Adamawa State University (ADSU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

   The teacher asked the students if they ___ any questions.

   1. has
   2. have
   3. had (Answer)
   4. having

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   2. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

   1. ´advise
   2. advise´
   3. ad´vice
   4. ´advice (Answer)

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   3. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

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

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   4. Choose the correct sentence:

   1. She is best than her sister.
   2. She is more better than her sister.
   3. She is better than her sister. (Answer)
   4. She is most better than her sister.

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   5. Select the appropriate preposition:

   He insisted ___ seeing the manager.

   1. at
   2. for
   3. on (Answer)
   4. to

Mathematics

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   6. A circle has an area of 154 cm². What is the radius? (π = 22/7)

   1. 8 cm
   2. 5 cm
   3. 7 cm (Answer - Explanation: Area = πr² → 154 = (22/7) × r² → r² = 49)
   4. 14 cm

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

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

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   8. Evaluate: Log⁡₁₀1000

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

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   9. Factor completely: x² − 9

   1. x(x − 9)
   2. (x − 3)²
   3. (x − 9) (x + 1)
   4. (x − 3) (x + 3) (Answer)

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    10. Find the mean of 4, 8, 10, 6, 2

    1. 5
    2. 7
    3. 8
    4. 6 (Answer)

ADSU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Chemistry

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    11. Which of the following is a noble gas?

    1. Neon (Answer)
    2. Hydrogen
    3. Nitrogen
    4. Oxygen

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    12. What is the atomic number of sulphur?

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

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    13. Which of these substances is a mixture?

    1. Carbon dioxide
    2. Water
    3. Air (Answer)
    4. Sodium chloride

Biology

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    14. The male reproductive organ in a flower is the:

    1. Stamen (Answer)
    2. Stigma
    3. Carpel
    4. Ovary

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    15. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?

    1. Malaria
    2. Tuberculosis
    3. Cholera
    4. HIV/AIDS (Answer)

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    16. The exchange of gases in the lungs occurs in the:

    1. Trachea
    2. Diaphragm
    3. Bronchi
    4. Alveoli (Answer)

Agricultural Science

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    17. The agricultural practice of growing crops and rearing animals on the same piece of land is:

    1. Mixed farming (Answer)
    2. Pastoral farming
    3. Monocropping
    4. Crop rotation

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    18. Green manuring improves soil fertility by:

    1. Raising the water table
    2. Making the soil alkaline
    3. Increasing soil erosion
    4. Adding organic matter (Answer)

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    19. The process of improving the genetic quality of farm animals is known as:

    1. Weaning
    2. Castration
    3. Cross-breeding (Answer)
    4. Incubation

Physics

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    20. Which of the following phenomena is not associated with wave behavior?

    1. Refraction
    2. Reflection
    3. Diffraction
    4. Evaporation (Answer)

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    21. Which law explains why a rocket moves in space?

    1. Newton’s Third Law (Answer)
    2. Hooke’s Law
    3. Newton’s Second Law
    4. Newton’s First Law

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    22. 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. 2 m (Answer)
    3. 0.5 m
    4. 5 m

ADSU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    23. What is the main function of contour lines on a map?

    1. Show vegetation types
    2. Display climatic zones
    3. Represent elevation (Answer)
    4. Indicate population density

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    24. The earth rotates from:

    1. North to South
    2. South to North
    3. West to East (Answer)
    4. East to West

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    25. Lines of latitude are also called:

    1. Great circles
    2. Longitudes
    3. Meridians
    4. Parallels (Answer)

Government

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    26. The major function of the judiciary is to:

    1. Control elections
    2. Make laws
    3. Enforce laws
    4. Interpret laws (Answer)

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    27. The tenure of a Nigerian President is:

    1. 6 years
    2. 3 years
    3. 5 years
    4. 4 years (Answer)

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    28. Which political party formed the first government in Nigeria in 1960?

    1. PRP
    2. NCNC
    3. AG
    4. NPC (Answer)

ADSU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    29. An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally is called:

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

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    30. Who is the author of Things Fall Apart?

    1. Wole Soyinka
    2. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
    3. Chimamanda Adichie
    4. Chinua Achebe (Answer)

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    31. The term 'soliloquy' in drama refers to:

    1. A background narrator’s comment
    2. A speech made by a character alone on stage (Answer)
    3. A group dialogue
    4. A conversation between two characters

Economics

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    32. Which of these is a characteristic of a public good?

    1. Rival consumption
    2. Excludability
    3. Private provision
    4. Non-excludability (Answer)

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    33. What is the primary function of the Central Bank?

    1. Printing newspapers
    2. Providing foreign aid
    3. Giving loans to individuals
    4. Controlling inflation (Answer)

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    34. What is the central problem of economics?

    1. Unemployment
    2. Poverty
    3. Choice (Answer)
    4. Inflation