05/09/2017
FREE POST UTME PAST QUESTION AND
ANSWERS!
1. Abuja officially replaced Lagos as
capital of Nigeria in --------------
(a) 1992 (b) 1996 (c) 1998 (d) 1991 ANS:
D 2. The highest court in Nigeria is the
-------------------
(a) Federal High Court (b) Supreme Court
(c) Federal Court
(d) Sharia Court ANS: B
3. The rotation of the earth on its axis causes?
(a) Autumn and Winter (b) Wet and dry
seasons (c) Summer and water (d) Dawn
and Twilight ANS: D
4. The earth is the --------?
(a) Closest planet to the sun (b) 2nd closest to the sun (c) 3rd closest to the
sun
(d) 4th closest to the sun ANS: C
5. Naira is to Nigeria as ---------is to India
(a) Yen (b) France (c) Rupee (d) Dupee
ANS: C 6. Collection of different human organs
working as a unit is referred to as –
(a) Tissue (b) Cell (c) System (d) Skeleton
ANS: C
7. A body of shallow sea water or brackish
water separated from the sea by some form of bamer is called -------
(a) Nile’s Valley (b) Lagoon (c) Greeks (d)
Oasis ANS: B
8. HIV can be transmitted in the of these
ways except
(a) Homosexual in*******se (b) Heterosexual in*******se (c) Mosquitoes
as a
Vector (d) Needle pick injury with
infected blood ANS: C
9. Her younger sister likes conservative
hair style but her cousin prefers--------- hairstyle
(a) Modest (b) New (c) Modern (d)
Magnanimous ANS: C
10. She adores eating junks but------
eatingfruits
(a) Loves (b) Supports (c) Dislikes (d) Disliked ANS: C
11. The brevity of the first message
contracts with the---------of the second
message
(a) Shortness (b) Integrity (c) Verbosity
(d) Moral ANS: C 12. Humility is a virtue while-------canbe
regarded as a vice
(a) Pride (b) Proud (c) Curiosity (d)
Position ANS: A
13. Femi is very Presumptous whereas his
friend is -------- (a) Kind (b) Modest (c) Proud (d) Pompous
ANS: B
14. It is right to say, switch-------or
put-------the light subject to the type of
light.
(a) of/off (b) off/off (c) out/off (d) off/ out ANS: D
15. A betrayal from someone supposed to
be a friend is a stab--------theback
(a) On (b) In (c) At (d) From ANS: B
16. The handset won’t work, the battery
has run-------- (a) Off (b) Out (c) Down (d) Over ANS: C
17. The thief was caught. He couldn’t
get------with what he stole
(a) Away (b) Scot free (c) Free (d) Over
ANS: A
18. The University project---------owing to lack of funds
(a) Fell down (b) Fell over (c) Fell off (d)
Fell through ANS: D
19. An iron rod feels cooler in the hand
than a wooden rod at the same
temperature. The reason is that iron--------
(a) is a better conductor of heat than
wood
(b) has a higher density than wood
( c) has a higher expansivity than wood
(d) is heavier than wood of the same size ANS: A
20. Which of the following is used for
controlling the amount of light entering
the eye?
(a) Cornea
(b) Pupil (c) Iris
(d) Cilary muscles ANS:B
1. Calculate the area of a square floor
with dimension 13m by 13m in cm.
a. 169cm
b. 169sq.cm c.16900sqcm
d.16900cm ANS:C
8. Cheerfulness is the opposite of-------
a. hostility
b. war
c. fighting d. kindness ANS:A
9. The news papers reported that the
meeting -------yesterday between the
labour leaders and federal government
-------- in a dead luck
a. hold and was b. held and was
c. came up and was
d. holding and is ANS:B
10. Political party stalwart is the same as
a. political supporters
b. political opponents c. political enemies
d. politicians ANS:C
1.
Bisi is as tall as Uche. Adamu and Hafeez
are the same height. There is no
difference in height between Uche and Adamu. Therefore:
(a) Bisi is taller than Adamu.
(b) Uche is shorter than Hafeez.
(c) Bisi is as tall as Hafeez.
(d) Hafeez is shorter than Bisi. ANS: C
2. If your daily newspaper costs N500 during
the weekend and N300 on other days,
how much do you spend weekly on
newspapers?
(a) N2,500.00
(b) N3,000.00 (c) N3,500.00
(d) N4,000.00 ANS: A
3.
A printing machine produces at 30 pages
per minute. How many pages can the
machine print in one hour? (a) 30
(b) 180
(c) 300
(d) 1800 ANS: D
4.
How many days are there in a leap year? (a) 364 days
(b) 365 days
(c) 366 days
(d) 367 days ANS: C
5.
