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DELSU GENERAL PAPER POST UTME PAST QUESTION AND ANSWERS
1.
The major raw material for pottery is………………………..
A.
Metal
B.
Ceramics
C.
Cement
D. Clay
2.
Which of the following will sink when placed on water?
A.
ball
B.
plastic cup
C.
balloon
D. eraser
3.
The following are domestic birds except
A.
duck
B.
pigeon
C.
turkey
D. vulture
4.
The degree of hotness and coldness of a place is called
A.
rainfall
B.
humidity
C. temperature
D.
weather
5.
A place where two rivers meet is called
A. confluence
B.
junction
C.
joint
D.
delta
6.
Which of the following is not a mammal
A.
whale
B.
dog
C.
cat
D. shark
7.
How many Lunar months make one year
A. 13
B.
11
C.
12
D.
14
8.
Nigeria started using N200 notes on
A.
1st Feb, 2000
B.
5th May, 2001
C.
20th August, 2000
D. 1st Nov. 2000.
9.
Queen Elizabeth visited Nigeria for the second time on
A. 3rd Dec. 2003
B.
2nd October. 1980
C.
7th June 1985
D.
14th June 1979
10.
The International organization responsible for taking care of the injured is
known as …………
A. Red Cross Society
B.
UNESCO
C.
World Bank
D.
Man O’War.
11.
Which of the following is linked with CONFLUENCE
A.
Niger State
B. Kogi State
C.
Benue State
D.
None of above
12.
A patient suffering from Night blindness requires
A. Vitamin A
B.
Vitamin E
C.
Cacium only
D.
Iodine
13.
Zebra crossing is for —————
A.
Playground
B.
Easy transport action of Zebra
C. Safety of
Pedestrians
D.
Zoological garden.
14.
In which part of Africa will you find Tanzania
A.
West Africa
B.
North Africa
C.
Southern Africa
D. East Africa
15.
Today is Monday. After 63 days, it will be:
A.
Wednesday
B. Monday
C.
Tuesday
D.
Saturday
16.
The title of the traditional ruler of Benin is called…………………………..
A.
Obi
B.
Obong
C. Oba
D.
Igwe
17.
Which of these is not a method of preventing iron from rusting?
A.
Lubrication
B.
Galvanization
C. Melting
D.
Painting
18.
Which of the following is not a rainbow colour?
A.
Indigo
B. Purple
C.
Orange
D.
Green
19.
A person who flies an aircraft is called ………………
A.
captain
B.
craftologist
C. a pilot
D.
an aeronautics engineer
20.
Kwame Nkrumah Museum is located in ………………….
A.
Tanzania
B.
Kenya
C.
Mauritania
D. Ghana
21.
An example of confluence town in Nigeria is …………………..
A.
Onitsha
B.
Obudu
C. Lokoja
D.
Port Harcout
22.
A trained person that specializes in the treatment of diseases and disorders of
the teeth is called…………….
A.
Cardiologist
B.
Dermatologist
C.
Physician
D. Dentist
23.
In which country is Mississippi river
A. USA
B.
Argentina
C.
Brazil
D.
Canada.
24.
In parliamentary system of government, members of the parliament are required
to report the proceedings of the house to their…………………………
A.
Local government chairman and governors
B. Constituencies
C.
Political parties and party stalwarts
D.
Traditional rulers
25.
One essential duty of a citizen to his/her state is to………………………
A.
Vote and support the government in power
B.
Recite the national anthem and the pledge
C. Pay his tax
D.
Encourage other citizens to be loyal
26.
Under whose regime were Delta and Adamawa States created?
A.
Gen Sanni Abacha
B.
Gen yakubu Gowon
C.
Gen Murtala Muhammed
D. Gen Ibrahim
Babangida
27.
The body charged with the responsibility of regulating and protecting consumers
against illicit foods and drugs in Nigeria
A.
Consumer protection council
B.
Standard Organization of Nigeria
C.
National Drug Law Enforcement agency
D. National Agency
for Food, Drug Administration and Control
28.
The senate president during the second republic was…………………….
