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UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
AKOKA-YABA
NIGERIA
2011/2012 SESSION
POST-UTME SCREENING PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
I. Mathematics
II. English Language
III. General Paper
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POST UTME SCREENING PRACTICE QUESTION
I. MATHEMATICS
1. A solid is made up of a hemisphere of radius , and a cone of height of the same
radius as the hemisphere. What is the volume of the composite solid?
2. What is the difference in the local time between two places in latitude if they are
located at longitudes and respectively.
(a) 60 mins (b) 80 mins (c) 98 mins (d) 104 mins
3. A solid sphere of radius is placed in a cylinder of radius 2 and height . The
cylinder is then filled with water to the brim and the solid gently withdrawn. Find the
volume of the water in the cylinder in .
4. The earth rotates on its own axis once in 24hrs. What is the speed in of a place
whose latitude is . (Take 2 to be equal to km)
(a) 2,140 (b) 1,443 (c) 1,200 (d) 1,000
5. The minor sector of a circle of diameter 3.6cm subtends angle 35 at the center. What is the
perimeter of the sector?
(a) 5.8cm (b) 4.7cm (c) 2.9cm (d) 1.1cm
6. A regular polygon of sides has as the size of each interior angle. Find k.
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11. Factorize fully:
13. In a class of 30 students, there are 10 who wear spectacles and 16 girls. There are 8 boys
who do not wear spectacles. How many girls wear spectacles?
17. is inversely proportional to the square of . When , then . Find the constant of
proportionality.
31. A girl has 98 beads, and all but 14 were lost. How many beads did she loose?
(A) 84 (B) 112 (C) 114 (D) 14
35. A car travels at 120km/h. How long would it take it to get to Jebba which is 2,400km away?
38. If it takes 15 men 6 ½ days to build a house, How many houses can they build in 45 days?
39. If it takes a boy 5minutes to run 1km, how long would it take him to run 2 ½ km?
(A) 10 ½ mins (B) 15mins (C) 12 ½ mins (D) 11 ½ mins
40. How many bottles are in a dozen crates containing 24 bottles each?
(A) 9Hrs 47min (B) 14Hrs 10min (C) 5Hrs 25min (D) 10Hrs 17min
22. 4 ¾ - 2 ½ x ½ =
27. A farmer has 41 bags of oranges. Each bag contains 59 oranges each. How many oranges
does the farmer have?
28. If 16 of the same book weight 4kg. How much does one book weigh?
22.
Find
A B
C
Fig.1
22. Fig.2 shows a circle of radius 4cm. The area of the shaded segment is
Fig.2
23. Fig.3 shows a pyramid on top of a cuboid. The height of the cuboid is Hcm, the height of
the pyramid is b, cm, and the square base of both shapes has side s cm. find the volume of
the shape.
H
Fig.3
s
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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24. If y then is
26. The midpoint of the line segment joining (-1, 3) and (5, 7) is
3.
(a) (3, 5) (b) (3, 2) (c) (2, 5) (d) (1, 6)
30. Find the difference between the mean and the median of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
and 10
31. There are eight men and nine women on a committee. In low many ways can a
subcommittee of two men and three women be chosen?
15. The process of preservation, protection and wise use of natural resources is called:
A. Fermentation
B. Preservation
C. Conservation
D. Ecology
E. Zoning
18. The process by which the people in a country is given an opportunity to elect,
choose or reject new government is known as:
A. Referendum
B. Plebiscite
C. Election
D. Ratification
E. None of the above
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7. A system of government based on the ideological belief of equality of people and
concentration of national resources in the hands of the State is called:
A. Fanaticsm
B. Egalitarianism
C. Communism
D. Democracy
E. Utopianism
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37. The second and fifth terms of a geometric progression are 6 and -48, respectively. The first
term is
(a) -3 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) -12
38. Find the positive solution of the equation log log
(a) 6 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1
39. N72000 is invested at 80% simple interest. After how many years has it reached N87 840?
40. Suppose that is the probability that an event occurs, and that is the probability that the
event does not occur. Which of the following is true?
41. Suppose and are positive numbers for which . Which of the following is not true?
42. Fig.4 shows a trapezium. The height is 8m, one the parallel side is 10m and the area is
104m2. Find the other parallel side.
Fig.4 8m
45. The long hand minute of a clock is 7cm long. What distance does to the tip of the minute
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Questions 46 and 47 refers to the points and .
55. The distance from the points (3, -2) to the line 3y+2x +5=0 is
56. Find the slope of the line which is perpendicular to the line 3x +5y +17=0.
3. The process in which the food we eat is broken down into substance that can be
used by the body is called:
A. Digestion
B. Circulation
C. Tissue
D. Respiration
E. Excretion
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B. reticence
C. sensibility
D. pervasiveness
39.The greatness of the creator of the universe is always inexpressible to many adherents of certain
faiths.
A. inevitable
B. wonderful
C. ineffable
D. unbearable
40. We made a pile in the business deal.
A. lost a lot of money
B. earned a lot of money
C. broke even
D. cut corners
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57. Find the intercept on the x and y axes respectively of the line 3x-2y+6=0.
