Mountain Top University (MTU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Find the antonym of the word:

   The manager praised her diligence.

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

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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. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

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

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   4. Identify the grammatical error in the sentence:

   Each of the boys were given a gift.

   1. of the boys
   2. were (Answer - Correct form: ”was”)
   3. a gift
   4. Each

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   5. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

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

Mathematics

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   6. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

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

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   7. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

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

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

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

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

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

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    10. 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

Mountain Top University Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    11. In poetry, a fourteen-line poem is known as a:

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

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    12. Who is the author of Things Fall Apart?

    1. Chinua Achebe (Answer)
    2. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
    3. Wole Soyinka
    4. Chimamanda Adichie

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

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

Economics

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    14. A firm achieves economies of scale when:

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

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    15. What is the central problem of economics?

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

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    16. A perfectly inelastic demand curve is:

    1. Horizontal
    2. Downward sloping
    3. Upward sloping
    4. Vertical (Answer)

Mountain Top University Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    17. Lines of latitude are also called:

    1. Great circles
    2. Longitudes
    3. Meridians
    4. Parallels (Answer)

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    18. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

    1. Troposphere
    2. Thermosphere
    3. Stratosphere (Answer)
    4. Mesosphere

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

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

Government

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    20. A constitution is said to be rigid when:

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

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

    1. Monarchy
    2. Autocracy (Answer)
    3. Aristocracy
    4. Theocracy

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

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

Mountain Top University Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Agricultural Science

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    23. The process of improving the genetic quality of farm animals is known as:

    1. Cross-breeding (Answer)
    2. Castration
    3. Weaning
    4. Incubation

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    24. A gizzard is commonly found in the digestive system of:

    1. Poultry (Answer)
    2. Cattle
    3. Pig
    4. Sheep

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    25. Which of the following is a leguminous crop?

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

Chemistry

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    26. Which of the following is a noble gas?

    1. Neon (Answer)
    2. Oxygen
    3. Nitrogen
    4. Hydrogen

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    27. Which of these is an exothermic process?

    1. Evaporation of alcohol
    2. Combustion of fuel (Answer)
    3. Melting of ice
    4. Boiling of water

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

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

Physics

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    29. A sound wave travels through air with a speed of 340 m/s and frequency of 170 Hz. What is its wavelength?

    1. 3 m
    2. 5 m
    3. 2 m (Answer)
    4. 0.5 m

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    30. The S.I unit of electric charge is:

    1. Ampere
    2. Volt
    3. Coulomb (Answer)
    4. Ohm

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    31. A body of mass 4kg moves with a velocity of 3m/s. What is its kinetic energy?

    1. 6J
    2. 18J
    3. 12J
    4. 24J (Answer)

Biology

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

    1. Diaphragm
    2. Trachea
    3. Bronchi
    4. Alveoli (Answer)

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    33. Which of the following organelles is responsible for energy production?

    1. Chloroplast
    2. Mitochondrion (Answer)
    3. Nucleus
    4. Ribosome

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    34. A group of similar cells performing the same function is called a:

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