MTN PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2
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PASSAGE A:
At any given moment we are being bombarded by physical and
psychological stimuli competing for our attention. Although our eyes
are capable of handling more than five million bits of data per
second, our brains are capable of interpreting only about 599 bits
per second. With similar disparities between each of the other
senses and the brain, it is easy to say that we must select the visual,
auditory, or tactile stimuli that we wish to compute at any given
time.
1. Physical stimuli often win in competition for our attention.
A True
B False
C Cannot say
2. The capacity of the human brain is sufficient to interpret nearly
all the all the stimuli the sense can register under optimum
condition.
A True
B False
C Cannot say.
3. Eyes are able to cope with a greater input of information than
ears.
A True
B False
C Cannot say
PASSAGE B:
Scientists live in a necessary tension, holding fast to laws and
regularities already discovered, while remaining alert to
recognise abnormalities and judge whether these are errors of
observation or hoaxes or clues to deeper coherence, a more
powerful law which will change the whole out look of science.
4. Some apparent scientific anomalies may just be hoaxes
A True
B False
C Cannot say.
5. The whole outlook of sciences will soon be changed
A True
B False
C Cannot say
6. The assumptions made by scientists are not subject to change
A True
B False
C Cannot say
7. Events which seem to conflict with laws of science can lead to
new insights.
A True
B False
C Cannot say
PASSAGE C
Researchers have successfully mapped the genetic code of the
mouse and have generously elected to make their findings
available to scientists everywhere. A genetic model of the
mouse is of benefit to researchers because it is believed that
one hundred million years ago, both mice and human shared a
common rodent-like ancestor. This makes mice ideal
substitutes for humans in genetic studies, therefore, the mouse
is one of the most useful animals in studying cancer and other
diseases.
8. The research findings show that human and mice once had a
common ancestor.
A True
B False
C Cannot say
9. It is like that these findings, due to similar shared genetic code,
will result to the research that would lead to the eradication of
cancer.
A True
B False
C Cannot say.
PASSAGE D
The project was ambitious in its size, complexity, triparty
nature, and in its pioneering of the Private Finance Initiative.
This difficulty was unavoidable and contributed to the project
failure. However, a more thorough estimate of the unknown
difficulties and timescales would have enabled the department
to better prepare for the project and, increase its chance of
success.
In December 1997, Xsoft indicated they needed time to
complete the project which should have been inevitable. If the
department knew from the start how long the project would
take, it is questionable whether they would have considered
inception, especially considering the implications of delay on
the overall profitability for venture.
10. If more care have been put into estimating the difficulties,
it is less likely the project would have failed.
A True
B False
C Cannot say
11. Xsoft withheld information from the department
regarding how long the project would take.
A True
B False
C Cannot say
12. The departments’ profit was dependent upon how long
the project took.
A True
B False
C Cannot say
PASSAGE E
Ever since the guns’ invention, it has been changing the world
in many different ways many of the development in gun design
have been brought about by mans’ desire to protect himself,
and the challenge to invent bigger and more accurate weapons.
Each time there has been a major innovation in the
development of the gun, there has been a profound effect on
the world. The gun helped in the exploration of the world and it
has also helped in the development of society as we know.
13. The gun was invented because the human race needs to
protect themselves.
A True
B False
C Cannot say
14. Guns are the reason our society is the way it is today.
A True
B False
C Cannot say
15. Financial incentives have no part to play in the
development of the gun.
A True
B false
C cannot say
16. The social worker rendered yeoman service to the victims
A Excellent service
B Paid service
C Free, generous service
D Needed aid
17. His voice gets on my nerves
A Makes me sad
B irritates me
C makes me ill
D Pierces my eardrum
18. The captain played with determination because the
honour of the team was at stake.
A Inevitable
B at the top
C necessary
D in danger
19. Some people have a habit of wearing heir heart on their
sleeve.
A Avoiding being friendly with others
B Saying something which is not to be taken serious
C Exposing their innermost feeling to others
D Wasting their time on unnecessary details
20. Leaders should not only make speeches, they should also
prepare to bail the cat.
A To be alert of the enemy
B To take lead in danger
C To pick against wrong policy
D To have enough say in the government
21. A building that is 150 fts tall casts a shadow of 20 fts long.
At the same time, a tree casts a shadow of 2fts , how long is the
tree?
A 10 FT
B 15 FT
C 20 FT
D 25 FT
E 30 FT
22. Which of the following is a true statement?
A The product of two negative numbers is negative
B The product of one negative and one positive is positive
C When dividing a positive number by a negative number the
results are negative.
