Health Sciences Past Questions and Answers

ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY, POST UTME P/Q AND ANSWERS
UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT, POST UTME P/Q AND ANSWERS. from 2005/2006
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UNIPORT POST UTME PAST QUESTIONS FOR

HEALTH SCIENCES
to improve the conditions of farming in these

UNIPORT 2005/2006 POST countries.
UTME QUESTIONS 1. The most important aspect of agriculture
mentioned in the passage is .
Time: 1hr, 15mins A. Poultry
B. Fishery
SECTION 1: C. Livestock
D. Farming
Passage 1
2. Farming in many countries today is .
Read this passage carefully and answer A. An alternative to poultry
the questions that follow. B. Of great assistance to the economy
C. For those who are out of jobs
Farming is the most important aspect of D. For the illiterates
agriculture that has attracted attention
within the last few years. Agriculture has 3. Some countries produce more and better
several other aspects like fishery, livestock crops than others because the farmers in the
and poultry. All these are also important in former .
that they have to do with the production of A. Are more educated
food items which human beings consume for B. Have greater manpower
survival. C. Have more modern equipment
D. Have more fertile land
In many parts of the world today, farming
has been regarded as the mainstay of the 4. In order to help improve the state of
economy. Crops such as cocoa, rubber and farming, the government should .
cotton have been produced in such A. Give all farmers enough money to work
commercial quantities that they are sold to with
other countries. B. Sell enough fertilizers to all farmers
C. Find ways of financing and modernizing
Some countries have better comparative the farming system
advantage in producing certain farm crops D. Help farmers with the storage of these
than other countries. In these other crops
countries, there is the need to spend a lot of
money on agriculture, particularly farming. 5. A lot of crops harvested are wasted
Most farmers use outmoded tools. A lot of because farmers .
them have no place to store their crops, A. Allow insects and pests to destroy their
most of which are always destroyed by crops
insects and pests before harvest time. All B. Do not have enough money to invest in
these have adverse effects on their harvesters
productivity. C. Do not have good storage facilities
D. Harvest too much at a time
The government can do a lot to help
farmers. Farmer's cooperative societies can In questions 6 - 15, choose the option
he encouraged and loans can be made opposite in meaning to the underlined
available to farmers through government word.
institutions, like banks and Finance
Corporation. Farmers can be taught how to 6. Mr. Jack was most flexible in his
build good storage structures for their instruction.
products. All these and a lot more can help A. Rigid
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B. Correct 14. He was locked up for a fort night.

C. of A. Released
D. Upright B. Punished
C. Remanded
7. The University has offered temporary D. Locked out
accommodation to its staff.
A. Popular 15. The lady acted courageously when
B. Permanent thieves attacked her.
C. Recognized A. Shyly
D. Regular B. Fearlessly
C. Indiscreetly
8. Mary complained that she slept on the D. Timidly
coarse floor.
A. Smooth In questions 16-31 choose the option
B. Rough nearest in meaning to the underlined word
C. Bad or phrase.
D. Harsh
16. It is claimed that there is an extinct
9. Jim was one of the spectators at the volcano near Jos.
concert. A. Extinguished
A. Ushers B. Inactive
B. Judges C. Dead
C. Guests D. Disused
D. Performers
17. Bola has a sonorous voice.
10. The governor declined to give audience A. High pitched
to the journalist. B. Beautiful
A. Ignored C. Strong
B. Accepted D. Throaty
C. Forgot
D. Rejected 18. Some workers went on rampage at the
trade fair
11 The debtor's husband is liable for his A. Turned violent
wife's debts. B. Robber
A. Unanswerable C. Were angry
B. Responsible D. Demonstrated
C. Unquestionable
D. Accountable 19. We have to identify the protagonists of
the new movement.
12. The lotion recommended by the doctor A. Enemies
soothed Okon's aching tooth. B. Leading figures
A. Calmed C. Opponents
B. Extracted D. Believers
C. Excited
D. Worsened 20. My nephew came in stealthily through
the back gate.
13. The sun cast its shadow on the wall. A. Briskly
A. Reflection B. Boldly
B. Rays C. Wearily
C. Resemblance D. Quietly
D. Substance
21. The distance is not more than twenty
kilometres as the crow flies.
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A. By the longest route 29. It is of fundamental importance that

B. By the shortest route one sleeps properly.
C. By air A. Undisputed
D. By the fastest route B. Basic
C. Special
22. Your extreme patience sometimes D. Least
infuriates me.
A. Impresses 30. The man insisted on having no strings
B. Annoys attached to the agreement.
C. Frustrates A. Financial obligations
D. Amuses B. Documents
C. Conditions
23. I cannot understand how he suddenly D. More obligations
became audacious contrary to his nature.
A. Proud 31. The company has gone under.
B. Bold A. Suffered some loss
C. Rude B. Broken up
D. Hostile C. Become broke
D. Become bankrupt
24. His has been a life of make-belief.
A. Faith. For questions 32-36, fill each gap with the
B. Fantasy appropriate option from the list following the
C. Grandeur gap.
D. Religion
32. Every programming language and
25. Our teacher seldom comes late to software package limitations.
school A. Have its
A. Very often B. Have their
B. Always C. Has its
C. Frequently D. Has their
D. Very hardly
33. A programme of good exercise may help
26. At the age of 80, Muse wished he could a person fight cold.
put the clock back. A. Out
A. Stop the clock B. At
B. Put down the clock C. With
C. Go back in time D. Off
D. Have more time
27. The Director left his secret file to the 34. Three quarters of the Physics class
secretary in good faith. dramatically.
A. With proof A. Improve
B. In anxiety B. Improves
C. In anticipation C. Are improving
D. In trust D. Is improving
28. The Chief approached the issue with 35. A number of students missed the
convincing disinterestedness. opportunity to reregister.
A. Lack of interest A. Is
B. Lack of personal interest B. Have
C. Inability to be interested C. Do
D. Unwillingness D. Will
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36. A survey of opinions on how pupils feel 42. A man invested a total of ₦50,000 in two
about teachers carried out. companies. If these companies pay dividend
A. Has been of 6% and 8% respectively, how much did
B. Have been he invest at 8% if at if the total yield is
C. Are being ₦3,700?
D. Is been A. ₦15,000
B. ₦29,000
In questions 37 - 40 select the option A C. ₦21,400
to D that explains the information D. ₦27,800
conveyed in the sentence. E. ₦35,000
37. People may pick flowers in this park 43. Find correct to two decimal places
1 3 27
A. People can pick flowers in this park 100 + + 1000 + 10000
B. People may not wish to pick flowers in this 100
A. 100.02
park B. 1000.02
C. People are prohibited from picking flowers C. 100.22
in this park D. 100.01
D. People cannot pick flowers from this park E. 100.51
38. Tom ought not to have told me
44. In a restaurant, the cost of providing a
A. Torn did not tell me but he should
particular type of food is partly constant and
B. Perhaps Tom, was wrong to have told me
partly inversely proportional to the number
C. Tom told me but it was wrong of him
of people. If the cost per head for 100
D. It was necessary for Tom not to tell me people is 30k and the cost for 40 people is
60k, find the cost for 50 people.
39. Bolade would make a mess of cooking A. 15k
the rice B. 45k
A. It was typical of Bolade to make a mess of C. 20k
things D. 50k
B. Bolade cannot cook E. 40k
C. Bolade will not cook the rice well
D. Bolade does not like cooking rice
45. The ration of the length of two similar
rectangular blocks is 2:3, if the volume of
40. He can't be swimming all day.
the larger block is 351cm3, then the volume
A. It's possible he is not swimming
of the other block is
B. It's very likely he is swimming A. 234.00cm3
C. He does not have the ability to swim all B. 526 cm3
day C. 166cm3
D He would not like to swim all day D. 729cm3
E. 104.00cm3
MATHEMATICS 46. Three boys shared some oranges. The
first received 1/3 of the oranges, the second
41. The letters of the word MATRICULATION received 2/3 of the remainder. if the third boy
are cut and put in a box. One of the letters is received 12 oranges, how many oranges did
drawn at random from the box. Find the they share?
probability of drawing a vowel A. 60
A. 2/13 B. 54
B. 5/13 C. 48
C. 6/13 D. 42
D. 8/13
E. 4/13 47. The angle of elevation of the top of a
vertical tower 50 meters high from a point X
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on the ground is 30 degrees. From a point Y 52. A ship traveling towards a cliff receives
on the opposite side of the tower, the angle the echo of its whistle after 3.5 seconds. A
of elevation of the top of the tower is 60 short while later, it receives the echo after
degrees. Find the distance between the 2.5 seconds. If the speed of sound in air
points X and V. under prevailing conditions is 250m/s, how
A. 14.43m much closer is the ship to the cliff?
B. 77.73m A. 10m
C. 101.03m B. 125m
D. 115.47m C. 175m
D. 350m
48. Peter's weekly wages are ₦20.00 for the E. 1000m
first 20 weeks and ₦36.00 for the next 24
weeks. Find his average weekly wage for the 53. A force of 16N is applied to a 4.0kg block
remaining 8 weeks of the year if his average that is at rest on a smooth horizontal
weekly wage for the year is ₦30.00 surface. What is the velocity of the block at
A. ₦37.00 t = 5 seconds?
B. ₦35.00 A. 4m/s
C. ₦30.00 B. 10m/s
D. ₦5.00 C. 20m/s
D. 50m/s
49. If X is the addition of the prime numbers E. 80m/s
between 1 and 6 and Y the H.C.F of 6, 9, 15.
Find the product of X and Y. 54. The distance travelled by a particle
A. 27 starting from rest is plotted against the
B. 30 square of the time elapsed from the
C. 33 commencement of motion. The resulting
D.90 graph is linear. The slope of this graph is a
measure of
50. A basket contains green, black and blue A. Initial displacement
halls in the ratio 5:2:1. If there are 10 blue B. Initial acceleration
balls, find the corresponding new ration C. Acceleration
when 10 green and 10 10 black balls are D. Half the acceleration
removed from the basket. E. Half the initial velocity
A. 1:1:1
B. 4:2:1 55. A small needle is carefully floated on
C. 5:1:1 water in a beaker. When a few drops of
D. 4:1:1 kerosene are introduced into the water, the
needle sinks. Which of the following
PHYSICS statements correctly explains the
observation?
51. Which of the following statement about I. There is tension on the water surface
liquid pressure is NOT correct? II. Kerosene reduces the density of water so
A. At a point in a liquid is proportional to the that the needle becomes denser than water
depth III. Kerosene reduces the surface tension of
B. At any point in a liquid is the same at the water
same level A. I only
C. Is exerted equally in all directions at any B. II only
point C. III only
D. Of a liquid at any point of its container D. l and. II
acts in a direction perpendicular to the wall E. I and III
E. At a particular depth depends on the
shape of th€ vessel 56. Which of the following is a correct
explanation of the inertia of a body?
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A. Ability to overcome the earth's gravity E. Carbon and iron only

B. Reluctance to stop moving
C. Readiness to start moving 62. Crude petroleum usually seen on some
D. Reluctance to start moving and its Nigeria's creeks and waterways can be
readiness to stop moving once it has begun dispersed or removed by .
to move A. Heating the affected parts in order to boil
E. Reluctance to start moving and its off the petroleum
reluctance to stop moving once it has begun B. Mechanically stirring to dissolve the
to move petroleum in water
C. Pouring organic solvents to dissolve the
57. Two masses 40g and 60g are attached petroleum
firmly to the ends of a light meter rule. The D. Spraying the water with detergents
centre of gravity of the system is . E. Cooling to freeze out the petroleum
A. At the midpoint of the meter rule
B. 40 cm from the lighter mass 61 Solution X, Y and Z have pH values of
C. 40 cm from the heavier mass 3.0, 5.0 and 9.0 respectively. Which of the
D. 60 cm from the heavier mass following statements are correct?
A. All the solutions are acidic
58. The mode of heat transfer which does B. All solutions are basic
not require a material medium is . C. Y and Z are more acidic than eater
A. Conduction D. Y is more acidic than X
B. Radiation E. Z is the least acidic
C. Convection
D. Propagation 64. A molar solution of caustic soda is
prepared by dissolving .
59. When two objects P and arc supplied A. 40g NaOH in 100g of water
with the same quantity of heat, the B. 40g NaOH in 1000g of water
temperature change in P is observed to be C. 20g NaOH in 500g of solution
twice that of Q, the mass of P is half of Q, D. 20g NaOH in 1000g of solution
the ratio of the specific heat of P to that of Q E. 20g NaOH in 80g of solution
is
A. 1:4 65. Water is said to be hard if it .
B. 4:1 A. Easily forms ice
C. 1:1 B. Has to be warmed before sodium chloride
D. 2:1 dissolves in it
C. Forms an insoluble scum with soap
60. Which of the following conditions will D. Contains nitrates
make water boil at a temperature of 100 E. Contains sodium ions
degrees Celsius when the atmospheric
pressure is 750mmHg? 66. Chemical substances are mentioned
A. Increase the external pressure as .
B. Reduce the external pressure I. Sour taste
C. Heat more rapidly at the same pressure II. Slippery to touch
D. Reduce the external pressure by a quarter III. Yields alkaline gas with ammonium salts
IV. Has pH less than 7
V. Turns phenolphthalein pink
CHEMISTRY
Which of the above are NOT typical
61. Stainless steel is an alloy of: properties of alkali?
A. Carbon, iron and lead A. I, IV and V
B. Carbon, iron and chromium B. IV and V
C. Carbon, iron and copper C. I and IV
D. Carbon, iron and silver D. II and V
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E. II, III and ANSWERS TO 2005/2006

67. The movement of liquid molecules from UNIPORT POST UTME
the surface of the liquid into gaseous phase QUESTIONS
is known as .
A. Brownian motion SECTION 1:
B. Condensation
C. Evaporation 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. D
D. Liquefaction
10. B 11. A 12.D 13. B 14. D 15. D 16. C
68. Ammonia gas is normally dried
with . 17.B 18. A 19.B 20. D 21. B 22. B 23. B
A. Concentrated sulphuric acid
B. Quicklime 24. C 5.D 26. C 27.D 28. A 29. 30. C.
C. Anhydrous calcium chloride
D. Magnesium sulphate 31. D 32. C 33. D 34. D 35. 36. A 37. A
69. Oxygen demanding wastes a considered 38. C 39. C
to be a water, pollutes because they;
A. Deplete oxygen which necessary for the MATHEMATICS
survival of aquatic organisms
B. Increase oxygen which necessary for the 41. C 42. E 43. D 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. D
survival of aquatic organisms
C. Deplete other gaseous species which are 48. A 49. B 50. D
necessary for the survival of aquatic
organisms PHYSICS
70. Mortar is NOT used for underwater 51. D 52. B 53. C 54. C 55. E 56. E 57. C
construction because .
A. It hardens by loss of water 58. B 59. B 60. A
B. Its hardening does not depend upon
evaporation CHEMISTRY
C. It requires concrete to harden
D. It will be washed away the flow of water 61. B 62. C 63. E 64. B 65. C 66. C 67. C
68. B 69. B 70. A
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UNIPORT 2006/2007 POST UTME QUESTIONS

