Legacy University, Okija Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Select the word that best completes the sentence:

   He speaks French as if he ___ in France.

   1. has lived
   2. is living
   3. lives
   4. lived (Answer)

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   2. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word:

   He is known for his loquacity.

   1. Talkativeness
   2. Shyness
   3. Silence
   4. Reticence (Answer)

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   3. Fill in the blank:

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

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

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   4. Choose the correct sentence:

   1. She is more better than her sister.
   2. She is best than her sister.
   3. She is better than her sister. (Answer)
   4. She is most better than her sister.

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

   “Tough”

   1. Rough (Answer)
   2. Though
   3. Dough
   4. Cough

Mathematics

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   6. Find the derivative:

   If y = 4x³ − 2x + 7, find ^dy/_dx

   1. 3x² − 2
   2. 4x² − 2
   3. 12x² − 2 (Answer)
   4. 8x² − 1

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

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

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   8. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

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

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   9. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

   1. x = −1 (Answer)
   2. x = 2
   3. x = −2
   4. x = 1

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

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

Legacy University Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. An increase in supply with constant demand leads to:

    1. Increase in price
    2. Decrease in quantity
    3. Increase in demand
    4. Decrease in price (Answer)

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    12. What is the central problem of economics?

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

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

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

Literature in English

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    14. A character that opposes the protagonist in a play or novel is the:

    1. Hero
    2. Foil
    3. Antagonist (Answer)
    4. Narrator

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    15. A poem that expresses sorrow for the dead is known as:

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

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    16. A literary work that ridicules human folly with the aim of correction is called:

    1. Satire (Answer)
    2. Irony
    3. Parody
    4. Allegory

Legacy University Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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

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

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    18. 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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    19. The 1979 Constitution of Nigeria adopted the:

    1. Confederal system
    2. Westminster model
    3. Presidential system (Answer)
    4. Parliamentary system

Geography

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    20. Which of the following is a non-renewable natural resource?

    1. Coal (Answer)
    2. Forest
    3. Wind
    4. Solar energy

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    21. Which instrument is used to measure wind speed?

    1. Thermometer
    2. Barometer
    3. Hygrometer
    4. Anemometer (Answer)

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    22. The earth’s shape is best described as:

    1. A perfect sphere
    2. An oblate spheroid (Answer)
    3. A flat disc
    4. A rectangle

Legacy University Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Agricultural Science

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    23. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

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

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

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

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    25. Which of these is not a ruminant animal?

    1. Goat
    2. Pig (Answer)
    3. Sheep
    4. Cow

Physics

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    26. Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

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

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

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

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

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

Biology

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

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

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

    1. Tissue
    2. Cell (Answer)
    3. Organ
    4. Organism

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    31. Which of the following is a hereditary material?

    1. RNA
    2. Hormone
    3. Enzyme
    4. DNA (Answer)

Chemistry

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

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

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    33. Which process is used to separate crude oil into its components?

    1. Fractional distillation (Answer)
    2. Crystallization
    3. Filtration
    4. Chromatography

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    34. The oxidation number of sulfur in H₂SO₄ is:

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