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POST JAMB SCREENING TEST

2018/2019 SESSION DELSU
10. It was a long poem but he learnt it
ENGLISH W. Off head X. From memory
In each of the questions choose the option nearest in Y. By heart Z. In memory
meaning to the word or phrase underlined 1. When a 11. The traditional folktales form an _____to the book
man is immune to an illness, he is W. Appendix X. Overview
W. Opposed to it X. Addicted to it Y. Y. Insertion Z. Index
Attached to it Z. Protected against it. 12. _____ marked an important step in the history of
the industrial revolution
2. Sitting majestically on his throne is the Ovie of W. The process of locomotion
Agbarho flanked by some of his wives W. X. The discovery of the engine
Surrounded X. Guarded Y. The discovery of locomotion
Y. Protected Z. Neglected Z. The invention of the locomotive engine

Read the passage below and answer questions 13-

3. Ese is an ardent supporter of technical education
17
W. Cogent Y. An ignorant
Word Englishes point out the present day global
X. A passionate Z. An optimistic
spread of English and the variant roles of the
language in different societies. Nearly every speaker
4. Sacam Hasseen’s epitaph has been of English today has been exposed to different
demolished. varieties of global English. English is no longer just
W. Monument X. Embodiment ‘one language’. It comes in many different shapes
Y. Book Z. Farmland and sizes as it were. It is quite different in many
counties and localities where it has been adopted. To
5. There is obvious symmetry in the whole grasp this phenomenon linguists have come to talk of
presentation W. Orderliness X. Hesitation different Englishes. One of the main reasons why
English is learnt in developing countries by people
Y. Excitement Z. Confusion
from all works of life is the belief that it is a primary
gateway for better jobs and a better life. English is
6. The state government appointed a commission of undergoing indigenization and nativization in
inquiry to go into the community’s complaints Anglophone African countries. In many countries of
carefully and without prejudice W. Africa and Asia, there are now asymmetrical bilingual
Account for X. Search children since they grow up speaking English as the
Y. Investigate Z. None of the above first and most important language. Some have
experienced language loss in their indigenous
7. As he was a gullible leader, his followers took language.
Advantage
W. He was slow to act 13. Indigenization and Nativization of English as used
X. He was simple minded to a fault in the passage means
Y. He was partial and unfair in dispensing justice W. Speaking English as a native and indigenous
Z. He was weak and unable to enforce his Authority language
X. Speaking English as a mother tongue
Y. Speaking different varieties of English
8. He has a big heart but he is inept at following a
Z. Adding features of indigenous language to
witty conversation
English
W. Large X. Huge
Y. Warm Z. Placid
14. According to the author “asymmetrical bilingual
children are:
In each questions complete each sentence by
W. Those who speak English and their mother tongue
choosing the option that most suitably fills the space.
fluently
9. The managing director did not pay his last
month_______ X. Children who learn their mother tongue
W. Didn’t he X. Had he not before learning English
Y. Is not it Z. Did he? Y. Children who can only speak English
Z. Those who learn to speak English before learning their
mother tongue.

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roofing.
W. Perfect X. Best
Y. Most unsuitable Z. Poor

15. The adverse effect of English on children in 23. The examiner was most flexible in his instruction
Anglophone African countries is that
W. Some children speak pidgin instead of standard W. Rigid Y. Correct
English X. Stiff Z. Upright
X. Some children cannot speak their mother
tongue
Y. Some children focus mainly on learning English
at school 24. The discussion become animated
Z. Parents encourage their children to speak Only W. Lively X. Intellectual
English Y. Unruly Z. Specialized

16. Which of these statement does not express the 25. I am always hard up before the end of each month
opinion of the author? W. In no need X. Broke
W. Many people in Africa and Asia learn English Y. Upset Z. Borrowing
due to its economic value
X. English is a language devoid of varieties APTITUDE TEST
Y. English is learnt by many people in Developing Identify the ODD one in the options for each number
countries 26. W. Bostwana X. Kenya
Z. English is not a mother tongue of many of its Y. Egypt Z. Tunisia
speakers

27. W. Yahoo X. Hotmail

17. In the writer’s opinion, English Y. Gmail Z. E-mail
W. Has the highest number of speakers in the
world
28. W. Kwara X. Lokoja
X. Is spoken only in Asia and Africa
Y. Benin City Z. Umuahia
Y. Has little economic value
Z. Is the most important language in the World
29. W. NECO X. WAEC
Y. NABTEB Z. JAMB
In each question choose the most appropriate option
opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined
18. The explosive growth of world population has not 30. W. Yen X. Pounds
been caused by a sudden increase in Y. Naira Z. Dollar
human fertility
W. Fantastic X. Gradual Note 4A =15, 6A7=35 and 9AI = 8. Use this logic to find
Y. Combustible Z. Dangerous the missing number in questions 31-35
31. The present secretary General of United
19. Unless we see the evils clearly, contending Nations is
against them is like fighting the air W. Kofi Anan X. Bankimoon
W. Avoiding X. Struggling with Y. Hillary Clinton Z. Barrack Obama
Y. Combating Z. Repelling
32. The slogan ‘The Big Heart’ applies to state
20. My sister’s condition is appalling W. Edo X. Anambra
W. Pleasant X. Complex Y. Kano Z. Delta
Y. Cloudy Z. Simple
33. 13A14 =
21. This is a heinous act W. Laudable Y. Deplorable W. 169 X. 168
Y. Forgettable Z. Indelible Y. 182 Z. 156

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34. (5 A []) A5 = 75 46. Which of the following statement is true?
W. 4 X. 2 W. The volumes of similar solids are in the ratio
Y. 3 Z. 16 of the cube of their line at dimension
X. The sum of angles in a triangle is four right
35. 2A(7A5) = [ ] Angles
W. 70 X. 55 Y. If two un-parallel lines are transverse by a
third line, then the corresponding angles
Y. 30 Z. 65
must Be equal.
Z. Hero’s formula is used for computing Area of
Select the correct simile that best completes each a triangles when only one of it’s side is given.
expression below. 36. As clear as_____ W. White
X. Glass
Y. Crystal Z. Snow 47. Given that the matrix is singular, then the value
of x is
W. 10 X. 8
37. As proud as a______ W. Peacock X. Prince
Y. 12 Z. 14
Y. King Z. Star

38. As blind as a______ 48. Find the area of the curved surface of a cone
whose base radius is 3cm and whose height is
W. Toad X. Bat
4cm in term of
Y. Cockroach Z. Rock
For each number below (39 & 40) identify the anagram
to the given word 49. Find the LCM of x2 + x, x2 - 1, x2 - x W. x(x+1)(x-2)
39. EARTH W. Planet X. Ear X. x(x-1)(x+1)
Y. Heart Z. Universe Y. (x2 + 1)(x+2) Z. (x+1)x2

50. Suppose that log y +3log x 2, express y in terms

40. DIET
of x
W. Food X. Die
W. y = 2x2 X. y = 52x2
Y. Tied Z. Nutrition
Y. Z.
If 8mmm 6 =16, 10mm 5=25, 1mmmmm 20 = 4
evaluate X if 51. The quadratic equation whose roots are 4 and
41. 6mmm 4 = X -7 is
W. 24 X. 8 W. x2+3+28 = 0 X. x2-3x+28 = 0
Y. 12 Z. 6
Y. x2 -3x-28=0 Z. x2+3x-28=0

42. Xmm3 = 24
52. The remainder when f(x) =x3 -3x2 + x -5 is divided
W. 48 X. 9
by x + 2 is
Y. 18 Z. 16
W. -18 X. -22
Y. -27 Z. -32
43. ¼ mmm 24 = x
W. 3 X. 6
Y. 6 Z. 2 53. Solve the equation (0.3)x+1 = (0.7)x
W. -2.316 X. -3.112
Choose the word that best completes the following Y. -1.421 Z. -4.314
phrase
44. Lion is to roar as elephant is to_____ 54. Given U = {a,b,c,d,e, f,g,h,1,j,k,1} as the universal
W. Trumpet X. Rumble set and its subsets as P {a, b, f, g, j, l},Q = {b,c,h,j}
Y. Boom Z. Bleat and R= {a,d,e,f}.PnR is
45. Flock is to bird as is to Lion W. {l,k,i} X. {a,f}
W. Group X. Gang Y. {b,f,g} Z. {d,l}
Y. Pride Z. Fleet

55. Given that tan =5/12 then the actual value of Sin2
GENERAL PA PER
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 W. Silicon X. Silver
56. The product of 214 and 23 in base 5 is Y. Copper Z. Aluminium
W. 4922 X. 237
Y. 428 Z. 11032 65. If a magnet is broken in the middle in an attempt
to separate the poles. One finds two
57. The sum of 28 terms of the A.P. 3,10,17____ new magnets, each having pole(s)
W. 1427 X. 3816 W. One X. Two
Y. 4234 Z. 2730 Y. Three Z. Four
O
66. The temperature at which the water present in the
air saturates the airs to condense is known as____
8m W. Dew point X. Melting
Y. Boiling Point Z. Freezing point

D C
N 67. When a girl moves towards a plane mirror at a
5m
speed of 4.0m/s, the distance between the girl and
A B her image reduces at a speed of ____
58. The figure above represents a pyramid with a W. 2m/s X. 4m/s
square base ABCD of side 5m. OA = OB = OC = Y. 8m/s Z. 12m/s
OD = 8cm. What is the height ON of the pyramid?
W. 5.37m X. 8.14m 68. A quantity which in direction to magnitude requires
Y. 6.35m Z. 7.18m the specification to its direction to
completely specify it is referred to as ____
59. A cone of height 6cm and base radius 7cm is W. Derived quantity
placed on top of the cross section of a cylinder of X. Fundamental quantity
height 10cm and of the same radius with the cone. Y. Vector quantity
Find the volume of the composite figure so formed. Z. Scalar quantity
W. 240cm3 X. 1240cm3
Y. 1624cm3 Z. 1848cm3 69. A car running at 30m/s accelerate at 2m/s2 for 20
seconds. What will be the final velocity of the car?
60. One interior angle of a regular polygon 170°.How W. 30m/s X. 50m/s
many side has the polygon? Y. 70m/s Z. 90m/s
W. 24 X. 43
Y. 18 Z. 36 70. At a height of 39,000m, an air force bomber
dropped a bomb while maintaining a constant
61. If the kinetic energy of a system is conserved after velocity of 1200km/h towards a point directly
a collision and the particles moves away with above its target. At what time will the bomb hit the
different velocities, then the collision is __ target?
W. 48.7 seconds X. 45.9 seconds
Y. 88.3seconds Z. 101.6 seconds
62. Which of these methods can be used to determine
71. A machine gun with a mass of 50kg fire a 0.5kg
the surface tension of a liquid? W. Vector method
bullet at a speed of 100mis. The recoil speed of
X. Viscosity method
the machine gun is
Y. Capillary method Z. Tension method
W. 0.5m/s X. 1.0mls
Y. 1.5m/s Z. 2.0mls
63. A pulley system has three ropes supporting a load
of 35kgi 150 N is needed lift the load efficiency of
72. Germanium material can be classified as____
the pulley (g = 9.8m/s2) W. Hyper elastic Y.
Perfectly elastic W. Conductor X. Super Conductor
X. Inelastic Z. Partly elastic Y. Semi Conductor Z. Insulator

64. In relation to the movement of free electrodes in 73. The capacitance of a capacitor is said to
an electric current, which of the following is odd? _____When the charge ‘q’ on it is doubled.

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Y. Remain the same Z. Tripled 82. Which one of these is not found in an E, tom
W. Electrons X. Molecules
74. A mixture of 0.20 mole of Ar, 0.20 of Ne, and 0.30 Y. Neutron Z. Proton
mole of He exerts a total pressure of 2.1
atmosphere. What is the partial pressure in the
mixture? 83. The number of isomers that can be obtained from
W. 0.70 atmosphere X. 0.80 atmosphere C4H10 is
Y. 0.90 atmosphere Z. 0.65 atmosphere W. 4 X. 1 Y. 2 Z. 3

75. A certain compound, on analysis gave 2.02g of 84. Which of the 3d 4s, 4p, 4d has the lowest energy
Carbon, 0.35g of Hydrogen, and 2.68g of Oxygen. W. 3d X.4s Y. 4p Z. 4d
If the molecular mass is 90, calculate the
molecular formula. 85. Carbon is often deposited in the exhaust pipe of
W. CH2O X. C2H4O cars because of the W. Dehydrogenation of petrol
Y. C3H60 Z. C4H8O4 X. Incomplete combustion of petrol
Y. Presence of additives
76. An effect of thermal pollution in water bodies is Z. Presence of carbon in petrol
that the
W. Volume of chemical waste increases 86. Plaster of paris (P.O.P) used for making cast in
X. Level of oxides of nitrogen increase hospitals is
Y. Level of oxygen reduces Z. Volume of water W. CaSO4.2H20 X. CaSO4.H20
reduces. Y. CaSO4.3H20 Z. CaSO4.4H20

77. Which of the following compounds is soapless 87. Which of the following animals is cold blooded
detergent. W. Cat X. Lizard
W. C12H250S03NA X. C17H25COONA Y. Whale Z. Bird
Y. C6H5OH Z. C4H9OOC2H5
88. Plants which can survive in place where water
78. How many atoms are present in 6.0g of supply is limited are called:
magnesium W. Mesophytes X. Hydrophytes
W. 1.20 x 1022 X. 2.41 x 1022 Y. l.51 x Y. Heliophytes Z. Xerophytes
1023 Z. 3.02 x 1023 [Mg = 24, Na= 6.02
23
x 10 mol ]-1
89. All but one of the following is a component of plant
cells:
79. Which of the following pollutants is associated with W. Cell membrane X. Hydrophytes
brain damage? W. Carbon (ii) Oxide Y. Vacuole Z. Ribosome
X. Radioactive fallout
Y. Biodegradable waste 90. The study of aigac is called: W. Bacteriology X.
Z. Sulphur (iv) Oxide Algalogy
Y. Mycology Z. Psychology
80. The maximum number electrons in the L shell of
an atom is W. 2 X. 8 91. The tilapia fish uses ___ fin for balancing:
Y. 18 Z. 32 W. Anal X. Ventral
Y. Caudal Z. Dorsal

92. The division of the fungi in which the sexual phase

81. Calculate the volume of 0.5mol dm -3 H2S04 that is
is unknown is called:
neutralized by 25cm3 of 0.1 mol dm-3
W. Deuteromycotina
NaOH X. Zygomycotina
W. 5.0cm3 X. 2.5cm3 Y. Assomycotina
Y. 0.4cm3 Z. 0.1cm3 Z. Basidiomycotina

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93. The digestive enzyme that coagulates proteins in 78. Y 79. X 80. X 81. X 82. X 83. Y 84. Z
milk is_____ 85. X 86. W 87. X 88. Z 89. 90. Z 91. Z
W. Ptyalin X. Pepsin 92. W 93. Z 94. X 95. X 96. W 97. X 98. X
Y. Tripsin Z. Renin 99. W 100. W

94. During reproduction in Amoeba the first structure

to divide is:
W. Cytoplasm X. Nucleus
Y. Vacuole Z. Cell Membrane

95. Euglena is classified as a plant due to the

presence of:
W. Flagellum X. Chioroplast
Y. Gullet Z. Cell membrane
POST-JAMB SCREENING TEST
REVISION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
96. The end products of the digestion of fats and oil 2017/2018 SESSION DELSU
are:
W. Fatty acids and glycerol ENGLISH
X. Protein and oil From 1 to 6 choose the option that best complete each
Y. Amino-acids and fats of the following sentences:
Z. Glucose and fats 1. The _______ of the food filled the whole
compound W. Fragrance Y. Aroma
97. One of the following is not a factor required for X. Scent Z. Perfume
seed germination:
W. Light X. Food 2. He was caught distributing political ___
Y. Air Z. Viable seed W. Brochures Y. Bulletins
X. Circulars Z. Pamphlets
98. In somatic cell appears in:
W. Haploid X. Diploid 3. She _____ her spoon in the soup and tasted it
Y. Triploid Z. Piploid W. Inserted Y. Buried
X. Sank Z. Dipped
99. A ripened or mature ovary is also known as:
W. Fruit X. Flower 4. When rescued from the sea, he was ___ with cold.
Y. Embryo Z. Seed
5. He was so angry he couldn’t talk____
100. Cells are differentiated into different tissues in W. Efficiently X. Capably
____ regions: Y. Proficiently Z. Coherently
W. Meristamic X. Elogation
Y. Differentiation Z. Maturation
6. He delighted them with his _____ stories W.
Interminable X. Inexhaustible
SOLUTION
Y. Immeasurable Z. Illimitable
1. Z 2. W 3. X 4. W 5. W 6. Y 7. X
8. W 9. Z 10. Y 11. X 12 Z 13. W 14. W
15. X 16. X 17. Z 18. X 19. X 20. W 21. W From questions 7 to 8 choose the option nearest in
22. Y 23. W 24. Y 25. W 26. Z 27. Z 28. W meaning to the underlined
29. Z 30. Y 31. X 32. Z 33. X 34. W 35. Y
36. Y 37. W 38. X 39. Y 40. Y 41. X 42. Z 7. You should learn to live within your meagre
43. Z 44. W 45. Y 46. W 47. X 48. Z 49. X means
50. Y 51. Z 52. Y 53. Y 54. X 55. Y 56. Z W. Plenty Y. Inadequate
57. Z 58. 59. Z 60. Z 61. Y 62. Y 63. X X. Surplus Z. Immense
64. W 65. X 66. W 67. X 68. Y 69. Y 70. Y

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coloured Y. Built-in passage?
X. Short-lived Z. Long-lived W. Advertisement is very costly
X. Advertisement leads to high cost of articles
From 9 to 11 choose the option that has the same Y. Advertisement is not necessary
vowel sound as the one underlined Z. Advertisement is a common phenomenon
9. Sea W. Sit Y. Piece
X. Realm Z. Rich 13. Advertisement is not common in ___
W. Totalitarian setting
10. Set W. Remain Y. Net X. Democratic societies
X. Seize Z. Pretty Y. Indigenous settings
Z. Demographic experiments

11. Pass
W. Plait Y. Rash 14. Advertisement is basically an off-shoot of___
X. Marry Z. Part W. Competition Y. Ignorance
X. Anxiety Z. Inconsistency
Read passage 1 carefully and answer the questions
12-16 15. Advertisement informs and mis-informs.
Advertisements are part of our everyday lives. We meet Therefore it is
them in newspapers, on the radio and television, in the W. Double Y. Ambiguous
street and even in buses and trains. We are so X. Careless Z. Sadistic
accustomed to them that it would be very strange to wake
up one morning and find that they had all disappeared.
16. The last statement in the passage is an example
Yet advertising by manufacturers only occurs
of _____
on a large scale in democratic countries, where free
W. Rhetorical question X. Hyperbole
enterprise leads to competition and competition to
Y. Oxymoron Z. Personification
advertisement. In certain totalitarian countries where
the state controls production, there is a cut-throat
competition but equally there are very few brand From 17 to 19 choose the option that is opposite in
names and only a meagre choice of articles. In these meaning to the underlined and which can also fill the
circumstances, most of the brand names are naturally gap,
well- known. If there is, for instance, only one brand 17. We were defeated but our junior team was__
of toothpaste, it is pointless to advertise it. W. Vicarious Y. Pummelled
On the other hand, people often feel that X. Protected Z. Victorious
competing manufacturers spend so much money on
advertising their various brands that they have to 18. Mr. Omoni made a lot of today unlike the_____of
increase the price of their articles considerably in yesterday
order to co or the advertising costs. Although a lot of W. Purchase Y. Loss
money is spent on advertising, this only raises the X. Share Z. Gross
selling price of each mass-produced article by an
insignificant amount. And from the manufacturer s
19. They usually labours when talking, but Amaka she
point of view, such a small price reduction would be
speaks____
a poor selling device. It might attract a few purchasers
W. ‘Fluently Y. Fearfully
v ho wo.id not otherwise buy the article, but their
X. Painfully Z. Forcefully
number would be nothing in comparison with those
who are attracted by advertisements.
Even though advertisements are the result of From 20 to 22 choose the option that best completes
competition they do have a useful function: that of the gap.
giving information, Of course, people often complain 20. He came ___ the room and sat down
that - with all their exaggerations, half truths and W. Over Y. Around
distorted facts - advertisement misinform rather than X. Into Z. Off
inform. But do any of us really believe what we are
told in an advertisement? 21. John has been ill ____ last Friday.
W. Before Y. Till

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22. Will you please ____ me your book? Y. Jonah Jang
W. Lend Y. Borrow Z. Babangida Aliyu
X. Supply Z. Excuse
33. The Headmasters of the African Union is located
In each of questions 23 to 25 select the option that in
best explains the information conveyed in the W. Aba Y. Adis Ababa
sentence X. Cairo Z. Johannesburg

23. She is very right fingered W. She is skilful with her Use the logic below to find the missing numbers in
hands questions 34 to 35
X. She is apt to take things Logic: 6 16 2, 1 2 0, and ½ 12 5½
Y. She has a gentle touch
Z. She is careless 34. 4 [ ]6
W. 20 Y. 24
24. The teacher turned a blind eye to the lateness of
X. 10 Z. 18
Mary W. He did not notice it
X. He disapproved of it
Y. He did not bother about it
35. 3½ [ ] 7
Z. He was unable to detect it
W. 21 Y. 4½
X. 10½ Z. 19
25. The dispute has now come to a head. W. It has
reached a gigantic proportion
X. It has reached a crucial stage Indicate the odd one from the options No 36-38
Y. It has reached the head of the manager 36. W. Doctor Y. Engineer X. Nurse Z.
Pharmacist
Z. It has got to the head office

37. W. Mosque Y. Minaret

APTITUDE TEST
X. Church Z. Koran
Identify the Odd one in the options for each number
26. W. Ibadan Y. Enugu X. Jos Z.
Kaduna 38. W. Gowon Y. Shagari
X. Buhari Z. Babangida
27. W. Rotimi Amaechi X. Kayode Fayemi
Y. ldris Wada Z. Sanusi Lamido Choose the word that best completes the following
For each number below 28-30 identify the anagram phrases
to the given word
39. Dog is to bark as pig is to____
28. STAPLE W. Pin Y. Apple W. Hum Y. Rumble
X. Please Z. Plates X. Grunt Z. Squeak

