Al-Hikmah University (AHU) 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. Dough
   2. Rough (Answer)
   3. Cough
   4. Though

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   2. Choose the correct passive form:

   They are building a new hospital.

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

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   3. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

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

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

   “He kicked the bucket last night.”

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

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   5. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word:

   He is known for his loquacity.

   1. Silence
   2. Shyness
   3. Talkativeness
   4. Reticence (Answer)

Mathematics

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   6. Simplify: √50

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

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   7. What is the value of x If log⁡₂(x) = 5?

   1. 16
   2. 32 (Answer)
   3. 25
   4. 64

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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. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

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

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    10. If the 5th term of an arithmetic progression is 18 and the 12th term is 46, what is the first term?

    1. 8
    2. 4
    3. 10
    4. 6 (Answer - Explanation: Use Tn = a + (n – 1)d, set up two equations and solve simultaneously.)

AHU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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

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

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    12. What is the central problem of economics?

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

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    13. A budget deficit occurs when:

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

Literature in English

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

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

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    15. A poem that expresses sorrow for the dead is known as:

    1. Ballad
    2. Sonnet
    3. Ode
    4. Elegy (Answer)

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    16. Which of the following is an example of prose fiction?

    1. The Incorruptible Judge
    2. The Tempest
    3. The African Child (Answer)
    4. Romeo and Juliet

AHU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    17. The earth rotates from:

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

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    18. 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

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    19. What is the main cause of desertification?

    1. Deforestation (Answer)
    2. Afforestation
    3. Tsunami
    4. Earthquake

Government

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    20. Franchise refers to the:

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

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    21. Who was the first military Head of State in Nigeria?

    1. General Murtala Mohammed
    2. General Olusegun Obasanjo
    3. General Aguiyi Ironsi (Answer)
    4. General Yakubu Gowon

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    22. The theory of separation of powers was popularized by:

    1. Jean Bodin
    2. Baron de Montesquieu (Answer)
    3. John Locke
    4. Thomas Hobbes

AHU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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

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

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    24. Which of the following is a hereditary material?

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

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    25. The movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to a lower concentration is called:

    1. Osmosis
    2. Diffusion (Answer)
    3. Plasmolysis
    4. Active transport

Chemistry

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

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

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    27. The salt formed from the reaction of an acid with a base is called a:

    1. Neutral salt (Answer)
    2. Oxide
    3. Hydride
    4. Nitrate

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    28. Which of these has the highest electronegativity?

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

Physics

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    29. Which of the following quantities is a vector?

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

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

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

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

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

Agricultural Science

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    32. Green manuring improves soil fertility by:

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

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

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

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    34. Which of these is an example of a monocot plant?

    1. Cowpea
    2. Tomato
    3. Maize (Answer)
    4. Groundnut