Sokoto State University (SSU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

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

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   2. 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. Reticence (Answer)
   4. Talkativeness

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   3. Choose the correct sentence:

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

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

   “Tough”

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

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   5. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

   1. The girl said “I am tired.”
   2. The girl said “I am tired”.
   3. The girl, said, “I am tired.”
   4. The girl said, “I am tired.” (Answer)

Mathematics

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

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

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   7. Evaluate: Log⁡₁₀1000

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

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

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

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

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

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    10. Factor completely: x² − 9

    1. (x − 3)²
    2. (x − 3) (x + 3) (Answer)
    3. (x − 9) (x + 1)
    4. x(x − 9)

SSU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. Money serves as a measure of value because:

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

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    12. Which of the following is a direct tax?

    1. Company income tax (Answer)
    2. Value Added Tax (VAT)
    3. Import duty
    4. Excise duty

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    13. Which of the following best describes opportunity cost?

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

Literature in English

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

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

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    15. A narrative poem that tells a story, often of heroic deeds, is called:

    1. Limerick
    2. Elegy
    3. Epic (Answer)
    4. Ode

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

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

SSU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    17. Franchise refers to the:

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

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    18. Which of the following is a feature of a federal system of government?

    1. Division of powers (Answer)
    2. Absence of constitution
    3. Dictatorship
    4. Unitary authority

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    19. The rule of law implies:

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

Geography

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    20. Which of these is not an agent of erosion?

    1. Ice
    2. Wind
    3. Water
    4. Heat (Answer)

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    21. The scale of a map that shows very large details is called:

    1. Large scale (Answer)
    2. Small scale
    3. Medium scale
    4. Verbal scale

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    22. Which of the following is a volcanic mountain?

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

SSU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Physics

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    23. Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

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

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

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

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

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

Chemistry

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

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

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    27. The bond formed between two atoms that share electrons equally is:

    1. Non-polar covalent (Answer)
    2. Polar covalent
    3. Metallic
    4. Ionic

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    28. What is the pH of a neutral solution?

    1. 1
    2. 14
    3. 7 (Answer)
    4. 10

Biology

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    29. Which of these organisms is a protozoan?

    1. Amoeba (Answer)
    2. Virus
    3. Moss
    4. Algae

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    30. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

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

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

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

Agricultural Science

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    32. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

    1. Anthrax
    2. Rinderpest
    3. Newcastle disease (Answer)
    4. Foot and mouth disease

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    33. Which of these is an example of a monocot plant?

    1. Maize (Answer)
    2. Groundnut
    3. Cowpea
    4. Tomato

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    34. Green manuring improves soil fertility by:

    1. Making the soil alkaline
    2. Increasing soil erosion
    3. Raising the water table
    4. Adding organic matter (Answer)