Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

   The teacher asked the students if they ___ any questions.

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

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   2. Choose the correct spelling:

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

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   3. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

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

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   4. Find the antonym of the word:

   The manager praised her diligence.

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

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   5. 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 died (Answer)
   3. He travelled unexpectedly
   4. He lost his temper

Mathematics

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   6. What is the value of x If log⁡₂(x) = 5?

   1. 16
   2. 64
   3. 25
   4. 32 (Answer)

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   7. Simplify: (3x²)² × x

   1. 9x⁴
   2. 6x⁵
   3. 3x⁵
   4. 9x⁵ (Answer)

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

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

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   9. If the 5th term of an arithmetic progression is 18 and the 12th term is 46, what is the first term?

   1. 8
   2. 6 (Answer - Explanation: Use Tn = a + (n – 1)d, set up two equations and solve simultaneously.)
   3. 10
   4. 4

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    10. Solve the following matrix equation:

    2	3
    1	4

    1. 5 (Answer)
    2. 11
    3. 8
    4. -2

MCIU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. Which of the following best describes opportunity cost?

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

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    12. A firm achieves economies of scale when:

    1. There is diseconomy
    2. It enjoys increasing returns (Answer)
    3. It reduces production
    4. Its average cost rises

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    13. Which of the following is a direct tax?

    1. Excise duty
    2. Value Added Tax (VAT)
    3. Company income tax (Answer)
    4. Import duty

Literature in English

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    14. A narrative poem that tells a story, often of heroic deeds, is called:

    1. Limerick
    2. Epic (Answer)
    3. Elegy
    4. Ode

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

    1. Simile
    2. Metaphor
    3. Alliteration (Answer)
    4. Rhyme

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

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

MCIU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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

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

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

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

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    19. The longest river in Africa is the:

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

Government

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    20. 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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    21. The tenure of a Nigerian President is:

    1. 4 years (Answer)
    2. 3 years
    3. 5 years
    4. 6 years

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    22. The term “bicameral legislature” refers to:

    1. Two houses of legislature (Answer)
    2. Two-party system
    3. Dual citizenship
    4. Two arms of government

MCIU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Chemistry

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    23. Which of these has the highest electronegativity?

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

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    24. Which allotrope of carbon is the hardest naturally occurring substance?

    1. Coal
    2. Graphite
    3. Fullerene
    4. Diamond (Answer)

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    25. The oxidation number of sulfur in H₂SO₄ is:

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

Physics

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    26. Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

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

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

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

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    28. Which instrument is used to measure relative humidity?

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

Agricultural Science

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    29. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

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

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

    1. Forestry
    2. Animal husbandry (Answer)
    3. Horticulture
    4. Agronomy

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

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

Biology

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    32. The movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to a lower concentration is called:

    1. Diffusion (Answer)
    2. Osmosis
    3. Plasmolysis
    4. Active transport

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    33. The hormone that regulates blood sugar is called:

    1. Glucagon
    2. Thyroxine
    3. Adrenaline
    4. Insulin (Answer)

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    34. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?

    1. HIV/AIDS (Answer)
    2. Cholera
    3. Tuberculosis
    4. Malaria