Southwestern University, Okun-Owa (SWU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

1. Choose the correct tense:

By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

A. will be living

B. will have lived

C. has lived

D. will live

Answer: B. will have lived

2. Choose the correct question tag:

She came early, ___?

A. didn’t she

B. did she

C. wasn’t she

D. had she

Answer: A. didn’t she

3. Choose the most appropriate completion:

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

A. shall

B. will have

C. should

D. would have

Answer: D. would have

4. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

A. The girl said “I am tired”.

B. The girl said, “I am tired.”

C. The girl, said, “I am tired.”

D. The girl said “I am tired.”

Answer: B. The girl said, “I am tired.”

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

He is known for his loquacity.

A. Shyness

B. Talkativeness

C. Reticence

D. Silence

Answer: C. Reticence

Mathematics

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

A. 30 km/hr

B. 90 km/hr

C. 50 km/hr

D. 60 km/hr

Answer based on “Word Problem” computation: D. 60 km/hr

7. Solve the following matrix equation:

| 2      3 |
| 1      4 |

A. 8

B. 5

C. -2

D. 11

Answer based on “Matrix” computation: B. 5

8. Evaluate: Log⁡₁₀1000

A. 4

B. 3

C. 10

D. 2

Answer based on “Logarithms” computation: B. 3

9. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

A. ^{2x + 3x + 3}/_x+1

B. ^{2(x+1) + 3x}/_x(x+1)

C. ^{5x + 3}/_x(x+1)

D. ^{2x + 3(x+1)}/_x(x+1)

Answer based on “Algebraic Fractions:” computation: D. ^{2x + 3(x+1)}/_x(x+1)

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

A. 6

B. 5

C. 7

D. 8

Answer based on “Statistics” computation: A. 6

Southwestern University Direct Entry Past Questions for Science Students

Physics

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

A. Voltmeter

B. Ammeter

C. Galvanometer

D. Ohmmeter

Answer: C. Galvanometer

12. A transformer has 200 turns in the primary coil and 1000 turns in the secondary coil. What is the type of transformer?

A. Step-down

B. Equal ratio

C. Power transformer

D. Step-up

Answer: D. Step-up

13. Which of the following is not a unit of energy?

A. Newton

B. Electronvolt

C. Joule

D. Calorie

Answer: A. Newton

Chemistry

14. What is the pH of a neutral solution?

A. 10

B. 7

C. 14

D. 1

Answer: B. 7

15. Which of these substances is a mixture?

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Sodium chloride

C. Air

D. Water

Answer: C. Air

16. Which of the following is not an alkali?

A. NH₄OH

B. NaOH

C. H₂SO₄

D. KOH

Answer: C. H₂SO₄

Biology

17. Which of the following diseases is transmitted by a vector?

A. Malaria

B. Measles

C. Cholera

D. Influenza

Answer: A. Malaria

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

A. Cholera

B. Malaria

C. HIV/AIDS

D. Tuberculosis

Answer: C. HIV/AIDS

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

A. Carpel

B. Ovary

C. Stamen

D. Stigma

Answer: C. Stamen

Agricultural Science

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

A. Mosaic

B. Wilt

C. Blight

D. Rust

Answer: D. Rust

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

A. Mechanized farming

B. Traditional farming methods

C. Use of fertilizers

D. Presence of extension workers

Answer: B. Traditional farming methods

22. The branch of agriculture that deals with animal rearing is called:

A. Animal husbandry

B. Forestry

C. Agronomy

D. Horticulture

Answer: A. Animal husbandry

Southwestern University Direct Entry Past Questions for Social Science Students

Government

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

A. Absence of constitution

B. Unitary authority

C. Dictatorship

D. Division of powers

Answer: D. Division of powers

24. The rule of law implies:

A. Equality before the law

B. Separation of powers

C. Government by majority

D. The rule of the rich

Answer: A. Equality before the law

25. The 1979 Constitution of Nigeria adopted the:

A. Westminster model

B. Presidential system

C. Parliamentary system

D. Confederal system

Answer: B. Presidential system

Geography

26. All meridians converge at the:

A. Poles

B. Equator

C. Tropic of Cancer

D. Prime Meridian

Answer: A. Poles

27. Which of the following countries is landlocked?

A. Egypt

B. Nigeria

C. Ghana

D. Chad

Answer: D. Chad

28. The earth rotates from:

A. East to West

B. South to North

C. West to East

D. North to South

Answer: C. West to East

Southwestern University Direct Entry Past Questions for Arts Students

Economics

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

A. Duopoly

B. Monopoly

C. Perfect competition

D. Oligopoly

Answer: C. Perfect competition

30. Which of the following best describes opportunity cost?

A. Total cost of all goods

B. Cost of producing one more unit

C. Cost of the forgone alternative

D. Cost of raw materials

Answer: C. Cost of the forgone alternative

31. Money serves as a measure of value because:

A. It is visible

B. It has intrinsic value

C. It is durable

D. It facilitates comparison

Answer: D. It facilitates comparison

Literature in English

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

A. Allegory

B. Parody

C. Irony

D. Satire

Answer: D. Satire

33. In literature, a stock character is:

A. A stereotypical character

B. A character with unpredictable traits

C. A well-developed character

D. The narrator of the story

Answer: A. A stereotypical character

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

A. John Pepper Clark

B. Ola Rotimi

C. Wole Soyinka

D. Chinua Achebe

Answer: C. Wole Soyinka