Time: 40 mins 2. The gap between the rich and poor widens
because there;
SECTION 1: A. Are no jobs in the rural areas
B. Are no employment opportunities in the
Passage I city
C. Is not work in the village and the city
Read this passage carefully and answer D. Is low growth rate in productivity
the questions that follow.
3. The expression work their way out of their
In many places in the world today the poor situation means .
are getting poorer while the rich are getting A. Walk from one village to another
richer, and the programmes of development B. Migrate from village to city
planning are foreign and appear to be unable C. Work their way out their village
to reverse this trend. Nearly all the D. Change their circumstances
developing countries have a modes sector,
where the patterns of living any working are 4. Migration to the city among villages is
similar to those ii developed countries. But caused by .
they also hay a non-modern sector, where A. Attraction of the city
the pattern of living and working are not B. Low productivity in the village
one, unsatisfactory, but in many cases are C. Inadequate job opportunity in the village
even getting worse. D. Shortage of land for cultivation
What is the typical condition of the poor in 5. Underemployment among the villagers
developing countries? Their work refers to .
opportunities are so limited that they cannot A. Lack of sufficient land for everyone
work in their way out of their situation. They B. Low productivity when working
are underemployed, or totally unemployed C. Fewer people for many jobs
when they do find occasional work their D. More people for fewer jobs
productivity is extremely low Some of than
have land, but often too little land. Many 6. Where are the rich getting richer and the
have no land, and no prospect of ever poor poorer?
getting any. There is no hope for them in the A. in nearly all developing counties
rural areas and so they drift into the big B. In a majority of countries in the world
cities. But there is no work for them in the C. In developing countries with modem
big cities either and of course no housing. All sectors
the same they flock into the cities because D. In countries with nonmodem sectors
their chances of finding some work appear to
be greater than in the villages where they Passage II
arc nil. Rural unemployment, then produces
mass migration into the cities; rural The passage below has gaps numbers 6
unemployment becomes urban to 15. Immediately following each gap,
unemployment. four options are provided. Choose the
most appropriate option for each gap.
The problem can be stated quite simply;
what can be done to promote economic The superiority of democracy over other
growth outside the big cities, in the small forms of government has long been
towns and villages, which still contain 80 to established. From its Greek origins the term
90% of the total population? The primary `democracy' has been defined as a political
need is workplaces, literally millions of 6 [A. pattern B. system C. in D. hegemony]
workplaces.
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based on fair representation and liberty for 17. I am very sorry to attend the
the individual. meeting yesterday.
A. For failure
The _7_ [A. principles B. examples C. B. In failing
purposes D. statements ] of liberty and C. To having failed
equitable representation are rooted in the D. To fail
definition given by Aristotle of Greek about E. For failing
2500 years ago. In the words of Aristotle, "
the basis of democratic _8_ [A. instinct B. 18. When you are faced with an examination
population C. law D. state] is liberty. of this nature, endeavour to keep your
Aristotle also emphasized the democratic mind the job and not be distracted for
_9_ [ A. issue B. law C. ideal D. form] of one moment
'freedom based on equity'. A. At
More than 2000 years after Aristotle, the B. In
tenets of liberty, justice, and equitable C. For
representation continue to _10_ [A. draw up D. On
B. hold sway C. move on D. swing up]. From E. To
the time of the Greek city states to the
emergence of the modern nation states, the 19. It all depended on what .
fundamentals of democratic rule have A. Does he want
remained universal _11_ [A. values B. B. He wants
practices C. subjects D. elections]. C. He does want
D. He wanted
In the western hemisphere, revolutionary E. Did he want
struggles were waged to enthrone
democracy over _12_ [A. liberal B. individual 20. James reminding that not all that
C. autocratic D. collective] rules. glitters is gold
A. Needs
Among these were the American Revolution B. Need
of 1776, the French Revolution of 1789 and C. Needing
the Haitian Revolution of 1804, the first of D. Needs to
such projects to be _13_ [A. practiced B. E. need to
undertaken C. supervised D. introduced] by
a black nation. The American President 21. The dull student took a correspondence
Abraham Lincoln, in the famous Gettysburg course as a means his standard in the
Address _14_ [A. multiplied B. delineated C. class.
simplified D. complicated] the essential A. to improve
features of democratic _15_ [A. governance B. for improving
B. government C. notion D. motion] when he C. of improving
defined democracy as a government of the D. by improving
people, by the people, for the people. E. to improving
In Questions 16 to 25 choose the word 22. The old politicians were discredited
or phrase which best fills the gap in because they tried to the people's
each sentence. ignorance.
A. Cash in on
16. The student's unrest resulted the B. Catch in with
expulsion of the ringleaders. C. Catch in on
A. To D. Cash in with
B. In E. Cash in by
C. From
D. With 23. That single , was enough to spoil
E. By lifetime good living.
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A. occurence C. 56°C
B. ocurence D. 65˚C
C. occurrence E. 75°C
D. occurrense
E. ocurrence 4. An electric cell has an internal resistance
of 2 ohms, a current of 0.5 A is found to flow
24. Whilst the thief was the passenger when a resistor of 5 ohms resistance is
he kept apologizing for the inconvenience he connected across it. What is the
was causing them. electromotive force of the cell?
A. Robbing A. 5 volts
B. Rubbing B. 3.5 volts
C. Robbering C. 2.5 volts
D. Rubbering D. 1 volt
E. Robbed E. 10 volts
25. The court ordered the lorry driver to pay 5. A uniform beam HK of length 10m and
for the to my car. weighing 200N is supported at both ends. A
A. Damages man weighing, 100N stands at a point P on
B. Heavy damages the beam. if the reactions at H and K are
C. Destruction respectively 800N and 400N, then the
D. Many damages distance HP is
E. Damage A. 4m
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B. 3 m
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PAPER 2: GENERAL SCIENCE C. 3m
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS 2
D. 6 m
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1. A solid weighs 4.8g in air, 2.8g in water E. 7m
and 3.2g in kerosene. The ratio of density of
the solid to that of the kerosene is . 6. What are the units of thermal
A. 12 conductivity?
B. 3 A. kg.m.sec2
C. 2 B. joule.sec-1m-1k-1
D. 3/2 C. kg.m
E. 5/4 D. newton. sec-1m-1k-1
E. m1
2. The extension in spring when 5g weight
was hung from it was 0,56cm. if Hooke's law 7. A 500kg car which was initially at rest
is obeyed, what is the extension caused by a travelled with an acceleration of 5m/s2, its
load of 20g weight? kinetic energy after 4 seconds was .
A. 1.12cm A. 105J
B. 2.14 cm B. 2.5 x 103J
C. 2.52cm C. 2 x 103J
D. 2.80cm D. 5 x 103J
E. 2.24cm
8. An air force jet flying with a speed of
3. The ice and steam points of a mercury-in- 335ms-1 went past an anti-aircraft gull. How
glass thermometer of centigrade scale and of far is the aircraft Ss later when the gun was
uniform bore correspond respectively to 3cm fired?
and 19em lengths of the mercury thread. A. 8.38m
When the thread is 12 cm, the temperature B. 3.350m
is . C. 670m
A. 32°C D. 1675m
B. 48°C E. 67m
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C. 4
9. In a D.0 circuit a 10 microfarad (mf) D. 6
capacitor is placed in series with a 10-ohm
resistor. The total resistance of the 15. The mean of the numbers 3, 6, 4, x and
combination is . 7 is 5. Find the standard deviation.
A. 10 ohms A. √2
B. 1 ohm B. √3
C. Zero C. 3
D. 20 ohms D. 2
E. Infinite
16. A straight line y=mx meets the curve
10. A potential difference of 6V is used to y = x2−12x + 40 in two distinct points. If
produce a current of 5A for 200s through a one of them is (5, 5) find the other
beating coil. The heat produced is . A. (5,6)
A. 4800 cal B. (8,8)
B. 6000 cal C. (8,5)
C. 2400 J D. (7,7)
D. 240 kcal E. (7,5)
E. 6000J
17. If (x−2) and (x + 1) are factors of the
11. Solve the simultaneous linear equation expression x3 + px2+qx+1, what is the sum
2x + 5y = 11 of p and q?
7x + 4y = 2 A. 0
B. -3
A. x=-8, y=1 C. -17/3
B. x= -2, y = 4 D.-2/3
C. x = 2, y= -3
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D. x = − 27,y=73 18. The ratio of the lengths of two similar
27
346 73
E. x = , y=− rectangular blocks is 2:3. if the volume of
189 27 the larger block is 351cm3, then the volume
of the other block is
12. solve the system of equation A. 234.00 cm3
B. 526.50 cm3
2x+y=32 C. 166.00 cm3
33y-x=27 D. 729.75 cm3
A. (3, 2) E. 104.00 cm3
B. (-3, 2)
C. (3, -2)
19. At what real value of x do the curves
D. (-3, -2)
whose equations are y = x3+x and y=x2+1
E. (2, 2) intersect
A. -2
13. Solve the equation for all positive values B. 2
of 0 less than 360°, 3 tanθ + 2 = -1 C. -1
A. 135° or 315° D. 0
B. 45° or 135° E. I
C. 315° or 45°
D. 315° or 180° 20. Find the area of a regular hexagon
E. 360° or 315°
inscribed in a circle of radius 8cm.
A. 16√3 cm3
14. Determine the maximum value of y =
B. 96√3 cm3
3x2−x3
A. 0 C. 192√3cm3
B. 2 D. 16 cm2
E. 32 cm2
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CHEMISTRY ANSWERS TO 2006/2007

21. What weight of sodium hydroxide is UNIPORT POST UTME
required to make 500 cm3 of 0.2 M solution? QUESTIONS
[Na=23, 0=16, H = 1]
A. 40g SECTION I
B. 20g
C. 10g 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. C
D. 4g
E. 2g 10. B 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. A 16. A
22. 60 cm3 of hydrogen are sparked with 17. E 18. D 19. D 20. A 21. C 22. A 23. C
20cm3 of oxygen at 100'C and I
atmosphere. The total volume of the residual 24. A 25. E
gas is
A. 60cm3 PAPER 2: GENERAL SCIENCE
B. 10cm3
C. 40cm3 1. E 2. E 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. A
D. 30cm3
E. 70cm3 10. E 11. D 12. A 13. A 14. D 15. A 16.
23. 0.16g of methane when burst raises the 17. B 18. A 19. E 20. B
temperature of 100g of water by 40°C. what
is the heat of combustion of methane if the CHEMISTRY
heat capacity of water is 4.2Jkg-1C-1? [CH4=-
16]
21. D 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. B
A. 1, 160kJmol-1
B. 1, 180 kJmol-1
C. 1,560 kJmol-1
D. 1 ,600 kJmol-1
E. 1,680kJmol-1
24. Hydrated salt of formula MSO4.XH2O

contains 45.3% by mass of water of
crystallization. Calculate the value of X.
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 10 [M=56, S =32, O=16, H=1]
25. A given quantity of a gas occupies a

volume of 228 cm3 at a pressure of
750mmHg. What will be its volume at
atmospheric pressure?
A. 220 cm3
B. 225 cm3
C. 230 cm3
D. 235 cm3
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consumption of energy from fossil fuels
Time: 40 mins throughout history, has taken place within
living memory.
USE OF ENGLISH:
1. The expression, standard of living in
Read this passage carefully and answer developed countries will plummet,
the questions that follow means .
A. The economy of rich nations will stagnate
If present trends continue, the world would B. Economic life will improve in rich nations
face a major crisis by the end of this C. Purchasing power will decline sharply in
century; insufficient, cheap, convenient rich nations
energy. For without such energy, industrial D. People in developed nations will
production will fall, agricultural production experience boom
will drop, transport will be restricted and
standard of living in developed countries will 2. The writer warns that the world
plummet. At present, almost all out energy could .
comes from fossil fuels. The earth' s reserves A. Lose all its oil reserves in a matter of
of fossil fuels have been formed from organic years
matter subjected to enormous heat and B. Face energy crisis soon if production is
pressure for millions of years. But such not stepped up
reserves are finite. C. Experience scarcity and low energy price
soon
Because power demand is increasing very D. Face low energy supply and poor
rapidly, fossil fuels will be exhausted within a agricultural output
relatively short time We can estimate the
amount of recoverable fuel under the surface 3. Fossil fuels as used in the passage include
of the earth and we know the calculations A. Wood, kerosene and natural gas
can therefore determine the remaining life. B. Oil, coal and natural gas
C. Limited, butane and charcoal
If present trends continue, gas and oil D. Wood, coal and oil
reserves will be exhausted by the middle of
the 21st century - about 70 years from now. 4. The writer seems to suggest that
Similar estimates for coal and wood reserves developed nations should .
suggest a projected supply of 250 — 300 A. Always calculate a fossil fuel's remaining
years, Of course long before fossil fuels are life
exhausted: demand will greatly exceed B. Reduce industrial and agricultural
supply. production
C. Reduce dependence on fossil fuels
For too many years, the world has consumed D. Review industrial dependence on energy
fossil fuels with little thoughts of the future.
In fact, world energy consumption increased 5. From the writer's description of the world
almost 600% between 1900 and 1965 and it energy situation, we may conclude that
is projected to increase by another 450% A. Developing nations will soon experience
between 1965 and the year 2010. Crude oil poverty
has been pumped out of the ground for B. Demand for recoverable fuel will plummet
about 100 years, but over half of it has been C. Consumption has not affected production
consumed in the past 18 years. D. Industrial production will plummet
Coal has been mined over 800 years but In each of the questions 11-25, choose
over half of it has been extracted in the past the option that best complete the gap(s)
37 years. In sum, most of the world's
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6. Yesterday, my mother asked me . 14. The public library has stopped

A. If I am tired books to readers.
B. Are you tired? A. Borrowing
C. Whether was I tired? B. Lending
D. If I was tired C. Renting
D. Loaning
7. The bank manager assured us that there
was nothing to worry about . 15. We won't leave until it raining.
A. As regards to the loan A. Will stop
B. With regards to the loan B. Stopped
C. In regard of the loan C. Stops
D. With regard to the loan D. Has stopped
8. The first prize was tray. 16. The event marked the beginning of
A. A carved wooden attractive a new life for the entire cabinet.
B. A wooden attractive carved
C. An attractive carved wooden 17. The train before I arrived.
D. A carved attractive wooden A. Was leaving
B. Has left
9. The class teacher always cautions that C. Had left
difficult jobs should be done . D. Would leave
A. Step from step
B. Step by step 18. You can't travel on your own, ?
C. Steps after steps A. Isn't it
D. Steps by steps B. Can't you
C. Won't you
10. I was often angry my brother since D. Shan't you?
he differed me often.
A. With/to 19. The man is refurbishing the flat with a
B. About/with view to it.
C. Against/from A. Sell
D. With/with B. Selling
C. Have sold
11. I am writing to you for reasons. D. Be selling
A. concerned
B. Several 20. The Secretary-General was shocked at
C. Plenty the number of .
D. Myriad of A. Child's soldiers
B. Childish soldiers
12. As we sat the silence, my eyes C. Children soldiers
the room. D. Child soldiers
A. Under/looked
B. Over/surrounded 21. In spite of the maid's good looks, her
C. In/roamed hair is always .
D. Along/observed A. Unkept
B. Unkempt
13. Is it true that the messenger C. Unwashed
when the gates were closed? D. Uncared for
A. Had returned
B. Would return 22. By the end of the football match today,
C. Should return we the best player
D. Should have returned A. Could have known
B. Might have know
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C. Will have know E. 20cm

