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

English Language

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   1. Which of these is a complex sentence?

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

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

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   3. Choose the correct spelling:

   1. Recomand
   2. Recommed
   3. Recommend (Answer)
   4. Recomend

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   4. Select the appropriate preposition:

   He insisted ___ seeing the manager.

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

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   5. Choose the correct passive form:

   They are building a new hospital.

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

Mathematics

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   6. Simplify: √50

   1. 25√2
   2. 2√5
   3. 5√2 (Answer)
   4. 10√2

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

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

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

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

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   9. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

   1. x = −1 (Answer)
   2. x = 1
   3. x = 2
   4. x = −2

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    10. Evaluate: Log⁡₁₀1000

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

TASU Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    11. The setting of a literary work refers to the:

    1. Main idea of the novel
    2. Time and place of the story (Answer)
    3. Language of narration
    4. Plot and theme

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

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

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

    1. John Pepper Clark
    2. Chinua Achebe
    3. Wole Soyinka (Answer)
    4. Ola Rotimi

Economics

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    14. National income is best measured by:

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

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

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

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    16. Which of the following is a feature of a capitalist economy?

    1. Price control
    2. Government ownership
    3. Central planning
    4. Private ownership of resources (Answer)

TASU Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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    17. Which of the following is not a characteristic of living things?

    1. Movement
    2. Photosynthesis (Answer)
    3. Growth
    4. Respiration

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

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

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    19. A group of similar cells performing the same function is called a:

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

Physics

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    20. Which instrument is used to measure relative humidity?

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

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    21. Which radiation has the highest penetrating power?

    1. Gamma (Answer)
    2. X-ray
    3. Alpha
    4. Beta

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

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

Agricultural Science

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

    1. Rust (Answer)
    2. Wilt
    3. Mosaic
    4. Blight

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    24. The process of improving the genetic quality of farm animals is known as:

    1. Cross-breeding (Answer)
    2. Weaning
    3. Incubation
    4. Castration

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    25. Which of these is not a ruminant animal?

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

Chemistry

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    26. The gas evolved when zinc reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid is:

    1. Chlorine
    2. Carbon dioxide
    3. Oxygen
    4. Hydrogen (Answer)

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    27. Which allotrope of carbon is the hardest naturally occurring substance?

    1. Coal
    2. Diamond (Answer)
    3. Graphite
    4. Fullerene

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    28. The process by which a liquid changes to gas at the surface at any temperature is called:

    1. Boiling
    2. Vaporization
    3. Evaporation (Answer)
    4. Sublimation

TASU Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    29. Which vegetation type is most common in the savannah region?

    1. Tall evergreen trees
    2. Alpine shrubs
    3. Scattered trees and grasses (Answer)
    4. Dense undergrowth

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    30. The compass direction between North and East is:

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

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    31. Which of the following countries is landlocked?

    1. Egypt
    2. Nigeria
    3. Chad (Answer)
    4. Ghana

Government

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    32. The rule of law implies:

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

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    33. The 1979 Constitution of Nigeria adopted the:

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

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    34. The main function of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to:

    1. Swear in elected officials
    2. Organize and conduct elections (Answer)
    3. Control political parties
    4. Interpret the constitution