Federal University, Wukari (FUWUKARI) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Pick the correct phrase:

   No sooner had he left ___ it started to rain.

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

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   2. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

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

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   3. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

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

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

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   4. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

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

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   5. Choose the word that has the same sound as the underlined letters:

   “Tough”

   1. Rough (Answer)
   2. Though
   3. Cough
   4. Dough

Mathematics

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

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

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

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

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   8. Factor completely: x² − 9

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

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   9. If the 5th term of an arithmetic progression is 18 and the 12th term is 46, what is the first term?

   1. 8
   2. 6 (Answer - Explanation: Use Tn = a + (n – 1)d, set up two equations and solve simultaneously.)
   3. 4
   4. 10

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    10. Solve the following matrix equation:

    2	3
    1	4

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

FUWUKARI Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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

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

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    12. Who is the author of Things Fall Apart?

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

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

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

Economics

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    14. Money serves as a measure of value because:

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

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

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

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    16. National income is best measured by:

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

FUWUKARI Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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

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

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

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

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

    1. Medium scale
    2. Verbal scale
    3. Small scale
    4. Large scale (Answer)

Government

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    20. A state is said to be sovereign when it:

    1. Controls its internal and external affairs (Answer)
    2. Has a constitution
    3. Is recognized by other states
    4. Has a president

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    21. The tenure of a Nigerian President is:

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

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    22. A constitution is said to be rigid when:

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

FUWUKARI Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Agricultural Science

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    23. Soil fertility can best be maintained through:

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

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

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

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

    1. Transport food
    2. Anchor the plant
    3. Absorb water and minerals (Answer)
    4. Produce hormones

Chemistry

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    26. Which of these has the highest electronegativity?

    1. Oxygen
    2. Fluorine (Answer)
    3. Chlorine
    4. Nitrogen

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    27. What is the atomic number of sulphur?

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

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    28. A compound with molecular formula C₂H₆ is known as:

    1. Methane
    2. Ethene
    3. Ethane (Answer)
    4. Ethyne

Physics

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

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

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    30. What is the dimension of pressure?

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

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    31. Which of the following quantities is a vector?

    1. Temperature
    2. Speed
    3. Displacement (Answer)
    4. Distance

Biology

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    32. The part of the plant that develops into a fruit is the:

    1. Petal
    2. Anther
    3. Style
    4. Ovary (Answer)

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

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

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    34. The hormone that regulates blood sugar is called:

    1. Insulin (Answer)
    2. Glucagon
    3. Adrenaline
    4. Thyroxine