29. CANOE W. Ocean Y. Boat 40. Duck is to_____ as bee is to hum

X. Kano Z. Cane W. Chatter Y. Blare
X. Crow Z. Quack
30. SLAIN W. Saint Y. Pain
X. Nails Z. Kill
41. Cat is to kitten as horse is to ____
W. Cub Y. Colt
31. The 2014 FIFA world cup will take place in X. Kid Z. Ass
W. Spain Y. South Africa
X. Japan Z. Brazil
42. Abuja is to Nigeria as ___ is to Uganda
W. Lusaka Y. Kampala
32. The Governor of Kano State is X. Harare Z. East Africa
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NOTE 4A 5 15, 6A 7 = 35 and 9A 1 = 8 use this logic to
find the missing number in questions 43 to 46
43. 9A8 = [ ]
W. 63 Y. 64 54. y is inversely proportional to x and y = 4 when x =
½. Find x when y =10
X. 72 Z. 70
W. 1/10 Y. 2
X. 1/5 Z. 10
44. 4A(3A2) = [ ]W 12 Y 24
W. 12 Y. 24
55. Two angles in a triangle are 87° and 33°. The
X. 20 Z. 18
remaining angle is
W. 72° Y. 60°
45. 3A[ ] 1 =10 X. 90° Z. 120°
W. 4½ Y. 3
X. 4 Z. 5
56. A line touching the circumference from outside a
circle is called
46. (5A7) A2 = [ ] W. Secant Y. Radius
W. 54 Y. 56 X. Chord Z. Tangent
X. 68 Z. 48
Use the following logic to questions 47-50
57. If 132 = 42 where x is a number base and the right
Logic 3 N 4 = 14,2 N 3 = 106 N 2 = 16
hand side is in denary. Find x
W. 6 Y. 8
47. 17N [ ] = 40 X. 5 Z. 4
W. 23 Y. 2
X. 3 Z. 6
58. What are the possible values of x given that
log2(x2+5x+14)3? W. -4,3 Y. -1, -5
48. [ ]N2 = 40 X. -3, -2 Z. -5, -7
W. 18 Y. 14 59. A trader sold a bicycle at N10,000 with 25% profit.
X. 20 Z. 28 His cost price is
W. N 2,000 Y. N6,000
49. 1N [ ] = 6 X. N8,000 Z. 14,000
W. 4 Y. 3
X. 1 Z. 2 60. Three pencils and two ruler cost N13 while two
pencils and one ruler cost N8. How much is the
50. 9N4 = [ ] cost of one pencil and one ruler respectively?
W. 26 Y. 18 W. N5, N3 Y. N2, N7
X. 36 Z. 40 X. N4, N6 Z. N3, N2

GENERAL PAPER 61. The geometric mean of 2 and 98 is

51. The quadratic equation whose roots are and 3 is. W. 8 Y. 18
W. x2 + x -12 = 0 X. x2 + 7x + 12 = 0 X. 24 Z. 14
Y. x2 - 2x+12 = 0 Z. x2 + 5x – 12 = 0
62. 15% of a certain number is 6. What is the number?
52. If the opposite parallel sides of a trapezium is 8m W. 20 Y. 60
and 1 2m, find the area if its height is 4m. X. 40 Z. 80
W. 28m2 Y. 54m2
X. 36m2 Z. 40m2 63. Convert 257 in base ten to base 12
W. 160 Y. 195
53. Two numbers are such that their sum is 18. X. 221 Z. 215
Suppose that one is 8 greater than the other, find
the numbers. 64. How many seconds are in 5 hours? W.
W. 13 and 5 Y. -13 and 5 72240sccs Y. 18000secs

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X. 6.0sec Z. 150sec
65. What is the Celsius temperature
corresponding to 100 degrees Kelvin? 74. A converging thin lens has a focal length of 2 7cm.
W. -173°C Y. 100°C An object is placed 9cm from the lens.
X. 0°C Z. 173°C What is the image distance from the lens.
W. 13.5cm Y. 3.0cm
X. 18.0cm Z. 36.0cm
66. The temperature of hot and cold end of a 20cm
long rod in thermal steady state are at 100°C and
200 C respectively. What is the temperature of the 75. When the image formed by a convex mirror is
centre of the rod? compared to its object, the image is usually
W. 600C Y. 400C W. Erect and smaller
X. 500C Z. 300C X. Inverted and imaginary
67. The Calorie is defined as the quantity of heat Y. Real and inverted
required to raise the temperature of Z. Real and erect
W. 1g of water by 1°C
X. 1g of water by 100°C 76. By which of the following can a real image be
Y. 1g of water by 4°C produced?
Z. 1g of water by -273K W. Concave mirror X. Plane mirror
Y. Diverging lens Z. Convex mirror
68. A 25 watt, 220 volt bulb and a 100 watt, 220 volt 77. If concentrated H2So4 is added to sugar and
bulb are connected in series across a 220 volt line. warmed gently, the sugar changes from white to
Which electric bulb will glow more brightly. brown and finally to a black mass of carbon. In this
W. 25 watt bulb reaction, concentrated H2SO4 is acting as:
X. 100 watt bulb W. A drying agent X. An oxidizing agent
Y. 130th glow at the same rate Y. A dehydrating agent Z. A reducing agent
Z. Both with same brightness
78. Which of the following can have an isomer?
69. Used normally, a 150W, l20V light bulb requires W. C2H4 Y. C3H4
how many amperes of current? X. C4H10 Z. C6H6
W. 1.25A. Y. 3.00A X. 2.50A. Z. 0.80A.
79. The final products of the reaction between
70. Which one of the following laws best describes the methane and chlorine in the presence of ultraviolet
operation of an electric generator? light are hydrogen chloride and:
W. Ampere’s law Y. Ohm’s law W. Chloromethane
X. Gauss’ law Z. Faraday’s law X. Tetrachloromethane
Y. Trichloromethane
Z. Dichloromethane
71. A particle is oscillating according to the equation x
= 7cos 0.5itt, where t is in second. The point
moves from the position of displacement to 80. In the electrolysis of brine, the anode is
maximum displacement in time t = ___ W. Platinum Y. Zinc
W. 4.0sec Y. 1.0sec X. Copper Z. Carbon
X. 2.0sec Z. 0.5sec
81. In the electrolytic extraction of aluminium, the
72. A ball leaves a girls hand with an upward velocity function of molten cryolite is to W. Precipitate
of 6 m/s. What is the maximum height of the ball aluminium hydroxide
above the girl’s hand? X. Lower the melting point of aluminium oxide
W. 1.8m Y. 12.0m Y. Act as raw material
X. 6.0m Z. 18.0m Z. Act as a solvent

73. The time needed for a net force of 10 N to change 82. 0.05 mol dm-3HCI is
the velocity ofa5 kg mass by 3 m/s is neutralised by

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 25cm3NaOH. If the solvent volume of the acid
used is 32.00cm3. What is the concentration 91. The organic molecules present in the nucleus
of the base? is/are
W. 0.016moldm-3 X. 10.032moldm-3 W. DNA X. Protein, RNA and DNA
Y. 0.039moIdm-3 Z. 0.064moldm-3 Y. RNA and ATP Z. RNA

83. The periodic classification of the elements is an 92. A characteristic of the phylum Coelenterata
arrangement of the elements in order of their. is that
W. Atomic mass X. Atomic number W. Most of them are marine
Y. Atomic volume Z. Molecular weight X. They possess a gue with a single opening.
Y. They possess numerous pores on their
84. Helium atoms are chemically unreactive because: body
W. There are no electrons around the nucleus Z. They are bilaterally symmetrical
X. The number of protons equal the number
of electrons 93. The smallest living organisms which share the
Y. The atoms contain only protons characteristics of both living and non-living matter
Z. The outer electron shell is completely are
W. Bacteria Y. Viruses
85. How many grams of hydrogen gas will be liberated X. Fungi Z. Protozoa
when 6g of magnesium ribbon dissolves in
500cm3 of 6MHCI? 94. 2.8g soil sample was heated to a constant weight
W. l.2g Y. 0.5g of 24g. When further heated to red hot and cooled,
X. 0.7g Z. 0.3g it weighed 18g. What is the percentage of humus
in the soil.
W. 22.2 Y. 75.0
86. A sample of orange juice is found to have a pH of
X. 55.6 Z. 25.0
3.80. what is the concentration of the hydroxide
ion in the juice?
W. 1.6x10-4 X. 6.3 X 10-11” 95. Mr. Ochuko usually works in a swamp during
Y. 6.3 X l0-4 which he neither eat food nor drink any water.
87. CaO(s) + H20( ) Ca(OH)2(s) H – 65kj. The Which of these diseases Mr. Ochuko cannot
process represented by the above equation is contact.
known as W. Cholera X. Sleeping sickness
W. Dissolution Y. Liming Y. Bilharziasis Z. River blindness
X. Slaking Z. Mortaring
96. One of the following statements is not true of
88. The modem process of manufacturing steel from viruses
iron is by W. They are microorganisms
W. Treatment with acid X. They are smaller than bacteria
X. Oxidation Y. They cause polio and small pox
Y. Blast reduction Z. They can be seen by ordinary light
Z. Treatment with alkalis microscope

89. Ovoviparity is the type of fertilization exhibited by 97. A gene which expresses itself only in the
the organism labelled homozygous condition is
W. I Y. III W. A Mutant Y. Lethal
X. II Z. IV X. Dominant Z. Recessive

90. Thunderstorm can be beneficial to plants because 98. Which of the following
W. Kills the peet that affect crops represents the phenotypic ratio of
the above genetic cross.
X. Destroy some of the major crops
W. 1:2:1 Y. 3:1
Y. Makes rain water available to soil
X. 4:1 Z. 2:2
Z. Add nitrates to the soil

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 B. Trying to make a story
99. The surface of an alveolus in a mammal is well C. Keeping quiet when necessary
supplied with tiny blood vessels known as D. Defending the weak
W. Arterioles Y. Arteries
X. Venules Z. Capillaneo 2. A dutiful Journalist must
A. Be able to make an effective speech
100. The nitrogeneous substance that is excreted by B. Have political acumen
birds in order to conserve water is C. Be able to recognise merit wherever found
W. Ammonia Y. Urea Acid D. Read widely
X. Uric Acid Z. Nitric Acid
3. Insidious as used in the passage means
A. Wild B. Wicked
SOLUTION
C. Unusual D. Subtle
1. Y 2. Z 3. Z 4. W 5. Z 6. X 7. Y
8. X 9. Y 10. Y 11. Z 12 Z 13. W 14. W
15. Y 16. W 17. Z 18. Y 19. W 20. X 21. Z 4. When may a journalist have to act against his own
22. W 23. X 24. Y 25. X 26. X 27. Z 28. Z inclination?
29. W 30. X 31. Z 32. X 33. Y 34. W 35. W A. After he has been given a bribe
36. Y 37. X 38. Y 39. X 40. Z 41. Y 42. Y B. When his enemies make a mistake
43. Y 44. W 45. Z 46. W 47. X 48. W 49. Z C. When he become weak and decrepit
50. W 51. W 52. Z 53. W 54. X 55. Y 56. Z D. When his friends acts stupidly
57. X 58. X 59. X 60. Z 61. Z 62. X 63. Y
64. Y 65. W 66. Y 67. W 68. X 69. W 70. Z 5. A Journalist would be able to uphold the tenants
71. W 72. W 73. W 74. W 75. W 76. W 77. Y of his profession if:
78. X 79. X 80. Z 81. X 82. Z 83. X 84. Z 85. Z 86. X 87. A. He tries to protect his friends B. He resists
X 88. X 89. 90. Z 91. X temptation to bias.
92. X 93. Y 94. Z 95. Z 96. Z 97. X 98. C. He seeks publicity
99. X 100. Y D. He tries to achieve publicity

Instruction: Choose the option that conveys the

POST-JAMB SCREENING TEST meaning of the underlined portion in each of the
REVISION QUESTION AND ANSWERS following sentences
2016/2017 SESSION DELSU

ENGLISH LANGUAGE 6. The result of Dr. Ese’s experiment represents a

Instruction: Read the passage below and answer the breakthrough science. A. Catastrophe
questions that follow. C. A breaking point
The endeavour to maintain proper standards C. An outstanding success
of fairness in Journalism must be pursued. It is fatally D. An end to such experiments
easy for the Journalist to deviate from the straight
path. There is his natural desire to ‘make a story” and 7. When the man was caught by the police, he
insidious temptation to twist facts to square with his presented a bold front
paper’s policy. Both indefensible as the framing of A. He faced the situation with apparent boldness
misleading headlines for the sake of effect. The B. He attacked the policeman boldly
conscientious Journalist must check any tendency to C. He bravely attempted to bribe
bias, and guard against the dangers inherent in the policeman
personal antipathies of friendships, and in traditional D. He frowned at them in a deficient manner
opposition between rival schools of thought. When a
political opponent, whose stupidity habitually
provokes attack, makes an effective speech, honesty 8. Publishers say that newsprint has become more
requires that he should be given credit for it. expensive
A. Newspapers
1. The duty of the Journalist to the public entails B. Publishing news
A. Telling the truth C. Paper for printing
D. Printer’s salaries and wages.

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9. His attempts were nipped in the bud A. Frustrated
B. Unsuccessful 20. Nigeria is gradually recession A. Destruction
C. Cut short D. Disqualified B. Recovery
C. Discovery D. Birth
10. The task was herculean A. Irregular
B. Related to herculis 21. Since mortality is the lot of man, argued the
C. Demanding D. Stimulating preacher, we must all accept death with
equanimity.
11. The sudden death of the king put paid to the A. Anxiety B. Concern
ambition of the minister C. Uncertainty D. Serenity
A. Rewarded B. Encouraged 22. I was advised to stay away from cities that are
C. Benefited D. Terminated ravaged by crime
A. Spoilt by B. Suffering from
12. Edafe was a mindless criminal C. Haven of D. Free from
A. Heartless B. Mindful
C. Strong D. Memorable 23. Adama’s father simply condoned her bad habits
instead of punishing her appropriately
Instruction: Complete each of the following A. Opposed B. Blamed
Sentences by choosing the option that best C. Accepted D. Forbade
suitably fills the space
24. The debtors husband is liable for his wife’s A.
13. Why do you worry about such ___ matters? unanswerable B. Unquestionable
A. Non-significant B. Unsignlficant C. Responsible D. Accountable
C. Insignificant D. Significant
25. In an English sentence, there is always a concord
14. The Pastor said ‘lay ____ your hearts to God’ between the subject and the verb
A. Bear B. Bare A. Disagreement B. Harmony
C. Bar D. Barred C. Harmoniousness D. Agreement

16. What a relief that the strike ___ when it did APTITUDE
A. Ended B. Would ended 26. Which of the following numbers is prime?
C. Has ended D. Is ending A. 117 B. 147
C. 159 D. 149

17. I saw you walking in that direction, but I did

not know exactly_______ 27. A boy was asked to multiply a number by 7/8
A. Where you are going instead he divided the number by 7/8 and got the
result 15 more than the correct result The number
B. Where are-you going
was
C. Where you were going
A. 96 B. 56
D. To where were you going
C. 36 D. 65

18. Do you know if the new teacher________ yet

28. The eighth term of 9,6,3,0 ... is
A. Has arrive B. Will be arriving
A. 8 B. -12
C. Has arrived D. Has been arriving
C. -14 D. 6

Instruction: Choose the word which is opposite in

meaning to the underlined word in each sentence 29. The expression is equal to
A. Log 2 B. Log 7
19. Unless we see the evil clearly, contending against C. Log 3 D. Log 5
them is like fighting the air
A. Avoiding B. Struggling with 30. The difference between the place values of 7 and
C. Combating D. Repelling 3 in the number 527435 is

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 A. 4070 B. 6790 clockwise direction. Which direction he is facing
C. 3690 D. 6970 now?
A. North-East B. North – West
Direction to question 31 to 35: The following C. South-East D. South-West
questions consists of two words each of them have
certain relationship to each other, followed by four 40. 36 vehicles are parked in the single row. After the
lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that first car there is one scooter after the second car
has the same relationship as of the original pair of there are scooters after the third car there are
words. three scooters and so on work out the number of
scooters in the second half of the
31. Trees: Branches A. 10 B. 12
A. River: Tributaries B. Continent: Island C. 15 D. None of these
C. Stream: Delta D. Ocean: Seas
41. A number greater than 3 but less than 8 also it is
32 Relax: work greater than 6 but less than 10. The numbers.
A. Play: Cheat B. Lunch: Dinner A. 5 B. 6
C. Smile: Laugh D. Fresh: Stale C. 6 D. 9

33 Square: Cube 42. If the length and breath of rectangular plot are
A. Line: Cylinder B. Triangle: Prism increased by 50% and 20% respectively, the new
C. Circle: Sphere D. Sphere: Earth areas will be how many times than that of original
area?
34. Carnivore: Herbivore A. 4 B. 9/6
A. Animal: Bird B. Camel: Giraffe C. 11/5 D. 9/5
C. Flesh: Plant D. Horse: lion
43. A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio
35. Accident: Mishap of 4:3. If 7Ltrs of water is added to the mixture the
A. Abrupt: Sudden B. Eminent: Notorious ratio of alcohol and water becomes 3:4. Find the
C. Pacify: Provoke D. Dearth: Plenty quantity of alcohol in the mixture.
A. 12 Ltrs. B. 8Ltrs C. 9 Ltrs.
D. 15 Ltrs.
36. If train is called bus, bus is called tractor, tractor is
Directions for questions 44 to 47: Each question
called car, car is called scooter, scooter is called
has a part of the sentence or the entire sentence
bicycle, bicycle called moped, which is used to
underlined, this is followed by four different ways
plough a field’?
of phrasing the sentence. Choose the alternative
A. Train B. Bus
which is grammatically correct and concise.
C. Tractor D. Car

44. More than 35 school children. Some of them who

37 Pointing to a man on the stage, Rita said ‘He is were as young as nine. Were killed when an
the brother of the daughter of the wife of my explosion ripped through their primary school.
husband”. How is the man on the stage
A. more than 35 school children, some as young
related to Rita.?
as nine
A. Son B. Cousin
B. More than 35 school children, some as young
C. Husband D. Brother-in-law as nine
C. As Many as 35 school children, some as
38. Rahul told Anand “Yesterday defeated the only young as nine
brother of the daughter of my grandmother” D. Not less than 35 school children, some as
A. Son B. Brother young as nine
C. Brother D. Father-in-law
45. In view of the reasons that have been cited. I
39. A man is facing south. lie turns 135 degrees in the hereby recommended passing of
anticlockwise direction and then 180 degree in the resolution.
A. In lieu of the reason given

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 B. Because the reasons have been given 52. The liquid in a cone of radius r cm and height 12cm
C. In view of the reasons given is poured into a cylinder of the same base radius.
D. In view of the reasons that have been cited Calculate the height of the water in the cylinder
A. 8cm B. 14cm
46. Mrs. Pooja, our class teacher and who is also a C. 6cm D. 4cm
member of the school committee can speak
excellent German. 53. Solve 22x x 5(2x) + 4 = 0 A. 3 or-5 B. 0 or 2
A. Who is also a member of the school committee C. 1 or 4 D. -3 or 1
can speak excellent German
B. Who also is a member of the school committee
can speak excellent German 54. Factorise125x2-1
C. Also a member of the school committee can A. (5x + 1) (25x2 - 1)
speak in German B. (25 +1) (10x2+5x+1)
D. A member of the school committee can speak C. (5x-1)(25x2+5x+1)
excellent German. D. (50x-1)(5x3 ± 3x2 + x-1)

47. As Sohan was on probe he was determined to not 55. If y varies inversely as the cube root of x and y
fall foul of the law. = 6 when x = 64 find y when x= 125
A. Was on probe he was determined to not fall
foul of the law A. B. C. D.
B. Was on probe. He was determined not to fall
foul of the law 56. If P % of a number n equal k, what is 7% of n?
C. Was in probe, he was eager to avoid the law
D. Was probe, he did not with to provoke the law A. B.

C. D.
48. If the letters of the word EQUATION’ be arranged
at random, what is the probability that all vowels 57. For what values of x is the expression x2-4x- 1/x2
are together. + x -2 undefined?
A. 1/8 B. 1/12
A. -2,1 B. -3,2
C. 1/16 D 1/14
C. -1,4 D. -5,2

Direction for question 49 to 50: Answer the questions

58. The bearing of A from B is Nl0°W. Find the bearing
based on the following information. N is a natural
of B from
number and it has only four distinct factor- 1.a..B and
A. 170° B. 180°
N itself (Assume that a is always less than b)
C. 165° D. 120°
59. If the mean of 5,x,8, 14, 10, l6is 10, find the median
A. 12 B. 9
C. 11 D. 13
49. Integer a is a_____
A. Prime number
60. The first term of an AP is 3. If the sum of the first
B. Odd but not prime number 8 terms is 80, then the common difference is?
C. Even number A. 2 B.7
D. Composite number C. 9 D. 4

GENERAL PAPER
51. There are 40 identical balls in a box. If the balls 61. The length of a rectangle is 4cm longer than its
are either red or white, and the probability of breadth. If the area is 60cm 2 find its length.
picking a red ball is 1/4 then the A. 14cm B. 10cm
total number of white balls is C. 12cm D. 8cm
A. 30 B. 20
C. 10 D. 40 62. Find x if log9 = ½
A. -8cm B. 5
C. 5 D. 3

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 C. 84.1cm3 D. 87.5cm3
63. A rectangular carpet measures 16m by 12m and it
has stained boarders of width 2m surrounding it. 72. For a sound speed of 350m/s, what would be the
What is the area of the boarder wavelength of a 5000 Hz sound?
A. 360m B. 128m2 A. 2cm B. 3.5cm
C. 221m D.400m2 C. 5cm D. 7cm

64. An Ogive is perfectly called 73. Which of the following attributes of a musical note
A. Frequency polygon helps the ear to differentiate between different
B. Cumulative frequency curve notes on the basis of their source.
C. Frequency distribution A. Pitch B. Intensity
D. Curve C. Quality D. All of these

65. An object is dropped from rest from a certain 74. Which of the following instruments could be used
height. After a distance d, the object’s kinetic in finding the angle of elevation of the sun?
energy is proportional to which of the following? A. Periscope B. Telescope
A. I/d2 B. l/d C. Kalcidoscope D. Sextant
C. d D.d2
75. In a transformer, the number of turns of primary
coil and secondary coil are 5 and 4 respectively. If
66. A particle of mass 100 g is thrown vertically
220 volts is applied on the primary coil, then the
upwards with a speed of 5m/s. The work done by
ratio of primary current to
the force of gravity during the time the particle
goes up is. the secondary current will be
A. -0.5J B. -1.25J A. 4:5 B. 5:4
C. 0.5J D. 1.25J C. 5:9 D. 9:5

67. What is the length of a simple pendulum that has 76. The plate of parallel plate capacitor of area 3m2
a period of2. 8 seconds (g = 9.8 m/s2) are kept 8 mm apart in a vacuum. What is the
A. 60cm B. 91cm capacitance of the
C. 136cm D. 195cm capacitor ( = 8.854x10-12 F/m)?
A. 3.0 x 10-19F B. 4.0 x 10-19F
68. A wooden object whose density is 0.06 g/cm 3 was C. 5.0 x 10-19F D. 5.5 x 10-19F
dropped into water contained in a tall beaker. How
much of the wooden object is in the water? 77. The efficiency of a solid catalyst to increase
A. small fraction B. One-sixth reaction rates depends on its
C. One-quarter D. Two third A. Solubility B. Surface area
C. Concentration D. Quantity
69. The quantity of heat in a body is depended on
which of the following. A. Temperature 78. The volume of 2.5 moles of oxygen at S.T.P is
B. Specific Heat Capacity (Molar volume of gas at STP. = 22.4dm 3)
C. Mass A. 50.0dm3 B. 84.0dm3
D. All of these
C. 28.0dm3 D. 56.0dm3

70. When heat is applied to a brass metal, it expands

79. Which of the following represents an aromatic
because its molecules____ A. Vibrate with smaller
compound?
amplitude
B. Vibrate with greater amplitude A. C6H5OH B. C6H12
C. Increase their speed of random motion C. C6H9OH D. C6H8
D. Decrease their speed of random motion
71. 80cm3 of a gas is measured at 8°C and 740 80. A compound contains 31.91% potassium,
mmHg. What is the volume of the gas at standard 28.93% Chlorine and the rest oxygen. What is
temperature and pressure. A. 75.7cm3 B. 79.3cm3 the chemical formula of the compound?

