University of Lagos (UNILAG) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

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

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   2. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

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

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   3. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

   The teacher asked the students if they ___ any questions.

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

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   4. Choose the correct question tag:

   She came early, ___?

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

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   5. Pick the correct phrase:

   No sooner had he left ___ it started to rain.

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

Mathematics

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   6. Factor completely: x² − 9

   1. (x − 9) (x + 1)
   2. (x − 3) (x + 3) (Answer)
   3. (x − 3)²
   4. x(x − 9)

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   7. Simplify: 2x−3(2x−4)=5

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

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   8. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

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

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   9. What is the value of x If log⁡₂(x) = 5?

   1. 32 (Answer)
   2. 64
   3. 25
   4. 16

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

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

UNILAG Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Physics

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    11. A stone is dropped from a height of 20 m. How long does it take to reach the ground? (g = 10 m/s²)

    1. 5s
    2. 4s
    3. 10s
    4. 2s (Answer - Using h = (¹/₂)² → 20 = ¹/₂ × 10 × t² → t = √4 = 2s)

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    12. Which of the following is not a unit of energy?

    1. Electronvolt
    2. Calorie
    3. Joule
    4. Newton (Answer)

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

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

Biology

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

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

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    15. In which part of the plant does photosynthesis take place?

    1. Leaf (Answer)
    2. Stem
    3. Flower
    4. Root

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    16. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

    1. Autotrophic
    2. Photosynthetic
    3. Parasitic
    4. Saprophytic (Answer)

Agricultural Science

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

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

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    18. Which of these irrigation methods is most suitable for arid regions?

    1. Flood irrigation
    2. Surface irrigation
    3. Drip irrigation (Answer)
    4. Sprinkler irrigation

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    19. Which of the following is a leguminous crop?

    1. Yam
    2. Maize
    3. Cassava
    4. Groundnut (Answer)

Chemistry

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    20. Which of these substances is a mixture?

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

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

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

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

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

UNILAG Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    23. Which of the following is a feature of a federal system of government?

    1. Absence of constitution
    2. Division of powers (Answer)
    3. Dictatorship
    4. Unitary authority

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

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

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

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

Geography

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    26. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

    1. Stratosphere (Answer)
    2. Troposphere
    3. Thermosphere
    4. Mesosphere

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

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

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    28. The compass direction between North and East is:

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

UNILAG Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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

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

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    30. A perfectly inelastic demand curve is:

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

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    31. A demand curve normally slopes:

    1. Horizontally
    2. Downwards from left to right (Answer)
    3. Upwards from left to right
    4. Vertically

Literature in English

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

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

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

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

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    34. Who is the author of Things Fall Apart?

    1. Wole Soyinka
    2. Chimamanda Adichie
    3. Chinua Achebe (Answer)
    4. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o