D. Would have known
29. If a water pump at Kainji Dam is capable
23. It is African for a younger person to of lifting 1000kg of water through a vertical
show to elders. height of 10m in 10s, the power of the pump
A. Understanding is .
B. Indifference (g=10m/s2)
C. Deference A. 1.0 kW
D. Satisfaction B. 10.0 kW
C. 12.5 kW
24. A nursery rhyme is used to teach pupils D. 15.0 kW
how to spell the word . E. 20.0 kW
A. Hipopotamus
B. Hippopotamus 30. A simple pendulum with a period of 2.0 s
C. Hippopotamis has its length doubled. Its new period
D. Hippoppotamas is .
A. 1.00s
25. You, who convicted should append B. 1.41s
A. Has been C. 0.35s
B. Is D. 2.83s
C. Was E. 4.00s
D. Are
31. In order to find the depth of the sea. A
PHYSICS ship sends out a sound wave and receives an
echo after one second. If the velocity of
26. A weight of 1000grams hangs from a sound in water is 1500ms-1 What is the
lever 20cm to the right of the fulcrum. At the depth of the sea?
left is a 500-gram weight 20 cm from the A. 0.75 km
fulcrum, and a 200-gram x cm from the B. 1.50 km
fulcrum. What is the value of x that will C. 2.20 km
make the lever balanced? D. 3.00 km
A. 50cm E. 3.75 km
B. 20 cm
C. 10cm 32. A uniform cylindrical block of wood floats
D. 30 cm in water with one-third of height, above the
water levels. in a liquid of relative density
27. What is the relative permittivity of a 0.8. what fraction of its height will be above
capacitor if its capacitance with a medium as the liquid level?
dielectric is 16 farads and its capacitance A. 1/6
with vacuum as dielectric is 2 farads? B. 1/5
A. 1/3 C. 4/5
B. ½ D. 5/6
C. 2
D. 8 33. The resistance of a platinum wire at the
E. 32 ice and steam points are 0.75 ohm and 1.05
ohm respectively. Determine the
28. If the magnification of a virtual image temperature at which the resistance of the
formed of an object 10cm from a convex wire is 0.90 ohm?
lens is 3, the focal length of the lens is A. 43.0 °C
A. 10cm B. 50.0°C
B. 7.5cm C. 69.9°C
C. 16cm D. 87.0°C
D. 19cm
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34. The electrochemical equivalent or D. l = -6, k =1

platinum is 5.0 x 10-7kgC-1. To plate out 1.0 E. l= 6, k = 0
kg of platinum, a current of 100A must he
passed through as appropriate vessel for 41. Find the equation of the curve which
A. 5.6 hours passes through the point (2, 5) and whose
B. 56 hours gradient at by point is given by 6x−5
C. 1.4 x 104 hours A. 6x2 + 5x + 5
D. 2.0 x 104 hours B. 6x2 + 5x + 5
C. 3x2 − 5x −5
35. How many grams of water at 17'C must D. 3x2 − 5x + 3
be added to 42 kg of ice at 0C to melt the
ice completely? 42. A flagstaff stands on the top a vertical
A. 200g tower. A man standing 60m away from the
B. 300g tower observes that the angles of elevations
C. 320g of the top and bottom of the flagstaff are
D. 400g [specific heat capacity of water 64° and 62° respectively. Find the length of
— 4200.11kg/k, specific latent of fusion of the flagstaff
ice = 3.4 x 105J/kg/k] A. 60(tan62° -tan64°)
B. 60(tan64° -tan62°
36. The minimum point on the curve C. 60(cot62° -cot64°)
y=x2−6x+5 is at . D. 60(cot64° -cot62°)
A. (1, 5)
B. (2, 3) 6 0
43. Given that Q = ( ) and
C. (-3, 4) 4 5
7 −2
D. (3, -4) Q+P =( ).Evaluate [Q+2P]
6 8
A. 90
37. Find the mean deviation of 1, 2, 3 and 4 B. 9
A. 1.0 C. 102
B. 1.5 D. 120
C. 2.0
D. 2.5 44. A function f(x) passes through the origin
and its first derivative is 3x+2 what is f(x)?
38. Solve the given equation A. = 32 + 2
(log X)2 − 6logX + 9 = 0 2
3
A. 27 B. = +2
2
B. 9 C. = 3 2 + 2
C. 1/27 C. =
1
2
D. 18
E. 81
45. A ship sails a distance of 50 km in the
direction S50°E. find the bearing of the ship
39. If the mean of five consecutive integers
from its original position.
is 30, find the largest of the numbers
A. S90°E
A. 28
B. N40°E
B. 30
C. S95°E
C. 45
D. N85°E
D. 50
CHEMISTRY
40. If x 2 and x−1 are factors of the
expression lx3 + 2kx2 + 24 =0, find the value
46. A certain volume of a gas at 298K is
of l and k
heated such that its volume and pressure
A. l= -6, k = -9
are now four times the original values. What
B. l = -2, k = 1
is the new temperature?
C. l = -2, k =-1
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A. 18.6K
B. 100K
ANSWERS TO 2007/2008
C. 298.0K UNIPORT POST UTME
D. 1192.0K QUESTIONS
E. 4768.0K
USE OF ENGLISH
47. The mass of silver deposited when a
current of 10A is passed through a solution 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. D 9. B
of silver salt for 4830s?
[Ag = 106g, F=96500Cmol-1] 10. D 11. A 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. C 16.
A. 108.0g
B. 54.0g 17. C 18.A 19. B 20. D 21. B 22. D 23. C
C. 27.0g
D. 13.6g 24. B 25. A
48. 2C0 + O2→2CO2(g). Given that ∆H [CO] is PHYSICS
-110.4kJmol and H[CO2] is -393.0kJmol-1 the
energy change of the reaction above is?
26. A 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. D 31. A 33. B
A. -565.21kJ
B. -282.6kJ
34. D 35. A 36. D 37. A 39. A 40. A 42. B
C. +282.6kJ
D. +565.2kJ
43. D 44. A
49. How many moles of limestone will he
CHEMISTRY
required to produce 5.6g of CaO?
A. 0.20 mol
46. E 47. B 48. A 49. B 50. B
B. 0.10 mol
C. 1.12 mol
D. 0.56 mol
50. One mole of propane is mixed with five

moles of oxygen. The mixture is ignited and
the propane bums completely. What is the
volume of the product at s.t.p?
[M.V.G = 22.4 dm3]
A. 112.0 dm3
B. 67.2 dm3
C. 56.0 dm3
D. 44.8 dm3
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Time: 1hr 15 mins 7. Musa borrows ₦10.00 of 2% per month
interest and repays ₦8.00 after 4 months.
SECTION 1: However, how much does he still owe?
A. ₦10.80
MATHEMATICS B. ₦10.67
C. ₦2.80
1. Find the slope of the curve D. ₦2.67
y = 2x2 + 5x−3 at (1,4)
A. 4 8. Find the derivative of (2x+3)(1−x) with
B. 0 respect to x
C. 7 A. -8x − 1
D. 9 B. 1 − 6x
C. 6
2. Determine the maximum value of D. -3
y=3x2−x3
A. 0 9. Find the derivative of the function y = 2x 2
B. 2 (2x−1) at the point x = -1
C. 4 A. -6
D. 6 B. 12
C. 16
3. By how much will the mean of 30, 56, 31, D. 18
55, 43 and 44 be less than the median
A. 035 10. Find the mean deviation of 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 0.50 A. 1.0
C. 0.33 B. 1.5
D. 0.17 C. 2.0
D. 2.5
4. The range of 4, 3, 11, 9, 6, 15, 19, 23,
27, 24, 21 and 61 is; 11. Find the value t if the standard deviation
A. 28 of 2t, 3t, 5t, and 6t is √2
B. 21 A. 1
C. 23 B. 2
D. 24 C. 3
D. 4
5. The mean of the numbers 3, 6, 4, x and 7
is 5. Find the standard deviation 12. In how many ways can 6 coloured chalks
A. √2 he arranged if 2 are of the same colour?
B. √3 A. 60
C. 2 B. 120
D. 3 C. 240
D. 360
6. Find the remainder when 3x3 + 5x2 - 11x
+ 4 is divided by x + 3 13. A final examination requires that a
A. 4 student answer any 4 out 6 questions. In
B. 1 how many ways can this be done?
C. -1 A. 15
D. -4 B. 20
C. 30
D. 45
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14. If the mean of five consecutive integers of length 33cm is

is 30, find the largest of the numbers A. 44cm
A. 28 B. 33cm
B. 30 C. 22 cm
C. 45 D. 17cm
D. 50
22. Non-luminous objects can be seen
15. A bag contains 5 black, 4 white and x because they .
red marbles. If the probability of picking a A. Are polished
red marble is 2/5. Find the value of x B. Are near
A. 8 C. Reflect light
B. 10 D. Emit light
C. 4
D. 6 23. The correct unit of density is
A. Kgm-3
n-1
16. For what values of n is C3 = 4(nC3)? B. Kgm-1
A. 6 C. Kgm3
B. 5 D. Kgm-2
C. 4
D. 3 24. The motion of smoke of particles from a
chimney is typical of
17. Find the root of x3−2x2−5x+6=0 A. Oscillatory motion
A. 1, 2, -3 B. Rotational motion
B. -1, 2, 3 C. Circular motion
C. 1, 2, 3 D. Random motion
D. 1, -2, 3
25. One of the properties of gamma rays is
18. Find the value of k if the expression that they are is that they are
kx3 + x2−5x−2 leaves a remainder of 2 when A. negatively charged
divided by 2x+1 B. massive
A. 10 C. neutral
B. 0 D. positively charged
C. -10
D. -8 26. The process whereby the molecules of
different substances move randomly is
19. If y=x2−x−12. find the range of values of called .
x for which x>0 A. Surface tension
A. x<-3 or x > -1 B. Diffusion
B. x<-3 or x > 4 C. Capillary
C. —3 < x < 4 D. Osmosis
D. —3 < x 4
27. The process whereby a liquid turns
20. How many terms of the series 3, -6, 12, spontaneously into vapour is called
-24 ..... are needed to make a total of 1−28? spontaneously into vapour is called .
A. 12 A. Evaporation
B. 10 B. Relegation
C. 9 C. Boiling
D. 8 D. Sublimation
PHYSICS 28. The velocity of sound in air will be

doubled if its absolute temperature is .
21. The wavelength of the first overtone of a A. Doubled
dosed pipe of length 33cm is of a dosed pipe B. Halved
20
C. Constant D. Cathode ray

D. Quadrupled
36. The charge carriers in gases are .
29. A thin converging lens has a power of A. Ions only
4.0 diopers. Determine its focal length B. Electrons and holes
A. 0.25m C. Electrons only
B. 0.03m D. Electrons and ions
C. 5.00m
D. 2.50m 37. Which of the following materials is a
conductor?
30. An electric device is rated 2000W, 250V, A. Plastic
the correct fuse rating of the device is B. Sodium
A. 8A C. Wax
B. 9A D. Glass
C. 7A
D. 6A 38. The instrument used for securing a large
number of similar charges by induction is
31. Satellite communication network makes called .
use of . A. Capacitor
A. Infrared rays B. Electrophorus
B. Sound wave C. Electroscope
C. Visible light D. Proof plane
D. Radio wave
39. The pitch of a sound note depends
32. If two inductors of inductances 3H and on .
6H are arranged in series, the total A. Timbre
inductance is B. Harmony
A. 18.0H C. Quality
B. 9.0H D. Frequency
C. 2.0H
D. 0.5H 40. In which of the following material media
would wound travel fastest
33. The current in a reverse biased junction A. Water
is due to B. Oil
A. Electrons C. Metal
B. Majority carriers D. Gas
C. Holes
D. Minority carriers CMEMISTRY
34. In an A.C circuit that contains only a 41. Maximum number of electrons is found
capacitor, the voltage lags behind a in one of these
capacitor, the voltage lags behind the A. 4s
current by . B. 4p
A. 90° C. 4d
B. 180° D. 4f
C. 60°
D. 30° 42. The shape of the s-orbital is:
A. Spherical
35. The ray which causes gas molecules to B. Elliptical
glow is known as . C. Spiral
A. Molecular ray D. Circular
B. Gamma ray
C. Anode ray
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43. A carcinogenic substance is . 51. Phenolphthalein in acidic solution is

A. Asbestos dust A. Red
B. Sawdust B. Orange
C. Nitrogen (II) oxide C. Colourless
D. Carbon (II) oxide D. Yellow
44. In the electrolysis of brine, the anode is 52. When iron is exposed to moisture and it
A. Platinum rusts, the value of ∆G for the reaction
B. Copper is .
C. Zinc A. Neutral
D. Carbon B. Zero
C. Positive
45. Which of the following hydrogen halides D. Negative
has the highest entropy value?
A. HF 53. A substance that is used as a ripening
B. HCl agent for fruits is
C. HBr A. Ethane
D. HI B. Propane
C. Methane
46. The allotrope of carbon used in the D. Butane
decolonization of sugar is
A. Graphite 54. The shape of the hydrocarbon compound
B. Soot CH4 is
C. Charcoal A. Square planar
D. Lampblack B. Planar
C. Linear
47. Sulphur (IV) oxide bleaches by D. Tetrahedral
A. Reduction
B. Oxidation 55. Sugar is separated from its impurities by
C. Hydration A. Precipitation
D. Absorption B. Crystallization
C. Distillation
48. Aluminium hydroxide is used in the dying D. Evaporation
industry as a .
A. Salt 56. The component of an atom that
B. Dye contributes least to the mass is the .
C. Mordant A. Proton
D. Dispersant B. Nucleus
C. Neutron
49. An isomer of C5H12 is . D. Electron
A. Butane
B. 2 methyhutane 57. An element will readily form an
C. 2 ethylbutane electrovalent compound if its electron
D. 2 methyethane configuration is
A. 2, 8, 1
50. Vulcanization involves the removal B. 2, 8, 4
of . C. 2, 8, 8, 12
A. A monomer D. 2, 8, 5
B. The single bond
C. The double bond 58. The most suitable metal that can be used
D. A polymer as a lightning conductor is
A. Silver
B. Copper
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C. iron 66. He was punished for failing his duty

D. Aluminium as a prefect of the school.
A. On
59. The most abundant element on the B. About
earth's crust is C. With
A. Nitrogen D. In
B. Hydrogen
C. Oxygen 67. Good discipline was instructed the
D. Fluorine success achieved by the college.
A. For
60. Metalloids are also referred to as B. On
A. Semi metals C. In
B. Metals D. With
C. Colloids
D. Non-metals 68. It was quite dark in the room we
couldn't see.
61. The ores that can be concentrated by A. So
flotation are B. Because
A. Nitride ores C. Through
B. Sulphide ores D. Yet
C. Oxide ores
D. Chloride ores ANSWERS TO 2008/2009
From the list of words choose the one UNIPORT POST UTME
that best completes each sentence from QUESTIONS
62 to 68
62. You are driving fast for my liking. MATHEMATICS

A. Too
B. Very 1. D 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. 9. C
C. Pretty
D. Fairly 10. A 11. A 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. D 16. D
63. You have given me one orange 17. D 18. C 19. C 20. B
many.
A. Very PHYSICS
B. So
C. Too 21. A 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. A
D. More
28. D 29. A 30. B 31. D 32. C 33. D 34. A
64. The upholstery work doesn't go
the colour of the car. 35. D 36. D 37. B 38. B 39. D 40. C
A. After
B. By CHEMISTRY
C. With
D. In 41. D 42. A 43. A 44. D 45. A 46. C 47.A
65. I became depressed hearing the 48. C 49. B 50. C 51. C 52. D 53. A 54. D
news.
A. At 55. B 56. D 57. A 58. B 59. C 60. A 61. B
B. With
C. As 62. A 63. C 64. C 65. D 66. D 67. A 68. A
D. On
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Time: 40 Mins 7. His comment was so printable.
A. Punishable
Section 1: B. Suitable
C. Offensive
1. I am writing to you for reasons. D. Unfair
A. Concerned
B. Several In each of the questions 8 to 11, fill
C. Plenty each gap with the appropriate option
D. Myriad of from the list
2. They by now; I can hear all the 8. Following the gap police are looking
people shouting. for .
A. Would have arrived A. Two big cars black
B. Must have arrived B. Two cars big black
C. Had arrived C. Two big black cars
D. Should have arrived D. Two black big cars
3. Many streets in the town in need of 9. Our president and chairman of the
lights at night. occasion _ just arrived.
A. Stand A. Has
B. Stood B. Having
C. Have stood C. Have
D. Are standing D. Had
4. The boy who stole mango was given 10. In , we as politicians are identified
by an eye witness. with the masses.
A. Out A. A more deeper sense
B. In B. A much deeper sense
C. Away C. A most deeper sense
D. Up D. Much more deeper sense
In each of the questions 5 to 7, choose 11. It has been confirmed that the
the option opposite in meaning to the election held in July.
word or phrase underlined. A. Will be
B. Is being
5. "A novel is an embellished falsehood", C. Has been
said the teacher D. Have being
A. Enriched
B. Exaggerated In each of questions 12 to 14, choose
C. Adorned the most appropriate option opposite in
D. Obliterated meaning to word(s) or phrase in italics
6. Curiously, he escaped unhurt. 12. Mrs. Koffi is very provocative in her

