Kaduna State University (KASU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

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

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   2. Find the antonym of the word:

   The manager praised her diligence.

   1. Ignorance
   2. Confidence
   3. Laziness (Answer)
   4. Activity

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   3. Choose the correct spelling:

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

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   4. Which of these is a complex sentence?

   1. He is tall and strong.
   2. She smiled and waved.
   3. I came, I saw, I conquered.
   4. Because it rained, we stayed indoors. (Answer)

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   5. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

   The teacher asked the students if they ___ any questions.

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

Mathematics

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

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

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   7. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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   8. A die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a number less than 4?

   1. ⁴/₆
   2. ¹/₆
   3. ³/₆ (Answer)
   4. ¹/₂

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   9. Convert 1011 (base 2) to base 10.

   1. 10
   2. 12
   3. 11 (Answer)
   4. 9

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

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

KASU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Chemistry

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    11. Which of these has the highest electronegativity?

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

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    12. Which of these is an exothermic process?

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

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    13. The bond formed between two atoms that share electrons equally is:

    1. Ionic
    2. Metallic
    3. Polar covalent
    4. Non-polar covalent (Answer)

Agricultural Science

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

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

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    15. Soil fertility can best be maintained through:

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

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

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

Physics

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    17. Which radiation has the highest penetrating power?

    1. Alpha
    2. Gamma (Answer)
    3. X-ray
    4. Beta

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    18. Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

    1. Violet (Answer)
    2. Red
    3. Green
    4. Blue

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    19. In which direction does heat travel?

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

Biology

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    20. Which of the following is a function of the xylem in plants?

    1. Photosynthesis
    2. Transport of water (Answer)
    3. Transport of enzymes
    4. Transport of food

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    21. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

    1. Photosynthetic
    2. Parasitic
    3. Autotrophic
    4. Saprophytic (Answer)

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

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

KASU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geography

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    26. Which of the following is a volcanic mountain?

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

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

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

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    28. 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)

KASU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    29. Which of the following best describes opportunity cost?

    1. Cost of raw materials
    2. Cost of producing one more unit
    3. Cost of the forgone alternative (Answer)
    4. Total cost of all goods

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    30. A demand curve normally slopes:

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

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    31. A perfectly inelastic demand curve is:

    1. Downward sloping
    2. Upward sloping
    3. Vertical (Answer)
    4. Horizontal

Literature in English

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

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

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

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

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    34. Who wrote the play The Lion and the Jewel?

    1. Wole Soyinka (Answer)
    2. John Pepper Clark
    3. Chinua Achebe
    4. Ola Rotimi