Post UTME Past Questions
Post UTME Past Questions
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(a) Alive
(b) Deceased
(c) Killed
(d) Living
(e) Unconscious
43. Some people are wallowing in abject penury while
others are swimming in ___ _
(a) Affluence (b) Comfort (c) Happiness
(d) Property (e) Success
44. Mr. Ojo is notably a devoted Christian but his wife
is best described as Christian
(a) Controversial (b) Nominal (c) Passive
(d) Regular (e) Regular
45. The principle announced that the cleaning of the
school garden would be voluntary and not _
(a) Differed
(b) General
(c) Necessary
(d) Obligatory
(e) Optional
46. Four pupils have an average age of 12 years and
two other pupils of average age of 10.5 years.
What is the average stage of all the pupils?
(a) 10.5 yrs
(b) 11 yrs
(c) 11.5 yrs
(d) 12 yrs
(e) 12.5 yrs
47. If the mean of the following set of
Data:2,3,3,3,2,4,4 and 3 is divided by the mode,
the result is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5
48. If a sales boy gave a change of #72.00 instead of
81.00, calculate his percentage error to correct
one decimal place (a) 6.0%
(e) 13.1% and 4 bottles of mirinda cost #380.00
49. The last Monday of the 31 day month, must be altogether, how much does a bottle of malt
at least how many days after the first Friday of
the same month? cost?
(a) 20 (a) #90.00
(b) 24
(c) 21 (b) #80.00
(d) 30
(e) 35
50. What is the total surface area of a cuboid
whose dimensions are 12c x 8cm x 3cm?
(a) 2cm2
(b) 96cm2
(c) 36cm2
(d) 24cm2
(e) 12cm2
51. A machine valued at #20,000 depreciates by
10% every year. What will be the value of the
machine at the end of 4 years? (a) 16,200
(b) 12,000
(c) 18,000
(d) 16,000
(e) 120,000
(d) #40.00
(e) #420.00
8. Ans: D
Au is the symbol of gold (aurum). Gold
occupies the bottom position in the
electrochemical series
9. Ans: B
The purines in DNA and RND are adenine
(A) and guanine (G). the pyrmidines in
DNA are crytosine (C) and thymine (T)
while those in RNA are cytosine (C) and
uracil (U)
19. Ans: D
Micromolecules are small/tiny molecules.
The other listed molecules are
macromolecules.
20. Ans: B
Chlorophyll is a parphyrin of magnesium
(mg2+) whereas haemoglobin is a parphyrin of 31. Ans: E
iron and contains ferrous (Fe2+) iron
21. Ans: C
Lagos state was the 11th state recognized as oil
producing.
22. Ans: D
Sokoto state is named after the Sokoto
caliphate
23. Ans: D
The GENERAL TEACHING teaching
hospital was founded in 1973
24. Ans: E
25. Ans: A
Ban Ki moon was succeeded by Antonio
Guterres from Portugal who assumed offices
on 1st January 2017.
26. Ans: C
President Muhammadu Buhari succeeded
Diezani Alison MAdueke as petroleum
resources Ministry. Madueke was the first
female president of OPEC.
28. Ans: B
Sambisa forest served as hideout for the
notorious BOKO HARAM sect.
29. Ans: D
Professor Isaac Folorunso adewole is a
professor of obstetrics and gynecology, former
VC of the University of Ibadan and was
appointed Health Ministry in November 2015.
30. Ans: D
The ECOWAS was established on 28 May
1975. It comprises 15 member states, eight
French-speaking. Five English-speaking and
two-Portuguese speaking.
“Main” means ―most important‖ same as “Alive” means ―living; not dead‖ the opposite
―principal‖ is ―dead‖
32. Ans: D
“Unwilling” means ―not wanting to
do something and refusing to do it‖ same as
―reluctant‖
33. Ans: C
“A joint” means done together by more
persons same as ―concerted‖
34. Ans: A
“Harmful” means ―something that
is destructive or can cause pain‖ same as
―inimical‖
35. Ans: B
“Despondent” means ―sad‖, without much
hope‖
36. Ans: C
“Adamant” which means ―determined not
to change your mind or to be persuaded
about something‖
37. Ans: E
“Malnutrition” means ―a poor condition
of health caused by a lack of food or a lack
of the right type of food‖
38. Ans: D
“Paradox” means ―a statement
containing two opposite ideas that make it
seem impossible or unlikely, although it is
probably true‖
39. Ans: E
“Voracious” means ―eating or wanting
large amount of food same as greedy‖ or
―avid‖
40. Ans: B
“Terminated” means ―to end; to
make something end‖
41. Ans: A
“Discourteous” means having bad manners
and not showing respect for other people.
The opposite is ―respectful‖
42. Ans: A
43. Ans: A S11 = 5.5 4 + (10)3
“Affluence” means ―having a lot of money S11 = 5.5 4 + 30 = 5.5 x 34
and a good standard of living‖ same as S11 = 187
prosperous, wealthy, rich etc. the opposite is 53. None of the options is correct.
―penury‖ Total No of vehicles = 12 + 27 + 39
Pr(bus) = !" !" !"#$# = !" = !
44. Ans: B !"!#$!" !" !"
“Nominal” means being something in name
only and not in reality‖ the opposite ―devoted‖ 54. Ans:C. Let a bottle of melt cost ―x‖ while a
bottle of mirinda cost ―y‖
Then x = 3y – (1)
45. Ans: D 5x + 4y = 380 = (2)
“Obligatory” means that which you must do From (1) above
because of the law or rules etc‖ the opposite is X = 3y
―voluntary‖ or ―optional‖ Substitute 3y for x in (2) above
5(3y) + 4y = 380
15y + 4y = 380
46. Ans: C 19y = 380
Total age of the first four pupils Y = !"# = 20
!"
= 12 X 4 =48years. Total age of last two Substitute 20 for y in (1)
pupils = 10.5 x 2 = 21yrs X – 3(20) = N60
Total age of 6 pupils = 48 + 21 = 69
average age of all pupils = 69/6 = 11.5 yrs 55. None of the options is correct insufficient
details
47. Ans: A Y∝ 1
Give 2,2,3,3,3,3,4,4,
Mode = (appears the most) 3 Y= ; x =y = 10,
When
Mean = !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! = !"
! ! x=
=3
∴ =3 3 56. Ans: E
=1 S = ut + 1 2 gt2
48. Ans: B !""#" U=0(as the fruit falls from rest)
Percentage error = !"#$!% !"#$%x 100 t=?
Error = 81 – 72 = N9.00 g = 10m/s2 (given)
Actual value = N81,00 S = 45m
% error = ! X 100 = 11.1% 45 = 0 x t + 1 2 (10 x t2)
= 5.5 2(2) + (11 – 1)3
49. Ans: B
50. Ans: A. TSA = 2(l x w) + (w x h) + (h x l)
TSA = 2(12 x 8) + (12 x 3) + (8 x 3)
= 296 + 36 + 24 2
= 2156 = 312cm
52. Ans : B
S11= 2 2a + (n – 1)d S11
45 = 1 2 (10 x t2)
45 = 5t2
45 = 5t2
t2 = 45 = 9
t = 9 = 3s
57. Ans: C
Kilogram is the S.I unit of
mass (kg) Metre is the S.I unit
of length (m) Second is the S.I
unit of time (s)
58. Ans: E
Remember the following:
Weight = mass x acceleration due to
gravity Force = mass x acceleration
≠ Weight is also a force and is thus (d) Fertilizer
measured in N.
2. The movement response of a cockroach away
59. Ans: B
from a light source can be described as
The others are parts of AC generator.