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 (K=39,CL=35.5,0=- 16). C. 580cm3 D.750cm3
A. KCLO4 B. KCLO
C. KCLO2 D. KCLO3 89. Which of the following is not an outcome of
ecological succession:
A. There is progressive change in species
81. By 25cm3 of 0.2mol dm3 solution of Na2 CO3 structure, organic matter ergy flow
requires 20cm3 of a solution of HCL for B. The climax stage consist of a comparatively
neutralization. The concentration of the HCL long lasting species composition.
solution is C. There are fewer dominant species in the late
A. 0.5moldm3 B. 0.6moldm3 stages of succession
C. 0.2mol dm3 D. 0.4moldm3 D. There is no dynamic equilibrium between the
community and habitat in the climax.
82. A gas X diffuses twice as fast as gas y under the 90. The statement that the environment determines
same conditions. If the relative molecular mass of which organism survives to reproduce:
x is 28, calculate the relative molecular mass of y. A. Explains the theory of acquired characters
A. 112 B. 120 B. Support Jean Lamarck’s theory of use and
C. 56 D. 14 disuse
C. Supports the idea of survival of the fittest
D. Implies that organisms modify their
83. Which of the following ion is acidic?
environment in order to survive
A. K B. NO3
C. S2 D. H30+
91. The young chick is formed from
A. 3 B. 3 and 4
84. In the electrolysis of a concentrated solution of
C. 1,3 and 5 D.2
sodium chloride using inert electrode, which of the
following ions are discharged at the cathode and
the anode respectively? 92. Which parts provide food for the developing chick?
A. Na and CL B. Na and OH A. 2 and 3 B. 4 and 5
C. H and OH D. H and CL C. 3 and 4 D. 1 and 2

85. A given volume of methane diffuses in 20s. How 93. Which of the following sequence represent the
long will it take the same volume of sulphur (iv) process of blood clothing? 1. Fibrin forms a
oxide to diffuse under the same conditions? [c= network of threads 2. Red blood cells arc caught
12,H=1,s=32,O=l6] and a clot is formed. 3. Fibrinogen in plasma
A. 5s B. 20s changes into soluble fibrim 4. Blood is exposed to
C. 40s D, 60s air.
A. 4,3,2,1 B. 4,3,1,2
C. 3,1,4,2 D. 1,2,3,4
86. What volume of 0.5mol dm 2 H2S04 will exactly
neutralize 20cm3 of 0.1 mol dm3 NaOH solution?
A. 2.0cm3 B. 6.8cm3 94. Groundnut is not really a ‘nut’ in the biological
sense because
C. 5.0cm3 D. 8.3cm3
A. It is harvested from inside the ground
B. Its percarp is not hard and tough
87. What is the correct IUPAC name for N021? C. The fruit is not as hard as the coconut
A. Dioxonitrate (iv) ion D. It is an achene
B. Trioxonitrate (iv) ion
C. Trioxon.itrate (iii) ion
95. A photometer with a leaf shoot weighed l0.9g
D. Dioxomtrate (iii) ion. initially and 11.9g after 1 hour. From thus it follows
that:
88. The pressure of 100cm 3 of oxygen at 35°C, is A. Theshootabsorbed1gofwaterpcrhour
750mmHg. What will be the volume of the gas if B. 1g of water per hour evaporated from the
the pressure is reduced to 100mmHg without photometer
changing the temperature. C. The short lost 1g of water per hour
A. 650cm3 B. 850cm3

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 D. The shoot was respiring and lost weight at a 36. B 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. D 41. C 42. D 43.
rate of 1g per hour A 44. B 45. C 46. D 47. B 48. A 49. D
50. A 51. A 52. D 53. B 54. C 55. C 56. D
96. A biotic factor which affects the distribution and 57. A 58. A 59. C 60. A 61. B 62. D 63. B
abundance of organisms’ in a terrestrial habitat is 64. B 65. B 66. D 67. D 68. D 69. B 70. B
A. Temperature 71. A 72. D 73. A 74. D 75. A 76. A 77. B 78.
B. Competition D 79. A 80. D 81. A 82. A 83. D 84. D
C. Potential hydrogen ion concentration (pH) 85. C 86. A 87. D 88. D 89. D 90. C 91.
D. Light 92. 93. B 94. B 95. A 96. B 97. B 98. C
99. A 100. C

97. Mendel’s second law of inheritance states that

A. Alleles combine randomly
B. Alleles segregate independently
C. Alleles separate predictably
D. Chromosomes segregate independently

Use the diagram below to answer questions 98 and

99

POST-JAMB SCREENING TEST

REVISION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2015/2016 SESSION DELSU

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the
98. The optimal temperature of breeding underlined word in each sentence.
cockroaches is
A. 15°C B. 19°C 1. Bala was put off by Ese’s coquettish behaviour
C. 24°C D. 33°C towards him. A. Unfriendly advances
B. Quarrelsome attitude
99. At what temperature will cockroach not survive C. Inviting and friendly advances
A. 15°C B. 19°C D. Quarrelsome attitude
C. 24°C D. 33°C
2. He urged other progressives in the country to join
100. The number of plant species obtained from a forces with his association.
population study of a garden is as follows: Guinea A. Radicals B. Pessimists
grass (15), Ipomea spp (5), Sida spp(7) and C. Activists D. Conservatives
Imperata spp (23). What is the
percentage ofoccurrence of imperata spp 3. If you are really keen on immediate results you
A. 35% B. 16% must have to adopt this pragmatic approach
C. 46% D. 23% A. Sensible B. Unrealistic
C. Practical D. Opportunistic
SOLUTION
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. A 7. A
4. The hostess greeced her quests on a very relaxed
8. C 9. C 10. C 11. D 12. A 13. C 14. B
manner.
15. A 16. A 17. C 18. C 19. A 20. C 21. A
A. Energetic B. Athletic
22. D 23. A 24. A 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. B
C. Stiff D. Perplexed
29. C 30. D 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. A

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5. Mr. Jack was most flexible in his instructions D. Set fire to the account books
A. Stiff B. Upright
C. Correct D. Rigid 15. This is miniaturized version of your house
remarked the Architect
6. My brother iii primary school education was solid A. Exact B. Abridged
and this influenced his secondary education C. Decreased D. Smaller
A. Weak B. Shaley
C. Sordid D. Sound 16. The chief approached the issue
with convincing disinterestedness
7. In the course of the debate, the speakers were A. Lack of personal interest
advised to summarize their points B. Lack of interest
A. Round off B. Argue C. Unwillingness
C. Roundup D. Develop D. Inability to be interested

8. He gave a painstaking account of his encounter 17. The traffic situation in Lagos can lead to disastrous
with the armed robbers consequences, a man lost a very
A. Sordid B. Fearful lucrative job because he was held up by
C. Half-hearted D. Tender-hearted. A. Delayed B. Obstructed
C. Intrigued D. Annoyed.
Complete each of the following sentence by
choosing the option that best suitable fills the
space. 18. He stared at her
9. We cannot explain his objection ___ the new A. Fixed B. Peeped
law C. Gazed D. Glanced
A. Against B. With
C. To D. For 19. The general promised that the soldiers would go
back to the barracks A. Military training school
B. Barricade
10. The little boy is hyper active and he is therefore C. Soldiers’ quarters
prone ______ accidents D. Quarter
A. To B. For
C. About D. With respect to
20. Many candidates now apply to read law because
it is a lucrative profession.
11. The boxer was highly rated ______ his A. Brings quick money
doggedness and ability to absorb heavy punches B. Brings high prestige
A. By B. Through C. Brings plenty of knowledge
C. For D. About D. Brings plenty of profit

12. She does not have to attend the lecture____ INSTRUCTION: Read the passage below and answer
A. Isn’t’ it B. Doesn’t questions 21-25.
C. Has she D. Does se This book consists of lectures given by me at
Cambridge. Though they have been largely rewritten,
I have kept a good deal of their original lecture form,
13. We ought to stay away____ come back as being rather less formal and less dogmatic. It is a
A. In case B. Should in case fact that those who write on language arc prone to
C. Although D. Provided dogmatism. I should like to make it clear at once that,
if at times I put my views strongly, I do not forget that
Choose the option that conveys the meaning of the such matters of taste must remain mere matters of
underlined portion in each of the following sentences opinion. I have included a good many specimen
14. The account clerk was jailed because he cooked passages from various authors since a book on style
the books. without abundant examples seems to me as
A. Destroyed the account books by cooking them ineffectual as a book on art, or biology, without
B. Falsified the account to his advantage abundant illustrations. Many of the passages are in
C. Sold the books in his office French. 1 believe that some ability to read French

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prose does seem to me most desirable “for anyone
who would write well in English.
29. Ten years ago, the average age of a family of 4
members was 24 years. Two children having been
21. A suitable title for the passage is A. Original born. The average age of the family is same today.
lectures given at Cambridge What is the present youngest child if they differ in
B. A preface of revised version of his age by 2 years.
C. The Cambridge lectures A. 1 year B. 2 years
D. The authentic Cambridge lectures C. 3years D. 5 years

22. The author says that writers on language are 30. The average of 8 readings is 243, out of which the
A. Inclined to be dogmatic average of first is 18.6 and that of the next three is
B. Opposed to dogmatism 12.2. If the sixth reading is 3 less than seventh and
C. Unlikely to be dogmatic 8 less than-eight. What is the sixth reading?
D. Ready to be dogmatic A. 24.8 B. 26.5
C. 27.6 D. 29.4
23. To write English well, the author says it is helpful
to 31. A Gardener want to plant 17956 trees in his
A. Know French thoroughly garden and arranges in such way that there are as
B. Be able to write French fairly well many as trees in a row. What is the total number
C. Be able to read French well D. Be able to read of the trees in a row?
English well. A. 56 B. 67
C.47 D.52

24. According to the author, the book is: A. A negation

of his Cambridge lectures 32. If the length and breath of rectangular plot are
B. An imitation of his Cambridge lectures increased by 50% and 20% respectively, the new
C. His Cambridge lectures areas will be how many times than that of original
D. A revised version of his Cambridge lectures. area?
A. 4 B. 9/6
C. 11/5 D. 9/5
25. “Ineffectual” as used in the passage means:
A. To be efficient
33. The Average weight of a class of 29 students is
B. To be incapable of producing result C. To be
40kgs. If the weight of the teacher be included the
efficacious
average rises by 500grms. What is the weight of
D. To be lazy.
the teacher?
A. 45Kg B. 55Kg
APTITUDE TEST C. 62kg D. 40 kg
26. A milkman makes a profit of 20% on the sale of
milk, if he were to add 10% water to the milk. By
34. A 10% reduction ion prices enables one to get
what percent would his profit increase?
10kg more sugar than before for N500. What is to
A. 25% B. 60%
reduced price per kilogram of sugar?
C. 40% D. 45%
A. N5 B. N5.45
27. A dishonest milkman tops up his bucket which is
C. N5.25 D. N5.30
only 4/5 full of milk with water. He again removes
5litres of the mixture from the bucket and adds
equal quantity of water. If milk is now 60% of the 35. Cost price of 20 tables is equal to the selling price
mixture, what is the capacity of the bucket in litres? of 15 tables. Then profit percent would
A. 15 B. 20
A. B. 20%
C. 22.5 D.25
C. 30% D. 45%
Direction for questions 36 to 37: In the figure
28. A coin is tossed 5 times. What is the probability given below, there are three intersecting circles
that head appears an odd number of times? each representing certain section of the people.
A. 2/5 B. 1/5 Different regions are marked a to g. Read the
C. 1/2 D. 4/25 statements in each of the question and choose

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the letter of the region which correctly represents 45. If clock is called television, television called oven,
the statement. oven is called grinder and grinder called Iron, in
what will a lady bake?
Chinese b f Painter
a A. Radio B. Oven
c e
d C. Grinder D. Iron
g
Direction:- Fill in the gap mentioned as question mark
Musicians from the four options given question 46 and
50)
36. Chinese who are painters but not musicians.
A. b B. c
C. d D. g 46. + ? =

A. B.
37. Painters who are neither Chinese
nor musicians
A. b B. c
C. D.
C. f D. g

38. Chinese who are musicians but not painter 47.

A. c B. c
A. B.
C. b D. a

39. Chinese who are painters as well as musicians C. D.

A. a B. b
C. c D. d 48. On dividing a number by 999, the quotient is
366 and the remainder is 103. The number is
40. The tax on a commodity is diminished by 20% and A. 364724 B. 365737
its consumption increases 5%. The effect on C. 365387 D. 366757
revenue is
A. Decreases by 12% B. Decrease by 9%
49. The HCF of two numbers is 11 and their LCM is
C. Decrease by 8% D. None of them
7700, If one of these numbers is 275. Then the
other one is
Direction for questions 41 to 44: each of the following A. 279 B. 283
question is for alternative responses C. 318 D. 308
41. Which of the following is the same as flood, fire,
Cyclone’?
50. The greatest possible length of scale to measure
A. Damage B. Earthquake exactly 6mt 25cm, 9mt 50cm and l2mt 25cm is
C. Rain D. Accident A. 50cm B. 25cm
C. 125cm D. None of these
42. Which of the following is the same as Rabbit, Rat,
Mole? 51. If the determinant of the matrix P [4 2 ] is 4,
A. Mongoose B. Frog 9 find the value of a
C. Earthworm D. Ant A. 4 B. 25

43. Which of the following is the same as Measles, C. 25 D.

Rabies, Cancer?
A. Pneumonia B. Diabetes 52. The following are laws of indices
C. Tetanus D. Hepatitis except
A. xm + xn = xm+n B. (xm)n = xmn
44. Which of the following is the same as C. x0 = 1 D. xm xn = xm-n
Wrestling, Karate, Boxing?
A. Swimming B. Judo
C. Pole Vault D. Polo
53. Evaluate

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 A.1/2 B. 2 8, 16,
C. 3 D. A. 34 B. 1024
C. 512 D. 1020
54. The point of intersection of the straight lines
3x + y - 7 = 0 and 2x-3y -1 = 0 is 64. Solve the simultaneous equations 2x--3y = 1 and
A. (2, 1) B. (1,2) 5x + 2y = 8 and evaluate x2 - xy
C. (-2, 1) D. (-1,3) A. 16 B. 32
C. 6 D.8

55. Simplify A. B.
65. The angle between a plane mirror and an incident
C. D. ray is 40° What is the total angle through which the
ray is deviated?
A. 400 B. 500
C. 80° D. 1000
56. The gradient of the straight line joining the points
(5,-7) and (-2-3) is 66. A material Q has twice the specific resistance of
A. B. ‘P’. A circular wire made of ‘Q’ has twice the
diameter of a’ wire made of ‘P’ Then for the two
C. D. wires to have the same resistance, the
ratio P/Q of their respective lengths must be
57. Bala sold an article for 6,900 and made a profit of A. 2 B. 4
15%. How much did he buy it? C. ½ D. 1/3
A. 6150 B. 5400
C. 6000 D. 7800

58. Factorize completely: x+y-ax-ay A. (x-y)(1-a)

B. (x+y)(1-a)
C. (x+y)(a + 1) D. (x-y)(1+a) 67. A 1000 watt appliance is used 10 hours a day for
8 days per month. If the cost of electricity is N0.10
59. Find the sum of the squares of 2, 5,9 a kwh, how much does it cost to operate the
A. 65 B. 256 appliance for a month.
C.32 D.4 A. N10 B. N28
C. N67 D. N200
60. The interior angles of a triangle are 9x2, 4x2, and
7x2 in degrees. Therefore the angles are 68. How much heat is given out when a lump of
respectively aluminum of mass 200g and specific heat
A. 80°,40°,60° B. 810,360,630 capacity 880 J/kg0C cool from 600C to 200C
C. 860,330,610 D. 80°,30°,70° A. 5411J B. 6513J
C. 7040J D. 8130J
61. For what value of X is logx 64 3?
A. 16 B. 9 69. In which of the following medium do sound wave
C.8 D.4 have the greatest speed A. Vacuum B. Air
C. Water D. Steel

62. Find the equation whose roots are - and

70. The distance between two
A. 16x2 - 2x +3 = 0
consecutive antinodes is
B. 16x2 - 2x + 3 =0 A. B. /2
C. 16x2 - 2x – 3 = 0 C. /3 D. /4
D. 16x2 + 2x – 3 = 0
71. A caption directs a ship due north at 100 Km/h
63. Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the GP 4, while the river is flowing due east at 2.Skm/h.

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 What is the resultant velocity of the ship? 1000cm3 of water, the solution approximately
A. 103 km/h B. 144km/h A. 0.01moldm-3
C. 171 km/h D. 194km!h B. 0.10moldm-3
C. 0.25moldm-3
72. Which of the following is the reason while water is D. 0.50mo1dm-4(Na=23,H=1,0=16)
not suitable for use in thermometers?
A. lt is not opaque
81. A compound contains 40.0% carbon, 6.7%
B. It is a poor conductor
hydrogen and 53.3% oxygen. If the molar mass of
C. It wet’s glass
the compound is 180, find molecular formular
D. All of these
A. CH2O B. C3H6O3,
C. C6H12O D. C6H6O3.
73. A metal whose linear expansivity is 0.000011 /0C
has a length of 54.22 cm at 21°C. At what
82. Sulphur (iv) oxide bleaches by
temperature will its length become 54.38cm?
A. Reduction B. Oxidation
A. 268.27°C B. 271.270C
C. Hydration D. Absorption
C. 279.27°C D. 289.27°C

83. What amount of mercury would be liberated the

74. The acceleration of a satellite of mass m in a
same quantity of electricity that liberates 0.65g of
circular orbit of radius R around a planet of mass
zinc is applied?
M is equal to which of the following??
A. 2.01g B. 1.00g
A. G B. G C. 4.02g D. 8.04g
C. G D. G
84. Which of the following gives a precipitate when
treated with NaOH solution?
75. An object or mass 6kg moves round a circle of
A. AICL3 B. NH4CL
radius 3.5m with a speed of 9m/s. What is its
angular velocity? C. CH3CooNa D. Na2CO3
A. 1.55 rad/s B. 2.57 rad/s C.
5.5 rad/s D. 9.0 rad/s 85. What volume of oxygen is produced from the
e
decomposition of 2 moles of Kilo3 at s.t.p?
76. A crane lifts a load of weight 54500 N through a A. 22.4dm3 B. 33.6dm3
height of 15 in 10 seconds. What is the owner of C. 44.8dm3 D. 67.2dm3
the crane.
A. 3350W B. 4225W
C. 6750W D. 81750W 86. In the industrial production of hydrogen from
methane, the carbon (iv) oxide produced along
with hydrogen gas is removed by A. Washing
77. The gas that can be dried using concentrated under pressure
tetraoxosulphate (vi) acid is B. Drying over phosphorus (v) oxide
A. Hydrogen bromide B. Sulphur (iv) oxide C. Passing the mixture into lime water using
C. Hydrogen sulphide D. Ammonia ammoniacal copper (i) chloride D. None of
the above

78. Which of the following equimolar solutions will

have the highest pH 87. How long would it take to deposit 0.08g of copper
from CuCL2 solution by passing a current of 0.5A?
A. CH3COON9 B. NaOH
A. 6mins B. 8mins
C. HCL D. NH4OH.
C. 24mins D. 48mins

79. The repeating unit in natural rubber is 88. The conversion of open chain alkenes into
A. Isoprene B. N-propene cyeloalkanes and aromatic compounds is
C. Alkyne D. Neoprene called
A. Cracking B. Reforming
80. When 10g of sodium hydroxide is dissolved C. Isomerisation D. Polymerization

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89. In epigeal germination, the cotyledons are:
A. Carried above the ground by the elongating
hypocotyls
B. Pulled underground by the elongating
hypocotyls
C. Pulled underground by the elongating
epicotyls
D. Carried above the ground by the elongating 96. The structure labelled (i) is formed as a result of
epicotyls the fussion of A. Two pairs of nuclei
B. Several pairs of nuclei
C. A pair of nuclei
D. Two pairs of nuclei

97. The special name of the part labelled II is

A. Gametagium B. Hypha
C. Suspensor D. Zygospore
90. Which part of the curve represent the fastest rate
of growth? 98. During blood transfusion, agglutination may occur
A. K B. L as a result of the reaction between A. Similar
C. M D. N antigens and antibodies
B. Contrasting antigens and antibodies
C. Two different antigens
91. The grand period of growth as represented by
D. Two different antibodies
A. N B.M
C. L D. K
92. The anatomical evidence usually used in support 99. Which of the following is not part of the objectives
of evolutionary relationship among whales, of conservation of natural resources?
humans, birds and dogs is the possession of A. To eliminate wild animals in order to enable
A. Thick skin B. Pentadactyl limb other plants and animals survive
C. Tail D. Epidennal structure B. To use our resources on sustained yield
C. To guard against indiscriminate killing of
plants and animals
93. The factors that determines the distribution of
D. To guard against the extinction and
vegetation zones are: A. Temperature, light, air
exhaustion of natural resources
and humidity
B. Light, humidity, air and mist
C. Temperature, light, rain and humidity 100. Assuming A is gene for normal skin and it is
D. Humidity, snow, frost and dew dominant while a is gene for albinism and it is
recessive. What is the likely genotype of a
couple who had 50% normal 50% albino
94. Heredity variation is best described as
A. AA, Aa B. AA, aa
A. Characters transmitted from generation to
C. Aa, Aa D. Aa, aa
generation
B. Traits acquired from diseases
SOLUTION
C. Characters that show up due to social
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. D
D. Traits acquired from habits and environmental
8. C 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. A 14. B
conditions.
15. D 16. A 17. A 18. C 19. C 20. D 21. B
22. A 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. D
95. The autonomic nervous system comprise A. 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. A
Sympathetic and parasympathetic systems 36. A 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. A 41. B 42. A
B. Cranial and sacral nerves 43. D 44. B 45. C 46. B 47. B 48. B 49. B
C. Brain and cranial nerves 50. D 51. A 52. D 53. B 54. A 55. C 56. C
D. Spinal cord and spinal nerves 57. C 58. A 59. B 60. D 61. D 62. C 63. D
64. C 65. C 66. C 67. B 68. C 69. D 70. B
71. A 72. D 73. D 74. A 75. B 76. D 77. B

