 87
    According to the writer, a study of the humanities
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    (C)
    provides missing link in the technological education of our students
  • 88
    What type of education does the writer advocate for our student?
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    (C)
    Technological education plus the humanities
  • 89
    This passage emphasizes
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    (A)
    child growing up in ignorance
  • 90
    Our unconscious minds and and dreams are alike in that
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    (B)
    both can accommodate contradiction
  • 91
    The child would feel irresponsible for his mother's death even if it is connected with his wishes because
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    (D)
    He cannot distinguish between wish and reality
  • 92
    'Traumatized' as used in the passage means
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    (C)
    made sad and dejected
  • 93
    From the child's point of view, in what way is death likened to a divorce?
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    (B)
    Both are temporary
  • 94
    The book discussed in this passage is about
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    (D)
    statistical procedure related to research
  • 95
    The expression 'necessary evil' means that
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    (B)
    studying the subject is an unpleseant experience which must be endured
  • 96
    From the passage, we learn that the book discussed has been
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    (C)
    rewritten three times
  • 97
    The changes that were made in the book were motivated by
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    (B)
    teaching experience and statisticians view of some topics
  • 98
    It can be inferred from the passage that the book was written by
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    (B)
    more than one author
  • 99
    Which of the following titles best sums up the passage?
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    (A)
    The need for effective communication
  • 100
    According to the passage, which of the following are NOT likely to contribute to a break down in communication?
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    (D)
    Management specialists and behavioura, scientists