Al-Qalam University (AUK) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Fill in the blank:

   The students, as well as the teacher, ___ present at the meeting.

   1. was (Answer)
   2. are
   3. is
   4. were

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   2. Choose the most appropriate completion:

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

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

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   3. Choose the correct sentence:

   1. She is best than her sister.
   2. She is most better than her sister.
   3. She is better than her sister. (Answer)
   4. She is more better than her sister.

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   4. Select the word that best completes the sentence:

   He speaks French as if he ___ in France.

   1. lives
   2. has lived
   3. is living
   4. lived (Answer)

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   5. Pick the correct phrase:

   No sooner had he left ___ it started to rain.

   1. than (Answer)
   2. that
   3. but
   4. when

Mathematics

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   6. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

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

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   7. A circle has an area of 154 cm². What is the radius? (π = 22/7)

   1. 5 cm
   2. 7 cm (Answer - Explanation: Area = πr² → 154 = (22/7) × r² → r² = 49)
   3. 14 cm
   4. 8 cm

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

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

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   9. A die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a number less than 4?

   1. ¹/₂
   2. ³/₆ (Answer)
   3. ¹/₆
   4. ⁴/₆

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

AUK Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. An increase in supply with constant demand leads to:

    1. Increase in price
    2. Decrease in quantity
    3. Increase in demand
    4. Decrease in price (Answer)

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    12. A budget deficit occurs when:

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

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

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

Literature in English

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    14. Who wrote the play The Lion and the Jewel?

    1. Ola Rotimi
    2. Chinua Achebe
    3. John Pepper Clark
    4. Wole Soyinka (Answer)

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    15. The setting of a literary work refers to the:

    1. Main idea of the novel
    2. Time and place of the story (Answer)
    3. Plot and theme
    4. Language of narration

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

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

AUK Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Chemistry

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    17. Which of the following is a strong acid?

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

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

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

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    19. Which of the following is a reducing agent?

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

Physics

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    20. Which instrument is used to measure relative humidity?

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

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

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

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    22. A transformer has 200 turns in the primary coil and 1000 turns in the secondary coil. What is the type of transformer?

    1. Power transformer
    2. Step-up (Answer)
    3. Step-down
    4. Equal ratio

Agricultural Science

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

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

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    24. Soil texture refers to:

    1. Size of soil particles (Answer)
    2. Organic content
    3. Soil colour
    4. Soil pH

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

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

Biology

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    26. The part of the plant that develops into a fruit is the:

    1. Petal
    2. Ovary (Answer)
    3. Style
    4. Anther

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

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

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    28. Which of the following organisms has the simplest body structure?

    1. Amoeba (Answer)
    2. Hydra
    3. Earthworm
    4. Housefly

AUK Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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

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

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

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

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    31. Franchise refers to the:

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

Geography

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

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

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    33. 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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    34. Which of these is not an agent of erosion?

    1. Water
    2. Ice
    3. Wind
    4. Heat (Answer)