58. If find
60. The nth term of a sequence is given by Un =2+3Un-1 while the U4=36+U3, find the third
term of the sequence.
63. If find p
64. A 16m ladder is placed against a house so that its base is 8m from the house. What angle
does the ladder makes with the ground?
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68. Given that and is in the second quadrant. Find sin
70. Find the components of this vector u+v, where u= (3, -7) and v =(4, 2).
72. Simplify.
73. The sum of an infinite geometric progression is and the first term is 4. What is the
common ratio?
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In each of questions 26 to 40, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in
italics.
26.No wonder Dekemi later became a detective; she has been very observant.
A. curious C. inductive
B.perceptive D. inquisitive
27. Nigeria has been playing a vital role in the political and economic development of Africa.
A. creditable
B. crucial
C. respectable
D. laudable
28.Emeka's painting was so realistic that it could almost have been a photograph.
A. picturesque
B. concrete
C. lively
D. authentic
29.Courteously, Ade stood back to let his teacher go first through the door.
A. Patiently
B. Politely
C. Carefully
D. Calmly
30. Many people used to live in poverty.
A. instability
B. want
C. difficulty
D. the slums
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78. In fig.5 below, RST is a tangent to the circle centre O. It touches the circle at S.U and V are
at the ends of a diameter, and Find
T
R
U V
0
fig.5
X 0 1 2 3
Frequency 20 18 7 5
83. OAB is a sector of a circle of radius 8cm and centre 0 in fig.6 below. The length of the arc
AB is 8cm. Find the area of the sector.
A
8cm
8cm
o
B
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fig.6
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84. In Fig.7 below, find the value of x.
x
290
Fig.7 1120
D
O
A 1300 B
fig.9
C
90. Two ships leave the same port: one ship sails for 300 km on a bearing of 3400; the other
ships sails for 400 km on a bearing of 2500. The distance between the ships is
17. If the rain hadn't fallen, we wouldn't have missed the match.
A. The rain is falling, so we will miss the match.
B. The rain fell, so we didn't watch the match.
C. The rain fell, so we watched the match.
D. The rain didn't fall, so we didn't watch the match.
18. The new Headmaster hoped that his men would pull together.
A. He expected that the men would cooperate with him.
B. He thought that the men would compose themselves at work.
C. He was certain that they would resign en masse.
D. He was certain that their condition would improve under him.
19. If the trader paid in full, his order was not pruned down.
A. The trader who made full payment did not have his order reduced.
B. The trader who made some payment did not have his order delayed.
C. Unless the trader paid in full his order would be rejected.
D. As the trader did not increase his order, he did not need to pay in full.
20. The men were not pawns in someone else's political game.
A. The action they executed was their idea.
B. The men used someone else's plan.
C. They were used by someone's political game.
D. They loved playing political games.
21. The crisis ended as suddenly as it began.
A. The crisis had suddenly begun.
B. The crisis will not end suddenly.
C. The crisis stopped almost immediately.
D. The crisis will stop immediately.
22. One thing I will not be complaining about in my new job is a lack of excitement.
A. The job is bad.
B. The job is exciting.
C. The job is not too exciting.
D. The job has been previously done.
23.The Governor parried all the questions put to him by the journalist.
A. The Governor answered all the questions
brilliantly.
B. The Governor evaded all the questions.
C. The Governor failed all the questions.
D. The Governor mastered all the questions.
5. From the findings of the research described in the passage, one can reason that
A. innocent people maintain longer eye contact than the guilty ones
B. guilty people make Jess frequent gazes during interrogation
C. 'shifty eyes' are equally induced by innocence and guilt
D. a feeling of guilt is occasioned by 'shifty eyes'.
PASSAGE II
Use the passage-below to answer questions 6 to 16. The passage has gaps numbered 16 to 26.
Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option
for each gap.
Two thirds of children in .... 6 [A: industrialized B. socialized C. technological D.
modernized] societies no longer have family life. They are virtually abandoned to child -
minders from a very tender age. 'The ... 7 [A. disregard B. indifference C. alienation D.
inattention] from their mothers brings suffering and makes it impossible for them to achieve
a healthy social life. The 8 [A. development B. increase C. appreciation D. inflation] in the
number of suicides, the rates of drug addiction and ..... 9 [A. delinquency B. irresponsibility
C. Satanism D. truancy] among young people may be to a large 'extent, due to these
premature separations which take place before sufficient time has 10 [A. materialized
B. occurred C. surfaced D. elapsed] for attachment to develop. 'This is one of the causes of
psychosis in children today' says a psychiatrist who believes that breast-feeding is one of the
basic cares which many children of this age are 11 [A. tantalized with B. denied of C. left
with D. spared of). This psychiatrist argues that
breast-feeding extends into the world outside the womb, a liquid bond with the inside of the
mother's body; a bond 12 [A. close to B. the same as C. unrelated to D. irrelevant to] that
which the baby had with the placenta inside the uterus. Rhythmic rocking to and fro is 13
[A. an elongation B. a demonstration
C. a continuation D. a stretching] of the movement that the child experienced before it was
born. As for the baby's 14 [A. squeezing against· B. separation from C. likeness for
D. pressure against] its mother's body, it reminds the child of the ..... 15 .. [A. reassuring B.
uncomfortable C. amusing D. unpleasant] pressure of the uterus, and enables it to 16
[A. unearth B. rediscover C. learn D. explore] the rhythms of its mother's breathing and
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heartbeat.
