University of Benin (UNIBEN) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Select the appropriate preposition:

   He insisted ___ seeing the manager.

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

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   2. Which of these is a complex sentence?

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

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   3. Select the word that best completes the sentence:

   He speaks French as if he ___ in France.

   1. lived (Answer)
   2. lives
   3. has lived
   4. is living

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

   “Tough”

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

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   5. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

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

Mathematics

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

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

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   7. Simplify: (3x² - 2x - 5) ÷ (x - 2)

   1. 3x - 4, remainder -3 (Answer)
   2. 3x - 4, remainder 3
   3. 3x + 4, remainder -3
   4. 3x + 4, remainder 3

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   8. Find the 10th term of the AP: 3, 7, 11, …

   1. 39 (Answer)
   2. 41
   3. 45
   4. 43

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   9. Solve:

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

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

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

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

UNIBEN Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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

    1. Perfect competition (Answer)
    2. Monopoly
    3. Duopoly
    4. Oligopoly

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    12. A perfectly inelastic demand curve is:

    1. Horizontal
    2. Downward sloping
    3. Vertical (Answer)
    4. Upward sloping

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    13. Inflation caused by excessive aggregate demand is called:

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

Literature in English

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    14. Which of the following is an example of a tragic play?

    1. The Lion and the Jewel
    2. Look Back in Anger
    3. She Stoops to Conquer
    4. The Gods Are Not to Blame (Answer)

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    15. “She sells sea shells by the sea shore” is an example of:

    1. Rhyme
    2. Alliteration (Answer)
    3. Simile
    4. Metaphor

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

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

UNIBEN Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    17. The earth rotates from:

    1. East to West
    2. South to North
    3. North to South
    4. West to East (Answer)

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

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

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

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

Government

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    20. The tenure of a Nigerian President is:

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

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    21. Pressure groups aim to:

    1. Form governments
    2. Influence government policies (Answer)
    3. Replace political parties
    4. Win elections

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    22. The term “bicameral legislature” refers to:

    1. Two arms of government
    2. Two-party system
    3. Two houses of legislature (Answer)
    4. Dual citizenship

UNIBEN Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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

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

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

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

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

    1. Tuberculosis
    2. Malaria
    3. HIV/AIDS (Answer)
    4. Cholera

Physics

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    26. Which radiation has the highest penetrating power?

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

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

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

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

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

Chemistry

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    29. The number of protons and electrons in a neutral oxygen atom are:

    1. 10 protons, 8 electrons
    2. 6 protons, 6 electrons
    3. 8 protons, 8 electrons (Answer)
    4. 8 protons, 10 electrons

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    30. The oxidation number of sulfur in H₂SO₄ is:

    1. +6 (Answer)
    2. 0
    3. +4
    4. +2

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    31. Which of the following is not an alkali?

    1. NH₄OH
    2. H₂SO₄ (Answer)
    3. NaOH
    4. KOH

Agricultural Science

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

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

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    33. Which of the following tools is used for transplanting seedlings?

    1. Pickaxe
    2. Cutlass
    3. Dibber (Answer)
    4. Hoe

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    34. The primary aim of agricultural extension is to:

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