Achievers University (AC) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

   1. The girl said “I am tired”.
   2. The girl said “I am tired.”
   3. The girl said, “I am tired.” (Answer)
   4. The girl, said, “I am tired.”

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   2. Find the antonym of the word:

   The manager praised her diligence.

   1. Confidence
   2. Activity
   3. Ignorance
   4. Laziness (Answer)

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   3. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

   1. did she
   2. had she
   3. didn’t she (Answer)
   4. wasn’t she

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   4. Choose the word that has the same sound as the underlined letters:

   “Tough”

   1. Though
   2. Cough
   3. Dough
   4. Rough (Answer)

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   5. Choose the most appropriate completion:

   If I had seen her earlier, I ___ spoken to her.

   1. would have (Answer)
   2. will have
   3. should
   4. shall

Mathematics

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   6. What is the angle subtended at the center of a circle by a semicircle?

   1. 180° (Answer)
   2. 90°
   3. 120°
   4. 60°

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   7. A car travels 180 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?

   1. 60 km/hr (Answer)
   2. 50 km/hr
   3. 30 km/hr
   4. 90 km/hr

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   8. Find the area of a triangle with base 6cm and height 4cm.

   1. 12cm² (Answer)
   2. 20cm²
   3. 24cm²
   4. 10cm²

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   9. What is the value of x If log⁡₂(x) = 5?

   1. 64
   2. 32 (Answer)
   3. 16
   4. 25

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    10. Solve:

    If x² − 5x + 6 = 0, find the roots.

    1. 6 and -1
    2. 3 and 2 (Answer)
    3. 1 and 5
    4. -2 and -3

Achievers University Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Physics

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    11. A transformer has 200 turns in the primary coil and 1000 turns in the secondary coil. What is the type of transformer?

    1. Step-down
    2. Power transformer
    3. Step-up (Answer)
    4. Equal ratio

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    12. An object weighs 30N in air and 20N when fully immersed in water. What is the upthrust?

    1. 20N
    2. 50N
    3. 10N (Answer)
    4. 30N

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    13. A sound wave travels through air with a speed of 340 m/s and frequency of 170 Hz. What is its wavelength?

    1. 3 m
    2. 5 m
    3. 2 m (Answer)
    4. 0.5 m

Chemistry

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    14. What is the atomic number of sulphur?

    1. 32
    2. 18
    3. 6
    4. 16 (Answer)

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    15. What is the pH of a neutral solution?

    1. 7 (Answer)
    2. 10
    3. 14
    4. 1

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    16. Which of the following elements has the electronic configuration 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁴?

    1. Argon
    2. Phosphorus
    3. Oxygen
    4. Sulphur (Answer)

Agricultural Science

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    17. The major function of root hairs in plants is to:

    1. Transport food
    2. Absorb water and minerals (Answer)
    3. Produce hormones
    4. Anchor the plant

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    18. An example of a fungal disease of crops is:

    1. Mosaic
    2. Rust (Answer)
    3. Wilt
    4. Blight

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    19. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

    1. Newcastle disease (Answer)
    2. Rinderpest
    3. Foot and mouth disease
    4. Anthrax

Biology

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    20. The part of the plant that develops into a fruit is the:

    1. Anther
    2. Petal
    3. Style
    4. Ovary (Answer)

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    21. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

    1. Parasitic
    2. Photosynthetic
    3. Autotrophic
    4. Saprophytic (Answer)

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    22. Which of the following organisms has the simplest body structure?

    1. Housefly
    2. Hydra
    3. Amoeba (Answer)
    4. Earthworm

Achievers University Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    23. The main function of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to:

    1. Control political parties
    2. Organize and conduct elections (Answer)
    3. Interpret the constitution
    4. Swear in elected officials

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    24. Which of the following is not a function of political parties?

    1. Conducting elections (Answer)
    2. Presenting candidates
    3. Educating voters
    4. Forming government

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    25. The process through which people acquire political attitudes and values is called:

    1. Political participation
    2. Political ideology
    3. Political socialization (Answer)
    4. Political development

Geography

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    26. Which instrument is used to measure wind speed?

    1. Hygrometer
    2. Anemometer (Answer)
    3. Thermometer
    4. Barometer

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    27. The type of rainfall associated with mountainous regions is:

    1. Relief rainfall (Answer)
    2. Equatorial rainfall
    3. Convectional rainfall
    4. Cyclonic rainfall

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    28. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

    1. Troposphere
    2. Thermosphere
    3. Mesosphere
    4. Stratosphere (Answer)

Achievers University Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    29. “He is a lion on the battlefield” is an example of:

    1. Personification
    2. Hyperbole
    3. Simile
    4. Metaphor (Answer)

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    30. Who wrote the play The Lion and the Jewel?

    1. Ola Rotimi
    2. John Pepper Clark
    3. Wole Soyinka (Answer)
    4. Chinua Achebe

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    31. “The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of:

    1. Hyperbole
    2. Paradox
    3. Personification (Answer)
    4. Irony

Economics

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    32. A budget deficit occurs when:

    1. Tax rate is increased
    2. Government borrows from abroad
    3. Expenditure exceeds revenue (Answer)
    4. Revenue equals expenditure

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    33. Terms of trade is defined as the ratio of:

    1. GDP to exports
    2. Imports to exports
    3. Exports to imports (Answer)
    4. Imports to GNP

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    34. Which of the following is a feature of a capitalist economy?

    1. Private ownership of resources (Answer)
    2. Price control
    3. Central planning
    4. Government ownership