Adeleke University, Ede (AUE) 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. having
   4. had (Answer)

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   2. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

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

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   3. Choose the correct passive form:

   They are building a new hospital.

   1. A new hospital was being built.
   2. A new hospital is being built. (Answer)
   3. A new hospital has been built.
   4. A new hospital was built.

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   4. Select the appropriate preposition:

   He insisted ___ seeing the manager.

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

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   5. Identify the grammatical error in the sentence:

   Each of the boys were given a gift.

   1. were (Answer - Correct form: ”was”)
   2. of the boys
   3. a gift
   4. Each

Mathematics

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

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

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   7. Simplify: (3x²)² × x

   1. 3x⁵
   2. 9x⁴
   3. 6x⁵
   4. 9x⁵ (Answer)

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   8. 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

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   9. Solve the following matrix equation:

   2	3
   1	4

   1. -2
   2. 8
   3. 11
   4. 5 (Answer)

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

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

AUE Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    11. 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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    12. When a character speaks to the audience while other characters pretend not to hear, it is called:

    1. Dialogue
    2. Soliloquy
    3. Aside (Answer)
    4. Monologue

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    13. A play written to be performed on stage is called a:

    1. Poem
    2. Drama (Answer)
    3. Ode
    4. Epic

Economics

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    14. The reward for land as a factor of production is:

    1. Rent (Answer)
    2. Wage
    3. Interest
    4. Profit

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    15. What is the central problem of economics?

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

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    16. A perfectly inelastic demand curve is:

    1. Upward sloping
    2. Horizontal
    3. Downward sloping
    4. Vertical (Answer)

AUE Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Physics

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

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

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    18. In which direction does heat travel?

    1. From cold to hot
    2. Randomly
    3. In a straight line
    4. From hot to cold (Answer)

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    19. Which of these is used to measure very small currents?

    1. Ammeter
    2. Galvanometer (Answer)
    3. Voltmeter
    4. Ohmmeter

Biology

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    20. The organ responsible for pumping blood in humans is the:

    1. Heart (Answer)
    2. Liver
    3. Lungs
    4. Brain

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    21. Which of the following is not a characteristic of living things?

    1. Respiration
    2. Movement
    3. Growth
    4. Photosynthesis (Answer)

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    22. A group of similar cells performing the same function is called a:

    1. Organ
    2. System
    3. Organism
    4. Tissue (Answer)

Chemistry

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    23. Which of these substances is a mixture?

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

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    24. The bond formed between two atoms that share electrons equally is:

    1. Polar covalent
    2. Ionic
    3. Non-polar covalent (Answer)
    4. Metallic

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    25. Which of these has the highest electronegativity?

    1. Nitrogen
    2. Fluorine (Answer)
    3. Chlorine
    4. Oxygen

Agricultural Science

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    26. Pasture is mainly used for:

    1. Decorating the farm
    2. Animal grazing (Answer)
    3. Controlling erosion
    4. Mulching

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    27. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

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

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

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

AUE Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    29. The principle of checks and balances works best in a:

    1. Democratic system (Answer)
    2. Federal government
    3. Military regime
    4. Unitary system

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    30. The major function of the judiciary is to:

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

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    31. The rule of law implies:

    1. Separation of powers
    2. Equality before the law (Answer)
    3. The rule of the rich
    4. Government by majority

Geography

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

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

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    33. The earth’s shape is best described as:

    1. A flat disc
    2. A rectangle
    3. An oblate spheroid (Answer)
    4. A perfect sphere

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    34. Which vegetation type is most common in the savannah region?

    1. Dense undergrowth
    2. Scattered trees and grasses (Answer)
    3. Alpine shrubs
    4. Tall evergreen trees