Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the correct spelling:

   1. Recommed
   2. Recomand
   3. Recommend (Answer)
   4. Recomend

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   2. 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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   3. 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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   4. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

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

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   5. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

   The teacher asked the students if they ___ any questions.

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

Mathematics

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   6. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

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

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

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

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

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

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   9. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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

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

JABU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. Terms of trade is defined as the ratio of:

    1. GDP to exports
    2. Exports to imports (Answer)
    3. Imports to exports
    4. Imports to GNP

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    12. What is the central problem of economics?

    1. Inflation
    2. Choice (Answer)
    3. Unemployment
    4. Poverty

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

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

Literature in English

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    14. “The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of:

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

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    15. A play written to be performed on stage is called a:

    1. Poem
    2. Ode
    3. Epic
    4. Drama (Answer)

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    16. In literature, a stock character is:

    1. A character with unpredictable traits
    2. The narrator of the story
    3. A well-developed character
    4. A stereotypical character (Answer)

JABU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    17. Which of the following is a volcanic mountain?

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

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    18. Lines of latitude are also called:

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

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

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

Government

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    20. The main function of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to:

    1. Interpret the constitution
    2. Swear in elected officials
    3. Organize and conduct elections (Answer)
    4. Control political parties

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    21. The process through which people acquire political attitudes and values is called:

    1. Political socialization (Answer)
    2. Political participation
    3. Political ideology
    4. Political development

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

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

JABU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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    23. Which of these organisms is a protozoan?

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

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

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

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

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

Agricultural Science

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

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

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

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

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    28. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

    1. Rinderpest
    2. Anthrax
    3. Foot and mouth disease
    4. Newcastle disease (Answer)

Physics

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

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

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    30. What is the dimension of pressure?

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

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    31. Which of the following phenomena is not associated with wave behavior?

    1. Refraction
    2. Diffraction
    3. Reflection
    4. Evaporation (Answer)

Chemistry

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    32. Which of the following is a strong acid?

    1. CH₃COOH
    2. H₂CO₃
    3. HCl (Answer)
    4. NH₄OH

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

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

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    34. The oxidation number of sulfur in H₂SO₄ is:

    1. 0
    2. +4
    3. +2
    4. +6 (Answer)