UNN Post UTME Questions and answers 2021

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Developments in electronic science have transformed the art of record-keeping in the modern age. Traditionally, records of events were kept only in people’s minds. It depended very much on the retentive power of human memory. This was extremely dangerous as people either forgot events wholly or in part, or deliberately falsified details to suit their various interests. Interminable arguments were thus the order of the day. Even writing which replaced mental recording was not entirely free from these shortcomings as untruths could be written as true records either willingly or inadvertently. With the adve t of the electronic memory, however, these dangers now show not only what happened, but also who did or said what, including how and when.

1. The author believes that electronic

recording is _____.

1. superior to mental recording.
2. inferior to both mental recording and

writing.

1. superior to both mental recording and

writing.

1. inferior to only writing.

 

2. The writer believes that the art of record

keeping has _____.

1. improved over the years
2. endangered the art of writing
3. changed human memory.
4. overcome all the problems facing it
5. How many stages of development did the

writer mention while discussing the art of

record keeping?

1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. Five
5. According to the author, human memory is

unreliable because people _____.

1. die and we forget what they said
2. forget events or tell lies
3. do not always know when events happen
4. do not always know who did what and

when

5. From the passage, we gather that writing

is almost

1. as unreliable as human memory
2. as reliable as electronic memory
3. more reliable than electronic recording
4. not to be compared to any other recording

systems

LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

In questions 6 and 7, select the option

that best explains the information

conveyed in the sentence.

6. You are driving too fast for safety.
7. That speed is all right and safe
8. That speed is not fast enough for safety
9. That speed is not entirely safe
10. You should drive faster to ensure safety
11. For all I care, the man may be dead.
12. I am not sure that the man is dead
13. I am not interested in his death
14. I very much care in case he is dead
15. I am ignorant of the man’s death.

In each of questions 8-11, choose the most

appropriate option opposite in meaning to

the words in italics.

8. The priest was invited to consecrate the

new building.

1. destroy
2. abuse
3. tarnish
4. pollute
5. A majority of those who sat for the last

jamb examination are sanguine of success.

1. hopeful
2. unsure
3. pessimistic
4. disheartened

 

10. When we woke up this morning, the sky

was overcast.

1. cloudy
2. clear
3. shiny
4. brilliant
5. Enemies of progress covertly strife to

undermine the efforts of this administration.

1. secretly
2. boldly
3. consistently
4. overtly

In each of questions 12-15, fill the gap

with the most appropriate option from

the list following gap.

12. The boy is constantly under some that he

is the best student in the class.

1. elusion
2. delusion
3. illusion
4. allusion
5. Her parents did not approve of her

marriage two years ago because she has not

reached her ______.

1. maturity
2. puberty
3. majority
4. minority
5. Our teacher ______ the importance of

reading over our work before submission.

1. emphasized on
2. emphasized
3. layed emphasis on
4. put emphasis
5. Young men should not get mixed

______politics.

1. in with
2. up with
3. up in
4. on with

ENGLISH 2005/2006

ANSWERS [SECTION ONE]

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. C
2. C 11. D 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. C

 

COMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully

and answer the questions that follow.

The market was old, timeless Africa, loud,

crowded and free. Here, a man sat making

sandals from old discarde4 motor-car tyres;

there another worked at an old sewing

machine, making a nightgown-like affair

while the buyer.

waited; a little further on, an old goldsmith

worked at his dying art, but using, now,

copper filings instead of gold) to fashion the

lovely trinkets women wear the world over;

elsewhere a woman sold country cloth

fashioned with such fine art that only Africans

think of it as a garment of utility. Trade was

slow and loud everywhere. This was as much

a social as a shopping centre. For an excuse

to spend the day at the market, a woman

would walk all the way from her village to

town with half a dozen eggs. She would

spread them on a little bit of ground for

which she paid rent. Through the day she

would squat on the ground and talk to others

who came for the same reason. She would

refuse to sell her wares till it was time to

leave. They were the excuse for her being

there. There were many like that. But there

were many others for whom trade was an

earnest business. Whether in earnest or as

an excuse, the traders were boisterously

free, loud-mouthed and happy. The laughter

of the market was a laughter found nowhere

else in all the world.

1. According to the passage, the woman with

half a dozen eggs in the market _____.

1. is doing earnest business.
2. comes purposely to enjoy herself.
3. is like other traders in the market.
4. does not like her husband at home.
5. “An old goldsmith worked on his dying art”

means that the

1. goldsmith’s trade was no longer popular
2. goldsmith was old and must soon die
3. goldsmith knew well the art of dying
4. goldsmith now used copper filings
5. Which of the following titles BEST reflects

the content of the passage?

1. Market scene
2. An African market scene
3. Trading in the market
4. An African shopping centre
5. Which of the following statements BEST

illustrates the impression the writer has

created about the market?

1. An old, timeless and scantily populate

place.

1. A place people come to for business or

pleasure.

1. An old, crowded and discarded place.
2. A place for all types of wares and

laughter.

5. Which of the following groups of items

may be found for sale in the market?

1. Motorcar tyres, eggs and gold trinkets
2. Eggs, sandals and gold trinkets
3. Country cloth, gold trinkets and sandals
4. Country cloth, copper trinkets and eggs

LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

In each of questions 6-9, choose the

option nearest in meaning to the word

or phrase in italics.

6. Much of his chagrin, he did not win the

race.

1. stupefaction
2. disappointment
3. shock
4. surprise
5. Traditional rulers are not supposed to be

involved in partisan politics.

1. dirty
2. party
3. modern
4. surprise
5. Mr. Adamu is a dominant partner in our

business.

1. a prominent
2. an important
3. an outstanding
4. an influential
5. The patient disregarded the advice of the

doctor.

1. ignored
2. disobeyed

 

1. questioned
2. respected

In each of questions 10-12, till the gap with

the most appropriate option from the list

following the gap.

10. The lawyer pleaded-with the judge to

____ justice with mercy.

1. tempar
2. temper
3. tamper
4. taper
5. So far, no… [A. effected B. efficient C.

efficacious D. effectual] drug has been

discovered as a cure for the AIDS diseases.

12. The student leaders were ____punished.
13. unduly
14. undully
15. unduely
16. unduelly

In each of questions 13-14, choose the

word that has the same consonant

sound as the one represented in the

letter underlined.

13. Vision
14. Mansion
15. Profession
16. Cession
17. Precision
18. Chair
19. Chancellor
20. Chiffon
21. Chalet
22. Champaign

In the following question, the words in

capital letters have the emphatic stress.

Choose the option that best fits the

expression in the sentences.

15. The secretary enjoys travelling AT

NIGHT.

1. Did the secretary enjoy travelling by day
2. Does the secretary enjoy travelling by day
3. Who enjoys travelling by night
4. Does the secretary hate travelling at night

USE OF ENGLISH 2005/2006

SECTION TWO ANSWERS

1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. B 8. B 9. A
2. B 11. C 12. A 13. D 14. A 15. B

 

1. Find n if 31410 — 2567 = 340n
2. 7
3. 8
4. 9
5. 10
6. What is the difference between 1.867551

correct to four significant figures and

1.867551 correct four decimal places?

1. 5 x 10-1

 

1. 4 x 10-4
2. 5 x 10-4

 

1. 10 x 10-3
2. In an examination, all the candidates

offered at least one of English and French, if

52% offered French and 65% offered English,

what percentage offered French only?

1. 17%
2. 35%
3. 4%
4. 45%
5. Simplify

6?3+5?2−8?

2?2+?−3

1. 3x-1
2. 1- 3x
3. 3x + 1
4. -(3x + I)
5. Find the range of values. of x satisfying

the inequalities 2x – 5 < 7 and 25 + 2x > 15

1. 5<x<6
2. -5 < x < 6
3. -6 < x < 5
4. -6 < x < -5
5. If the 8th term of an A.P is three times the

second term and the sum of the first three

terms is 18, find the first term of the A,P.

1. 4
2. 2
3. 8
4. 3
5. Find the sum to infinity of the series 4 + 3

+ 9 4⁄ + 27

16 ⁄ + ⋯.

1. 16
2. 16

3⁄

1. 1
2. 8
3. A chord of a circle of radius 10cm is drawn

8cm from the centre of the circle. Find the

length of the chord.

1. 6 cm
2. 2√41??
3. 12cm
4. √41 ??
5. Find the equation of the line which passes

through (-2, 1) and is perpendicular to the

line 4x-2y+1=0

1. 2y – x – 4= 0
2. 2y+x =0

C.2y—x= 0

1. y — 2x-5 =0
2. If a line is parallel to the line

2y —rx +4=0 and perpendicular to the line

4y+ x —28=0 then the value of r is

1. 4
2. 8
3. -8
4. -4

11.

Score

0

1

2

3

4

5

No of

Student

2

8

14

16

12

8

The distribution above shows the scores of

sixty students in a class test. What

percentage of the students scored at least 3?

1. 60%
2. 36%
3. 66%
4. 40%
5. The first derivative of y = (2 + 3x)4 at

x=-1 is

1. 12
2. -12
3. 4
4. -4
5. The minimum value of (x) = x2-4x+5 in

the interval [1,-1] is

1. 12
2. -12
3. 4
4. -4

Score

1

2

3

5

6

Frequency 3

6

7

x

4

The table above shows the shows the marks

scored by a group of students in a class test.

If the mean score is 3.4, find x.

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 2
5. A company is to select three different

handset phones from five different types of

Nokia brand and two different types of

Samsung brand. In how many ways can the

company choose the handsets, so as to

include at least one Samsung brand?

1. 15
2. 25
3. 35
4. 45

ANSWERS TO

MATHEMATICS 2005/2006

1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B
2. B 11. A 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. B Which of the following represents the

correct t precision if the length of a piece of

wire is measured with a meter rule?

1. 35mm
2. 35.0mm
3. 35.00mm
4. 35.01.mm
5. To keep a vehicle moving at a constant

speed V requires power P, from the engine.

The force provided by the engine is

1. P/V
2. V/2
3. PV
4. P/V
5. Which of the following statements give the

TRUE difference between evaporation and

boiling?

1. Evaporation occurs at all temperatures

while boiling occurs at a fixed temperature

for a given pressure

1. Evaporation is a surface phenomenon

while boiling is an interior phenomenon

III. Evaporation is affected by surface area

while boiling is not

1. I and II only
2. I and III only
3. II and III only
4. I, II and III only
5. Equal masses of copper and rubber are

raised to the same temperature. After

sometime, the copper was observed to be at

a lower temperature because _____

1. the specific heat capacity of copper is

lower than that of rubber.

1. copper expands more than rubber.
2. the specific heat capacity of rubber is

lower than that of copper.

1. rubber expands more than copper.
2. Which of the following statements is

correct about a long-sighted boy who does

not put on glasses?

1. He cannot see distant objects clearly
2. Rays of light from a close object are

focused in front of the retina

1. His eyeball is too long
2. A 12V battery has an internal resistance of

0.5Ω. If a cable of 1.0Ω resistance is

connected across the terminals of the

battery, the current drawn from die battery is

16. 16.0A
17. 8.0A
18. 0.4A
19. 0.4 A
20. If two parallel wires carry currents flawing

in the same direction, the conductors will

1. attract each other
2. repel each other
3. both move in the same direction
4. have no effect on each-other
5. From the generating station to each substation, power is transmitted at a very high

voltage so as to reduce

1. eddy current loss
2. hysteresis loss
3. heating in the cable
4. magnetic flux leakage
5. Two tuning forks of frequencies 256Hz and

260 Hz are sounded close to each other.

What.is. the frequency of the beats

produced?

1. 516Hz
2. 258Hz
3. 4 Hz
4. 300Hz
5. The fundamental frequency of vibration

of’ a sonometer wire may be halved by A.

doubling the length of the wire

1. doubling the mass of the wire
2. 240V
3. 60V
4. A transformer has a primary coil with 500

turns and a secondary coil with 2500 turns

and a secondary coil with 2500 turns. When

the voltage input to the primary is 120V, the

output is ____.

