Eko University of Medical and Health Sciences (EkoUNIMED) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

1. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

The teacher asked the students if they ___ any questions.

A. has

B. have

C. had

D. having

Answer: C. had

2. Pick the correct phrase:

No sooner had he left ___ it started to rain.

A. when

B. than

C. that

D. but

Answer: B. than

3. Choose the correct tense:

By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

A. will have lived

B. has lived

C. will live

D. will be living

Answer: A. will have lived

4. Choose the correct spelling:

A. Recommend

B. Recomend

C. Recommed

D. Recomand

Answer: A. Recommend

5. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

A. The girl said, “I am tired.”

B. The girl, said, “I am tired.”

C. The girl said “I am tired”.

D. The girl said “I am tired.”

Answer: A. The girl said, “I am tired.”

Mathematics

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

A. 41

B. 43

C. 39

D. 45

Answer based on “Arithmetic Progression” computation: C. 39

7. Solve the following matrix equation:

| 2      3 |
| 1      4 |

A. 11

B. 5

C. 8

D. -2

Answer based on “Matrix” computation: B. 5

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

A. 7 cm

B. 5 cm

C. 8 cm

D. 14 cm

Answer: A. 7 cm

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

9. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

A. ^{5x + 3}/_x(x+1)

B. ^{2(x+1) + 3x}/_x(x+1)

C. ^{2x + 3x + 3}/_x+1

D. ^{2x + 3(x+1)}/_x(x+1)

Answer based on “Algebraic Fractions:” computation: D. ^{2x + 3(x+1)}/_x(x+1)

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

A. 6

B. 5

C. 8

D. 7

Answer based on “Statistics” computation: A. 6

EkoUNIMED Direct Entry Past Questions for Arts Students

Literature in English

11. The term 'soliloquy' in drama refers to:

A. A background narrator’s comment

B. A conversation between two characters

C. A speech made by a character alone on stage

D. A group dialogue

Answer: C. A speech made by a character alone on stage

12. In poetry, a fourteen-line poem is known as a:

A. Ballad

B. Sonnet

C. Limerick

D. Elegy

Answer: B. Sonnet

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

A. Ode

B. Elegy

C. Ballad

D. Sonnet

Answer: B. Elegy

Economics

14. Which of the following is a direct tax?

A. Excise duty

B. Company income tax

C. Import duty

D. Value Added Tax (VAT)

Answer: B. Company income tax

15. A demand curve normally slopes:

A. Vertically

B. Horizontally

C. Upwards from left to right

D. Downwards from left to right

Answer: D. Downwards from left to right

16. A firm achieves economies of scale when:

A. Its average cost rises

B. It reduces production

C. There is diseconomy

D. It enjoys increasing returns

Answer: D. It enjoys increasing returns

EkoUNIMED Direct Entry Past Questions for Social Science Students

Government

17. The tenure of a Nigerian President is:

A. 6 years

B. 3 years

C. 5 years

D. 4 years

Answer: D. 4 years

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

A. John Locke

B. Jean Bodin

C. Baron de Montesquieu

D. Thomas Hobbes

Answer: C. Baron de Montesquieu

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

A. General Yakubu Gowon

B. General Aguiyi Ironsi

C. General Murtala Mohammed

D. General Olusegun Obasanjo

Answer: B. General Aguiyi Ironsi

Geography

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

A. Large scale

B. Small scale

C. Verbal scale

D. Medium scale

Answer: A. Large scale

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

A. A perfect sphere

B. A flat disc

C. An oblate spheroid

D. A rectangle

Answer: C. An oblate spheroid

22. Which instrument is used to measure wind speed?

A. Anemometer

B. Thermometer

C. Barometer

D. Hygrometer

Answer: A. Anemometer

EkoUNIMED Direct Entry Past Questions for Science Students

Agricultural Science

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

A. Pastoral farming

B. Monocropping

C. Crop rotation

D. Mixed farming

Answer: D. Mixed farming

24. Pasture is mainly used for:

A. Controlling erosion

B. Mulching

C. Decorating the farm

D. Animal grazing

Answer: D. Animal grazing

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

A. Anchor the plant

B. Produce hormones

C. Absorb water and minerals

D. Transport food

Answer: C. Absorb water and minerals

Biology

26. Which of these organisms is a protozoan?

A. Algae

B. Virus

C. Moss

D. Amoeba

Answer: D. Amoeba

27. The part of the brain responsible for coordination and balance is the:

A. Medulla

B. Cerebellum

C. Hypothalamus

D. Cerebrum

Answer: B. Cerebellum

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

A. Nucleus

B. Ribosome

C. Chloroplast

D. Mitochondrion

Answer: D. Mitochondrion

Physics

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

A. Ammeter

B. Voltmeter

C. Galvanometer

D. Ohmmeter

Answer: C. Galvanometer

30. Which of the following quantities is a vector?

A. Displacement

B. Speed

C. Distance

D. Temperature

Answer: A. Displacement

31. A stone is dropped from a height of 20 m. How long does it take to reach the ground? (g = 10 m/s²)

A. 2s

B. 5s

C. 10s

D. 4s

Answer: A. 2s

Using h = (¹/₂)² → 20 = ¹/₂ × 10 × t² → t = √4 = 2s

Chemistry

32. Which of the following is a noble gas?

A. Oxygen

B. Neon

C. Hydrogen

D. Nitrogen

Answer: B. Neon

33. Which of these substances is a mixture?

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Sodium chloride

C. Water

D. Air

Answer: D. Air

34. Which of the following is not an alkali?

A. NH₄OH

B. KOH

C. NaOH

D. H₂SO₄

Answer: D. H₂SO₄