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78. B 79. A 80. C 81. C 82. B 83. A 84. A A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6
85. B 86. C 87. B 88. B 89. A 90. C 91. A
92. B 93. C 94. A 95. A 96. A 97. C 98. B The question 10-11 are based on the following pattern.
99. A 100. D The problems below contain a question and two
statements giving certain data. You have to decide
whether the data given in the statements are sufficient
POST-JAMB SCREENING TEST for answering the questions.
REVISION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (a) If statement (I) alone is sufficient but statement
2014/2015 SESSION DELSU (11) alone is not sufficient.
Fill in the missing numbers in questions 1-2 (b) If statement (II) alone is sufficient but
1. 100,98,94,88,80,70,? A. 58 B. 48 C. 68 statement (I) alone is not sufficient.
D. 64 (c) If both statements together are sufficient but
neither of statements alone is sufficient.
2. 1.5, 3,5. 5,9, 13.5, ? (d) If both together arc not sufficient.
A. 17 B. 19 C. 5 D. 21
10. Is A= c? A, B, C are real numbers
(i) A-B=B-C (ii) A-2C=C-2B
3. Bill and Ben share flower pots in the ratio of 3:5. If
Bill has 180 flower pots, how many has Ben?
A. 200 B. 350 11. Was A vinash early, on time or late for work?
C. 300 D. 150 (I) He thought his watch was 10 minutes fast
(II) Actually his watch was 5 minutes slow

4. How many birthdays does the average man have?

A.0 B. 1 C. 70 D. 65 12. Of Abdul, Binoy, and Chandini:
(i) Each member belongs to Tee family whose
members always tell the truth or to the El
5. What is a percent of b divided by b percent of a? family whose members always
A. a B. b C. 1 D. 100 (ii) Abdul says “Either I belong or Binoy
belongs to a different family from the other
6. Five farmers have 7,9,11,13,& 14 apple trees two.”
respectively in their orchards. Last Year, each of A. AbduVs family-Tee
them discovered that every tree in their own B. Chandini’s family-El
orchard bear exactly the same number of apples.
C. Binoy’s family-El
Further, if the third farmer gives one apple to the
D. Tee’s family
first and the fifth gives three to each of the second
and the fourth, they would all have exactly the
same number of apples. What were the yields per 13. OBLIGATORY (Give synonym)
tree in the orchards of the third and fourth A. Useful B. Required
farmers? C. Stubborn D. Agreeable
A. 4 & 6 B.10 & 7
C.11 & 9 D.16 & 10 14. KEEN (Give antonym)
A. Dull B. Rogue
7. Five boys were climbing a hill. J was following H. C. Ardent D. Shrewd
R was just ahead of G K was between G & H. They
were climbing up in a column. Who was the 15. How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
second? A. 0 B. 1 C.6 D.l2
A.H B.G C.K D.R
16. Mal is one-and-a-half times as old as Sal, and Sal
8. Which of the following fractions is less than 1/3? is one-and-a-half times as old as Al. How olds are
A. 22/62 B. 15/46 Al, Sal and Mal if their combined ages total 114
C. 2/3 D. 1 A. 24, 30 and 54 B. 24, 36 and 54
C. 36, 54 and 65 D. 12, 24 and 36
9. What is the smallest number by which 2880 must
be divided in order to put it into a perfect square?

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17. A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take A. 82357 B. 89343
one every half hour. How many minutes would the C. 84629 D. 82347
pills last?
A. 0 B. 30 C. 60 D.90
25. One of Mr. Horton, his wife, their son, and Mr.
Horton’s mother is a doctor a doctor and another
is a lawyer (i) If the doctor is younger than the
18. Mary’s father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. lawyer, then the doctor and the lawyer are not
Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono. What is the name of the blood relatives (ii) If the doctor is a woman, then
fifth daughter? the doctor and the lawyer are blood relatives (iii)If
A. Don’tknow B. Nano the lawyer is a man, then the doctor is a man.
C. Mary D. Nunu Whose occupation you know?
A. Mr. Horton is the Lawyer
Direction 19-20 B. Mr. Horton is a Doctor
John is undecided which of the four novels to buy. He is C. Mr. Horton’s Son is the Doctor
considering a spy thriller, a Murder mystery, a Gothic D. Mr. Horton’s Son is the Doctor
romance and a science fiction novel. The books are written
by Rothko, Gorky, Burchfield and Hopper, not necessary ENGLISH LANGUAGE
in that order, and published by Heron, Piegon, Blueja and
In each question 26-30 choose the most
sparrow not necessary in that order.
appropriate option opposite in meaning to the
(i) The book by Rothko is published by Sparrow word(s) underlined.
(ii) The spy thriller is published by Heron
(iii) The science fiction novel is by Burchfield and is not
published by Blueja 26. This is an abridge edition of Oliver Twist
(iv) The Gothic romance is by Hopper. A. Reprinted B. Enlarged
C. Extinct D. Banned

19. Piegon publishes______ A. Science fiction

B. Spy thriller 27. Good students can easily identify spurious
C. Murder mystery D. Gothic romance arguments
A. Genuine B. False
C. illogical D. Interest
20. The novel by Gordy is____ A. Science fiction
B. Spy thriller
C. Murder mystery D. Gothic romance 28. Our party is wielding potent political power
A. Assuming B. Renouncing
C. restoring D. Reappraising
21. A man walks east and turns right and then from
there to his left and then 45 degrees to his right. In
which direction did he go? 30. The severity of the harmattan helped me complete
A. North cast B. North south my assignment in record time because I had no
C. Southeast D. Northwest choice but to lock myself indoors
A. Mildness B. Moderation
C. Gentility D. Enmity
22. A man named Nepo say’s I am three times my
son’s age. My father is 40 years more than twice
In each of the question 31-35 select the option
my age. Together the three of us are a mere 1240
that best explains the information conveyed in
years old. How old is Nepo?
the sentence
A. 336 B. 360
C.330 D.660
31. The politician’s inflammatory remarks were
heavily criticized
23. One dog tells the other “there are two dogs in front
of me”. The other one also shouts that he too had A. The politician’s tribalistic remarks were heavily
two behind him. How many are they? criticized
A.6 B. 5 C. 4 D.3 24. If in a B. The politician’s provocative remarks were
certain code ‘RANGE’ is coded as heavily criticized
12345 and’ RANDOM’ is code as 123678. C. The politician’s bombastic remarks were
heavily criticized
Then the code for the word ‘MANGO’ would be

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 D. The politician’s rude remarks were heavily A. loves his wife very dearly
criticized. B. does not value what his wife says
C. hates his wife
32. If he were here it could have been more fun D. does not trust his wife
A. There was no fun because he was not present
B. He did not show up and so the occasion lack 37. Appointment of a Vice-Chancellor is done by
much fun A. lecturers in the university
C. He was been expected to supply more fun B. Professors in the university
D. He was expected but did not show up to liven C. members of the Provisional Council
the audience D. The president

33. Though Shola is our elected representative, he 38. Persistently as used in the passage means
often takes a rather jaundice view of our problem A. Not discouraged in a course of action
A. He takes a rather lazy view of our problem B. Discouraged by previous failure in a course of
B. He takes a rather sickly view of our problem action
C. He takes a rather forceful view of our problem C. Vacillating in a course of action
D. He takes an unfavorable position concerning D. Infirm in a course of action
our problem
39. From the passage it is clear that Professor Ikin
34. Toritseju is traveling tomorrow A. Toritseju may A. Married at an early age
travel tomorrow B. Had children at an early age
B. Toritseju has to travel tomorrow C. Married early but did not produce children
C. Toritseju will travel tomorrow immediately after marriage.
D. Toritseju should travel tomorrow D. Did not marry at an early age.

35. Kate would make a mess of cooking the yam 40. Dr. Okoro cannot be seen to be a threat to
A. Kate cannot cook Professor Ikin because
B. Kate cooks yam well A. A cow does not takes notice of a fly perching
C. Kate will not cook the yam well on its back.
D. Kate does not like cooking yam B. He is very junior to Professor Ikin in the
university hierarchy
C. Professor Ikin is old enough to be Dr
Instruction: Read the passage below and answer the
Okoro’s father
question that follow
D. A Doctor is inferior to a professor
Professor 1km emerged from the chain incident a changed
man. During the preceding months when his wife has
talked persistently about Dr. Okoro and his American In each of the question 41-45, chose the option
friends he had paid little attention to her. He assumed that nearest in meaning to the word or phrase
nagging was her way of life. Dr. Okoro did not constitute a underlined
threat to him; they were not in the same department so
they could not be competing for the headship of the 41. The Vice-Chancellor appointed a commission of
department. Even if they taught the same subject, Okoro inquiry to go into the students complaint carefully
could surely not be deemed to be a rival to him. He was an and without prejudice
associate professor while Okoro had only just become a A. ascertain B. investigate
lecturer grade II. If he had yielded to his father’s pressure C. search D. account for
to marry early,he might had produce a child as old as Dr.
Okoro. Two members of the provisional council has
intentionally dropped broad hints that he was lined up to 42. Many Nigerians have inured themselves to
take over from Prof. Wilson as Vice-Chancellor. He did not hardship
therefore need to take any notice of Dr. Okoro’s attitude A. subjected B. Submitted
towards him than a cow takes notice of a fly perching on C. accustomed D. Endeared
its back.
43. Akpos plans for the future are in the air
36. From this passage, it Is clear that professor 1km A. suspended B. Uncertain

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 C. empty D. Floating A. 48 B. 60 C. 72 D.36

44. In the match against Rangers, Warn seasiders 55. If the sum of n terms of the A.D.3,10,17,... is
turned to be the dark horse A. played most 2730, find n
brilliantly A. 28 B. 37 C.18 D.42
B. played below their usual form
C. won unexpectedly 56. The length of a rectangle is 2m greater than the
D. won as expected breadth. If the area of the rectangle is 168m2, find
it length.
45. The bill has to wait as we are insolvent now A. 19m B. 11m
A. insoluble B. Affluent C. 14m D. 16m
C. unsettled D. Bankrupt
57. Factorize 1-16x4
The passage has gaps numbered 46 -50.
A. (1+4x)(1-4x) B. (4(x-4x)
Immediately following each gap four options are
C. (1+4x2)(1-2x) D. 4x(1-4x3)
provided, choose the most appropriate option for
each gap.
58. Solve for x if 32x = 0.25
A. -2/5 B. -3
In today’s society, few people at home feel__46__
C. -4/7 D. -l/2
[(A) estranged (B) discouraged (C) had (D) intrigued]
from other people and__ 47__ (A) cut out (B) cut off
(C) cut away (D) cut down] from the world about 59. Given that the number 48*81 is divided by 9; then
them. Telephone, television car, common social and the value of* is
educational__48__[(A)interest (B) associations (C) A. 5 B. 6 C. 8 D. 9
interests (D) escapades] with other parents, all keep
married coup1s in living__49__[(A) contract (B) 60. Let the universal set U= {x:-3< x 4} and its
contrast (C) activity (D) together] with the rest of the subsets A = {-1,1,2} B {x:1 x x3} Find A E
community. If a person is__50__[(A) deprived (B) A. {O,2,3} B. {-1,2}
isolated (C) neglected (D) cheated].
C. {-4,-3-2} D. {-1,1,2,3}

61. The remainder on dividing x3-6x + 1 by x-3 is

A. 12 B. 21 C. 10 D.16

GENERAL PAPER 62. Which of the following quadratic equations has as

51. Find the length of arc of circle of radius 6cm if its x= -2 or x=7
subtends angle 108U at the Centre. Take A. x2+2x-7=0 B. x2-2x+7=0
=’ 3.14
C. x2-5x+14=0 D. x2-5x-14=0
A. 24.8cm B.34.8cm
C. 11.3cm D.8.9lcm
63. Find the area of a trapezium whose parallel sides
are 8cm and 6cm given that its height is 9cm.
52. The score of 5 pupils in a test are 3,4,2,x,3. If the
A. 24cm2 B. 63cm2
average score is 2.9,find x.
A. 1.5 B. 2.5 C.58cm2 D. 46cm2
C. 3.5 D. 4.5

64. The percentage of water of crystallization in

53. There are 5 blue, 7 green and 3 red balls in a bag.
A ball is drawn from the bag at random. ZnSO4 7H20 is
What is the probability that it is not green? A. 33% B. 44%
A. 8/15 B. 7/15 C. 55% D. 87%
C.3/110 D. 1/3 (Zn=65,S=32,O=16,H=1)

54. The gradient of the curve y = 5x3+3x2 at x=2 is

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65. Metals can be extracted from their ores by a 74. Destructive distillation of coal means A. heating
process involving coal in plentiful supply of air
A. Oxidation B. Reduction B. burning coal in air to produce water
C. Decomposition D. Hydrolysis. C. heating coal in the absence of air
D. Separating coal into various allotropes of carbon
66. The pressure of 100cm 3 of oxygen at 35°C is
75OmmHg. What will be the volume of the gas if 75. The colour of methyl orange in alkaline is A. Pink
the pressure is reduced to 100mmHg without B. Orange
changing temperature C. Red D. Yellow.
A. 650cm3 B. 850cm3
C. 580cm3 D. 750cm3 76. Permanent hardness of water can be removed by
A. Boiling
B. Adding of slake lime
67. How many structural isomers of chlorobutane are
C. Filteration
possible?
D. Adding caustic soda.
A. 1 B.2. C.3 D.4

77. In a circular motion, the force which is directed at

68. A compound gives an orange red colour to a non
the centre is referred to as
luminous flame. This compound is likely to contain
A. Centrifugal force B. Central force
A. Na+ B.Ca2+
C. Circular force D. Centripeter force
C. Fe2+ D. Fe3+

78. Which of the following instruments is used to

69. The IUPAC nomenclature of the compound
measure the degree of hotness or coldness of a
LiALH4 is body?
A. Lithium aluminium hydride A. Temperature B. Thermometer
B. Tetrahydrido lithium aluminate(III) C. Glass tube D. Oven
C. Aluminium tetrahydrido lithium
D. Lithium tetrahydridaluminate(III)
79. The reciprocal of wavelength is called... A. Wave
frequency B. Wave velocity
70. What is the molecular formular of a compound with C. Wave amplitude D. Wave number
empirical formular CH2O and vapour density of
90?(H=1, C= 12,O 16)
80. Which of the following is an application of
A. C4H802 B. C4H8O3
rectilinear propagation of light?
C. C6H10O5 D. C6H12O6
A. Eclipse B. Shadows
C. Pinhole camera D. Inertia
71. Which of the following metals exists as liquid at
ordinary temperature.
81. _____ is for rotational motion as mass is for linear
A. Copper B. Gold
motion
C. Mercury D. Silver
A. mass B. Torgue
C. moment of inertia D. Inertia
72. The basicity of CH3COOH is
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4
82. Consider an object undergoing motion under a
force. If the mass and the force are doubled, then
73. The entropy and enthalpy of a system are a the acceleration will
measure of A. Double B. Become thrice
A. degree of disorderliness and heat content C. Become four times D. Remain the same
respectively
B. heat content and degree of disorderliness 83. The temperature difference between the ice point
respectively and the steam point in a Thermometer is called
C. heat content of a system only A. Fundamental interval
D. degree of disorderliness only
B. Temperature scale
C. Degree

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 D. Fixed point 91. 2H2 O 2H2 + O2. The equation represents a part
of the light stage of photosynthesis. Which of the
following must be present for their reaction to
84. A 1.5kg piece of aluminiunm at 2100C s dropped
occur?
into 5kg of water at 10°C. What Will be the final
A. Enzyme and light energy
temperature of the aluminium if the specific heat
B. Carbon dioxide and light energy
capacity of aluminium and water
C. Light energy and chlorophyll
are respectively 880J/kg0C and 4200J/kg0C
D. Chlorophyll and enzyme
A. 220 B. 330C
C. 420C D. 560C 92. Given that a man who has the trait for colour
blindness marries a normal woman. What
85. 1KWh is equal to A. 746W B. 3.6x106J percentage of their children
C. 3.6hp D. 746kW would be sufferers, carriers and normal
respectively.
A. 25%, 25% and 50%
86. What is the effective capacitance of three B. 25%, 50% and 25%
capacitors of capacitance 3F,4F and SF if they are C. 25%, 37.5% and 37.5%
connected in series? D. 50%, 25% and 25%
A. 1.28F B. 2.00F
C.3.00F D.12.00F

87. Which of the following pairs are measured in the 93. Oil is usually sprayed over stagnant water in which
same units? mosquito breed in order to A. Provide landing
A. Force and Energy surface for the adult
B. Momentum and Work B. Prevent larva or pupa from attaching itself to
C. Power and Energy the surface
D. Impulse and Momentum C. Prevent the water from overheating
D. Lubricate the larva for easy movement
88. A car moving at a velocity of 60m/s, accelerates
uniformly at a rate of 5m/s2 until it attained a 94. In a cross involving a heterozygous red flowered
velocity of 120m/s. What is the distance covered? plant (Rr) and white flowered plant (rr), what is the
A. 1080m B. 720m probability that the offspring will he Br?
C. 660m D.420m A. 1 B. ½ C. ¼ D. ¾

89. Which of the following about sex determination is 95. The maize grain is regarded as a fruit not a seed
correct? At fertilization. because
A. The probability of male to female offspring A. It is covered by a sheet of leaves
is ½ B. The testa and the fruit wall fuse after
B. The Y chromosomes of the father fertilization.
decreases the probability of having a male C. It has both endosperm and cotyledon
child to ¾ D. The pericarp and seed coat are separate
C. The XX chromosomes of the mother
decreases the probability of having a 96. Oxygen from the atmosphere reaches the
female child to ¾ mammalian blood stream through one of the paths
D. The Vigour of either parent determines the indicated below. Indicate the correct path.
sex of the offspring A = mouth B = tracher C=bronchiole D =Nostril
E =Bronchus F = Alveol
90. The hepatic portal vein is characterized by A. a b c f d B. b df
A. beginning and ending with capillaries e c
B. connecting the liver and kidney C. d b c f D. f
C. Carrying deoxygenated blood e c d c
D. Ending with large capillaries
A. i and ii only B. i and iii only
C. i and iv only D. i, iii and iv only

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97. Conservation of wild life is necessary mainly
because
A. Wild species cannot resist disease better than
domesticated species
B. Predator on wild animals help in the control of
pests
C. Many people derive pleasure from observing
wild animals
D. It helps to prevent extinction of species

98. The role of Golgi complex in a eukaryotic cell

is to
A. Conduct ions in and out of the cell
B. Transport genetic materials out of the cell
C. Provide attachment for ribosomal granules
D. Transport organic materials in and out of the
cell

Use the information below on factors required during

photosynthesis to answer question 99 and
100 (i) CO2 (ii) Chlorophyll (iii) Water (iv) ATP (v)
NADPH2

99. Which of the above factors can be a limiting factor

for the process of photosynthesis to proceed?

100. The factor(s) required for the dark phase of

photosynthesis are
A. iii and iv only B. iii and v only
C. iii, iv and v only D. i, iii and iv only.

SOLUTION
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. B
8. B 9. C 10. C 11. D 12. C 13. D 14. A
15. D 16. B 17. C 18. C 19. A 20. B 21. D
22. B 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. A 28. B
29. A 30. A 31. B 32. D 33. D 34. C 35. C
36. B 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. B 41. B 42. C
43. B 44. C 45. D 46. A 47. B 48. C 49. A
50. B 51. C 52. B 53. A 54. C 55. A 56. C
57. C 58. A 59. B 60. D 61. C 62. D 63. B
64. B 65. B 66. D 67. B 68. B 69. A 70. D
71. C 72. A 73. A 74. C 75. D 76. D 77. D
78. B 79. D 80. D 81. C 82. D 83. A 84. A
85. B 86. A 87. D 88. A 89. A 90. A 91. C
92. C 93. B 94. A 95. B 96. C 97. D 98. D
99. A 100. C

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POST-JAMB SCREENING TEST For question 11 - 12, fill in the missing number in each
REVISION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS sequence
2014/2015 SESSION DELSU 11. 0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25,36,49,? A. 64 B. 58 C. 76 D.
88
APTITUDE
1. The number that does not have a reciprocal 12. 9, 18, 27,?45,?36 A. 28,60 B. 36, 54
is____ C. 37,58 D. 36,60
A. infinity B. 1 13. I drove 60km at 30kmph and then an additional
C. 0 D. None of the above 60km at 50 kmph. Compute my average speed
over my 120km.
2. How big will an angel of one and a half degree look A. 35.5 B. 39.5
through a glass that magnifies things three times? C. 37.5 D. 29
A. 1 ½ degree B. 9/2 degrees
B. 7/2 degree D. 3½ degrees 14. Father’s age is 5 times his son’s age. 4 years
back the father was 9 times older than son.
3. A shopkeeper bought a watch for N400 and sold it Find the father’s present age.
for N500. What is his profit percentage? A. 45 years B. 40Years
A. 100% B. 20% C. 50years D. 35 years
C. 25% D. 10%
15. In simple interest what sum amounts of N1120 In
4. A number 54 is divided into two parts, so that 10 4years and N1200 in 5years?
times the first and 22 times second are together A. N500 B. N600
equal to 780. The difference of the C. N800 D. N900
A. 12 B. 14 C. 20 D. 34
16. Which of the following statements drawn from the
5. DISPARITY(Give Synonym) A. Injustice given statements are correct? Given: All watches
B. Unlikeness sold in that shop are of high standard. Some of
C. Partiality D. Distortion the HMT watches are sold in that shop
A. All watches of high standard were
manufactured by HMT
6. SALVAGE (Give antonym)
B. Some of the HMT watches are of high
A. Outfit B. Lose
standard
C. Bum D. Remove
C. None of the HMT watches are of high standard
D. Some of the HMT watches of high standard
7. 2,5,75,_____ ?, 13.25,17,20.75 are sold in that shop
A. 8.5 B. 9.5 C. 6.75 D. 10.5

17. 0,100, 6,94,12,88,18,82,___?,___ ?

