Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

1. Choose the correct passive form:

They are building a new hospital.

A. A new hospital is being built.

B. A new hospital was being built.

C. A new hospital has been built.

D. A new hospital was built.

Answer: A. A new hospital is being built.

2. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

A. ´advise

B. ad´vice

C. ´advice

D. advise´

Answer: C. ´advice

3. Find the antonym of the word:

The manager praised her diligence.

A. Laziness

B. Ignorance

C. Activity

D. Confidence

Answer: A. Laziness

4. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

“Had she arrived earlier, she _____ the manager.”

A. would have seen

B. shall have seen

C. will have seen

D. can see

Answer: A. would have seen

Explanation: This is a third conditional sentence (past unreal condition).

5. Choose the correct spelling:

A. Recomend

B. Recommend

C. Recomand

D. Recommed

Answer: B. Recommend

Mathematics

6. Find the derivative:

If y = 4x³ − 2x + 7, find ^dy/_dx

A. 3x² − 2

B. 4x² − 2

C. 8x² − 1

D. 12x² − 2

Answer: D. 12x² − 2

7. Simplify: (3x²)² × x

A. 9x⁴

B. 3x⁵

C. 6x⁵

D. 9x⁵

Answer: D. 9x⁵

8. Evaluate: Log⁡₁₀1000

A. 10

B. 3

C. 4

D. 2

Answer based on “Logarithms” computation: B. 3

9. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

A. ^{2x + 3(x+1)}/_x(x+1)

B. ^{5x + 3}/_x(x+1)

C. ^{2(x+1) + 3x}/_x(x+1)

D. ^{2x + 3x + 3}/_x+1

Answer based on “Algebraic Fractions:” computation: A. ^{2x + 3(x+1)}/_x(x+1)

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

A. 3x - 4, remainder -3

B. 3x + 4, remainder 3

C. 3x - 4, remainder 3

D. 3x + 4, remainder -3

Answer: A. 3x - 4, remainder -3

AAU Direct Entry Past Questions for Science Students

Chemistry

11. Which of these substances is a mixture?

A. Sodium chloride

B. Air

C. Water

D. Carbon dioxide

Answer: B. Air

12. Which of the following elements has the electronic configuration 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁴?

A. Argon

B. Sulphur

C. Oxygen

D. Phosphorus

Answer: B. Sulphur

13. What is the atomic number of sulphur?

A. 6

B. 18

C. 32

D. 16

Answer: D. 16

Physics

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

A. 24J

B. 12J

C. 6J

D. 18J

Answer: A. 24J

15. A stone is dropped from a height of 20 m. How long does it take to reach the ground? (g = 10 m/s²)

A. 10s

B. 5s

C. 2s

D. 4s

Answer: C. 2s

Using h = (¹/₂)² → 20 = ¹/₂ × 10 × t² → t = √4 = 2s

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

A. Newton’s Third Law

B. Newton’s Second Law

C. Newton’s First Law

D. Hooke’s Law

Answer: A. Newton’s Third Law

Biology

17. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

A. Autotrophic

B. Photosynthetic

C. Saprophytic

D. Parasitic

Answer: C. Saprophytic

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

A. Anther

B. Ovary

C. Petal

D. Style

Answer: B. Ovary

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

A. Respiration

B. Photosynthesis

C. Growth

D. Movement

Answer: B. Photosynthesis

Agricultural Science

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

A. Mixed farming

B. Pastoral farming

C. Monocropping

D. Crop rotation

Answer: A. Mixed farming

21. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

A. Newcastle disease

B. Anthrax

C. Rinderpest

D. Foot and mouth disease

Answer: A. Newcastle disease

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

A. Pickaxe

B. Cutlass

C. Hoe

D. Dibber

Answer: D. Dibber

AAU Direct Entry Past Questions for Social Science Students

Government

23. A constitution is said to be rigid when:

A. It is enforced by the police

B. It is written in English

C. It is hard to amend

D. It contains many laws

Answer: C. It is hard to amend

24. A government in which one person holds absolute power is called:

A. Monarchy

B. Aristocracy

C. Autocracy

D. Theocracy

Answer: C. Autocracy

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

A. Governor

B. President

C. King

D. Prime Minister

Answer: D. Prime Minister

Geography

26. All meridians converge at the:

A. Tropic of Cancer

B. Poles

C. Prime Meridian

D. Equator

Answer: B. Poles

27. The earth’s shape is best described as:

A. A perfect sphere

B. An oblate spheroid

C. A flat disc

D. A rectangle

Answer: B. An oblate spheroid

28. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

A. Thermosphere

B. Mesosphere

C. Troposphere

D. Stratosphere

Answer: D. Stratosphere

AAU Direct Entry Past Questions for Arts Students

Economics

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

A. Decrease in quantity

B. Increase in demand

C. Decrease in price

D. Increase in price

Answer: C. Decrease in price

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

A. Cost increases with size

B. Output increases proportionally with input

C. Additional output decreases with more input

D. Profit always increases with production

Answer: C. Additional output decreases with more input

31. National income is best measured by:

A. Price of goods and services

B. Value of imports and exports

C. Gross Domestic Product at market prices

D. Total revenue of government

Answer: C. Gross Domestic Product at market prices

Literature in English

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

A. Epic

B. Elegy

C. Limerick

D. Ode

Answer: A. Epic

33. Who is the author of Things Fall Apart?

A. Chinua Achebe

B. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

C. Chimamanda Adichie

D. Wole Soyinka

Answer: A. Chinua Achebe

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

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Personification

D. Hyperbole

Answer: B. Metaphor