Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology (MAUSTECH) 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. has
   2. have
   3. had (Answer)
   4. having

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

   “Tough”

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

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   3. Select the word that best completes the sentence:

   He speaks French as if he ___ in France.

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

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   4. Choose the correct passive form:

   They are building a new hospital.

   1. A new hospital has been built.
   2. A new hospital is being built. (Answer)
   3. A new hospital was built.
   4. A new hospital was being built.

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   5. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

   1. had she
   2. didn’t she (Answer)
   3. wasn’t she
   4. did she

Mathematics

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   6. Find the 10th term of the AP: 3, 7, 11, …

   1. 43
   2. 39 (Answer)
   3. 45
   4. 41

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   7. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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   8. Simplify: √50

   1. 2√5
   2. 25√2
   3. 10√2
   4. 5√2 (Answer)

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   9. A die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a number less than 4?

   1. ⁴/₆
   2. ¹/₆
   3. ³/₆ (Answer)
   4. ¹/₂

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    10. Find the mean of 4, 8, 10, 6, 2

    1. 7
    2. 8
    3. 6 (Answer)
    4. 5

MAUSTECH Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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    11. Which of these organisms is a protozoan?

    1. Amoeba (Answer)
    2. Virus
    3. Moss
    4. Algae

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    12. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

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

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    13. Which of the following is a function of the xylem in plants?

    1. Photosynthesis
    2. Transport of food
    3. Transport of water (Answer)
    4. Transport of enzymes

Agricultural Science

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    14. Poultry droppings are rich in:

    1. Iron
    2. Magnesium
    3. Potassium
    4. Nitrogen (Answer)

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

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

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    16. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

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

Chemistry

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    17. Which of these substances is a mixture?

    1. Water
    2. Carbon dioxide
    3. Air (Answer)
    4. Sodium chloride

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

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

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    19. Which of the following is a strong acid?

    1. NH₄OH
    2. CH₃COOH
    3. HCl (Answer)
    4. H₂CO₃

Physics

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

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

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    21. A concave mirror forms an image that is real, inverted, and larger than the object. The object must be placed:

    1. Between the pole and focus
    2. Beyond the center of curvature
    3. At the focus
    4. Between the focus and center (Answer)

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

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

MAUSTECH Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    23. What is the main cause of desertification?

    1. Earthquake
    2. Afforestation
    3. Tsunami
    4. Deforestation (Answer)

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

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

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

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

Government

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

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

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    27. Pressure groups aim to:

    1. Replace political parties
    2. Form governments
    3. Win elections
    4. Influence government policies (Answer)

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

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

MAUSTECH Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    29. Who wrote the play The Lion and the Jewel?

    1. John Pepper Clark
    2. Wole Soyinka (Answer)
    3. Chinua Achebe
    4. Ola Rotimi

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

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

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

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

Economics

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    32. Inflation caused by excessive aggregate demand is called:

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

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    33. A demand curve normally slopes:

    1. Vertically
    2. Upwards from left to right
    3. Horizontally
    4. Downwards from left to right (Answer)

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    34. Which of the following is a direct tax?

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