OAU Post UTME Past Questions and Answers
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Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Post UTME examination is a Computer Based Test (CBT) consisting of 40 questions to be completed within 1 hour. The questions will mainly focus on the subjects you have studied in your JAMB or related subjects, with some questions on Current Affairs as well.
OAU Post UTME Questions and Answers
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1) The probability of an event A given by P(A) is a number between
A. -1 and 1
B. 0 and ½
C. 0 and 1
D. -1 and 0
2) A circle has an eccentricity of
A. < 1
B. 1
C. > 1
D. 0
3) In how many ways can the letters of the word NWAFOR be permuted?
A. 7200
B. 72
C. 720
D. 72000
4) If α, β are the roots of equation 18 + 15x – 3×2 = 0, find αβ – α – β
A. 11
B. -11
C. 10
D. -10
5) Find the remainder when x4 – 11x + 2 is divided by x
A. 2
B. 6
C. -2
D. 5
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the italicized words in the following sentence.
6. The (investments) in stocks seemed to have gone down the drain with this meltdown in the banking sector
A. businesses
B. capital
C. surplus
D. dividends
7. My efforts at making her to see my point were (rebuffed).
A. embraced
B. antagonized
C. snubbed
D. dividends
8. He is a (lout) and can’t be relied upon at all
A. vagabond
B. thug
C. unserious
D. liar
9. The new inspector General of Police will alleged that terrorists had ______ the rank and file of the force
A. proliferated
B. conquered
C. infiltrated
D. insulated
10. He lay awake, his whole body ______ sleep
A. acting for
B. looking for
C. drumming for
D. aching for
11. The ultimate authority in a state is
A. power
B. sovereignty
C. influence
D. legitimacy
12. In Nigeria, promotion of judges is the responsibility of the
A. Chief Justice of the Federation
B. Council of Legal Education
C. Judicial Service Commission
D. Attorney-General and Minster of Justice
13. The legislature in Nigeria under the 1999 Constitution is composed of
A. 109 senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives
B. 109 senators and 350 members of the House Representatives
C. 108 senators and 350 members of the House of Representatives
D. 100 senators and 250 members of the House of Representatives
14) The European Union (EU) is an
A. Economic Organization
B. Association of former British Colonies
C. Organization of European States
D. Union of European Organizations
15) Which of the following does not describe a party system?
A. one dominant party system
B. two party system
C. three party system
D. multi-party system
16) In the evolutionary trend, in which phylum do we begin to see a complete digest tract?
A. ctenophora
B. Platyhelminthes
C. nematoda
D. Mollusca
17) One of these features is not typical of most animals
A. heterotrophic
B. multicellular
C. sessile
D. motile at some stage of life cycle
18) The cnidarians use their nematocysts only for _______
A. capturing prey
B. courtship
C. gas exchange
D. sensing chemicals
19) The lack of special supportive structures in bryophytes restricts them to one of the following types of growth.
A. lateral growth
B. upward growth
C. downward growth
D. aerial growth
20) One of these is not a unique feature of meiosis
A. synapsis
B. homologous recombination
C. reduction division
D. cytokinesis
21) Which of these elements has the highest first ionization energy?
A. Rb
B. Li
C. Na
D. K
22) Which of the following is responsible for the conduction of electricity in a gas enclosed in a glass tube containing two electrodes at a reduced pressure and to which a high voltage is applied?
A. Cations and anions
B. Cations
C. Electrons
D. Cations and electrons
23) The type of reaction an alkanoic acid cannot undergo is
A. Oxidation
B. Combustion
C. Decomposition
D. Esterification
24) A physical change is exemplified by the
A. burning of bush
B. rusting of a metal
C. dissolution of calcium in water
D. heating of ammonium chloride
25) The number of neutrons in the deuterium atom is/are
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
26) The scope of commerce is limited to
A. home and foreign trade
B. wholesale and retail trade
C. trade and aids-to-trade
D. wholesale and entrepot trade
27) Which of the following groups is paid first when a firm liquidates?
A. Ordinary shareholders
B. Preference shareholders
C. Debentures preference shareholders
D. Cumulative preference shareholders
28) Which of the following rs an internal source of capital to a business concern?
A. Trade credit
B. Debenture
C. Overdraft
D. Retained profit
29) Total assets minus current liability is equal to a company’s
A. Gross profit
B. Net profit
C. capital owned
D. capital employed
30) The selling of new shares to existing shareholders is referred to as
A. Public issue
B. Offer for sale
C. Right issue
D. Bonus issue
31) The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the prices paid
A. for farm tractors
B. for goods and services purchased by a typical household
C. for goods and services bought by companies
D. none of the above
32) If the real market price of a product is ₦20 per unit and in this market the government places a price ceiling at ₦30 per unit, what will happen?
A. people will buy the product at ₦30
B. there will be surplus of the product in the market
C. government price ceiling will not be effective
D. government can put price ceiling below or above equilibrium price
33) A rational consumer, does not
A. think marginally
B. intentionally make himself or herself worse off
C. try to maximize net benefit from consuming goods and services
D. ever consume the wrong amount
34) The participation rate is the
A. ratio of those working to those looking for work
B. ratio of the unemployed to the labour force
C. ratio of the labour force to the population
D. ratio of the employed to the labour force
35) A pricing behavior in which a firm charges different prices to different consumers for the same good or service is known as
A. uniform pricing behavior
B. price discrimination
C. market separability
D. price differentiation
36) Which of the following statements is not true about the properties of pressure in a liquid? Pressure
A. at any point in a liquid is at right angle in all directions.
B. is the same at all points on the same horizontal plane in a liquid
C. decreases with height, and independent of shape and volume of the container.
D. is dependent on the shape and volume of the container
37) A force of 20N is applied to a spring of elastic spring constant of 200N/m. Calculate the energy stored in the spring.
A. 2.50 J
B. 0.25 J
C. 400 J
D. 40.0 J
E. 1.0 J
38) Which of the following is not a self-luminous object?
A. glow-worm
B. star
C. moon
D. sun
39) Which of the following is not an application of Total internal Reflection?
A. Mirage
B. Binoculars
C. Optical Fibers
D. Driving mirror
40) The question is drawn from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest
I pray thee, mark me I thus neglecting worldly end, all dedicated To closeness and the bettering of my mind… Thee” in the excerpt above refers to
A. Trinculo
B. Prospero
C. Miranda
D. Alonso
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