1. 6000 V
2. 600 V
3. 240 V
4. 60 V
5. The principle of operation of an induction

coil is based on

1. Ohm’s law
2. Ampere’s law
3. Faraday’s law
4. Coulomb’s law
5. 4g of radioactive material of half-life

10days is spilled on a laboratory floor. How long would it take to disintegrate 3.5g of the

material?

1. 11/4 days
2. 8 1/4 days
3. 30 days
4. 80 days
5. Which of the following statements

correctly describe(s) cathode rays?

1. They consist of tiny particles carrying

negative electric charges

1. They are deflected in a magnetic field but

not in an electric field

III. They consist of fast-moving neutrons and

are deflected in an electric field

1. I only
2. II only
3. I and II only
4. II and III only
5. Which of the following is most strongly

deflected by a magnetic field?

1. γ-rays
2. ∝-rays
3. β-particles
4. X-rays

ANSWERS TO PHYSICS

2005/2006 QUESTIONS

1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. C
2. A 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. A 15. C

 

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1. Which of the following is a mixture?
2. Sodium chloride
3. Sea water
4. Iron filings
5. Granulated sugar
6. Two elements, X and Y, have atomic

numbers E and 13 respectively. The formula

for the possible compound found between X

and Y is

1. Y2X2
2. XY2
3. X3Y2
4. X2Y3
5. 3g of a mixture of CaO and CaCO3 was

heated to constant mass. If 0.44g of CO2 was

liberated, calculate the percentage of CaO in

the mixture.

33. 33.3%
34. 50%
35. 66.67%
36. 25%
37. An alkanoic acid has a molecular mass of
38. Its molecular formula is
39. C4H9COOH
40. C5H11COOH
41. C3H5COOH
42. C3H7COOH
43. If the rate of diffusion of oxygen is taken

as 1 cms-1

, what will be the rate of diffusion

of methane who relative molecular mass is

16?

2. 2.0
3. 1.8
4. 1.4
5. 1.0
6. An increase in temperature causes an

increase in the pressure of a gas in a fixed

volume due to an increase in the

1. Number of molecules of the gas
2. Density of the gas molecules
3. Number of collisions between the gas

molecules

1. Number of collisions between the gas

molecules and the walls of the container

7. In electrolysis, the chemical reaction which

takes place at the anode is

1. dissociation
2. hydrolysis
3. oxidation
4. reduction
5. In the electrolysis of brine, it is essential

to prevent the mixing of the products

because

1. sodium and chlorine readily combine
2. chlorine gives a green coloration
3. chlorine readily recombines with sodium

hydroxide

1. sodium hydroxide Corms a carbonate in

the presence of air and ‘chlorine

9. In what way is equilibrium constant for the

reaction related to that of the reverse

reaction?

1. The two equilibrium constants are identical
2. The product of the two is always greater

than one

1. The product of the two is expected to be

one

1. The addition of the two is expected to be

one

10. When chlorine water is exposed to

sunlight, the gas evolved is

1. Cl2
2. O2
3. HCL
4. CO2
5. PbCl2 does not dissolve in liquid ammonia

while AgCl does. This is because

1. Pb is not a transition metal while Ag is
2. Ag is not a transition metal while Pb is
3. AgCl turns grey on exposure to light a
4. AgCl dissolves in hot water
5. When sodium hydroxide pellets are

exposed to the atmosphere, the first gas they

absorb is

1. CO2
2. Water vapour
3. Oxygen
4. Nitroge2-ethy1-4-methyl pent-2-ene
5. 3,5 dimethyl hex-3-ene
6. 2,4-dimethyl hex-3-ene
7. 3-methyl 2-ethyl hex-2-ene
8. Which of the following is NOT a

monomer?

15. Which of the following behaves like

ethyne?

1. CH3CH=CHCH3
2. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH=CH2
3. CH2=CH2
4. CH3CH3

ANSWERS TO CHEMISTRY

2005/2006

1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. D 9. C
2. B 11. A 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. Crep.ng

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COMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully

and answer the questions that follow.

The approach to the university is being

restructured to ease the flow of traffic, give

better security and provide an appropriate

introduction to a seat of higher learning. The

Works and Services Complex is also under

construction, and we intend to move into the

completed (major) part of it within the next

few weeks.

All these projects are being executed with an

eye to aesthetics, for we recognize the

important influence of a beautiful and healthy

environment on its inhabitants and feel that a

cluster of buildings on a small space such as

we have, should be so well designed as to

have a beneficial psychological and

sociological effect on all members of the

community.

I have gone to these lengths to itemize these

examples of current development for two

main reasons. Firstly, to advise you that the

road diversions and other physical

inconveniences currently being experienced

will be on the increase because of intense

development activity. We therefore appeal to

you to bear with us in full knowledge and

consolation that such inconveniences are

temporary and will soon yield final tangible

results. Secondly, to demonstrate our

capacity for executing approved projects with

dispatch. and to assure Government that we

are up to the task. Indeed. I can assure

Government that its ability to disburse funds

to us will be more than matched by our

capacity to collect and expend them on

executing various worthy projects in record

time.

1. From the passage, we can gather that
2. there is not much consideration for the of

the inhabitants

1. there is deliberate effort to inconvenience

the people

1. buildings are put up anyhow
2. projects are carried out without approval
3. the inconveniences suffered by inhabitants

will be for a while

2. Unless it can be shown that money voted

for projects can be spent on them in good

time.

1. the development activity will not be

intense

1. it will not be easy to convince the

government of our executive ability

1. it will not be difficult to ask government

for funds

1. our final result will be unreliable
2. the road diversions and other

inconveniences will continue

3. An eye on aesthetics in this passage

means ______.

1. regard for space
2. beneficial psychological effects
3. regard for health
4. consideration for beauty
5. a cluster of buildings
6. In this passage, the author tries to explain

why.

1. it is necessary to establish the Works and

Services Complex in the University

1. beauty should not be taken into

consideration when building on such a small

space as we have

1. the gateway to the university is being

rebuilt

1. a major part of the project should be

completed in the next few weeks

1. visitors should be debarred from using the

gates in the meantime

5. Which of these is NOT among the reasons

given by the author for enumerating the

examples of the current development?

1. To show that we are capable of executing

approved projects

1. To convince the government that we can

be trusted with tasks

1. The inconvenience currently being

experienced will go on indefinitely.

1. We are fully aware of the inconveniences

being caused but we do not want you to

complain.

1. We have the capacity to complete worthy

projects within the scheduled time.

In each of questions 6-15, fill the gap with

the most appropriate option from the list

following the gap.ng

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6. Some smugglers have created a road

diversion in order to ______ the new import

duty.

1. circumflex
2. circumscribe
3. circumspect
4. circumvent
5. It happened that our dog is male but …

are all females.

1. their’s
2. there’s
3. theirs’
4. theirs
5. We can use the telephone; the lines are all

_____.

1. on
2. off
3. up
4. down
5. Ayayi cashed _______ our boy’s defensive

error to score the equalizer. A. on

1. in with
2. in on
3. in
4. I heard that Italy’s victory at the world

cup _____ the radio.

1. in
2. on
3. over
4. from
5. He travels very often as if he does not

know that a car runs ______ Petrol. A. with

1. by
2. on
3. in
4. We were all delighted when the lady

____ a bouncing baby boy.

1. delivered
2. brought forth
3. gave birth to
4. was delivered of
5. Although the problem was simple,

_________ student were able to solve it.

1. few
2. a few
3. a lot of
4. little
5. Some students____ believed they can

succeed in exams without working hard.

1. many a times
2. many at time
3. many a time
4. many at times
5. The defendant claimed that he had been

_______ making a statement.

1. coarced
2. coaxed
3. coarsed
4. coerced

USE OF ENGLISH

2006/2007 ANSWERS

1. E 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C 6. D 7.D 8. A 9. C
2. B 11. C 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. D

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Indicate the correct option in each of the

following questions

1. Which of the following is a set of vectors?
2. force, mass and momentum
3. acceleration, velocity and momentum
4. mass, weight and density
5. mass, volume and density
6. A catapult used to hold a stone of mass

500g is extended by 20cm with an applied

force, F. If the stone leaves with a velocity of

40m/s, the value of F is

4. 4.0 x 102 N/m2

B.2.0 x 103 N

C.4.0 x 103 N

D.4.0 x 104 N

3. A parachute attains terminal velocity when
4. its density is equal to the density of air
5. the Viscous force of air and up thrust

completely counteract its weight

1. it expands as a result of reduced external

pressure

1. the viscous force of the air is equal to the

sum of the weight and upthrust

4. An electrical heater is used to melt a block

of ice, mass 1.5kg, If the heater is powered

by a 12V battery, and a current of 20A flows

through the coil, calculate the time taken to

melt the block of ice at 0°C. (specific latent

heat of fusion of ice = 336 x103

J/kg)

76. 76.0 min
77. 35.0 min
78. 21.0 mn
79. 2.9 min
80. 200g of water at 90°C is mixed with same

quantity of water at.30°C. What is the final

temperature?

1. 50°C
2. 60°C
3. 70°C
4. 80°C
5. The equation PxVyTz = constant is Charles

law when

1. x=1, y=1, z=1
2. x=0, y=1, z=1
3. x=1, y=0, z=1
4. x=0, y=1, z=1
5. For short-sighted person, light rays from a

point on a very distant object is focused

1. in front of the retina
2. behind the-retina
3. behind the retina by a diverging lens
4. in front of the, retina a distance 2F from

the lens

8. Dispersion of light by a glass prism is due

to the

1. different hidden colours of the glass
2. different speeds of various colours in glass
3. defect in the glass
4. high density in glass
5. To produce an enlarged and erect image

with a concave mirror, the object must be

positioned

1. between the principal focus and the centre

of curvature

1. at the principal focus
2. between the principal focus and the pole
3. beyond the centre of curvature
4. To convert an ac dynamo to dc dynamo,

the

1. number of turns of the coil is increased
2. slip rings are replaced with a split-ring

commutator

1. number of turns of the” coil is reduced
2. split-ring commutator is replaced with slip

rings

11. In an AC circuit that contains only a

capacitor, the voltage

1. lags behind the current by 90°
2. leads the current by 90°
3. lags behinds the currents by 180°
4. leads the current by 180°
5. The purpose of dielectric material in a

parallel plate capacitor is to

1. increase the capacitance
2. decrease its capacitance
3. insulate the plates from each other
4. increase the magnetic field between plate
5. A substance has a half-life of 3min. After

6m the count rate was observed to be 600.

What its count rate at zero time?

1. 200
2. 1200
3. 1600
4. 2400

 

14. If light with photon energy 2eV is

incident of surface of a metal with work

function 3eV, then

1. no electron will be emitted
2. the few electrons emitted will have

maximum kinetic energy of 1eV

1. the few electrons emitted will have a

maximum kinetic energy of 3eV

1. many electrons will be emitted with

maximum kinetic energy of 5eV

15. In a nuclear fusion experiment, the loss

of m amount to 1.0x 10-6 kg. The amount of

energy obtained from the fusion (speed of

light = 3.0 x 106m/s) is

3. 3.0 x 10-4 J
4. 3.0 x 10-4 J
5. 9.0x 10-4

J

9. 9.0 x1010 J

ANSWERS TO PHYSICS

2006/2007

1. B 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. D

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1. A mixture of iron and sulphur can be

separated. by dissolving the mixture in

1. Steam
2. Dilute hydrochloric acid
3. Dilute sodium hydroxide
4. Benzene
5. If 67.5g of oxide of lead was reduced to

61.2g of metal, calculate the formula of the

oxide. (Pb = 207, 0 = 16)

1. PbO
2. PbO3
3. Pb3O4
4. Pb2O3
5. Calculate the minimum volume of the

oxygen that is required for complete

combustion of a mixture of 20 cm3 of CO and

10 cm3 of hydrogen.

1. 5 cm3

B.10 cm3

1. 15 cm3
2. 20 cm3
3. HNO3 + H2O ⇌ H3O + ??3−

In the reaction above, ??3− is the

1. Conjugate acid
2. Acid
3. Conjugate base
4. Base
5. The pH range of a neutralization product of

CH3COOH and KOH is

1. 1 – 3
2. 7 – 8
3. 6 – 7
4. 12 – 14
5. How much NaOH is required to make 250

cm3 of 0.1 mol/dm3 solution?

