Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

   The teacher asked the students if they ___ any questions.

   1. have
   2. having
   3. has
   4. had (Answer)

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   2. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

   1. didn’t she (Answer)
   2. had she
   3. did she
   4. wasn’t she

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   3. Select the word that best completes the sentence:

   He speaks French as if he ___ in France.

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

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   4. Fill in the blank:

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

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

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   5. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

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

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

Mathematics

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   6. If sin⁡θ = ³/₅, and θ is acute, find cos⁡ θ.

   1. ^√2/₅
   2. ⁵/₄
   3. ⁴/₅ (Answer)
   4. ²/₅

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

   1. 7
   2. 6 (Answer)
   3. 5
   4. 8

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   8. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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

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

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    10. Simplify: (3x²)² × x

    1. 6x⁵
    2. 9x⁴
    3. 9x⁵ (Answer)
    4. 3x⁵

FUGUS Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. Money serves as a measure of value because:

    1. It facilitates comparison (Answer)
    2. It is visible
    3. It has intrinsic value
    4. It is durable

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    12. National income is best measured by:

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

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    13. Which of these is a characteristic of a public good?

    1. Rival consumption
    2. Non-excludability (Answer)
    3. Excludability
    4. Private provision

Literature in English

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    14. When a character speaks to the audience while other characters pretend not to hear, it is called:

    1. Monologue
    2. Dialogue
    3. Aside (Answer)
    4. Soliloquy

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

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

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    16. A literary work that ridicules human folly with the aim of correction is called:

    1. Allegory
    2. Parody
    3. Irony
    4. Satire (Answer)

FUGUS Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    17. Which of these is not an agent of erosion?

    1. Ice
    2. Water
    3. Heat (Answer)
    4. Wind

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

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

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    19. Which instrument is used to measure wind speed?

    1. Anemometer (Answer)
    2. Thermometer
    3. Hygrometer
    4. Barometer

Government

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    20. Pressure groups aim to:

    1. Win elections
    2. Influence government policies (Answer)
    3. Form governments
    4. Replace political parties

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

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

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    22. The rule of law implies:

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

FUGUS Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Agricultural Science

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    23. Which of the following is a physical agent of weathering?

    1. Bacteria
    2. Frost (Answer)
    3. Acid rain
    4. Carbon dioxide

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

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

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    25. Which of the following tools is used for transplanting seedlings?

    1. Hoe
    2. Dibber (Answer)
    3. Cutlass
    4. Pickaxe

Physics

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    26. In which direction does heat travel?

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

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    27. Which law explains why a rocket moves in space?

    1. Newton’s First Law
    2. Newton’s Second Law
    3. Hooke’s Law
    4. Newton’s Third Law (Answer)

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

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

Biology

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

    1. Chloroplast
    2. Nucleus
    3. Ribosome
    4. Mitochondrion (Answer)

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

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

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    31. The exchange of gases in the lungs occurs in the:

    1. Alveoli (Answer)
    2. Diaphragm
    3. Bronchi
    4. Trachea

Chemistry

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    32. What is the pH of a neutral solution?

    1. 1
    2. 14
    3. 7 (Answer)
    4. 10

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    33. The number of protons and electrons in a neutral oxygen atom are:

    1. 10 protons, 8 electrons
    2. 8 protons, 10 electrons
    3. 6 protons, 6 electrons
    4. 8 protons, 8 electrons (Answer)

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

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