Commutations are found in the DC motor 1. A food chain begin with a
!"#.!!"#!! !"#$% !!"#!! ! ! (a) Decomposer
60. !"# !"#$%&'(
= !"#$% !"#$%&'(
= = !" !"
(b) Producer
x = !"! ! = 2cm. (c) Primary consumer
!"
2014
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO SCHOOL
OF NURSING UNIVERSITY OF
BENIN TEACHING HOSPITAL,
USELU, BENIN CITY
NURSING PAST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
SATURDAY 26TH JULY,
INTRODUCTION TO CANDIDATES
1. You are to answer the 50 multiple choice type
question in 75 minutes
2. A question is represented by a sentence or
phrase followed by the stems or suggestion
out of which you are to make a correct choice.
3. The choice made should be indicted by
shading the corresponding box with HB
pencil. Any erasure must be thorough.
4. Questions booklets are in four option A-D you
are to ensure that you shade the option that is
on your question booklet unto the appropriate
box on the O?MR form.
7. Ans: C
Through DNA typing, paternity issues are
very accurately resolved i.e without any
doubts.
8. Ans: D
Bush fallowing refers to the act of leaving a
piece of land for a period (usually years)
without planting on it, and resuming farming
activities at a later time. It increases soil
fertility.
9. Ans: B
The Savannah zones are characterized by the
presence of short scattered trees and sparse
grasses. Also, rainfall is usually low.
10.
11. Ans: C
Let the price of a bottle of malt be ―t‖ and the
price of a bottle of mirinda be ―a‖.
Then t = 3a – (1)
5t + 4a = 380 – (2)
From (1) above:
t = 3a
substitute 3a for t in (2) above 16. Ans: D
5(3a) + 4a + 380
Scoring at least 5 means scoring 5,6,7,8,9 and
15a + 4a = 380
10.
a = 380 19 = 20 Total no of persons = 1+6+1+1=9
substitute 20 for a in (1)
t = 3a
t = 3(20) = 60
therefore, a bottle of malt cost N60 17. Ans: C
Median score = (!!!)th score
!
12. Ans: E n = 15
!".!" !"#$# n + 1 = 15 + 1 = 16
Pr (Bus) = !"!#$!" !" !"!!"#$% (n +1 2) = 16 2 = 8
Pr(Bus) = !"
+ !" = ! The 8th term of 6
!"
13. Ans: C 18. Ans: C
Largest share is the ratio of 8.
Age (x) Freq(f) Sum of ratio = 6+7+8=21
12 5 Amount shared = N10.50
13 12 Largest share = 8 21 x 10.50 = N4.00
14 10
15 3 19. Ans: A
16 3 The power is negative as the value is less than
one.
17 5
18 2 20. Ans: A
!!! th First, determine 40% of 50kg
!"
Median = ( ) term. x 50
!
!""
N =40 = 20kg.
Median = (!"!!)th term Next, find 1 8 of 20kg
!
!" th
= 20.5 term. = 2.5kg (21 kg)
th 2
Looking at the frequency table, the 20.5 This is the mass used for the cake
score is 14. 21. –
26. Ans: A
Zinc is extensive used in roofing buildings but
zinc is an element, steel, on the other hand, is
an alloy and is extensively used to strength
buildings
27. Ans: C
The earthly impurities are mainly SiO2. The
limestone decomposes as follows:
CaOCO3 → CaO + CO2
CaO then combines with SiO2 to form SLAG:
CaO + SiO2 →CaSiO3
SLAG
28. Ans: A
Sewage refers to excreta produced by man and
is different from solid household waste that is
referred to as refuse. Sewage is biodegradable
in that it can be broken down by
microorganisms.
29. Ans:C
Examples of such elements are: carbon-
diamond and graphite
Phosphorus-white, red and black
Sulphur-rhombic and monoclinic
Tin-white, grey and rhombic
30. Ans: C
Those that absorbs moisture AND
FORMSOLUTION are said to be
DELIQUESECENT
6. The soil type that will be most difficult to plough
in the wet season is the one that is?
(a) Loamy
(b) Clayey
(c) sandy
(d) silty
(e) barkish
(e) Physical examination probability that the next vehicle will be a bus?
(a) 4/39 (b) 4/13 (c) 5/13 (d) 6/13 (e) 9/13
8. A farm practice that leads to loss 13. Below is a table showing the ages of
of soil fertility is 40 553 students in Koko
(b)Bush following
(c)Shifting
cultivation
(d)Continuous
cropping
(e)Desertification
MATHEMATICS
11. A bottle of malt costs three times as much as a
bottle of Mirinda. If 5 bottles of malt and 4 bottles
of Mirinda cost 43 80.00 altogether, how much
does a bottle of malt cost? (a)N90.00
(b) N80.00
(c) N60.00
(d) N40.00
(e) N20.00
Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Number of 5 12 10 3 3 5
students
CHEMISTRY
21. Animal charcoal differs from
wo
od charcoal in that it
(a) Has a dark colour
(b) Has a high carbon content
(c) Is a good absorbent
(d) is crystalline
(e) is rich in phosphate content
31. African Union Secretariat is 37. The youngest sovereign state in the World is?
located In………… (a) Eritrea
(a) Abuja (b) Comoros Island
(b) Burkina Faso (c) Cape Verde
(c) Accra (d) Mongolia
(d) Addis Ababo
(e) Cairo
41. She likes having visitors but she never put herself
out for them. This means she does not
(a) Tolerate them for long
(b) Give up her room for them
(c) Inconvenience herself for their benefits
(d) Stop complaining in their presence
(e) Tell them her secrets
54 He gave me a……………
(a) Beautiful small blue metallic jug
(b) Blue metallic small beautiful jug
(c) blue small metallic beautiful jug
d) metallic small beautiful blue jug
(e)small beautiful blue metallic
25. Ans: C
The others burn to release CO 2, which is a major
greenhouse gas.
26. Ans: A
16. Ans: D Zinc is extensive used in roofing buildings but
Scoring at least 5 means scoring 5,6,7,8,9 and 10. zinc is an element, steel, on the other hand, is an
Total no of persons = 1+6+1+1=9 alloy and is extensively used to strength buildings
22. Ans: D
This is the main problem. Soaps form an insoluble 31. Ans: D
scum in hard water The AU‘s secretariat is called the AFRICAN
UNION COMMISSION. The AU was
23. Ans: D
No of protons corresponds to the position. established on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia and launched on July 9, 2002 in
South Africa to replace the organization of
African unity (OAU) which had been
established on 25 May 1983 in Addis Ababa.
The AU has 55 member countries.
32. Ans: D
The word Littoral means ―relating to or Its name is derived from the name of the oma
situated on the shore of the sea or a lake‖. mbala (omambala) river
Littoral states in Nigeria include AKWA-
IBOM, BAYELSA, CROSS-RIVER,
DELTA, EDO, OGUN, and ONDO.
33. Ans: A
Kano state has 44 out of 774 local
government areas in Nigeria. The state with
the fewest local government area is the
FCT(6), viz Abaji, Abuja municipal, Bwari,
Gwa-Gwalada, Kuje, Kwali. Next is Bayelsa
with 9
34. Ans: A
One legislator per local government area.
Edo state has 18 local government areas.
35. Ans: C
The GENERAL TEACHING was established
in the year 1970
36. Ans: D
That was three years after it gained in
dependent (1960)
37. Ans: E
South Sudan became a sovereign state on
July 9, 2011. Magnolia-1992: Cape Verde-
1975, Comoros-1975; Eritrea-2002.
