Elizade University (EU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Identify the grammatical error in the sentence:

   Each of the boys were given a gift.

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

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   2. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

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

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   3. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

   1. The girl said “I am tired.”
   2. The girl said “I am tired”.
   3. The girl said, “I am tired.” (Answer)
   4. The girl, said, “I am tired.”

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   4. Choose the correct sentence:

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

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   5. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

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

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

Mathematics

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

   1. 8 cm
   2. 14 cm
   3. 5 cm
   4. 7 cm (Answer - Explanation: Area = πr² → 154 = (22/7) × r² → r² = 49)

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   7. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

   1. x = 2
   2. x = −2
   3. x = −1 (Answer)
   4. x = 1

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   8. A car travels 180 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?

   1. 30 km/hr
   2. 90 km/hr
   3. 50 km/hr
   4. 60 km/hr (Answer)

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   9. Factor completely: x² − 9

   1. (x − 9) (x + 1)
   2. (x − 3) (x + 3) (Answer)
   3. (x − 3)²
   4. x(x − 9)

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    10. Evaluate: Log⁡₁₀1000

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

Elizade University Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    11. Which of the following is an example of prose fiction?

    1. The African Child (Answer)
    2. Romeo and Juliet
    3. The Tempest
    4. The Incorruptible Judge

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    12. In literature, a stock character is:

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

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

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

Economics

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    14. Which of the following is a feature of a capitalist economy?

    1. Private ownership of resources (Answer)
    2. Government ownership
    3. Price control
    4. Central planning

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

    1. Additional output decreases with more input (Answer)
    2. Profit always increases with production
    3. Output increases proportionally with input
    4. Cost increases with size

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    16. Which of the following is not a function of money?

    1. Medium of exchange
    2. Unit of account
    3. Store of value
    4. Standard of borrowing (Answer)

Elizade University Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Physics

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    17. A concave mirror forms an image that is real, inverted, and larger than the object. The object must be placed:

    1. Beyond the center of curvature
    2. Between the focus and center (Answer)
    3. Between the pole and focus
    4. At the focus

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    18. A body of mass 4kg moves with a velocity of 3m/s. What is its kinetic energy?

    1. 12J
    2. 18J
    3. 24J (Answer)
    4. 6J

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

    1. 2s (Answer - Using h = (¹/₂)² → 20 = ¹/₂ × 10 × t² → t = √4 = 2s)
    2. 4s
    3. 5s
    4. 10s

Chemistry

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    20. The salt formed from the reaction of an acid with a base is called a:

    1. Neutral salt (Answer)
    2. Hydride
    3. Oxide
    4. Nitrate

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    21. Which gas is used in the Haber process for ammonia production along with nitrogen?

    1. Carbon dioxide
    2. Sulphur dioxide
    3. Oxygen
    4. Hydrogen (Answer)

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

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

Agricultural Science

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    23. Soil fertility can best be maintained through:

    1. Use of herbicides
    2. Crop rotation (Answer)
    3. Excessive irrigation
    4. Continuous tilling

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    24. Which of these is not a ruminant animal?

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

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    25. The main cause of low agricultural productivity in Nigeria is:

    1. Presence of extension workers
    2. Mechanized farming
    3. Use of fertilizers
    4. Traditional farming methods (Answer)

Biology

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    26. The basic structural and functional unit of life is the:

    1. Organism
    2. Tissue
    3. Cell (Answer)
    4. Organ

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    27. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?

    1. HIV/AIDS (Answer)
    2. Tuberculosis
    3. Cholera
    4. Malaria

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    28. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

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

Elizade University Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    29. A constitution is said to be rigid when:

    1. It is hard to amend (Answer)
    2. It is written in English
    3. It contains many laws
    4. It is enforced by the police

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    30. Which organ of government is responsible for implementing laws?

    1. Tribunal
    2. Legislature
    3. Judiciary
    4. Executive (Answer)

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

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

Geography

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    32. All meridians converge at the:

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

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    33. Lines of latitude are also called:

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

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    34. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

    1. Mesosphere
    2. Stratosphere (Answer)
    3. Thermosphere
    4. Troposphere