Western Delta University, Oghara (WDU) 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. will be living
   2. has lived
   3. will have lived (Answer)
   4. will live

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   2. Find the antonym of the word:

   The manager praised her diligence.

   1. Activity
   2. Laziness (Answer)
   3. Confidence
   4. Ignorance

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   3. Choose the word that has the same sound as the underlined letters:

   “Tough”

   1. Rough (Answer)
   2. Though
   3. Dough
   4. Cough

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   4. Which of these is a complex sentence?

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

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   5. 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”.

Mathematics

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   6. Find the derivative:

   If y = 4x³ − 2x + 7, find ^dy/_dx

   1. 3x² − 2
   2. 4x² − 2
   3. 8x² − 1
   4. 12x² − 2 (Answer)

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

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

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   8. Solve the following matrix equation:

   2	3
   1	4

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

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

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

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    10. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

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

Western Delta University Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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

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

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    12. “She sells sea shells by the sea shore” is an example of:

    1. Rhyme
    2. Metaphor
    3. Simile
    4. Alliteration (Answer)

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

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

Economics

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    14. Which of the following is a direct tax?

    1. Excise duty
    2. Value Added Tax (VAT)
    3. Import duty
    4. Company income tax (Answer)

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    15. A firm achieves economies of scale when:

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

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

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

Western Delta University Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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

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

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    18. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

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

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

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

Agricultural Science

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    20. Which of the following is a leguminous crop?

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

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    21. The branch of agriculture that deals with animal rearing is called:

    1. Animal husbandry (Answer)
    2. Agronomy
    3. Forestry
    4. Horticulture

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    22. Which of the following tools is used for transplanting seedlings?

    1. Dibber (Answer)
    2. Pickaxe
    3. Cutlass
    4. Hoe

Chemistry

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    23. Which of the following is not an alkali?

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

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    24. A compound with molecular formula C₂H₆ is known as:

    1. Methane
    2. Ethyne
    3. Ethene
    4. Ethane (Answer)

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    25. Which of these is an exothermic process?

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

Physics

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    26. A sound wave travels through air with a speed of 340 m/s and frequency of 170 Hz. What is its wavelength?

    1. 0.5 m
    2. 3 m
    3. 5 m
    4. 2 m (Answer)

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

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

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    28. Which instrument is used to measure relative humidity?

    1. Hygrometer (Answer)
    2. Barometer
    3. Thermometer
    4. Hydrometer

Western Delta University Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geography

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    32. The earth’s shape is best described as:

    1. A perfect sphere
    2. A rectangle
    3. An oblate spheroid (Answer)
    4. A flat disc

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    33. The earth rotates from:

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

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    34. The longest river in Africa is the:

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