Chrisland University, Owode Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

1. Choose the correct spelling:

A. Recommend

B. Recomand

C. Recommed

D. Recomend

Answer: A. Recommend

2. Which of these is a complex sentence?

A. She smiled and waved.

B. He is tall and strong.

C. Because it rained, we stayed indoors.

D. I came, I saw, I conquered.

Answer: C. Because it rained, we stayed indoors.

3. Choose the correct tense:

By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

A. will live

B. has lived

C. will have lived

D. will be living

Answer: C. will have lived

4. Select the word that best completes the sentence:

He speaks French as if he ___ in France.

A. has lived

B. is living

C. lives

D. lived

Answer: D. lived

5. Choose the correct question tag:

She came early, ___?

A. wasn’t she

B. did she

C. had she

D. didn’t she

Answer: D. didn’t she

Mathematics

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

A. 60°

B. 180°

C. 90°

D. 120°

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

7. Solve:

If x² − 5x + 6 = 0, find the roots.

A. 3 and 2

B. -2 and -3

C. 1 and 5

D. 6 and -1

Answer: A. 3 and 2

8. Factor completely: x² − 9

A. (x − 9) (x + 1)

B. (x − 3)²

C. x(x − 9)

D. (x − 3) (x + 3)

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

9. A circle has an area of 154 cm². What is the radius? (π = 22/7)

A. 5 cm

B. 14 cm

C. 7 cm

D. 8 cm

Answer: C. 7 cm

Explanation: Area = πr² → 154 = (22/7) × r² → r² = 49

10. 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)

Chrisland University Direct Entry Past Questions for Science Students

Chemistry

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

A. 8 protons, 10 electrons

B. 8 protons, 8 electrons

C. 10 protons, 8 electrons

D. 6 protons, 6 electrons

Answer: B. 8 protons, 8 electrons

12. Which of these is an exothermic process?

A. Combustion of fuel

B. Boiling of water

C. Evaporation of alcohol

D. Melting of ice

Answer: A. Combustion of fuel

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

A. Ionic

B. Polar covalent

C. Non-polar covalent

D. Metallic

Answer: C. Non-polar covalent

Biology

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

A. Chloroplast

B. Nucleus

C. Mitochondrion

D. Ribosome

Answer: C. Mitochondrion

15. Which of the following is a function of the xylem in plants?

A. Transport of enzymes

B. Transport of water

C. Photosynthesis

D. Transport of food

Answer: B. Transport of water

16. In which part of the plant does photosynthesis take place?

A. Root

B. Stem

C. Leaf

D. Flower

Answer: C. Leaf

Agricultural Science

17. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

A. Rinderpest

B. Anthrax

C. Foot and mouth disease

D. Newcastle disease

Answer: D. Newcastle disease

18. Which of the following is a leguminous crop?

A. Groundnut

B. Maize

C. Yam

D. Cassava

Answer: A. Groundnut

19. Which of these irrigation methods is most suitable for arid regions?

A. Flood irrigation

B. Surface irrigation

C. Drip irrigation

D. Sprinkler irrigation

Answer: C. Drip irrigation

Physics

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

A. 10N

B. 30N

C. 50N

D. 20N

Answer: A. 10N

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

A. Hooke’s Law

B. Newton’s Second Law

C. Newton’s First Law

D. Newton’s Third Law

Answer: D. Newton’s Third Law

22. Which of the following quantities is a vector?

A. Speed

B. Distance

C. Displacement

D. Temperature

Answer: C. Displacement

Chrisland University Direct Entry Past Questions for Social Science Students

Geography

23. All meridians converge at the:

A. Prime Meridian

B. Equator

C. Tropic of Cancer

D. Poles

Answer: D. Poles

24. Lines of latitude are also called:

A. Parallels

B. Longitudes

C. Great circles

D. Meridians

Answer: A. Parallels

25. The compass direction between North and East is:

A. Southwest

B. Southeast

C. Northeast

D. Northwest

Answer: C. Northeast

Government

26. The theory of separation of powers was popularized by:

A. John Locke

B. Baron de Montesquieu

C. Jean Bodin

D. Thomas Hobbes

Answer: B. Baron de Montesquieu

27. Franchise refers to the:

A. Act of campaigning

B. Right to contest elections

C. Right to vote

D. Power to make laws

Answer: C. Right to vote

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

A. General Olusegun Obasanjo

B. General Aguiyi Ironsi

C. General Yakubu Gowon

D. General Murtala Mohammed

Answer: B. General Aguiyi Ironsi

Chrisland University Direct Entry Past Questions for Arts Students

Economics

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

A. Giving loans to individuals

B. Printing newspapers

C. Providing foreign aid

D. Controlling inflation

Answer: D. Controlling inflation

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

A. Private provision

B. Rival consumption

C. Non-excludability

D. Excludability

Answer: C. Non-excludability

31. Which of the following best describes the law of diminishing returns?

A. Profit always increases with production

B. Output increases proportionally with input

C. Additional output decreases with more input

D. Cost increases with size

Answer: C. Additional output decreases with more input

Literature in English

32. A play written to be performed on stage is called a:

A. Drama

B. Epic

C. Poem

D. Ode

Answer: A. Drama

33. In literature, a stock character is:

A. The narrator of the story

B. A stereotypical character

C. A well-developed character

D. A character with unpredictable traits

Answer: B. A stereotypical character

34. A literary work that ridicules human folly with the aim of correction is called:

A. Satire

B. Allegory

C. Parody

D. Irony

Answer: A. Satire