8. A man was engaged on a job for 30 days on the A. 24,76 B. 24,66
condition that he would get a wage of N10 for the C. 28,56 D. 36,78
day he works, but he has to pay a fine of N2 for
each day of his absence. If he gets N216 at the
end, he was absent for work for 18. 1,1,2,__?, 24, 120,720,
____ days A. 16 B. 8 C.10 D.6
A. 3 days B. 8 days
C. 5 days D. 7 days 19. If point P is on line segment AB, then which of the
following is always true?
A. AP=PB B. AP>PB
For questions 9 and 10, find the next term in the
sequence 9. 6, 34, 60, 120, 210 C. PB>AP D. AB>AP
A. 336 B. 366
C. 330 D. 660 20. All men are vertebrates. Some mammals are
vertebrates. Which of the
10. 8,24,12,36,18,54_____ A. 33 B. 66 C. 27 D. 30 following conclusions draw from the

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 above statement is correct? A. All men are C. Satisfies D. Proclaims
mammals
B. All mammals are men 28. We will surely y the idea of introducing a new
C. Some vertebrates are mammal product.
D. None A. Accept B. Reject
C. Refuse D. Think about
21. Net: Ball::
A. Winter: Weather B. Game: Penant
29. Ochuko is naturally tacitum
C. Hook: Fish D. Stadium: Seats
A. Friendly B. Cheerful
C. Garrulous D. Lively
22. Kick: Football::?
A. Manager: Team B. Break: Pieces
C. Smoke: Pipe D. Kill: Bomb
30. The executive governor upheld the decision of the
23. Integrity of character, Honesty, dependability and cabinet
discipline___ with a genuine interest in your work A. held up B. Abolished
will got a long way in the achievement of success C. undercut D. Reversed
in your professional life.
A. Coupled B. Adjoined Complete each of the following sentences by
C. Fixed D. Attached choosing the option that most suitably fills the
space
Direction for questions 24-25 31. I am sorry ___ to attend the meeting yesterday
John is undecided which of the four novels to buy. He is A. For failure B. In Falling
considering a spy thriller a Murder mystery, a Gothic C. To having failed D. for failing
romance and a science fiction novel. The books are
written by Rothko, Gorky, Burchfield and Hopper not
32. It all depended on what____ A. Did he want
necessary in that order
B. He wanted
24. John purchases books by the authors whose
C. Dose he Want D. did he want
names come first and third in alphabetical order.
He does not buy the books___
33. My colleagues ____before I arrived A. Have been
writing B. Started writing
25. On the basis of the first paragraph (2), (3) and
(4) only, it is possible to reduce that C. Wrote D. Had started writing
i. Rothko wrote the murder mystery or the spy
thriller 34. John reported to his manager that he ______
ii. Sparrow published the or the spy mystery or oversees
the spy thriller A. Has never been B. Had never been
iii. The book by Burchfield is published by C. Never D. Is never
Sparrow which of the following statement is
not true 35. I started writing this test at 8:00am. It is
A. iii B. ii C. i D. all of them 10:00am now by 11:00am, I ____ it for three
A. Shall be writing
ENGLISH LANGUAGE B. Have been writing
In each questions 26 - 30 choose the most appropriate C. Shall have been writing
option opposite in meaning to the word (s) underlined. D. Am writing

26. The increase in transport fares deterred our club Instruction: Read the passage below and answer
from planning an excursion this year the questions that follow: My good people, I come
A. Defferred B. Irritated before you this week as a man whose honesty and
C. Encouraged D. Restricted integrity have been questioned. Now, the usual
political thing to do when charges are levelled against
27. This card entitles you to attend the film show you is either to ignore them without giving details is
A. Disqualifies B. Discourages or provide information. However before I answer any

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of your questions, let me state categorically that I In each of the questions 41 - 45, choose the option
have not touched a kobo of the N50,000 we nearest in meaning to the word or phrase
contributed. Every kobo of it has been used in underlined’
defraying political campaign expenses. 41. All John’s plans fell through
As n matter of fact, during one of my “meet A. Failed B. were accomplished
the press” conferences, Tony Agiwa accosted me C. were rejected D. Fell
and said, ‘Honourable senator what about this fund
we hear about? I told him there was no secret about
42. The cost of the experiment represents a break
the fund and that he hou1d meet Abu O. Abu to get
through in medical science A. A colossal failure
details of the fund. I told him, “you will find that the
purpose of the fund was primarily to defray political B. A breaking point
expenses” In answer to another one of questions, I C. Catastrophe
said that neither contributors to the fund, nor D. an outstanding success
contributors to any of my campaigns has ever
received any special consideration that he would not 43. I have been able to observe Ese at close quarters
have received as an ordinary constituent. And I can A. In government houses nearby
say that never, since I became a senator, have I B. Within a short space of time
made a telephone call for them to an agency or have C. At close range
I gone down to an agency on their behalf. Records D. At regular intervals
will show that and these
records are in the hands of the Administrators
44. Ovie spoke with this heart in his mouth
A. Courageously
36. Accosted in the passage means A. Grossly
insulted B. Greeted B. With such unusual cowardice
C. Fought with D. Forced C. With a lot of confusion in his speech
D. With fright and agitation

37. The author is

A. Exonerating himself from allegations of 45. From the way Shade talks, you can see that she is
embezzlement such a bore
B. Ignoring the allegations of embezzlement A. Uninteresting B. Brilliant
C. Taking part in a political campaign C. Humorous D. Rude
D. Trying to implicate Abu O. Abu, a fellow In each of the questions 46-50 select the option
politician that best explain s the information conveyed in
the sentence.

38. Constituent is the passage means

46. The manager said the new loaf is the last word in
A. Section of the constituency
bakery
B. His entire constituency
C. A supporter A. the loaf was the last in the baker’s
directory
D. A person having voting right where he
B. the loaf was the best ever baked
C. the loaf was the last to be baked D. the
39. Abu O. Abu is portrayed as loaf was the worst to be baked.
A. A corrupt politician
B. The administrator of the fund
C. An ordinary tax payer 47. The horizon may not be clear now, but the troubled
D. A government official spots have certainly been noted
A. The horizon dependent on the troubled spots
B. Clarity of the horizon is dependent on the
40. It appears that the 50,000 perception of the troubled spots
A. Has been spent C. The troubled spots are more perceptible than
B. Has been paid into the government treasury the horizon
C. Will not be paid to government treasury D. The trouble spot of the horizon have not been
D. Will be used for future campaign noted

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48. The events of last Friday show that there have
been no love lost between the principal and vice 59. The perpendicular distance of a chord from the
principal A. They dislike each other centre of a circle of radius 10cm is 6cm. Find the
B. They dislike one another length o the cord.
C. They work independently A. 16cm B. 26cm C. 9cm D. 32cm
D. They cannot part company

60. At what point does the curve x2 3x +2 cut the line

49. Ovie’s account with the commercial bank is in red y=0
A. Ovic’s account was written red A. x = 2, x=1 B. x = -1, x =-2
B. Ovies account is in danger C. x = -2, x=1 C. x = 2, x =-1
C. Ovie’s account is overdrawn
D. Ovie’s account is special
61. Simplify 2-
A. 8 B. 2 C. 4 D. 1
50. People may not pick flowers in the park A. People
can pick flower in the park
B People are prohibited from picking flowers in 62. If x varies directly as vy and x = when y =
the park 9, then the value of x when y = 17/9 is
C. People may not wish to pick flowers from the A. 9 B. 4 C. 16 D. 21
park
D. People cannot pick flowers from the park 63. Ann walks for 5m from a point A to a point B
Northwards. From B, she walks castwards to a
51. Evaluate Cos x dx A.1 B. C.2 D. point C on the bearing 0300. How far is she from
B?
52. The geometric mean of 4 and 9
A. B.
A. 13 B.5 C.36 D.6

C. D.
53. The sides of a right angled triangle is xcm,
(x+1)cm and (x+2)cm. Find x
64. A machine gun with a mass of 60kg fires a 0.2kg
A.5 B.6 C.3 D.9
bullet at a speed of 200m/s. What is the recoiling
speed of the machine gun?
54. Factorize x3 + 1 A. 0.5m/s B. 1.0m/s
A. (x+1)3 B. (x+1)(+1)(x+1) C. 1.5m/s D. 2.0m/s
C. 3(x+1) D. (x+1)(x2-x+1)
65. Which of the following is an instrument for
55. Give that Log52 = 0.431 and Log53 = 0.682, the measuring temperature? A. Liquid in glass
thermometer
value of Log B. Constant volume gas thermometer
A. -1.271 B. -0.3l8 C. Thermoelectric Thermometer
C. -2.104 D. -3.011 D. All of these
56. Evaluate (625)-l/4 A. 3/11 B. 1/7
C. 1/5 D. 9/10
66. How far from a tall wall should a girl stand in order
to hear the echo of her clap two second later
57. Find the universal set U= {x: -3< x 4} and its (speed of sound in air equal 330m/s)?
subset A= {-1,1;2} B = {x:1 } Find A B A. 130cm B. 165cm
A. {-1, 3} B. {-3,-2,1} C. 210m D. 330m
C. {-1,0,3,4} D. {1,2}

68. Impulse is equal to___

58. The area of a triangle of sides 5cm, 6cm and A. Momentum
7cm is B. change in momentum
A. 6 6cm2 B. 120cm2 C. change in momentum per unit time
C. 2 11cm2 D. 4 7cm2 D. change in momentum per unit mass

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69. An 800kg car moving at 80km/hr overtakes a 78. The ores that can be concentrated by flotation are
1200kg car moving at 40km/h in the same A. nitride ores B. sulphide ores
direction .If the two cars stick together, the D. Chloride ores D. Chloride ores
wreckage has an initial speed of 79. When temporary hard water is boiled for some
A. 8km/h B. 40km/h time in a kettle, the inner surface of the kettle
C. 56km/h D. 60km/h becomes coated with a deposit A. Calcium
tctraoxosulphate (VI)
B. Calcium trioxocarbonate (IV)
70. The law which states that the volume of a given
C. Calcium hydrogentrioxocarbonate (IV)
mass of gas increases linearly with temperature
D. aluminium trioxocarbonate (IV)
provided the pressure of the gas remain constant
is referred to as
A. Boyle’s law B. Charles’s law 80. Which of the following is used to hasten the
C. Pressure law D. Ideal law ripening of fruits? A. Ethene B. Ethanol
C. Ethyne D. Ethane
71. A copper block has heat capacity of 68J/K. What
is the mass of the block given that the 81. The maximum number of electrons in the
specific heat capacity of copper is 400J/kgK L -shell of an atom is
A. 0.07kg B. 0.17kg A.2 B. 8 C. 18 D.32
C. 0.76kg D. 0.97kg
82. A solid substance with high melting and bailing
72. Two resistance joined in parallel produced a paints is likely to be a/an
resultant of 6/5ohm. One of the resistance wires is A. covalent compound
broken and the effective resistance becomes B. dative covalent compound
2ohm. The resistance of the wire that got broken C. electrovalent compound
is D. Non-metal
A. 2 ohm B. 3 ohm
C. 3/5 ohm D. 0.6/5 ohm
83. The advantage of detergent over soap at
detergents A. are readily available
73. An electrolytic capacitor has a capacitance of B. are in powdered form
0.005F. What is the charge on the plate if it is C. arc non-biodegradable
charged to a potential of 240 V. D. lather readily with water
A. 4.8C B. 3.6C
C. 2.4C D. 1.2C
84. Which of the following metals is purified
commercially by electrolysis?
74. Which of the following is NOT a scalar quantity? A. Zn B. Fe C. Sn D. Cu
A. Mass B. Volume
C. Weight D. Current
85. The partial pressure of oxygen in a sample of air
is 452mmHg and the total pressure is 780mmHg.
75. A car travels 10km due east on a straight road and What is the mole fraction of oxygen?
then 15km due north before fioa11 coming to rest. A. 0.203 B. 0.579
What is the resultant displacement of the car? C. 2.030 D. 5.790
A. 5km B. 12.5km
C. 18km D.25km
86. The component of air that can be removed by
alkaline pyrogallol solution is
76. Which of the following metals will show the highest
A. oxygen B. Nitrogen
metallic character?
C. carbon (IV) oxide D. noble gases
A. Calcium B. Barium
C. Copper D. Zinc
87. What quantity of aluminium is deposited when a
current of 10A is passed through a solution of an
77. The oxidation state of Cr in K2 Cr2O7 is
aluminium salt for 1930s? (Al = 27, F =
A. +7 B.+6 C.+5 D.+4 96,500Cmol-1).

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 A. 0.2g B. 1.8g
C. 5.8g D. 14.2g 94. Which of the following organisms can be found in
forest water habitat?
88. The mixture of gases used in photographers flash A. Sargassum and dog fish
tube is B. Red mangrove and pond water
A. argon and krypton B. argon and xenon C. Sargassum and Red mangrove
C. krypton and xenon D. helium and argon D. Spirogyra and pond skater

89. A carbohydrate molecule in the right venticle of the 95. Oxygen from the atmosphere reaches. The
heart is pumped into the cell of the toe of main. mammalian blood stream through one of the paths
Which of these structure is it unlikely to pass indicated below. Indicate the correct path
through enroute? A = Mouth B = Tracher C = Bronchiole
A. Pulmonary artery B. Lungs D = Nostril E = Bronchus F = Alveoli
C. Heart D. Aorta A. a b c f
d B. b
90. A dry indehiscent winged fruit formed from one C. d b c f
carpel is known as a D.
A. Schizocarp B. Caryopsis
C. Samaria D. Follicle 96. The physical factors are represented by
A. 1,5,6 B.4,5,6
91. The anatomical evidence usually used in support C. 5,7,8 D.6,7,8
of the evolutionary relationship among whales,
human, birds and dogs is the possession of 97 Density-dependent factors that operate to
A. Thick skin B. Tail regulate a population size may include the
C. epidermal structures C. Pentadactyl following except (a) Shortage of food supply
A. Shortage of food supply
B. fire outbreak
92. The number of plant species obtained from a
C. Spread of diseases
population study of a garden is as followed:
Guinea gras5(15) Ipomea 5pp(5), Side spp(7) and D. increased competition
Imperata spp (23). What is the percentage of
occurrence of imprerata spp. 98. Food scarcity can cause sudden decrease in
A. 35% B.16% C.46% D. 23% population size by the following except by
A. degreasing the reproductive rate
93. A bee consist of A. Soldier and Queen B. bring about immigration
B. Drones, soldiers and workers C. raising mortality rate
C. Queen, workers and soldiers D. minimizing rate of competition
D. Queen, drones and workers
99. Which of the following is correct about the
transverse section of a vein when compared with
that of an artery?
A. The lumen of a vein is wides than that of an
artery
B. The endothelium of the vein is thinner than that
of artery
C. There are more smooth muscles in vein than in
artery
D. There are valves in veins not present in artery

100. A photometer was used to compare the rate of

loss of the same volume of water from a plant
under different environmental conditions
namely: under a fan; at the sea shore, under
the sun; in the airy laboratory and in a
cupboard. Which of the reading below was

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 likely to have been obtained in a cupboard?

A. 15sees B. 30sees

C. 25 sees D. 20 sees

SOLUTION

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. B

8. D 9. B 10. C 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. B

15. D 16. D 17. A 18. D 19. D 20. C 21. C

22. C 23. A 24. 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. B

29. C 30. D 31. D 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. C

36. A 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. A 41. A 42. D

43. C 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. A 48. A 49. C

50. C 51. A 52. D 53. C 54. D 55. B 56. C

57. D 58. A 59. A 60. A 61. D 62. B 63. A

64. C 65. D 66. D 67. A 68. B 69. C 70. B

71. B 72. B 73. D 74. C 75. C 76. A 77. B

78. B 79. B 80. A 81. B 82.C 83. D 84. D

85. B 86. A 87. B 88. C 89. D 90. C 91. D

92. C 93. D 94. D 95. C 96. 97. B 98. D

99. C 100. A

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POST-JAMB SCREENING TEST call an unqualified person a secretary- might have been
2013/2014 introduced and sustained by people who did not know
REVISION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS who a secretary was. The educated secretaries
obtained a minimum of the Ordinary National Diploma
(OND) or its equivalent from institutions in and outside
ENGLISH Nigeria particularly Great Britain; Canada or the United
States of America. Two, they were mostly women and
In each of the question 1-5 choose the option very few male secretaries who suffered more
nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in humiliation than their female counterparts. They were
italics (underlined) regarded as men who did not succeed in life and did the
work that normally women were supposed to do. Three
and deriving from the second reason; secretaries were,
1. We were at a loss to understand if Edesiri
as a matter of fact, very close to their bosses. Most
should retract his statement before the judge
people, including husbands of secretaries regarded
A. Assert B. Repeat
such a mode of interaction as tempting a kind of
C. Withdraw D. Reiterate
constant closeness which might engender a deliberate
or unintentional amorous relationship between ‘superior
2. Your effort to bring peace between us is futile and subordinate officers.
because you are biased 6. Modern secretaries arc different from the old
A. Convinced B. Clever one because they:
C. Prejudiced D. Worried A. Can use modern gadgets such as computer
and other machines
3. This embroidery was an exacting task for a B. Are able to become graduates of various
tailor universities
A. Easy B. Tasking C. May become teachers in Polytechnics and
C. Interesting D. Beautiful Universities
D. Are more educated and better exposed to
professional training
4. I had to make my way through the throng of
people in the church
A. Group B. Crowd 7. The expression amorous relationship as used in
C. Gathering D. Theme the passage means A. Relate as professional
B. Amateur relationship
C. Sexual relationship
5. You’re impossible she said tome A.
D. Academic relationship
Unreasonable B. Unforgiving
C. Daft D. Strong
8. The expression utter distain in the passage
Read the passage below and answer the questions means A. Complete contempt
that follows: B. Deserved respect
In times past in Nigeria, being a secretary was perceived C. Professional misconduct
with utter disdain by many people. Other professionals D. Undue criticism
such as teachers, lawyers, engineers, surveyors, estate
officers and architects were revered. Many issues 9. Which of the following statements can be
readily come to mind concerning the old perspective of deduced from the passage concerning the old
secretaries as professionals. One, they were regarded perspective of secretaries?
as people with little or no education. Indeed, many of A. They were highly respected by other
them were said to be mere typist who learnt how to professionals
punch keys on the typewriters. They hardly had any B. They did not deserve to be addressed as
formal education but obtained doubtful certificates. This secretaries
were made possible because anyone could easily learn C. The training they received from retired
to be typist under the shade of a tree or in a personal professionals was sufficient
office of a retired secretary or a chief typist from any
D. One could see that they were well
business organization. As long as a short piece of work educated.
could be typed almost accurately and in record time
then became a secretary. This unrealistic practice-to

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10. The writer seems to suggest that: C. Harmless D. Soft
A. The Ordinary National Diploma was
sufficient for secretaries 18. The undesirable elements who perpetuate
B. Only graduates who studied abroad were these vices are never detected
good secretaries A. Aggravate B. Overlook
C. There was nothing wrong in having males C. Discontinue D. Encourage
as secretaries
D. Secretaries were best trained by retired
chief typists 19. There is much indifference in his behaviour
A. Concern B. Ignorant
In each of question 11 - 15 fill each gap with the C. Unconcerned D. Inconsistency
most appropriate option from the list following the
gap. 20. The man found his wife physically repellant
A. Attractive B. Fatuous
11. I was ____ hearing distance of the speaker C. Unpleasant D. Flamboyant
A. On B. At C. Within D. In
In question 21 - 25 choose the option nearest in
12. My wife and I were to celebrate our silver meaning to the word(s) or phrase(’s) in italic
wedding anniversary last 21. Travelling in the night can be an ordeal
Sunday. A. A great exercise
Unfortunately on that _____day my father- inlaw B. A great fear
died mysteriously C. A great endurance
A. Fruitless B. Faithful D. A suffering
C. Futile D. Fateful 22. The confused student found himself in a spot
A. In a particular space
B. In a normal situation
13. The ceremony was rounded ____very late
C. In a pleasant situation
A. Up B. Off C. Of D. Out
D. In a difficult situation

14. The ___Affairs officer is expecting all of us in

the dining room 23. Our local paper is noted for its incisive editorials
A. Student B. Students A. Sarcastic B. Penetrating
C. Decisive D. Destructive
C. Student’s D. Student’s

24. He is bound to expose himself by his nefarious

15. My boss is usually a charming man but ___ he
activities
can be very irritable
A. Kind B. Disreputable
A. A times B. At times
C. Despicable D. Nocturnal
C. Those times D. With times
25. The Island became more enchanting at night
For each of questions 16-20, choose the option
A. Attractive B. Delightful
opposite in meaning to the word in italics
C. Accommodation D. Lively
(underlined)

GFNERAL PAPER
16. Since mortality is the lot of man, argued the 26. An inductance coil of 0.8 Henry is connected to
preacher, we must all accept death with a circuit with alternating A C source of 50
equanimity Hz. The reactance of the coil is
A. Concern B. Uncertainty
A. 80 ohms B. 40 ohms
C. Serenity D. Anxiety
C. 251.4 ohms D. 40 x 10-3 ohms

17. You can use lethal means if necessary to stop

27. An appliance rated 220Vrms can with stand
dangerous characters from molesting innocent
voltage values up to
citizens
A. 440V B. 1000V
A. Fatal B. Cruel C. 311V D. 660V

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28. A transformer with 600 turns of coil in the 38. Write down the quadratic equation whose roots
are P and -2P A. x2 - px- 2p = 0
primary arm and 30 turns of secondary coil
carries a current of 0.65 A in the primary arm. B. x2 + px-2p = 0
The current in the secondary coil is C. x2 + px+2p= 0
A. 0.033 Amp B. 20 Amp D. x2 + 2px-p = 0
C. 5Amp D. l3 Amp

29. Lightering conductor function 39. Solve the equation

effectively because A. 1½ B. -1½ C. 1/5 D. 3/7
A. Charges settle at the tip of body
B. The atmosphere is big 40. If a number is selected at random from the set
C. It is connected to high tension source what is the probability that it is prime?
D. it points to the North A. 1/6 B. 4/7 C. 2/3 D. ½

31. A temperature of 78°C in Kelvin scale will be 41. The reactance of a

A. 108.4k B. 351K capacitor whose capacitance is
C. 140.4k D. 195k a circuit with 50Hz alternating effect is
A. 398Ω B. 2982Ω
31. How long will it take a body moving with an initial C. 1982Ω D. 2202Ω
velocity of 15m/s to increase its velociety to
45m/s if it accelerates at 2m/s2?
42. The angle between the plane mirrors in a
A. 30secs B. 9secs kaleidoscope is usually A. 900 B. 450 C. 600 D.
C. 2secs D. 15secs 00

32. Which of these best defines “resistivity” of a wire 43. Convert 42 base 5 to a number in base 3
A. Resistance per unit length A. 222 base 3 B. 211 base 3
B. Resistance of a given area per unit length C. 210 base3 D. 112 base 3
C. Resistance of given length per unit area
D. Resistance per unit area
44. A boy spends 1/3 of his pocket money on books
33. One horse power engine produces A. 200watts
and 1/4 on a pair of shorts. What fraction of his
B. 476watt
pocket money is left?
C. 1000watts D. 746watts-
A. 2/5 B. 5/12
C. 5/6 D. 1/12
34. Short sightedness is connected by the use of
A. Diverging mirror B. Converging lens
45. Simplify
C. Converging mirror D. Diverging lens
A. 8 B. 4 C. 6 D. 7

35. If a wave travelling with a velocity of 1200m/s

46. The percentage of water of crystallization in
has a frequency of 30Hz, its wavelength is
ZnSO4 7H2O is ____ [Zn = 65, S = 32, O = 16,
A. 3,600m B. 0.025m
H = 1]
C. 40m D. 1230m/s
A. 33% B. 44%
36. A man borrowed NP at simple interest for 4 C. 55% D. 87%
years at 3% and paid an interest of N240.
What is the value of P?
47. The soft solder used for welding and plumbing
A. 2000 B. 2400
is an alloy of
C. 2880 D.24000
A. Lead and zinc B. Iron and zinc
C. Iron and tin D. Lead and tin
37. Given that tan x=1 finds in x+ cos x
A. 2 B. C. 2 D.