1. 10g
2. 1.0g
3. 0.1g
4. 4g
5. 2PbO2 → 2PbO + O2

In the equation above, the oxidizing agent is

1. Pb4+
2. Pb2+
3. O2-
4. O2
5. A current of 0.5 A flows for 1930 seconds

and deposits 0.325 g of metal M. If the

charge is +2, the relative molecular mass is

1. 65 g
2. 32 g
3. 24 g
4. 40 g
5. Emission of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) into

the atmosphere causes

1. global warming
2. acid rain
3. depletion of ozone layer
4. greenhouse effect

10.The diagram above shows the reaction

path of an exothermic reaction. The heat of

reaction is represented by

1. I
2. II
3. III
4. IV
5. Which of the following samples will react

fastest with dilute HCL?

A.10 g of lumps of CaCO3 at 25℃

1. 10 g of powdered CaCO3 at 25 °C

C.10 g of lumps of CaCO3 at 50 °C

D.10 g of powdered CaCO3 at 50 °C

12. The colour exhibited by copper in a flame

test is

1. green
2. lilac
3. blue-green
4. crimson
5. Which of the following statements is

correct?

1. Chlorine bleaches by oxidation while

sulphur(1V) oxide bleaches by reduction

1. Chlorine bleaches h reduction while

sulphur( IV) oxide bleaches by oxidation C. Both of them bleach by oxidation

1. Both of them bleach by reduction
2. The IUPAC name for is
3. 1-chlorobenzoic acid
4. 3-chlorobenzoic acid
5. M-chlorobenzoic acid
6. P-chlorobenzoic acid
7. 3-methylbutan-2-one is an isomer of
8. Pentanal
9. 3-methylpentan-2-one
10. Hex-3-.ene
11. 2-methylprop-1-ene

ANSWERS TO CHEMISTRY

2006/2007

1. D 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. C
2. D 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. A 15. A OMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully

and answer questions 1-5 below.

Olumba removed a small black amulet from

his neck and substituted a bigger one. The

former was for general protection at home,

the latter for protection and luck whilst

travelling. Ready at last he picked up his

matchet and headed for the chief’s house

with Ikechi behind him.

Olumba walked ahead looking upward as

usual. Just what he was searching for in the

sky Ikechi couldn’t tell. Perhaps, his

shortness accounted for this habit since he

often had to look up into the faces of his

taller companions. What he lacked in height

he made up in solid muscle and he looked

strong. His wrestling pseudonym was

Agadaga, a name which meant nothing but

which somehow conveyed an impression of

strength.

Eze Diali, the chief, sat at one end of his

reception hall ringed by the village elders

whom he had called to a meeting. The rest of

the hall was filled with much younger men.

“People of Chiolu,” the chief began, “I have

learnt that poachers from Aliakoro ‘will be at

the Great Ponds tonight. There is no doubt

that they will try to steal from the Pond of

Wagaba which as you know is rich in fish.

Our plan tonight is to bring one or more of

these thieves home alive and ask for very

large ransoms. This line of action will have

two effects. Firstly. it will prove our charges

of poaching against the people of Aliakoro,

and secondly, the payment of very large

ransoms would be a deterrent. We need

seven men for this venture. I call for

volunteers.”

“Who will head this party?” the Chief asked,

looking around. Chituru, one of the elders,

said: “Eze Diali, let us not waste time.

Olumba is the man for the job. We all know

that he has led many exploits like this one.”

“We still need six men,” Eze Diali said. Eager

youths came surging forward. Their wellformed muscles rippled as they elbowed one

another. It was difficult to choose.’

“I suggest Olumba should choose his men.

He knows the boys very well and his

judgment should be reliable.” It was

Wezume, another village elder, who spoke.

1. Olumba wore amulets because he

________.

1. was superstitious.
2. was a strong and fearless fighter.
3. wanted to please his wile.
4. wanted to instill fear in Eze Diali.
5. believed in their power of protection
6. Olumba looked upwards because _______.
7. he was searching for something in the sky.
8. this was his usual practice.
9. he was short and often had to look up.
10. he lacked height.
11. his wrestling pseudonym was Agadaga
12. “Poaching” means
13. stealing
14. cracking eggs
15. fishing
16. deterring thieves
17. demanding ransoms from Aliakoro
18. The chief called the meeting because
19. he wanted volunteers to go to Aliakoro
20. he wanted to announce the fact that there

would definitely be poachers from Chiolu at

the Great Ponds that night

1. he wanted to ask for very large ransoms
2. the elders had devised a plan to prevent

the poaching

1. seven men were needed to bring seven
2. Why was Olumba chosen’?
3. in order not to waste time
4. because his nickname conveyed an

impression of strength

1. his amulets for luck was were stronger
2. he had caught thieves alive before
3. the passage doesn’t say

In each of questions 6-8 choose the

word(s) that best complete the meaning

in the sentence/

6. We watched the woman as she stood up

and ____ herself more comfortably.

1. reseated
2. resat
3. reseat
4. resifted7. The students _______ the principal’s

appeal for and took to the streets.

1. deferred
2. differed
3. defied
4. defined
5. The noise from the record seller’s

workshop _______on for fishing. my ears.

1. jeers
2. jars
3. jams
4. jabs

In question 9-11, choose the option

opposite in meaning to the word(s) in

italics.

9. The Military Governor upheld the decision

of his cabinet.

1. Held up
2. Undercut
3. Maintained
4. Abolished
5. Reversed
6. Chidi is naturally taciturn.
7. Friendly
8. Cheerful
9. Dumb
10. Lively
11. Reserved
12. James is a disco-addict. He takes his

student rather lightly.

1. Humorously
2. Gloomily
3. Tediously
4. Carefully
5. Seriously

In questions 12-14 choose the words or

which best fill(s) the gap(s).

12. There’s _____ventilation in this room;

that’s you don’t breathe well. A. few

1. a few
2. little
3. a little
4. Whenever he puts the light on,

someone_______ to disturb him.

1. came
2. has come
3. comes
4. would come
5. It____ be taken tier repair after all: it’s

working again.

1. couldn’t
2. shouldn’t
3. mightn’t
4. needn’t

In question 15 choose the word that has

the same consonant sound as the one

represented by the letter(s) underlined.

15. Chassis
16. Chip
17. Cheat
18. Sharp
19. Character

ANSWERS FOR ENGLISH

2007/2008

1. E 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. E
2. A 11. E 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. C

 

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1. Express 8 x 10-4 ÷ 2 x 10-5 as a fraction.
2. 1/4
3. 3/2
4. 2/5

D.1/5

2. Find the values of x for which

22x-3-33 x 2x + 4= 0

1. x = 2, x = -3
2. x = -2, x = 3
3. x = 4, x = 1/8
4. x=2, x=3
5. If 2609 ÷ 1002= 66n, find n.
6. 7
7. 9
8. 10
9. 8
10. Find the values of x such that

(

2

7 3 1

2⁄ ) (

?

?

) = (

10

7 )

1. x = y=2
2. x = -2, y= 2
3. x = -2, y = 2
4. x= y = -2
5. A chord of a circle of radius 13cm is drawn

5cm from the centre of the circle. Find the

length of the chord.

1. 12cm
2. 24cm
3. 18cm
4. √

194 cm

6. If x – 2 is a factor of px3+2×2 – 2p + 12,

find the value of p.

1. 8/5
2. –

10/3

1. 2
2. -2
3. In a regular pentagon ABCDE, AC

intersects BD at P. Calculate <CPD.

A.108°

1. 36°
2. 72°
3. 48°

Subject

s

Biolog

y

Chemistr

y

Math

s

Physic

s

Marks

95

2x+10

X

75

The table above shows the marks obtained

by a student in an examination. If the total

mark obtained is 300, what is the angle

corresponding to the mark obtained in

Chemistry if the information is represented in

a pie chart?

1. 120°

B.144°

1. 48°
2. 108°
3. A ladder 17m rests against a vertical wall

so that its foot is 8.5m from the wall. Find

the angle of inclination of the ladder to the

horizontal floor

A.30°

1. 60″
2. 45°
3. 55°

10 Evaluate lim

?

→2

?2+?−6 ?−2

1. 0
2. 5

∞

1. 1
2. If ??

??

=6x 3 and y(-1) = 8, find y(x).

1. 3×2 – 3x – 8
2. 3×2 – 3x + 8
3. 3×2 – 3x – 2
4. 3×2 – 3x + 2
5. The minimum of the function

f(x) = 2×2 – 12x + 5 is

1. 59
2. -59
3. 3
4. -3
5. A basket contains 5 MTN cards, 6 GLO

cards, 3 MTEL cards and 6 Vmobile cards.

What is the probability that a card selected

from the basket at random will be MTN or

MTEL card?

1. 3/20
2. 3/4
3. 1/4
4. 2/5
5. Find the range of the numbers 1/3, ½, 3/5B. 13/45
6. 9/5
7. 5/9
8. If the mean of numbers 4, 3,5, x, 7 is 5,

find the variance.

1. 2
2. 10
3. √

2

1. 5

ANSWERS TO MATHEMATICS

2007/2008

1. A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. B
2. B 11. D 12. C 13. D 14. D 15. A

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1. The extension of a spring when 5 g weight

was hung from it was 0.56cm. If Hooke’s law

is obeyed, what is the extension caused by a

load 20g weight?

1. 1.12 cm
2. 2.14 cm
3. 2.52cm
4. 2.2401
5. The distance travelled by a particle

starting from rest is plotted against the

square of the time-elapsed from the

commencement of motion. Th resulting graph

is a measure of

1. initial displacement.
2. initial velocity
3. acceleration
4. average velocity
5. A 90cm uniform lever has a load of 30N

suspended at 15cm from one of its ends. If

the fulcrum is at the centre of gravity. the

force that must be applied at its other end to

keep it in horizontal equilibrium is

1. 15N
2. 20N
3. 30N
4. 60N
5. Two points on a velocity-time graph have

coordinates (5s, 10m/s) and (20s, 20m/s).

Calculate the mean acceleration between the

two points.

A.0.67m/s2

1. 0.80 m/s2
2. 1.50 m/s2
3. 2.00 m/s2
4. Which of the fo1loWing±statements are

correct?

1. Land and sea-breezes are natural

convection

ii: The vacuum in a thermos flask prevents

heat lo due to convection only

iii. Convection may occur in liquids or gases

but in solids

1. i and ii only
2. ii arid- iii only
3. i and iii only
4. I. ii and iii only
5. The property of the eye known as its

power of accommodation it controlled by the

1. pupil
2. vitreous humour
3. iris
4. ciliary muscles
5. Under constant tension and constant mass

per unit length, the note produced by a

plucked string is 500Hz when the-length of

the wire is 0.9m. At what length is the

frequency 150Hz?

1. 3m
2. 0.27m
3. 8.33m
4. 6740m
5. An object is placed in front of two plain

mirrors inclined at an angle of θ˚ . If the total

number of images formed is 7, find the value

of θ˚

1. 30°

B.45°

1. 517
2. 90°
3. The north pole of a magnet can never be

separated from the south pole because of a

property known as _____.

1. magnetic dipole.
2. magnetic moment
3. magnetic monopole
4. magnetic quadrupole
5. If the distance between two points

charges is increased by a factor of four, the

magnitude of electrostatic force between

them will be

1. ½ of its initial value
2. ¼ its initial value
3. 1/16 of its initial value
4. 4 times of Its initial value
5. The terminal voltage of a battery is 4.0V

When r supplying a current of 2.0A; and 2:0V

when supplying a current of 3:0A. The

internal resistance of the battery is

1. 0.5 Ω
2. 1.0 Ω
3. 2.0 Ω
4. 4.00
5. The primary aim in high tension

transmission is to

1. Minimize electrical energy loses due to

heat production

1. Increase the rate of energy transfers by

using high voltage

1. Increase the current-in the wires Generate electricity at high current and

low voltage

13. Which of the following is required to

convert a milliammeter to ammeter?