A. Interestingly dressing.
B. Unsurprisingly A. Modest
C. Annoyingly B. Happy
D. Unusually C. Angry
D. Beautiful
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13. Aduma was so vociferous during the D. Mad

meeting of the congregation that he
succeeded in incurring the wrath of the 19. Toyin is married to an impatient, self-
chairman_ centred man.
A. Anger A. A fretful
B. Admiration B. A tolerant
C. Displeasure C. An edgy
D. Sympathy D. A tolerable
14. The girl's idiosyncrasy was passion for Choose the option which correctly fills
bread and butter. the blank space in questions 20 - 25
A. Stupid outburst
B. General tendency 20. A swarm of attacked the picnic
C. Singular characteristic makers.
D. Occupational calling A. Termites
B. Birds
In each questions 15 & 16, select flu C. Gorillas
option that best explains the D. Bees
information, conveyed in the sentence.
21. The night watchman has a of
15. Ngozi has always considered he: father arrows.
to be an impassioned man. A. Bag
A. Her lather is a very lively man B. Cache
B. Her father is an emotional man C. Quiver
C. Her lather is a disciplined man D. Bundle
D. Her father is a very strict man
22. The huge dragnet enclosed a of
16. If he went to London, he would sec the fish.
Queen A. Shoal
A. When he goes to London, he will see the B. School
Queen C. Den
B. He did not go to London and did not see D. Flock
the Queen
C. He did not see the Queer when he went to 23. Within one minute, Okocha hit the back
London of the net twice, and the roared in
D. He would like to see the Queen when he applause
goes to London A. Spectacles
B. Audience
In each of question 17 to 19, choose an C. Congregation
appropriate option nearest in meaning D. Spectators
to word(s) or phrase in italics
24. In the terrible heat of the desert, the lost
17. He is well known for his inordinate explorers thought they saw water, but it was
ambition. a.
A. Excessive A. Ghost
B. Passionate B. Deceit
C. Moderate C. Mirage
D. Sound D. Migraine
18. Agbenu was ecstatic about her result. 25. A motorist who accidentally killed an old
A. Dispassionate woman was arrested and charged to court
B. Sad with .
C. Pessimistic A. Murder
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B. Manslaughter C. ¾
C. Suicide D. 7/10
D. Assassination
32. A man stands 4m in front of a plane
PHYSICS mirror. If the mirror is moved 1m towards
the man, the distance between him and his
26. An electric kettle with negligible heat image is
capacity is rated at 2000W. if 2.0kg of water A. 3m
is put in it, how long will it take the B. 5m
temperature of water to rise from 20°C to C. 6m
100°C? [specific heat capacity of water D. 10m
4200JkhK-1]
A. 420s 33. An astronomical telescope is said to be in
B. 336s normal adjustment when the:
C. 168s A. Eye is accommodated
D. 84s B. Focal length of objective lens is longer
than that of the eye piece.
27. Which of the following is the exclusive C. Final image is at near point of the eye
property of a transverse wave? D. Final image is at infinity
A. Diffraction
B. Refraction 34. The core of an efficient transformer
C. Compression should consist of laminated pieces of metal
D. Polarization in order to .
A. Increase the heat produced by increasing
28. The pitch of an acoustic device can be eddy current
increased by B. Increase the heat produced by reducing
A. Increasing the frequency eddy current
B. Increasing the amplitude C. Reduce the heat produced by increasing
C. Decreasing the loudness eddy current
D. Decreasing the intensity D. Reduce the heat produced by reducing
eddy current
29. Which of the following pairs of colours
gives the widest separation in the spectrum 35. A 3000W electric cooker is to be used on
of white light? a 200V mains current. Which of the fuses
A. Red and violet below can be used safely with the cooker?
B. Green and yellow A. 2A
C. Red and indigo B. 5A
D. Yellow and violet C. 10A
D. 20A
30. If the maximum voltage across a 100
Ohm resistor is 20V, then the maximum 36. Na + Proton→ + ℎ . What
power it can dissipate is . are the values of p and q respectively in the
A. 5.00W equation above?
B. 4.00W A. 10 and 20
C. 2.00W B. 12 and 24
D. 0.25W C. 20 and 10
D. 24 and 12
31. A solid weighs 10.0N in air, 6.0N when
fully immersed in water and 7.0N when fully 37. One end of a long wire is fixed while a
immersed in a certain liquid X. Calculate the vibrator is attached to the other end. When
relative density of the liquid the vibrator is energized, the types of wave
A. 5/3 generated in the wire are
B. 4/3
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A. Stationary and transverse B. 1.0 Ohms

B. Progressive and transverse C. 8.0 Ohms
C. Stationary and longitudinal D. 10 Ohms
D. Progressive and longitudinal
44. The capacitor, C = 175 p.f is connected
38. A boy observes a piece of stone at the to a source of alternating e.m.f of r.m.s
bottom of a river 10m deep. If he looks from value 250V and e.m.f of r.m.s value 250V
the surface of the river, what is the apparent and frequency 50H4 calculate the r.m.s
distance of the stone from him? value of the current
A. 4.5m A. 6.87A
B. 5.0m B. 13.74A
C. 5.5m C. 4.38A
D. 8.0m D. 0.27A
E. 16.49A
39. Radio is operated by eight cells each of
e.m.f 2.0V connected in series. If two of the 45. An inductor, L = 75mH is connected in
cells are wrongly connected, the net e.m.f of series to a source of alternating emf of rms
the radio is value 250V and frequency 50Hz. What is the
A. 16V rms value of the current?
B. 12V A. 21.22A
C. 10V B. 1.69A
D. 8V C. 10.46A
D. 5.31A
40. A stone of mass 1kg is dropped from a E. 26.53A
height of 10m above the ground and falls
under gravity, its kinetic energy 5m above 46. A series RLC circuit consists of a 75Ω
the ground kinetic energy 5m above the resistor, a 5.0 μf capacitor and a 75mH
ground is the equal to . inductor. They are connected across a
A. Its kinetic energy on the ground generator of frequency 250Hz with a rms
B. Twice its initial potential energy voltage of 12V. Determine the impedance of
C. Its initial potential energy the circuit.
D. Half its initial potential energy A. 127.32 Ω
B. 117.8 Ω
41. Ice cubes are added to a glass of warm C. 84.51Ω
water. The glass and water are cooled by D. 74.39Ω
cooled by E. 75.6Ω
A. Conduction only
B. Convection only 47. A circuit consists of a 220.0Ω resistor
C. Conduction and convection and a 0.5II inductor connected across a
D. Convection and radiation generator that has a frequency of 120Hz and
a voltage if 230V. Determine the phase
42. Thermometric substance of an absolute angle between the current and the voltage
thermometer is A. 59.73°
A. Alcohol B. 68.38°
B. Mercury C. 26.75°
C. Helium D. 30.27°
D. Platinum E. 38.21°
43. The cell of internal resistance r supplies 48. A 2500Ω resistor and 2.5 μf capacitors
current to a 6.0 ohms supplies current to a are connected in series across a generator of
6.0 ohms resistor and its efficiency is 75%. 60Hz frequency and 121V. Determine the
Find the value of r Find the value of r power dissipated in the circuit.
A. 4.5 Ohms A. 2.07W
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1
B. 2.25W D. [− ± √ 2− 2 ]
C. 4.88W
D. 4.14W
E. 45W 5. Evaluate ( + 1)2 − ( − 1)2
A. 4x2
49. A converging lens can be used a B. 2x−2
magnifying glass if the C. 4x
A. Object is placed at F D. 4(1+x)
B. Object is placed between F and the pole
C. Object is placed at the pole 6. If the function f is defined by
D. All of the above f(x + 2) = 2x2 + 7x−5. Find F(-1).
A. -10
50. A convex lens of focal length f, forms a B. -8
real image whose size is the same as that of C. 4
the object. The object distance is equal D. 10
A. 4F
B. 2F 7. If the 6th term of an arithmetic
C. F progression is 11 and the first term is 1, find
D. F/2 the common difference.
E. F/4 A. 3
B. 5
C. -2
MATHEMATICS D. 2
1. If 2257 is the result of subtracting 4577 8. A binary operation is defined by the set of
from 7056 in base n, find n all positive integers a∗b. Which of the
A. 8 following properties does not hold?
B. 9 A. Closure
C. 10 B. Sociability
D. 11 C. Identity
D. Inverse
2. Musa borrows ₦10.00 of 2% per month
interest and repays ₦8.00 after 4 months. 9. Find the inverse of p under the binary
However, how much does he still owe? operation p*q=p+q -pq. Where p and q are
A. ₦10.80 real numbers and zero is the identity of a, p.
B. ₦10.67 A. p
C. ₦2.80 B. p−1
D. ₦2.67 C.
−1
D.
3. If x= 3√3, find x2 + 36 2
+1
A. 9
10. The chord ST of a circle is equal to the
B. 24
radius of the circle. Find the length of the arc
C. 18
T.
D. 27
A.
2
4. Make t the subject of the formula in
1 B. 3
2
s = ut +
2 C. 6
1
A. [ ± ]
1 D. 12
B. [− ± √ 2− 2 ]
1 2− 11. A hunter 1.6m tall, views a bird on top of
C. [ ±√ 2 ] tree at angle of 45°, if the distance between
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the hunter and the tree is 10.4m. Find the

height of the tree 18. A city B is 205km from a village C on a
A. 8.8m bearing 035°, how far is B east of C?
B. 9.0m A. 205km
C. 10.4m B. 146km
D. 12.0m C. 117.6km
D. 91.7km
12. An airplane flies due north from airports
P to Q and then flies due east to R. Q is 19. ¾ of a class of 32 students study English
equidistant from P and R. Find the bearing of and 3/8 study mathematics. Every student
P from R. studies at least one of these subjects. What
A. 270° fraction of the class study mathematics but
B. 090° not English?
C. 135° A. 3/4
D. 225° B. 5/8
C. 3/8
13. A trapezium has two parallel sides of D. 8/9
length 5cm and 9cm, if the area is 121cm2,
find the distance between the parallel sides. 20. The score of a student in five courses are
A. 17cm given as 70, 75, x, 80, 90. If the mean of
B. 13cm the students' score is 78, find the value of x.
C. 14cm A. 75
D. 16cm B. 85
C. 95
D. 120
14. Find the sum to infinity of the series 1/2,
1/6, 1/18,…. 21. In a box there are 10 T-shirts, 15 long
A. 1 sleeves shirts and 25 gowns. If one attire is
B. ¾ picked at random, what is the probability
C. 2/3 that the attire is either a T-shirt or a gown?
D. 1/3 A. 7/11
B. 11/23
15. Find the sum to infinity of the following C. 77/100
D. /10
sequence. 1, 9/10, (9⁄ )2, (9⁄ )3
10 10
A. 1/10
B. 9/10 22. The first and last terms of an A.P are 10
C. 10/9 and 90, if the sum of the term is 750, find
D. 10 the number of terms.
A. 12
16. Find the sum of 7th terms of the G.P 12, B. 15
6, 3 C. 22
A. 23.76 D. 24
B. 27.36
C. 26.73 23. Express 65 to 3 significant figure
D. 23.81 A. 6500
B. 650
17. Find the length of an arc of a circle C. 6,500
having radius 66cm and subtends and angle D. 65
of 600 at the circle centre.
A. 56 ENGLISH
B. 67
C. 58 In questions 26 to 28 choose the option
D. 69 nearest in meaning to the underlined.
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A. Into
24. It is usually hard to change the course of B. Over
action when one crosses the Rubicon. The C. Down
underlined expression as used in the D. Up
sentence means to . E. Across
A. Pass through a place called Rubicon
B. Cross a river called Rubicon 30. The chairman of the state school board
C. Cross a bridge called Rubicon advised students to desist blackmailing
D. Be irrevocably committed and victims should call the authorities.
A. From
25. Solo has resigned his job with the textile B. In
mills. He doesn't seem to worry about C. On
getting another job, His plans are still quite D. Against
in the air. This means that his plans are E. By
A. Airmailed
B. Air light 31. It took the father many days to get the
C. Uncertain untimely death of his son
D. Certain A. Off
E. Airborne B. Over
C. By
26. Old customs die hard. This implies old D. Through
customs. E. Across
A. Cause a lot of hardship and death
B. Must be stopped In questions 34 to 37 choose the Words
C. Never die out or Phrase which best fills the gap(s).
D. Cause hardship for younger people
E. Tend to last for a long time 32. You could see that Akpan did not give
evidence .
In question 29 select the word opposite A. Honestly completely
in meaning to the underlined. B. Completely honesty
C. Honesty completely
27. A book on style without abundant D. Completely honestly
examples set to me as ineffectual as a book
on biology with illustrations. 33. The chairman's laughter was with
A. Useless no to ridicule the applicant.
B. Difficult A. Intention
C. Interesting B. Intend
D. Satisfactory C. Intendment
E. Attractive D. Intent
In questions 30 to 33, choose the 34. to your request, we have

expression which best completes each decided to provide necessary information.
sentence A. As regards
B. With regards
28. The man has atoned for his sins. C. With regard
A. Upon D. Regarding
B. On
C. At 35. Many young men of nowadays do not
D. For know how to properly their cloth.
E. Against A. Press
B. Iron
29. These folktales have been handed C. Smoothen
generation to generation. D. Stretch
30
43.1 ran an old friend of mine on broad

In question 38 to 41 choose the option street and brought him home.
nearest in meaning to the word(s) or A. Into
phrases(s) in italics. B. To
C. Over
36. The case was thrown out because the D. Away
court lacked jurisdiction.
A. Jurors to help the judge 44.11 they had not jumped out of the car in
B. Authority time they
C. Prosecutors A. Might have been perished
D. Appellate powers B. Will have perished
C. Were all going to perish
37. The chief will launch the fund-raising D. Would have perished
appeal
A. Make a speech at 45. Typical Zachariah Devil-may-care and
B. Eat his afternoon meal during reverberant as ever. No doubt he was just
C. Travel by boot to the same when he was cook to Greek trader
D. Start off in town. In fact, I suspect that to him the
Reverend father is just another sort of
38. As the wedding day approached, the trader. Cancelled ass, thinking himself to be
bride began to develop cold feet. superior to the father! And in what is he
A. Fall sick superior? Success with women, perhaps?
B. Feel cold Zachariah knows that they all admire him
C. Be reluctant and is always striving for still more
D. Become aggressive admiration. He dresses sharply and walks in
haughty manner that suits his tallness. And
39. The clerk refused to answer for the then he feeds his pride on the swarms of
mistakes made by the manager and his girls who run after him. It's maddening to
assistant think how little you need to attract them. I
remember, my mother coming home from
A. Reply market in town, after selling her vegetables
B. Give an answer and cocoa. How indignant she was it's so
C. Accept responsibly shameful. She cried, your best-looking girls
D. Account for go town to throw themselves at strangers
ugly as sin, speaking the most outlandish
In each of questions 42 to 45 choose tongues, men you can scarcely look at
the words(s) or phrase(s) which best without shuddering and why? Just money!
fill(s) the gaps Money! Ah, what a world! And my father
replied in a buried voice, it's the times! The
40. Many in the town in new of light at times shouted mother, can you imagine my
night. child Ann with creatures like those?
A. Stand
B. Stood But perhaps the girls, who chase Zachariah
C. Have stood aren't drawn by his tallness or his leather
D. Are standing shoes. Perhaps they're only after childish
things, a bit of bread or a pot of jam
41. The boy who stole the mango was knowing that he's a cook. My father often
given by an eye witness says women are like children in their desires.
A. Out And after all too can boast a little. Plenty of
B. In women turn to look at me especially when
C. Over I'm dressed in all white but I'm not like
D. Across Zachariah who doesn't know women are
simply children.
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46. Zachariah:
A. Was the cook of a trader
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B. Worked for a priest UNIPORT POST UTME
C. Worked for the speaker's mother QUESTIONS
D. Was a rich man
E. Was a handsome man SECTION 1:
47. Which of the following was NOT a quality 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. A
of Zachariah’s character
A. Vanity 10. B 11. A 12. A 13. B 14. B 15. B 16. B
B. Lack of respect for others
C. Humility 17. A 18.D 19. C 20. D 21. C 22. A 23. D
D. Arrogance
E. insubordinate 24. C 25. B
48. The girls were apparently attracted to PHYSICS

