National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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

   “Tough”

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

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   2. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

   1. ´advise
   2. ad´vice
   3. ´advice (Answer)
   4. advise´

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   3. Choose the correct passive form:

   They are building a new hospital.

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

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   4. Select the word that best completes the sentence:

   He speaks French as if he ___ in France.

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

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   5. Choose the correct synonym:

   The speaker's speech was captivating

   1. Boring
   2. Fascinating (Answer)
   3. Dull
   4. Slow

Mathematics

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   6. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

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

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   7. A circle has an area of 154 cm². What is the radius? (π = 22/7)

   1. 7 cm (Answer - Explanation: Area = πr² → 154 = (22/7) × r² → r² = 49)
   2. 8 cm
   3. 5 cm
   4. 14 cm

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   8. Simplify: (3x²)² × x

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

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   9. Solve:

   If x² − 5x + 6 = 0, find the roots.

   1. 6 and -1
   2. 1 and 5
   3. -2 and -3
   4. 3 and 2 (Answer)

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    10. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

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

NOUN Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. A firm achieves economies of scale when:

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

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    12. Which of the following is not a function of money?

    1. Medium of exchange
    2. Standard of borrowing (Answer)
    3. Store of value
    4. Unit of account

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    13. Inflation caused by excessive aggregate demand is called:

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

Literature in English

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

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

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    15. In literature, a stock character is:

    1. A character with unpredictable traits
    2. A well-developed character
    3. A stereotypical character (Answer)
    4. The narrator of the story

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

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

NOUN Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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

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

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    18. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

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

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    19. Which of the following is a hereditary material?

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

Agricultural Science

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    20. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

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

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    21. The agricultural practice of growing crops and rearing animals on the same piece of land is:

    1. Mixed farming (Answer)
    2. Monocropping
    3. Crop rotation
    4. Pastoral farming

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    22. Soil texture refers to:

    1. Soil colour
    2. Organic content
    3. Size of soil particles (Answer)
    4. Soil pH

Physics

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    23. Which instrument is used to measure relative humidity?

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

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    24. An object weighs 30N in air and 20N when fully immersed in water. What is the upthrust?

    1. 50N
    2. 10N (Answer)
    3. 30N
    4. 20N

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    25. Which of the following is not a unit of energy?

    1. Joule
    2. Calorie
    3. Electronvolt
    4. Newton (Answer)

Chemistry

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    26. The process by which a liquid changes to gas at the surface at any temperature is called:

    1. Vaporization
    2. Boiling
    3. Sublimation
    4. Evaporation (Answer)

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    27. What is the atomic number of sulphur?

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

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    28. Which of the following is a reducing agent?

    1. CO₂
    2. NaCl
    3. HCl
    4. H₂ (Answer)

NOUN Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    29. Which instrument is used to measure wind speed?

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

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

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

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    31. The compass direction between North and East is:

    1. Southwest
    2. Northwest
    3. Northeast (Answer)
    4. Southeast

Government

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

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

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    33. The 1979 Constitution of Nigeria adopted the:

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

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    34. The process through which people acquire political attitudes and values is called:

    1. Political participation
    2. Political socialization (Answer)
    3. Political development
    4. Political ideology