Enugu State University of Science & Technology (ESUT) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Which of these is a complex sentence?

   1. She smiled and waved.
   2. Because it rained, we stayed indoors. (Answer)
   3. He is tall and strong.
   4. I came, I saw, I conquered.

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   2. Pick the correct phrase:

   No sooner had he left ___ it started to rain.

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

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   3. Choose the correct spelling:

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

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   4. Choose the correct passive form:

   They are building a new hospital.

   1. A new hospital has been built.
   2. A new hospital is being built. (Answer)
   3. A new hospital was built.
   4. A new hospital was being built.

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

   “He kicked the bucket last night.”

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

Mathematics

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

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

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   7. Solve the following matrix equation:

   2	3
   1	4

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

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

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

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   9. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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    10. Solve:

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

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

ESUT Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Agricultural Science

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    11. Pasture is mainly used for:

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

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

    1. Pastoral farming
    2. Monocropping
    3. Crop rotation
    4. Mixed farming (Answer)

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

    1. Drip irrigation (Answer)
    2. Surface irrigation
    3. Sprinkler irrigation
    4. Flood irrigation

Chemistry

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    14. Which of the following elements has the electronic configuration 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁴?

    1. Argon
    2. Oxygen
    3. Phosphorus
    4. Sulphur (Answer)

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    15. Which of the following is a reducing agent?

    1. CO₂
    2. HCl
    3. H₂ (Answer)
    4. NaCl

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    16. What is the atomic number of sulphur?

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

Biology

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

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

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    18. Which of the following organisms has the simplest body structure?

    1. Earthworm
    2. Amoeba (Answer)
    3. Housefly
    4. Hydra

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    19. Which of the following is a hereditary material?

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

Physics

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    20. What is the dimension of pressure?

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

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    21. 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. 5s
    3. 4s
    4. 10s

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

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

ESUT Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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

    1. A flat disc
    2. A perfect sphere
    3. A rectangle
    4. An oblate spheroid (Answer)

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    24. Which of the following instruments is used in measuring rainfall?

    1. Thermometer
    2. Barometer
    3. Rain gauge (Answer)
    4. Wind vane

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

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

Government

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

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

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    27. Which political party formed the first government in Nigeria in 1960?

    1. NCNC
    2. NPC (Answer)
    3. AG
    4. PRP

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    28. A government in which one person holds absolute power is called:

    1. Monarchy
    2. Aristocracy
    3. Theocracy
    4. Autocracy (Answer)

ESUT Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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

    1. Sonnet (Answer)
    2. Elegy
    3. Limerick
    4. Ballad

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

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

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    31. The overall message or central idea in a literary work is the:

    1. Tone
    2. Theme (Answer)
    3. Plot
    4. Setting

Economics

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

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

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    33. National income is best measured by:

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

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    34. Inflation caused by excessive aggregate demand is called:

    1. Hyperinflation
    2. Demand-pull inflation (Answer)
    3. Stagflation
    4. Cost-push inflation