UNILORIN 2006 POST-UTME

1.   Complete the following series: 50, 40, 100, 90, 150,       ?

A. 200

B. 180

C. 140

D. 300

2.   A class of 27 students has a 33% pass. How many of them passed?

A.   9

B.   10

C.  12

D.   21

3.   A graduating class has 420 candidates. If 5% of them are in honours roll and the requirement for being in honours roll is to score the minimum of 75%, how many candidates scored below 75%?

A. 400

B. 399

C. 200

D. 199

4.   A graduating class has 420 candidates. If 5% of them are in honours roll and the requirement for being in honours roll is to score the minimum of 75%, how many candidates made the honours roll?

A. 321

B.   40

C.  30

D.   21

5.   If the class average of a 100-student class is 50% and 25%of the students scored 70%. How many scored below

75%?

A.   50

B.   75

C.  60

D.   25

6.   The take-over progression to the presidency in case of death or step-aside of the president is              .

A.   vice president, senate president, and speaker of the house of representative

B.   vice president, speaker of the house, and senate president

C.  senate president, speaker of the house, and vice president

D.  speaker of the house, vice president, and senate president.

7.   I wonder what will be left of his essay when the extraneous material is deleted.

A.   Superfluous

B.   erroneous

C.  relevant

D.   main

8.   His success may be described as a pyrrhic victory.

A.   costly

B.   a deserving victory

C.  an easy victory

D.   indecisive

9. The constituency of the senator is        the federal representative.

A.   larger than

B.   smaller than

C.  equal to

D.   twice that of

10.   Which of the following statements about language is incorrect?

A.   language barrier often created problems

B.   language barrier often led to discrimination

C.   language barrier often bred suspicion

D.   language barrier often created friendship

11. Computer logic is based on two digits namely:

A. 0,1

B. 1,10

C. 1,2

D. 0,9

12. The numbers 0 and 1 in computer language is referred to as    .

A.   byte

B.   base

C.  bit

D.   term

13.   INEC stands for       .

A.   Independent National Electoral Commission

B.  Independent Nigerian Elections Commission Independent National Electric Commission

D. Internal National Electoral Commission

14.   The solar eclipse occurs when         .

A.   the sun comes in between the moon and the earth

B.   the earth comes in between the sun and the moon

C.  the moon comes in between the sun and the earth

D.   None of the above

15.   The removal of top soil by water or wind is called          

A.   Soil wash

B.   Soil erosion

C.  Soil creep

D.   Silting of soil

16.   Who invented the telephone?

A.   Thomas Alva Edison

B.   Galileo

C.  Alexander Graham Bell

D.   Thomas Graham Bell

17.   Albert Einstein was a famous         .

A.   Physician

B.   Chemist

C.  Physicist

D.   Biologist

18.   If 6 men can dig a well in 3 days, how many men will dig it in 2 days at the same rate?

A.   9men

B.   12men

C.  16 men

D.   15 men

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percent?

A. 100%

B. 10%

C. 1%

D. 0%

20. Some goods were sold for #11,000 at a profit of 10% of the cost price. What did the goods cost?

0

A. 400

B. 300

C. 200

D. 100

22.   Express two Million, two hundred thousand and 50 in figures.

A. 2200050

B. 2020050

C. 2205000

D. 2020050

23.   If 6 men can do a piece of work in 2 days, how long will it 2 men?

A.   4days

B.   6days

C.  5days

D.   12days

24.   Internet connectivity is based on      .

A.   radio communication

B.   computer communication

C.  television communication

D.   video communication.

25.   There was lightning and this was followed by thunder. The boy who saw the lightning flash was not afraid of lightning but got scared when the thunder roared. Which of these is dangerous?

A.   lightning

B.   thunder

C.  both

D.   none

26.   A man was travelling from Lagos to Ibadan in a bus and on the opposite side of the road a woman was travelling to Lagos from Ibadan in another bus. Suddenly a car passed the bus the man was travelling in. How does the man feel with respect to the car?

