American University of Nigeria (AUN) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. 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.”
   4. The girl said, “I am tired.” (Answer)

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   2. Select the word that best completes the sentence:

   He speaks French as if he ___ in France.

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

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   3. Which of these is a complex sentence?

   1. Because it rained, we stayed indoors. (Answer)
   2. She smiled and waved.
   3. He is tall and strong.
   4. I came, I saw, I conquered.

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   4. Choose the most appropriate completion:

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

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

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   5. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

   The teacher asked the students if they ___ any questions.

   1. having
   2. has
   3. had (Answer)
   4. have

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

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

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

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   8. Solve the following matrix equation:

   2	3
   1	4

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

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   9. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

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

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

    1. 3x - 4, remainder -3 (Answer)
    2. 3x - 4, remainder 3
    3. 3x + 4, remainder 3
    4. 3x + 4, remainder -3

AUN Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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

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

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    12. A budget deficit occurs when:

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

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

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

Literature in English

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

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

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

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

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    16. In literature, a stock character is:

    1. A character with unpredictable traits
    2. A stereotypical character (Answer)
    3. A well-developed character
    4. The narrator of the story

AUN Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    17. Which of the following instruments is used in measuring rainfall?

    1. Rain gauge (Answer)
    2. Barometer
    3. Thermometer
    4. Wind vane

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    18. Lines of latitude are also called:

    1. Meridians
    2. Great circles
    3. Parallels (Answer)
    4. Longitudes

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    19. What is the main cause of desertification?

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

Government

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    20. The process through which people acquire political attitudes and values is called:

    1. Political participation
    2. Political development
    3. Political socialization (Answer)
    4. Political ideology

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    21. A constitution is said to be rigid when:

    1. It is written in English
    2. It contains many laws
    3. It is hard to amend (Answer)
    4. It is enforced by the police

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    22. The term “bicameral legislature” refers to:

    1. Two-party system
    2. Dual citizenship
    3. Two houses of legislature (Answer)
    4. Two arms of government

AUN Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Chemistry

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    23. Which of the following is a reducing agent?

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

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    24. Which of these has the highest electronegativity?

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

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    25. What is the pH of a neutral solution?

    1. 1
    2. 10
    3. 14
    4. 7 (Answer)

Biology

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

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

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

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

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

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

Physics

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    29. What is the dimension of pressure?

    1. ML^-1T^-2 (Answer)
    2. MLT^-2
    3. MLT^-1
    4. ML^-2T^-2

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    30. Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

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

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

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

Agricultural Science

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

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

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    33. Green manuring improves soil fertility by:

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

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    34. Poultry droppings are rich in:

    1. Magnesium
    2. Potassium
    3. Iron
    4. Nitrogen (Answer)