University of Delta (UNIDEL), Agbor Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

1. Choose the correct tense:

By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

A. will have lived

B. will be living

C. will live

D. has lived

Answer: A. will have lived

2. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

“Had she arrived earlier, she _____ the manager.”

A. will have seen

B. would have seen

C. shall have seen

D. can see

Answer: B. would have seen

Explanation: This is a third conditional sentence (past unreal condition).

3. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

The teacher asked the students if they ___ any questions.

A. have

B. has

C. having

D. had

Answer: D. had

4. Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom:

“He kicked the bucket last night.”

A. He travelled unexpectedly

B. He lost his temper

C. He died

D. He broke a water container

Answer: C. He died

5. Choose the correct question tag:

She came early, ___?

A. had she

B. didn’t she

C. wasn’t she

D. did she

Answer: B. didn’t she

Mathematics

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

A. 10cm²

B. 20cm²

C. 12cm²

D. 24cm²

Answer based on “Geometry” computation: C. 12cm²

7. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

A. 2⁷

B. 8 x 16

C. 2¹

D. 2¹²

Answer based on “Indices” computation: A. 2⁷

8. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

A. x = −2

B. x = 1

C. x = −1

D. x = 2

Answer based on “Mathematical Evaluation” computation: C. x = −1

9. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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

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

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

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

10. A die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a number less than 4?

A. ³/₆

B. ¹/₆

C. ¹/₂

D. ⁴/₆

Answer based on “Probability” computation: A. ³/₆

UNIDEL Direct Entry Past Questions for Science Students

Agricultural Science

11. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

A. Rinderpest

B. Newcastle disease

C. Foot and mouth disease

D. Anthrax

Answer: B. Newcastle disease

12. Which of these is not a ruminant animal?

A. Sheep

B. Pig

C. Cow

D. Goat

Answer: B. Pig

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

A. Animal husbandry

B. Horticulture

C. Agronomy

D. Forestry

Answer: A. Animal husbandry

Biology

14. The movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to a lower concentration is called:

A. Plasmolysis

B. Diffusion

C. Osmosis

D. Active transport

Answer: B. Diffusion

15. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

A. Autotrophic

B. Parasitic

C. Saprophytic

D. Photosynthetic

Answer: C. Saprophytic

16. Which of the following is a function of the xylem in plants?

A. Photosynthesis

B. Transport of food

C. Transport of water

D. Transport of enzymes

Answer: C. Transport of water

Chemistry

17. The salt formed from the reaction of an acid with a base is called a:

A. Hydride

B. Oxide

C. Neutral salt

D. Nitrate

Answer: C. Neutral salt

18. Which of the following is a strong acid?

A. NH₄OH

B. H₂CO₃

C. HCl

D. CH₃COOH

Answer: C. HCl

19. Which of the following is not an alkali?

A. KOH

B. H₂SO₄

C. NH₄OH

D. NaOH

Answer: B. H₂SO₄

Physics

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

A. Equal ratio

B. Power transformer

C. Step-up

D. Step-down

Answer: C. Step-up

21. Which radiation has the highest penetrating power?

A. Gamma

B. Alpha

C. X-ray

D. Beta

Answer: A. Gamma

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

A. Cylindrical

B. Convex

C. Concave

D. Plane

Answer: B. Convex

UNIDEL Direct Entry Past Questions for Social Science Students

Geography

23. The compass direction between North and East is:

A. Southeast

B. Northeast

C. Northwest

D. Southwest

Answer: B. Northeast

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

A. Cyclonic rainfall

B. Convectional rainfall

C. Relief rainfall

D. Equatorial rainfall

Answer: C. Relief rainfall

25. Which of the following is a non-renewable natural resource?

A. Wind

B. Coal

C. Solar energy

D. Forest

Answer: B. Coal

Government

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

A. Theocracy

B. Monarchy

C. Aristocracy

D. Autocracy

Answer: D. Autocracy

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

A. Unitary authority

B. Dictatorship

C. Division of powers

D. Absence of constitution

Answer: C. Division of powers

28. The rule of law implies:

A. Government by majority

B. Separation of powers

C. The rule of the rich

D. Equality before the law

Answer: D. Equality before the law

UNIDEL Direct Entry Past Questions for Arts Students

Literature in English

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

A. Look Back in Anger

B. The Lion and the Jewel

C. The Gods Are Not to Blame

D. She Stoops to Conquer

Answer: C. The Gods Are Not to Blame

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

A. Chinua Achebe

B. Ola Rotimi

C. John Pepper Clark

D. Wole Soyinka

Answer: D. Wole Soyinka

31. When a character speaks to the audience while other characters pretend not to hear, it is called:

A. Soliloquy

B. Dialogue

C. Monologue

D. Aside

Answer: D. Aside

Economics

32. Terms of trade is defined as the ratio of:

A. Exports to imports

B. Imports to GNP

C. GDP to exports

D. Imports to exports

Answer: A. Exports to imports

33. Inflation caused by excessive aggregate demand is called:

A. Cost-push inflation

B. Stagflation

C. Hyperinflation

D. Demand-pull inflation

Answer: D. Demand-pull inflation

34. A firm achieves economies of scale when:

A. Its average cost rises

B. It reduces production

C. It enjoys increasing returns

D. There is diseconomy

Answer: C. It enjoys increasing returns