1. A high resistance in Parallel
2. A low resistance in series
3. A low resistance in parallel
4. A high resistance in series
5. A light of energy 5eV falls on a metal and

electrons with a maximum kinetic energy of

2eV are ejected. The work function of the

metal is

1. 0.4eV
2. 2.5eV
3. 3.0eV
4. 7.0eV
5. One of the features of fission process is

that

1. its products are not radioactive
2. it leads to chain reaction
3. neutrons are not released
4. the sum of the masses of the reactants

equals the sum of the masses of the products

ANSWERS TO PHYSICS

2007/2008

1. D 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A
2. C 11. C 12. A 13. C 14. C 15. B1. Two immiscible liquids with different

boiling points can be separated by

1. the use of separating funnel
2. evaporation
3. distillation
4. decantation
5. A mixture of CaCl2 and CaCO3 in water can

be separated by

1. evaporation
2. sublimation
3. distillation
4. decantation
5. Consider the reaction represented by

xPb(NO)2 → 2PbO + yNO2 + zO2 What are the

values of x, y and z respectively?

1. 2, 6, 3
2. 1, 4, 2
3. 2, 4, 1
4. 2, 4, 2
5. 20 cm3 of H2 mixed and separated with

100 cm3 of air containing 21% O2. Calculate

the volume of the residual gases at 110℃.

1. 31 cm3
2. 11 cm3
3. 90 cm3
4. 110 cm3
5. What is responsible for metallic bonding?
6. Sharing of electrons between the metal

atoms

1. Attraction between the atomic nuclei and

the cloud of electrons

1. Transfer of electrons from one atom to

another

1. Attraction between positive and negative

ions

6. 25 cm3 of 1.5 M solution of NaCl are added

to 50 cm3 of 3 M NaCl. The molar

concentration of the resulting solution is

2. 2.5 M
3. 3 M
4. 2.25 M
5. 4.5 M
6. A solution of salt formed from HCl and NH3

solutions is

1. acidic
2. basic
3. complex
4. neutral
5. Which of the following elements will burn

in excess oxygen to form a product that is

neutral to litmus?

1. Carbon
2. Hydrogen
3. Sulphur
4. Sodium
5. A current was passed for 10 mins and 0.2

mole of Cu was deposited. How many grams

of Ag will it deposit? (Cu = 64, Ag = 108)

43. 43.2g
44. 21.6g
45. 10.8 g
46. 5.4 g
47. Pollution of underground water by metal

ions is very likely in a soil that has high

1. acidity
2. alkalinity
3. chloride content
4. nitrate content

11 . Producer gas is a gas with low calorific

value because it contains more

1. CO2 than O2
2. N2 than CO
3. CO2 than N2
4. N2 than CO2
5. For most reversible reactions,
6. the reaction rate increase with time
7. the reaction rate decreases with time
8. the rate stabilizes with time
9. the rate produces a curve with time
10. Which of the following compounds will

leave a metal residue when heated?

1. Cu(NO3)2
2. AgNO3
3. K2CO3

D.Na2CO3

14. Which of the polymers contains nitrogen?
15. Nylon
16. PVC
17. Polyethene
18. Cellulose
19. A red precipitate of copper(I)dicarbide is

formed when ammonium solution of

copper(l) chloride is introduced into

1. CH2=CH-CH2-CH3
2. CH3-CH2-C≡CH
3. CH3-CH2-CH2-CH3D. CH3-C≡C-CH3

ANSWERS TO CHEMISTRY

2007/2008

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. A
2. D 11. B 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. DCOMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully

and answer the questions that follow it.

Mathematics is the language in which the

Book of Nature is written: Mathematics is the

queen of the sciences. It is universally

agreed that Mathematics is the backbone of

Science and Technology. For without

mathematics, the engineer is but an artist or

a sculptor. He can build his bridge, attest to

its form and beauty, but without

mathematics he cannot guarantee its

reliability to serve the purpose for which it is

built. Mathematics is indeed the science of

sciences. It is also art of all arts. It is right,

legitimate and defensible to consider

mathematics as an Art. The poet, the

musician, the artist and the mathematician

have a lot in common. Fundamental to all

their studies and works is their common

interest in the logical study of related

concepts and objects to form patterns which

will produce beauty, harmony and order.

Thus. the poet arranges words to produce a

pattern called music; the artist arranges

colours to produce a pattern called painting

and the mathematician arranges abstract

ideas into a pattern using symbols, to

produce equations. Each 01. these patterns –

the poem, the music, the painting and the

equation must stand up to the test of the

same order, harmony and beauty. So, if

Mathematics is not an art, what is art?

1. The views expressed in this passage

belong to

1. JAMB
2. artists
3. mathematicians.
4. the poet
5. the author of the passage
6. The expression “Mathematics is the queen

of sciences- contains

1. a contradiction
2. an analogy
3. an irony.
4. a lie
5. nonsense
6. “Mathematics” is written with a capital M

in this passage because

1. the writer a mathematician,
2. the writer does not know to use

punctuation correctly punctuation correctly.

1. the writer wants to distinguish between

concept and a subject.

1. it is the normal way of writing about the

sciences.

1. the writer is confused.

4.The last sentence in the passage, “So if

Mathematics is not an art, what is art?” is a

_____.

1. question for the reader to answer.
2. statement put in form of a question.
3. question combined with a statement.
4. mathematical question stated in words.
5. pattern which illustrates beauty, harmony

and order in language.

5. “Mathematics” can be considered as a

form of art because _____

1. its main principles is made use of by the

arts.

1. it involves drawing in figures.
2. it is a form of Fine Arts. .! –
3. it is a type of Graphic Arts
4. it also involves a study of beauty,

harmony and order

In questions 6 and 7 Choose the Word

that has been correctly spelt

6. It is not easy to ______ jobs sweeping in

the streets and on campus.

1. maneuver
2. manouever
3. maneuver
4. maneuver
5. The defendant claimed he had been

______ into making a statement

1. coarced
2. coaxed
3. coarsed
4. coerced

In questions 8-10 choose the option that

best completes the gap

8. I have reminded him that he is the only

______ can solve my problem.

1. who
2. which
3. that
4. whom

 

COMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully

and answer the questions that follow it.

Mathematics is the language in which the

Book of Nature is written: Mathematics is the

queen of the sciences. It is universally

agreed that Mathematics is the backbone of

Science and Technology. For without

mathematics, the engineer is but an artist or

a sculptor. He can build his bridge, attest to

its form and beauty, but without

mathematics he cannot guarantee its

reliability to serve the purpose for which it is

built. Mathematics is indeed the science of

sciences. It is also art of all arts. It is right,

legitimate and defensible to consider

mathematics as an Art. The poet, the

musician, the artist and the mathematician

have a lot in common. Fundamental to all

their studies and works is their common

interest in the logical study of related

concepts and objects to form patterns which

will produce beauty, harmony and order.

Thus. the poet arranges words to produce a

pattern called music; the artist arranges

colours to produce a pattern called painting

and the mathematician arranges abstract

ideas into a pattern using symbols, to

produce equations. Each 01. these patterns –

the poem, the music, the painting and the

equation must stand up to the test of the

same order, harmony and beauty. So, if

Mathematics is not an art, what is art?

1. The views expressed in this passage

belong to

1. JAMB
2. artists
3. mathematicians.
4. the poet
5. the author of the passage
6. The expression “Mathematics is the queen

of sciences- contains

1. a contradiction
2. an analogy
3. an irony.
4. a lie
5. nonsense
6. “Mathematics” is written with a capital M

in this passage because

1. the writer a mathematician,
2. the writer does not know to use

punctuation correctly punctuation correctly.

1. the writer wants to distinguish between

concept and a subject.

1. it is the normal way of writing about the

sciences.

1. the writer is confused.

4.The last sentence in the passage, “So if

Mathematics is not an art, what is art?” is a

_____.

1. question for the reader to answer.
2. statement put in form of a question.
3. question combined with a statement.
4. mathematical question stated in words.
5. pattern which illustrates beauty, harmony

and order in language.

5. “Mathematics” can be considered as a

form of art because _____

1. its main principles is made use of by the

arts.

1. it involves drawing in figures.
2. it is a form of Fine Arts. .! –
3. it is a type of Graphic Arts
4. it also involves a study of beauty,

harmony and order

In questions 6 and 7 Choose the Word

that has been correctly spelt

6. It is not easy to ______ jobs sweeping in

the streets and on campus.

1. maneuver
2. manouever
3. maneuver
4. maneuver
5. The defendant claimed he had been

______ into making a statement

1. coarced
2. coaxed
3. coarsed
4. coerced

In questions 8-10 choose the option that

best completes the gap

8. I have reminded him that he is the only

______ can solve my problem.

1. who
2. which
3. that
4. whom 9. My sister has ____ several food packages

for my birthday party.

1. laid on
2. layed up
3. laid off
4. layed on
5. Many students were _____ into rioting by

the more radical ones

1. guided
2. gathered
3. guarded
4. goaded

In question 11 choose the option that

explains the information conveyed in the

sentence.

11. Posters have been printed, and would be

distributed to the rank and file.

1. to both the ordinary members and the

leaders.

1. to those of high ranks and file.
2. to the leaders alone.
3. to the ordinary members alone.

In questions 12 and 13, choose the

option nearest in meaning to the

word(s) in italics

12. Because more reliable evidence is needed

to prosecute the case, it is now in abeyance.

1. court record
2. suspension
3. privacy
4. secret
5. In the olden days. mothers of twins were

never accepted as members of the society.

They were simply _____.

1. banished
2. excommunicated
3. expelled
4. ostracized

In question 14, choose the option that

has the same vowel sound as the one

represented by the letter(s) underlined

14. Flood
15. Stop
16. flock
17. blood

In question 15 choose the option that

has the same consonant sound as the

one represented by the letter(s)

underlined

15. Echelon
16. Church
17. Character
18. Chief
19. Chassis

ANSWERS TO ENGLISH

2008/2009 P/UTME

1. E 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. E 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. A
2. D 11. D 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. DD. dipole moment
3. Which of the following may be found in

light nuclei?

1. β- particles
2. protons

iii. neutrons

1. ∝-particles
2. i and ii only
3. i and iii only
4. i and iv only
5. ii and iii only
6. The difference between X-rays and γ-rays

is that

1. X-rays arise from energy changes and are

due to electrons while γ -rays come from the

nucleus

B.X-rays are electromagnetic radiations while

γ -rays are not

C.X-rays have higher frequencies than γ –

rays

1. X-rays are more penetrating than γ -rays
2. When an atom loses or gains a charge, it

becomes

1. an electron
2. an ion
3. a neutron
4. a proton

ANSWERS TO PHYSICS

2008/2009

1. A 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. A
2. D 11. A 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. B

 

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1. What are the values of pp q, r and s

respectively in the equation? ‘

pCH4 + qO2 → rCO +sH2O

1. 1, 2, 1, 2
2. 1, 3, 2, 2
3. 2, 3, 2, 4
4. 2, 3, 2, 2
5. KHCO3 is contaminated with K2CO3 as

impurity. If 2.5 g of the impure KHCO3 on

heating produces 0.224 dm3 of CO2 at s.t.p.,

calculate the percentage of K2CO3 impurity.

(K=39, H = 1, C= 12, 0 = 16)

A.30%

B.40%

1. 10%
2. 20%
3. The partial pressure of N2 in a container at

50℃ in which there are 0.30 mole of N2 and

1.2 mole of CO2 at a pressure of 2.00 atm is?

1. 0.6 atm
2. 0.5 atm
3. 0.4 atm
4. 1.6 atm
5. The major reason why chemical reaction

occurs among elements is that they have the

tendency to

1. attain the nearest noble gas structure
2. become a metal
3. become a non-metal
4. become a noble element
5. Given that the pH of a solution of KOH is

12, what is the concentration oh he OHions?

1. 0.01 mol/dm3
2. 1 x 10-12 mol/dm3
3. 1 x 10-14 mol/dm3
4. 1 x 10-7 mol/dm3
5. Which of the following salt has a pH less

than 7?

1. NaHCO3
2. NH4Cl
3. Na2SO4
4. NaCl
5. In which of the following reactions. does

hydrogen peroxide act as a reducing agent?

