Federal University Gashua (FUGASHUA) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

   1. has lived
   2. will have lived (Answer)
   3. will be living
   4. will live

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   2. Choose the correct passive form:

   They are building a new hospital.

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

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   3. Fill in the blank:

   The students, as well as the teacher, ___ present at the meeting.

   1. were
   2. are
   3. is
   4. was (Answer)

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   4. Pick the correct phrase:

   No sooner had he left ___ it started to rain.

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

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   5. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

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

Mathematics

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   6. Find the area of a triangle with base 6cm and height 4cm.

   1. 20cm²
   2. 24cm²
   3. 12cm² (Answer)
   4. 10cm²

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   7. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

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

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   8. Convert 1011 (base 2) to base 10.

   1. 11 (Answer)
   2. 9
   3. 12
   4. 10

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   9. Factor completely: x² − 9

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

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

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

FUGASHUA Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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

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

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    12. Inflation caused by excessive aggregate demand is called:

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

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    13. A firm achieves economies of scale when:

    1. It reduces production
    2. Its average cost rises
    3. It enjoys increasing returns (Answer)
    4. There is diseconomy

Literature in English

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

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

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    15. 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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    16. Who is the author of Things Fall Apart?

    1. Chinua Achebe (Answer)
    2. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
    3. Chimamanda Adichie
    4. Wole Soyinka

FUGASHUA Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    17. The tenure of a Nigerian President is:

    1. 3 years
    2. 6 years
    3. 4 years (Answer)
    4. 5 years

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

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

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    19. Which of the following is a feature of a federal system of government?

    1. Unitary authority
    2. Dictatorship
    3. Division of powers (Answer)
    4. Absence of constitution

Geography

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

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

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    21. The longest river in Africa is the:

    1. Nile (Answer)
    2. Niger
    3. Zambezi
    4. Congo

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    22. The compass direction between North and East is:

    1. Northeast (Answer)
    2. Southeast
    3. Northwest
    4. Southwest

FUGASHUA Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Agricultural Science

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

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

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

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

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    25. Soil texture refers to:

    1. Soil pH
    2. Size of soil particles (Answer)
    3. Soil colour
    4. Organic content

Biology

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

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

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    27. Which of the following is a hereditary material?

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

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    28. The organ responsible for pumping blood in humans is the:

    1. Brain
    2. Heart (Answer)
    3. Lungs
    4. Liver

Physics

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

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

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

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

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    31. In which direction does heat travel?

    1. From hot to cold (Answer)
    2. Randomly
    3. In a straight line
    4. From cold to hot

Chemistry

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

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

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

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

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    34. Which of the following is a reducing agent?

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