University of Africa, Bayelsa State (UAT) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

1. ---

   1. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

   1. wasn’t she
   2. had she
   3. did she
   4. didn’t she (Answer)

2. ---

   2. Choose the correct spelling:

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

3. ---

   3. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

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

4. ---

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

   “Tough”

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

5. ---

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

   He is known for his loquacity.

   1. Reticence (Answer)
   2. Talkativeness
   3. Shyness
   4. Silence

Mathematics

6. ---

   6. Solve:

   If x² − 5x + 6 = 0, find the roots.

   1. 3 and 2 (Answer)
   2. 1 and 5
   3. -2 and -3
   4. 6 and -1

7. ---

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

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

8. ---

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

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

9. ---

   9. Simplify: √50

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

10. ---

    10. A circle has an area of 154 cm². What is the radius? (π = 22/7)

    1. 8 cm
    2. 14 cm
    3. 5 cm
    4. 7 cm (Answer - Explanation: Area = πr² → 154 = (22/7) × r² → r² = 49)

UAT Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

11. ---

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

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

12. ---

    12. “He is a lion on the battlefield” is an example of:

    1. Personification
    2. Simile
    3. Hyperbole
    4. Metaphor (Answer)

13. ---

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

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

Economics

14. ---

    14. Which of the following is not a function of money?

    1. Unit of account
    2. Standard of borrowing (Answer)
    3. Store of value
    4. Medium of exchange

15. ---

    15. A budget deficit occurs when:

    1. Revenue equals expenditure
    2. Tax rate is increased
    3. Government borrows from abroad
    4. Expenditure exceeds revenue (Answer)

16. ---

    16. A firm achieves economies of scale when:

    1. It reduces production
    2. There is diseconomy
    3. It enjoys increasing returns (Answer)
    4. Its average cost rises

UAT Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

17. ---

    17. The rule of law implies:

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

18. ---

    18. Franchise refers to the:

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

19. ---

    19. The tenure of a Nigerian President is:

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

Geography

20. ---

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

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

21. ---

    21. The earth’s shape is best described as:

    1. A flat disc
    2. A rectangle
    3. A perfect sphere
    4. An oblate spheroid (Answer)

22. ---

    22. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

    1. Mesosphere
    2. Troposphere
    3. Thermosphere
    4. Stratosphere (Answer)

UAT Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Agricultural Science

23. ---

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

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

24. ---

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

    1. Forestry
    2. Agronomy
    3. Animal husbandry (Answer)
    4. Horticulture

25. ---

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

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

Chemistry

26. ---

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

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

27. ---

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

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

28. ---

    28. A compound with molecular formula C₂H₆ is known as:

    1. Ethyne
    2. Ethane (Answer)
    3. Ethene
    4. Methane

Physics

29. ---

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

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

30. ---

    30. Which law explains why a rocket moves in space?

    1. Hooke’s Law
    2. Newton’s Second Law
    3. Newton’s Third Law (Answer)
    4. Newton’s First Law

31. ---

    31. Which instrument is used to measure relative humidity?

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

Biology

32. ---

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

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

33. ---

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

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

34. ---

    34. Which of the following organisms has the simplest body structure?

    1. Housefly
    2. Amoeba (Answer)
    3. Hydra
    4. Earthworm