38. Ans: C
He was governor from 29 April 2008 to 15
July 2014.
Sule Lamido-Jigara State
Ramalan Yero-Kaduna State
Tanko El-makura-Nasarawa State
Aliyu Babangida-niger State
39. Ans: D
Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau was minister of
Education between 2014 and 2015 after
Ruqqayat Rufai, who was minister from
April 2010 to September 2013. Shekarau was
succeeded by Mallam Adamu in November
2015 and is the Minister of Education as of
today.
40. Ans: D
maintain
41. Ans: C 52. Ans: B
―To put herself out for somebody‖ means to
make a special effort to do something or
inconvenient herself for their benefits
42. Ans: C
―like‖ water of a duck‘s back‖ means ―the
warning is ineffective‖
43. Ans: D
To pay through one‘s none means ―to
pay more than the fair price‖.
44. Ans: E
A ―wet-blanket‖ means a person who is not
enthusiastic about anything and who stops
other people from enjoying themselves
45. Ans: B
―Gormless‖ means ―stupid or foolish‖
46. Ans: B
“Compelled” which means ―to cause
a particular reaction‖ same as ―inspired‖
47. Ans: A
―praise and approval‖ same as ―plaudits‖
48. Ans: C
―Prevented or damaged or not
functioning normally‖ same as ―impaired‖
Most appropriately completes
49. Ans: B
Because in the order of adjective, determine
(a) come first followed by weight (light)
then age (new), colour (green) followed by
proper adjectives (Japanese) plus the head
noun (jeep)
Note: the options are wrong but option B is
almost correct weight (light) comes before
age (new)
50. Ans: D
―very best possible‖ it is used to indicate
the degree and to emphasize that somebody
is the best, worst of it type
51. Ans: A
―Hadn’t they‖ because in a tag question
a positive statement goes with a negative
tag and the tense of the very must be
―ground‖ because the past and past participle be thorough.
of ―grind‖ is ―ground‖ not ―grinded‖ while 4. Questions booklets are in four options A-D. You are to
―grounded‖ means ―having a sensible and ensure that you shade the option that is on your
realistic attitude to life‖
Most appropriate complete
53. Ans: A
Because in the order of adjectives,
determines (A) comes first followed by
general adjectives (clean) then age (new) and
materials (stone-built) plus the head noun
(house)
54. Ans: A
In the order of adjectives, determiners (A)
comes first followed by general adjectives
(beautiful): then size (small), followed by
colour (blue), then material (metallic) plus
the head noun (jug)
55. Ans: A
―must have closed‖ used to show ―certainty‖
or ―sureness‖ because both ―must‖ and ―have
to‖ are used to say that you are certain about
something (all the offices were locked)
56. Ans: C
This lower the evaporation rate or capacity of
water. Viscosity, on the other hand, describes
more of the ability of the liquid to flow than
to evaporate.
57. Ans: B
Sodium is a metal and metals conduct heat
and electricity.
58. Ans: D
This is a JAMB past question from 2006.
59. Ans: C
This is a JAMB past question from 2008
2013
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO SCHOOL
OF NURSING UNIVERSITY OF BENIN
TEACHING HOSPITAL, USELU, BENIN
CITY GENERAL TEACHING -
SATURDAY, 3RD AUGUST, 2013
INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES
1. You are to answer the 60 multiple choice type
questions in 80 minutes.
2. A question is represented by a sentence or phrase
followed by stems or suggestions out of which you
are to make choices.
3. The choice made should be indicated by shading the
corresponding box with HR pencit. Any erasure must
question booklet into the appropriate box on the best completes each of the following sentences.
4. His lectures was and so the
OMR form.
students did not understand it
5. SUBMIT BOTH QUESTION
a. indefinite
PAPER AN ORM FORM
UNTAMPEREb WITH ANb
SEPARATELY AT THE ENb OF
THE EXAMINATION
6. MARKS WILL BE tEbUCTE FOR
WRONG ANSWERS
7. THERE SHALL BE NO PENALTY
FOR UNANSWEREb QUESTIONS
8. PHONES, CALCULATORS OR FOUR
FIGURES TABLES ARE NOT
ALLOWED INTO THE HALLS
9. WRITE YOUR NAME BObLY ON THE
QUESTION BOOKLET- SURNAME
FIRST.
10. Each Candidate must sign the space provided
for signature.
1. Ans: D
―Low‖ means in a position comparatively
close t the ground opposite of ―buoyant‖
meaning able to float
2. Ans: C
―Incompetence‖ means inability to perform;
ineptitude opposite of ―efficiency‖ means ―the
extent to which time is well used for intended
task
3. Ans: C
―Barbaric‖ means ―uncultured or uncouth‖
opposite of ―cultured‖ which means civilized,
refined
Best complete
4. Ans: A
―Indefinite‖ means vague or unclear
5. Ans: C
―collection‖ means a set of items of materials
procured or gathered together
6. Ans: D
―passed‖ means an opening, road or track
available for passing
Interpretation
7. Ans: A
―To be given a free hand‖ means I am allowed
to make my own decisions
8. Ans: B
―To learn the rope‖ means ―learnt what the job
demanded‖
9. Ans: D
―Not to go with the crowd‖ means be unduly
influenced by others
Nearest in meaning (Synonyms
10. Ans: B
―Excessively‖ means exceeding the usual
bounds of something same as profusely
extravagantly etc.
first change 100112 to base 10
1x24+ 0x23 + 0x22 +1x21 + 1x20
12. Ans: C
―Retract‖ means to pull back inside same as
withdraw or take back
13. Ans: B
―When‖ because ―had hardly‖ collocates with
―when‖ to denote ―the time‖
14. Ans: D
―Themselves‖ used to refer or reflexive
case of they (those boys)
15. Ans: C
―Would you?‖ a quite polite request.
16. Ans: A
The heat transfer in this case does not
require a medium as in conduction
17. Ans: B
Blue, red and green are the primary colours
18. Ans: D
Moist fingers pose reduced/ less friction
19. Ans: E
20. Ans: C
21. Ans: D
N2,700 = 90% of cost price
∴ N x = 10% (discount paid)
x =!" ! !"## = N 300,000
!"
22.
22 Ans: D
Sum of ratios = 1+2+3 =6
Shopkeepers B pays 2 6 x 918,000
23 Ans: E
To convert from m/s to km/h, e can
simply multiple by 3.6
24 Ans: B
Perimeter = 2 (L x b) = 2(L + L)
But area = L x b = L2 = 100
L = 100 = 10
∴ in km/h, m/s = 90 x 3.6 = 324
Km/h
25 Ans: A
3n + 4 = 16 + 2+
1 !"!! !"
n= = = 5
! !
verification
16+0+0+2+! = 1910 37 Ans: B
The upper chamber (upper house) refers to the
26 Ans: D senate while the lower chamber (lower house)
!"!!"
Median score = = 12.5 refers to the House of Representatives.
!
38 Ans: A
Medal score = 11
39 Ans: E
Difference = 12.5 – 11 = 1.5
40 Ans: E
Nigeria was colonized by the British
27 Ans: E
41 Ans: D The pathogen of the disease is
54 plasmodine species
42 Ans: D
Such characters include hemophilia and color
37-3+3+20-3+x +54
blindness and are referred to as sex-linked
57_3+x = 54
characters.
54 + x = 54
43 Ans: A Lack of space (overcrowding) leads to
X = 54 + 54 + 0
disease
44 Ans: A
Perilymph is found inside the semicircular canals.