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48. 16.8g of sodium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV)
is completely decomposed by heat. Calculate
the volume of carbon(IV)oxide given off at
s.t.p. 59. Which of two structures are present in a
A. 22.40dm3 B. 11.20dm3 palisade cell but not in a liver cell? A. Cell wall
C. 2.24dm3 D. 1.12dm3 and cytoplasm
(Na= 23, C = 12,0 = 16, H = 1 molar volume of B. Cell wall and chloroplast
a gas at s.t.p. = 22.4dm3 C. Cell membrane and cytoplasm
D. Cell membrane and chloroplast
49. Nigerian crude oil is described as light crude
because of its A. Low sulphur content 60. The hepatic portal vein in most cases is rich in
B. High natural gas content food nutrients because it carries blood
C. High octane number A. Directly from the heart
D. Low aliphatic hydrocarbon content B. From the liver to the heart
C. From the small intestine to the liver
50. Which of the following acts as both a reducing D. From the liver to join the posterior vena
and an oxidizing agent? cava
A. H2S B. CO2 CH2 D. SO2
61. If a solution contains
51. If and find the value of 4.9g of tetraoxosulphate(vi) acid,
A. 14 B. 21 C. 32 D. 39 calculate the amount of copper (II) oxide that
will react with it.
(Cu= 64, 0= 16, S=32,H= 1]
52. In a group of 30 students N of them are boys. If
A. 40.0g B. 80.0g
a student is selected at random, what is the
C. 0.8g D. 4.0g
probability that it is a girl?
A. B. 62. What mass of K2CrO4 is required to prepare
C. D. 250cm3 of 0.020mol dm3 solution.
A. 97.10g B. 19.42g
53. Find the value of y if C. 9.70g D.0.97g
A. 7 B. 12 C. 9 D. 2 [K2CrO4 = 194.2gmol-1]

54. Find the value of the definite integral 63. Hydrogen can be displaced from a hot alkaline
A.4 B.18 C.0 D.9 solution by
A. Sn B. Fe C. Cu D. Ca

55. Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 72°.

A. 14 B. 9 C. 7 D. 5 64. The gas that can best be collected by downward
displacement of air is A. Chlorine
B. Sulphur (iv) oxide
56. The component of an atom that contributes
C. Carbon(iv)oxide D. Ammonia
least to its mass is the
A. Nucleus B. Neutron
C. Electron D. Proton 65. Which of the following represents hybridization
in ethyne?
A. sp B. sp3 C. sp2dD D. sp2
57. The soil around a battery manufacturing factory
is likely to contain a high
A. Ca2+ salts B. Pb2+ salts 66. If you cross-breed a tall variety (Tt) of maize
C. Mg2+ salts D. Al3+ ions with a short variety (tt), the ratio of the tall to
short plants in the offspring will be
A. 2:1 B. 1:2 C. 1:1 D. 1:3
58. Haematite is an ore of
A. Zinc B. Lead
C. Iron D. Copper

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67. Oxygen from the atmosphere reaches the 73. Algae bloom depletes oxygen content of water
mammalian bloodstream through one of the A. Industrial effluent
following pathways indicated below a- mouth b- B. Thermal plant discharge
trachea c-bronchiole d-nostril e-bronchus f- C. Raw sewage disposal
alveoli D. Crude oil spillage
A. A’!b’!e’!f’! D B. B’!d’f!e!e
C. D’!b’!e’!e’!f D. D’!’!f’!e’!e 74. Hypogeal germination is characterized by the
A. Emergence of the plumule, out of the
68. When a person with blood group O loses a lot ground
of blood due to accident, the person can be B. Provision of nourishment by the endosperm
given blood from person of blood group C. Elongation of the hypocotyls
A. O only B. A only D. Elongation of the epicotyls.
C. AB only D. A and O
75. Which one of the following statement about the
mammalian kidney is false
A. The glomerulus to formed by a branch of the
69. Which of the following statement about the rate renal artery
of transpiration is incorrect? It is B. The glomorulus is a part of the uriniferous
A. Dependent on temperature tubules
B. Affected by changes in light intensity C. The Bowman’s capsule IS in the center of
C. Unaffected by humidity the kidney
D. Affected by availability of water D. The uriniferous tubules are richly supplied
with blood vessels.
70. Which of the following
Apt. Test
combination differentiates a bony fish
76. In the SUG election, the Republican candidate
from a cartilaginous fish?
received one and a half times as many votes as
I-presence of gills II - absence of gill
the Democrat candidate. The Democrat
III-possession of a bony skeleton
candidates received one third more votes than
IV - possession of laterally compressed body V-
the independent candidate 900 votes were cast
possession of dorse - ventrally compressed
for the independent candidates. How many
body
votes were cast for the Republican candidates?
A. I, II and III B. I, III and IV
A. 900 B. 1,400 C. 1,600 D. 1.800
C. II, III and IV D. II, III and V

77. Anna and John both drive to their new home

71. Which of the following occurs when a person 400 miles away. Anna drives the family car at
looks at a distant, dim object and then look at a an average speed of 60 mph. John drives the
much closer bright objects? In the eve, A. removal truck at an average speed of 50 mph.
Larger, while the lens becomes thicker During the journey, Anna stops for a total of 1
B. Larger, while the lens becomes hour and 20 minutes, John stops for a half a
thinner long. What is the difference in minutes between
C. Small, whole the lens becomes their arrival times’?
thicker D. Smaller while the lens becomes A. 60 B. 55 C. 40 D. 90
thinner except

78. Pedro goes either hunting for fishing every day.

72. The role of’ ATP includes all the following If it s snowing and windy then Pedro goes
except hunting. if it is Sunny and not windy then Pedro
A. Provisionary energy to do work in living goes fishing. Sometimes it can be snowing and
organism sunny W1nich of the following statements must
B. Transmission of nerve impulse be true’?
C. Keeping of body warm in homothermic A. If it is not sunny and it is snowing then Pedro
animals goes hunting
D. Producing water during acrobic respiration B. If it is windy and Pedro does not go hunting
then it is not snowing

41 44 72 78
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36 66 62 ?
 C. If it is windy and not sunny then Pedro goes different games- in the reverse alphabetical
hunting order the rule is the if one loses she should
D. If it is windy and sunny then Pedro goes double the among of others. At the end of 4th
hunting game each of them have same amount of
money (N32.00) Which one of them started with
the least amount? A. Vidya B. Tina
79. A team of eight lumberjacks cut an average of
C. Uma D. Swetha
15,000 cubic feet of timber in a week. How
many cubic feet will four lumberjacks cut in four
weeks? 87. In a college, some courses contribute more
A. 30,000 B. 25,000 towards an overall GPA than other courses. For
C. 32,000 D. 16,000 example, a science class is worth 4 points;
mathematics is worth 3 points; History is worth
2 points; and English is worth 3 points. The
80. A rectangular solid is 19 inches high, 19 inches
values of the grade letters are as follows, A 4,
wide and 19 inches long. What is its volume in
B3,C2,D1,F=0. What is the GPA of a student
cubic inches?
who made a “C” in the Trigonometry, a “B” in
A. 7,000 B. 7,500
American History, an “A” in Botany, and a “B” in
C. 8,000 D. 8,500
Microbiology?
A. 2.59 B. 2.86 C. 3.08 D.3.33
81. Identify the missing number
88. If 8x+5x+2x+ 4x 114, then 5x + 3 = A. 12 B. 25
C. 33 D. 47

A. 120 B. 122 C. 130 D. 132

89. During a 5 - day festival, the number of visitors
tripled each day. If the festival opened on a
82. It costs a manufacturer x naira per component Thursday with 345 visitors, what was the
to make the first 1,000 components. All attendance on that Sunday?
subsequent components cost x 3 each. When A. 345 B. 1725
x N1.50, how much will it cost to manufacture C. 3,196 D. 9315
4,000 components?
A. N3,500 B. N3,000
Please select the answer choice that identifies the
C. N4,000 D. N3,250
noun in the sentence in 90-92
83. Sabrina’s boss states that she will increase
Sabrina’s salary from N12,000 to N14,000per
year if she enrolls in business courses at a local 90. It will take all of your energy and will be able to
community college. What percent increase in walk again
salary will result from Sabrina taking the A. Take B. All
business courses’? A. 16.67% B. 26% C. C. Yours D. Energy
40% D. 10% 91. Sharks and Lampreys are not true fish because
their skeletons are made of cartilage
rather than bone
84. If all the 6 arc replaced by 9, then the algebraic
A. True B. Because
sum of all the numbers from 1 to 100
C. There D. Bone
(both inclusive) varies by
A. 330 B. 324
C. 1200 D. 412 92. The Trojans’ rash decision, to accept the
wooden horse, led to their destruction
85. From a pack of cards Jack, Queen, King & Ace A. Their B. Led
arc removed. Then the algebraic sum of rest of C. Accept D. Destruction
the cards is
A. 217 B. 218 93. In Microsoft word, Times New Roman is the
C. 216 D. 213 name of
A. A font in MS Office B. Paragraphing
86. Swetha, Tina, Uma and Vidya are playing a C. Escape button D. Just Roman time
gambling, in this different people lose in

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94. Sentence is to paragraphs as word is to D. And transportation of foodstuffs to her
A. Letter B. Sentence grandmother
C. Paragraph D. Phrase
100. They key on the keyboard that is used to
95. Which of the odd one out A. Marriage B. capitalize letter when pressed with that letter
Annul key is
C. Divorce D. Separation A. Shift B. Hold
C. Caps lock D. Enter
96. Sarah needs to make a cake and some cookies.
The cake requires 3/8 cup of sugar and the SOLUTION
cookies requires 3/5 cup of sugar. Sarah has 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. C
15/16 cups of sugar. Does she have enough 8. A 9. B 10. C 11. C 12. D 13. B 14. A
sugar, or how much more does she need? A. 15. B 16. D 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. A 21. C
She has enough sugar 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. B 26. B 27. C 28. D
B. She needs 1/8 of cup of sugar 29. A 30. B 31. D 32. B 33. D 34. D 35. C
C. She needs 3/80 of a cup of sugar 36. D 37. D 38. B 39. 40. A 41. A 42. C
D. She needs 4/19 of a cup of sugar 43. B 44. D 45. 46. B 47. D 48. C 49. C
50. D 51. 52. A 53. 54. 55. D 56. C
57. B 58. C 59. D 60. A 61. D 62. D 63. D
97. If Judy comes to the party then Sally leaves the
64. D 65. A 66. D 67. C 68. A 69. C 70. B
party. If Sally leaves then either Christine or
71. B 72. B 73. C 74. A 75. C 76. D 77. B
Clara ask Philip to dance. If Philip is asked to
78. B 79. A 80. A 81. B 82.B 83. A 84. C
dance by either Christine or Clara and Sally
85. 86. D 87. B 88. C 89. D 90. D 91. D
leaves the party, Philip accepts. If Philip is
asked to dance by either Christine or Clara and 92. D 93. A 94. D 95. D 96. 97. C 98. C
Sally does not leave the part Philip does not 99. D 100. C
accept. If sally does not leave the party,
which of the
A. True B. Because
C. There D. Bone POST-JAMB SCREENING TEST
REVISION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Correct the error in each underline word, phrase or 2012/2013 SESSION DELSU
sentence in 98 and 99 AFTERNOON SESSION

ENGLISH
98. Jessica Mitford wrote the American way of
Read the passage below and answer the question
Death, a best-seeling book that led eventually
that follow:
to an official investigation of the funeral industry.
A. That led eventually
You should think that the common cold should be to
B. That had led eventually
easy enough to study, but it is not so easy as it looks.
C. That eventually led Colds often seen to spread from one person to
D. Which led eventually another, so it is often assumed that the cold must be
infectious, but there are some puzzling observations
which do not fit in with this theory. An investigator in
Holland examined some eight thousand volunteers
99. Once upon a point in time, a small person from different areas and came to conclusion that in
named Little Red Riding Hood initiated plans for each group the colds all appeared at the same time –
the preparation, delivery and transportation of transfer of infection from case to case could not
foodstuffs to her Grandmother. A. And account for that. Yet at the common cold research
transportation of foodstuffs to her Grandmother institute in Salisbury the infection theory has been
B. And transportation of food stuffs to her tested out, two series of about two hundred people
grandmother each were inoculated one with salt water and the other
C. And transportation of food supplies to her with secretions from known cold victims. Only one of
grandmother the salt water group got a cold, compared with seventy
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In the British Medical Journal, there was a report of a D. That medical reports are silent on facts
meeting “The common cold-fact and fancy” at which about common colds
one of the speakers reported a study of colds made in
Cireneester over the last five years. Three hundred In questions 6 - 13 choose the option nearest in
and fifty volunteers had kept diary records of their colds meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in italics
and on an average each had seven every year, with an (underlined)
annual morbidity of seventy days. So, nearly one-fifth 6. All the accident victims are bleeding profusely
of our lives is spent in more or less misery coughing
A. Thorough B. Perfectibility
and sneezing. Some widely held beliefs about the
C. Complete D. Practicability
common cold have turned out not to be true. It seems
that cold people are just as liable to colds as the young.
Sailors in isolated weather ships have just as colds 7. The Prosecutor was accused of obstructing
while on board and not in contact with the outside world justice
as when on shore.
8. The man preaches egalitarianism without
1. Which of the following statements can be matching it up with action
implied from the passage A. Salvation B. Equality
A. People catch colds equally in warm and C. Kindness D. Dedication
cold weather
B. People catch more colds in water 9. It was surprising how we took to the stranger at
C. People catch more colds in warm weather once A. Talked so long with
D. The origin of cold is inconclusive B. Introduced ourselves
C. Formed a liking for
2. According to the writer, some widely held beliefs D. Started fighting
about the common colds are:
A. Inconclusive B. Inevitable
C. Fallacious D. Societal
10. Surely, Toritseju s a ball of fire
A. A quarrelsome person
3. The cirencester volunteers kept a record of their B. A hot hearted activist
colds through A. The British Medical Journal C. A fiery speaker or writer
B. Personal diaries D. Avery energetic person
C. Morbidity rates
D. Temperature recordings 11. It would need a high flyer to make a first class
degree in university A. A smart performer
4. A rare disease can be more easily dealt with
than the common cold because B. An outright genius
A. Medical experts are fed up with the rampant C. An outstanding scholar
cases of common cold D. An unmitigated swot
B. Common colds are easily not the province
of the orthodox medical experts
12. Hers was a cheguered career A. An interesting
C. People easily develop resistance to the and successful career
common colds
B. A career full of sorrow and fears
D. Adequate research exists to uncover facts
C. A bright and memorable career
about such rare diseases
D. A career full of ups and downs

5. From the information in the passage, there is

In each of questions 13 - 18, choose the option
evidence
opposite in meaning to the word in italics
A. That old people arc immune against the (underlined)
common cold
13. The flock suddenly became restive after midday
B. Against the theory that the common cold is A. Quiet B. Disorderly
infectious
C. Hady D. Fidgety
C. For the theory that common cold is indeed
infectious

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14. Edesiri’s aberrant behavior attracted attention 23. You think she hasn’t got any friends? of course
A. Rascally B. Hady she’s got ______
C. Normal D. Selfish A. Many more B. Quite much
C. Quite a few D. Few
15. The judge always takes a hardline on such
issues 24. The carpenter asked for ten packets of ___
A. Complex stand B. Disobedient nails
C. Uncompromising D. Difficult stand A. Fifteen-centimetres
B. Fifteen-centremetres
16. That team has become quite indomitable quite C. Fifteen-centmeter
recently D. Fifteen-centemeters
A. Incorrigible B. Disobedient
C. Unconquerable D. Conquerable 25. My brother got married to a women with ____
manner
17. Okoro is an amateur wrestler A. Gorgeous B. Exquisite
A. Skillful B. Good C. Decent D. Attractive
C. Professional D. Strong
Gen. Paper
18. The instructions on the examination paper and 26. The type of bonding in (Cu(NH3)4)2 is
explicit A. Coordinate B. Electrovalent
A. Simple B. Detailed C. Metallic D. Covalent
C. Ambiguous D. Definite
27. Which of the following represents an aromatic
in each of the questions 19-22 choose the option compound
nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in A. C6H12 C. C6H8
Italics (underlined) C. C6H5OH D. C6H9OH

19. The police ran the criminal to earth 28. 300cm3 of a gas has a pressure of 800mmHg.
A. Jailed If the pressure is reduced to 640mmHg. Find its
B. Knocked him down volume.
C. Discovered him down A. 243.75cm3 B. 369.23cm3
D. Buried him C. 738.46cm3 D. 1733.36cm3

20. The college was worried by Ejiro’s garrulous 29. A dense white fume is formed when ammonia
tendencies gas reacts with
A. Reticent B. Loquacious A. Hs(g) B. O2(g) C. Hcl(g) D. Cl2(g)
C. Quarrelsome D. Outspoken
30. The enzyme responsible for
21. The economic situation is responsible for the
converting sucrose into two simple
recent discord in many families
isomeric sugar is
A. Division B. Resourcefulness
A. Invertase B. Amylase
C. Harmony D. Suffering
C. Lactase D. Maltase

22. The awareness of mortality has imposed some

31. Oxyacetylene flame is used for iron-welding
restraint on man’s excesses because it
A. Celestially B. Eternity A. Evolves a lot heat when burnt
C. Continuity D. Inexistence B. Dissociate to produce carbon(iv)oxide
and oxygen
In each of questions 23 - 25 fill each gap with the C. Makes the iron metal solidify very
most appropriate option from the list following the quickly
gap. D. Combines with oxygen to give a pop
sound

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32. The structural component that 40. The next two terms of the Arithmetic
makes detergent dissolve more quickly progression 212, 201, 190, 179, __, __, are
in water than soap is A. 168,157 B. 168,156
A. –So Na+ B. –COOK+ C. 157,146 D. 175,164
C. –COONa+ D. –SO3Na+
41. Simplify 1og28 - log214- log27.
33. According to the kinetic theory an increase in A. Log215 B. Log24
temperature cause the kinetic energy of C. Log24 D. 1
particles to

42. If x varies directly as y2 and x = 4 when y = 6

34. Chlorine gas is prepared in the laboratory by
find the value of y when x
A. Dropping concentrated hydrochloric acid
onto potassium tetraoxomanganate(vii) A. 36 B. 9 C. D. 81
crystals
B. Oxidizing concentrated hydrochloric acid 43. Determine for what range of values of x the
using potassium heptaoxodichromate(vi)
crystals inequality 1 is satisfied.
C. Adding concentrated tetraoxosulphate(vi) A. x 2 B. x 2
acid in solid sodium chloride C. x 5 D. x 5
D. Adding concentrated hydrochloric acid to
solid manganese(iv)oxide
44. If + sin x + 2x find y
x 2
A. e + cosx + x + c B. ex + cosx – x2 + c
35. A compound contains 40.0% carbon, 6.7%
C. ex + cosx + x2 + c D. ex – cosx -2x2 + c
hydrogen and 53.3% oxygen if the molar mass
of the compound is 180. Find the molecular
formula. [H=1,C=12,O=16] 45. A regular polygon has 8 sides. Find the size of
A. C6H6O3 B. C6H12O6 its interior angles.
C. C3H6O3 D. CH2O A. 450 B. 900 C. 1350 D. 10800

36. Pure solvents are obtained by A. Evaporation 46. Factorise 75p2 x2-48y2 A. 3 (5px - 4y) (5px ± 4y)
B. Extraction B. 3(5px - 4y) (5px - 4y)
C. Condensation D. Distillation C. 9(5px -4y)2
D. 3(5px + 4y)2
37. A given volume of methane diffuses in 20s. How
long will it take the same volume of 47. The sum of the roots of the equation is A. -18
sulphur(iv)oxide to diffuse under the same B. -6 C. -4 D.
conditions? [C = l2,H=1, S=32,O=16]
A. 40s B. 60s 48. Given the universal set U =
C. 20s D. 5s P = and
Q = list the elements of P Q
38. 25cm3 of a 0.2mol dm solution of Na2CO3 A. B.
requires 20cm3 of a solution of H2Cl3 for
C. D.
neutralization. The concentration of the HCl
solution.
A. 0.5moldm-3 B. 0.6moldm-3 49. P is a point on the bearing 3420 from a point Q.
C. 0.2moldm-3 D. 0.4moldm-3 What is the bearing of Q from P?
A. 162° B. 198°
C. 252° D. 342°
39. Multiply 0.0012 by 0.0408 leaving your answer
in standard form.
A. 4.896x10-3 B. 4.896x106 50. Which of the following represents an inverse
variation?
C. 4.896x10-5 D. 4.896x10-5
A. y = 2x2 B. y

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 C. y = -4x D. y = 60. Which of these has the greatest penetrating
power
A. Gamma B. X-rays
C. Beta D. Alpha
51. Two of the interior angles of a polygon are 156°
and 134° and each of the remaining interior
angles is 151°. How many sides has the 61. Which of these is/are rechargeable?
polygon (i) Cadmium indium cell
A. 5 B. 10 C. 12 D. 16 (ii) Leclanche cell
(iii) Lead acid accumulator
52. A temperature of 50 C is Fahrenheit scale. A. i and ii B. ii and iii
A. 60°F B.122°F C. ii only D. i and iii
C. 28°F D. 90oF
62. The energy stored in an inductor of 5mH when
a current of 6A flows through it is
53. The vacuum in the thermos flask prevent heat
losses by A. 1.8x 102∫ B. 9.0x10-2∫
A. Conduction and convection C. 9.0 x 10-3∫ D. 1.4x10-2∫
B. Radiation only
C. Convection and radiation 63. The sum of all currents flowing into a junction is
D. Conduction only’ equal to the sum of the currents flowing out.
This is
A. Ohms Law B. Faraday’s Law
54. Anomolous expansion of water occurs at. C. Kirchhoff’s Law D. Bragg’s Law
A. 0°C B. 4°C C. 10°C D.100°C
64. Continuity of an ecosystem depends on
55. A small object is placed 60cm in front of a constant flow of energy and circulation of
diverging (Concave) lens of focal length 20cm. matter. However, the amount of energy passed
Calculate the position of the image formed and on from decomposers to producers should be
what is the nature of the image? A. 15cm and A. Great B. Small
virtual B. 30cm and real C. Reversible D. Zero
C. 15cm and real D. 30cm and virtual
65. A stable self sustaining environment produced
56. If a wave travelling with a velocity of l200mJs by an interaction between biotic and abiotic
has a frequency of 30Hz, it wavelength is component is best described
A. 3,600m B. 0.025m A. A niche B. A community
C. 40m D. 1230m/s C. An ecosystem D. A habitat