A.   bus faster than the car

B.   bus moving backwards

C.  the driver of the car is slowing down

D.  the bus driver was no longer moving at his speed before the car approached them

27.   Despite all preparation, the wedding did not       .

A.   come along

B.   come off

C.  come on

D.   come up

28.   A man owns ²/3 of the market research business and sells ³/4 of his shares for N75,000. What is the value of business? A. N150,000

B. N13,000

C. N240,000

D. N34,000

29.   Which of the following numbers should be added to 11158 to make it exactly divisible by 77?

A.   9

B.   8

C.  7

D.   5

30.   On selling 3 articles at the cost of 4 articles, there will be profit of       .

A. 25%

B. ¹⁰⁰/3%

C. ⁷⁵/2%

D. 40%

A.   Gain of 20%

B.   Loss of 10%

C.  Loss of 20%

D.   Gain of 10%

32.   A number consists of 2 digits whose sum is 8, if 8 is subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their place. The number is

         .

A.   44

B.   35

C.  62

D.   33

33. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 3:5:7 and its perimeter is 30cm. The length of the greatest side of the triangle in cm is          .

A.   6

B.   10

C.  14

D.   16

34.   The radius of a right circular cone is 30cm and its height is 4cm, the curved surface of the cone will be         .

A.   12sq.cm

B.   15sq.cm

C.  18sq.cm

D.   21sq.cm

35.   The fractions ⁷/11; ¹⁶/20; ²¹/22 when arranged in descending order is A.7/11; 16/20; 21/22

B. 21/22; 7/11; 16/20

C. 21/22; 16/20; 7/11

D. 7/11; 21/22; 16/20

36.   If 10% of a number is subtracted from it, result is 1800. The number is       .

A. 1900

B. 2000

C. 2100

D. 2140

37. The number proceeding 9909 which is a perfect square is          .

A. 9908

B. 9900

C. 9899

D. 9801

38.   Find the root value of ^36.1/102.4? A. ⁶¹/34

B. ¹⁹/31

C. ¹⁹/32

D. ¹⁹/33

with a discount of 8% and earned a profit of 19.6%, what would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered?

A. 24.8%

B. 25%

C. 26.4%

D. None of the above

40. If (2x-y) = 4, then (6x-3y) =?

A.   15

B.   12

C.  18

D.   10

41.A clock is set at 8am. The clock gains 10min in 24hrs. What will be the true time when the clock indicates 1pm on the following day?

A.   48 minutes past 12

B.   38 minutes past 12

C.  28 minutes past 12

D.   25 minutes past 12

42.   A person has 4 coins each of different denomination, what is the number of different sums of money the person can form (using one or more coins at a time.?

A.   16

B.   15

C.  12

D.   11

43.   Which number is the odd one out of 9678, 4572, 5261, 3527, 7768?

A. 9678

B. 4572

C. 5261

D. 3527

44.   A radio when sold at a certain price gives a gain of 20%, what will be the gain percent if sold for thrice the price?

A. 280

B. 270

C. 290

D. 260

45.A pencil 20cm long was recorded as 22cm long. What is the percentage error?

