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

English Language

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   1. Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom:

   “He kicked the bucket last night.”

   1. He died (Answer)
   2. He lost his temper
   3. He travelled unexpectedly
   4. He broke a water container

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   2. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

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

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   3. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

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

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   4. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

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

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

   “Tough”

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

Mathematics

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   6. If sin⁡θ = ³/₅, and θ is acute, find cos⁡ θ.

   1. ⁵/₄
   2. ^√2/₅
   3. ²/₅
   4. ⁴/₅ (Answer)

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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: 2³ x 2⁴

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

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

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

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    10. Evaluate: Log⁡₁₀1000

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

RSU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. Money serves as a measure of value because:

    1. It is durable
    2. It facilitates comparison (Answer)
    3. It is visible
    4. It has intrinsic value

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    12. The market structure where there are many buyers and sellers is:

    1. Duopoly
    2. Perfect competition (Answer)
    3. Oligopoly
    4. Monopoly

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    13. A perfectly inelastic demand curve is:

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

Literature in English

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    14. Who is the author of Things Fall Apart?

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

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

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

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

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

RSU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    17. The 1979 Constitution of Nigeria adopted the:

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

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    18. The tenure of a Nigerian President is:

    1. 5 years
    2. 4 years (Answer)
    3. 3 years
    4. 6 years

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    19. Franchise refers to the:

    1. Right to vote (Answer)
    2. Act of campaigning
    3. Right to contest elections
    4. Power to make laws

Geography

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    20. The type of rainfall associated with mountainous regions is:

    1. Equatorial rainfall
    2. Relief rainfall (Answer)
    3. Cyclonic rainfall
    4. Convectional rainfall

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    21. What is the main cause of desertification?

    1. Afforestation
    2. Earthquake
    3. Deforestation (Answer)
    4. Tsunami

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    22. Which instrument is used to measure wind speed?

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

RSU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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    23. The basic structural and functional unit of life is the:

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

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

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

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    25. Which of the following is a hereditary material?

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

Chemistry

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    26. What is the atomic number of sulphur?

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

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

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

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    28. The number of protons and electrons in a neutral oxygen atom are:

    1. 6 protons, 6 electrons
    2. 10 protons, 8 electrons
    3. 8 protons, 8 electrons (Answer)
    4. 8 protons, 10 electrons

Agricultural Science

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    29. Which of these is not a ruminant animal?

    1. Sheep
    2. Goat
    3. Cow
    4. Pig (Answer)

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    30. Soil texture refers to:

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

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    31. Which of the following is a physical agent of weathering?

    1. Bacteria
    2. Carbon dioxide
    3. Frost (Answer)
    4. Acid rain

Physics

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    32. Which of these is used to measure very small currents?

    1. Ohmmeter
    2. Voltmeter
    3. Galvanometer (Answer)
    4. Ammeter

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    33. What is the function of the split ring in a DC motor?

    1. Converts AC to DC
    2. Stops sparking
    3. Increases voltage
    4. Reverses current direction (Answer)

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    34. A concave mirror forms an image that is real, inverted, and larger than the object. The object must be placed:

    1. Beyond the center of curvature
    2. At the focus
    3. Between the focus and center (Answer)
    4. Between the pole and focus