1. PbO2 +2HNO3 + H2O2→ Pb(NO2)3 + 2H2O +

O2

1. H2S _H2O2 → S + 2H2O
2. PbSO2 + H2O2 → PbSO4 + H2O
3. 2I + 2H + H2O2 → I2 + 2H20
4. Temporary hardness of water is removed

by the use of the following EXCEPT

1. Boiling
2. Use Ca(OH)2
3. Use of Na2CO3
4. Use of alum
5. Hydration of ions in solution is associated

with

1. Liberation of heat
2. Absorption of heat
3. Reduction of heat
4. Conduction of heat
5. Apiece of radioactive element has initially

8.0×1027 atoms. Half-life is two days. After

16 days the number of atoms is

1. 5 x 1021
2. 5 x 1022
3. 2 x 1022
4. 2 x 1021
5. Which of the following pairs of

substances are hygroscopic?

1. CaCl and NaOH
2. CaO and KOH
3. Conc. H2SO4 and MgCl2
4. CuO and CaO
5. Zinc is not regarded as a transition metal

even though it is a d-block element because

1. It has no election in 3d-orbitals
2. It has all 3d-orbitals completely filled
3. It blends with other neighbouring

elements

1. It does not form complex ions like others
2. Silver chloride turns grey when exposed

to sunlight because

1. The silver ion is reduced to silver
2. The silver ion is oxidized to silver
3. Silver is a transition metal
4. The silver chloride forms complexes in the

sun

14. Which of these compounds exhibits

resonance?

1. Benzene
2. Ethanol
3. Propene
4. Butyne15. Hydrolysis of CH3COOCH2CH3 in dilute

HCI produces

1. CH3COOH + CH3CH3
2. CH3CH2OH. + CH3COCl
3. CH3COOH; + CH3CH2OH

D.CH3COOH + CH3CH3

ANSWERS TO CHEMISTRY

2008/2009

1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. A
2. – 11. D 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. Cng

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1. In a school, 180 students offer

Mathematics or Physics or both. If 125 offer

Mathematics and 105 offer Physics, how

many students offer Mathematics only?

1. 75
2. 80
3. 55
4. 125
5. Find the value of x for which

3(24x + 3) = 96

1. 2
2. -2
3. 1 2⁄
4. -1 2⁄
5. The cost of renovating a 5m square room

is ₦500. What is the cost of renovating a

10m square room?

1. ₦1, 000
2. ₦2, 500
3. ₦2, 000
4. ₦10, 000
5. Find the rate of change of the total surface

area S of a sphere with respect to its radius r

when r = 2.

1. 8π

B .16 π

1. 10 π
2. 14 π
3. Evaluate ∫

???

2?

−

1

???

2

?

?0

??

1. π
2. – π
3. π+ c
4. π 2⁄
5. Differentiate (cosθ + sinθ)2 with respect to

θ.

1. 2cos2θ
2. 2Sin2θ
3. -2cos2θ
4. -2sin2θ
5. A binary operation * on the set of rational

numbers is defined as

x * y= 2x ?3−?3

?+?

, find -1*2

1. 11
2. -11
3. 8
4. -8
5. A polynomial in x whose zeroes are 2, 1

and -3 is

1. x3 − 7x + 6=0
2. x3 + 7x – 6=0
3. x3 −7x —6=0
4. x3 + 7x +6=0
5. Find the range of values of x for which

7x — 3 > 3x + 4.

1. x < 7/4
2. x > 7/4
3. 7 < x < 4
4. -4 < x < 7
5. Let P be a probability function on set S,

where S = {C1, C2, C3, C4}. Find P(C3) if

P(C1)=3/10 and P(C4)=1/4

1. 2/5
2. 1/2
3. 1/6
4. 1/3
5. Calculate the standard deviation of the

following data 7, 8, 9, 10. 11. 12, 13.

1. 2
2. 4
3. 10
4. 11
5. If w is the mode and z is the median of

the following set of numbers: 2.4, 2.1, 1.6,

2.6, 2.6, 3.7, 2.1 and 2.6, then (3w,2z) is

2. (2.6, 2.5)
3. (2.1, 2.5)
4. (7.8, 5.0)
5. (6.2, 5.0)
6. A trapezium has two parallel sides of

length 6crn and 8cm. If the area is 42cm2

,

find the, distance between the parallel sides.

1. 6 cm
2. 7cm
3. 8cm
4. 5cm
5. An arc of a circle of length 22cm

subtends an angle of 3y° at the centre of the

circle. Find the value of y, if the radius of the

circle is 7cm.

1. 30° –
2. 60°
3. 120°
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COMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTION: Read the passage below

carefully and answer the questions 1-5 that

follow.

All over the world till lately, and in most of

the world till today mankind has been

following the course of nature: that is to say,

it has been breeding up to maximum. To let

nature, take her extravagant course in the

reproduction of the human race may have

made sense in an age in which we were also

letting her take her course in decimating

mankind by the casualties of war, pestilence,

and famine. Being human, we have at least

revolted against that senseless waste. We

have started to impose on nature’s heartless

play a humane new order of our own.

But, once man has begun to interfere with

nature, he cannot afford to stop half way. We

cannot, with impunity, cut down the deathrate and at the same time allow the birthrate to go on taking nature’s course. We

must consciously try to establish an

equilibrium or, sooner or later, famine will

stalk aboard again.

1.The author observes that

1. war, pestilence and famine were caused

by the extravagance of nature.

1. nature was heartless and senseless.
2. there was a time when uncontrolled birth

made sense.

1. it was wise at a time when mankind did

not interfere with normal reproduction.

1. nature was heartless in its reproductive

process.

2, Which of these statements does not

express the opinion of the author?

1. mankind has started to interfere with the

work of nature.

1. many people had died in the past through

want and disease.

1. mankind should have the maximum

number of children possible

1. mankind should take care of its children
2. man’s present relationship with nature in

matters of birth and death is a happy one.

3. “Humane” as used in the passage means
4. sensible
5. wise
6. human
7. benevolent
8. thorough
9. “We must consciously try to establish

equilibrium” in the passage implies that

mankind must

1. realistically find an equation.
2. strive not to be wasteful.

C purposely try to fight nature.

1. try to fight nature;
2. deliberately find a balance.
3. The main idea of this passage is that
4. nature is heartless.
5. man should control the birth rate
6. mankind will soon perish of Starvation.
7. pestilence causes more deaths than war.
8. man should change nature’s course

gradually

In questions 6 and 7, select the option

that best explains the information

conveyed in the sentence

6. With the screening test around the corner,

I’ve got the jitters already.

1. I’ve felt confident.
2. I’ve felt secured and hopeful.
3. I’m getting anxious.
4. I’m getting afraid
5. The teacher warned her students against

resting on them

1. relaxing on soft chairs
2. taking things for granted
3. depending on past achievements
4. feeling satisfied and making no new

efforts

In questions 8-11, choose the word(s)

that best completes the meaning in the

sentences

8. The door handle was shaky because the

screws had____

1. lost
2. loosed
3. losed
4. loosened
5. Something is being done to detect the

person who____ the crime.A. perpetrated

1. perpetuated
2. performed
3. promoted .
4. The lawyer pleaded with the judge to

_______ justice with mercy.

1. tempar
2. temper
3. tamper
4. taper
5. Obi bought five novels last week and has

gone through all. He is totally a_____ reader.

1. vicarious
2. voracious
3. vivacious
4. veracious

In questions 12 and 13, choose the

option nearest in meaning to the

word(s) or phrase(s) in italics

12. He lost his voice momentarily.
13. in a moment
14. in a split moment .
15. for a brief period of time
16. without delay
17. instantly
18. In some parts of India, people are

ostracized simply because of their ancestry.

1. abandoned
2. shut off from society
3. refused education
4. rendered unhappy
5. hated

In questions 14-15 choose the word(s)

or phrase which best fills the gap(s)

14._____ him in the crowd, 1 would have

told you at

once.

1. Had it been 1 saw
2. if I saw
3. Had I seen
4. Should 1 see

15._____ he had insufficient qualification; he

was

denied admission.

1. Hence
2. For the fact
3. Being
4. As

USE OF ENGLISH

2009/2010 ANSWERS

1. C 2. E 3. A 4. E 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. D 9. A
2. B 11. B 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. D

 

15. Find the locus of a point which moves

such that its distance from the line y 3 is a

constant k.

1. y = 3 + k
2. y= 3 – k
3. y = 3 + k
4. y= k – 3

ANSWERS TO MATHEMATICS

2009/2010

1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. B
2. C 11. A 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. Cp.ng

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1. A body falls freely under gravity (g = 9.8

m/s2

) from a height of 10 m on top of a

platform 0.8 m above the ground. Its velocity

on reaching the platform is

1. 7848 m/s
2. 80 m/s
3. 78 m/s
4. 27.78 m/s
5. A hydrometer is an instrument used for

measuring the

1. depth of water in a vessel
2. relative density of a liquid by method of

flotation

1. relative density of a liquid by finding the

apparent loss in weight

1. relative humidity of the atmosphere
2. A bead traveling on a straight wire is

brought to rest at 0.2 m by friction. If the

mass of the bead is 0.01 kg and the

coefficient of friction between the bead and

the wire is 0.1, determine the work done by

friction.

1. 2 x10-4 J
2. 2 x 103

J

1. 2 x 101 J
2. 2 x 102 J
3. A machine whose efficiency is 60% has a

velocity ratio of 5. If a force of 500N is

applied to lift a load of P(N), what is the

magnitude of P?

1. 750N
2. 4166N
3. 500N
4. 1500N
5. A mass of gas at 7°C and 70cm of mercury

has a volume of 1200 cm3

. Determine its

volume at 27°C and a pressure at 75cm of

mercury.

1. 1200 cm3
2. 1378 cm3
3. 4320 cm3
4. 4629 cm3
5. A motor tyre is inflated to a pressure of

2.0 x 105 Nm-2 when the temperature of air is

27°C. What will be the pressure at 87°C

assuming the volume does not change?

2. 2.6 x10-5 Nm-2
3. 2.4 x 10-5 Nm-2
4. 2.2 x 10-5 Nm-2
5. 1.3 x 10-5 Nm-2
6. A beam of light is incident from air to

water at an angle of 30°. Find the angle of

refraction if the refractive index of water is

4/3.

1. 15°
2. 18°
3. 22°
4. 240˚
5. The wavelength of signal from a radio

transmitter is 1500m and the frequency is

200KHz. What is the velocity of the

propagation?

1. 3 x 108ms-2
2. 7 x 103ms-2
3. 3 x104ms-2
4. 7ms-2
5. A boy on looking into a mirror discovers

that his face appeared to have grown bigger.

The boy must have been looking at a

1. convex mirror with his face at the focus
2. concave mirror with his face between the

focus and the mirror

1. convex mirror with his face between the

focus and the mirror

1. concave minor with his face at this focus
2. Find the frequencies of the first three

harmonics of a piano string of length 1.5m, if

the velocity of the string is 120m/s.

1. 40Hz, 80Hz, 120Hz
2. 180Hz, 360Hz, 540Hz
3. 80Hz, 160Hz, 240Hz
4. 36011z, 180Hz, 90Hz
5. The resistance of a piece of wire of length

20 cm and cross-sectional area 8 x 105 m2

and resistivity 4 x 10-7 Ωm is

1. 1.0 Ω
2. 10.0 Ω
3. 400.0 Ω
4. 1.0 x 10-13
5. An electric device is rated 2000W, 250 V.

The correct fuse rating of the device is

1. 8A
2. 9A
3. 7A
4. 6A
5. Determine the inductive reactance when

a 30.0mH inductor with negligible resistance

is connected to a 1.3 KHz oscillator B. 122.5Ω

245. 245.0Ω
246. 39KΩ
247. The half-life of a radioactive clement is

9days. Calculate the fraction that remains

after 36days.