57. Two plane mirrors inclined at 30° will produce 66. A density dependent factor that regulate a
image population size may include the following
A.3 B.5 C. 11 D.12 A. Shortage of food supply
B. Fire outbreak
C. Spread of disease
58. A ray makes an angle of incidence of 30°as it
D. Increase competition
travels from air to glass of refractive index 1.5.
The angle of refraction is
A. 19.50 B. 48.6° 67. In the life history of Schistosoma (Bilharzia) one
of the following is the intermediate host
C. 450 D. 500
A. Man B. Snail
C. Mosquito D. Crayfish
59. A 20N force moves through a displacement of
300mm 10 minutes. Its power is
68. A human gland secretes two hormones, one of
A. 600watts B. 10watts
which causes a disease called diabetes if
C. 1500watts D. 150watts
deficient in the body. Which organ procures the
hormone

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 A. Spleen B. Parathyroid D. development of the fruit.
C. Adrenal body D. Pancreas
76. A train travelling at 60 mph enters a tunnel that
69. A married couple have 10 children and they are is 5 miles long. The train is one mile long. 1low
all girls. Which of the following is the correct many minutes does it take for the whole train to
explanation? pass through the tunnel?
A. The woman is incapable of producing male A. 7 B. 4 C. 10 D. 5
children
B. The man’s sperms arc very weak 77. The cost of manufacturing tractors in Ghana is
C. The x components of the man’s sex twenty percent less than the cost of
chromosome v as always involved D. The manufacturing tractors in Nigeria. Even after
male is not athletic enough. transportation fees and import taxes are added,
it is still cheaper to import tractors from Korea to
70. If a 26 old blind man married a young oneeyed Nigeria than to produce tractors in Nigeria.
women and they had four children, how many Which of the following assertions is best
of them would be blind like their father’? supported by this information?
A. All B. 3 C. 2 D. None A. Labour costs in Ghana are twenty percent
below those in Nigeria
B. Importing tractors into Nigeria will eliminate
71. A mixture of mercurous and mercuric nitrate is
twenty percent of the
added to a food substance and a white
manufacturing jobs in Nigeria
precipitate is formed and when heated gently
C. The costs of transporting a tract from Ghana
turns red. The food substance is
to Nigeria is more than twenty percent of the
A. Protein B. Oil
cost of manufacturing the tractor in Ghana
C. Carbohydrate D. Fact
D. The import taxes on a tractor imported from
Ghana to Nigeria is less than twenty percent
72. Starting from one skull end, the vertebrates are of the cost of manufacturing the tractor in
arranged in the following order A. Axis, atlas, Nigeria.
cervical, thoracic and lumbar
B. Atlas, cervical, axis. thoracic and lumbar
78. There are two valves at the bottom of a water
C. Atlas, axis. thoracic, cervical and lumbar
tank which allow the tank to be drained. If both
D. Atlas, axis, cervical, thoracic, and lumbar valves are opened, how long will it take before
the tank is empty
73. Which of the following Statement 1 - if only valve 1 is opened, the tank
represents the sequence of will be empty in 10 minutes Statement 2 - if only
protein hydrolysis? 1 -polypeptide 2 - Animo valve 2 is opened, the tank will be empty in 10
acids 3 - protcin4 - peptones minutes.
A. 3’!1’!2’!4 B. 3’!2’!4’!1 A. Statement 1 alone is sufficient, but
statement 2 alone is not sufficient
C. 3’!4’!2’!1 D. 3’!4’!1’!2
B. Statement 2 alone is sufficient, but
statement 1 alone is not sufficient
C. Both statements together are sufficient, but
74. Which is the most important adaptation of a neither statement alone is sufficient D.
bony fish to life in water? A. the possession of a Each statement alone is sufficient
stream lined shape
B. the presence of overlapping scales 79. Of the teams competing in the world archery
championships, twenty percent are from
C. the covering of the body by a film of slime
Europe. Half as many are from the United State
D. the possession of a caudal fin
and one twentieth are from Africa. What fraction
of teams arc from neither Europe, the CS or
75. Double fertilization in higher plants Africa.
is significant because it ensure that
A. formation of a fertile embryo
B. formation of a fertile embryo and the
endosperm C. development of the seed

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Identify the relationship between the word group in 88. Mr. and Mrs. Aye and Mr. and Mrs. Bee
the question. Shade the answer which fits best with competed in a chess tournament. Of the three
the group. 80. Throw, volley, string A. Hurl B. Grab games played.
C. Seize D. Catch (i) in only the first game were the two players
married to each other
81. Bourbon, whisky, gin (ii) the men won two games and the women
A. Bear B. Vodka won one game
C. Linen D. Fur (iii) the Ayes won more games than the Bees
(iv) anyone who lost a game did not play the
Correct the error in each underlined word, phrase subsequent game
or sentence in 82 and 83. Who did not lose a game?
A. Mrs. Bee B. Mr. Bee
C. Mr. Aye D. Mrs. Aye
82. Linda decides they had better scram before the
killers find them. A. Had better scram
B. Had better leave 89. Three piles of chips-pile 1 consists one chip,
C. Should hurry and scram pile II consists of chips, and pile III consists of
D. Could hurry and leave three chips-are to be used in game played by
Anita and Brinda. The game requires:
(i) that each player in turn take only one chip
83. Quebee rises in a magnificent way above the or all chips from just one pile
St. Lawrence River (ii) that the player who has to take the last chip
A. Rises in a magnificent way above loses
B. Rises magnificent way, way above (iii) that Anita now have her turn From which
C. Rises magnificently above D. Rises pile should Anita draw in order to
magnificent way above. win
A. Pile I B. Pile II
84. If one-seventh of a number exceeds its eleventh C. Pile D. None
part by 100 then the number is..
A. 770 B. 1100
C. 1825 D. 1925 90. In a class composed of x girls and y boys what
part of the class is composed of girls?

85. A man can row 5 kmph in still water. If the river A. B.

is running at 1kmph, it takes him 75 minutes to
row to a place and back. How for is the place?
C. D.
A. 3km B. 2.5km
C. 4km D. 5km
91. If the operation, is defined by the equation xy =
2x+y, what is the value of a in 2a = a3
86. Swetha, Tina, Uma and Vidya are playing a A.0 B.1 C. -l D.4
gambling. In this different people lose in
different games-in the reverse alphabetical
order. The rule is that if one losses she should 92. There are 200 questions on a 3 hr examination.
double the amount of others. At the end of 4th Among these questions are 50 mathematics
game each of them have same amount of problems. It is suggested that twice as much
money (N32). Which one of them started with time be spent on each maths problem as for
the largest amount of money? each other question. How many minutes should
A. Vidya B. Tina be spent on mathematics problems’? A. 36 B.
C. Uma D. Swetha 72 C. 60 D. 100

87. There are two circle, one circle is inscribed and 93. In a group of 15, 7 have studied Latin, 8 have
another circle is circumscribed over a square. studied Greek, and 3 have not studied either.
What is the ratio of area of inner to outer circle? How many of these studied both Latin and
A. 1:2 B. 3:4 C. 2:1 D. 5:6 Greek
A.0 B. 3 C.4 D. 5

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94. If a and bare positive integers and (A-b)/3.5 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. B
4/7, then 29. C 30. A 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. D 35. B
A. b<a B. b>a C. b = a D. b>a 36. D 37. A 38. A 39. C 40. A 41. C 42. B
43. B 44. C 45. D 46. A 47. 48. A 49. B
95. A company contacts to paint 3 houses. Mr. 50. D 51. A 52. B 53. A 54. B 55. B 56. C
Brown can paint a house in 6 days while Mr. 57. C 58. A 59. B 60. A 61. D 62. B 63. C
Black would take 8 days and Mr. Blue 12days. 64. D 65. D 66. B 67. B 68. D 69. C 70. D
After 8 days Mr. Brown goes on vacation and 71. 72. 73. D 74. D 75. D 76. C 77. A
Mr. Black begins to work for a period of 6 days. 78. C 79. D 80. A 81. B 82. B 83. C 84. A
How many days will it take Mr. Blue to complete 85. C 86. D 87. A 88. D 89. C 90. B 91. C 92. D 93. B
the contract? 94. B 95. D 96. B 97. D 98.
A.7 B.8 C. 11 D.12 99. C 100. B

96. Which of the following numbers could be

described in the following way an integer that is
a natural, rational and whole number?
POST-JAMB SCREENING TEST
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2.33 D. -3
REVISION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2011/2012 SESSION DELSU
97. In the fraction 3/x, x may not be substituted by
which of the following sets?
A. {l,2,4} B. {-2,-3,-4)
C. {l,3,7} D. {0,l0,20} ENGLISH
Reading each passage and answer questions 1-5
98. Jim has 5 pieces of string. He needs to choose Choosing the incorrect option
the piece that will be enable him to go around
his 36-inch waist. His belt broke, and his pants The main reason why the road leading from the main
are falling down. The piece needs to be at least gate to lectures halls of campus Ill of Delta State
4 inches longer than his waist so he can tie a University, Abraka is meandering is to regulate the
knot in it, but it cannot be more than 6 inches speed of ears. So much landscaping is being done on
longer so that the ends will not show from under the campus in order to improve the aesthetic beauty of
his shirt. Which of the following pieces of string the environment. Three faculty complexes viz,
will work the best? Education, Arts and science, are under construction and
they will be completed before the end of the year. These
99. The last week of a month a car dealership sold constructions have, however, resulted in road
12 cars. A new sales promotion came out the diversions and other physical inconveniences on the
first week of the next month and the sold 19 ears campus. From the architectural design of the campus, it
that week. What was the percent increase in will the most beautiful university campus in Nigerian
sales from the last week of the previous month when it is completed.
compared to the first week of the next month? 1. The reason why the road leading from the main
A. 58% B. 119% C. 158% D.175% gate is windy is A. To increase aesthetic beauty
B. To ease flow of traffic
C. To regulate the speed of vehicles
100. Select the answer choice that identifies the
D. To create diversions
noun in the sentence. The works of many
great poets have been placed on reserve
A. Many B. Great 2. An appropriate title for the passage is A.
C. Placed D. Reserve Infrastructural development of campus III
B. The construction of three new faculty
complexes
SOLUTION C. Beautification of campus III
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. A 7. A D. Diversions on campus Ill
8. B 9. C 10. C 11. C 12. D 13. A 14. C
15. B 16. D 17. C 18. C 19. C 20. B 21. A 3. From the passage we can gather that

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 A. The inconvenience suffered by the
inhabitants will be for a while 12. To most people, last Christmas was an austere
B. Projects arc carried out without approval period
C. There is deliberate effort to inconvenience A. Demanding
the people B. Irregular
D. Buildings are put up anyhow C. Stimulating
D. Related to herculies
4. From the architectural design of the Campus in
the passage means A. The structures on 14. The witness was guilty of swearing to a
campus statement he knew to be false
B. The design of the three faculty complexes A. Perjury B. Slander
C. The design of the road complex C. Forgery D. Libel
D. The structural design of buildings on
campus
Complete each of the following sentences by
choosing the option that most suitably fills the
5. The essence of landscaping is to space
A. Increase road network 15. Our plane was scheduled to ______ at 10.00hrs
B. Erect more buildings C. Beautify the but it was delayed because of bad weather
campus A. Takeoff B. Fly out
D. Divert road network C. Start out D. Shoot off
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning 16. As he was still owing me two hundred naira, I
of the underlined portion of each of the following was careful not to ____ any more money
sentences. A. Loan B. Borrow
C. Extend D. Lend
6. His jail terms were to run concurrently
A. Consecutively B. Uniformly
17. Remember this matter is strictly ______
C. Simultaneously D. Judiciously
A. Between you and I
B. Among you and mc
7. I have an aversion for war films A. Preference C. Between you and me
B. Dislike D. Between you and myself
C. Criticism D. Bitterness
18. The train railed along ____ full speed
8. The teacher refused to answer for the mistakes A. At B. In C. By D. On
made by the principal
A. To give an answer
19. My niece is suffering _____ jaundice
B. To explain
A. Of B. For C. With D. From
C. To accept responsibility for
D. To reply
20. Must you say “Good Morning” to everybody in
the street? No ________
9. When a man is immuned to an illness, he is
A. I can’t B. I mustn’t
A. Attached to it B. Opposed to it
C. I mustn’t D. I do not need
C. Protected against it D. Addicted to it

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the

10. In some parts of Nigeria, people are ostracized
underlined word in each sentence.
purely on the basis of their parentage.
A. Disrespected B. Hated
C. Abandoned 22. The refugees were received at the transit camp
D. Shut off from society A. Passage B. Permanent
C. Temporary D. Nearby
11. Our town is so small that we are always our
meeting school mates accidentally A. Running 23. Abubemi is apathetic about his work
into B. Falling into A. Bored B. Half-hearted
C. Coming across D. Running up

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 C. Indifferent D. Enthusiastic 8. How many such pairs of letters are there in word
ENGLISH, each of which has as many letters
24. The man found his wife physically repellant between its two letters as there are between
them in the English alphabets?
A. Flamboyant B. Unpleasant
A. None B. One
C. Pleasurable D. Attractive
C. Two D. More than three

25. The lecturer’s obscure publications counted

against him during the promotion exercise. 9. In a certain code ‘na pa ka so’ means ‘birds fly
A. Restricted B. Closed very high’, ‘ri so la pa’ means ‘birds are very
C. Circulated D. Widespread beautiful’ and ‘ti me ka bo’ means the parrots
could fly’. Which of the following is the code for
APTITUDE TEST ‘high’ in that language?
1. IT stands for ______ A. Information Technology A. Na B. Ka C. Bo D. So
B. Integrated Technology
C. Intelligent Technology 10. If five is subtracted from each of the numbers,
D. Interesting Technology which of the following numbers will be the
difference between the second digit of second
highest number and the second digit of the
2. A collection of related information sorted and
highest number?
dealt with as a unit is a _____
A. Zero B. 3 C. 1 D.4
A. Disk B. Data
C. File D. Floppy
In each of these question a group of letters is given
followed by four combinations of number/symbol
3. ____ is the process of carrying out commands. lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). Letters are to be coded as
A. Fetching B. Storing per the scheme and conditions given below. You have
C. Executing D. Decoding to find out the serial letter of the combination, which
represents the letter group. Serial letter of that
4. Promotion in marketing means ____ combination is your answer letters # Q M S I N G D K
A. Passing an examination A L P R B J E Number /symbol #7 @ 4#% $ 612£5*
B. Elevation from one grade to another 983 Conditions:
C. Selling the products through various means (i) if the first letter is a consonant and the last a vowel,
D. Selling the product in specific areas both arc to be coded as the code of the vowel.
5. Which part of the computer displays the work (ii) if the first letter is a vowel and the last a consonant,
done? the codes for the first and the last are to be
A. RAM B. Printer interchanged
C. Monitor D. ROM (iii) if no vowel is present in the group of letters, the
second and the fifth letters are to be coded as ©.
11. BKGQJN
6. If the digits in the number 86435192 are A. 9© $7©% B. ©9$7%©
arranged in ascending order, what will be the C. 91$78% D. %1$789
difference between the digits which are second
from the right and fourth from the left in the new
arrangement? 12. IJBRLG
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four A. #89*£$ B. #89*£#
C. $89*£# D. $89*£$

7. Each vowel of the word ADJECTIVE is

substituted with the next letter of the English 13. DMBNIA
alphabetical series, and each consonant is A. 6@9%#2 B. 2@9%
substituted with the letter preceding it. How C. 2@9%@2 D. 2©9%@2
many vowel are present in the new
arrangement? 14. One monkey climbs a poll at the rate of
A. None B. One 6mts/min and fell down 3mts in the alternately.
C. Two D. Three Length of the poll is 60mts, how much time it will
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 A. 31 B. 33 C. 37 D. 40
23. Antonyms: equanimity Analogies: celebrate:
15. X men work for X days to produce X products, marriage:
then Y men can produce Y products in___ days. A. Window: bedroom
A. y^3/x^2 B. X^/y^3 B. Lument: barevement
C. y^3/x^2 D. y^2/x^3 C. Pot:pan
D. Face: penalty
16. Sqrt (12—sqrt (12) + (sqrt (12) +….Infinity) = ?
A.5 B.4 C.7 D.3 24. Antonyms: apathetic Analogies: Germ:
disease
A. Man: woman B. Doctor: medicine
17. An athlete runs 200 metres seconds. His speed C. War: destrusion D. Shopkeeper: goods
(in km/hr) is:
A. 20 B. 24
C. 28.5 D. 30 25. Three of the following four are alike in a certain
way and so form a group. Which is the one that
does not belong to that group?
18. A train passes two bridges of lengths 800m and A. Stem B. Tree
400 m in 100 seconds and 60 seconds C. Root D. Branch
respectively. The length of the train is
A. 80m B. 90m
GENERAL PAPER
C. 200m D.150m
1. Which of these will obey ohm law when
connected to the terminals of a battery?
19. Find the least multiple of 23, which when
A. Tungsten wire B. Diode
divided by 18, 21 and 24 leaves the remainder
C. Resistor D. Transistor
7, 10 and 13 respectively
A. 3013 B. 3024
C. 3002 D. 3036 2. To produce direct current from a dynamic we
use
A. Two slip rings B. A split ring
20. The size of the bucket is N kb. The bucket fill at
C. One slip ring D. Two split rings
the rate of 0.1 kb per millisecond. A programmer
sends a program to receiver. There it waits for
10 milliseconds. And response will be back to 3. An electric heat rated 15v, 40watts supplies
programmer in 20 milliseconds. How much time heat to a body of mass 1.5kg and specific heat
the program takes to get a response back to the capacity of460Jkgk1 for 5 minutes. Calculate
programmer, after it is sent? the temperature rise of the body if no heat is
A. 20ms B. 40ms lost.
C. 18ms D. 30ms A. 12°C B. 1.7°C
C. 1.3°C D. 17.4°C
21. A fisherman’s day is rated as good if he catches
9 fishes, fair if 7 fishes and bad if 5 fishes. He 4. The velocity of a body of mass 250kg is steadily
catches 53 fishes in a week and had all good, 50km/h. Its kingic energy is
fair and bad days in the week. How many good, A. 12.5KJ B. 5.0kJ
fair and bad days did the fisher man had in the C. 25KJ D. 625KJ
week?
5. Which of these is odd?
A. 4good, 1 fair and 2 bad days A. Force B. Speed
B. 3 good, 2 fair and 1 bad days C. Acceleration D. Displacement
C. 2 good, 3 fair and 3 bad days
D. 4 good, 3 fair and 2 bad days
6. A truck of mass 259kg moves with a uniform
velocity of 36km/h. Its energy is
22. If in each number the first and the second digits A. 9,000J B. 162KJ
are interchanged, which will be the third highest C. 324KJ D. 648KJ
number?
A. 489 B. 654 C. 953 D. 783

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 16. The density of a certain gas is 1.98gdm 3 at
7. Mirage is as a result of s.t.p. What is the molecular mass of the gas?
A. Total reflection A. 26.og B. 31.0g
B. Total internal refraction C. 54.0g D. 44.0g
C. Total internal (Molar volume of a gas at s.t.p. 22.4dm 3)
D. Mono reflection
17. The oxidation state of chlorine in HCLO4, is
8. Impedance is the resistance offered by A. -1 B. -5 C. +7 D. +1
A. Resistor
B. Indicator
18. A hydrocarbon x with a molecular mass of 26
C. Capacitor
consist of 92.3% carbon. What is its molecular
D. Inductor and capacitor combined
formula?
A. C2H2 B. C3H3
9. Calculate the resonance frequency of a circuit C. C3H3 D.C5H5
with a 4H inductance coil and 2uF capacitor in
series
19. What volume of 11.0m hydrochloric acid must
A. 56.0Hz B. 0.018HZ
be diluted to obtain 1dm3 of 0.05m acid?
C. 0.02HED D. 100HE
A. 0.05dm3 B. 0.10dm3
C. 0.55dm3 D. 11.0dm3
10. When two plan mirrors are inclined at angle of
60° the number of images formed is
A.3 B.5 C.6 D.11 20. Which of the following physical properties
decreases down a group in the periodic table?
A. Atomic radius B. Ionic radius
11. Which of these can convert sound energy to
C. Electropositivity D. Electronegativity
electrical energy
A. Loudspeaker B. Telephone car piece
C. AIC generator D. Microphone 21. Aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons can be
distinguished from each other by the A. Action
of bromine
12. A 50kg mass is lifted up 5 metres in 5 seconds. B. Use of polymerization reaction
If acceleration due to gravity is
C. Action of heat
10m/s2, the power utilized is
D. Use of oxidation reaction
A. 200w B.500w
C.250w D. 100w
22. If 30cm3 of oxygen diffuses through a porous
plug in 7s, how long will it take 60cm 3 of chlorine
13. A stone at the bed of a stream which is 7.5m
to diffuse
deep is viewed by a boy. If the refractive index
A. 12s B. 14s C.21s D. 30s
of the stream is 1.33, how close to the surface
(0 = 16, Cl=35.3)
of the stream will the stone apparently be.
A. 6.17m B. 8.83m
C. 2.82m D.5.64m 23. Which of the following compounds is a soapless
detergent?
A. C12H25OSO3Na B. C17H35COONa
14. If the electronic configuration of an element is
1S2 2S2 2P5, how many unpaired electrons are C. C6H5OH D. C4H9COOC2
8
there?
24. In order to remove one electron from a orbital of
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.5
gaseous sodium atom, about 495kj mol-1 of
energy is required. This energy is referred to as
15. Which of the following alloys contain iron? A. Electron affinity B. Ionization energy
A. Steel and permalloy C. Activation energy D. Electronegativity
B. Duralumin and steel
C. Soft solder and duralumin
25. The entropy and enthalpy of a system arc a
D. Brass and bronze
measure of

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 A. Degree of disorderliness and heat content 35. Find the remainder when x 3 – 6x + 1 is divided
respectively by x-3
B. Heat content and degree of disorderliness A. 12 B. 16 C. 10 D. 14
respectively
C. Heat content of a system only
D. Degree of disorderliness only
36. Simplify

26. 0.46g of ethanol when burned raised the A. B.

temperature of 50g of water by 14.3k. C. 2 +3 D. 3
Calculate the heat of combustion of ethanol
A. +3000kJmol-1 B. +3000kJmol-1
37. At what rate can N6560 yields a simple interest
C. -300kJmol-1 D. -300kJmol-1 of N240 in 4 years
A. 9.2% B. 13.3%
27. Given 11001two = 2x + 1, find the value of x C. 12.4% D. 16.6%
where two stands for binary
A.12 B.5 C. 16 D.8 38. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is
12600. How many sides has the polygon?
28. The quadratic equation whose roots are -2 and A. 16 B. 22 C. 9 D.30
-3 is
A. 2x2+x-6=0 B. x2+5x+6=0 39. In unicellular organisms, essential nutrients can
C. x2+x-6 =0 D. x2-2x-3 =0 be transported directly to all part of their body
by the process of diffusion only because
unicellular organisms have A. Outer membrane
29. Simplify Log26- Log24 + 2Log24 made of cellulose
A.-1 B.6 C.4 D.5 B. A large surface area to volume ratio
C. A large volume to surface area ration
D. Their body always immersed in the nutrient
30. If y = cosx, then is material
A. Sin x B. Tan x
C. –Cos x D. –Sin x
40. Which of the following is the function of the
hormone in the is let of langerhans? A. It is
31. A polygon which has at least one angle greater used in protein metabolism B. It is involved in
than 1800 is called sugar synthesis
A. Convex B. Regular C. It aids the rate at which glucose is converted
C. Reflex D. Re-entrant to glycogen
D. controls the fluid content of the body
32. One interior angle of a convex polygon that is 41. Which of the following statement is not correct
regular is 1600. How many sides has the about the ecological effect of agricultural
polygon? activities?
A.12 B.8 C.15 D.18 A. The use of herbicides and pesticides in
farms can cause pollution.
B. Bush-burning encourages decertification
33. If 15, x, y, 27 are terms in an AP then the value
C. Excessive use of fertilizers in farm may
of 2(x+y)is
have harmful effect.
A. 84 B. 36 C. 50 D. 48
D. Monocropping is one of the cultural method
of controlling pest.
34. The total surface area of a spherical axis 7cm
where is 42. Which of the following statement about the
A. 616cm2 B. 418cm2 transfer of energy in an ecosystem is correct?
C. 364cm2 D. 512cm2 A. Energy increases at higher tropic level
B. More organisms can be supported at higher
levels.

