Fountain University, Osogbo (FUO) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the most appropriate completion:

   If I had seen her earlier, I ___ spoken to her.

   1. should
   2. will have
   3. shall
   4. would have (Answer)

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

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   3. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

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

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   4. 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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   5. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

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

Mathematics

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   6. Factor completely: x² − 9

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

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   7. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

   1. 8 x 16
   2. 2¹
   3. 2⁷ (Answer)
   4. 2¹²

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

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

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   9. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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

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

FUO Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. The reward for land as a factor of production is:

    1. Interest
    2. Profit
    3. Rent (Answer)
    4. Wage

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

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

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    13. National income is best measured by:

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

Literature in English

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

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

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

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

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

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

FUO Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Agricultural Science

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

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

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

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

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    19. Poultry droppings are rich in:

    1. Iron
    2. Potassium
    3. Nitrogen (Answer)
    4. Magnesium

Biology

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

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

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    21. A group of similar cells performing the same function is called a:

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

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    22. Which of these organisms is a protozoan?

    1. Algae
    2. Amoeba (Answer)
    3. Virus
    4. Moss

Chemistry

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    23. What is the pH of a neutral solution?

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

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

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

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    25. The gas evolved when zinc reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid is:

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

Physics

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    26. The S.I unit of electric charge is:

    1. Ampere
    2. Coulomb (Answer)
    3. Volt
    4. Ohm

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    27. Which of the following is not a unit of energy?

    1. Newton (Answer)
    2. Electronvolt
    3. Calorie
    4. Joule

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

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

FUO Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    29. Which of these is not a type of rock?

    1. Igneous
    2. Metamorphic
    3. Sedimentary
    4. Volcanic (Answer - Explanation: Volcanic is a process, not a rock type)

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    30. The compass direction between North and East is:

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

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

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

Government

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    32. The tenure of a Nigerian President is:

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

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    33. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is the:

    1. Prime Minister (Answer)
    2. King
    3. President
    4. Governor

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    34. Who was the first military Head of State in Nigeria?

    1. General Yakubu Gowon
    2. General Aguiyi Ironsi (Answer)
    3. General Olusegun Obasanjo
    4. General Murtala Mohammed