Taraba State University (TASU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the correct passive form:

   They are building a new hospital.

   1. A new hospital was built.
   2. A new hospital was being built.
   3. A new hospital is being built. (Answer)
   4. A new hospital has been built.

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   2. Choose the correct synonym:

   The speaker's speech was captivating

   1. Dull
   2. Boring
   3. Slow
   4. Fascinating (Answer)

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   3. Choose the correct sentence:

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

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   4. Select the appropriate preposition:

   He insisted ___ seeing the manager.

   1. for
   2. to
   3. at
   4. on (Answer)

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

   “Tough”

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

Mathematics

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

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

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

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

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   8. Simplify: (3x²)² × x

   1. 9x⁴
   2. 6x⁵
   3. 3x⁵
   4. 9x⁵ (Answer)

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   9. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

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

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

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

TASU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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

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

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

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

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

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

Economics

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    14. Inflation caused by excessive aggregate demand is called:

    1. Demand-pull inflation (Answer)
    2. Cost-push inflation
    3. Stagflation
    4. Hyperinflation

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

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

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    16. National income is best measured by:

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

TASU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    17. A constitution is said to be rigid when:

    1. It is hard to amend (Answer)
    2. It contains many laws
    3. It is enforced by the police
    4. It is written in English

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    18. A government in which one person holds absolute power is called:

    1. Aristocracy
    2. Theocracy
    3. Autocracy (Answer)
    4. Monarchy

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    19. The principle of checks and balances works best in a:

    1. Unitary system
    2. Democratic system (Answer)
    3. Military regime
    4. Federal government

Geography

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

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

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    21. Lines of latitude are also called:

    1. Parallels (Answer)
    2. Longitudes
    3. Great circles
    4. Meridians

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    22. The longest river in Africa is the:

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

TASU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Agricultural Science

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

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

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    24. Soil fertility can best be maintained through:

    1. Use of herbicides
    2. Continuous tilling
    3. Excessive irrigation
    4. Crop rotation (Answer)

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    25. The primary aim of agricultural extension is to:

    1. Distribute fertilizers
    2. Market livestock
    3. Transfer new farming techniques (Answer)
    4. Sell farm products

Chemistry

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    26. Which process is used to separate crude oil into its components?

    1. Fractional distillation (Answer)
    2. Filtration
    3. Chromatography
    4. Crystallization

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

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

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    28. Which of the following is a noble gas?

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

Biology

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    29. Which of these organisms is a protozoan?

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

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    30. The organ responsible for pumping blood in humans is the:

    1. Heart (Answer)
    2. Lungs
    3. Liver
    4. Brain

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

    1. Influenza
    2. Measles
    3. Malaria (Answer)
    4. Cholera

Physics

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    32. What is the dimension of pressure?

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

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    33. Which of the following phenomena is not associated with wave behavior?

    1. Reflection
    2. Diffraction
    3. Refraction
    4. Evaporation (Answer)

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

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