The cochlea is meant for meaning (vibration)
45 Ans: D
46 Ans: C
The reduces the amount of resistances that the fish
28 Ans: A
experiences from the water
Prime numbers between 20 and 30 are 23, and 29
Total numbers between 20 and 30 = 11
! 47 Ans: E
∴ Pr (prime numbers) =
!! This is done either by divergence (for concave
lenses) or by convergence (for convex lenses)
29 Ans: A 48 Ans: D
!!!!!!!"!!!!!"!!"
Mean = = 10 The diaphragm plays a major role in the breathing
!
process.
S.D = = = 4 =2 49 Ans: C
This is the same as saying ―at fertilization‖
30 Ans: A 50 Ans: D
It is named after the Imo River
.. !
35 Ans: E
.! 36 Ans: C
.× ! × .× (!)
.×
!
. × ()
.× !
.×()
.×
= 4 X 10-1- (2)
= 4.0 X 10-1-2 = 4.0 x 10-3
31 Ans: B
32 Ans: D
33 Ans: C
Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu was health minister as of
the time of this examination
34 Ans: A
51 Ans: D
Temperature of the electrolyte solution does not
affect discharge
52 Ans: D
The main similarity is that found in option B
53 Ans: B
Surfacing of roads and mending of roofs are two
important applications of asphalt and pitch
54 Ans: E
It must be mentioned; however, that magnesium
hydrogen trioxocarbonate (iv) does not readily
exist in solution/ cause hardness. Meanwhile,the
sulphates mentioned cause permanent hardness
56 Ans: B
Amino acids are the building blocks of protein.
Lactic acid is found in milk
Palmitic and stearic acids are fatty acids and are
thus found in fats
57 Ans: A
Cyclobutane and cyclopentane are cyclic aliphatic
hydrocarbons
Hexane and ethane are acyclic aliphatic
hydrocarbons
Benzens is an aromatic hydrocarbon
58 Ans: C
Efflorescent substance such as Na 2CO3. 10H2O
lose all or part of their water of crystallization
when exposed to air or when heated. They usually
change in physical appearance too.
59 Ans: C
Scum is the name given to any of the misoluole
salts precipitated when the calcium and/or
magnesium ions is hard water come in contact
with soap.
60 Ans: C
Chlorine exhibits isotopy
!" !"
( ) but not allotropy
!" !"
Allotropes of:
- Carbon include diamond and graphrite
- Sulphur include rhombic and manoclinci
sulphur
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO SCHOOL the true length of the room?
OF NURSING UNIVERSITY OF a. 3.78meters
BENIN TEACHING HOSPITAL, b. 3. 80 metres
USELU, BENIN CITY,
GENERAL TEACHING PAST QUESTIONS,
INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES
14. Johns new house is very for the office as he can set
there in six minutes
a. ConvenIent
b. Available
c. Suitable
d. Pleasant
e. Comfortable
19. The panel sat all through the night to resolve the
issue but the peace meeting In confusion
a. Broke through
b. Broke out
c. Broke down
d. Broke up
e. Broke about
25. The students should never have followed Mr. Ak‘s 28. What you have said is quite beside the
advice if they had not known his reputation. This This means that what you said point.
means that the students a. Very important
a. Knew what people said about b. Another good point
Mr. Aka, and so refused to obey him c. An obvious
b. Trusted Mr. Aka very much but not need any d. Very near the point
e. Completely irrelevant
advice
c. Had heard a great deal about Mr. Aka, but were 29. John‘s action amounted to sitting on the fence from
disappointed when they heard him speak. this we know that John was certainly
d. Trusted Mr. Aka and took his advice a. disloyal to this friend
b. Cowardly
e. id not know Mr. Aka reputation
c. Undecided on which side to join
d. Treacherous
e. Prevented from taking a life decision
30. Reasonable people usually steer a middle course in 35. A painter charges N12 an hour while his son charges
all their undertakings. In this statement, the N6 an hour. If father and son work the same amount
Italicized words means of time together on a job, how many hours does each
a. work very hard of them work if their combined charge for labour is
b. Save much time N108?
c. Do not waste money a. 6
d. Act with moderation b. 8
e. Travel quite slowly c. 9
d. 12
31. Chris finishes the first half of an exam in two-third e. 18
the time it takes him to finish the second half. If they
exam takes him an hour, how many minutes does he 36. If a man earns N200 for his first 40 hours of work in
spend on the first half of the exam? a week and is then paid one-and half times his
regular hourly rate for any additional hours, how
32. If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 5 to 3 which many hours must he work to make N230 in a week?
of the following could not be the number of students a. 4
class? b. 5
a. 32 c. 6
b. 36 d. 44
c. 40 e. 45
d. 48
e. 56
15. Ans: B
―Boring‖ means ―uninteresting‖ and tiring
16. Ans: C
30. Ans: b
17. Ans: D
―Intentional‘ means done with, intention or on purpose;
intended
18 Ans: B
―The deafu means those classified as partially or
wholly lacking or deprived of the sense f hearing,
unable to hear
19, Ans: C
―Broke down‖ means to stop working or function
properly or stop suddenly
20. Ans C
―Each and everyone‖ means each without
exception; used for emphasis
21, Ans:
―Really saying that he was not such
a man at all‖
22. Ans: D
―No little embarrassment‖ means ―greatly
embarrassed‖
23. Ans: C
―Sounded too fantastic to be believed‖ means was
very strange and difficult to believed
24. Ans: E
―He fought but would have preferred not do so‖
25. Ans: E
―If they had not known, his reputation‖ means they
did not know Mr. Aka reputation
26. Not complete
27. Ans: B
―Can the murderer to earth means discovered the
murderer by searching‖
28. Ans: E.
―Quite beside the point‖ means ―completely
irrelevant‖
29. Ans: C
―To seat on the fence‖ means ―undecided which side
to join‖
―To steer a middle course in all their A. Speed
B. bensity
undertakings‖ means ―to act with moderation‖
2011
GENERAL NURSING PAST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
- SATURDAY 16TH JULY 2011
INSTRUCTIONS TO
CANDIDATES
24. State named after rivers in their 30. Edo State is currently represented at
domain include the Federal Cabinet by
A. Ekiti A. Prof. thonvbere
B. Lagos B. Chief Mike Ogiadomhe
C. Bayesa C. Mike Onoleimemhen Engr. Chris
b. Imo Ogiemwonyi
Kano E. Senator Uzamere.
57 (a) Surface
(a) Manufacture (b) Shelf
(b) Exploration
(c) Research
(d) Investigation
(e) None of the above
58.
a) Fields
(b) Plants
(c) Mines
(d) Holes
(e) None of the above
59.
: B
O
S The
CI process gives
L soap as
L
A product. Wood ash is a source of potassium
T 9. Ans: C
O Alkaline
R kmn°4
Y would give
M an alkanol
O
TI 10. Ans: D
O Hardne
N ss removed by
7. A
boiling is
n
temporary
s and
must
: have been due to a hydrogentrioxocarbonate
11. Ans: C
A
Ac
8
id rain is
O
due
2 to the
oxides of
i
nitrogen,
s
sulphur
a
and
n
carbon.
e a percentage, 7/
As 19
x
becomes
a
m
p
l
e
i
n
t
h
i
s
r
e
g
a
r
d
8. A
n
s
7
/19 x 100 = 36.8% Fr a c t i o n sp e n t = 1 / 4 (o r 3 / 1 2 )+ 1 / 3 (0 r
! !
!" !"
12. Speed = distance/time
F ra c t i o n l e f t
Time= distance/speed
Time = 200/30 = 6.67 sec.