Zachariah by:
A. Wealth 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. C
B. The life of the towns
C. The appearance of the young man 33. D 34. B 35. D 36. A 37. B 38. D 39. B
D. The fact that the young mart spoke
strange dialect 40. D 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. B 45. C 46. E
E. Food
47. A 48. – 49. B 50. B
49. From the passage we can conclude that
the young girls were MATHEMATICS
A. Attractive
B. Religious 1. A 2. C 3. – 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. C
C. Modem
D. Easily led 10. B 11. D 12. D 13. – 14. B 15. D 16. D
E. Indifferent
17. D 18. C 19. A 20. A 21. D 22. D 23. D
50. The speaker's mother considered that
A. Things were not as good as they used to ENGLISH
be
B. Women were friends 24.D 25. C 26. E 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. A
C. The world was corrupt
D. The love of motley was root of evil 31. B 32. D 33. D 34. A 35. B 36. B 37. D
E. It was necessary for attitudes to change
38. C 39. C 40. A 41. D 43. A 44. D 45. –
46. B 47. C 48. E 49. D 50. D
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Time: 40 mins 7. Chlorine consisting of 2 isotopes of mass
number 35 and 37 in the ratio 3:1 has an
1. A compound contains 40% carbon, 6.7% atomic mass of 35.5. Calculate the relative
hydrogen and 53.3 % oxygen. If the molar abundance of the isotope of number 37.
mass of the compound is 180, find the A. 20
molecular formula. B. 25
A. CH2O C. 60
B. C6H6O3 D. 75
C. C6H12O6
D. C6H6O3 8. How long will it take to deposit 0.08g of
(H =1, C = 12, O =16) copper from CuCl2 solution by passing a
current of 0.5A
2. Aluminium hydroxide is used in the dyeing A. 6 mins
industry as a B. 8 mins
A. Salt C. 24 mins
B. Dye D. 48 mins
C. Mordant (Cu = 64, F = 96500C mol-1)
D. Dispersant
9. How much faster does a Helium atom
3. Air element that occurs in the free state travel than a nitrogen molecule at the same
is temperature?
A. Pb A. 1.68
B. K B. 1.70
C. Al C. 150
D. Ar D. 2.65
E. C E. 2.90
4. C2H4(g) + H2 ⟶ C2H6 ∆H = −13kj 10. If a solution contains 4.9g of

The reaction represented above is tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid, calculate the
A. Exothermic amount of copper (II) oxide that will meet
B. Spontaneous with it
C. Endothermic A. 0.8g
D. In equilibrium B. 4.0g
C. 40.0g
5. Calculate the mass of chloride gas which D. 80.0g
occupies a volume of 1.12dm3 at s.t.p. (Cu = 64, O = 16, S = 32, H = 1)
A. 15.50g
B. 7.10g 11. MnO2 + xHCl ⟶ MnCl2 + yH2O + zCl2
C. 3.55g In the reaction above, what are the values of
D. 1.80g x,y and z respectively.
(Cl = 35.5, Molar volume of gas at s.t.p. A. 2, 1, 2
=22.4dm3) B. 4, 1, 2
C. 4, 2, 1
6. Calculate the number of moles of HCl D. 1, 2, 1
present in 20cm3 of a 0.75m solution of the
acid 12. Tartaric acid is used industrially to
A. 0.015 mole A. Make baking powder
B. 0.038 mole B. Make fruit juices
C. 3.800 mole C. Remove rust
D. 1.500 mole D. Dry substances
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20. What is the percentage by mass of

13. The carbon atoms in ethane are oxygen in Al2(SO4)3.2H2O?
hybridized A. 14.29%
A. Sp4 B. 2539%
B. Sp3 C. 50.79%
C. Sp5 D. 59.25%
D. Sp (Al = 27, S = 32, H=1, O=16)
-3
14. The mass of silver deposited when a 21. What volume of 0.5 moldm H2O4 will
current of 10A is passed through a solution exactly neutralize 20 cm of 0.1 moldm-3
3
of silver salt for 4830 sec is NaOH solution?

A. 108.0g A. 2.0 cm3
B. 54.0g B. 5.0 cm3
C. 270g C. 6.8 cm3
D. 13.5g D. 8.3 cm3
(Ag=108, F=96500 Cmol-1)
22. What volume of gas is evolved at s.t.p if
15- The oxidation state of oxygen in 2g of calcium trioxocarbonate (IV) is added
tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid is to a solution of hydrochloric acid?
A. -4 A. 112 cm3
B. -2 B. 224 cm3
C. +4 C. 448 cm3
D. -8 D. 2240 cm3
(Ca=40, C=12, O=16, Cl=35, H=1, molar
16. The reaction that takes place in Daniel volume of gas at s.t.p. = -22.4 dm3)
cell is
A. Direct combination 23. Which experiment led to measurement of
B. Redox charge on an electron?
C. Double decomposition A. Mass spectrometric experiment
D. Neutralization B. Oil-drop experiment
C. Scattering α-particle
17. The salt formed from a strong acid and a D. Discharge-tube experiment
strong base is
A. Complex 24. Which of the following acts as both a
B. Neutral reducing and oxidizing agent?
C. Basic A. H2
D. Acidic B. SO2
C. H2S
18. The type of reaction that is peculiar to D. CO2
benzene is to benzene is
A. Addition 25. Which of the following is not a unit of
B. Hydrolysis temperature?
C. Polymerization A. °C
D. Substitution B. °F
C. K
19. Under normal condition of ionic addition, D. °K
what will be major product of the addition of
HBr to 2-methy-2butene. 26. 2 spheres of masses 5kg and 10kg are
A. 2-Brorno-3-methylbutane 0.3m apart. Calculate the force of attraction
B. 1-Bromo-3-methylbutanc between them
C. 2-methyl-1-bromobutane A. 3.50 x 10-11N
D. 2-Bromo-2-methyibutane B. 3.71 x 10-8N
C. 3.57 x 10-2N
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D. 4.00 x 10-2N D. 2%
[G=6.67x10-11Nm2kg-2]
33. A piece of iron weighs 250N in a liquid of
27. A 200W heater is used to heat a metal density 100kgm-3. The volume of the iron is
object of mass 5kg initially at 10°C. if the
temperature rise of 30°C is obtained after A. 5.0 x 10-3m3
10mm, the heat capacity of the material is: B. 4.5 x 10-3m3
A. 1.2 x 104J°C-1 C. 2.5 x 10-3m3
B. 6.0 x 104J°C-1 D. 2.0 x 10-3m3
C. 8.0 x 104J°C-1
D. 4.0104J°C-1 34. A ray of light is incident on an equilateral
triangular glass prism of retractive index
28. A boy drags a bag of rice along a smooth 3/2. Calculate the angle through which ray is
horizontal floor with a force of 2N applied at minimally deviated in the prism.
an angle of 60° to the floor. The work done A. 37.1°
after a distance of 3m is B. 48.6°
A. 3J C. 30.0°
B. 4J D. 42.0°
C. 5J
D. 6J 35. A reservoir 500m deep is filled with a
fluid of density 850kgm-3. If the atmospheric
29. A car of mass 1500kg goes round a pressure is 1.05 x 105Nm-2, the pressure at
circular curve of radius 50m at a speed of the bottom of the reservoir is
40ms-1. The magnitude of the centripetal [g = 10ms -2]
farce on the car is A. 4.72 x 106Nm-2
A. 4.8 x 104N B. 4.36 x 106Nm-2
B. 4.8 x 103N C. 4.28 x 106Nm-2
C. 1.2 x 104N D. 4.25 x 106Nm-2
D. 1.2 x 103N
36. A string of length 4m is extended by
30. A converging, lens of 15crn focal length 0.02m when a load of 0.4kg is suspended at
forms an image of an object placed 9cm its end. What will be the length of the string
from it. What is its position and when the applied force is 15N? [g 10ms-2]
magnification? A. 4.05m
A. 6cm and 3/2 B. 4.08m
B. 6cm and 1/3 C. 5.05m
C. 6cm and -2/3 D. 6.08m
D. 6cm and 2/3
37. A turning fork of frequency 340Hz is
31. A gramophone record takes 5s to reach vibrated just above cylindrical tube of height
its constant angular velocity of 4πrads-1 from 1.2m, if water is slowly poured into the tube
rest. Find it constant angular acceleration. at what maximum height will resonance
A. 0. 4πrads-2 occur?
B. 0.87πrads-2 A. 0.45m
C. 1.3πrads-2 B. 0.95m
D. 2.0 4πrads-2 C. 0.60m
D. 0.50m
32. A machine has a velocity ratio of 4. If it
requires 800N to overcome a load of 1600N, [speed of sound in air = 340ms-1]
what is the efficiency of the machine?
A. 60% 38. A wire of 50Ω resistances is drawn out
B. 50% so that its new length is twice the original
C. 40% length. If the resistivity of the wire remains
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the same and the cross-sectional area is D. 9.0 x 102m2

halved, the new resistance is
A. 200Ω [Thermal capacity of the vessel = 400Wm-1K-
B. 50Ω 1
]
C. 40Ω
D. 100Ω 44. Light ray is incident on air-glass interface
at angle of 70° to the interphase. Given that
39. An electron of charge 1.6 x 10-19 is the refractive index of glass (n) is 1.45, what
accelerated between 2 metal plates. If the refractive angle will the ray make with the
kinetic energy of the electron is 4.8 x 10-17J, normal?
the potential difference between the plates A. 40.41°
is B. 20.71°
A. 300V C. 20.17°
B. 30V D. 18.97°
C. 400V E 25.00°
D. 40V
45. On a rainy day of 20°C, the length of a
40. An object is placed 20cm in front of a steel track is 20m. what will be its length on
concave mirror whose focal length is 10cm. a hot day with temperature of 40°C?
where and how is the image formed? A. 20.009m
A. Center of curvature and inverted B. 20.002m
B. 20cm behind the mirror and inverted C. 20.013m
C. 20cm in front of the mirror and upright D. 20.004m
D. 20cm in front of the mirror and virtual
[Coefficient of linear expansion of steel = 1.1
41. Caesium has a work function of 3 x x 106K-1]
1019J, the maximum energy of liberated
electrons when it is illuminated by light of 46. One of the following phenomena must
frequency 6.7 x 1014Hz is: occur whenever white light is dispersed
A. 147 x 10-19J A. Interferes
B. 3.00 x 10-19J B. Polarization
C. 4.42 x 10-19J C. Reflection
D. 6.6 x 10-19J D. Refraction
E. Diffraction
[h=6.67 x 10-34J]
47. The count rate of a radioactive material
42. Given that Young's modulus for is 800 count/min. If the half-life of the
aluminium is 7.0 x 1010Nm-2 and density is material is 4 days what would the count rate
2.7 x 103 kgm-1, find the speed of sound be 16 days later?
produced if a solid bar is truck at one end of A. 50 count/min
the hammer. B. 25 count/min
A. 3.6 x 103ms-1 C. 200 count/min
B. 5.1 x 103ms-1 D. 100 count/min
C. 2.8 x 103ms-1
D. 4.2 x 103ms-1 48. The force on a charge moving with a
velocity v in a magnetic field B is half of the
43. If 1.2 x 106J of heat energy is given off maximum force when the angle between
in 1sec from a vessel maintained at a wave B is:
temperature gradient of 30km-1, the surface A. 0°
area of the vessel is B. 90°
A. 1.0 x 103m2 C. 45°
B. 1.0 x 102m2 D. 30°
C. 9.0 x 104m2
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B. A cycle
C. Amplitude 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. – 7. B 8. B 9. D
D. Displacement
E. Distance 10. B 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. B
50. Water in an open vessel boils at a lower 17. B 18. D 19. D 20. C 21. A 22. C 23. B
temperature when heated at the mountain
top because 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. A 29. A 30. D
A. Pressure is increased
B. Pressure is reduced 31. B 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. B 37. A
C. The rays of sun assists
D. The saturated vapour pressure is 38. A 39. A 40. B 41. A 42. B 43. A 44. B
eliminated
E. None of the above 45. D 46. D 47. A 48. D 49. D 50. B
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Time: 40 mins B. The electrode or metal plate becomes
neutral with respect to the
1. Which of the following is/are water solution/electrolyte
pollutants? C. The electrode or metal plate has more
A. Fertilizers electrons with respect to the
B. Human wastes solution/electrolyte
C. Industrial wastes D. The electrode or metal plate becomes
D. All of the above negatively charged with respect to the
solution/electrolyte
2. Which of the following statement is true of
∆H, the enthalpy of reaction? It is; 6. How many isomers can be obtained from
A. The heat of change accompanying a C4H10?
chemical change A. 0
B. Negative for exothermic reactions B. 1
C. Positive for endothermic reactions C. 2
D. All of the above D. 3
3. A saturated solution of potassium chloride 7. Who discovered the atom?

was prepared at X˚C. If 30m3 of this solution A. Rutherford
required 22.5cm3 of silver trioxonitrate (V) B. Dalton
solution, containing 34g in 100cm3 solution C. Neils Bohr
for complete precipitation. Calculate the D. Goldstein
solubility of potassium chloride at X°C in
moldm-1 (take KCl=74.5, AgNO3=170) 9. The technique used for the separation of
A. 1.5 moldm-3 immiscible liquids is
B. 2.0 moldm-3 A. Distillation
C. 0.15 moldm-3 B. Chromatography
D. 0.20 moldm-3 C. The use of separating funnel
D. Fractional distillation
4. The general methods of preparing salts
include 10. Which of the following denotes an alpha
I. Neutralization particle?
II. Precipitation A. 10
III. Double decomposition B. 24
IV. Action of an acid on a metal
C. −10
A. I and II
B. III and II D. 49
C. II and III
D. I, II, III and IV 11. The shapes of CO2, H2O and CH4
respectively are:
5. When a metal plate is placed in a solution A. Bent, linear and tetrahedral
containing its ions, some of the metallic ions B. Bent, tetrahedral and linear
in the solution will take up electrons from C. Linear, bent and tetrahedral
the metal plate and deposit themselves as D. Tetrahedral, linear and bent
neutral atoms on the plate, which favours
the reaction? 12. Wives maximize their singleness and do
A. The electrode or metal plate becomes not fret over whom they would be found by,
positively charged with respect to the how and when they would be found. They
solution/electrolyte trust God always and strive to please Him,
knowing assuredly that good and perfect
gifts come from Him. Wives cherish their
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period of preparation and are not in a hurry A. When he finds a girl

to get over with it, which makes them not to B. When he loves his mother
compromise in their standards, principles C. When he loves a woman
and virtues according to God's word. In fact, D. When he finds a wife
they are not in a hurry to jump out of their
preparatory period for any man because they 14. Chike must have passed the house Five
would only become incomplete and times yet, he was still not sure. Was this the
unfulfilled if they stopped half-way through house he had visited so often in the past?
their preparatory class. A woman may try to The house he used to visit was a bungalow;
"impress" in order to seek the approval of this one too, was a bungalow. The old house
some men, wives are just impressive in all was situated between two-storied buildings;
things. Not to get it wrong, wives may not this one too, was so situated, but in spite of
be all that some men would want them to this feeling of certainty, Chike had a vague
be, but most times they turn out to be what suspicion that the house he had passed so
God wants them to the man so that he also often that day might be the wrong house
can become what God wants him to be. after all. Could an absence of two years have
blurred his memory so badly? After a few
A woman may prefer you if your parents moments' hesitation, Chike began to move
were dead, but a wife is groomed to handle towards the house and then stopped, as if
the complicated patterns of relating with her held back by an invisible hand, His attention
in-laws. Wives are not rigid, rather they are had been attracted by a girl of about twenty-
malleable, trustworthy, loving and loveable, four, who was tripping along the pavement
forgiving and forgivable, submissive and to his right. He turned and advanced towards
respected. They are almost always prepared her, and was about to call her by what he
for your ministry and are willing to stand by felt was her name when he discovered that
you at both good and had times. Remember he had made a mistake in respect to her
friends, except the woman is prepared she identity. Just as Chike turned from the girl to
cannot be a wife. The period of singleness is continue his quest, he heard voices shouting,
not just a period of waiting but more of the 'thief thief!' and saw a crowd materialize in
period of preparation and training for her seconds. At the head of this justice-impelled
man. If she's not prepared as a wife, it may rabble, was a ludicrously fat woman who, in
be difficult to make her one. Arise sisters, spite of her size, pounced along with the
prepare yourself; be wives and not just agility of her outburst. And as she did so, the
women for it is only when a man finds a wife surplus flesh on her podgy arms quivered.
(and not a mere woman) that he finds a 'They are all the same,' this woman
good thing and obtains favour from the Lord. screamed, addressing nobody in particular.
MARRIAGE IS ABOUT WIVES NOT WOMEN. They dress gorgeously, but underneath they
are rogues,' Again, she clapped her hands
(Adapted from Peculiar Truth, 2002) and again, there was a quivering of loose
flesh. Chike was so busily occupied with
"...but most times they turn out to be what watching the antics of this woman that he
God wants of them to the man so that he did not notice at first that the object of the
also can become what God wants him to be." venom is the girl that he had seen earlier. It
means that: was this girl that was now surrounded by the
A. Women are good advisers crowd, with many people groaning, sighing
B. God makes wives for their husbands and hissing in unison. Chike relaxed and
C. Husbands are made gods by their wives prepared to watch the drama unfolding
D. Wives help husbands fit into God's plan before him.
(Jamb 1997)
13. From the passage, when does a man find
a good thing and obtains favour from the The expression "justice-impelled" in the
lord? passage refers to the desire of the crowd to:
A. See that the case was taken before a
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judge cannot differentiate between the wish to kill

