University of Ilesa (UNILESA) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the correct passive form:

   They are building a new hospital.

   1. A new hospital was built.
   2. A new hospital has been built.
   3. A new hospital is being built. (Answer)
   4. A new hospital was being built.

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   2. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

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

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   3. Which of these is a complex sentence?

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

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   4. Choose the most appropriate completion:

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

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

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   5. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

   The teacher asked the students if they ___ any questions.

   1. has
   2. having
   3. had (Answer)
   4. have

Mathematics

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   6. If the 5th term of an arithmetic progression is 18 and the 12th term is 46, what is the first term?

   1. 4
   2. 10
   3. 6 (Answer - Explanation: Use Tn = a + (n – 1)d, set up two equations and solve simultaneously.)
   4. 8

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   7. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

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

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

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

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   9. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

   1. ^{2(x+1) + 3x}/_x(x+1)
   2. ^{2x + 3(x+1)}/_x(x+1) (Answer)
   3. ^{5x + 3}/_x(x+1)
   4. ^{2x + 3x + 3}/_x+1

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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)

UNILESA Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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

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

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    12. A play written to be performed on stage is called a:

    1. Ode
    2. Drama (Answer)
    3. Epic
    4. Poem

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    13. A character that opposes the protagonist in a play or novel is the:

    1. Narrator
    2. Antagonist (Answer)
    3. Hero
    4. Foil

Economics

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    14. What is the central problem of economics?

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

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

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

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    16. An increase in supply with constant demand leads to:

    1. Increase in price
    2. Decrease in price (Answer)
    3. Decrease in quantity
    4. Increase in demand

UNILESA Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    17. Who was the first military Head of State in Nigeria?

    1. General Aguiyi Ironsi (Answer)
    2. General Olusegun Obasanjo
    3. General Murtala Mohammed
    4. General Yakubu Gowon

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

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

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    19. Which organ of government is responsible for implementing laws?

    1. Judiciary
    2. Executive (Answer)
    3. Legislature
    4. Tribunal

Geography

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    20. What is the main function of contour lines on a map?

    1. Display climatic zones
    2. Represent elevation (Answer)
    3. Show vegetation types
    4. Indicate population density

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

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

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

    1. Solar energy
    2. Forest
    3. Coal (Answer)
    4. Wind

UNILESA Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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    23. The basic structural and functional unit of life is the:

    1. Tissue
    2. Cell (Answer)
    3. Organism
    4. Organ

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    24. The hormone that regulates blood sugar is called:

    1. Adrenaline
    2. Insulin (Answer)
    3. Glucagon
    4. Thyroxine

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

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

Agricultural Science

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    26. Which of these is not a ruminant animal?

    1. Goat
    2. Sheep
    3. Cow
    4. Pig (Answer)

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

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

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    28. The major function of root hairs in plants is to:

    1. Absorb water and minerals (Answer)
    2. Anchor the plant
    3. Transport food
    4. Produce hormones

Physics

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

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

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    30. A body of mass 4kg moves with a velocity of 3m/s. What is its kinetic energy?

    1. 18J
    2. 6J
    3. 12J
    4. 24J (Answer)

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

    1. Ohmmeter
    2. Galvanometer (Answer)
    3. Voltmeter
    4. Ammeter

Chemistry

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

    1. Nitrate
    2. Oxide
    3. Neutral salt (Answer)
    4. Hydride

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    33. The oxidation number of sulfur in H₂SO₄ is:

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

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    34. Which of the following is not an alkali?

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