CETEP City University (CU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

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

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   2. Pick the correct phrase:

   No sooner had he left ___ it started to rain.

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

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   3. Identify the grammatical error in the sentence:

   Each of the boys were given a gift.

   1. Each
   2. a gift
   3. of the boys
   4. were (Answer - Correct form: ”was”)

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   4. Select the word that best completes the sentence:

   He speaks French as if he ___ in France.

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

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   5. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

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

Mathematics

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   6. 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

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   7. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

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

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   8. Evaluate: Log⁡₁₀1000

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

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   9. Solve:

   If x² − 5x + 6 = 0, find the roots.

   1. 3 and 2 (Answer)
   2. 6 and -1
   3. 1 and 5
   4. -2 and -3

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    10. Find the mean of 4, 8, 10, 6, 2

    1. 6 (Answer)
    2. 8
    3. 7
    4. 5

CETEP City University Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    11. The setting of a literary work refers to the:

    1. Language of narration
    2. Main idea of the novel
    3. Time and place of the story (Answer)
    4. Plot and theme

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

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

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

    1. Elegy (Answer)
    2. Sonnet
    3. Ode
    4. Ballad

Economics

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    14. What is the central problem of economics?

    1. Choice (Answer)
    2. Inflation
    3. Poverty
    4. Unemployment

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    15. Which of these is a characteristic of a public good?

    1. Excludability
    2. Rival consumption
    3. Non-excludability (Answer)
    4. Private provision

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    16. A firm achieves economies of scale when:

    1. Its average cost rises
    2. It reduces production
    3. It enjoys increasing returns (Answer)
    4. There is diseconomy

CETEP City University Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Chemistry

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    17. The bond formed between two atoms that share electrons equally is:

    1. Ionic
    2. Polar covalent
    3. Metallic
    4. Non-polar covalent (Answer)

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    18. The oxidation number of sulfur in H₂SO₄ is:

    1. 0
    2. +4
    3. +2
    4. +6 (Answer)

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

    1. Filtration
    2. Fractional distillation (Answer)
    3. Crystallization
    4. Chromatography

Physics

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

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

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

    1. Ohmmeter
    2. Galvanometer (Answer)
    3. Ammeter
    4. Voltmeter

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    22. What is the dimension of pressure?

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

Agricultural Science

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

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

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    24. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

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

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    25. Green manuring improves soil fertility by:

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

Biology

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

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

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    27. The hormone that regulates blood sugar is called:

    1. Adrenaline
    2. Thyroxine
    3. Insulin (Answer)
    4. Glucagon

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

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

CETEP City University Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    29. The term “bicameral legislature” refers to:

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

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    30. Who was the first military Head of State in Nigeria?

    1. General Aguiyi Ironsi (Answer)
    2. General Yakubu Gowon
    3. General Olusegun Obasanjo
    4. General Murtala Mohammed

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    31. The principle of checks and balances works best in a:

    1. Unitary system
    2. Military regime
    3. Democratic system (Answer)
    4. Federal government

Geography

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    32. Lines of latitude are also called:

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

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    33. All meridians converge at the:

    1. Poles (Answer)
    2. Prime Meridian
    3. Tropic of Cancer
    4. Equator

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

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