Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Identify the grammatical error in the sentence:

   Each of the boys were given a gift.

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

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   2. Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom:

   “He kicked the bucket last night.”

   1. He lost his temper
   2. He died (Answer)
   3. He travelled unexpectedly
   4. He broke a water container

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

   “Tough”

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

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   5. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

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

Mathematics

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

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

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   8. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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   9. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

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

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    10. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

    1. 2¹
    2. 8 x 16
    3. 2⁷ (Answer)
    4. 2¹²

AKSU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Agricultural Science

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

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

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    12. Which of the following is a physical agent of weathering?

    1. Carbon dioxide
    2. Acid rain
    3. Frost (Answer)
    4. Bacteria

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    13. Soil fertility can best be maintained through:

    1. Continuous tilling
    2. Crop rotation (Answer)
    3. Excessive irrigation
    4. Use of herbicides

Physics

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    14. Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

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

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    15. Which radiation has the highest penetrating power?

    1. X-ray
    2. Beta
    3. Gamma (Answer)
    4. Alpha

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    16. What is the function of the split ring in a DC motor?

    1. Reverses current direction (Answer)
    2. Stops sparking
    3. Converts AC to DC
    4. Increases voltage

Chemistry

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    17. Which of the following is a reducing agent?

    1. H₂ (Answer)
    2. NaCl
    3. CO₂
    4. HCl

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    18. Which of the following is a strong acid?

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

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

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

Biology

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    20. Which of the following organelles is responsible for energy production?

    1. Mitochondrion (Answer)
    2. Chloroplast
    3. Ribosome
    4. Nucleus

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

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

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

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

AKSU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    23. The rule of law implies:

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

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    24. Franchise refers to the:

    1. Right to contest elections
    2. Right to vote (Answer)
    3. Act of campaigning
    4. Power to make laws

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    25. Which of the following is a feature of a federal system of government?

    1. Unitary authority
    2. Dictatorship
    3. Division of powers (Answer)
    4. Absence of constitution

Geography

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    26. The longest river in Africa is the:

    1. Congo
    2. Niger
    3. Nile (Answer)
    4. Zambezi

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

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

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    28. Which of the following is a volcanic mountain?

    1. Atlas
    2. Cameroon Mountain
    3. Drakensberg
    4. Kilimanjaro (Answer)

AKSU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    29. A character that opposes the protagonist in a play or novel is the:

    1. Foil
    2. Hero
    3. Antagonist (Answer)
    4. Narrator

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

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

Economics

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

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

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    33. National income is best measured by:

    1. Value of imports and exports
    2. Total revenue of government
    3. Gross Domestic Product at market prices (Answer)
    4. Price of goods and services

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    34. Inflation caused by excessive aggregate demand is called:

    1. Demand-pull inflation (Answer)
    2. Cost-push inflation
    3. Stagflation
    4. Hyperinflation