University of Jos (UNIJOS) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

   1. advise´
   2. ´advise
   3. ´advice (Answer)
   4. ad´vice

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   2. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

   1. will be living
   2. has lived
   3. will have lived (Answer)
   4. will live

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   3. Pick the correct phrase:

   No sooner had he left ___ it started to rain.

   1. when
   2. than (Answer)
   3. that
   4. but

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   4. Choose the correct sentence:

   1. She is most better than her sister.
   2. She is better than her sister. (Answer)
   3. She is best than her sister.
   4. She is more better than her sister.

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   5. Choose the correct spelling:

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

Mathematics

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   6. Convert 1011 (base 2) to base 10.

   1. 10
   2. 12
   3. 11 (Answer)
   4. 9

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   7. Find the 10th term of the AP: 3, 7, 11, …

   1. 41
   2. 45
   3. 39 (Answer)
   4. 43

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   8. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

   1. 2⁷ (Answer)
   2. 2¹
   3. 8 x 16
   4. 2¹²

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   9. Evaluate: Log⁡₁₀1000

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

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

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

UNIJOS Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. National income is best measured by:

    1. Gross Domestic Product at market prices (Answer)
    2. Total revenue of government
    3. Price of goods and services
    4. Value of imports and exports

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    12. Inflation caused by excessive aggregate demand is called:

    1. Cost-push inflation
    2. Hyperinflation
    3. Stagflation
    4. Demand-pull inflation (Answer)

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    13. A firm achieves economies of scale when:

    1. There is diseconomy
    2. Its average cost rises
    3. It reduces production
    4. It enjoys increasing returns (Answer)

Literature in English

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

    1. A group dialogue
    2. A conversation between two characters
    3. A speech made by a character alone on stage (Answer)
    4. A background narrator’s comment

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    15. Which of the following is an example of prose fiction?

    1. Romeo and Juliet
    2. The Tempest
    3. The Incorruptible Judge
    4. The African Child (Answer)

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    16. “The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of:

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

UNIJOS Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    17. The main function of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to:

    1. Swear in elected officials
    2. Organize and conduct elections (Answer)
    3. Interpret the constitution
    4. Control political parties

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

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

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    19. Franchise refers to the:

    1. Right to contest elections
    2. Right to vote (Answer)
    3. Act of campaigning
    4. Power to make laws

Geography

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    20. Which vegetation type is most common in the savannah region?

    1. Scattered trees and grasses (Answer)
    2. Tall evergreen trees
    3. Dense undergrowth
    4. Alpine shrubs

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    21. A natural depression on the earth’s surface where rivers flow is called a:

    1. Hill
    2. Basin (Answer)
    3. Plateau
    4. Valley

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    22. Which of these is not an agent of erosion?

    1. Ice
    2. Water
    3. Wind
    4. Heat (Answer)

UNIJOS Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Agricultural Science

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    23. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

    1. Rinderpest
    2. Foot and mouth disease
    3. Newcastle disease (Answer)
    4. Anthrax

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    24. Which of these is an example of a monocot plant?

    1. Groundnut
    2. Cowpea
    3. Maize (Answer)
    4. Tomato

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    25. Which of these is not a ruminant animal?

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

Biology

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    26. The male reproductive organ in a flower is the:

    1. Stamen (Answer)
    2. Ovary
    3. Carpel
    4. Stigma

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

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

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    28. The part of the plant that develops into a fruit is the:

    1. Anther
    2. Ovary (Answer)
    3. Style
    4. Petal

Physics

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    29. Which law explains why a rocket moves in space?

    1. Newton’s Third Law (Answer)
    2. Newton’s First Law
    3. Hooke’s Law
    4. Newton’s Second Law

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

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

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

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

Chemistry

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

    1. Fullerene
    2. Graphite
    3. Coal
    4. Diamond (Answer)

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    33. Which of these substances is a mixture?

    1. Carbon dioxide
    2. Sodium chloride
    3. Water
    4. Air (Answer)

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    34. Which of these is an exothermic process?

    1. Melting of ice
    2. Combustion of fuel (Answer)
    3. Evaporation of alcohol
    4. Boiling of water