1. 1/32
2. 1/16
3. 1/4
4. 15/32
5. The graphite rods surrounding the

uranium fuel rods in a nuclear reactor are

used to

1. absorb the neutrons and hence halt the

nuclear process

1. create the neutrons- and hence slow down

the nuclear process

1. slow down the neutrons and hence slow

down the nuclear process

1. speed up the neutrons and hence speed

up the nuclear process

ANSWERS TO PHYSICS

2009/2010

1. – 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B
2. A 11. D 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. CPentanoic acid
3. But-2-ionic acid
4. Ethyne undergoes the following reactions

except

1. Polymerization
2. Addition
3. Substitution
4. Etherification

ANSWERS TO CHEMISTRY

2009/2010

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. D 9. A
2. D 11. B 12. C 13. C 14.B 15. DPentanoic acid
3. But-2-ionic acid
4. Ethyne undergoes the following reactions

except

1. Polymerization
2. Addition
3. Substitution
4. Etherification

ANSWERS TO CHEMISTRY

2009/2010

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. D 9. A
2. D 11. B 12. C 13. C 14.B 15. Dwww.prep.ng

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COMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTION: Read the passage

carefully, and answer the questions that

follow it.

Although our aim is to nurture children,

Nigerian children are still subjected to severe

physical, social and mental stress as they

develop. So far, our interest and activities

have been to ensure their physical well-being

through the reduction of high mortality and

morbidity rates, still inadequate as this may

1. But we need to examine from time to

time the other needs of the Nigerian child

which will ensure a totally healthy

development.

We are split between two cultures our

traditional and the western, a relic of our

colonial past. This also affects our child

rearing practices. Therefore, these practices

must have a very important bearing on how

the child is prepared for our world of today so

that he fits into our different personalities in

terms of motivation, aggressiveness,

achievement and the integration of the

individual into the community socially and

culturally. It is important that, while we

struggle with the visible organic diseases, we

fix our gaze on the other important measure

to attain this one a healthy child.

The process of social adjustment begins from

the moment of birth. Many of our traditional

birth practices ensure that the mother either

carries or suckles her child immediately after

birth. The baby therefore comes into close

contact with the mother at this critical time.

Moreover, she is forced to stay indoors with

the baby for varying periods of time. By this

means, the attachment of the baby to the

mother, so essential for the child’s ability to

relate to her in future, is secured.

This crucial moment in the baby’s life is now

being recognized in western countries, whilst

birth practices in some hospitals and

maternity homes separate mother and child

immediately after birth to the extent that

their ability to develop a close relationship

may be jeopardized. Our Nigerian child of

today may, therefore, be worse off than that

of yesterday. As we move towards the

training of our traditional birth attendants

with a view to incorporating them into our

health services, healthy practices such as the

one described above must be maintained and

encouraged.

1. In the passage there is an attempt to

explain that to ensure a totally healthy child

1. it is necessary to concentrate on the

child’s physical well-being alone

1. it is essential to reduce the high child

mortality and morbidity rate

1. it is necessary to take care of other things

in addition to the child’s physical well-being

1. it is important to keep to the rules of

hygiene

1. it is necessary to copy foreign ways of

bringing up children

2. It is said that differences in ways of

bringing up children and educating them

1. achieve the same results
2. are reflected in the personalities, attitudes

and achievements of the individual

1. make people aggressive
2. have nothing to do with educational

attainments

1. are a matter of the cultural background of

the people

3. Since the training for social adjustment

begins from the moment of birth, our

traditional practices

1. are too uncivilized to be helpful
2. need to be modernized
3. ate very helpful to the proper growth of

the child

1. make the child stranger to modern

civilization

1. are the cause of under-development
2. In spite of the fact that the western

countries now recognize the importance of

the early period of

childhood in forming a relationship, Nigerian

hospitals and maternity homes

1. copy the wrong-western practice now

being criticized in western countries .

1. improve on local practices and the future,

of the child is secure

1. ensure that the child is brought up in p.ng

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1. ensure that the child develops the right

skills – for establishing relationships

1. do not know which practice to choose
2. Unless the training of our traditional birth,

attendant is based on healthy practices

1. our children will be under-developed
2. our children will be worse off than those

brought up in the traditional way

1. our medical services will be unable to

provide the right services

1. our economic progress will be adversely

affected

1. the role of the mother will be rendered

useless

In the following sentences, choose the

word that is SIMILAR IN MEANING to

the word italicized/underlined in each of

the sentences.

6. We consider the recent silver jubilee

celebration in the state a very historic event.

1. important
2. memorable
3. ancient
4. critical
5. The governor’s address during his recent

visit to our town was delivered extempore.

1. out-of-hand
2. timely
3. off-hand
4. expertly
5. One of the candidates was handed over to

the police for attending the interview with

spurious credentials.

1. false
2. incomplete
3. unsigned
4. altered
5. There is a theory that postulates that all

Nigerian languages derive from one source.

1. confirms
2. affirms
3. suggests
4. emphasizes
5. The candidate was disqualified as a result

of his irreverent behaviour.

1. shameful
2. disrespectful
3. careless
4. abnormal

In each of the questions in this section,

choose the option that best completes

the gap.

11. The rain……when the accident took

place.

1. has stopped
2. stopped
3. was stopped
4. had stopped
5. Players for the next FIFA world

competition have been _____.

1. choosen
2. chosed
3. chosen
4. choosed
5. The boy was ____ by snake early this

morning.

1. beaten
2. bitten
3. bit
4. bite
5. It is desirable that you ____ there when

he arrived.

1. be
2. are
3. will be
4. should be
5. If I _____ in Udenta’s position, I would

go into politics.

1. am
2. was
3. were
4. be

ANSWERS TO USE OF ENGLISH

2010/2011 (Session 1)

1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. C
2. B 11. D 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. CCOMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully,

and answer the questions that follow it.

Our planet is at risk. Our environment is

under threat. The air we breathe, the water

we drink, the seas we fish in, and soils we

farm, the forests, animals and plants which

surround us are in danger. New terms and

words describe these problems – acid rain,

the greenhouse effect, global warming, holes

in the ozone layer, desertification and

industrial pollution. We are changing our

environment. More and more gases and

wastes escape from our factories. Rubbish,

oil spillages and detergents damage our

rivers and seas. Forests give us timber and

paper, but their loss results in soil erosion

and also endangers wildlife.

The richer countries of the world are mainly

responsible for industrial pollution. This is

where most of all the commercial energy is

produced. In developing countries, poverty

cause people to change their environment to

overgraze grassland, to cut down trees for

new land and firewood, to farm poor soil for

food.

The United Nations Environmental Protection

Agency says that an area of forest the size of

Sierra Leone disappears every year. Trees

are cut down for timber which is used for

building, furniture, paper and fuel. They are

also destroyed to provide land on which to

graze animals and build new villages and

towns. But trees have many other important

uses. Trees protect the land from heavy

downpour of ram and their roots help to hold

the soil together. Forests are also the home

of many living things. The Amazon forest

contains one fifth of all the species of birds in

the world. In our forests, there may be plants

and animals which could help in the discovery

of new medicines of crops.

To rescue and conserve our beautiful world,

we must act cooperatively. Individuals,

communities, nations and international

associations, all have a responsibility. By

learning to protect the natural environment,

we can manage the earth’s resources for

generations to come.

1. The risk referred to in the passage is

______.

1. environmentally induced
2. industrially produced
3. man-made
4. sociologically produced
5. From the passage, it can be deduced that

the inhabitants of developing countries

1. take more care of their environment than

those in developed countries

1. generate more harmful industrial byproducts
2. degrade the environment to eke out a

livelihood

1. cut down trees only for farmlands and fuel
2. According to the passage, the size of

forest depleted annually is

1. minimal
2. colossal
3. infinitesimal
4. Infinite
5. The writer holds the richer countries

responsible for industrial pollution because of

their _____.

1. technological innovations
2. energy requirement
3. industrial revolution
4. lack of interest in environmental

protection

5. The message of the writer is the _____.
6. need for the developed countries to assist

the poorer ones

1. grave dangers of global warming

C urgent need to protect the natural

environment

D need to research into other uses of the

trees in our forest

In the following sentences, choose the

word that best completes the meaning in

each of the sentences.

6. The manager failed to control his staff

because he was very ______.

1. rash
2. indiscreet
3. reckless
4. tactless
5. The usefulness of the fertilizer in modem

farming should be widely ……

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1. diffused
2. disseminated
3. spread
4. scattered
5. He was the only candidate who failed the

interview. So, he had to bear his ____.

1. disaster
2. misfortune
3. catastrophe
4. calamity
5. The death of the night-guard continues to

be a _____ to the police.

1. confusion
2. puzzle
3. quagmire
4. problem
5. A few politicians were ______ from the

accusation of wrong doing.

1. restrained
2. rescued
3. absolved
4. precluded

In the following sentences, choose the

word that is OPPOSITE IN MEANING to

the word in italic/underlined in each of

the sentences

11. The officer has commended the cordial

relationship existing between the soldiers and

the civilians.

1. disordered
2. confused
3. strained
4. unfortunate
5. Many foreign experts would like to

establish in this country because the

environment is congenial.

1. hostile
2. inhospitable
3. aggressive
4. offensive
5. The new chairman has exhibited

prudence in his handling of the revenue.

1. impudence
2. shabbiness
3. dishonesty
4. recklessness
5. There is no point dissipating energy on a

useless argument.

1. destroying
2. marshalling
3. storing
4. conserving
5. There is much apathy among youths

nowadays towards reading novels.

1. indecision
2. indifference
3. enthusiasm
4. inclination

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2010/2011 (Session 2)

1. C 2. C 3.B. 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. B 9. B
2. C 11. C 12. A 13. D 14. D 15..ng

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1. Simplify √(243)−1?5 5
2. x/3
3. 3/x
4. -x/3
5. -3/x
6. Without using tables, evaluate

(125)1 3⁄ x (0.49)1 2⁄ x (0.01)1 2⁄

1. 7/20
2. 20/7
3. 5/7
4. 7/5
5. Convert 12314 to a number in base 6.
6. 1056
7. 3016
8. 1036
9. 5016
10. Find the slope of the curve

y = 3×3 + 5×2−3 at (-1, 5).

1. 1
2. -1
3. 19
4. -19
5. Find the area of the region bounded by

y = x2−x −2 and x-axis.

1. 9/2
2. -9/2
3. 8/3
4. 16/3
5. The minimum value of y = x2 −4x −5 is
6. 2
7. -2
8. 13
9. -13
10. Make x the subject of the relation

y- = 3 – lnx.

1. e3-y
2. ey-3
3. y/3
4. 3/y
5. Find x, y for which (2?

4

3 ?

) (1

2) = (

10

−1)

1. (1, -2)
2. (1, 2)
3. (-1, 2)
4. (2, −1)
5. Simplify

11

2

2÷1

4

??

32

1. 3/256
2. 3/32
3. 6
4. 85
5. The probability of either event A or B is

5/6, while that of event B is 1/6. If the

probability of both A and B is 1/2, what is the

probability of event A.

1. 3/4
2. 5/6
3. 1/4
4. 3/5
5. The chances of three independent events

X, Y and Z occurring are ½, 2/3, ¼

respectively. What are the chances of Y and

Z only occurring?

1. 1/8
2. 1/24
3. 1/12
4. ¼
5. Some red balls were put in a basket

containing 12 white balls and 16 blue balls.

lithe probability of picking a red ball from the

basket is 3/7, how many red balls were

introduced?

1. 13
2. 20
3. 12
4. 21
5. Find the coordinates of the mid-point of

the line joining (2, 7) and (1, -6).

1. (1

2 ,

13

2

)

1. (3

2

,

1

2

)

1. (

1

2

,

1

2

)

1. (

3

2

,

13

2

)

14. An equilateral triangle of sides 2cm is

inscribed in a circle. Find the area of the

circle.

1. 4π cm2
2. 8π cm

2

1. 4π/3 cm2

 

215. 3π/4 cm215. The chord PQ of a circle is equal to the

radius, r of the circle. Find the length of the

arc PQ.

1. 3πr/4
2. πr/4
3. πr/3
4. πr/6

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1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. A 8 A 9. C
2. – 11. D 12. D 13. B 14. C 15.

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1. Two forces whose resultant is 100N are at

right angles to each other. if one of them

makes an angle of 30° with the resultant,

find the magnitude of the other force.

