Imo State University, Owerri (IMSU) 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. has
   2. having
   3. had (Answer)
   4. have

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   2. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

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

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   3. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

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

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   4. Choose the correct synonym:

   The speaker's speech was captivating

   1. Dull
   2. Fascinating (Answer)
   3. Slow
   4. Boring

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   5. Pick the correct phrase:

   No sooner had he left ___ it started to rain.

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

Mathematics

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

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

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   7. What is the angle subtended at the center of a circle by a semicircle?

   1. 60°
   2. 90°
   3. 180° (Answer)
   4. 120°

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   8. Simplify: (3x²)² × x

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

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   9. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

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

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    10. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

IMSU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Chemistry

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    11. What is the pH of a neutral solution?

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

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

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

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    13. Which of these is an exothermic process?

    1. Boiling of water
    2. Melting of ice
    3. Evaporation of alcohol
    4. Combustion of fuel (Answer)

Biology

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    14. Which of the following diseases is transmitted by a vector?

    1. Influenza
    2. Cholera
    3. Measles
    4. Malaria (Answer)

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

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

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    16. Which of these organisms is a protozoan?

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

Physics

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    17. 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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    18. 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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    19. What type of lens is used to correct long-sightedness (hypermetropia)?

    1. Plane
    2. Cylindrical
    3. Convex (Answer)
    4. Concave

Agricultural Science

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    20. The process of improving the genetic quality of farm animals is known as:

    1. Weaning
    2. Cross-breeding (Answer)
    3. Incubation
    4. Castration

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    21. The branch of agriculture that deals with animal rearing is called:

    1. Animal husbandry (Answer)
    2. Agronomy
    3. Horticulture
    4. Forestry

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    22. Green manuring improves soil fertility by:

    1. Increasing soil erosion
    2. Raising the water table
    3. Making the soil alkaline
    4. Adding organic matter (Answer)

IMSU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    23. Which of the following is a volcanic mountain?

    1. Cameroon Mountain
    2. Drakensberg
    3. Atlas
    4. Kilimanjaro (Answer)

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    24. Lines of latitude are also called:

    1. Parallels (Answer)
    2. Great circles
    3. Longitudes
    4. Meridians

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

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

Government

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    26. A constitution is said to be rigid when:

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

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

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

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

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

IMSU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    29. Money serves as a measure of value because:

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

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    30. What is the primary function of the Central Bank?

    1. Giving loans to individuals
    2. Printing newspapers
    3. Providing foreign aid
    4. Controlling inflation (Answer)

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    31. A demand curve normally slopes:

    1. Vertically
    2. Horizontally
    3. Upwards from left to right
    4. Downwards from left to right (Answer)

Literature in English

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

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

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    33. “He is a lion on the battlefield” is an example of:

    1. Metaphor (Answer)
    2. Simile
    3. Personification
    4. Hyperbole

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    34. The conflict in a drama is best described as the:

    1. Climax of the story
    2. Moral lesson of the play
    3. Struggle between opposing forces (Answer)
    4. Role of the narrator