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 C. There are fewer organisms at lower trophic A. iii and iv only B. iii and v only
levels. C. iii, iv and v only D. iv and v only
D. Energy is lost at each trophic level.
49. A potometer was used to compare the rate of
43. A vaccine is introduced into a person’s body to loss of the same volume of water from a plant
A. Destroy all disease-causing organism in the under different environmental conditions
body namely: in the airy laboratory, in the cupboard,
B. Stimulate the body to produce antibodies under fan, under sun and at the seashore.
C, Enhance the production of red blood cells Which of the readings below was likely obtained
D Isolate disease causing pathogen from the in a cupboard?
blood A. 15 sees B. 30 sees
C. 25 sees D. 20sccs
44. Which. of the following statement about
phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) is not correct? A. 50. Atmospheric oxygen get to the mammalian
Some people find the taste of PTC bitter 1. blood stream through the following paths
Others find the substance to be tasteless indicated below (i) mouth (ii) trachea (iii)
B. Others find the substance to be tasteless bronchile (iv) nostril (v) bronchus (vi) alveoli.
C. Ability to taste this chemical is inheritable Indicate the correct pathway
D. Ability to taste this chemical is not heritable A. i ii v vi iv B. ii
ivv vi iii
C. iv ii v iii vi D. ii
45. The order of evolutionary trend in plants is A. i vi v iii
Bryophyta Thallophyta, Pteridophyta and
Spetmatophyta
B. Thallophyta, Bryophytta, Pterydophyta and SOLUTION
Spermatophyta Eng.
C. Spermatophyta, Pterydophyta, Bryophyta 1. C 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. B
and Thalophyta
8. C 9. C 10. D 11. A 12. C 13. A 14. A
D. Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Spermatophyte 15. A 16. D 17. A 18. A 19. D 20. C 21. A
and Thallphyta
22. B 23. D 24. D 25. D

46. Which of the following statements about the Apt. Test

circulation of blood is not correct? 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. A
A. Deoxygenenated blood flows in the heart 8. A 9. D 10. A 11. B 12. C 13. B 14. D
through the VNA cavae 15. B 16. B 17. D 18. A 19. A 20. A 21. D
B. Blood is pumped out of the heart through 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. B
the aorta
C. Oxygenated blood from the lungs is carried Gen. Paper
to the left auricle 1. A 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. 7. B
D. The oxygenated blood enters the lungs 8. D 9. A 10. B 11. A 12. 13. D 14. A
through the pulmonary vein 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. D 21. A
22. C 23. A 24. B 25. A 25. C 27. A 28. B
29. B 30. D 31. D 32. D 33. A 34. A 35. C
With the information provided below on 36. D 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. C 41. D 42. D
photosynthesis answer questions 47 and 48 (1) CO 1 43. B 44. D 45. B 46. D 47. B 48. D 49. B
(ii) Chlorophyll (iii) water (v) AT? (v) NADPH 50. C

47. Which of the above factors can be a limiting

factor for the process to proceed? A. i and ii only
B. i and iii only
C. i and iv only D. i, iii and iv only

48. The factors required for the dark phase of

photosynthesis are

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POST-JAMB SCREENING TEST C. In wrist watches
REVISION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS D. For steel cylinders
2010/2011 SESSION DELSU 2019
AFTERNOON SESSION 7. Transistors have A. Helped to produce quartz
B. Retarded progress in electronics
ENGLISH C. Made transistors and receivers smaller and
Choose the Word that is opposite in meaning to the lighter
underlined word in each sentence D. Made transmitters and receivers bigger and
heavier
1. It is generally believed that misers are not loved
by many
8. A suitable title for the passage is
A. Spender B Hoarders
A. Natural quartz
C. Savers D. Spendthrifts
B. Receivers
C. Manufactured and natural quartz crystals
2. Ese and her brother are simply munificent D. Manufacture of transistors, satellite and
A. Angry B. Niggardly computers
C. Wealthy D. Happy
Complete each of the following sentences by
3. He is known for making threadbare arguments choosing the option that most suitably fills the
as a scholar space
A. Justifiable B, Baseless 9. If I went to the cinema I _____ early A. Am
C. Empty D. Militant returning B. Had returned
C. Would return D. Shall return
Read each passage and answer the questions 4 -8
choosing 10. Last week _____at the theatre was the largest
A British electronic manufacturer has built a factory in I had ever seen
which quartz crystals can be grown in 3 weeks. The A. Audience B. Congregation
natural growth of quartz takes 3 million years. The
C. Assembly D. Convention
manufactured crystals are exceptionally pure and this is
important because quartz, in transistors is used in an
astonishing number of devices where constant 11. My father cannot bear the ____of the
television transmitters and receivers, space satellites concoction that emanates from my mother’s
and computers are familiar examples. In order to make soup pot
artificial quartz, very small pieces of the natural crystal A. Savouring B. Smell
imported from Brazil are placed n long, narrow, steel C. Aroma D. Scent
cylinders. A high pressure and a high temperature are
maintained within the cylinders for 3 weeks and at the 12. If this had happened to you, what _____
end of this time, the small fragments have grown to the A. Would you do
required weight of one pound.
B. Would you have done
C. Have you done
4. Artificial quartz is produced D. Would you be doing
A. In Brazil
B. From tiny transistors
13. The governor commended the society’s _____
C. From natural crystals with steel cylinders
service to the nation
D. In an astonishing number of devices
A. Humanistic B. Humanitarian
C. Humanity D. Human
5. Artificial quartz as compared with natural is
A. Superior B. Inferior
14. If we went to a European country ____ Britain,
C. Varied D. Limited in use
we should need a substantial amount of money
to pay our way
6. According to the passage, quartz is used A. Let us say B. Like say
A. Only in a few devices C. Like D. As an example
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Choose the option that best coveys the meaning of 25. My sister used her savings to bring up her niece
the underlined portion of each of the following A. Support B. Lead
sentences C. Accompany D. Feed
15. We all have both good and
bad characteristics. Either is, however APTITUDE TEST
easily manifested in time of crisis 1. The average age of a class is 15.8 years. The
A. Demanded B. Demonstrated average age of boys in the class is 16.4 years
C. Highlighted D. Rediculed while that of girls is 15.4 years. What is the ratio
of boys to girls in the class?
16. Ese takes his studies lightly because he is a A. 1:2 B. 3:4 C. 3:5 D. 2:3
discoaddict
A. Carefully B. Unseriously 2. If one-seventh of a number exceeds its eleventh
C. Gloomily D. Humorously part by 100 then the number is
17. Can you give a good explanation to your A. 7,700 B. 1100
behaviour? C.1925 D.1825
A. Clear up B. Account for
C. Give up D. Makeup 3. Gold is 19 times as heavy as water and copper
is 9 times as heavy as water. In what ratio
18. All the efforts made to settle the quarrel were should these be mixed to get an alloy 15 times
futile as heavy as water?
A. Fruitless B. Unreasonable A. 1:1 B. 2:3 C. 1:2 D. 3:2
C. Successful D. Remarkable

4. A triangle always has exactly

19. My son is naturally taciturn A. Loquacious
A. One acute angle
B. Dumb
B. At least two acute angle
C. Lively D. Friendly
C. Exactly one right angle
D. Exactly two acute angles
20. Accountability is certainly a desirable quality in
a politician
5. Pipe A can fill in 20 minutes and Pipe B in 30
A. Respectability B. Diligence
mins and Pipe C can empty the same in 40
C. Responsibility D. Courage
mins. If all of them work together, find the time taken to
fill the tank
21. Due to the fact that we are now insolvent, the A. 1/7mins B. 172/7mins
bill has to wait C. 71/9mins D. 121/5mins
A. Bankrupt B. Unsettled
C. Overworked D. Affluent
6. The smallest number which when diminished by
3 is divisible by 21, 28, 36 and 45 is
22. My uncle thinks that her daughter could be A. 869 B. 1263 C. 4320 D. 427
easily taken in by her husband’s pretences
A. Blackmailed B. Flattered
7. The process of a
C. Deceived D. Enamoured
computer receiving information
from a server on the internet is known as____
23. The man has a big heart but he is inept in A. Pulling B. Pushing
following witty conversation C. Downloading D. Transferring
A. Large B. Warm
C. Huge D. Fragile
8. The role of ____generally is to determine a
buyer’s needs and match it to the correct
24. For a priest to be successful, I should, from time hardware and software.
to time, review his action A. Computer scientist
A. Examine B. Inspect B. Computer sales representative
C. Stare at C. Visualize C. Computer consultant
D. Corporate trainer

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 17. A face of the clock is divided into three parts.
9. A (n)_____ contains commands that can be First part hours total is equal to the sum of the
selected second and third part. What is the total of hours
A. Pointer B. Menu in the bigger part?
C. Icon D. Button A. 6 hrs B. 7 hrs
C. 4hrs D. 5 hrs

10. Sending an e-mail is similar to______ A.

Picturing an event B. Narrating a story 18. 2 trees are there. One grows at 3/5 of the other.
C. Writing a letter D. Creating a drawing in 4 years total growth of the trees is 8ft. What
growth will smaller tree have in 2 years.
A. 1.2 B. 1.4 C. 1.1 D. 1.5
11. A series of instructions that tells a computer
what to do and how to do it is called a___
A. Program B. Command 19. Joseph finishes a work in ‘7 days, Nicholas
C. User response D. Processor finishes the same job in 8 days and Edwin in 6
days. They take turns to finish the work. Joseph
Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), on the first day, Nicholas on the second and
(5), and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful Edwin on the third day and then Joseph again
paragraph; then answer the questions given below and so on. On which day will the work get over?
them. A. 3rd B. 6th C. 9th D. 7th
(1) She eased out something from her waist folds
(2) Nnena welcomed a customer early in the day. 20. A man, a women and a child can do a piece of
(3) Once visible, Nnena realized it was a pair of gold work in 6 days, man can do it in 14 days, women
bangles. can do it 16 days, and in how many days can a
(4) The woman carefully counted the money and then child do the same work?
left. A. 24 days B. 25days
(5) He took the bangles and placed some money in the C. 16 days D. 20days
woman’s palm.
(6) This customer was a peasant woman wearing a Which of the phrases (A), (B) and (C) given below each
discoloured sari and old anklets. sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in
12. Which of the following should be the FIRST the sentence to make it grammatically correct?
sentence after rearrangement? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4 is required’, mark (D) as the answer.

13. Which of the following should be the SECOND 21. I woke up early in the morning and had a
sentence after rearrangement? steamer cup of coffee A. Has a steamer B. Has
A.2 B.3 C.4 D.4 a steaming
C. Had a steaming
14. Which of the following should be the THIRD D. No correction required
sentence after rearrangement? 22. Tired of being harassed by the goons, I finally
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.6 called the police and complained_____
A. In being harassed
15. Two numbers are respectively 25% and 20% B. Of being harass
less than a third number. What percent is the C. In be harassed
first number of the second. D. No correction required
A. 5.85% B. 75.85%
C. 80.60% D. 93.5% 23. The ratio of incomes of C and D is 3:4 the ratio
of their expenditures is 4:5. Find the ratio of their
16. A can do a piece of work in 4 hours. B and C savings if the saving of C is one Garth of his
can do it in 3 hours. A and C can do it in two income?
hours. How long will B take to do it? A. 11:12 B. 12:19
A. 10 hours B. 12hours C. 10:13 D. 13:15
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24. 1f G(0)=-1,G(1)=1 and G(N)=G(N-1)-G(N-2) 9. The speed of the flow water n a river is faster in
then what is the value of G(6)? the middle than along the bank due to
A. 1 B. 2 C. -1 D. -2 A. Differences in turbidity at different parts of
the river
25. A person had to multiply two numbers. Instead B. The abundance of fishes and other
of multiplying by 35, be multiplied by 53 and the organisms along the bank
product when up by 540. What was the raised C. Reduced force of gravity in the middle
product? portion of the river
A. 780 B. 1040 D. Resistance offered by the wall of the bank.
C. 1590 D. 1720
10. If red is dominant to white and homozygous red
pea-plants are crossed with homozygous white
GENERAL PAPER
pea hints, the first filial generation will have
1. 1. 0.46g of ethanol when burned raised the
A, Two red flower, two white flowers
temperature of 50g of water by 14.3k.
B. Four red flowers
Calculate the heat of combustion of ethanol
C. Three red, one white
A. +3000kJmol-1 B. +300kJmol-1
D. Four pink flowers
C. -3000 kJmol-1 D. -300kJmol-1

11. A population if defined as the collection of

2. Make u the subject of the formula A. Similar organism that are found in the same
habitat
A. vf + u B. B. Similar organism that breed in the same
habitat
C. D.
C. Similar organisms that eat the same food
D. Similar organism, that interbred freely in the
3. Evaluate ∫xdx same habitat
A. 2x + c B. x + c

C. +c D. ½ x2 + c 12. The equation that can be used to summarize

the process of anaerobic breakdown of sugar is:
A. C6H12O6 2C2H5OH + 2CO2
4. Differentiate y x with respect to x
B. 6CO2 + 6H2O C6H12O6 + 6O2 C.
A. B. 8 C. 4 D. C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O +
Energy
5. The angle subtended by a diameter of a circle D. C6H12O6 2C2H5OH + 2CO2 + Energy
at the circumference is a/an
A. Equilateral angle B. Supplementary angle 13. In animal evolution which of the following set of
C. Right angle D. Reflex angle organisms represents the correct trend in terms
of structural organization 1. Mollusca 2.
6. In two parallel sides of a trapezium are 10cm Platyhelminthes
and 6cm. it its height is 4cm. Find the area of 3. Nematoda 4. Protozoa
the trapezium A. 4 1 2 3 B. 4 3 2 1
A. 25cm2 B. 32cm2 C. 4 2 1 3 D. 4 2 3 1
C. 40cm2 D. 56cm2
14. Which of the following is not a feature of
Meiosis
7. The exterior angle of a triangle is 760. If one of
A. Formation of four haploid cells
the opposite interior angles is 420 find the other
opposite interior angle B. Two successive nuclear cell division
A. 340 B. 520 C. 480 D. 390 C. Pairing of homologous chromosomes at
8. A trader bought a bicycle for N645 and sold for prophase
N862, Find the percentage again D. Formation of two diploid cells
A. 41% B 33.6%
C. 27.2% D. 51.2%

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15. Which of the following is a means measuring D. Refuses to function
primary production? A. Rate of reproduction of
animals 24. A pinhole camera of length 12cm has the image
B. Life span of an organism of an object 15m away on its screen at the 12cm
C. Number of predators in an environment mark. If the height of the object is 2 metres,
D. Harvested plants in a unit area calculate the height of the image.
A. 2.5cm B. 3.6cm
16. What is the percentage by mass of oxygen in C. 1.6cm D. 0.63cm
Al2 (SO4)3. 2H2O?
A. 59.25% B. 50.79% 25. According to ___law, the induced EMF is
C. 25.39% D. 14.29A% directly proportioned to the rate of change of
(Al=27, 5=32,H=,O=16) magnetic flux
A. Lenz’s B. Faraday’s
17. A balanced chemical equation obeys the law C. Ampere’s D. Ohm’s
of
A. Conversation of mass 26. Which of the following does not happen during
B. Multiple proportion inspiration?
C. Definite proportions A. Intercostals muscles contract
D. Conservation of mass B. Ribs move forward
C. Thoracic cavity increase
D. Diaphragm relaxes
18. To what temperature must a gas at 273k be
heated in order to double both its volume and
pressure? 27. A potometer was used to compare the rate of
A. 298k B. 546k loss of the same volume of water from a plant
C. 819k D.1092k under different environmental conditions
namely; in the airy laboratory, in the cupboard.
under fan, under sun and at the seashore which
19. Neutralization involves a reaction between
of the reading below was likely obtained in a
H2O and
cupboard?
A. Cl- B. OH- C.No3 D. A. 15secs B. 30secs C. 25secs D.20sccs

20. In the extraction of iron in the blast furnace,

limestone is used to A. Release CO2 for the
reaction Figure 1
B. Reduce the iron ore Use figure 1 to answer questions 28 and 29
C. Increase the strength of the iron
D. Remove impurities 28. The testa
A. Is normally absent
21. A pin is placed under a transparent glass block B. Is included in the part numbered 1
of height 12cm. If the refractive index of the C. Is fused with the part number 3
glass is 1.56, the image will appear to be at D. Is the part number 1

22. Hypermetropia (long sightedness) is corrected 29. Reserved food is stored in the part numbered
by A. 2 and 3 B. 3 only
A. Concave mirror B. Plane mirror C. 4 and 5 D. 5only
C. Plans concave mirror D. Convex mirror
30. When an operculate fish breathes, it takes in
23. Resonance in circuits is a conduction in which water through the
the circuit. A. Mouth and passes it out through the same
A. Produces highest resistance or impedance way
B. Produces no current B. Mouth and passes it out through this
C. Produces maximum current operculum

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 C. Operculum and passes it out through the
mouth 41. The period of an oscillating body is 0.08sec.
D. Nostril and passes it out through the Its frequency is
operculum A. 50HZ B. 78.6HZ
C. 12.5HZ D. 70HZ
31. A_____ can store charges until when required
for use
42. If the force on a charge of 0.3 coulomb in an
A. Galvanometer B. Comparator
electric field is 4N, then the electric field
C. Diode D. Capacitor intensity of the field is
A. 13.3N B. 0.75N
32. The wheat stone bridge circuit usually has sets C. 3.7N D. 1.2N
of resistors 43. A radio station transmits with a frequency of
A Five B. Two 2500kHZ, the wave length of its waves is (take
C. Three D. Four c = 3x108m/s
A. 120m B. 83.3m
C. 7500m D. 2000m
33. The temperature of water in a flask is 500c. In
the fereinhert scale, this will read
A. 900F B. 1220F 44. Which of the following are structural isomers?
C. 27.80F D. 600F A. Propanoic acid andporpan-2, 2-diol
B. Ethanoic acid
C. Ethan -1, 2-diol and ethanoic acid
34. 20cm of gas was maintained at 50C and 760mm
D. Propanal and propanone
Hg pressure what volume of this gas will be
maintained at a temperature of 350 and
800mmHg pressure 45. When a solid substances
A. 20.7cm3 B. 39.5cm3 disappears completely as a gas on
heating, the substance is said to have
C. 21.05cm3 D. 67.8cm3
undergone
A. Crystallization B. Evaporation
35. _____ means bending of light rays from their
path C. Evaporation D. Distillation
A. Reflection B. Conduction
C. Refraction D. Transmission 46. Which of the aqueous solutions with the pH
values below will liberate hydrogen when it
36. Find the 40th term of the A.P. 8,5,2 reacts with magnesium metal? A. 12.0
A. -407 B. -316 B.7.0 C. 6.5 D. 3.0
C. -109 D. -241
47. Which of the following electron transitions
37. Find the area of a triangle of sides 3cm, 4cm results in the emission of energy
and 5cm A. 3p to 35 B. 3p to 4p
A. 12cm2 B. 6cm2 C. 25 to 2p D. 15 to 25
48. The fundamental difference between the three
C. 10cm2 D.8cm2
states of matters is the A. Shape of their
particles
38. Find the value of k if(x+1) is a factor of x3+kx2 B. Number of particles in each state
+3x-2 C. Shape of the container they occupy
A.5 B.12 C.-10 D.6 D. Degree of movement of their particles

39. Simplify 49. A particle that contains 9 protons, 10 neutrons

A.5 B.6 C.9 D.3 and 10 electrons is a A. Positive ion
B. Neutral atom of metal
40. If 3 is a root of the equation x2-kx+42=0. The C. Neutral atom of a non-metal
value of k is D. Negative ion
A. 18 B. 19 C. 22 D. 17

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50. When sodium reacts with water, the resulting
solution is
A. Alkaline B. Acidic
C. Neutral D. Weakly acidic

SOLUTION Eng.
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C
8. C 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. C
15. B 16. B 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. C 21. A
22. C 23. A 24. A 25. A

Apt. Test
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. C
8. C 9. C 10. C 11. B 12. B 13. D 14. A
15. A 16. C 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. D 21. C
22. D 23. B 24. A 25. C

Gen. Paper
1. C 2. D 3. D 4. 5. C 6. B 7. A
8. B 9. A 10. B 11. D 12.D 13. B 14. D
15. D 16. A 17. D 18. D 19. B 20. D 21. C
22. D 23. C 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. B 28. D
29. A 30. B 31. D 32. D 33. B 34. B 35. C
36. C 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. D 41. C 42. A
43. A 44. A 45. C 46. D 47. D 48. D 49. D
50. A

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