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

English Language

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   1. Choose the most appropriate completion:

   If I had seen her earlier, I ___ spoken to her.

   1. would have (Answer)
   2. shall
   3. should
   4. will have

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   2. Identify the grammatical error in the sentence:

   Each of the boys were given a gift.

   1. Each
   2. of the boys
   3. a gift
   4. were (Answer - Correct form: ”was”)

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   3. Choose the correct spelling:

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

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

   “Tough”

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

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   5. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

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

   1. shall have seen
   2. would have seen (Answer - Explanation: This is a third conditional sentence (past unreal condition).)
   3. will have seen
   4. can see

Mathematics

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   6. A car travels 180 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?

   1. 50 km/hr
   2. 30 km/hr
   3. 60 km/hr (Answer)
   4. 90 km/hr

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   7. Solve:

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

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

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

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

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   9. Simplify: (3x²)² × x

   1. 9x⁵ (Answer)
   2. 3x⁵
   3. 9x⁴
   4. 6x⁵

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    10. What is the angle subtended at the center of a circle by a semicircle?

    1. 180° (Answer)
    2. 60°
    3. 120°
    4. 90°

UI Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. Which of these is a characteristic of a public good?

    1. Private provision
    2. Non-excludability (Answer)
    3. Rival consumption
    4. Excludability

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

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

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    13. Which of the following is a direct tax?

    1. Import duty
    2. Value Added Tax (VAT)
    3. Excise duty
    4. Company income tax (Answer)

Literature in English

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

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

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    15. In literature, a stock character is:

    1. A character with unpredictable traits
    2. A well-developed character
    3. A stereotypical character (Answer)
    4. The narrator of the story

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

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

UI Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    17. The compass direction between North and East is:

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

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    18. The longest river in Africa is the:

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

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

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

Government

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

    1. Monarchy
    2. Theocracy
    3. Aristocracy
    4. Autocracy (Answer)

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    21. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is the:

    1. King
    2. Prime Minister (Answer)
    3. President
    4. Governor

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    22. The major function of the judiciary is to:

    1. Enforce laws
    2. Interpret laws (Answer)
    3. Control elections
    4. Make laws

UI Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Physics

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

    1. Concave
    2. Plane
    3. Cylindrical
    4. Convex (Answer)

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    24. Which of the following phenomena is not associated with wave behavior?

    1. Evaporation (Answer)
    2. Reflection
    3. Refraction
    4. Diffraction

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

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

Agricultural Science

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

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

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

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

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

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

Biology

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

    1. Plasmolysis
    2. Osmosis
    3. Active transport
    4. Diffusion (Answer)

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    30. Which of these organisms is a protozoan?

    1. Virus
    2. Moss
    3. Algae
    4. Amoeba (Answer)

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

    1. Photosynthesis
    2. Transport of food
    3. Transport of water (Answer)
    4. Transport of enzymes

Chemistry

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

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

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    33. Which of the following is a strong acid?

    1. H₂CO₃
    2. CH₃COOH
    3. NH₄OH
    4. HCl (Answer)

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    34. Which of the following is a noble gas?

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