19. An s : c
To t a l n o . o f s t u d e n t s = m + 1 2
12
Pr ( s e l e c t i n g a g i r l )
13. As he already paid HI O, 000, he is to balance H m+12
15,000 over eight (8) installments
Each installment N1875
14. Ans: E 20. A ns : E
Us i n g B ODM AS
=18.5
=19(nearest whole no 33/2
21. An s : B
It c o n s i s t s o f a n u p p e r h o u s e (o f
65-x+x+50-x+ 80 s en at e) an d a l o w er h o u s e ( o f
115-x=80 re p re s e n t a t i v e )
X=115-80=35 22. An s : D
23. An s : D
24. An s : D
15. Ans: C
Let the man's age be x and his son's age y. Then x= 4y
Also x-y=36 It i s n a m e d a f t e r t h e Im o R i v e r. L a g o s
is n a m e d a f te r its m a n y w a te r s .
This means that 4y-y=36 3y=36 Y=Y= 12yrs
25. An s : A
Man's age = x:4y=4xl2=48yrs
26. An s : D
Sum of their ages= x +y = 48 + 12+
27. An s : c
60yrs
Ho we v e r , s h e b e c a m e i n d e p e n d e n t i n 1 9 6 0
16. Ans: A
28. An s : D
Using BODMAS
29.---------
(3/4 – 1/3) x 41/3 ÷ 3 ¼ Becomes
(9 124 - 14 12) x 13 3 ÷ 13 4
! !" !
= !"
!" ! !" !
! ! x 30. An s : c
= !" !
!" !
31. An s : A
Fr o m th e le f t v e n tr ic le , b lo o d is
pum pe d out of t he he a r t t hr o u g h t he
la r g e s t a r te r y in th e b o d y c a lle d th e
AOR T A
32. An s : A
Th e y a r e t h e m o s t p r i m i t i v e o r g a n i s m
17. Ans:c on t he l i s t
See Q. 11 of ye a r 2009
18. An s : c 33. An s : A
On i o n b u l b c e l l a n d c h e c k c e l l a r e
pl a nt a nd a ni m a l c e l l s r e s pe c t i ve l y.
34. An s : C
Tu r g id m e a n s f lu id - fi l l e d
35. An s : B , C
Ma n y s o i l o r g a n i s m s d i e s o t h a t t h e
an i m al p o p u l at i o n d ecr eas es an d
bi ol ogi c a l di ve r s i t y i s e nda nge r e d
36. An s : E
37. An s : B
Th e s e c h r o m a t i n t h r e a d s r e p r e s e n t t h e
ch r o m o s o m es
38. An s : c
39. An s : B
Ot h e r c a r n i v o r o u s ( o r i n s e c t i v o r o u s )
pl a nt s in c lu d e b u tte r w o r t, V e n u s
fl y t r a p , p i t c h e r p l a n t a n d s u n d e w
(d ro s e ra ). T h e y p ro d u c e t h e i r o w n f o o d
but r e qui r e i ns e c t s f or t he i r ni t r oge n
su p p l y
40. An s : A
41. An s : 0
Th o s e o f k r e b ' s c y c l e a r e l o c a t e d i n t h e
mi t o c h o n d r i o n
42. Ans: A "Is" because in an accompaintment concord, the
Contractive vacuoles are usually for commissioner for education is the focus of the topic
osmoregulation (i.e. salt and water balance). and not the secretary who accompanied him,
therefore, the verb must be singular
44. Ans: C
54. Ans: B
"Would have been lynched" meaning the police
came on time, therefore the kidnapper was not
lynched
55. Ans: D
"With regard to" because regards collocates with
Non- Tongue rollers Pr (tongue rollers) = 2/4 = ½ "AS" while regard collocates with "with"
50% 56. Ans: D."Natural resources" means
Ans: A 57. Ans: B
Fossil fuels release oxides of carbon (C0 2 in "Explorations" means "the act of travelling through
particular), which is a a place in order to find out about it or look for
45. Ans: C 53. Ans: D
46. Ans: C
"Disclose" same as "divulge" which means to
give somebody information that is supposed to be
secret
47. Ans: E
"Correct" same as "rectify" which means to put
right something that is wrong
48. Ans: B
"Doubtful" same as "skeptical" which means
"having doubt that a claim or statement is true or
that something will happen
49. Ans: D
"Ends" same as "terminates" which means to end;
to make something end
50. Ans: C
"Torment" same as "torture" means the act of
causing somebody severe pain in order to punish
them or make them say or do something
BEST COMPLETE
51. Ans: B "Calls for" means "the need for
something"
52. Ans: C
"Seeing" because the "ing" form of the verb
(gerund) attracts the following words: remember,
imagine, regret, busy, fear, mind, resent, miss,
involve, detest etc.
something
58. Ans: A
"Field" means a large area of land covered with the
thing mentioned
59. Ans: A "Surface" means the outside or
top layer of something
60. Ans: C "Commercial" means connecting with
buying and selling of goods and services or making or
2010 b. Butterflies
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO SCHOOL c. Cockroaches
OF NURSING UNIVERSITY d. Termites
OF BENIN TEACHING e. Mosquitoes
HOSPITAL, USELU, BENIN
CITY
GENERAL NURSING PAST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. Which of the following elements is required in
large amount by plants
a. Molybdenum
b. Boron
c. Copper,
d. Phosphorus
e. Calcium
7. A fair die is tossed once, what is the 11. Three men, Bedu, Bakare and koft
probability of obtaining neither 5 nor2? shared N500 in the ratio 3:2:x
a respectively. If Bedu‘s share is N150,
. find the value of x.
5 a. 1
/ b. 4
6 c. 5
b d. 6
.
2
/
3
C
.
I
d
.
1
/
6
e. 33/7
23. Which of the following instruments is 28. Our bus travelled at a high That
used to measure relative humidity?
a. Hydrometer
b. Barometer
c. Manometer
d. Hypsometer
e. Hygrometer
15. Ans: C
!
240000 = 4800
!""
New population in 1999
= 240,000+4800=244800
!
244800=4896 ―To reach a dead end‖ means ―there was no
!""
further progress in the investigation of the
New pop. In 2000 = 244800+4896=249,696 murder suspects
16. Ans: D
33. Ans: C
17. Ans: D
―To play the devil‘s advocate‖ means everyone
This is according to the modern periodic law as
was willing to defend an unpopular point of
stated by Moseley
view concerning the impeachment
18. Ans: D
Opposite in meaning
The opposite term is exothermic, where the
34. Ans: B
value of DH is negative
―Saved‖ opposite of ―imperiled‖ which means to
19. Ans: E
put something/somebody in danger
Copper is below hydrogen in the
electrochemical series
35. Ans: A
20. Ans: B
―Frightened‖ opposite of ―dauntless‖ which
Water contains stronger hydrogen bonds than
means not easily frightened or stopped from
mechanical or even ethanol.
doing something difficult
21. Ans: E 36. Ans: A
The smaller the surface area, the greater the ―Inefficiency‖ opposite of ―potency‖ which means the
pressure:
!"#$% power that somebody/thing has to affect you mind or
Pressure = body
!"#!