If forty people donated N6 a month to a cooperative society for one year, how
much would be collected?
(a) N288
(b) N2880
(c) N28,000
(d) None of these ANS: B 6.
How many weeks make a leap year?
(a) 50
(b) 51
(c) 52
(d) 53 ANS: C 7.
Reorganise the following sentences into
the order in which they were originally
written-
P: This is pollution. Q: It can be small-scale
or global and most plants and animals suffer its effects. R: harmful by –products
of industry and agriculture enter the
environment.
(a) RPQ
(b) PRQ
(c) PQR (d) QRP ANS: A
8.
Reorganise the following sentences into
the order in which they were originally
written-
P: There are thought to be billions of them. Q: Perhaps the most common
objects in the universe are stars. R: It
includes everything visible, invisible,
known and not yet known. S: The universe
is made up of everything that exists.
(a) PQRS (b) QSRP
(c) SRQP
(d) QRPS ANS: C
9.
How many state Governors are there in
Nigeria in the year 2011? (a) 36
(b) 37
(c) 38
(d) 39 ANS: A
10.
6 + 9 = Z. Therefore (a) Z = 15
(b) Z = 16
(c) Z = 17
(d) Z = 18 ANS: A
11.
25% of Z = 37.5 Therefore (a) Z = 1.5
(b) Z = 9.375
(c) Z = 150
(d) Z = 937.5 ANS: C
12.
Ten buses are to carry 20 passengers each. Each passenger is travelling with a
bag weighing 15kg. What is the
combined weight of luggage to be moved
by all the buses?
(a) 300kg
(b) 600kg (c) 3000kg
(d) 6000kg ANS: C
13.
Which is the odd number out? 462 683
385 198
(a) 198 (b) 385
(c) 462
(d) 683 ANS: D
14.
A B C D E F G H
What letter is two letters to the left of the letter immediately to the right of the
letter three letters to the right of the
letter A?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D (d) E ANS: B
15.
Only one group of five letters below can
be re-arranged to spell out a five-letter
word in the English language. Identify the
word. (a) ANOIP
(b) TNIEC
(c) HEOLC
(d) LEVUR ANS: A
16.
SUNDAY, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY, WEDNESDAY, MONDAY,
SUNDAY, ... What day is next?
(a) SUNDAY
(b) MONDAY
(c) TUESDAY
(d) WEDNESDAY ANS: A 17.
Tola. Vincent, Adamu, Idrisu and Emeka
took part in a shot put competition. Idrisu
took more shots than Adamu, Vincent
took more than Idrisu, Adamu took more
than Tola, and Emeka took fewer than Vincent. No two competitors took the
same number of shots. Which one of the
following conclusions is, therefore proved
to be correct?
(a) Idrisu took more shots than Tola but
fewer than Adamu. (b) Idrisu took fewer shots than Tola and
Vincent.
(c) Idrisu took more shots than Tola and
Tola took fewer shots than Adamu.
(d) Emeka took more shots than Adamu.
ANS: C 18.
If you have four-fifths of N100 and spend
N36.00, how much will you be left with?
(a) N9
(b) N44
(c) N64 (d) N424 ANS: B
19.
If Friday is the fourth day of the month,
what day is the 13th day of the month?
(a) WEDNESDAY
(b) THURSDAY (c) SATURDAY
(d) SUNDAY ANS: D
20.
If four people all said “hello” to each
other once, how many times would the
word “hello” be spoken? (a) 11 times
(b) 12 times
(c) 13 times
(d) 14 times ANS: B
21.
Reorganise the following sentences into the order in which they were originally
written-
X: They give special practice at improving
your ability to calculate. Y: Where you see
QR beside an exercise or a question, this
stands for Quantitative Reasoning. Z: You should do and discuss these questions
with your teacher and classmates.
(a) XYZ
(b) XZY
(c) YXZ
(d) YZX ANS: D 22.
Reorganise the following sentences into
the order in which they were originally
written-
P: ICT is generally taken to mean
technologies that support communication via computers. Q: Presently, the world is
experiencing an ever-increasinguse of
information and communication
technology (ICT) in many areas of human
endeavour. R: Thus, the advent of ICT has
brought about effective and efficient information generation, utilization and
dissemination, as well as storage and
retrieval. S: Such technologies include the
Internet, local area networking,
electronic mail, and the world-wide-web.
(a) PQRS (b) QRSP
(c) PSRQ
(d) QPSR ANS: D
23.
Reorganise the following sentences into
the order in which they were originally written-
P: The other was left standing by alone
until they were ready for him. Q: I saw a
man strike one of them with a wooden
axe. R: As I looked, I saw two fellows
pulled from the boat: they were being brought to be killed.