D When dividing a negative number by a positive number, the
results are positive.
E When dividing a negative number by a negative number the
results are negative.
23. What is the fractional equivalence of 12.5 percent.
A 1/4
B 2/9
C 1/5
D 1/8
E 2/7
24. Change 4(3/5) to an improper fraction
A 23/5
B 7/5
C 12/20
D 20/12
E 12/5
25. The fine for a driver riding in the carpool lane without any
passenger is $133. A driver is issued a bench warrant for
$2,294.25, which include a 15% fee for late charges and court
cost. How many tickets has the driver not paid?
A 10
B 12
C 13
D 14
E 15
26. Brett started a race at 6.30am and he did not cross the
finish line until 1.05pm. how long did it take brett to finish the
race?
A 6 Hours 15 minutes
B 6 hours 35 minutes
C 7 hours 5 minutes
D 7 hours 15 minutes
E 7 hours 35 minutes
27. –
28. Multiply 2.345 x 0.023
A 0.53935
B 0.053935
C 0.0053935
D 10. 195652
E 101.95652
29. A mens’ basketball team won 24 games and lost 32. What
is the ratio of games lost to the number of games played?
A 32:24
B 4:3
C 3:4
D 4:7
E 3:7
30. Which of the following choices is equivalent to 5/6?
A 5/12
B10/12
C 20/30
D 15/24
E 15/18
31. The primary purpose of software is to turn data into?
A Websites
B information
C programs
D object
32. A directory within a directory is called?
A Mini directory
B junior directory
C part directory
D sub directory
33. A computer translates a program written in a high level
language into
A machine language
B an algorithm
C a debugged program
D Java
34. When you turn on the computer, the boot routine will
perform this test
A RAM test
B disk drive test
C memory test
D power on self-test
35. A ____ is a unique name that you give to a file of
information
A Device letter
B folder
C file name
D file name extension
36. Hardware includes
A all devices used to input data into a computer
B sets of instructions that a computer runs or executes
C the computer and all the devices connected to it that are
used to input and output data
D all devices involved in processing information including the
CPU, storage and memory unit.
37. The simultaneous processing of two or more programs by
multiple process is
A Multiprograming
B multitasking
C time-sharing
D multiprocessing
38. Computers use the _____ number system to store data
and perform calculations.
A Binary
B Octal
C Decimal
D Hexadecimal
39. The main function of the ALU is to
A Perform arithmetic and logical operations
B Store data and information for future use
C control computer output such as printing
D monitor all computer activities
40. _____ is the process of carrying commands
A Fetching
B storing
C executing
D decoding
41. Which state is regarded as the jewel of the savanna?
A Jigawa
B Gombe
C Yobe
D Imo
42. Which of these was never an electoral chairman in
Nigeria?
A Prof. Attahiru Jegga
B Prof. Humphrey Nwosu
C Prof Maurice Iwu
D Prof Musa Alkali
43. The first American elected president was?
A Goerge Bush
B George Washington
C Jimmy carter
D Bill Clinton
44. Which country has withdrawn its membership from
ECOWAS?
A Mauritania
B Ghana
C cote de’ivoire
D Mali
45. The largest lake in Africa is?
A Lake Chad
B Lake Victoria
C Lake Limpopo
D Lake Bruz
46. The Nigeria’s’ first university graduate president was?
A Yakubu Gowon
B Olusegun Obasanjo
C Shehu Shagari
D Alh. Umaru Musa Yar’adua
47. The GSM intercellular telecommunication was introduced
in Nigeria in
A July 2001
B May 1999
C April 2000
D Feb, 2001
48. The first female speaker of the house of representatives
was?
A Mrs. Patricia Etteh
B Mulikat Akande
C Virgy Etiaba
D Alele Williams
49. The African best footballer of the year 2013 is?
A Samuel Eto’o
B Didier Drogba
C Yahaya Toure
D Asamoah Gyan.
50. The agency that regulates telecommunication operation
in Nigeria is?
A National communications commission
B National communications control
C Nigeria communication commission
D Nigeria communications control
ANSWERS
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. A
11. C
12. A
13. C
14. B
15. C
16. C
17. B
18. D
19. C
20. B
21. B
22. C
23. D
24. A
25. E
26. B
27. A
28. B
29. D
30. E
31. B
32. D
33. A
34. D
35. D
36. C
37. A
38. A
39. A
40. C
41. B
42. D
43. B
44. A
45. B
46. D
47. A
48. A
49. C
50. A
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