University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Pick the correct phrase:

   No sooner had he left ___ it started to rain.

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

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   2. Select the word that best completes the sentence:

   He speaks French as if he ___ in France.

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

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   3. Identify the grammatical error in the sentence:

   Each of the boys were given a gift.

   1. were (Answer - Correct form: ”was”)
   2. a gift
   3. Each
   4. of the boys

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   4. Choose the correct spelling:

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

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

   He is known for his loquacity.

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

Mathematics

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   6. Simplify: √50

   1. 2√5
   2. 25√2
   3. 5√2 (Answer)
   4. 10√2

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

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

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   8. Factor completely: x² − 9

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

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   9. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

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    10. Solve:

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

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

UNIMED Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    11. What is the primary function of the Central Bank?

    1. Printing newspapers
    2. Providing foreign aid
    3. Controlling inflation (Answer)
    4. Giving loans to individuals

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    12. Which of the following is not a function of money?

    1. Medium of exchange
    2. Standard of borrowing (Answer)
    3. Unit of account
    4. Store of value

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    13. The market structure where there are many buyers and sellers is:

    1. Oligopoly
    2. Duopoly
    3. Monopoly
    4. Perfect competition (Answer)

Literature in English

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    14. A poem that expresses sorrow for the dead is known as:

    1. Ode
    2. Elegy (Answer)
    3. Sonnet
    4. Ballad

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    15. Who is the author of Things Fall Apart?

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

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

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

UNIMED Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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    17. Which of these organisms is a protozoan?

    1. Algae
    2. Amoeba (Answer)
    3. Virus
    4. Moss

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    18. Which of the following organelles is responsible for energy production?

    1. Mitochondrion (Answer)
    2. Ribosome
    3. Chloroplast
    4. Nucleus

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    19. The exchange of gases in the lungs occurs in the:

    1. Bronchi
    2. Diaphragm
    3. Alveoli (Answer)
    4. Trachea

Agricultural Science

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    20. Which of the following diseases affects poultry?

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

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    21. Green manuring improves soil fertility by:

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

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    22. Which of the following is a leguminous crop?

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

Chemistry

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    23. What is the pH of a neutral solution?

    1. 1
    2. 14
    3. 10
    4. 7 (Answer)

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    24. Which of these substances is a mixture?

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

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

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

Physics

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    26. What is the dimension of pressure?

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

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    27. The S.I unit of electric charge is:

    1. Ohm
    2. Ampere
    3. Coulomb (Answer)
    4. Volt

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

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

UNIMED Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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

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

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    30. The longest river in Africa is the:

    1. Niger
    2. Nile (Answer)
    3. Zambezi
    4. Congo

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    31. The compass direction between North and East is:

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

Government

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    32. Which political party formed the first government in Nigeria in 1960?

    1. NPC (Answer)
    2. PRP
    3. AG
    4. NCNC

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

    1. Conducting elections (Answer)
    2. Presenting candidates
    3. Forming government
    4. Educating voters

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    34. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is the:

    1. President
    2. King
    3. Governor
    4. Prime Minister (Answer)