A. Dr. Joseph Wayas
B.
Senator Anyim Pius Anyim
C.
Senator Iyorchia Ayu
D.
Chief Adopous Wabara
29.
We eat Carbohydrate food to give us……………………..
A. Energy
B.
Good sight
C.
Good teeth
D.
Strong bones
30.
President Barrack Obama is the ……………… president of the United States of America
and first African-American president of U.S.
A.
35th
B. 44th
C.
40th
D.
39th
DELSU POST UTME PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The
head of the Commonwealth of Nations is
A) Queen Elizabeth
11
B)
Don McKinnon
C)
Tony Blair
D)
Margaret Thatcher
The
main focus of the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) is the
A) maintenance of
peace in troubled sports of West Africa
B)
installation of unpopular governments in West Africa
C)
protection of oil pipelines along the coast of West Africa
D)
promotion of the military rule
The
political parties that were established in West Africa between 1945 and 1965
fought for
A)
national conferences
B) political
independence
C)
supremacy among themselves
D)
regional integration
The
first military d’etat in West Africa was staged in
A)
Niger
B)
Guinea
C) Togo
D)
Ghana
One
of the defect of military government is
A)
freedom of expression
B)
registration of parties
C) abuse of Human
Rights
D)
promotion of military officers
The
major defect of foreign policy in West Africa is
A)
public opinion and pressure groups
B)
military power
C)
good economy
D) poor leadership
The
type of government where the central authority is superior to the component
authorities is a
A)
parliamentary system of government
B)
representative system of government
C)
confederal system of government
D) federal system of government
The
Exclusive List in a federal system state includes
A)
education
B)
market
C) defence
D)
transportation
Devolution
of power is associated with a
A)
decentralized political system
B)
feudal political system
C)
totalitarian political system
D)
centralized political system
The
degree of centralization is high in a
A)
unitary system of government
B) federal system of
government
C)
confederal system of government
D)
representative government
One
of the techniques of monetary control used by the central bank of Nigeria is
A)selective
credit control
B)budget
deficit
C)foreign exchange
control
D)monitoring
the general price level
Crude
petroleum is a good example of a
A)lasting
asset
B)wasting asset
C)synthetic
product
D)costless
resources
A
major effect of a long distribution chain is
A)scarcity of commodities
B)high
retail
C)low
retail prices
D)low
producer earnings
One
of the major criticism of the 1962 -1968 National Development Plan was that?
A)it failed to
incorporate lessons gained from earlier plans to enhance its efficiency
B)it
came too quickly after the country’s independence
C)planned
expenditure was based too heavily on expected earnings from crude oil
D)its
execution was based largely on foreign-sourced financial resources
The
utility is the satisfaction derived from?
A)production
B)distribution
C)consumption
D)demand
Economic
growth is different from economic development because economic growth
A)describes
expansion and changes
B)is
measurable but not objective
C)describes
expansion and not change
D)is
not measurable but objective
One
feature of a Unitary State is
A)
the large size of the country
B)
high level of economic development
C) absence of constitutional division of
power to the units
D)
presence of heterogeneous groups
A
type of government which allows co-ordinate units to make law is
A) federal
B)
monarchical
C)
unitary
D)
presidential
A
characteristic of the parliamentary system is that
A) separation of
power is not strictly observed
B)
the prime minister combines the executive and ceremonial functions
C)
the president can dismiss any minister without much hindrance
D)
the ministers are responsible individually to the president
The
political way of life which is developed by the society is referred to as
A)
communalism
B)
political culture
C)
agency of socialization
D) political
socialization
Fundamental
Human rights can be defined as
A) freedoms
enshrined in the constitution
B)
the provisions of the constitution of the ruling political party
C)
the provisions of the local government constitution
D)
regulations about works welfare
A
system of government that is made up of elected people is referred to as
A) representatative
government
B)
Socialist Government
C)
capitalist government
D)
feudalist government
The
Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) is made up of
A)
Justice Ministers
B) Foreign Affairs
Ministers
C)
Education Ministers
D)
Defence Ministers
A
government that is constituted by several parties after a general election is
referred to as
A)
elite government
B)
fascist government
C)
illegitimate government
D) national
government
Disenfranchisement
means
A)
right to vote and be voted for
B)
right to from government
C) to be
disqualified from voting
D)
disallowing free elections
Which
of the following is a major feature of an Electoral Commission?