B. Take the thief to the police station somebody in anger and the act of having
C. Try the thief it done so, the young child is unable to make
D. See that there was fair play this distinction. The child who angrily wishes
his mother to drop dead for not having
15. Standard English refers to the gratified his need will be traumatized greatly
authoritative and correct usage of the by the actual death of his mother, even if
language, the medium of expression for this is not linked closely in firm with his
government and education. Its opposite is a destructive wishes. He will always take part
dialectal variant of the language that is, of or the whole of the blame for the loss of
accepted and recognized word, expression his mother. He will say to himself, rarely to
and structures peculiar to a smaller group of others did it, I am responsible, I was bad
language users who are generally set apart therefore mummy left me, It is well to
from standard usage by cultural group or remember that the child will react in the
geographical region. For example, Nigerian, same manner if he loses a parent by divorce,
American, Irish and British English differ separation or desertion. Death is often seen
from one another in many respects and each by the child as an impeachment and
is identifiable, yet in every case the standard therefore has little distinction from a divorce
variety approaches a single and hypothetical in which he may have an opportunity to see
classification known as International English. a parent again.
As one moves towards informality and away
from the observance of strict rules, emphasis The passage emphasizes:
falls on the difference between dialects. In A. A child growing up in ignorance
addition to American English being B. Our unconscious mind
distinguishable from British English, it is also C. A child's inability to distinguish between
true that British English is not uniform within dream and reality
the United Kingdom. The level of formality is D. Illogical dreams
determined by education and aspiration
while dialects vary from region to region. 8. is the owner of this pair of scissors?
A. Who
One characteristics of a dialect as mentioned B. Whom
in the passage is C. Which
A. Informality D. Whose
B. Possession of various forms
C. Distinction from British English 19. This be Asawo’s handwriting. I
D. Restricted area of usage know his handwriting well enough.
A. May
16. Identify the sentence with the wrong B. Will
punctuation mark. C. Ought
A. He doesn't know the answer, does he? D. Can't
B. She has lots of cats at home.
C. foes sister is in the Himalayas. 20. Amina used to BE HAND-IN-GLOVE WITH
D. The problem with the business is its HER BOYFRIEND.
location. A. Cheat on her boyfriend
B. Admire her boyfriend
17. One fact we have to comprehend is that C. Fight her boyfriend
in our unconscious mind, we cannot D. Wear her boyfriend's glove
distinguish between a wish and a deed. We E. Be in a very close relationship with her
are all aware of some of our illogical dreams boyfriend
in which two completely opposite statements
can exist side by side very acceptable in our 21. This masquerade appears ONCE IN A
dreams but unthinkable and illogical in our BLUE MOON. This means that the
walking state. Just as our unconscious mind
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masquerade appears field. What is the size of the angle of the

A. On very rare occasions sector, correct to the nearest degree.
B. When the moon is blue A. 33
C. Whenever a special request is made B. 40
D. Once a month C. 90
D. 180
22. In the sentence "John considered himself
SUCCESSFUL", the capitalized word is 28. A man obtained ₦48,000.00 in exchange
correctly classified as for $600.00. What is the of one Dollar to the
A. indirect object Naira in the exchange?
B. Predicate nominative C Direct object A. ₦0.8
C. Object complement B. ₦1.25
D. Predicate adjective C. ₦80.00
D. ₦125.00
23. In the sentence "My rather, who is
standing over them by the wall is a VERY 29. Find the length of an arc of a circle
good dancer", the capitalized word is an having radius 66cm and subtends and angle
example of of 60˚ at the circle center.
A. An adverb A. 5.6
B. A coordinating conjunction B. 6.7
C. An adjective C. 5.8
D. An indefinite pronoun D. 6.9
24. The sentence "The student didn't know 30. X varies directly as the square of Y and
the rules until they were explained to him", inversely as P, when y = 5, x =8 and P = 10.
contains Find the value of when y = 3 and P = 1/3
A. Coordinating conjunction A. 28.8
B. Subordinating conjunction B. 86.4
C. Conjunction adverb C. 82.4
D. Modal verb D. 68.4
25. The lengths of the parallel sides of a 31. A university lecturer earns ₦60,000 per
trapezium are 9cm and 12cm. if the area of month. He pays tax of 10kobo on every
the trapezium is 105cm2, find the naira he earns. Calculate his net income.
perpendicular distance between the parallel A. ₦54,000
lines. B. ₦67,000
A. 5cm C. ₦22,000
B. 7cm D. ₦72,000
C. 10cm
D. 15cm 32. The score of a student in five courses are
given as 70, 75, x, 80, 90. If the mean of
26. Seven students are to have a jolly good the students' score is 78, find the value of x.
time together. If they are to be seated, find A. 75
the number of ways they are to be chosen. B. 85
A. 5040 C. 95
B. 6040 D. 120
C. 4050
C. 4050 33. In an election there were four
D. 4060 candidates, 5/6 of the electors voted for the
winner. The runner-up received 4/7 of the
27. A rope of 18m is used to form a sector of remaining votes. The third candidate
a circle of radius 3.5m, on a school playing received twice the votes of the fourth
candidate. If the winner received 3,021
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votes more than the runner-up, how many

electors voted? 39. A city B is 205km from a village C on a
A. 126,882 bearing 035˚, how far is B cast of C?
B. 63,441 A. 205km
C. 18,126 B. 146km
D. 35,245 C. 117.6km
D. 91.7km
34. During two years in a school, 7/8 of the
students had malaria, had catarrh and 5/6 40. In a box there are 10 T-shirts, 15 long
had neither. that fraction of the school had sleeves shirts and 2.5 gowns. If one attire is
both malaria and catarrh? picked at random, what is the probability
1
A. 1 that the attire is either a T-shirt or a gown?
2
11 A. 7/11
B. 1 B. 11/23
24
11 C. 7/100
C. 24
1 D. 7/10
D. 2
41. Calculate the force acting on an electron
35. ¾ of a class of 32 students study English of charge 1.6 x 10-19C placed in an electric
and 3/8 study mathematics. Every student field intensity 108Vm−1.
studies at least one of these subjects. What A. 1.6 x 10−11N
fraction of the class study mathematics but B. 1.6 x 10−14N
not English? C. 1.6 x 10−16N
A. ¼ D. 1.0 x 10−16N
B. 5/8
C. 3/8 42. A body of mass 400g is whirled in a
D. 8/9 vertical of radius 2m at a steady rate of
2rev/s. find its centripetal force.
36. Water flows through a 3cm diameter A. 160N
pipe at the rate of 3 meters/second. B. 102N
How many cm3 of water flow through the C. 320N
pipe in one second? D. 252N
A. 450 cm3/S
B. 900 cm3/S 43. Find the SUM of 7th terms of the G.P 12,
C. 225 cm3/S 6, 3……….
D. 2121 cm3/S A. 23.76
B. 27.36
37. The product of two numbers is 12. The C. 26.73
sum of the larger number and twice the D. 23.81
smaller is 11. Find the two numbers.
A. 4, 3 44. If the volume of a fixed mass of gas is
1
B. 8, 2 kept constant, the pressure of the gas
2
1 A. Is inversely proportional to its centigrade
C. 3, 1
temperature
2 B. Is inversely proportional to its absolute
1
D. 1 , -1
2 temperature
C. Is directly proportional to its centigrade
38. Divide 13248 by 202013 and leave your temperature
answer in a binary numeral. D. Is directly proportional to its absolute
A. 1012 temperature
B. 0112
C. 0102
D.1002
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500
45. Find the reactance of a capacitor Hz ANSWERS TO UNIPORT
frequency if in a circuit a capacitor has a 2011/2012 POST UTME
reactance = 5F,
A. 2000
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B. 200.50
C. 80.70 1. D 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. B 9. C 10. B
D. 190.10
11. C 12. D 13. D 14. D 15. D 16. B 17. C
46. A 500kg car which was initially at rest
travelled with an acceleration of 5m/sec2, its 18. A 19. D 20. A 21. A 22. C 23. A 24. B
kinetic energy after 4 secs was
A. 105J 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. A
B. 104J
C. 103J 32. A 33. – 34. B 35. A 36. D 37. A 38. B
D. 102J
39. C 40. D 41. A 42. D 43. D 44. D 45. A
47. Evaporation is affected by EXCEPT
A. Wind and air dryness 46. A 47. D 48. B 49. A 50. D
B. The liquid's nature
C. Temperature
D. The freeness of the liquid
48. To reduce heat loss in transformer,

A. The number of turns shot he increased
B. The soft iron core should be laminated
C. The area of the coils in t soft iron core
should increased
D. All of the above
49. Calculate the power in operation when a

force of 10N moves distance of 5m at a rate
of 2secs.
A. 25W
B. 50W
C. 5W
D. 100W
50. The process of magnetizing an object of

magnetic material simply by bringing a
magnet near is called
A. Electromagnetic induction
B. Ionic magnetization
C. Electrolyte magnetization
D. Induced
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Time: 40 mins 6. Diki drives to work in 40 minutes. She
takes the same route to return home. If her
1. From the options lettered A-D, choose the average speed on her way home is half as
option tag best completes the sentence her average speed on the trip to work, how
below much time does she spend driving on the
He goes to the farm, round trip?
A. Can he? A. 1 hour
B. Can't he? B. 1 hour, 20 minutes
C. Does he? C. 1 hour, 40 minutes
D. Doesn't he? D. 2 hours
2. The score of a student in five courses are 7. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct
given as 70, 75, x, 80, 90. If the mean of word or group of words, correct word or
the students' score is 78, find the value of x. group of words, from the options lettered A-
A. 75 D.
B. 85
C. 95 This is not your book, it is
D. 120 A. Johns
B. John's
3. The marks obtained by students in C. John's own
mathematics test are given below 1, 3, 2, D. For John's
23, 4, 1, 5, 10, 11, 9, 8, 12, 14. If A is the
mean and B is the median, then calculate 8. From the option lettered A-E, choose the
A + B. one that is NEAREST IN MEANING to the
A. 11.67 word written in capital letters.
B. 12.85
C. 10.57 Our school prefect is too OFFICIOUS and we
D. 15.56 all hate him because of his behaviour.
A. Efficient
4. Choose from the option lettered A-D, the B. Efficacious
word that most appropriately completes the C. Overzealous
sentence below. D. Active
E. Showy
Good people are always ready to help those
who are not as fortunate as 9. A heating instrument has 12 resistors and
A. Theirs they are placed vertically and have a uniform
B. Them reducing power. The powers of the first,
C. They second, third and fourth resistors are 3000,
D. Us 2600, 2200, and 1800 respectively. Find the
power of the resistor
5. In a box there are 10 T-shirts, 15 long A. 9500
sleeves shirts and 25 gowns. If one attire is B. 9600
picked at random, what is the probability C. 9700
that the attire is either a T-shirt or a gown? D. -9600
A. 7/11
B. 11/23 10. Find the probability of obtaining a
C. 7/100 multiple of 3 from a number chosen
D. 7/10 randomly by a student from the integers
between 1 and 20 inclusive
A. 2/7
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B. 3/7 17. A total of m matches are needed to 40

C. 3/10 match boxes with the same number of
D. 2/9 matches in each box. How many matches
are in each box?
12. The statement, "My father gave me this A. 40/m
watch", re-written in the passive form B. 40m
becomes: C. m/40
D. m/40 − m
I this watch by my father.
A. Had been given 18. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct
B. Am given question tag.
C. Were given He has stopped drinking,
D. Was given A. does he?
B. Has he?
13. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct C. Hadn't he?
word or group of words from the options D. Hasn't he?
lettered A-D.
19. From the options lettered A-D, choose
When two or more independent clauses are the one that BEST INTERPRETS the
joined together by using a co-ordinating expression written in capital letters.
conjunction, the type of sentence is referred
to as The senior prefect had to CARRY THE CAN
A. Simple sentence because he refused to identify the culprit.
B. Compound sentence A. Dispose the can of refuse
C. Compound-complex sentence B. Accept responsibility
D. Simple-compound sentence C. Be made one of the scapegoats
D. Bear the brunt
14. In the sentence "He listed HIMSELF in
the directory", the capitalized word is an 20. A carton of hard drinks containing 20
example of bottles or Guider, 15 bottles of Star and 5
A. Relative pronoun bottles of Harp. What is the probability of not
B. Personal pronoun choosing any of the bottles from the
C. Reciprocal pronoun information given?
D. Reflexive pronoun A. 122/128
B. 125/128
15. The first and last terms of an A.P are and C. 128/145
90, if the sum of the term is 1, find the D. 145/154
number of terms.
A. 12 21. Adjectives have three degrees of
B. 15 comparisons namely;
C. 22 A. Positive, comparative, superlative
D. 24 B. Positive, regular, irregular
C. Regular, irregular and superlative
16. From the option lettered A-D, choose the D. None of the above
word that best completes the sentence.
22. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct
The robbers were subjected a thorough word or group of words, from the options
beating by the irate mob. lettered A-D. in the sentence "HE wasn't
A. To interested in my excuses", the capitalized
B. By word is an example of
C. With A. Relative pronoun
D. For B. Personal pronoun
C. Reciprocal pronoun
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D. Reflexive pronoun 28. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct
word or group of words, from the option
23. The probability of three events A, B, C lettered A-D.
happening are 1/2, 2/3, 1/4. Find the
probability that event A and C only occur. The sentence "Ireland is MUCH BETTER". The
A. 2/11 capitalized phrase is correctly classified
B. 3/11 as
C. 1/12 A. A comparative adverb
D. 1/8 B. Positive adverb
C. Superlative adverb
24. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct D. Accumulative adverb
word or group of words, from the options
lettered A-D. 29. From the options lettered A-D, choose
the one that is NEAREST IN MEANING to the
Every community from time immemorial word(s) ‘written in capital letters.
must have had known and respected
for their ability to guide and younger His ANTIPATHY to religious ideas makes him
members of their community towards the unpopular.
of the desired goals of their group. A. Remedy
A. Teachers/direct/attainment B. Consciousness
B. Priests/follow/enforcement C. Hostility
C. Fathers/flog/creating D. Perceptiveness
D. Coaches/frustrate/achievement
30. A student travelled for x hours at 5km/hr
25. A girl is 6 years younger than her and for y hours at 10km/hr. The journey was
brother. The product of their ages is 135. 35km altogether, find x and y if the average
Find their ages. speed of the journey was 7km/hr.
A. 15 years, 6 years A. 3hrs, 3hrs
B. 9 years, 3 years B. 3hrs, 2hrs
C. 12 years, 5 years C. 1 hr, 4hrs
D. 15 years, 9 years D. 2hrs, 3hrs
26. 1f a:b = 6:5, Find the value of 31. In a poll, it was noticed that 22 people
(4a + 6b
/3a − b) ÷ ( /5b)
4a read biology text books and 37 people read
A. -73 physics text books. If 45 people read either
B. 73 or biology text books, find the probability of
C. -7.03 the people who read both to books i.e.
D. 7.03 physics and biology.
A. 14/45
27. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct B. 15/45
word or group of words, from the option C. 16/45
lettered A-D. D. 17/45
The word written in capital letters in the 32. From the option A-D, choose the one
sentence "You have to put it IN their food", that is OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the
is an example of word(s) with the words written in capital
A. A coordinating conjunction letters.
B. A subordinating conjunction
C. An indefinite pronoun She is a PROUD Girl
D. A preposition A. Arrogant
B. Stubborn
C. Humble
D. Rude
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38. From the option lettered A-D, choose the

33. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct word or group of words that best completes
word or group of words, from the option the sentence.
lettered A-D.
My friends seemed to be having more fun
The Policeman had gathered to than
complete the investigation A. I
A. Few information B. Me
B. Many information C. Myself
C. Sufficient information D. Them
D. An information
39. In the afternoon, Sonny read 100 pages
34. From the options lettered A-E, choose at the rate of 60 pages per hour, in the
the one that BEST INTERPRETS the word(s) evening, when he is tired, he reads another
written in capital letters. 100 pages at the rate of 40 pages per hour.
What was his average rate of reading fa the
The discussion became ANIMATED. day?
A. Specialized A. 45
B. Lively B. 48
C. Intellectual C. 50
D. Unruly D. 55
35. If the length of a square is increased by 40. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct
20% while its width is decreased by 20% to word or group of words, from the options
form a rectangle, what is the ratio of the lettered A-D.
area of the rectangle to the area of the
square? In the sentence "We ATTENDED the seminar
A. 6:5 together", the capitalized word is an example
B. 23:24 of
C. 5:6 A. Preposition
D. 24:25 B. Auxiliary verb
C. Modal verb
36. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct D. Main verb
word from the options lettered A-D.
41. A university lecturer earns ₦60,000 per
Kurile's wife is in the hospitality month. He pays tax of 10kobo on every
A. Activities naira he earns. Calculate his net income.
B. Roles A. ₦54,000
C. Profession B. ₦67,000
D. Callings C. ₦22,000
D. ₦72,000
37. From the options lettered A-U, choose
the most appropriate interpretation for the 42. From the options lettered A-D, choose
statement below. the one that best interprets the expression
written in capital letters.
The opposition party is merely making a
mountain out of a molehill by insisting that All we need, is a CONCERTED EFFORT to
the President resigns. This means that the combat the epidemic.
opposition is A. Persistent
A. Defending the president B. Dramatic
B. Exaggerating the situation C. Joint
C. Going mountaineering D. Concentrated
D. Suspecting the president
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43. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct A. 1/6

word, from the options lettered A-D. B. 1/3
C. 1/2
When he joined the staff of the school, he D. 2/3
had various duties to him.
A. Detailed 49. Express 65 to 3 significant figure
B. Assigned A. 6500
C. Prescribed B. 650
D. Enlisted C. 6,500
D. 65
44. Find the sum of 7th terms of the G.P 12,
6, 3……. 50. A jar contains only red, white and blue
A. 23.76 marbles. The number of red marbles is 4/5,
B. 27.36 the number of white ones and the number of
C. 26.73 white ones is 3/4. If there are 470 marbles,
D. 23.81 how many of them arc blue?
A. 184
45. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct B. 150
word or group of words, from the option C. 200
lettered A-D. D. 120
In the sentence, "The girl AT THE GATE saw ANSWERS TO UNIPORT 2012/2013
me". The capitalized expression is correctly POST UTME QUESTIONS
classified as:
A. An adverbial phrase 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. C
B. An adjectival phrase
C. A verbal phrase 10. C 12. D 13. B 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. C
D. A noun phrase
18. D 19. B 20. – 21. A 22. B 23. D 24. A
the word or group of words that best 25. D 26. D 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. A
completes the sentence.
32. C 33. C 34. B 35. D 36. C 37. B 38. B
That luggage is for the soldier.
A. Tall ECOMOG black 39. B 40. D 41. A 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. D
B. Tall black ECOMOG
C. ECOMOG tall black 46. B 47. A 48. A 49. D 50. C
D. Black tall ECOMOG
47. A box contains 5 green and 7 blue

identical tennis balls. Two balls are chosen at
random from the box without replacement, if
the balls are chosen with replacement, find
the probability that the balls chosen are still
of the same colour.
A. 37/72
B. 42/73
C. 29/47
D. 15/37
48. What is the probability that 3 customers

waiting in a bank will be served in the
sequence of their arrival at the bank.
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Time: 40 mins C. 4.98
D. 1.18
1. In the progression 7, 12, 17 and 22, what
is the expression for the nth term of the 7. In the sentence "I left the party because I
progression? couldn't hear myself think", the word
A. 11n — 2 BECAUSE is an example of
B. 11n + 2 A. Preposition
C. 6n + 3 B. Coordinating conjunction
D. 5n + 2 C. Subordinating conjunction
D. Indefinite pronoun
2. From the option lettered A - D, choose the
one that BEST INTERPRETS the expression 8. Find two consecutive odd numbers whose
written in capital letters. product is 195
A. 21, 23
The senior prefect had to CARRY THE CAN B. 15, 17
because he refused to identify the culprit C. 18, 20
A. Dispose the can of refuse D. 13, 15
B. Accept responsibility
C. Be made one of the scapegoats 9. From the options lettered A-D, choose the
D. Bear the brunt word or group of words that best completes
the sentence.
3. Fill in the space(s) with the correct
question tag. My friends seemed to be having more fun
He has stopped drinking, than
A. Does he? A. I
B. Has he? B. Me
C. Hadn't he? C. Myself
D. Hasn't he? D. Them
4. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct 10. A girl is 6 years younger than her
word or group of words, from the options brother. The product of their age is 135. Find
lettered A-D. their ages
A. 15 years, 6 years
I am disappointed the way you B. 9 years, 3 years
conducted yourself in the party. C. 12 years, 5 years
A. By D. 15 years, 9 years
B. For
C. Due to 11. From the option lettered A – D, choose
D. At the word that best completes the sentence
5. Identify the odd group We are no friends

A. Ride, rode, ridden A. More
B. Wake, woke, woken B. Longer
C. Draw, drew, drawn C. Again
D. Lie, lay, laid D. Always
6. The second and sixth terms of a G.P are 7 12. From the option lettered A-D, choose the
and 243/18, what is their common ratio? most appropriate interpretation for the
A. 2.48 sentence below.
B. 3.68
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The mysterious death of the popular teacher 18. The probability of three events A, B, C
sparked off a wave of protests. This means happening are ½, 2/3, ¼. Find the probability
that his death that events A and C can only occur.
A. Caused a lot of trouble A. 2/11
B. Caused a fire outbreak B. 3/11
C. Took place amidst protests C. 1/12
D. Always try to be honest D. 1/8
13. In the afternoon, Sonny read 100 pages 19. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct
at the rate of 60 pages per hour, in the group of words, from the options lettered A -
evening when he is tired, he reads another D.
100 pages at the rate of 40 pages per hour.
What was his average rate of reading for the The came here last week.
day? A. Handsome tall young man
A. 45 B. Young tall handsome man
B. 48 C. Tall handsome young man
C. 50 D. Young handsome tall man
D. 55
14. What is the probability that 3 customers word or group of words from the option
waiting in a bank will be served in the lettered A-D.
sequence of their arrival at the bank?
A. 1/6 That is not your book, it is
B. 1/3 A. Johns
C. ½ B. John's
D. 2/3 C. Johns' own
D. For John's
word or group of words, from the option 21. The statement "My father gave me this
lettered A-D watch", rewritten in the passive form
becomes:
Every community from time immemorial
must have had known and respected I this watch by my father.
for their ability to guide and younger A. Had been given
members of their community towards the of B. Am given
the desired goals of their group. C. Were given
A. Teachers/direct/attainment D. Was given
B. Priests/follow/enforcement
C. Fathers/flog/creating 22. The marks obtained by students in a
D. Coachers/frustrate/achievement mathematics test are given below 1, 3, 2, 2,
3, 4, 1, 5, 10, 11, 9, 8, 12, 14. If A is the
16. Find the interest on two million dollars at mean and B is the median, then calculate A
12% saved for 4 months. − B.
A. $40,000 A. 1.68
B. $60,000 B. 1.57
C. $80,000 C. 2.45
D. $4,000 D. 3.58
17. Find the sum of 70, 69, 68, ............ 21 23. Express 65 to 3 significant figures
A. 4289 A. 6500
B. 6341 B. 650
C. 3412 C. 6.500
D. 2275 D. 65
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24. The sum of two numbers is twice their A. 14/45

difference. If difference of the numbers is p, B. 15/45
find the larger number. C. 16/45
A. p/2 D. 17/45
B. 3p/2
C. 5p12 30. In a positive number of two digits, the
D. 3p sum of the digits is 15. If the digits are
interchanged, the number is increased by 9.
25. From the word lettered A-D, choose the Find the number
one that is OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the A. 87
word(s) written in capital letters. B. 78
C. 96
She is a PROUD girl. D. 69
A. Arrogant
B. Stubborn 31. Calculate the rate percent per annum at
C. Humble which ₦2200 will yield ₦2650 in 4 years.
D. Rude A. 4%
B. 21%
26. A box has 5 black balls and 7 green C. 5%
balls. Two balls are drawn from the box D. 13%
without replacement, find the probability
that both balls drawn are black, if drawn 32. From the options lettered A-D, choose
with replacement. the most appropriate interpretation for the
A. 22/43 statement below.
B. 25/144
C. 25/12.4 The opposition party is merely making a
D. 30/111 mountain out of molehill by insisting that the
President resigns. This means that the
27. Find the sum of 7 terms of the G.P 12, 6, opposition is
3…… A. Defending the president
A. 23.76 B. Exaggerating the situation
B. 27.36 C. Going mountaineering
C. 26.73 D. Suspecting the president
D. 23.81
33. Two airplanes are 300 miles apart and
28. A box contains 5 green and 7 blue flying towards each other. One is flying at
identical tennis balls. Two balls are chosen at 200 miles per hour and the other is flying at
random from the box without replacement, if 160 miles per hour. How long will it take for
the balls are chosen with replacement, find the two planes to meet?
the probability that the two balls chosen are A. 36 minutes
still of the same colour. B. 50 minutes
A. 37/72 C. 1hr and 12 minutes
B. 42/73 D. 1hr 20 minutes
C. 29/47
D. 15/37 34. Choose from the options lettered A-D the
word that most appropriately completes the
29. In a poll, it was noticed that 22 people sentence below.
read biology text hook and 37 people read
physics text book. If 45 people read either Good people are always ready to help those
physics or biology text book, find the who are not as fortunate as
probability of the people who read both text A. Theirs
books i.e. physics and biology. B. Them
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C. They B. 1 hour, 20 minutes

D. Us C. 1 hour, 40 minutes
D. 2 hours
word, from the options lettered A-D 40. From the options lettered A-E, choose
Kunle's wife is in the hospitality the one that BEST INTERPRETS the word(s)
A. Activities written in capital letters.
B. Roles
C. Profession The discussion became ANIMATED
D. Callings A. Specialized
B. Lively
36. A beating instrument has 12 resistors C. Intellectual
and they are placed vertically and they have D. Unruly
uniform reducing power. The power of first,
second, third and fourth resistors are 3000, 41. From the options lettered A-D, choose
2600, 2200 and 1800 respectively. Find the the word that best completes the sentence.
power of the resistor.
A. 9500 Madam Abike turned 13 bags of maize
B. %00 at the first harvest.
C. 9700 A. On
D. -9600 B. Out
C. Up
37. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct D. In
word or group of words, from the options
lettered A-D. 42. From the options lettered A-D, choose
then question that is best answered by the
When two or more independent clauses are statement containing the stressed word
joined together by using a co-ordinating which is written in CAPITAL letters.
conjunction, the type of sentence formed is
referred to as Oladipo is the MANAGER of the country's
A. Simple sentence best team.
B. Compound sentence A. Is Oladipo the coach of the country's best
C. Compound-complex sentence team?
D. Simple-compound sentence B. Is Oladipo the manager of the country's
best player?
38. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct C. Is Oladipo a manager of the country's
word or group of words, from the options worst team?
lettered A-D n the sentence "Ireland is MUCH D. Was Oladipo the manager of the country's
BETTER", the capitalized phrase is correctly team?
classified as
A. Comparative adverb 43. Fill in the blank space(s) with the correct
B. Positive adverb word or group of words, from the options
C. Superlative adverb lettered A-D.
D. Accumulative adverb
The word written in capital letters in the
39. Diki drives to work in 40 minutes. She sentence "you have to put it IN their food",
take the same route to return home. If her an example of
average speed on her way home is half as A. A coordinating conjunction
her average speed on the trip to work, how B. A subordinating conjunction
much time does she spend driving on the C. An indefinite pronoun
round trip? D. A preposition
A. 1 hour
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44. Two tetrahedral dice with numbering 4, A. An adverbial phrase

5, 6, 7 are thrown, find the probability that B. An adjectival phrase
the sum gotten will be greater than 11. C. A verbial phrase
A. 5/9 D. A noun phrase
B. 4/9
C. 3/8 50. Fill in the blank space with the word or
D. 2/5 group of words from the options lettered A-
D.
word, from the options lettered A-D. The policeman has gathered to
complete the investigation.
When he joined the staff of the school, he ad A. Few information
various duties to him. B. Many information
A. Detailed C. Sufficient information
B. Assigned D. An information
C. Prescribed
D. Enlisted ANSWERS TO UNIPORT 2014/2015 Post
UTME QUESTIONS
46. Which of the following BEST INDICATES
a question? 1. D 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. D 9. B
A. I’ll ask him what time it is?
B. I wonder if he knows the answer to all the 10. D 11. B 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. A 16. C
questions?
C. Are you the daughter of the plumber? 17. D 18. D 19. C 20. B 21. D 22. C 23. D
D. Your name is Jack?
24. B 25. C 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. A 30. B
47. James and Daniel, owners of J.D
chemicals shared their end of the year profit 31. C 32. B 33. B 34. B 35. C 36. C 37. B
in the ratio of 4:6. If Daniel (D) got ₦4,000
more than James (J), calculate their total 38. A 39. D 40. B 41. D 42. A 43. D 44. C
annual profit.
A. ₦22,000 45. B 46. C 47. D 48. B 49. D 50. C
B. ₦14,000
C. ₦16,000
D. ₦2.0,000

the one that is OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the
word(s) written in capital letters.
His ANTIPATHY to religious ideas made him

unpopular.
A. Remedy
B. Consciousness
C. Hostility
D. Perceptiveness
49. Fill in the blank space with the correct

word(s), from the options lettered A-D.
In the sentence "The girl AT THE GATE saw

me", the capitalized expression correctly
classified as
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Time: 40 mins C. 18/29
D. 6/29
1. Simplify and solve for x, 2x2 + 3y − 8y2 =
0 7. Make t the subject of the familiar:
3
(3−8 ) =1+U
A. x = √( ) ( − )
2 3
5 A. t = +
B. x = (1+ }
2 3
(8 −3) B. t = +
C. x = 2 (1+ }
3
(8 −3) C. t = +
D. X = √( ) (1+ }
2 3
D. +
(1+ }
2. A trader realizes 25x − x2 naira from the
sale of x bags of rice. Find the sum of bags 8. A stick of length 1.75cm was measured by
that will give him the maximum profit. a boy as 1.80cm. find the % error in his
A. 14 measurement.
B. 11 A. ±50%
C. 12½ B. ±27%
D. 22 C. ±18%
D. ±75%
(2 )
3. P = , make y the subject of the
3 −5 9.If Boneri adds 2 to the numerator of a
formula. fraction, the fraction becomes 13. If he
A. y = 2x2 — 5p subtracts 3 from the denominator of the
(2 +5 ) fraction, it becomes 3/4. What is the
B. y =
fraction?
3 A. 1/5
C. y =
(2 +5 ) B. 2/3
3
D. y = C. 3/5
(2 +5 )
D. 4/5
4. The mean of the following numbers 2.3,
10. The time taken for a committee meeting
2.1, 0.75, 0.25, 2.8, 0.9, 15, and 15 is
is partly constant and partly varies as the
A. 1.6375
square of the number of members present.
B. 1.7635
C. 1.5376 If there are fifteen members present, the
D. 1.6735 meeting lasts only 45 minutes, but with
twenty-five it takes exactly 2hrs 15 minutes.
How long will it last if there are thirty
5. When V = , find k when V=60, R = 25
members there?
and 7 = 20 A. 3hrs
A. 54 B. 3hrs 17mins
B. 46 C. 2hrs 19mins
C. 45 D. 1 hr 18mins
D. 48
11. Find the equation of the s.-7-aph shown
6. A note book has 145 pages and 15 of below
them have been used. What fraction of the
note remains?
A. 11/29
B. 5/29
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16. Factorize 5xy + 90qy — 30y2 — 15xq

