Rivers State University (RSU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Fill in the blank:

   The students, as well as the teacher, ___ present at the meeting.

   1. was (Answer)
   2. is
   3. were
   4. are

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   2. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

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

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   3. Identify the grammatical error in the sentence:

   Each of the boys were given a gift.

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

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   4. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

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

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   5. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word:

   He is known for his loquacity.

   1. Shyness
   2. Silence
   3. Talkativeness
   4. Reticence (Answer)

Mathematics

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   6. What is the angle subtended at the center of a circle by a semicircle?

   1. 90°
   2. 120°
   3. 60°
   4. 180° (Answer)

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   7. Solve the following matrix equation:

   2	3
   1	4

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

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

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

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   9. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

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

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    10. Evaluate: Log⁡₁₀1000

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

RSU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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

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

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

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

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

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

Economics

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    14. An increase in supply with constant demand leads to:

    1. Increase in demand
    2. Decrease in price (Answer)
    3. Decrease in quantity
    4. Increase in price

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    15. Which of the following is a feature of a capitalist economy?

    1. Price control
    2. Central planning
    3. Private ownership of resources (Answer)
    4. Government ownership

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    16. 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)

RSU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Chemistry

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

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

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    18. Which of the following elements has the electronic configuration 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁴?

    1. Phosphorus
    2. Oxygen
    3. Sulphur (Answer)
    4. Argon

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    19. Which of the following is a reducing agent?

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

Agricultural Science

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

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

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    21. Soil texture refers to:

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

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    22. The main cause of low agricultural productivity in Nigeria is:

    1. Traditional farming methods (Answer)
    2. Use of fertilizers
    3. Presence of extension workers
    4. Mechanized farming

Physics

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

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

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    24. Which law explains why a rocket moves in space?

    1. Hooke’s Law
    2. Newton’s Third Law (Answer)
    3. Newton’s Second Law
    4. Newton’s First Law

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    25. What is the dimension of pressure?

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

Biology

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    26. The male reproductive organ in a flower is the:

    1. Stamen (Answer)
    2. Stigma
    3. Carpel
    4. Ovary

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

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

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

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

RSU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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

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

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    30. The theory of separation of powers was popularized by:

    1. Baron de Montesquieu (Answer)
    2. Jean Bodin
    3. Thomas Hobbes
    4. John Locke

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    31. Pressure groups aim to:

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

Geography

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    32. The longest river in Africa is the:

    1. Congo
    2. Zambezi
    3. Niger
    4. Nile (Answer)

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    33. The earth rotates from:

    1. North to South
    2. East to West
    3. West to East (Answer)
    4. South to North

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

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