Paul University, Awka Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

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

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   2. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

   “Had she arrived earlier, she _____ the manager.”

   1. shall have seen
   2. will have seen
   3. can see
   4. would have seen (Answer - Explanation: This is a third conditional sentence (past unreal condition).)

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   3. Choose the correct sentence:

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

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   4. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

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

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   5. Choose the most appropriate completion:

   If I had seen her earlier, I ___ spoken to her.

   1. shall
   2. would have (Answer)
   3. should
   4. will have

Mathematics

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   6. If the 5th term of an arithmetic progression is 18 and the 12th term is 46, what is the first term?

   1. 4
   2. 6 (Answer - Explanation: Use Tn = a + (n – 1)d, set up two equations and solve simultaneously.)
   3. 10
   4. 8

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

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

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

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

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   9. Evaluate: Log⁡₁₀1000

   1. 4
   2. 3 (Answer)
   3. 2
   4. 10

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    10. Simplify: √50

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

Paul University Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. A firm achieves economies of scale when:

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

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    12. A diagram that shows the relationship between wages and quantity of labour is called:

    1. Labour market curve
    2. Labour supply curve
    3. Demand curve
    4. Wage curve (Answer)

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    13. The reward for land as a factor of production is:

    1. Profit
    2. Wage
    3. Rent (Answer)
    4. Interest

Literature in English

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    14. Which of the following is an example of a tragic play?

    1. Look Back in Anger
    2. The Gods Are Not to Blame (Answer)
    3. She Stoops to Conquer
    4. The Lion and the Jewel

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

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

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    16. A literary work that ridicules human folly with the aim of correction is called:

    1. Satire (Answer)
    2. Irony
    3. Parody
    4. Allegory

Paul University Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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    17. In which part of the plant does photosynthesis take place?

    1. Stem
    2. Leaf (Answer)
    3. Root
    4. Flower

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

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

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

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

Agricultural Science

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    20. Soil fertility can best be maintained through:

    1. Crop rotation (Answer)
    2. Use of herbicides
    3. Excessive irrigation
    4. Continuous tilling

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    21. An example of a fungal disease of crops is:

    1. Rust (Answer)
    2. Mosaic
    3. Blight
    4. Wilt

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    22. Poultry droppings are rich in:

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

Chemistry

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

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

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    24. A compound with molecular formula C₂H₆ is known as:

    1. Ethyne
    2. Ethene
    3. Ethane (Answer)
    4. Methane

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    25. Which of these is an exothermic process?

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

Physics

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    26. 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. 0.5 m
    4. 2 m (Answer)

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    27. Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

    1. Blue
    2. Red
    3. Violet (Answer)
    4. Green

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    28. What is the dimension of pressure?

    1. ML^-1T^-2 (Answer)
    2. ML^-2T^-2
    3. MLT^-1
    4. MLT^-2

Paul University Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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

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

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

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

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

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

Government

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    32. The term “bicameral legislature” refers to:

    1. Dual citizenship
    2. Two arms of government
    3. Two-party system
    4. Two houses of legislature (Answer)

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    33. The 1979 Constitution of Nigeria adopted the:

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

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    34. The rule of law implies:

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