A. (15y + 5q)(x — 6y)
B. (5y — 15q)(x + 6y)
C. (5y — q) (15x — 6y)
D. (5y — 15q)(x — 6y)
17. Factorize 8! — 5(7!)

A. 4! 7!
B. 3 — 7!
C. 4 x 7!
D. 3! x 7!
A. y = 2x2 — 2x + 3 18. Sir Daniel Akomah estimated that the

B. y = X2 ± 2x + 3 amount for producing a piece of furniture
C. y= x2 — 2x + 3 would be ₦7,000. He purchased the material
D. y = x2 — 2x — 3 and it amounted to ₦7,500. Calculate the
percentage error.
12. The sum of the roots of a quadratic A. 6.67%
5
equation is and the product of its roots is B. 7.55%
2
C. 9.72%
4. The quadratic equation is
A. 2x2 + 5x + 8 = 0 D. 8.26%
B. 2x2 — 5x + 8 = 0
C. 2x22 — 8x + 5 = 0 19. Which of the following shows the
D. 2x + 8x — 5 = 0 emission of beta particle?
226 4
A. 88 +⟶
B. 14 4 222
⟶ 17+ +
86 2 1
13. An object moves in a straight line and 7
228 2 8 1
C. ⟶ 230 ℎ + 22 +2 0
the distance v in meters moved in t seconds 92 90 4 −1
210
is given by v = t4 — 3t + 2. What is the D. 84 ⟶ 20682 + 4 2
speed at t = 3 secs?
A. 117m/s 20. The particle and wave nature of matter
B. 105m/s are demonstrated in the equation.
C. 122m/s A. λ =
D. 187m/s
B. λ = 2dsin 0
ℎ
14. Make R the subject of the formula from C. λ =
ℎ
the equation V = πL(R2) – (R – t)2 D. λ =
A. R = +
22 2
B. R = –L 2 21. To make a highly sensitive
2 2 galvanometer,
2+2 2)
( A. The magnetic field should be made
C. R =
stronger
2+ 2
B. The number of turns of coil should be
D. R =
2 large
C. The coil should have a small area
15. Factorize x + y ax — ay
D. Should be suspended so it can turn easily.
A. (x — y)(1 — a)
B. (x + y)(1 + a)
C. (x + y)(1 — a) 22. All these are devices that uses
D. (x — y)(1 + a) electromagnet in its mode of operation
EXCEPT
A. Cell phone
B. Transformers
C. Microphone
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D. Induction coil magnetic field or is in a region where there is

a change in magnetic flux
23. A coil of 50 turns is pulled in 0.02 secs D. The induced emf in a circuit as a result of
from between the poles of a magnet where the change in the current through the circuit
its area includes 31 x 10-5 weber to a place
where its area includes 1 x 10-5 weber. 29. In a tuned radio receiver, RLC series
Determine the average emf induced in the circuit for resonance, the inductive and
coil. capacitive reactance XL and XC respectively
A. 0.75V are related as:
B. 0.075V A. XL = 2XC
C. 75V B. XL = XC
D. 7.5V C. XL =
2
1
24. The emitted energy from a radiation is D. XL =
what form?
A. Continuous energy 30. What is the energy requirement of
B. Discrete packets of energy another energy level from the energy level of
C. Scattered form of energy -3.7eV, if wavelength is 2.1 x 10-7m?
D. None of the above [take c = 3.0 x 108m/s, 1eV = 1.6 x 10-19J, h
= 6.6 x 10-34]
25. A silicon material is doped with an A. 5eV
element of a certain group and an n-type B. 6eV
semi-conductor is formed. The most likely C. 10eV
group of the element is D. 8eV
A. I
B. II 31. Maximum current is obtained in a series
C. III RLC circuit when the
D. V I. total reactance is zero
II. impedance is equal to the resistance
26. Which of these type of galvanometer III. capacitive reactance is equal to the
converts electrical energy to sound? inductive reactance
A. Avometer IV. circuit is in resonance
B. Mirror galvanometer A. I only
C. Moving coil loud speaker B. III only
D. Moving coil galvanometer C. I and II only
D. I, II III and IV
27. The equations in the options represents
Einstein photoelectric equation EXCEPT 32. A current of 21A is passed through a
A. = hf – Wo
20m length of two conducting wire placed
B. hf = + Wo 125cm apart. Determine the force of
C. ½ 2 = hf − Wo attraction between the wires assuming the
D. = hf + Wo current is flowing in the direction.
A. 1.33 x 10-5N
28. Which of the following best describes B. 4.5 x 10-5N
eddy current? C. 7.1 x 10-5N
A. The induced emf in a circuit is directly D. 6.4 x 10-5N
proportional to the rate of change of
magnetic flux linking the coil 33. The uncertainty principle shows that any
B. The induced current flows in such a point in time the position and the
direction to oppose the change producing it. momentum of a particle can be
C. An electric current induced within the simultaneously known is
body of a conductor when that conductor A. True
either moves through a non-uniform B. False
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C. Both particles can be measured D. Unconvinced

D. Only the momentum of the particle can be E. Optimistic
measured
39. Despite the vociferous demand for
34. Which of the following is usually used to electorate reforms, the ruling pally had its
capture excess neutron produced in a way.
nuclear reactor? A. Clamorous
A. Boron rods B. Peaceful
B. Steel rods C. Quiet
C. Graphite rods D. Spontaneous
D. X-rays E. Tranquil
35. A generator manufacturing company was 40. The provocation had an instantaneous
contracted to produce an a.c dynamo but effect on him.
inadvertently produced a d.c dynamo. To A. A lasting
correct the error, the B. An immediate
A. Armature coil should be made of C. A terrifying
aluminium D. A momentous
B. Armature coil should be made of silver E. A lasting
C. Commutator should be made of silver
D. Commutator should be replaced with 41. The sudden death of the king put paid to
rings the ambition of the minister.
A. Contributed
36. Which of the following statements are B. Rewarded
true of Isotopes? C. Benefited
I. Isotopes of an element has the same D. Terminated
properties E. Started
II. Isotopes of elements are normally
separated using physical methods In each of the following questions,
III. Isotopes of an element has the same choose the option opposite in meaning
number of protons in their nucleus to the words or phrases in italics.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only 42. The old woman smiled at me and walked
C. II and III only away.
D. I, II and III A. Laughed
B. Frowned
37. In an a.c circuit that contains only a C. Blushed
capacitor,the current voltage lags behind D. Whispered
by E. Moped
A. 30˚
B. 60˚ 43. Many African men prefer to the
C. 90˚ white man's monogamy.
D. 180˚ A. Polygamy
B. Polyandry
In each of the following questions, C. Bigamy
choose the option nearest in meaning to D. Celibacy
the words or phrases in italics. E. Abstinence
38. Kwame is pessimistic about our chances 44. The statement "the prisoners have been
of winning the trophy. released" is in the tense.
A. Concerned A. Past progressive
B. Indifferent B. Present perfect
C. Happy C. Present perfect progressive
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D. Past perfect progressive C. Make my door dark

E. Present progressive D. Come into my door
E. Block my door
45. In the sentence "we tried the woman
WHOM you interview", the capitalized word ANSWERS TO UNIPORT
is an example of
A. Adverb 2015/2016 POST UTME
B. Coordinating conjuration QUESTIONS
C. Adjective
D. Indefinite pronoun 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. A
E. Relative pronoun
10. B 11. D 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. C 16. D
46. compares two different things
usually using like or us. 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. D 21. C 22. C 23. A
A. Synecdoche
B. Oxymoron 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. C
C Alliteration
D. Personification 31. B 32. D 33.B 34. C 35. C 36. D 37. C
E. Simile
38. D 39. A 40. B 41. D 42. B 43. A 44. B
47. From the word lettered A - E, choose the
option that bests completes the sentence. 45. E 46. E 47. B 48. B 49. A 50. B
Though Yusuf is a much younger lawyer, you
cannot compare his eloquence his
master's.
A. By
B. With
C. From
D. For
E. At
48. Identify the sentence in which the

subject and the verb do not agree
A. Each window and door is securely locked
B. Neither Taiwo nor Kehinde are happy
C. Every teacher and student has a role to
play
D. My sister and Confidence are hardworking
49. Which of the following is in passive

voice?
A. The pork has been cooked
B. Bob cooked the pork
C. There are four roasters on the grill
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
50. Do not darken my door again. This

means that you should not again
A. Knock my door
B. Conic to my house
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Time: 40 mins A. 2
B. 0
1. A sector of a circle an area of 55cm2. If C. 4
the radius of the circle is 10cm, calculate the D. 1
angle of the sector. (Take π as 22/7)
A. 57 8. Solve 52(x + 1) x 5x + 1 = 0.04
B. 45 A. ¼
C. 90 B. -1/5
D. 63 C. -1/3
D. 1/3
2. Find the principal which amounts to
₦5,500 at simple interest in 5 years at 2% 9. if the 9th term of an A.P is live times the
per annum. 5th term, find the relationship between a
A. ₦4,700 and d.
B. ₦4,900 A. a + 3d = 0
C. ₦5,000 B. 2a + d = 0
D. ₦4,800 C. a + 2d = 0
D. 3a + 5d = 0
3. If y = cos 3x, find dy/dx.
2 5 2 11 3 2
A. −1/3sin3x 10. Simplify (3 × × ) ÷( × × )
B. 3sin 3x 3 6 4 15 4 27
C. -3sin 3x A. 30
D. 1/3sin3x B. 50
C. 5 2/3
4. Find the size of each exterior angle of a D. 4 1/3
regular octagon.
A. 36 11. The length a person can jump is
B. 45 inversely proportional to his weight. If a
C. 51 20kg person can jump 1.5m, find the
D. 40 constant of proportionality.
A. 15
5. Find the number of ways or selecting B. 60
subjects from 12 subjects for an C. 30
examination. D. 20
A. 495
B.498 12. A sector of a circle has an area of 55
C. 490 cm2, If the radius of the circle is 10cm,
D. 496 calculate the angle of the sector, (Take π as
22/7)
6. The length L of a simple pendulum varies A. 57
directly as the square of its period T. If a B. 45
pendulum with period 4secs is 64cm long, C. 90
find the length of a pendulum whose period D. 63
is 9 secs.
A. 96cm 13. what is the probability that 3 customers
B. 144cm waiting in a bank will be served in the
C. 36cm sequence of their arrival at the bank?
D. 324cm A. 1/6
B. 1/3
7. I fq35 = 778, find q. C. ½
D. 2/3
59
C. acceleration is directly proportional to the

14. Express 65 to 3 significant square of the displacement
A. 6500 D. motion is directed away from the
B. 650 equilibrium point
C. 6,500
D. 65 20. An object is placed 10m from a pinhole
camera of length 25cm. Calculate the linear
15. A jar contains only red, white and blue magnification.
marbles. The number of red marbles is 4/5 A. 2.5 x 101
and the number of white ones is ¾. If there B. 2.5 x 102
are 470 marbles, how many of them are C. 2.5 x 10-1
blue? D. 2.5 x 10-2
A. 184
B. 150 21. A perfect emitter or absorber of radiant
C. 200 energy is a
D. 120 A. conductor
B. Black body
16. On a fairly cool rainy day when the C. Red body
temperature is 20˚C, the length of a steel D. White body
rail road track is 20cm. What will be its
length on a hot dry day when the 22. In a discharge tube, most of the gas is
temperature is 40˚C? pumped out so that electricity is conducted
[Coefficient of linear expression of steel = at
11 x 10-6K-1] A. high pressure
A. 20.009m B. low pressure
B.20.004m C. Low voltage
C. 20.013m D. steady voltage
D. 20.002m
23. The phenomenon that shows that
17. A conductor has a diameter of 1.00mm increase in pressure lowers the melting point
and length 2.00m the resistance of the can be observed in
material is 0.1Ω, its resistivity is A. sublimation
A. 3.93 x 10-6 Ωm B. condensation
B. 2.55 x 102 Ωm C. regelation
C. 3.93 x 10-8 Ωm D. coagulation
D. 2.55 x 102 Ωm
24. Transistors are used for the
18. A body of mass 12kg travelling at 42m/s A. amplification of signals
collides with a second body of mass 18kg at B. conversion of a.c to d.c
rest. Calculate their common velocity if the C. conversion of d.c. to a.c.
two bodies coalesce after collision. D. rectification of signals
A. 1.4m/s
B. 1.7m/s 25. Which of the following has no effect on
C. 1.5m/s radiation?
D. 2.1m/s A. nature of the surface
B. surface area
19.1 f a freely suspended object is pulled to C. temperature
one side and released, it oscillates about the D. density
point of suspension. because the
A. velocity is minimum at the equilibrium 26. Which type of motion do the wheels of a
point moving car undergo?
B. acceleration is directly proportional to the A. Translational and rotational motion
displacement B. Rotational and oscillatory motion
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C. Vibratory and translational motion B. zinc is above hydrogen in the series

D. Random and translational motion C. electrons flow from zinc to M
D. M is more electropositive than zinc
27. The final oxidation product of alkanol,
alkanal and alkanones is 34. The process by which atoms are re-
A. alkanamide arranged into different molecular structures
B. alkanoyl halide in the petroleum refining process is referred
C. alkanoic acid to as
D. alkanoate A. polymerization
B. hydrocracking
28. Calculate the quantity of electricity in C. reforming
coulombs required to liberate 10g of copper D. catalytic cracking
from a copper compound.
[Cu = 64, F = 96500 Cmol-1] 35. If the electron configuration of an
A. 30156.3 element is 1s22s22p5, how many unpaired
B. 60784.5 electrons are there?
C. 15196.5 A. 2
D. 32395.5 B. 5
C. 1
29. mass of silver deposited when a current D. 4
of 10A is passed through a solution of silver
salt for 4830s is 36. Oxygen in air can be removed using
A. 27.0g A. slaked lime
B. 108.0g B. caustic soda solution
C. 13.5g C. lime water
D. 54.0g D. pyrogallol solution
30. On heating, which of the following 37. A common charlatanistic of copper and
compound will decompose to the free metal, silver in their usage as coinage metals is that
nitrogen (IV) oxide and oxygen? they
A. AgNO3 A. are easily oxidized
B. Cu(NO3)2 B. are not easily oxidized
C. NaNO3 C. have high metallic lustre
D. Ca(NO3)2 D. are not easily reduced
31. The general formula of haloalkanes 38. The woman won't have lived through the
where X represents the halide is night.
A. CnH2nX A. It was likely that the woman died before
B. CnH2n+2X morning
C. CnH2n−1X B. The woman might not have lived if she
D. CnH2n+1X hadn't got the right support
C. From all indications, the woman was
32. An organic compound has an empirical taken much worse, though she overcame her
formula CH2O and vapour density of 45. ordeal
What is its molecular formula? D. The woman survived her ordeal but not
A. C2H4O2 without some help
B. C3H6O3
C. C3H7OH 39. You may have the pencil, but you can’t
D. C2H5OH have the ballpoint
A. furthermore
33. A metal M displaces zinc from zinc B. also
chloride solution. This shows that: C. either
A. M is more electronegative than zinc D. as well
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C. smoothened/off
40. One advantage of the English language D. smoothed/down
in Nigeria is that it puts everyone
a common 43. In the mammalian male reproductive
A_ in/standing system, the part that serves as a passage for
B. in/advantage both urine and semen is the
C. on/footing A. bladder
D. at/equality B. ureter
C. seminal vesicle
41. The scholar examined , of the D. urethra
subject.
A. three-part analysis 49. In which part of the human body does
B. a three-part analysis the secretion of the growth hormone occur?
C. three a part analysed A. Waist region
D. a part- three analysis B. Gonads
C. Neck region
42. Lima doesn't like working in the dark, D. Head region
?
A. Did she 50. The most effective method of dealing
B. has she with non-biodegradable pollutants is by
C. will she A. dumping
D. Does she B. burying
C. incineration
43. When Ajike met her husband at the D. recycling.
party, she felt like reconciling with him.
A. caring
B. strange
ANSWERS TO UNIPORT
C. loving 2017/2018 POST UTME
D. estranged QUESTIONS
44. Instead of , she lied. 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. C 9. A
A. her to plead
B. her pleading 10. B 11. C 12. A 13. A 14. D 15. C 16. B
C. pleading
D. plead 17. C 18. B 19. C 19. D 20. D 21. B 22. B
45. I missed the match though it was shown 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. A 29. D
on television on two nights.
A. concurrent 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. D 34. C 35. C 36. D
B. consistent
C. concrete 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. C 41. B 42. D 43. D
D. consecutive
44. C 45. D 46. A 47. A 48. D 49. D 50. D
46. Birds whistle while bears
A. growl
B. bellow
C. gibber
D. Purr
47. She her hair in the room

before we left.
A. smoothened/up
B. smoothened/on
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