Capital City University, Kano (CCUK) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Find the antonym of the word:

   The manager praised her diligence.

   1. Ignorance
   2. Activity
   3. Confidence
   4. Laziness (Answer)

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

   “He kicked the bucket last night.”

   1. He travelled unexpectedly
   2. He died (Answer)
   3. He broke a water container
   4. He lost his temper

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   3. Pick the correct phrase:

   No sooner had he left ___ it started to rain.

   1. that
   2. but
   3. than (Answer)
   4. when

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   4. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

   1. ad´vice
   2. ´advise
   3. advise´
   4. ´advice (Answer)

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   5. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

   1. has lived
   2. will be living
   3. will live
   4. will have lived (Answer)

Mathematics

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   6. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

   1. ^{2(x+1) + 3x}/_x(x+1)
   2. ^{2x + 3(x+1)}/_x(x+1) (Answer)
   3. ^{2x + 3x + 3}/_x+1
   4. ^{5x + 3}/_x(x+1)

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   7. Factor completely: x² − 9

   1. x(x − 9)
   2. (x − 9) (x + 1)
   3. (x − 3)²
   4. (x − 3) (x + 3) (Answer)

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   8. Simplify: √50

   1. 5√2 (Answer)
   2. 2√5
   3. 10√2
   4. 25√2

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   9. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

   1. x = 2
   2. x = −2
   3. x = −1 (Answer)
   4. x = 1

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    10. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

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

CCUK Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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

    1. Ode
    2. Limerick
    3. Elegy
    4. Epic (Answer)

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

    1. The Lion and the Jewel
    2. Look Back in Anger
    3. The Gods Are Not to Blame (Answer)
    4. She Stoops to Conquer

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    13. The conflict in a drama is best described as the:

    1. Role of the narrator
    2. Climax of the story
    3. Struggle between opposing forces (Answer)
    4. Moral lesson of the play

Economics

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

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

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    15. Which of the following best describes opportunity cost?

    1. Cost of raw materials
    2. Cost of producing one more unit
    3. Cost of the forgone alternative (Answer)
    4. Total cost of all goods

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

    1. Monopoly
    2. Duopoly
    3. Oligopoly
    4. Perfect competition (Answer)

CCUK Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    17. Which of the following is a feature of a federal system of government?

    1. Unitary authority
    2. Dictatorship
    3. Division of powers (Answer)
    4. Absence of constitution

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

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

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    19. The major function of the judiciary is to:

    1. Enforce laws
    2. Interpret laws (Answer)
    3. Make laws
    4. Control elections

Geography

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    20. Which of these is not an agent of erosion?

    1. Water
    2. Wind
    3. Heat (Answer)
    4. Ice

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    21. Lines of latitude are also called:

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

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

    1. Verbal scale
    2. Large scale (Answer)
    3. Small scale
    4. Medium scale

CCUK Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Chemistry

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    23. The number of protons and electrons in a neutral oxygen atom are:

    1. 8 protons, 8 electrons (Answer)
    2. 6 protons, 6 electrons
    3. 8 protons, 10 electrons
    4. 10 protons, 8 electrons

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    24. Which allotrope of carbon is the hardest naturally occurring substance?

    1. Coal
    2. Fullerene
    3. Graphite
    4. Diamond (Answer)

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    25. What is the atomic number of sulphur?

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

Biology

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    26. The basic structural and functional unit of life is the:

    1. Cell (Answer)
    2. Tissue
    3. Organism
    4. Organ

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    27. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

    1. Photosynthetic
    2. Saprophytic (Answer)
    3. Autotrophic
    4. Parasitic

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    28. Which of the following organisms has the simplest body structure?

    1. Earthworm
    2. Amoeba (Answer)
    3. Housefly
    4. Hydra

Physics

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    29. What is the function of the split ring in a DC motor?

    1. Increases voltage
    2. Stops sparking
    3. Reverses current direction (Answer)
    4. Converts AC to DC

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

    1. Newton’s First Law
    2. Newton’s Third Law (Answer)
    3. Hooke’s Law
    4. Newton’s Second Law

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    31. Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

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

Agricultural Science

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    32. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

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

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

    1. Produce hormones
    2. Transport food
    3. Anchor the plant
    4. Absorb water and minerals (Answer)

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    34. Poultry droppings are rich in:

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