(a) QRP
(b) RQP
(c) QPR
(d) PQR ANS: B
24. If the word PINT is written under the
word SAFE, the word THUD is written
under the word PINT and the word HOPE
is written above the word SAFE, what
word can be read diagonally?
(a) TEND (b) FAST
(c) HAND
(d) SPIN ANS: C
25.
What is the day and date 30 days after
Wednesday 12 May? (a) Thursday 29 May
(b) Thursday 10 June
(c) Friday 30 May
(d) Friday 11 June ANS: D
26.
In the series: AB, ABD, ABDG, ABDGK, ... What comes next?
(a) ABDGKO
(b) ABDGKP
(c) ABDGKQ
(d) ABDGKR ANS: B
27. ZK9PXL428 rearranged as follows –
letters first in alphabetical order,
followed by the numbers in ascending
numerical order, gives:
(a) KZ9LPX248
(b) 2489KLPXZ (c) KLPXZ2489
(d) 248LPXKZ9 ANS: C
28.
If the word HAVE is written under the
word FARM, the word COST is written
above the word FARM and the word GATE is written under the word HAVE, what
word cannot be read diagonally?
(a) HAS
(b) ORE
(c) RAG
(d) CAVE ANS: C 29.
If the word DONE is written under the
word BALL, the word COLD is written
above the word BALL and the word SING
is written above the word COLD, how
many words can be read diagonally? (a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5 ANS: D
30.
If the word SOUR is written under the word EVEN, the word PAST is written
under the word SOUR and the word CALM
is written above the word EVEN, what
word can be read diagonally?
(a) REAL
(b) LAST (c) POEM
(d) CORE ANS: C
31.
Consider the following statements.
Statement One: 2 kg of bread is lighter
than 2 kg of stones. Statement Two: 5kg of cement is not
heavier than 5kg of sand.
Which of the options are correct?
(a) Statement One is true.
(b) Statement Two is true.
(c) Statement One is false and Statement Two is false.
(d) Statement One is true and Statement
Two is true. ANS: B
32.
What is the day and date 7 days after
Monday 28 August? (a) Sunday 3 September
(b) Monday 3 September
(c) Tuesday 3 September
(d) Wednesday 3 September ANS: B
33.
If Thursday is the fourth day of the month, what day is the 18th day of the month?
(a) Thursday
(b) Friday
(c) Saturday
(d) Sunday ANS: A
34. What is the day and date 15 days after
Friday 19 September?
(a) Tuesday 29 September
(b) Wednesday 30 September
(c) Friday 2 October
(d) Saturday 4 October ANS: D 35.
In the sequence MONDAY, WEDNESDAY,
SATURDAY, MONDAY, THURSDAY,
SATURDAY, ... What day comes next?
(a) SUNDAY
(b) MONDAY (c) TUESDAY
(d) WEDNESDAY ANS: C
36. In the sequence MONDAY,
WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY, THURSDAY,
SATURDAY, ... What day comes next?
(a) TUESDAY (b) WEDNESDAY
(c) THURSDAY
(d) SATURDAY ANS: A
37.
Rearrange 582QUETF67as follows – first,
the consonants in alphabetical order, followed by the numbers in descending
numerical order, then the vowels in
alphabetical order.
(a) FQT87652EU
(b) QTFEU85276
(c) FQTEU87652 (d) 85276EUFQT ANS: A
38.
Rearrange 2F39EAUYMK596 as follows –
first, the consonants in alphabetical
order, followed by the numbers in
descending numerical order, then the vowels in alphabetical order.
(a) AEFKMUY996532
(b) FKMY996532AEU
(c) FKMY96532AEU
(d) AEFKMUY96532 ANS: B
39. A B C D E F G H
What letter is three letters to the left of
the letter immediately to the right of the
letter four letters to the right of the letter
C?
(a) B (b) C
(c) D
(d) E ANS: D
40.
A B C D E F G H
What letter is four letters to the left of the letter immediately to the left of the
letter three letters to the right of the
letter E?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D (d) E ANS: B
41.
January, March, June, October; what
comes next?
(a) November
(b) December (c) February
(d) March ANS: D
42.
A, C, F, J, O, ... what letter comes next?
(a) S
(b) T (c) U
(d) V ANS: C
43.
Which set of letters is the odd one out?
(a) IJKNO
(b) LMNPQ (c) EFGIJ
(d) OPQST ANS: A
44.
Which set of numbers is the odd one out?
(a) 9854
(b) 7621 (c) 6521
(d) 8743 ANS: B
45.