2008
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO SCHOOL
OF NURSING UNIVERSITY OF BENIN
TEACHING HOSPITAL, USELU, BENIN
CITY GENERAL NURSING PAST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
INSTRUCTION TO ALL CANDIDATES
1. Your examination number (Not Name) must be
write on every page of your question paper which is
a. Chew d. Grab
b. Spit CHOOSE THE OPTION A-b THAT IS
c. Eat
d. Bite
2. Kindly me your book because my friend has mine
a. Borrow/ borrowed
b. Borrow/lent
c. Lend/lent
d. Lend/borrowed
3. Two young boys have been caught with ports of
the stolen machine but Admitted, stealing it
a. Neither of them has
b. Neither of them have
c. None of them has
e. None of them have
4. bouglas is now a Student
but it took him years to
a. Matured/matured
b. Mature/mature
c. Mature/mature
d. Matured/ maturez
25.
a. M.B.C.N - Medical and dental Council of Nigeria
b. N.H.I.S - National Health Insurance Scheme
d. SAVAN - Save Accident Victim Association 33. Calculate the molar mass of the following
of Nigeria CusO4.5H20. (Hint:Cu 63.5, 5:32, 0,: 16)
PHYSICS
35. What quantity of copper will be deposited by the
same quantity of electricity of that deposited l8g of
aluminum [A] 27, cu 64
a. 64g
b. 32g
c. 16g
d.
a. 5.OA
b. 4.OA
C. 2.5A
d. 2.OA
2. Ans. C
―Lend/borrowed‖ because ―borrow‖ means to take
or receive while ―lend‖ means ―to give‖
3. Ans. C
―neither of then have‖ because neither differs from
―no‖, ―none‖ neither is used only with a set of two
person or things, while ―none‖ is used with three or
more entities‖
4. Ans. B
―mature/mature‖ as an adjective it does not take
―ed‖ or ‗s‘ for, but verb the past and pas participle is
―matured‖
5. Ans. B
―informed about their indulge‖ because ―informed‖
collocates with ―of/about‖
―Make‖ means to achieve something e.g
―distinction‖ 29. Ans. C
9. Ans. B
He was obviously a new student Mendel is the father of the Heredity.
10. Ans. C Darwins work was on evolution
There was no hope of getting out of his predicament
11. Ans. D
30. Ans. D
―fact that he was a freshman‖
Sex-linked traits are controlled by sex-linked
12. Ans. C genes, which are located on the sex
―Thee nature of the notice board and where it was chromossomes
placed‖
27. Ans. B
Metamorphosis may be complete or incomplete.
28. Ans. C
37. Ans: None of the options is
correct 38: Ans.
A
39. Ans. C
40. Ans. D
!
=
!
Cross
multiply q (p
+ x) = p + y
Pq + qx = p +
y
Pq - p = y – qy Choose the word or phrase form a c% e which has same
P(q-1) = y – qx meaning as the underlined word(s) in each sentence
MATHEMATICS
15. Evaluate 6.2972x0.251. Correct to three decimal
place
a. 158.039
b. 15.801
c. 1.600
d. 1.581
e. 158
63. Ans: D
87. Ans: A
75. Ans: D Eating from the same plate and kissing are not
Let this weight in liquid be x recognized routes of HIV Transmission
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Then = 15
88.
89.
90.
91.
f= 2 = 202 = 10cm
The record is currently held by Christiano Ronaldo of
u = 15 Real Madrid
using the mirror formula 92. Ans: B
! ! !
= +
!
!
!
!
!
!
93. Ans: D
!" !" !
!!! 94. Ans: A
! !! !"
! ! ! ! 2005
! !" !" !"
V = 30 ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO SCHOOL
SCHOOL OF NURSING d. N42,000.0O
UNIVERSITY OF BENIN e. N50,000.00
TEACHING HOSPITAL, USELU, 4. Find the probability that a number
BENIN CITY selected at random from 41 to 56 is a multiple of 9
GENERAL NURSING PAST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL CANDIDATES
1. Your examination number (Not names) MUST be
written on your answer sheet
2. Indicate the option of your question paper answer
sheet
3. Submit both your answer sheet and question paper at
the end of the examination
4. to not write on the timing marked. Black shaded Bar
lines
5. Verify what has been shaded especially examination
numbers
6. Shade name properly. Erase thoroughly -
7. While writing leave space
1. Find correct to three (3) significant
figure, the value of (41830)
a. 205
b. 647
c. 6470
d. 64.7
2. The ratio of the price of a loaf to the price of sugar in
1975 was r: in 1980 the price of a loaf went up by 25%
and that of a packet sugar by 10% their new ratio is now
a. 10r:50t
b. 44r.40t
c. 50r44t
d. 44r:55t
CHEMISTRY
a. Carbonated water c. Combustion
b. Distilled water
c. Acidified water
d. Rain water
e. Lime water
11. Glucose can be obtained from starch
by
a. Hydrogenation
b. Dissolution
c. Hydrolysis
d. Dialysis
e. Dehydration
MATHEMATICS
48. Find the simple interest rate percent
per annum at which N1000.00
accumulates to N240 in 3 years
a. 6%
b. 8%
c. 10%
d. 12%
e. 14%
49. The area of a square is 144cm2, find
length of its diagonal
a. 11 3
b. 12cm
c. 12 2
d. 13cm
e. 13cm
50. Which of the following levels of organization in
living things in the correct sequences, starting from the
most complex to the simplest?
a. Tissue -Cell - Organ - System
b. System - Organ - Tissue - Cell
c. Cell - Tissue - Organ - System
d. Cell - Tissue - Organ - System
e. Organ - System - Tissue - Cell
51. The thoracic vertebra differs from the other vertebrae
by the possession
C. Vertebraterial canal c. Adeowale‘s own
d. Large Centrum
e. Transverse process
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
55. Adesuwa is sure to pass in November. She hard
since the beginning of this term
a. Had been working b. was working
c. Is working
d. Would work
e. Has been working
e. The Adeowale‘s
57. The students in my junior class seem to have
performed they did last year
a. Better than
b. More better than
c. Most better as
d. As better than
e. Least better than
58. After the Lagos bomb blast, our association received
many letters from those adversely affected and we
resolved to
a. Assist them
b. Invite them c. ftespond them
d. Pity them
e. Query them
59. The story has to be taken with a pinch of salt. The
means that
a. You need some salt to listen to the story
b. There is no salt the story
c. The story is questionable
d. The story is true
e. You have too much salt in the story
b. Abeokuta
c. Lagos
d. Port-Harcourt
e. Abuja
70. The name of the Head of service
of the Federation is
a. Aihaji ban. Suleiman
b. Alhaji ban. Usman
c. Alhaji Mohammadu Ahmed
d. Chief Rufus kaete
e. Chief Adolphus Wabara
e. Alhaji El-Rufai c. Oxygenated blood from the lungs to the right atrium
d. Olafactory Lobe
d. Cortex
82. Which of the following is
not a component of mammalian
skin?
a. Epidermal cells
b. Nerve-endings
c. The subcutaneous fatty layer
d. Sebaceous glands
e. Hepatocyte
83. Which of the following is the correct route
through which the ovum passes from the ovary in
the vagina?
a. - Ovary - Cervix - Fallopian tube
- Fallopian - Funnel Vagina
b. Ovary - Fallopian - Tube Uterus - Cervix Vagina
c. Ovary - Fallopian- Tube - Certvix- Uterus Vagina
d. Ovary - Cervix -
Uterus Fallopian -
Tube - Vagina
e. Ovary - Fallopian -
Tube Fallopian - Funnel
- Cervix Vagina
84. Transmission of malaria
parasite is through the bite of the
a. Male Anopheles Mosquito
b. Female Anopheles Mosquito
c. Infected male Anopheles mosquito
d. Infected Aedes Mosequito
e. Infected female Anopheles mosquito
85. How many chromosomes are
found in the human ovum?
a. 46
b. 23
c. 33
d. 13
e. 43
86. Which of the following is the medium of
transportation of nutrients within unicellular
organisms?
proteins? Profit of second = 2 3 (x - 3)
a. Lungs = 2 3 - 2 9 = 4 9profit of third = x [ 3 + 4 9]
b. Stomach =x-29
C. Kidneys ∴ if 2 9 = 12,000
2x = 9 x 12,000 = 108,000
!"#,!!!
d. Liver ∴ x= = N 54,000
!
e. Heart
4. Ans: A. multiple of 9 between 41 and 56 are 45 and
88. Ultra filtration in the kidney takes
54 (2 items)
Place in the Total numbers between 41 and 56 is 16.
a. Loop of Henley ! !
