Samuel Adegboyega University (SAU) 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 broke a water container
   2. He lost his temper
   3. He travelled unexpectedly
   4. He died (Answer)

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   2. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

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

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   3. Which of these is a complex sentence?

   1. She smiled and waved.
   2. I came, I saw, I conquered.
   3. Because it rained, we stayed indoors. (Answer)
   4. He is tall and strong.

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   4. Fill in the blank:

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

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

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   5. Choose the most appropriate completion:

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

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

Mathematics

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   6. A die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a number less than 4?

   1. ¹/₆
   2. ⁴/₆
   3. ¹/₂
   4. ³/₆ (Answer)

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

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

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   8. Find the area of a triangle with base 6cm and height 4cm.

   1. 20cm²
   2. 10cm²
   3. 12cm² (Answer)
   4. 24cm²

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   9. What is the value of x If log⁡₂(x) = 5?

   1. 16
   2. 64
   3. 32 (Answer)
   4. 25

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    10. Evaluate: Log⁡₁₀1000

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

SAU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. Which of the following best describes opportunity cost?

    1. Cost of the forgone alternative (Answer)
    2. Cost of producing one more unit
    3. Cost of raw materials
    4. Total cost of all goods

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    12. Which of these is a characteristic of a public good?

    1. Private provision
    2. Excludability
    3. Non-excludability (Answer)
    4. Rival consumption

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    13. National income is best measured by:

    1. Price of goods and services
    2. Total revenue of government
    3. Gross Domestic Product at market prices (Answer)
    4. Value of imports and exports

Literature in English

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    14. A poem that expresses sorrow for the dead is known as:

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

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    15. “The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of:

    1. Hyperbole
    2. Paradox
    3. Irony
    4. Personification (Answer)

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

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

SAU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    17. All meridians converge at the:

    1. Equator
    2. Prime Meridian
    3. Poles (Answer)
    4. Tropic of Cancer

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    18. The compass direction between North and East is:

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

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    19. What is the main function of contour lines on a map?

    1. Represent elevation (Answer)
    2. Display climatic zones
    3. Show vegetation types
    4. Indicate population density

Government

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    20. A state is said to be sovereign when it:

    1. Has a president
    2. Has a constitution
    3. Controls its internal and external affairs (Answer)
    4. Is recognized by other states

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    21. Which political party formed the first government in Nigeria in 1960?

    1. NPC (Answer)
    2. NCNC
    3. AG
    4. PRP

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    22. The tenure of a Nigerian President is:

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

SAU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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

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

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

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

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    25. The hormone that regulates blood sugar is called:

    1. Thyroxine
    2. Insulin (Answer)
    3. Adrenaline
    4. Glucagon

Physics

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    26. Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

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

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    27. The S.I unit of electric charge is:

    1. Ampere
    2. Volt
    3. Coulomb (Answer)
    4. Ohm

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    28. Which of these quantities is conserved in an inelastic collision?

    1. Momentum only (Answer)
    2. Both kinetic energy and momentum
    3. Kinetic energy only
    4. Neither

Agricultural Science

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

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

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

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

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    31. Which of the following is a leguminous crop?

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

Chemistry

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    32. Which of the following is not an alkali?

    1. NH₄OH
    2. NaOH
    3. H₂SO₄ (Answer)
    4. KOH

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    33. Which of the following is a noble gas?

    1. Nitrogen
    2. Oxygen
    3. Hydrogen
    4. Neon (Answer)

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

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