Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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

   “Tough”

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

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   2. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

   1. will be living
   2. will live
   3. will have lived (Answer)
   4. has lived

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   3. Find the antonym of the word:

   The manager praised her diligence.

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

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   4. Select the appropriate preposition:

   He insisted ___ seeing the manager.

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

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   5. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

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

Mathematics

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   6. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

   1. x = 2
   2. x = −2
   3. x = 1
   4. x = −1 (Answer)

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   7. Simplify: √50

   1. 25√2
   2. 2√5
   3. 10√2
   4. 5√2 (Answer)

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   8. Convert 1011 (base 2) to base 10.

   1. 11 (Answer)
   2. 10
   3. 9
   4. 12

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   9. Solve the following matrix equation:

   2	3
   1	4

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

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    10. Simplify: (3x² - 2x - 5) ÷ (x - 2)

    1. 3x + 4, remainder -3
    2. 3x - 4, remainder 3
    3. 3x - 4, remainder -3 (Answer)
    4. 3x + 4, remainder 3

ABUAD Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Physics

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    11. A concave mirror forms an image that is real, inverted, and larger than the object. The object must be placed:

    1. Beyond the center of curvature
    2. Between the focus and center (Answer)
    3. Between the pole and focus
    4. At the focus

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    12. Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

    1. Red
    2. Blue
    3. Violet (Answer)
    4. Green

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    13. Which of the following quantities is a vector?

    1. Distance
    2. Temperature
    3. Displacement (Answer)
    4. Speed

Agricultural Science

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    14. Which of these is not a ruminant animal?

    1. Pig (Answer)
    2. Sheep
    3. Cow
    4. Goat

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    15. The main cause of low agricultural productivity in Nigeria is:

    1. Presence of extension workers
    2. Use of fertilizers
    3. Mechanized farming
    4. Traditional farming methods (Answer)

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    16. Which of these irrigation methods is most suitable for arid regions?

    1. Drip irrigation (Answer)
    2. Surface irrigation
    3. Flood irrigation
    4. Sprinkler irrigation

Biology

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    17. The part of the brain responsible for coordination and balance is the:

    1. Cerebrum
    2. Hypothalamus
    3. Medulla
    4. Cerebellum (Answer)

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    18. Which of the following diseases is transmitted by a vector?

    1. Influenza
    2. Cholera
    3. Malaria (Answer)
    4. Measles

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    19. Which of the following is a hereditary material?

    1. DNA (Answer)
    2. Enzyme
    3. Hormone
    4. RNA

Chemistry

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    20. The gas evolved when zinc reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid is:

    1. Carbon dioxide
    2. Hydrogen (Answer)
    3. Chlorine
    4. Oxygen

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    21. Which of the following is a strong acid?

    1. CH₃COOH
    2. HCl (Answer)
    3. H₂CO₃
    4. NH₄OH

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    22. What is the atomic number of sulphur?

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

ABUAD Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    23. A natural depression on the earth’s surface where rivers flow is called a:

    1. Plateau
    2. Valley
    3. Hill
    4. Basin (Answer)

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    24. The scale of a map that shows very large details is called:

    1. Large scale (Answer)
    2. Verbal scale
    3. Medium scale
    4. Small scale

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    25. Which of these is not a type of rock?

    1. Volcanic (Answer - Explanation: Volcanic is a process, not a rock type)
    2. Sedimentary
    3. Metamorphic
    4. Igneous

Government

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    26. A government in which one person holds absolute power is called:

    1. Autocracy (Answer)
    2. Theocracy
    3. Monarchy
    4. Aristocracy

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    27. A constitution is said to be rigid when:

    1. It is hard to amend (Answer)
    2. It contains many laws
    3. It is written in English
    4. It is enforced by the police

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    28. The rule of law implies:

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

ABUAD Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    29. A budget deficit occurs when:

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

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    30. A demand curve normally slopes:

    1. Downwards from left to right (Answer)
    2. Upwards from left to right
    3. Vertically
    4. Horizontally

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

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

Literature in English

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

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

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

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

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    34. Who is the author of Things Fall Apart?

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