Ambrose Alli University (AAU) 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. will be living
   2. will have lived (Answer)
   3. will live
   4. has lived

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   2. Fill in the blank:

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

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

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   3. Choose the correct synonym:

   The speaker's speech was captivating

   1. Dull
   2. Fascinating (Answer)
   3. Slow
   4. Boring

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   4. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

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

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   5. Select the appropriate preposition:

   He insisted ___ seeing the manager.

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

Mathematics

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

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

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   7. Factor completely: x² − 9

   1. (x − 9) (x + 1)
   2. (x − 3)²
   3. (x − 3) (x + 3) (Answer)
   4. x(x − 9)

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

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

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   9. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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    10. Solve the following matrix equation:

    2	3
    1	4

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

AAU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Chemistry

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    11. Which of these is an exothermic process?

    1. Combustion of fuel (Answer)
    2. Melting of ice
    3. Evaporation of alcohol
    4. Boiling of water

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    12. Which of these substances is a mixture?

    1. Carbon dioxide
    2. Air (Answer)
    3. Water
    4. Sodium chloride

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    13. Which of the following is a strong acid?

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

Biology

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    14. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

    1. Autotrophic
    2. Saprophytic (Answer)
    3. Photosynthetic
    4. Parasitic

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

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

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

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

Agricultural Science

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    17. Soil texture refers to:

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

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

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

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    19. The branch of agriculture that deals with animal rearing is called:

    1. Forestry
    2. Agronomy
    3. Animal husbandry (Answer)
    4. Horticulture

Physics

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    20. A body of mass 4kg moves with a velocity of 3m/s. What is its kinetic energy?

    1. 6J
    2. 24J (Answer)
    3. 12J
    4. 18J

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    21. Which of the following quantities is a vector?

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

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

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

AAU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    23. What is the main cause of desertification?

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

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    24. Which instrument is used to measure wind speed?

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

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    25. Which of the following countries is landlocked?

    1. Nigeria
    2. Chad (Answer)
    3. Egypt
    4. Ghana

Government

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    26. The major function of the judiciary is to:

    1. Make laws
    2. Interpret laws (Answer)
    3. Enforce laws
    4. Control elections

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    27. The main function of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to:

    1. Interpret the constitution
    2. Swear in elected officials
    3. Organize and conduct elections (Answer)
    4. Control political parties

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    28. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is the:

    1. King
    2. Prime Minister (Answer)
    3. President
    4. Governor

AAU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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

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

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

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

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

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

Economics

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    32. Which of the following is a feature of a capitalist economy?

    1. Central planning
    2. Government ownership
    3. Price control
    4. Private ownership of resources (Answer)

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    33. Which of the following is not a function of money?

    1. Medium of exchange
    2. Standard of borrowing (Answer)
    3. Store of value
    4. Unit of account

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    34. A demand curve normally slopes:

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