A. 22%

B. 20%

C. 10%

D. 5%

46.   A student made a 5% error in the measurement of a 50cm long stick. What was

A.   50cm

B.   60cm

C. 512.5cm

D. 55cm

47.   Complete the sentence. As soon as he entered the room, he   off his shirt.

A.   Take

B.   Takes

C.  Took

D.   Taken

48.   Ngozi is the       of the three sisters.

A.   Taller

B.   Tallest

C.  Most tall

D.   More taller

49.   For a paper kite to fly high, it needs

A.   fire

B.   fuel

C.  air

D.   water

50.   Compatriots in the first stanza of the

A.   soldiers

B.   Nigerians

C.  companies

D.   foreigners

51. Braille is used by -----------------

A.   illiterate people

B.   blind people

C.  short sighted people

D.   old people

52.  The young of a goat is called

A.   Son

B.   Kid

C.  calf

D.   Baby

53.    The young of a cow is called              .

A.   Ewe

B.   Kitten

C.  Calf

D.   Kid

54.  The full meaning of GSM is           .

A.   Got Sent Messages

B.   Global Service Mobile

C.  General System manager

D.   Global System for Mobile communications

55.    Some green are blue; no blue is white.

A.   Some green is white

B.   No white is green

C.  No green is white

D.   None of the above

56.  I have trouble           .

A.   to remember my password

B.   to remembering my password

C.  remember my password

D.   remembering my password

57.    We judge people by what they do rather than what they say. Why?

A.   Words are sometimes hard to understand

B.   Words often have more than one meaning

C.  What people do, tells us what they are really like

D.  What people do, is not always the right thing

58.  Why do we breast-feed?

A.   Because it is the cheapest way of feeding babies.

B.   Because we have plenty of milk.

C.  Because it is the easiest food to prepare.

D.  Because no other food is so nourishing to babies.

59.      Meat is cooked before it is eaten because:

A.   It tastes better that way.

B.   It smells better when cooked.

C.  Housewives like cooking meat.

D.   Cooking kills germs.

60.    Which tells you best what plenty is?

A.   A great deal.

B.   Enough.

C.  More than enough.

D.   All that you want.

61.  The words telegraph, telephone, television, all contains-

A.   It tells us that these three things are worked by electricity.

B.   It tells us that these things are scientific.

C.    It tells us that these things enable one to deal with things at a distance.

62.  If bread in code is csfbe, then cbe means.................

A.    Bed

B.    Ear

C.    Bad

D.   Red

63.      If scraping in code is rbqzohmf, then fzor means....................

A.   Grin

B.     gaps

C.  gasps

D.   gain

64.  If ynncyjgle in code is appealing, then nyle means...............

A.   Pane

B.   Pale

C.  Pang

D.   Peal

65.  If amlypqcjw in code is coarsely, then alpq means...............

A.   Case

B.   Coal

C.  Clay

D.   Core

66.    If ftgcokpi in code means dreaming, then ogcp means.................

A.   Maid

B.   Made

C.  Mean

D.   Mend

much is US$ 500 in naira?

70.   After spending ²/3 of her money on food, a did she have originally?

71.   A man with N5,000 spent 1/5th at the Chemist and ¼ at the Electric shop. How much money did he have left?

72.   A girl spent ¹/2 of her money at the market and ¹/5th of the remaining amount at the

much has she left?

many oranges of the same type can he buy for

A.   15 oranges

B.   35 oranges

C.  25 oranges

D.   30 oranges

is a dozen cans of malt drink?

e

exchange rate is US$ 1 =

A.   US$ 65

B.   US$ 25

C.  US$ 45

D.   US$ 35

69. Which is the greatest of the following fractions?

A. ⁷/9

B. ¾

C. ⁵/8

D. ²/3

75.  Bunmi can hoe a yam plot in 5hrs. and Dele can hoe it in 4hrs, If the two men hoe, what fraction of the yam plot will be left to hoe after 2hrs?

A. ¼

B. ¹/5

C. ¹/8

D. ¹/10

76.    What fraction of the yam plot will they hoe in 1hr?

A. ¼

B. ⁹/20

C. ¹/9

D. ⁹/10

77.    In an election the winner received 3/7 of the total vote: If the total number of votes

cast were 700000, what number of votes did the winner receive?

A.   100,000 votes

B.   200,000 votes

C.  300,000 votes

D.   400,000 votes

78.    If the total votes cast were 1.4 million, what total votes did the losers receive?

A.   800,000 votes

B.   600,000 votes

C.  1 million votes

D.   1.2 million votes

79.    If there were 3 candidates at the election and one of the losers received ⁵/14 of the votes, what number of votes

did the other loser receive?

A.   100,000 votes

B.   150,000 votes

C.  200,000 votes

D.   250,000 votes

80.    A factory increased its annual production of radios from 40,000 to 50,000. Calculate the percentage increase in production.

A. 25%

B. 10%

C. 15%

D. 20%