Bukar Abba Ibrahim University 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. have

B. had

C. having

D. has

Answer: B. had

2. Choose the correct spelling:

A. Recomend

B. Recomand

C. Recommed

D. Recommend

Answer: D. Recommend

3. Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom:

“He kicked the bucket last night.”

A. He broke a water container

B. He died

C. He travelled unexpectedly

D. He lost his temper

Answer: B. He died

4. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

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

A. will have seen

B. shall have seen

C. would have seen

D. can see

Answer: C. would have seen

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

5. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

A. ´advice

B. advise´

C. ´advise

D. ad´vice

Answer: A. ´advice

Mathematics

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

A. 120°

B. 60°

C. 90°

D. 180°

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

7. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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

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

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

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

8. Factor completely: x² − 9

A. (x − 3) (x + 3)

B. (x − 9) (x + 1)

C. (x − 3)²

D. x(x − 9)

Answer based on “Factorization” computation: A. (x − 3) (x + 3)

9. If the 5th term of an arithmetic progression is 18 and the 12th term is 46, what is the first term?

A. 8

B. 6

C. 10

D. 4

Answer: B. 6

Explanation: Use Tn = a + (n – 1)d, set up two equations and solve simultaneously.

10. Convert 1011 (base 2) to base 10.

A. 9

B. 12

C. 10

D. 11

Answer based on “Number Base” computation: D. 11

Bukar Abba Ibrahim University Direct Entry Past Questions for Arts Students

Literature in English

11. In literature, a stock character is:

A. A stereotypical character

B. A character with unpredictable traits

C. The narrator of the story

D. A well-developed character

Answer: A. A stereotypical character

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

A. John Pepper Clark

B. Wole Soyinka

C. Ola Rotimi

D. Chinua Achebe

Answer: B. Wole Soyinka

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

A. Personification

B. Hyperbole

C. Irony

D. Paradox

Answer: A. Personification

Economics

14. Which of the following best describes opportunity cost?

A. Cost of the forgone alternative

B. Cost of raw materials

C. Total cost of all goods

D. Cost of producing one more unit

Answer: A. Cost of the forgone alternative

15. Money serves as a measure of value because:

A. It is durable

B. It facilitates comparison

C. It has intrinsic value

D. It is visible

Answer: B. It facilitates comparison

16. A budget deficit occurs when:

A. Government borrows from abroad

B. Revenue equals expenditure

C. Expenditure exceeds revenue

D. Tax rate is increased

Answer: C. Expenditure exceeds revenue

Bukar Abba Ibrahim University Direct Entry Past Questions for Science Students

Biology

17. The male reproductive organ in a flower is the:

A. Stigma

B. Carpel

C. Stamen

D. Ovary

Answer: C. Stamen

18. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

A. Autotrophic

B. Saprophytic

C. Photosynthetic

D. Parasitic

Answer: B. Saprophytic

19. The part of the brain responsible for coordination and balance is the:

A. Medulla

B. Cerebrum

C. Cerebellum

D. Hypothalamus

Answer: C. Cerebellum

Physics

20. Which of these quantities is conserved in an inelastic collision?

A. Momentum only

B. Kinetic energy only

C. Neither

D. Both kinetic energy and momentum

Answer: A. Momentum only

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

A. Galvanometer

B. Ohmmeter

C. Voltmeter

D. Ammeter

Answer: A. Galvanometer

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

A. 24J

B. 18J

C. 6J

D. 12J

Answer: A. 24J

Chemistry

23. Which of the following is not an alkali?

A. KOH

B. H₂SO₄

C. NaOH

D. NH₄OH

Answer: B. H₂SO₄

24. What is the atomic number of sulphur?

A. 18

B. 6

C. 32

D. 16

Answer: D. 16

25. Which process is used to separate crude oil into its components?

A. Crystallization

B. Filtration

C. Fractional distillation

D. Chromatography

Answer: C. Fractional distillation

Agricultural Science

26. A gizzard is commonly found in the digestive system of:

A. Poultry

B. Sheep

C. Pig

D. Cattle

Answer: A. Poultry

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

A. Forestry

B. Horticulture

C. Agronomy

D. Animal husbandry

Answer: D. Animal husbandry

28. Which of the following is a physical agent of weathering?

A. Acid rain

B. Carbon dioxide

C. Bacteria

D. Frost

Answer: D. Frost

Bukar Abba Ibrahim University Direct Entry Past Questions for Social Science Students

Government

29. Which of the following is not a function of political parties?

A. Forming government

B. Educating voters

C. Presenting candidates

D. Conducting elections

Answer: D. Conducting elections

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

A. Political ideology

B. Political development

C. Political participation

D. Political socialization

Answer: D. Political socialization

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

A. Prime Minister

B. King

C. Governor

D. President

Answer: A. Prime Minister

Geography

32. The scale of a map that shows very large details is called:

A. Large scale

B. Medium scale

C. Small scale

D. Verbal scale

Answer: A. Large scale

33. What is the main cause of desertification?

A. Afforestation

B. Deforestation

C. Tsunami

D. Earthquake

Answer: B. Deforestation

34. The compass direction between North and East is:

A. Southeast

B. Northeast

C. Northwest

D. Southwest

Answer: B. Northeast