Bowen University (BU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

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

   1. will have seen
   2. would have seen (Answer - Explanation: This is a third conditional sentence (past unreal condition).)
   3. can see
   4. shall have seen

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   2. Fill in the blank:

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

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

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   3. Choose the correct sentence:

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

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   4. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

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

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   5. Choose the correct spelling:

   1. Recommend (Answer)
   2. Recomand
   3. Recommed
   4. Recomend

Mathematics

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

   1. ²/₅
   2. ⁵/₄
   3. ⁴/₅ (Answer)
   4. ^√2/₅

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

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

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

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

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   9. Solve the following matrix equation:

   2	3
   1	4

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

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

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

Bowen University Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    11. An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally is called:

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

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    12. Who is the author of Things Fall Apart?

    1. Chinua Achebe (Answer)
    2. Chimamanda Adichie
    3. Wole Soyinka
    4. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

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

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

Economics

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    14. A budget deficit occurs when:

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

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

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

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    16. The reward for land as a factor of production is:

    1. Interest
    2. Profit
    3. Rent (Answer)
    4. Wage

Bowen University Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Chemistry

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    17. Which of these has the highest electronegativity?

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

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    18. What is the atomic number of sulphur?

    1. 16 (Answer)
    2. 18
    3. 32
    4. 6

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    19. Which of the following is a strong acid?

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

Agricultural Science

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    20. The main cause of low agricultural productivity in Nigeria is:

    1. Mechanized farming
    2. Presence of extension workers
    3. Use of fertilizers
    4. Traditional farming methods (Answer)

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

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

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    22. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

    1. Newcastle disease (Answer)
    2. Rinderpest
    3. Foot and mouth disease
    4. Anthrax

Physics

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    23. An object weighs 30N in air and 20N when fully immersed in water. What is the upthrust?

    1. 50N
    2. 10N (Answer)
    3. 30N
    4. 20N

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    24. 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. Equal ratio
    4. Step-down

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    25. What is the dimension of pressure?

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

Biology

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    26. Which of the following diseases is transmitted by a vector?

    1. Cholera
    2. Measles
    3. Malaria (Answer)
    4. Influenza

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

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

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

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

Bowen University Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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

    1. A rectangle
    2. A flat disc
    3. An oblate spheroid (Answer)
    4. A perfect sphere

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

    1. Stratosphere (Answer)
    2. Thermosphere
    3. Troposphere
    4. Mesosphere

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    31. The earth rotates from:

    1. West to East (Answer)
    2. North to South
    3. East to West
    4. South to North

Government

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

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

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

    1. Judiciary
    2. Executive (Answer)
    3. Legislature
    4. Tribunal

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

    1. Aristocracy
    2. Monarchy
    3. Autocracy (Answer)
    4. Theocracy