Ahman Pategi University (APU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

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

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   2. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

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

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   3. Choose the most appropriate completion:

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

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

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   4. Which of these is a complex sentence?

   1. I came, I saw, I conquered.
   2. He is tall and strong.
   3. She smiled and waved.
   4. Because it rained, we stayed indoors. (Answer)

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   5. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

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

Mathematics

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

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

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   7. Solve the following matrix equation:

   2	3
   1	4

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

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

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

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   9. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

   1. ^{5x + 3}/_x(x+1)
   2. ^{2x + 3x + 3}/_x+1
   3. ^{2x + 3(x+1)}/_x(x+1) (Answer)
   4. ^{2(x+1) + 3x}/_x(x+1)

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

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

APU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Chemistry

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    11. Which allotrope of carbon is the hardest naturally occurring substance?

    1. Diamond (Answer)
    2. Fullerene
    3. Graphite
    4. Coal

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    12. Which of the following is not an alkali?

    1. KOH
    2. NH₄OH
    3. H₂SO₄ (Answer)
    4. NaOH

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    13. Which process is used to separate crude oil into its components?

    1. Chromatography
    2. Fractional distillation (Answer)
    3. Crystallization
    4. Filtration

Biology

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

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

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

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

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    16. The hormone that regulates blood sugar is called:

    1. Glucagon
    2. Adrenaline
    3. Thyroxine
    4. Insulin (Answer)

Physics

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

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

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    18. Which of the following is not a unit of energy?

    1. Newton (Answer)
    2. Joule
    3. Electronvolt
    4. Calorie

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    19. The S.I unit of electric charge is:

    1. Volt
    2. Coulomb (Answer)
    3. Ohm
    4. Ampere

Agricultural Science

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

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

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    21. Which of the following tools is used for transplanting seedlings?

    1. Hoe
    2. Cutlass
    3. Dibber (Answer)
    4. Pickaxe

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    22. A gizzard is commonly found in the digestive system of:

    1. Poultry (Answer)
    2. Cattle
    3. Pig
    4. Sheep

APU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    23. Which instrument is used to measure wind speed?

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

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    24. Which of the following is a non-renewable natural resource?

    1. Forest
    2. Solar energy
    3. Wind
    4. Coal (Answer)

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    25. The earth rotates from:

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

Government

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    26. A constitution is said to be rigid when:

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

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    27. A state is said to be sovereign when it:

    1. Has a constitution
    2. Has a president
    3. Is recognized by other states
    4. Controls its internal and external affairs (Answer)

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    28. The 1979 Constitution of Nigeria adopted the:

    1. Presidential system (Answer)
    2. Parliamentary system
    3. Confederal system
    4. Westminster model

APU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    29. Which of the following best describes the law of diminishing returns?

    1. Cost increases with size
    2. Profit always increases with production
    3. Output increases proportionally with input
    4. Additional output decreases with more input (Answer)

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

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

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    31. A diagram that shows the relationship between wages and quantity of labour is called:

    1. Labour market curve
    2. Wage curve (Answer)
    3. Demand curve
    4. Labour supply curve

Literature in English

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

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

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    33. 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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    34. A narrative poem that tells a story, often of heroic deeds, is called:

    1. Epic (Answer)
    2. Limerick
    3. Elegy
    4. Ode