∴ pr(multiple of 9) = =
b. Renal vein !" !
12 Ans: B
Pbso4 is an insoluble salt
13 Ans: C
See Q. 111 above
14 Ans: A 26 Ans: A
15 Ans: E Biodegradable pollutants can be broken down into
Method is i=otherwise called WOOD SPIRIT harmless substances by living organisms
16 Ans: E
Soap is sodium stearate (C17H36COONa)
2C17H36COONa + Ca2+
→( C17H36COO)2Ca
+2Na+ 27 Ans: C
Scum ―Having played‖ because in a participial clause
structure, the subordinate clause could be
17 Q = 1 x t. introduced with having + past participle verb
Q = 0.5 x (5hrs x 60mins)+45min before the main clause.
Q = 0.5 x 345mins
28 Ans: A
Q = 0.5 x 345mins
―Blown up‖ means to destroy something by an
Q = 0.5 x 345mins x 60 seconds.
explosion
Q = 10,350C ()0.107F)
29 Ans: A
―Suffering from‖ means to be badly affected by a
disease (jaundice) or pain, sadness, or a lack of
18 Ans: B something
SO2 is a reducing but can also behave as an 30 Ans: C
oxidizing agent in the presence of a stronger agent In the order of adjective; determines (a) comes
such as H2S. first, followed by size (big), colour (brown), then
material (leather) plus noun head (bag). ―a bag
19 Ans: C brown leather bag)
32g of O2 = 1 mole of O2 molecules 31 Ans: D
= 2moles of atoms ―I have lived‖ because when expressing the future,
but 1 mole = 6.02 x 1023 we use the present tense to express what will
∴ 2 mole of O atoms = 2 x 6.02 x 1023
32 Ans: E
1024 atoms
―Would not have been‖ this means he was late
because he did not leave home earlier
OH
20 33 Ans: B
―Where you were going‖ because clausal adverbs
C
do not the SVOCA structure to denote place,
CH3 CH3
direction or location
34 Ans: D
―That no man could find a hold on‖ in a clausal
TertiaCrHy3 alcohol (alkanol)
35 Ans: A
21 Ans: D applicable of this purpose
Alkalinity increases from after a PH of 7
22 Ans: C
23 Ans: A
See Q 11 above
24 Ans: B
25 Ans: C
Hydrogen burns in air and will not be suitable as
fire extinguisher. Carbon (IV) oxide is more
―The boy was knocked down by a car‖ because in a participial clause
structure, the subordinate could be
introduce with a gerund (walking
down the street) before
the main clause
36 Ans: B
―Fell through‖ means ―failed‖ or ―became a
failure‖
37 Ans: A
―Sympathetic‖ collocates with ―to‖ or ―towards
somebody‖ meaning to be kind to somebody who
is hurt or sad; showing that you understand and
care about the problems
38 Ans: C
!"#$ = !"!= 1.5
M.A =
!"#$% !"! System
39 Ans: A
U = 15m/s a = 4m/s2 t= 10s Organ
S = ut + 1 2 at2
S = 15(10) + 1 2 (4)(10)2
S = 150 + 200 = 350cm. Cell
40 Ans: D
Organelle
41 Ans: D
Longititudinal waves can be polarized whereas 51 Ans: A
transverse waves cannot Thoracic vertebrate are found in the chest region.
The odontoid process is part of the axis vertebra.
42 Ans: A 52 Ans:E
53 Ans: C
43 None of the above The Eustachian tubes connect our ears to our
Power = I x V throat
Current wasn‘t given 54 Ans: C
44 Ans: B Xxx female with klinefelter‘ syndrome
Xxy = male with klinefelter‘ syndrome
45 Ans: C Klinefelter‘ syndrome is also called TRISOMY –
x
55 Ans: E
46 Ans: D
―Has been working‖ because it is used to express
Sum of angles on a line = 180
what started in the past that is still on going
∴ angle between rays = 180 – (50=50)
= 180 -100 = 800 56 Ans: A
―adewales‖ possessive case noun do take
apostrophes when it denote singular ownership
47 Ans: C
with proper nouns.
48 Ans: B 57 Ans: A
!!!!! ―Better than‖ Used in comparison between two or
I= more person or things
!""
!""! !"" ! !"# 58. Ans: C
R= = = 8%
! ! ! !"" ―Assist them‖ means to help some persons to do
something
49 Ans: C 59. Ans: C
Area = L x B (B = L for a square) Sometimes, we write:
144 = L x B = L3 Organism
L = 144 = 12
A
12
B C
From Pythagoras theorem
/AC/= 12 ! + 12 !
/AC = 144 + 144 = 288
/AC/ =
50 Ans: B
―To take with a grain of salt‖ or
? A grain of salt means ―the
story is questionable‖
60. Ans:E
―To cross the rubican‖ means
―be irrevocably committed or not
turning back‖
61. Ans:D
―To pull the wool over my eyes‖
means ―to dupe me‖
62. Ans: C
―To count ones chicken before
they are hatched‖ means
―assumed that her expectation
had already been realized‖
63. Ans: C
―To be in the air‖ means ―to be
uncertain‖
64. Ans: B lungs to left atrium
“Man could be worse than a beast if he want to‖
because man‘s action can no longer be tamed like
that of the beast
65. Ans: C
―Ambition has made people greedy‖
66. Ans: C
―Accept human nature as it is immutable‖ this is
because one is to make the best of it. As it is and
assume that it is the raw material of life which
cannot be altered
67. Ans: A
Nobody thinks it can alter human nature‖ because
if you expect the worst or the best you are seldom
disappointed
68. Ans: E
―All over the world‖ whether of ―the right or left‖
meaning ―everywhere‖
69. Ans: E
70. Ans: B
He was in office between 2003 and 2007
71. Ans: A
He was the Britain prime minister
72. Ans: B
Prof. Dora Akunyili was the boss of the agency as
of the time
73. Ans: C
He was formerly a player for the Nigerian national
team
74. Ans: C
75. Ans: A
Prof. E. Eugene Okpere (professor of obs. ∝
Gynea) was the chief Medical Director of UBTH
76. Ans: E
It was established in 1973
77. Ans: C
79. Ans: B
83. Ans: E
84. Ans: E
85. Ans: B
86. Ans: C
87. Ans: B
The enzymes bringing about the change in the
stomach is called PEPSIN.
