Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU) 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 be living
   2. has lived
   3. will have lived (Answer)
   4. will live

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   2. Which of these is a complex sentence?

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

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   3. Choose the correct sentence:

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

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

   “Tough”

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

Mathematics

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

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

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   7. Factor completely: x² − 9

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

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   8. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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

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

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

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

MCIU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Chemistry

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    11. What is the atomic number of sulphur?

    1. 18
    2. 32
    3. 16 (Answer)
    4. 6

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

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

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    13. The salt formed from the reaction of an acid with a base is called a:

    1. Nitrate
    2. Hydride
    3. Oxide
    4. Neutral salt (Answer)

Biology

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

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

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    15. The organ responsible for pumping blood in humans is the:

    1. Brain
    2. Liver
    3. Heart (Answer)
    4. Lungs

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

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

Physics

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    17. Which radiation has the highest penetrating power?

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

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

    1. Evaporation (Answer)
    2. Reflection
    3. Refraction
    4. Diffraction

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    19. A transformer has 200 turns in the primary coil and 1000 turns in the secondary coil. What is the type of transformer?

    1. Step-up (Answer)
    2. Power transformer
    3. Equal ratio
    4. Step-down

Agricultural Science

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    20. Green manuring improves soil fertility by:

    1. Increasing soil erosion
    2. Adding organic matter (Answer)
    3. Making the soil alkaline
    4. Raising the water table

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

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

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    22. Which of the following is a leguminous crop?

    1. Maize
    2. Cassava
    3. Groundnut (Answer)
    4. Yam

MCIU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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

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

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    24. Which of the following is not a function of political parties?

    1. Conducting elections (Answer)
    2. Presenting candidates
    3. Educating voters
    4. Forming government

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    25. A constitution is said to be rigid when:

    1. It is hard to amend (Answer)
    2. It contains many laws
    3. It is written in English
    4. It is enforced by the police

Geography

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    26. Which instrument is used to measure wind speed?

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

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    27. Which of the following instruments is used in measuring rainfall?

    1. Wind vane
    2. Thermometer
    3. Rain gauge (Answer)
    4. Barometer

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    28. The scale of a map that shows very large details is called:

    1. Verbal scale
    2. Small scale
    3. Medium scale
    4. Large scale (Answer)

MCIU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    29. The conflict in a drama is best described as the:

    1. Struggle between opposing forces (Answer)
    2. Role of the narrator
    3. Moral lesson of the play
    4. Climax of the story

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    30. “He is a lion on the battlefield” is an example of:

    1. Metaphor (Answer)
    2. Hyperbole
    3. Personification
    4. Simile

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

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

Economics

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    32. What is the primary function of the Central Bank?

    1. Giving loans to individuals
    2. Providing foreign aid
    3. Printing newspapers
    4. Controlling inflation (Answer)

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    33. Terms of trade is defined as the ratio of:

    1. Imports to GNP
    2. Imports to exports
    3. Exports to imports (Answer)
    4. GDP to exports

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    34. Money serves as a measure of value because:

    1. It is durable
    2. It is visible
    3. It facilitates comparison (Answer)
    4. It has intrinsic value