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University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

On this platform, Direct Entry University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) aspirants can access past questions and answers to prepare effectively and familiarize themselves with the exam format before downloading the complete question booklet.

University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)

Direct Entry Past Aptitude Test Screening Exercise for 2024/2025

English Language

  1. 1. Select the word that best completes the sentence:

    He speaks French as if he ___ in France.

    1. is living
    2. lives
    3. has lived
    4. lived (Answer)

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

    He is known for his loquacity.

    1. Talkativeness
    2. Silence
    3. Shyness
    4. Reticence (Answer)

  3. 3. Choose the correct sentence:

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

  4. 4. Which of these is a complex sentence?

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

  5. 5. Choose the correct question tag:

    She came early, ___?

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

Mathematics

  1. 6. Solve:

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

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

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

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

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

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

  4. 9. Solve the following matrix equation:

    23
    14

    1. 8
    2. 11
    3. -2
    4. 5 (Answer)

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

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

UNIMAID Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

  1. 11. An increase in supply with constant demand leads to:

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

  2. 12. National income is best measured by:

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

  3. 13. What is the central problem of economics?

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

Literature in English

  1. 14. An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally is called:

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

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

    1. Personification
    2. Simile
    3. Hyperbole
    4. Metaphor (Answer)

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

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

UNIMAID Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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

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

  2. 18. The theory of separation of powers was popularized by:

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

  3. 19. The tenure of a Nigerian President is:

    1. 3 years
    2. 6 years
    3. 5 years
    4. 4 years (Answer)

Geography

  1. 20. The earth rotates from:

    1. West to East (Answer)
    2. South to North
    3. East to West
    4. North to South

  2. 21. The compass direction between North and East is:

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

  3. 22. Which of these is not a type of rock?

    1. Volcanic (Answer - Explanation: Volcanic is a process, not a rock type)
    2. Igneous
    3. Sedimentary
    4. Metamorphic

UNIMAID Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Chemistry

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

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

  2. 24. The bond formed between two atoms that share electrons equally is:

    1. Ionic
    2. Non-polar covalent (Answer)
    3. Polar covalent
    4. Metallic

  3. 25. Which of the following is a strong acid?

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

Agricultural Science

  1. 26. Which of the following is a leguminous crop?

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

  2. 27. Green manuring improves soil fertility by:

    1. Making the soil alkaline
    2. Adding organic matter (Answer)
    3. Increasing soil erosion
    4. Raising the water table

  3. 28. The agricultural practice of growing crops and rearing animals on the same piece of land is:

    1. Mixed farming (Answer)
    2. Pastoral farming
    3. Crop rotation
    4. Monocropping

Physics

  1. 29. What is the dimension of pressure?

    1. ML-2T-2
    2. MLT-1
    3. ML-1T-2 (Answer)
    4. MLT-2

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

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

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

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

Biology

  1. 32. The hormone that regulates blood sugar is called:

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

  2. 33. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?

    1. Malaria
    2. Tuberculosis
    3. HIV/AIDS (Answer)
    4. Cholera

  3. 34. The part of the brain responsible for coordination and balance is the:

    1. Cerebellum (Answer)
    2. Cerebrum
    3. Medulla
    4. Hypothalamus

UNIMAID Direct Entry Form Update 2026: How to Obtain and Prepare

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