8. 8.66 N
9. 86.6 N
10. 50.0 N
11. 5.0 N
12. A body of weight W N rests on a smooth

plane inclined at an angle θ° to the

horizontal. The component of the weight

down the slope is

1. W sin θ
2. W cos θ
3. W tan θ
4. W sec θ
5. A body of mass 100g moves with a

velocity of 10.0ms-1 and collides with a wall.

After the collision, the body moves with a

velocity of 2.0ms-1

in the opposite direction.

The change in momentum is

8. 8.0 Ns
9. 1.2 Ns
10. 12.0 Ns
11. 80 Ns
12. A 12V battery supplying a current of 20A

was used to melt 1.5kg of ice at 0°C.

Calculate the time required if the latent heat

of fusion of ice is 336 × 103

J/Kg.

35. 35.0 min
36. 3.5 min
37. 76 min
38. 21.0min
39. The light from the sun reaches the earth

mainly by.

1. convection
2. conduction
3. radiation
4. reflection
5. One valid assumption of the kinetic theory

of gases is that

1. the molecules are in random motion and

the number of collisions is constant

1. the number of molecules increases with

the pressure

1. the molecules of the gas are all identical

and are very small in size

1. the number of molecules increases with

temperature

7. An astronomical telescope is said to be in

normal adjustment when the

1. eye is accommodated
2. focal length or objective lens is longer

than that of the eye piece

1. final image is at the near point of the eye
2. final image is at infinity
3. Dispersion of light by a glass prism is due

to the

1. different hidden colours of the glass
2. different speeds of their various colours in

glass

1. defects in the glass
2. high density of glass
3. A guitar string of length 33cm is under a

tension of 55N. If the fundamental frequency

is 196Hz, find the speed of wave on string.

1. 6m/s
2. 0.33m/s
3. 129m/s
4. A transformer has 400 turns as its

primary winding and 100 turns as secondary

winding. If the primary coil is connected to a

12V source, the transformer functions as

1. a step-down transformer with secondary

emf= 6V

1. a step-down transformer with secondary

emf= 3V

1. a step-up transformer with secondary emf

– 24V

1. a step-up transformer with secondary emf

– 48V

11. A battery of internal resistance of 2Ω has

a voltage of 4.0V when supplying a current of

2.0A. Calculate the terminal voltage if it now

supplies a current of 3.0A.

2. 2.0V
3. 6.0V
4. 1.5V
5. 12.0V
6. The purpose of a dielectric material in a

parallel plate capacitor is to

1. increase its capacitance
2. decrease its capacitance
3. insulate the plates from each other
4. increase the magnetic field between them rep.ng

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1. Which of the following statements is true

of the period of a simple pendulum?

1. it depends on the mass of the bob and the

acceleration due to gravity

1. it depends on the length of the string and

the acceleration due to gravity

1. it depends on the mass of the bob and the

length of the string

1. it depends on the mass of the bob, the

length of the string and acceleration due to

gravity

2. A boat travels due east with a speed of

40ms-1 across a river flowing due south at

30ms-1

. Calculate the resultant speed of the

boat.

1. 1.3 ms-1
2. 10.0 ms-1
3. 50.0 ms-1
4. 70.0 ms-1
5. The atmospheric pressure due to water is

1.3 x 106 Nm-2

. What is the total pressure at

the bottom of an ocean 10m deep? (Density

of water = 1000kgm-3 and g=10ms-2)

1. 1.3 x 107 Nm-2
2. 1.4 x106 Nm-2
3. 1.4 x 104 Nm-2
4. 1.0 x 105 Nm-2
5. Which of the f011owing conditions will

make water boil at a temperature of 100℃

and saturation vapour pressure of

750mmHg?

1. decrease the external pressure
2. heat more rapidly at the same pressure
3. increase the external pressure
4. reduce the quantity of water
5. The density of a fixed mass of gas at

constant pressure is

1. constant with temperature
2. directly proportional to the temperature
3. inversely proportional to the temperature
4. directly proportional to its volume
5. Which of the following equations is

incorrect about an ideal gas (all the symbols

have their usual meanings)

1. PV=nRT
2. ??

?

= constant

??

3 2⁄ ???

1. ??

? = ????????

7. The equation of a wave traveling Along the

positive x-direction is given by

y = 0.20sin(500t – 20x). The amplitude,

angular frequency and wavelength of the

wave are respectively given by

1. 0.2 cm, 500rad/s, 20 cm
2. 0.2 cm, 500rad/s, 0.1 πcm
3. 0.2 cm, 2×10-3

rad/s, 0.1π

cm

1. 5 cm, 2x 10-3

rad/s, 0.05cm

8. When a plane mirror at which a ray of light

is incident is rotated through an angle θ, the

reflected ray will be rotated through

1. 1/2θ
2. θ
3. 2 θ
4. 3 θ
5. The quality of sound depends on its
6. frequency
7. wavelength
8. velocity
9. harmonics
10. The resistance of a piece of wire of length

20m and cross-sectional area 8 x 10-6 m2 has

a resistance of 1Ω. The resistivity of the wire

is

1. 3 x 10-7 Ω/m
2. 4 x 10-7 Ω/m
3. 1.6 x 10-5 Ω/m
4. 4 x 10-5 Ω/m
5. In an AC circuit that contains only a

capacitor the voltage

1. leads the current by 90˚
2. lags behind the current by 90˚
3. leads the current by 180˚
4. lags behind the current by 180°
5. The angle between the direction of the

earth’s magnetic field and the horizontal is

called

1. angle of deviation
2. magnetic declination
3. magnetic meridian
4. angle of dip
5. Which of these statements is not correct

concerning atomic structure?

1. negatively charged electrons orbit the

positively charged nucleus

1. electromagnetic forces bind the electrons protons and neutrons have approximately

equal mass

1. the number of electrons orbiting the

nucleus is equal to the number of nucleons

14. The half-life of a radioactive element is 9

days. Calculate the fraction that remains

after 36 days.

1. 1/32
2. 1/16
3. 1/4
4. 15/32
5. One of the features of the fission process

is that

1. it leads to chain reaction
2. its products are not radioactive
3. neutrons are p not released
4. mass and’ energy are conserved

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2010/11 (SESSION 2)

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. D
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1. The separation of oil and water with

different boiling points can best be achieved

by A. fractional distillation

1. decantation C. evaporation _
2. using a separating funnel
3. Calculate the minimum volume of oxygen

that.is required for the complete combustion

of a mixture of 20cm3 of CO and 25cm3 of

hydrogen.

1. 45cm3
2. 22.5 cm3
3. 20 cm3
4. 10 cm3
5. An increase in temperature causes an

increase in the pressure of a gas because

there is an increase in the

1. average velocity of the gas molecules
2. number of collisions between the gas

molecules

1. density of the gas. molecules
2. free mean path between each molecule

and the other

4. A liquid begins to boil when
5. its vapour pressure is equal to the vapour

pressure of its solid at a given temperature

1. molecules start escaping from the surface
2. its vapour pressure equals the

atmospheric with pressure

1. its volume is slightly increased
2. If the relative rate of diffusion of a gas is

0.25 and that of Cl2 under the same

conditions is 0.20, calculate the relative

molecular mass of the gas.

22. 22.7
23. 45.4
24. 68.1
25. 90.8
26. The following molecules contain hydrogen

bonding EXCEPT

1. ammonia
2. ethanoic acid
3. hydrogen fluoride
4. Water
5. If 20cm3 of distilled water is added to

80cm3 of 0.50 mol/dm3 HCl solution, the new

concentration of the acid is

1. 0.10 mol/dm3
2. 0.20 mol/dm3
3. 0.40 mol/dm3
4. 2.00 mol/dm3
5. What is H202 acting as in the equation

below?

H2O2 + 2H+ + 2Fe2+

1. oxidizing agent
2. reducing agent
3. an acid
4. a base
5. A current was passed for 10 mins 20 secs

and 0.1 mole of Cu was deposited. How

many grams of silver will be deposited by the

same quantity of electricity? {Ag=108}

10. 10.8g
11. 21.6 g
12. 5.4 g
13. 108 g
14. Which of the following statements is

correct?

1. dissolution of anhydrous CuSO4 is

exothermic while that of hydrated CuSO4 is

endothermic

1. dissolution of anhydrous CuSO4 is

endothermic while that of hydrated CuSO4 is

exothermic

1. dissolution of both anhydrous CuSO4 and

hydrated CuSO4 is exothermic

1. dissolution of both anhydrous CuSO4 and

hydrated CuSO4, is endothermic

11. NO(g) +CO(g) → N2(g) + CO2(g) ∆H=-89.3KJ

What conditions would favour maximum

conversion of nitrogen(II) oxide and

carbon(II)oxide in the reaction above?

1. low temperature and high pressure
2. high temperature and low pressure
3. high temperature and high pressure
4. low temperature and low pressure

11 Which of the alloys below does not

contain copper?

1. brass
2. bronze
3. type metal
4. solder
5. 2Al(s) + 2NaOH(aq) + 6H2O(l) →

2NaAl(OH)4(aq) + 3H2(g)

From the equation, give the condition of

reaction

1. cold dil. NaOH
2. hot. concentrated NaO warm dilute NaOH
3. hot dilute NaOH
4. Ethanol reacts With. aqueous sodium

oxoiodate(I) to give a bright yellow solid with

a characteristic smell. The product is

1. trichloramethane
2. ethanal
3. iodoethane
4. triiodomethane
5. An alkanoic acid has a molar mass of

102g. Derive its molecular formula and hence

name the acid

1. propanoic acid
2. butanoic acid
3. pentanoic acid
4. hexanoic acid

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2010/2011 (SESSION 2)

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. – 7. D 8. A 9. B
2. A 11. A 12. D 13. A

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COMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTION: Read the following passage

carefully, and answer the questions that

follow.

If we examine the opportunities for education

of girls or women in less developed countries,

we usually find a dismal picture. In some

countries, the ratio of boys to girls in

secondary schools is more than seven to one.

What happens to the girls? Often, they are

kept at home to look after younger siblings

and to perform a variety of domestic chores.

Their education is not perceived as in any

way equal in importance to that of the boys.

When a non-literate or barely literate girl

reaches adolescence, she has little or no

qualification for employment, even if her

community provides any opportunity for the

employment of women. The solution is to get

her married as soon as possible, with the

inevitable result that she produces children

too soon, too often and too late. With no

formal education, she is hardly aware that

there is any alternative. In a study made in

Thailand, it was noted that the literate

woman marries later and ceases childbearing

earlier than her non-literate counterpart. But

the latter is so chained in her household by

the necessities of gathering fuel, preparing

food and tending children that she is very

difficult to reach, even if health services,

nutrition, education, maternal and child

health centres are available in her

community. She does not understand what

they are intended to do.

1. The phrase “a dismal picture” means
2. a dull show
3. an interesting show
4. a sad situation
5. a dreadful appearance
6. According to the writer, most girls in less

developed countries are not in school

because

1. they refuse to be educated
2. they prefer getting married and having

children

1. the education of boys is rated higher
2. the girls have no employment
3. The non-literate woman is very difficult to

reach because she

1. does not understand the value of

education and health services

1. is too far from the city and from school
2. is not permitted to go out to attend clinics

for health services

1. can only gather fuel and prepare food
2. The phrase “too late” as used in the

passage implies that the woman

1. ought to have stopped producing children

earlier

1. goes on producing children when she

ought to have stopped

1. fails to marry early enough for her to

produce children .

1. had all her children at an advanced age
2. The writer ’emphasizes that in less

developed countries –

1. the education of girls is not important
2. the non-literate woman has some

advantage because she has more

1. the literate female is a threat to the male

in employment

1. there is a need to give boys and girls

equal opportunities in education

LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

From the options in questions 6 and 7,

choose the one that best completes the

sentences.

6. One of the hens we bought _____ten eggs

already.

1. have laid
2. has lain
3. has layed
4. has laid
5. My friend and classmate ______ present

when the girls insulted me.

1. were
2. is

C was

1. are

In the following sentences, choose the

word that is similar in meaning to the

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COMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTION: Read the following passage

carefully, and answer the questions that

follow.

If we examine the opportunities for education

of girls or women in less developed countries,

we usually find a dismal picture. In some

countries, the ratio of boys to girls in

secondary schools is more than seven to one.

