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

English Language

1. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

The teacher asked the students if they ___ any questions.

A. had

B. have

C. having

D. has

Answer: A. had

2. Choose the correct sentence:

A. She is most better than her sister.

B. She is best than her sister.

C. She is better than her sister.

D. She is more better than her sister.

Answer: C. She is better than her sister.

3. Choose the word that has the same sound as the underlined letters:

“Tough”

A. Though

B. Rough

C. Dough

D. Cough

Answer: B. Rough

4. Identify the grammatical error in the sentence:

Each of the boys were given a gift.

A. Each

B. of the boys

C. were

D. a gift

Answer: C. were

Correct form: ”was”

5. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

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

A. shall have seen

B. can see

C. would have seen

D. will have seen

Answer: C. would have seen

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

Mathematics

6. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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

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

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

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

7. Find the derivative:

If y = 4x³ − 2x + 7, find ^dy/_dx

A. 12x² − 2

B. 3x² − 2

C. 4x² − 2

D. 8x² − 1

Answer: A. 12x² − 2

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

A. 180°

B. 90°

C. 120°

D. 60°

Answer based on “Circle Geometry” computation: A. 180°

9. If sin⁡θ = ³/₅, and θ is acute, find cos⁡ θ.

A. ^√2/₅

B. ²/₅

C. ⁵/₄

D. ⁴/₅

Answer based on “Trigonometry” computation: D. ⁴/₅

10. Solve:

If x² − 5x + 6 = 0, find the roots.

A. 1 and 5

B. -2 and -3

C. 3 and 2

D. 6 and -1

Answer: C. 3 and 2

AUN Direct Entry Past Questions for Arts Students

Literature in English

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

A. Elegy

B. Ballad

C. Ode

D. Sonnet

Answer: A. Elegy

12. Which of the following is an example of a tragic play?

A. She Stoops to Conquer

B. Look Back in Anger

C. The Gods Are Not to Blame

D. The Lion and the Jewel

Answer: C. The Gods Are Not to Blame

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

A. The Incorruptible Judge

B. The African Child

C. Romeo and Juliet

D. The Tempest

Answer: B. The African Child

Economics

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

A. Price control

B. Government ownership

C. Private ownership of resources

D. Central planning

Answer: C. Private ownership of resources

15. The market structure where there are many buyers and sellers is:

A. Oligopoly

B. Duopoly

C. Perfect competition

D. Monopoly

Answer: C. Perfect competition

16. What is the primary function of the Central Bank?

A. Controlling inflation

B. Giving loans to individuals

C. Printing newspapers

D. Providing foreign aid

Answer: A. Controlling inflation

AUN Direct Entry Past Questions for Social Science Students

Government

17. Which organ of government is responsible for implementing laws?

A. Executive

B. Tribunal

C. Legislature

D. Judiciary

Answer: A. Executive

18. Pressure groups aim to:

A. Replace political parties

B. Influence government policies

C. Win elections

D. Form governments

Answer: B. Influence government policies

19. Which political party formed the first government in Nigeria in 1960?

A. AG

B. PRP

C. NPC

D. NCNC

Answer: C. NPC

Geography

20. What is the main cause of desertification?

A. Afforestation

B. Deforestation

C. Tsunami

D. Earthquake

Answer: B. Deforestation

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

A. Troposphere

B. Thermosphere

C. Stratosphere

D. Mesosphere

Answer: C. Stratosphere

22. Which of the following is a volcanic mountain?

A. Atlas

B. Cameroon Mountain

C. Kilimanjaro

D. Drakensberg

Answer: C. Kilimanjaro

AUN Direct Entry Past Questions for Science Students

Agricultural Science

23. Green manuring improves soil fertility by:

A. Making the soil alkaline

B. Raising the water table

C. Adding organic matter

D. Increasing soil erosion

Answer: C. Adding organic matter

24. Soil fertility can best be maintained through:

A. Use of herbicides

B. Excessive irrigation

C. Crop rotation

D. Continuous tilling

Answer: C. Crop rotation

25. The major function of root hairs in plants is to:

A. Anchor the plant

B. Transport food

C. Absorb water and minerals

D. Produce hormones

Answer: C. Absorb water and minerals

Chemistry

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

A. Oxygen

B. Sulphur

C. Argon

D. Phosphorus

Answer: B. Sulphur

27. The oxidation number of sulfur in H₂SO₄ is:

A. +6

B. +4

C. 0

D. +2

Answer: A. +6

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

A. Neutral salt

B. Nitrate

C. Oxide

D. Hydride

Answer: A. Neutral salt

Biology

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

A. Diffusion

B. Plasmolysis

C. Active transport

D. Osmosis

Answer: A. Diffusion

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

A. Ribosome

B. Mitochondrion

C. Chloroplast

D. Nucleus

Answer: B. Mitochondrion

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

A. Cholera

B. HIV/AIDS

C. Tuberculosis

D. Malaria

Answer: B. HIV/AIDS

Physics

32. Which of the following quantities is a vector?

A. Temperature

B. Speed

C. Displacement

D. Distance

Answer: C. Displacement

33. Which of these is used to measure very small currents?

A. Ohmmeter

B. Ammeter

C. Galvanometer

D. Voltmeter

Answer: C. Galvanometer

34. In which direction does heat travel?

A. From hot to cold

B. In a straight line

C. Randomly

D. From cold to hot

Answer: A. From hot to cold