Edo University, Iyamho (EDSU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the most appropriate completion:

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

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

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   2. Pick the correct phrase:

   No sooner had he left ___ it started to rain.

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

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   3. Select the word that best completes the sentence:

   He speaks French as if he ___ in France.

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

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   4. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

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

   1. shall have seen
   2. would have seen (Answer - Explanation: This is a third conditional sentence (past unreal condition).)
   3. will have seen
   4. can see

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   5. Choose the correct spelling:

   1. Recommed
   2. Recomend
   3. Recomand
   4. Recommend (Answer)

Mathematics

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   6. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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   7. Solve:

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

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

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   8. What is the value of x If log⁡₂(x) = 5?

   1. 16
   2. 25
   3. 64
   4. 32 (Answer)

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   9. Solve the following matrix equation:

   2	3
   1	4

   1. -2
   2. 5 (Answer)
   3. 8
   4. 11

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    10. Find the 10th term of the AP: 3, 7, 11, …

    1. 41
    2. 39 (Answer)
    3. 43
    4. 45

Edo University Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    11. An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally is called:

    1. Irony
    2. Metonymy
    3. Personification
    4. Hyperbole (Answer)

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

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

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    13. “He is a lion on the battlefield” is an example of:

    1. Simile
    2. Metaphor (Answer)
    3. Personification
    4. Hyperbole

Economics

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    14. Which of the following best describes opportunity cost?

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

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    15. National income is best measured by:

    1. Gross Domestic Product at market prices (Answer)
    2. Total revenue of government
    3. Value of imports and exports
    4. Price of goods and services

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    16. A budget deficit occurs when:

    1. Tax rate is increased
    2. Revenue equals expenditure
    3. Government borrows from abroad
    4. Expenditure exceeds revenue (Answer)

Edo University Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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

    1. Political development
    2. Political participation
    3. Political ideology
    4. Political socialization (Answer)

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    18. The rule of law implies:

    1. The rule of the rich
    2. Equality before the law (Answer)
    3. Separation of powers
    4. Government by majority

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

    1. Jean Bodin
    2. Baron de Montesquieu (Answer)
    3. John Locke
    4. Thomas Hobbes

Geography

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

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

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    21. The type of rainfall associated with mountainous regions is:

    1. Cyclonic rainfall
    2. Convectional rainfall
    3. Relief rainfall (Answer)
    4. Equatorial rainfall

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    22. Which of the following is a volcanic mountain?

    1. Kilimanjaro (Answer)
    2. Cameroon Mountain
    3. Drakensberg
    4. Atlas

Edo University Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Chemistry

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    23. The process by which a liquid changes to gas at the surface at any temperature is called:

    1. Evaporation (Answer)
    2. Sublimation
    3. Boiling
    4. Vaporization

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    24. Which of these substances is a mixture?

    1. Water
    2. Sodium chloride
    3. Carbon dioxide
    4. Air (Answer)

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    25. What is the atomic number of sulphur?

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

Biology

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

    1. Stigma
    2. Stamen (Answer)
    3. Ovary
    4. Carpel

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

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

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    28. Which of the following is a hereditary material?

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

Agricultural Science

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    29. Pasture is mainly used for:

    1. Controlling erosion
    2. Mulching
    3. Decorating the farm
    4. Animal grazing (Answer)

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    30. An example of a fungal disease of crops is:

    1. Mosaic
    2. Blight
    3. Rust (Answer)
    4. Wilt

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    31. Which of these is not a ruminant animal?

    1. Goat
    2. Sheep
    3. Cow
    4. Pig (Answer)

Physics

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    32. Which of the following phenomena is not associated with wave behavior?

    1. Evaporation (Answer)
    2. Diffraction
    3. Reflection
    4. Refraction

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

    1. Neither
    2. Momentum only (Answer)
    3. Kinetic energy only
    4. Both kinetic energy and momentum

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

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