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

English Language

1. Choose the correct passive form:

They are building a new hospital.

A. A new hospital was being built.

B. A new hospital is being built.

C. A new hospital has been built.

D. A new hospital was built.

Answer: B. A new hospital is being built.

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

He is known for his loquacity.

A. Shyness

B. Silence

C. Reticence

D. Talkativeness

Answer: C. Reticence

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

“Tough”

A. Rough

B. Though

C. Cough

D. Dough

Answer: A. Rough

4. Choose the correct question tag:

She came early, ___?

A. wasn’t she

B. didn’t she

C. had she

D. did she

Answer: B. didn’t she

5. Pick the correct phrase:

No sooner had he left ___ it started to rain.

A. but

B. that

C. when

D. than

Answer: D. than

Mathematics

6. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

A. x = −2

B. x = 2

C. x = 1

D. x = −1

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

7. Solve the following matrix equation:

| 2      3 |
| 1      4 |

A. 8

B. 5

C. -2

D. 11

Answer based on “Matrix” computation: B. 5

8. Simplify: √50

A. 10√2

B. 25√2

C. 5√2

D. 2√5

Answer based on “Surds” computation: C. 5√2

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

A. 8 cm

B. 14 cm

C. 5 cm

D. 7 cm

Answer: D. 7 cm

Explanation: Area = πr² → 154 = (22/7) × r² → r² = 49

10. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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

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

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

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

UI Direct Entry Past Questions for Arts Students

Economics

11. The reward for land as a factor of production is:

A. Wage

B. Rent

C. Interest

D. Profit

Answer: B. Rent

12. What is the central problem of economics?

A. Unemployment

B. Poverty

C. Inflation

D. Choice

Answer: D. Choice

13. A diagram that shows the relationship between wages and quantity of labour is called:

A. Labour market curve

B. Labour supply curve

C. Wage curve

D. Demand curve

Answer: C. Wage curve

Literature in English

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

A. The Lion and the Jewel

B. She Stoops to Conquer

C. Look Back in Anger

D. The Gods Are Not to Blame

Answer: D. The Gods Are Not to Blame

15. The term 'soliloquy' in drama refers to:

A. A conversation between two characters

B. A background narrator’s comment

C. A group dialogue

D. A speech made by a character alone on stage

Answer: D. A speech made by a character alone on stage

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

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Hyperbole

D. Personification

Answer: B. Metaphor

UI Direct Entry Past Questions for Social Science Students

Government

17. Which of the following is not a function of political parties?

A. Conducting elections

B. Forming government

C. Presenting candidates

D. Educating voters

Answer: A. Conducting elections

18. The term “bicameral legislature” refers to:

A. Two houses of legislature

B. Dual citizenship

C. Two-party system

D. Two arms of government

Answer: A. Two houses of legislature

19. The major function of the judiciary is to:

A. Control elections

B. Interpret laws

C. Enforce laws

D. Make laws

Answer: B. Interpret laws

Geography

20. The longest river in Africa is the:

A. Nile

B. Niger

C. Zambezi

D. Congo

Answer: A. Nile

21. Lines of latitude are also called:

A. Longitudes

B. Meridians

C. Parallels

D. Great circles

Answer: C. Parallels

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

A. Small scale

B. Verbal scale

C. Large scale

D. Medium scale

Answer: C. Large scale

UI Direct Entry Past Questions for Science Students

Physics

23. Which of the following quantities is a vector?

A. Temperature

B. Displacement

C. Speed

D. Distance

Answer: B. Displacement

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

A. Evaporation

B. Refraction

C. Diffraction

D. Reflection

Answer: A. Evaporation

25. Which of these is used to measure very small currents?

A. Ohmmeter

B. Galvanometer

C. Ammeter

D. Voltmeter

Answer: B. Galvanometer

Agricultural Science

26. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

A. Foot and mouth disease

B. Newcastle disease

C. Anthrax

D. Rinderpest

Answer: B. Newcastle disease

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

A. Cross-breeding

B. Incubation

C. Weaning

D. Castration

Answer: A. Cross-breeding

28. The primary aim of agricultural extension is to:

A. Sell farm products

B. Transfer new farming techniques

C. Market livestock

D. Distribute fertilizers

Answer: B. Transfer new farming techniques

Biology

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

A. Active transport

B. Plasmolysis

C. Diffusion

D. Osmosis

Answer: C. Diffusion

30. Which of the following is a hereditary material?

A. Hormone

B. Enzyme

C. RNA

D. DNA

Answer: D. DNA

31. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

A. Autotrophic

B. Parasitic

C. Saprophytic

D. Photosynthetic

Answer: C. Saprophytic

Chemistry

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

A. Hydride

B. Nitrate

C. Oxide

D. Neutral salt

Answer: D. Neutral salt

33. Which of these substances is a mixture?

A. Water

B. Carbon dioxide

C. Sodium chloride

D. Air

Answer: D. Air

34. Which allotrope of carbon is the hardest naturally occurring substance?

A. Coal

B. Diamond

C. Graphite

D. Fullerene

Answer: B. Diamond