A)
Support for the ruling party
B)
Control by government
C)
Privately funded
D) Political
neutrality
If
X represents the factors of production and Y represents the factor price, which
of the following sets of association is correct?
A)(land,
rent) (capital, wage), (labour, profit)
B)(land,
interest) (capital,profit), (labour, wage)
C)(land, wage),
(capital, interest), (labour, rent)
D)(land,rent),
(capital, interest), (labour, wage)
If
the cost of production for a firm continues to increase as it output rises, the
firm is said to be experiencing?
A)large-scale
production
B)profit
maximization
C)economies of scale
D)diseconomies
of scale
Given
the perfect competition in the capital market, the opportunity cost of capital
is adequately reflected by the?
A)interest
rate
B)returns on capital
C)alternative
capital foregone
D)shadow
price of foreign exchange
If
10k per kg, 1000kg of yam were purchased and at 5k per kg, 1,500kg were purchased,
the resultant point elasticity of demand is?
A)0.33
B)0.0001
C)1
D)10,000
If,
as the price of a commodity rises, the quantity demanded of the commodity
remains the same, then the demand for the commodity is?
A)static
B)infinitely
elastic
C)externally
determined
D)perfectly
inelastic
Which
of the following factors is an important determinant of the magnitude of price
elasticity of demand?
A)The
production period
B)Cost
of storage
C)Durability of the
product
D)Availability
of factors of production
The
marginal theory of distribution makes an assertion that the price of any factor
depends upon its marginal.
A)utility
B)productivity
C)rate
of substitution
D)revenue
In
order to increase its profit margin, the monopolist can manipulate
A)both
price and output
B)either price or
output
C)only
its price
D)only
its output
For
a purely competitive industry, a fundamental requirement of the demand curve
faced by individual firms is that it should be.
A)downward
sloping and price inelastic
B)perfectly price
elastic
C)downward
sloping but price inelastic
D)perfectly
price inelastic
The
merging of firms engage in different stages of production and marketing is
called?
A)external
economies of scale
B)vertical
integration
C)horizontal
intergration
D)economic
union
Which
of the following groups fall into the Civil Service?
A)The
police, the army, and the air force
B)Employees
of NEPA, NNPC and NRC
C)Employees of ministries of finance,
education and transportation
D)All
of the above
The
recruitment or appointment of the permanent secretary is one of the duties of:
A)
The federal public service commission
B)
The state civil service commission
C) The executive
D)
The National Assembly
In
the organizational structure of the ministry or government department, offices
and positions are:
A) Hierarchically
arranged
B)
Diagonally arranged
C)
Secretly arranged
D)
Haphazardly arranged
The
government maintains monopoly over certain services for:
A)
Selfish reasons
B) Security and
strategic reasons
C)
Undisclosed reasons
D)
All of the above
Ministers
of local government and chieftaincy affairs were abolished in Nigeria by:
A)
General Yakubu Gowon
B)
General Murtala Mohammed
C) President Ibrahim
Babangida
D)
General Olusegun Obasanjo
Policy
analysis, policy implementation and plan setting are some of the functions of:
A)
The legislature
B)
The executive
C)
The local government
D) The civil service
Public
corporations can be controlled through:
A)
Riots
B) Public opinion
C)
Civil disobedience
D)
None of the above
The
general supervision of a public corporation is carried out by the
A) Board of
directors
B)
Board of trustees
C)
Managing director
D)
Secretary of the board
The
local government in Nigeria is created to:
A)
Create more civil service jobs
B)
Encourage competition and rivalry among communities
C) Bring the
government nearer to the people
D)
Prevent the creation of more states
The
Civil Service embraces all workers in:
A)
All private corporations
B)
Public and private companies
C) Government
ministries
D)
Public corporations
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