88. Ans: C
Bowman‘s capsule + glamerulus = malpighian
body
89. Ans: B
90. Ans: D
Reading a book 100% voluntary
2004 day
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO SCHOOL c. People from all works of live attended the
OF NURSING UNIVERSITY OF BENIN ceremony
TEACHING HOSPITAL, USELU, BENIN
CITY GENERAL NURSING PAST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALTERNATIVE A TO ALL CANDIDATES:
1. Your examination number (Not Names) must be
written on every of the question paper which is also
your. Answer booklet
2. To the left of the Options Mark ―T‖ for Correct and
―F‖ for correct
3. Wrong answers will attract negative marks
ALTERNATIVE A:
5. Occupation and names
a. A woman who write books is an authoress
b. A person who shoots with bows and arrows is
an archer
c. A person who sells fish is a fish monger
d. A woman who cooks in a restaurant is a chef
BIOLOGY
6. human skin is
a. For protection
b. The largest organ in the body
c. Has 4 layers
d. Involved in
vitamin production
7. In the human skeleton
a. The largest joint is the knee
b. The olecranion process is part of the radius
c. The elbow joint is a ball and socket joint
d. The gliding joint possess synovial membrane
8. Concerning blood vessels
a. The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood
b. The pulmonary vein carries deoxygenated blood
c. The portal vein drains from the heart
d. The intima is the middle layer of the wall of the artery
9. In the human blood grouping system
a. A person with blood group 0 is a universal recipient
b. A person with blood group AB is a universal recipient
c. A rhesus negative mother carrying a rhesus
positive foetus has no risk
d. Blood group AB can be given to a person with
blood group A
10. In the human gastro-intestinal system
a. Pepsin is necessary for carbohydrate digestion
b. Gastrin is necessary f or protein digestion
c. Amylase is secreted for the emulsification of fat
d. Bile salts are products of digestion
11. Concerning acids and bases
c. Bases are compounds that liberate hydroxyl ions in 20. Concerning states in Nigeria and their appellations
solution a. Kwara state: the confluence state
12. An element has a mass number of 23
and an atomic number of 12
a. It has 10 electrons
b. It has 12 neutrons
c. It has 6 electrons in the outer
d. It has 23 protons
PHYSICS
15. Consider a ball falling from point F to the ground
a. The potential energy at point Fiszero
b. The kinetic energy at point F is at if S maximum
c. The potential energy at ground level is zero
d. The kinetic energy just before it hits the ground mgh
16 The following are true
a. Gravitational force is a form of field force acting on
other bodies across a distance without making contact.
b. Gravity is the force with which the earth attracts
objects towards it‘s centre
c. Light energy travels in a material medium
d. Short sightedness is corrected using convex lens
17. Concerning machines
a. First class levers have the fulcrum between the effort
and load
b. Second class levers have the effort between load and
fulcrum
c. Efficiency=mechanical advantage/velocity
d. Kinetic energy is energy possessed by a body by
virtue of it‘s position
18. Concerning electrical circuits
a. The current is measured with a voltmeter
b. The potential difference is measured with an Ammeter
c. The ticker a wire, the faster it conducts electricity
d. In a parallel circuit, the current divides and pass
through each conductor separately
19. The federal republic of Nigeria
a. Was a former American colony
b. Became independence on 1 October 1961
c. Became a republic 1St Oct.
d. Has an area of 923, 768.68km
b. belta state: the heart beat of the nation B true “the central point being stressed is that
c. Kogi state: state of harmony government should introduce sustain co-
d. Edo state the heart beat of the nation curricular” in the last paragraph, it reads
government, education minister, school
administrators, parents should play roles in their
implementation and sustenance, this is also based
on the emphases on the first paragraph
ALTERNATIVE A
21. The GENERAL TEACHING
b. The chairman of the board of management in has
Hon Justice Nwazoto
c. The Chief medical director is Professor Oronsaye
d. The tirector of
Administration is Mrs.
Idubor
22. Concerning the Nigerian 4th republic
a. The NP presidential candidate was the
Nwachukwu b The House of Representative is led
by Aldophus Wabara
c The senate is led by Bello Massari
d. Gani Fawchinmi was presidential
candidate democratic alternative
MATHEMATICS
For question 23 to 26 circles the correct option
23. If 14 is added to 2/3 of a number the result
11/4 times the original number what is the
number?
a. 14 b. 12 c 24 d. 15
24. Solve the following equation and find value of x
and y
2x + 5y
0 3x -
2y: 19
a. 6and4 b. 4and0 c. 5and-2 d. 10 and -4
25. Average speed of 50.5km/hr of
car A and 30.5km/hr for car B, what
the distance between the two cars
after
31/2 hours?
a. 80.70km b 160.70km c 106.0km d. 310.00KM
ANSWER TO 2004
NURSING PAST
QUESTIONS
1. True A. “The need for co-curricular” the first
line in the second paragraph needs: there is need
for co-curricular activities to be made part of the
school curriculum at all levels. The benefits are
he/she will develop socially, it is used to
provide relaxation for students.
C. true “austere” in the passage means ―hard‖ in 6. A. true B. True C. False D. False
paragraph two line 2 it reads besides developing a
child‘s talent, co-curricular activities can be used
by institution of fund generating at this austere
period
D. true “the tone of the passage is analytical”
which means explanatory as well as expository
through step method and thereby stating its
benefits concerning collective nouns
2. A. True “a troop of army” which means soldiers,
especially in large groups
B. true “a hast of scholars” denote a large
number of people or things
C. true. “a pride of lions” denote a group of
monkeys. The following sentences and spellings
are correct
3. A false. If you don‘t want to lose (loss) your
watch don‘t go there ―loss‖ means the state of no
longer having something or as much of something
while ―lose‖ means to be unable to find something
or somebody
B. false. He want to give a talk on Monday but
had an accident on the faithful (fateful)
Day. NB ”faithful” means staying with or
supporting a particular group, person or
organization or belief, while ―fateful” means
having on important often very bad, effect on
future event
4. Concerning appropriate use of words, is the
underlined word appropriately used
A. True. I have told Mary times that you are a
wicked woman
B. False. Nigerian men like to wear colourful
dresses (shits). NB ―dress‖ are clothes ie. S
piece of women‘s clothing while ―shirts‖ are
for men
C. True. He tried to gain admission t the
university
D. False. Newton invested the law of gravity.
NB. Sir Isaac Newton discovered the law of
gravity and not invented
Alternative A
5. A. True. A woman who write books is an
authoress
NB. The word ―authoress‖ is an old English the
modern usage for both male and female is called
―author‖
B. True. A person who shoots with a bow and
arrows is an archer
C. true. A person who sells fish is a fish manger
D. true. A woman who cooks in a restaurant is a
chef
NB: ―Chef‖ means a professional cook, especially
the most senor cook in a restaurant, hotel etc.
There are 3 layers in the skin Viz. cornified measures potential difference.
Layer (stratum corneum) 19. A. False B. False C. False D. True
Granular Layer (stratum Granulosum)
Malpighian/germinative layer
(stratum
germinosum)
The skin is involved in Vitamin D production.
7. A. False B. False C. False D. True
The elbow joint and knee joint are hinge joints.
The shoulder and hip joints are ball a d socket
joints
8. A. True B. False C. False D. False
All arteries carry oxygenated blood except the
pulmonary arteries. All veins carry
deoxygenated blood except the pulmonary vein.
All arteries (no exception) carry blood away
from the heart. All veins (no exception) carry
blood toward the heart
JUNE 2003
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO SCHOOL
OF NURSING UNIVERSITY OF BENIN
TEACHING HOSPITAL, USELU, BENIN
CITY
-
Option “C’,
INSTRUCTION TO ALL CANDIDATES
i. Your examination number (Not Names) must be
written on every page of your question booklet.
d. Osun
e. Kaduna
4. The following are either
Palestinian or Israeli leaders
a. Hosrii Mubarak
b. Sadam Hussein
c. Yasar Arafat
d. Ariel Sharon
e. 5himon Peres
5. The Nigerian senate has
………senators a. 190 b. 360 c. 119
d. 306 e. 160
6. The following African
countries qualified for the
finals of the 2002 world cup
a. Ghana b. Egypt c. South Africa
d. urkina Faso e. Senegal