Landmark University (LMU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

1. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

A. ´advice

B. advise´

C. ad´vice

D. ´advise

Answer: A. ´advice

2. Choose the correct spelling:

A. Recommend

B. Recomand

C. Recomend

D. Recommed

Answer: A. Recommend

3. Select the appropriate preposition:

He insisted ___ seeing the manager.

A. for

B. to

C. at

D. on

Answer: D. on

4. Choose the word that has the same sound as the underlined letters:

“Tough”

A. Though

B. Rough

C. Dough

D. Cough

Answer: B. Rough

5. Choose the correct question tag:

She came early, ___?

A. had she

B. did she

C. didn’t she

D. wasn’t she

Answer: C. didn’t she

Mathematics

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

A. ⁵/₄

B. ^√2/₅

C. ²/₅

D. ⁴/₅

Answer based on “Trigonometry” computation: D. ⁴/₅

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

A. 120°

B. 180°

C. 90°

D. 60°

Answer based on “Circle Geometry” computation: B. 180°

8. Solve:

If x² − 5x + 6 = 0, find the roots.

A. -2 and -3

B. 6 and -1

C. 1 and 5

D. 3 and 2

Answer: D. 3 and 2

9. Simplify: (3x²)² × x

A. 9x⁴

B. 6x⁵

C. 9x⁵

D. 3x⁵

Answer: C. 9x⁵

10. Solve the following matrix equation:

| 2      3 |
| 1      4 |

A. 5

B. 8

C. 11

D. -2

Answer based on “Matrix” computation: A. 5

Landmark University Direct Entry Past Questions for Arts Students

Literature in English

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

A. Theme

B. Setting

C. Plot

D. Tone

Answer: A. Theme

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

A. Monologue

B. Soliloquy

C. Aside

D. Dialogue

Answer: C. Aside

13. “She sells sea shells by the sea shore” is an example of:

A. Alliteration

B. Metaphor

C. Simile

D. Rhyme

Answer: A. Alliteration

Economics

14. Which of the following is a direct tax?

A. Company income tax

B. Excise duty

C. Import duty

D. Value Added Tax (VAT)

Answer: A. Company income tax

15. Inflation caused by excessive aggregate demand is called:

A. Demand-pull inflation

B. Stagflation

C. Cost-push inflation

D. Hyperinflation

Answer: A. Demand-pull inflation

16. National income is best measured by:

A. Gross Domestic Product at market prices

B. Total revenue of government

C. Price of goods and services

D. Value of imports and exports

Answer: A. Gross Domestic Product at market prices

Landmark University Direct Entry Past Questions for Science Students

Chemistry

17. Which of these substances is a mixture?

A. Water

B. Sodium chloride

C. Carbon dioxide

D. Air

Answer: D. Air

18. Which of the following is a reducing agent?

A. HCl

B. H₂

C. CO₂

D. NaCl

Answer: B. H₂

19. What is the atomic number of sulphur?

A. 16

B. 32

C. 18

D. 6

Answer: A. 16

Physics

20. Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

A. Red

B. Green

C. Blue

D. Violet

Answer: D. Violet

21. In which direction does heat travel?

A. In a straight line

B. From hot to cold

C. From cold to hot

D. Randomly

Answer: B. From hot to cold

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

A. Evaporation

B. Diffraction

C. Reflection

D. Refraction

Answer: A. Evaporation

Biology

23. The basic structural and functional unit of life is the:

A. Organism

B. Tissue

C. Cell

D. Organ

Answer: C. Cell

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

A. Bronchi

B. Alveoli

C. Trachea

D. Diaphragm

Answer: B. Alveoli

25. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

A. Autotrophic

B. Photosynthetic

C. Parasitic

D. Saprophytic

Answer: D. Saprophytic

Agricultural Science

26. An example of a fungal disease of crops is:

A. Mosaic

B. Wilt

C. Rust

D. Blight

Answer: C. Rust

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

A. Traditional farming methods

B. Presence of extension workers

C. Mechanized farming

D. Use of fertilizers

Answer: A. Traditional farming methods

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

A. Animal husbandry

B. Horticulture

C. Agronomy

D. Forestry

Answer: A. Animal husbandry

Landmark University Direct Entry Past Questions for Social Science Students

Government

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

A. Monarchy

B. Autocracy

C. Theocracy

D. Aristocracy

Answer: B. Autocracy

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

A. General Olusegun Obasanjo

B. General Murtala Mohammed

C. General Yakubu Gowon

D. General Aguiyi Ironsi

Answer: D. General Aguiyi Ironsi

31. Franchise refers to the:

A. Act of campaigning

B. Right to contest elections

C. Right to vote

D. Power to make laws

Answer: C. Right to vote

Geography

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

A. Igneous

B. Volcanic

C. Metamorphic

D. Sedimentary

Answer: B. Volcanic

Explanation: Volcanic is a process, not a rock type

33. All meridians converge at the:

A. Equator

B. Tropic of Cancer

C. Poles

D. Prime Meridian

Answer: C. Poles

34. What is the main cause of desertification?

A. Tsunami

B. Earthquake

C. Afforestation

D. Deforestation

Answer: D. Deforestation