Checked 10 November 2026. MAUTECH is now Modibbo Adama University, Yola (MAU), a federal university. Its official website is mau.edu.ng, which says the university was formerly known as the Federal University of Technology, Yola. An earlier version of this page wrongly called it a private university.
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- Screening format for 2026/2027: mau.edu.ng does not say whether this year’s Post-UTME screening is a CBT, or which subjects it covers. The undergraduate admissions portal linked from the site would not load when we checked.
- Minimum UTME score: JAMB’s national minimum for universities in 2026 is 150 (JAMB bulletin, 15 June 2026). An earlier version of this page claimed MAU requires 200 in JAMB plus 50% in the Post-UTME, which had no official source, so we have removed it.
- Check your admission status only on JAMB CAPS through efacility.jamb.gov.ng, and follow MAU’s notices on mau.edu.ng.
About these practice questions
These are practice questions in English, general studies and mathematics, the kind of subjects Nigerian Post-UTME screenings usually test. We cannot confirm that they come from an MAU paper. We have checked every answer, and corrected one that was wrong in an earlier version (the vaccination question).
MAU (MAUTECH) Post-UTME practice questions and answers
1. The usefulness of fertiliser in modern farming should be widely ___
- A. diffused
- B. disseminated
- C. spread
- D. scattered
Answer: B.
2. He was the only candidate who failed the interview, so he had to bear his ___
- A. disaster
- B. misfortune
- C. catastrophe
- D. calamity
Answer: B.
3. The death of the night guard continues to be a ___ to the police.
- A. confusion
- B. puzzle
- C. quagmire
- D. problem
Answer: B.
4. The law of libel limits a citizen's right to freedom of:
- A. association
- B. movement
- C. worship
- D. expression
Answer: D.
5. Voting at elections in Nigeria is limited to people aged:
- A. 21 and above
- B. 20 and above
- C. 19 and above
- D. 18 and above
Answer: D.
6. Which of these is not necessary for a dynamic foreign policy?
- A. Political stability
- B. Military capability
- C. Mass party
- D. Economic stability
Answer: C.
7. The mean age of a class of 20 students is 12. If the teacher's age is included, the mean becomes 13. How old is the teacher?
- A. 33
- B. 39
- C. 28
- D. 25
Answer: A. 21 × 13 − 20 × 12 = 33.
8. If a:b = 1/2 : 3/4 and b:c = 1/3 : 5/9, what is a:c?
- A. 1:2
- B. 2:5
- C. 3:7
- D. 3:4
Answer: B. a:b = 2:3 and b:c = 3:5, so a:c = 2:5.
9. If 5, x, y, 40 are in geometric progression, find x and y.
- A. 2 and 10
- B. 20 and 10
- C. 10 and 20
- D. 10 and 2
Answer: C. The common ratio is 2.
10. A rectangle's width is 6 m less than its length, and its area is 216 m². Find its perimeter.
- A. 30 m
- B. 50 m
- C. 60 m
- D. 40 m
Answer: C. Length 18 m and width 12 m.
11. One-third of the children in a village were vaccinated against meningitis. If 680 were not vaccinated, how many children are in the village?
- A. 680
- B. 2,040
- C. 1,020
- D. 3,800
Answer: C. Two-thirds = 680, so the total is 1,020.
How to prepare
- Revise the four UTME subjects for your course, because Post-UTME questions are usually drawn from them.
- Practise under time pressure, since screening tests reward speed as well as accuracy.
- Upload your O’Level results to your JAMB profile, and print your screening slip once registration opens on MAU’s portal.
- No one can sell you MAU admission or “leaked” questions. Admission is offered only through JAMB CAPS.