Which set of letters is the odd one out?
(a) ACEGI
(b) EGIKM (c) UVWYZ
(d) OQSUW ANS: C
46.
The combined age of me and my two
children is 75. What will it be in five years
time? (a) 80
(b) 85
(c) 90
(d) 95 ANS: C
47.
My watch was correct at noon, after which it started to lose 15 minutes per hour. It
now shows 2.15 pm. What time is it now?
(a) 2.30 pm
(b) 2.45 pm
(c) 3.00 pm
(d) 3.15 pm ANS: C 48.
My watch is now showing the time as
11.00 pm. What time was it 90 minutes
ago?
(a) 9.00 pm
(b) 9.30 pm (c) 10.00 pm
(d) 10.30 pm ANS: B
49.
How much time can be spent on each
question if there are 60 questions to be
completed in one and a half hours? (a) 2 minutes
(b) 3 minutes
(c) 5 minutes
(d) 10 minutes ANS: B
50.
Two friends went to a neighbourhood shop with N500. They bought a loaf of
bread at N180 and two tins of milk for
N80 each. How much did they have left?
(a) N200
(b) N220
(c) N240 (d) N260 ANS: D
1. You live in a bungalow made entirely of
red wood. What colour would the stairs
be?
a) Red
b) Green c) Yellow
d) Not applicable ANS: D
2. What word can be written forward,
backward or upside down and can still be
read from left to right.
a) Noon b) None
c) Moon
d) Boom ANS: A
3. Samuel was out for a walk when it
started to rain. He did not have an
umbrella and he was not wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single
hair on his head got wet. How could this
happen?
a) He used his hands to cover his head
b) He used his clothes to cover his head
c) He was bald d) He braided his hair. ANS: C
4. What question can you never answer?
a) What is it like to be married?
b) What is it like to be hungry
c) What is it like to be dead?
d) What is it like to be happy? ANS: C 5. ----------is an ancient invention still
used in some parts of the world today
that allows people to see through walls.
a) Hole
b) Window
c) Door d) Roof ANS: B
6. If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea,
what does it become?
a) Red
b) Green
c) Blue d) Wet
ANS: D
7. A turtle a a/an
a) Amphibian
b) Fish
c) Mammal d) Reptile ANS: D
8. A heptagon is a ---------------------sided
shape
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8 d) 9 ANS: B
9. Fred bought a book that was
discounted 75% off the list price of N20.
How much did he pay for the book?.
a) N15
b) N10 c) N7.50
d) N5 ANS: D
10. The windows of a building have 6
sides and 6 angles. What type of a
polygon are the windows?
a) Septagon b) Octagon
c) Hexagon
d) Pentagon ANS: C
11. Of the 72 students on a track team, 34
are boys, what fractional past of the team
are girls? a)
b)
c)
d) ANS: A
12. What is the reciprocal of
a) b)
c)
d) ANS: B
13. A kilometer is made up of ------
meters.
a) 100 meter b) 1000 meters
c) 10 meters
d) 10,000 meters ANS: B
14. Write 18% as a decimal
a) 0.18
b) 0.018 c) 0.0018
d) 1.8 ANS: A
15. A company has increased its monthly
profit from N12,500 to N17,800. By what
percentage did their profit increase?.
a) 29.3% b) 36.7%
c) 42.4%
d) 53.9% ANS: C
16. What is meant when it is stated that
“a good marketing strategy will likely
draw customers in?” a) Customers will likely become
interested in the product
b) Customers will become more
knowledgeable about the product
c) Customers will be satisfied with the
price of the product d) Customers will pay attention to how
the product is marketed ANS: A
23. Express 398753 correct to three
significant figures
A. 398000
B. 398700 C. 398800
D. 399000 Ans=D
24. A boy estimated his transport fare for
a journey as N 190 instead of N200. Find
the percentage error in his estimate
A. 5% B. 47.5%
C. 5.26%
D. 95% Ans=A
25. In a bag of oranges, the ratio of good
ones to bad ones is 5:4. If the number of
bad oranges in the bag is 36, how many oranges are there altogether?
A. 72
B. 81
C. 54
D. 45 Ans=B
26. A man is four times as old as his son. The difference between their ages is 36.
Find the sum of their ages
A. 45years
B. 48years
C. 60years
D. 74years Ans=C 27. A student spends ÂĽ of his pocket
money on books and 1/3 on a shirt. What
fraction remains?
A. 5/6
B.7/12
C. 1/6 D. 5/12 Ans=D
28. The ------ in today’s issue of The Punch
News paper focused on inflation
A. title
B. editorial
C. headline D. story
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