Kwara State University (KWASU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

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

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   2. 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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   3. Fill in the blank:

   The students, as well as the teacher, ___ present at the meeting.

   1. were
   2. was (Answer)
   3. is
   4. are

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   4. Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom:

   “He kicked the bucket last night.”

   1. He broke a water container
   2. He lost his temper
   3. He died (Answer)
   4. He travelled unexpectedly

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

Mathematics

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   6. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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   7. Simplify: (3x² - 2x - 5) ÷ (x - 2)

   1. 3x - 4, remainder -3 (Answer)
   2. 3x + 4, remainder -3
   3. 3x + 4, remainder 3
   4. 3x - 4, remainder 3

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   8. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

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

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

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

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    10. Factor completely: x² − 9

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

KWASU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. Inflation caused by excessive aggregate demand is called:

    1. Demand-pull inflation (Answer)
    2. Cost-push inflation
    3. Hyperinflation
    4. Stagflation

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

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

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    13. What is the central problem of economics?

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

Literature in English

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    14. The term 'soliloquy' in drama refers to:

    1. A speech made by a character alone on stage (Answer)
    2. A conversation between two characters
    3. A group dialogue
    4. A background narrator’s comment

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

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

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

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

KWASU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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    17. Which of the following is not a characteristic of living things?

    1. Movement
    2. Photosynthesis (Answer)
    3. Respiration
    4. Growth

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    18. Which of the following organisms has the simplest body structure?

    1. Hydra
    2. Housefly
    3. Amoeba (Answer)
    4. Earthworm

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    19. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

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

Chemistry

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    20. What is the pH of a neutral solution?

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

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    21. Which of the following elements has the electronic configuration 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁴?

    1. Argon
    2. Oxygen
    3. Phosphorus
    4. Sulphur (Answer)

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    22. Which of the following is not an alkali?

    1. KOH
    2. NH₄OH
    3. H₂SO₄ (Answer)
    4. NaOH

Physics

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    23. Which of these quantities is conserved in an inelastic collision?

    1. Kinetic energy only
    2. Neither
    3. Both kinetic energy and momentum
    4. Momentum only (Answer)

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    24. Which of the following quantities is a vector?

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

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

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

Agricultural Science

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

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

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

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

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

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

KWASU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    29. The compass direction between North and East is:

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

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    30. The longest river in Africa is the:

    1. Nile (Answer)
    2. Zambezi
    3. Niger
    4. Congo

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

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

Government

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

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

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    33. The theory of separation of powers was popularized by:

    1. Thomas Hobbes
    2. Jean Bodin
    3. John Locke
    4. Baron de Montesquieu (Answer)

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

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