In each of questions 17 to 26, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the
sentence.
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91. A shopkeeper sold an item for N3 600, making a profit of 20%. Find the original cost of the
item.
92. A flagpole of height 2.5 m casts a shadow of length 4m. Calculate the angle of elevation of
the sum, correct to the nearest degree.
93. If find x.
96. A number is selected at random from the set {3, 0, 5, }. What is the probability the
number is rational?
98. Two dice are thrown together. What is the probability of getting a sum of 5.
99. In fig.10 below, the acute angle of the parallelogram is 45 . One side is 8cm and the area is
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fig.10
100. Three times the tens digit of a two digit number is 2greater than the unit digit. When the
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digits are interchanged the new number is 36 more than the original number. What is the
original number?
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II. ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Read passages I and II, carefully and answer the questions that follow.
PASSAGE I
One of the most potent elements in body language is eye behaviour. You shift your eyes, meet
another person's gaze or fail to meet it - and produce an effect out of all proportion to the muscular
effort you have made. When two people look searchingly into each other's eyes, emotions are
heightened and the relationship tipped toward greater intimacy.
In normal conversation, each eye contact lasts only about a second before one or both individuals
look away.
Because the longer meeting of the eyes is rare, it is weighted with significance when it happens and
can generate a special kind of human-to-human awareness. Most of the time, a lingering look is
interpreted as a sign of attraction and this should be scrupulously avoided except in appropriate
circumstances. A young woman once complained, 'That man makes me so uncomfortable, half the
time when I glance at him he's already looking at me - and he keeps right on looking.'
Proper street behaviour requires a balance of attention and intention. You are supposed to look at
a passer-by just enough to show that you are aware of his presence. If you look too little, you appear
haughty or furtive; too much and you are inquisitive. Usually what happens is that people eye each
other until they are about eight feet apart, at which point both cast down their eyes.
Much of eye behaviour is so subtle that we react to it only on the intuitive level. This has been
demonstrated in elaborate experiments. Subjects sit and talk in the psychologist's laboratory,
innocent of the fact that their eye behaviour is being observed from behind a one-way vision screen.
In one fairly typical experiment, subjects were induced to cheat while performing a task, then were
interviewed and observed. It was found that those who had cheated met the interviewer's eyes less
often than was normal, an indication that 'shifty eyes' can actually be a tip-off to an attempt to
deceive.
However, none of the 'facts' of eye behaviour are cut and dried, for there are variations between
individuals.
People use their eyes differently and spend different amounts of time looking at others. Besides, no
pattern of eye behaviour is precisely predictable in any normal conversation.
Adapted from McQuade (1969), Thinking in Writing, p. 167
1. The young woman in the passage was uncomfortable because
A. the man appeared to be showing interest in her by his prolonged eye contact
B. the man's short and sharp gazes would tip the relationship toward greater intimacy
C. strangers who made the man's type of eye contact were likely to be dangerous
D. she was allergic to eye contact.
2. The reason given for the non-finality of research results on eye contact is
A. lack of concord and foresight among psychologists who carry out research on eye
movement
B. lack of uniformity in eye behaviour and the variability of contact situation
C. that some subjects cheat during experiments, thus invalidating research findings
D. that research findings on eye contact have not been subjected to further empirical tests.
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3. From the expression proper street behaviour requires a balance of attention and intention,
it can be concluded that
A. even among strangers, attitudes and purposes can be deduced from eye behaviour
B. before walking the streets one must balance one's shifty eyes
C. when intimate groups meet in the streets, eye contact is usually longer
D. there is a balance between those with longer eye contact and those with shorter eye
contact.
4. Which of the following can be concluded from the opening paragraph?
A. The effects of eye contact are always overwhelming.
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MATHEMATICS
1. D 21. A 41. C 61. D 81. B
2. D 22. B 42. A 62. D 82. D
3. C 23. C 43. C 63. D 83. A
4. B 24. A 44. D 64. B 84. C
5. B 25. D 45. C 65. C 85. D
6. B 26. C 46. A 66. C 86. C
7. A 27. D 47. C 67. A 87. B
8. D 28. A 48. B 68. C 88. A
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9. B 29. C 49. D 69. C 89. C
10. A 30. D 50. C 70. A 90. C
11. C 31. A 51. A 71. B 91. B
12. D 32. D 52. B 72. C 92. A
13. D 33. C 53. B 73. B 93. C
14. B 34. B 54. D 74. A 94. C
15. D 35. A 55. A 75. A 95. A
16. B 36. C 56. A 76. C 96. C
17. D 37. A 57. D 77. C 97. D
18. B 38. D 58. C 78. C 98. C
19. C 39. A 59. D 79. B 99. C
20. A 40. B 60. C 80. C 100. B