Coal City University (CCU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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

   “He kicked the bucket last night.”

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

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   2. Choose the most appropriate completion:

   If I had seen her earlier, I ___ spoken to her.

   1. will have
   2. shall
   3. would have (Answer)
   4. should

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   3. Choose the word that has the same sound as the underlined letters:

   “Tough”

   1. Dough
   2. Cough
   3. Though
   4. Rough (Answer)

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   4. Choose the correct sentence:

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

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   5. Find the antonym of the word:

   The manager praised her diligence.

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

Mathematics

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   6. Simplify: √50

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

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

   1. 8
   2. 10
   3. 4
   4. 6 (Answer - Explanation: Use Tn = a + (n – 1)d, set up two equations and solve simultaneously.)

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   8. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

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

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   9. A die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a number less than 4?

   1. ¹/₂
   2. ¹/₆
   3. ⁴/₆
   4. ³/₆ (Answer)

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

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

Coal City University Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Agricultural Science

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    11. Which of these is an example of a monocot plant?

    1. Cowpea
    2. Groundnut
    3. Maize (Answer)
    4. Tomato

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    12. The process of improving the genetic quality of farm animals is known as:

    1. Weaning
    2. Castration
    3. Incubation
    4. Cross-breeding (Answer)

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

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

Biology

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    14. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

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

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    15. Which of these organisms is a protozoan?

    1. Algae
    2. Amoeba (Answer)
    3. Moss
    4. Virus

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    16. Which of the following is a hereditary material?

    1. DNA (Answer)
    2. Enzyme
    3. RNA
    4. Hormone

Chemistry

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    17. Which of the following is not an alkali?

    1. NH₄OH
    2. H₂SO₄ (Answer)
    3. NaOH
    4. KOH

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

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

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

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

Physics

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    20. A transformer has 200 turns in the primary coil and 1000 turns in the secondary coil. What is the type of transformer?

    1. Step-down
    2. Equal ratio
    3. Power transformer
    4. Step-up (Answer)

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

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

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    22. What is the dimension of pressure?

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

Coal City University Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    23. The 1979 Constitution of Nigeria adopted the:

    1. Westminster model
    2. Parliamentary system
    3. Presidential system (Answer)
    4. Confederal system

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    24. Pressure groups aim to:

    1. Influence government policies (Answer)
    2. Replace political parties
    3. Form governments
    4. Win elections

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

    1. Forming government
    2. Conducting elections (Answer)
    3. Presenting candidates
    4. Educating voters

Geography

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    26. Which vegetation type is most common in the savannah region?

    1. Dense undergrowth
    2. Alpine shrubs
    3. Scattered trees and grasses (Answer)
    4. Tall evergreen trees

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    27. The earth rotates from:

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

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    28. All meridians converge at the:

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

Coal City University Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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

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

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    30. What is the central problem of economics?

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

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

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

Literature in English

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

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

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    33. In literature, a stock character is:

    1. A stereotypical character (Answer)
    2. A character with unpredictable traits
    3. The narrator of the story
    4. A well-developed character

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

    1. Chinua Achebe
    2. Ola Rotimi
    3. John Pepper Clark
    4. Wole Soyinka (Answer)