University of Ibadan (UI) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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

   “Tough”

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

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   2. Select the word that best completes the sentence:

   He speaks French as if he ___ in France.

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

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

   “He kicked the bucket last night.”

   1. He travelled unexpectedly
   2. He lost his temper
   3. He broke a water container
   4. He died (Answer)

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   4. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

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

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   5. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

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

Mathematics

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   6. Find the derivative:

   If y = 4x³ − 2x + 7, find ^dy/_dx

   1. 3x² − 2
   2. 8x² − 1
   3. 4x² − 2
   4. 12x² − 2 (Answer)

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   7. Solve:

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

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

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   8. Evaluate: Log⁡₁₀1000

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

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   9. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

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

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

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

UI Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Agricultural Science

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    11. Soil fertility can best be maintained through:

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

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

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

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

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

Physics

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    14. Which of the following quantities is a vector?

    1. Speed
    2. Displacement (Answer)
    3. Distance
    4. Temperature

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    15. Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

    1. Green
    2. Red
    3. Violet (Answer)
    4. Blue

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    16. Which instrument is used to measure relative humidity?

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

Biology

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

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

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

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

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    19. Which of the following is a hereditary material?

    1. Enzyme
    2. RNA
    3. Hormone
    4. DNA (Answer)

Chemistry

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    20. Which of the following is not an alkali?

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

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    21. Which of the following is a noble gas?

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

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

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

UI Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    23. The scale of a map that shows very large details is called:

    1. Medium scale
    2. Verbal scale
    3. Small scale
    4. Large scale (Answer)

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    24. The longest river in Africa is the:

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

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

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

Government

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    26. The theory of separation of powers was popularized by:

    1. Jean Bodin
    2. Thomas Hobbes
    3. John Locke
    4. Baron de Montesquieu (Answer)

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    27. The process through which people acquire political attitudes and values is called:

    1. Political ideology
    2. Political socialization (Answer)
    3. Political development
    4. Political participation

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    28. A state is said to be sovereign when it:

    1. Has a president
    2. Has a constitution
    3. Is recognized by other states
    4. Controls its internal and external affairs (Answer)

UI Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    29. What is the central problem of economics?

    1. Unemployment
    2. Choice (Answer)
    3. Inflation
    4. Poverty

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    30. A perfectly inelastic demand curve is:

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

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    31. A budget deficit occurs when:

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

Literature in English

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

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

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    33. An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally is called:

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

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

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