What happens to the girls? Often, they are

kept at home to look after younger siblings

and to perform a variety of domestic chores.

Their education is not perceived as in any

way equal in importance to that of the boys.

When a non-literate or barely literate girl

reaches adolescence, she has little or no

qualification for employment, even if her

community provides any opportunity for the

employment of women. The solution is to get

her married as soon as possible, with the

inevitable result that she produces children

too soon, too often and too late. With no

formal education, she is hardly aware that

there is any alternative. In a study made in

Thailand, it was noted that the literate

woman marries later and ceases childbearing

earlier than her non-literate counterpart. But

the latter is so chained in her household by

the necessities of gathering fuel, preparing

food and tending children that she is very

difficult to reach, even if health services,

nutrition, education, maternal and child

health centres are available in her

community. She does not understand what

they are intended to do.

1. The phrase “a dismal picture” means
2. a dull show
3. an interesting show
4. a sad situation
5. a dreadful appearance
6. According to the writer, most girls in less

developed countries are not in school

because

1. they refuse to be educated
2. they prefer getting married and having

children

1. the education of boys is rated higher
2. the girls have no employment
3. The non-literate woman is very difficult to

reach because she

1. does not understand the value of

education and health services

1. is too far from the city and from school
2. is not permitted to go out to attend clinics

for health services

1. can only gather fuel and prepare food
2. The phrase “too late” as used in the

passage implies that the woman

1. ought to have stopped producing children

earlier

1. goes on producing children when she

ought to have stopped

1. fails to marry early enough for her to

produce children .

1. had all her children at an advanced age
2. The writer ’emphasizes that in less

developed countries –

1. the education of girls is not important
2. the non-literate woman has some

advantage because she has more

1. the literate female is a threat to the male

in employment

1. there is a need to give boys and girls

equal opportunities in education

LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

From the options in questions 6 and 7,

choose the one that best completes the

sentences.

6. One of the hens we bought _____ten eggs

already.

1. have laid
2. has lain
3. has layed
4. has laid
5. My friend and classmate ______ present

when the girls insulted me.

1. were
2. is

C was

1. are

In the following sentences, choose the

word that is similar in meaning to the

word underlined in each of the p.ng

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8. The man’s story gave Us an inkling of

what we went through during the war.

1. a taste
2. a possible idea
3. a wrong notion
4. a suggestion
5. The statement credited to the honourable

member is an aspersion on the reputation of

my company.

1. a libel
2. a slander
3. a condemnation
4. an abuse

In each of the questions 10 and 11,

choose the option that has the same

consonant sound as the one represented

by the letter(s) underlined.

10. vision
11. attention
12. repression
13. intention
14. illusion
15. waste
16. surtax
17. cursed
18. paused
19. washed

In each of questions 12 and 13, the

words in capitals have the emphatic

stress. Choose the option that fits, the

word in the sentence.

12. My brother bought EXACTLY twenty cups

of rice.

1. Who bought exactly twenty cups of beans?
2. Did your mother sell exactly twenty cups

of rice?

1. Did your mother buy nearly twenty cups of

rice?

1. Did your sister buy exactly twenty cups of

rice?

13. It is DANGEROUS to drive without spare

tyre.

1. Is it safe to drive with spare tyre?
2. Is it safe to drive without spare tyre?
3. Is it dangerous to fly without spare tyre?
4. Is it safe to fly with spare tyre?

In the following sentences, choose the

word that is opposite in meaning to the

word underlined in each of the

sentences.

14. Indiscreet actions have always led to

regrets. that is why one should be _____

1. judicious
2. frugal
3. circumspect
4. thrifty
5. His remark during the send-off party was

very apt to serve as a warning.

1. inept
2. Foolish
3. ridiculous
4. silly

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1. Two stones P and Q of different masses

were projected horizontally at different

angles of 15℃ and 75

℃ respectively but with

the same velocity.

The ranges covered by the stones will be

1. greater for P
2. greater for Q
3. same for P and Q
4. greater for the heavier of the two stones
5. If the torque on a body is zero, the

angular momentum of the body will

1. decrease continuously to zero
2. increase then decrease to zero
3. be constant
4. increase continually
5. For which of the following quantities is the

derived unit ML2T-2 correct?

1. Moment of force
2. Acceleration

III. Work

1. Momentum
2. I and II
3. I and III
4. Ill and W
5. II only
6. In which of the following are the

substances arranged in the descending order

of their conductivities?

1. copper. steel, glass
2. steel, copper, glass
3. copper, glass, steel
4. glass, copper, steel
5. The linear expansivity of brass is

2×10-5/℃; the volume of a piece of brass

10 cm3

at 0

℃, what will be its volume at

100℃ ?

10. 10.02 cm3
11. 10.04 cm3
12. 10.06 cm3
13. 10.20 cm3
14. The thermometric property of the

thermocouple is that its

1. emf changes with temperature
2. resistance changes with temperature
3. volume changes with temperature.
4. resistance changes with length
5. A concave lens of focal length 20 cm forms

an image ½ the size of the object, the object

distance is

1. 100 cm
2. 30 cm
3. 60 cm
4. 40 cm
5. The quality of sound depends on
6. frequency
7. wavelength
8. velocity
9. harmonics
10. A student with a sight defect has a least

distance of distinct vision of 150 cm. For him

to read a material placed at a distance of 25

cm, what is the focal length of the glasses he

should wear?

15. 15.0 cm
16. 17.0 cm
17. 21.4 cm
18. 30.0 cm
19. A dynamo primarily converts
20. mechanical energy into electrical energy
21. electrical energy into kinetic energy
22. potential energy into kinetic energy
23. kinetic energy into potential energy
24. Three capacitors 2μF, 3 μF and 6 μF are

connected in series. If the pd across the

system is 12V, the pd across the 6 μF

capacitor is

1. 4V
2. 6V
3. 12V
4. 2V
5. A current of 0.5A flows through a resistor

when connected to a 40V battery. The energy

dissipated in 2 minutes is

1. 1200 J
2. 1500 J
3. 2400 J
4. 9600 J
5. Which of the following is most strongly

deflected by a magnetic field?

1. γ-rays
2. X

–

rays

1. β-rays
2. α- rayson of water to calcium oxide leads to
3. a physical change
4. a chemical change
5. the formation of a mixture
6. an endothermic reaction
7. 15 g of impure Na2CO3 reacted with excess

HNO3. If 0.1 mole of CO, is produced, what

is the percentage purity of the Na2CO3?

[Na=23, C=12, 0 =16]

35. 35.3%
36. 10.0%
37. 70.66%
38. 90.0%
39. 0.14g of a hydride of carbon occupies

112.0 cm3 at STP when evaporated. The ratio

of carbon to hydrogen is 1:2. The relative

molecular formula is

1. C2H4
2. C3H6
3. C4H8
4. C6H12
5. A gas X diffuses twice as fast as a gas Y

under the same conditions. If the relative

molecular mass of Y is 112, calculate the

relative molecular mass of X.

1. 28
2. 14
3. 56
4. 120
5. In the periodic table, what is the property

that decreases along the period and

increases down the group?

1. Atomic number
2. Electron affinity
3. Ionization potential
4. Ionic radius
5. 10 cm3 of 0.1 M HCL are added to 10 cm3

of NaOH solution containing 8 g of NaOH per

dm3 of solution. What is the pH of the

resulting solution?

1. 11
2. 13
3. 7
4. 8
5. What is the formula of sodium gallate if

gallium (Ga) shows an oxidation number of

+3?

1. NaGaO3
2. Na2Ga(OH)2
3. NaGa(OH)3
4. NaGa(OH)4
5. The mass of Ag deposited when a current

of 10 A is passed through a solution of silver

salt for 4830 secs is [Ag = 108, 1F =

96500C]

54. 54.0 g
55. 27.0 g
56. 13.5 g
57. 108.0 g
58. The solubility of alkanols in water is due to
59. their covalent nature
60. hydrogen bond
61. their low boiling point
62. their ionic character
63. If a reaction is exothermic and there is a

great disorder, it means

1. the reaction is in a state of equilibrium
2. there will.be a large increase in free

energy

1. there will be a large decrease in free

energy

1. the reaction is static
2. In what way is the equilibrium constant

for the forward reaction related to that of the

reverse reaction?

1. the two equilibrium constants are identical
2. the product of the two is expected to be

one

1. the product of the two is always greater

than one

1. the addition of the two is expected to be

one

12. Natural radioactivity is the random

spontaneous disintegration of the nucleus of

heavy isotope certain elements with the

emission of

1. α, β and X-rays
2. α, β and γ -rays
3. a, X and γ

–

rays

1. β, X and γ -rays
2. Mg ribbon was allowed to bum inside a

giver gas P leaving a white solid residue Q.

Addition of water to Q liberated a gas which

produces dense white fumes with a drop of

hydrochloric acid. The gas P was

1. Nitrogen
2. Chlorine

CHEMISTRY 2011/2012 QUESTIONSMATHEMATICS 2012/2013 QUESTIONS

1. If p, q and r are in the ratio 6:4:5, find the

value of 3?−?

4?+?

1. 2

3

 

1. 3

2

1. 3

5

 

1. 5

3

2. If log10 2 = x and log10 3 = y, express log10

10 + 2log10 6 in terms of x and y.

1. 1 – x + 2y
2. 1 + 2x + 2y
3. 1 + x + 2y
4. 1-x + y
5. Simplify

1

1

2

⁄

2÷

1

4⁄

??

16

1. 3

3

16

1

3

1. 3

4

4. If the 7th term of an AP is twice the third

term and the sum of the first four terms is

42, find the common difference.

1. 3

2

 

1. 2
2. 3
3. 6
4. Find the sure to infinity of the series

2+ 3 2⁄ + 9 8⁄ +27

32 ⁄ + ⋯

1. 8
2. ½
3. 2
4. 4
5. Evaluate |

cos

2? −2????

2????

2 |

1. 4
2. 2
3. -4
4. -2
5. The point A has Coordinates (5, 16) and

the point B has coordinates (-4, 4). The

variable point P has coordinates (x, y) and

moves on a path such that AP =2BP. Find the

Cartesian equation of the path of P.

1. (x+7)2 + y2 =100
2. (x−7)2

+ y

2

=100

1. (x+7)

2

+ y

2

+ 100 =0

1. (x−7)2 + y2+100= 0
2. Simplify 4sinθsin(?

3 − ?)sin(?

3 + ?)

1. sin3θ
2. cos 3θ
3. sin 3θ
4. cos 3θ
5. The distance points P and Q with

coordinates (ap2, 2ap) and(aq2,

2aq)respectively lie on the curve y2= 4ax.

The tangents to the curve at P and Q meet at

the point T. Find the coordinates of T if pq ≠0

1. (apq, a(p + q))
2. (a(p+q), apq)
3. (-apq, a(p + q))
4. (apq, -a(p + q))
5. If y=2cos(3x – π), then ??

??

??

1. 6sin3x
2. -6sin3x
3. 6sin(3x – π)
4. -6sin(3x – π)
5. Find the coordinatesi6f the turning pointy

of the curve y = 27×3 – 27×2 + 4

1. (4, 0), (0, 2/3)
2. (0, 4), (2/3, 0)
3. (0, -4), (-2/3,0)
4. (0,-4), (2/3, 0)
5. If y= (1+ 2x)3, find ??

??

?? ? = −1

1. -3
2. 3
3. -6
4. 6
5. An examiner has five envelopes labelled

A to E for each of the five options of a

question paper. In how many ways can the

examiner place one option of the question

paper in each envelope without getting every

option in the envelope?

1. 119
2. 120
3. 25
4. 24
5. The distribution below shows the money

received by a group of students who share00:00 with a teacher. How much did the

teacher receive?

Amt.

Received

in ₦

200

350

700

1000

No of

Students

1

2

3

5

15. Two numbers are removed at random

from the numbers -1, 0, 1. What is the

probability that the product of the numbers

removed is zero?

A.

1

3

B.

2

3

C.

5

9

D.

4

9

MATHEMATICS 2012/2013

ANSWERS

1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. A
2. D 11. B 12. D 13. B 14. D 15.