Osun State University (UNIOSUN) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Select the word that best completes the sentence:

   He speaks French as if he ___ in France.

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

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   2. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

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

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   3. 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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   4. Choose the correct sentence:

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

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   5. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

   The teacher asked the students if they ___ any questions.

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

Mathematics

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   6. Find the derivative:

   If y = 4x³ − 2x + 7, find ^dy/_dx

   1. 4x² − 2
   2. 12x² − 2 (Answer)
   3. 8x² − 1
   4. 3x² − 2

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   7. Simplify: √50

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

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   8. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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   9. Solve the following matrix equation:

   2	3
   1	4

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

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

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

UNIOSUN Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    11. A play written to be performed on stage is called a:

    1. Poem
    2. Epic
    3. Drama (Answer)
    4. Ode

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    12. The setting of a literary work refers to the:

    1. Language of narration
    2. Time and place of the story (Answer)
    3. Plot and theme
    4. Main idea of the novel

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    13. A character that opposes the protagonist in a play or novel is the:

    1. Narrator
    2. Hero
    3. Antagonist (Answer)
    4. Foil

Economics

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    14. A firm achieves economies of scale when:

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

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    15. A perfectly inelastic demand curve is:

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

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

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

UNIOSUN Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Physics

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

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

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    18. A stone is dropped from a height of 20 m. How long does it take to reach the ground? (g = 10 m/s²)

    1. 5s
    2. 10s
    3. 4s
    4. 2s (Answer - Using h = (¹/₂)² → 20 = ¹/₂ × 10 × t² → t = √4 = 2s)

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    19. Which of the following quantities is a vector?

    1. Distance
    2. Speed
    3. Temperature
    4. Displacement (Answer)

Chemistry

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    20. Which of these substances is a mixture?

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

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    21. The oxidation number of sulfur in H₂SO₄ is:

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

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    22. Which of these has the highest electronegativity?

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

Agricultural Science

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    23. Which of the following tools is used for transplanting seedlings?

    1. Dibber (Answer)
    2. Hoe
    3. Pickaxe
    4. Cutlass

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    24. Which of the following is a leguminous crop?

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

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

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

Biology

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    26. The part of the brain responsible for coordination and balance is the:

    1. Hypothalamus
    2. Medulla
    3. Cerebellum (Answer)
    4. Cerebrum

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    27. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

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

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

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

UNIOSUN Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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

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

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    30. Which of the following is a volcanic mountain?

    1. Drakensberg
    2. Kilimanjaro (Answer)
    3. Cameroon Mountain
    4. Atlas

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    31. A natural depression on the earth’s surface where rivers flow is called a:

    1. Valley
    2. Plateau
    3. Hill
    4. Basin (Answer)

Government

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

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

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    33. The 1979 Constitution of Nigeria adopted the:

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

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    34. The rule of law implies:

    1. Separation of powers
    2. Equality before the law (Answer)
    3. Government by majority
    4. The rule of the rich