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BUK Post-UTME 2021 past questions and answers

This 2021 BUK Post-UTME set has 40 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2021 set with instant marking.

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Sample BUK Post-UTME 2021 questions

1. Neither the registrar nor the candidates ___ aware of the revised timetable.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: B. were

With neither...nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject, candidates, which is plural.

2. Choose the word nearest in meaning to meticulous.
  1. careless
  2. hasty
  3. thorough
  4. ordinary

Answer: C. thorough

Meticulous means very careful and thorough in attention to detail.

3. Choose the sentence that uses the introductory phrase correctly.
  1. Despite being tired, Musa completed the assignment.
  2. Despite Musa was tired, he completed the assignment.
  3. Despite of being tired, Musa completed the assignment.
  4. Despite he was tired, Musa completed the assignment.

Answer: A. Despite being tired, Musa completed the assignment.

Despite is followed by a noun phrase or gerund phrase, not a finite clause or the phrase despite of.

4. If a worker says, We have done enough for today; let us call it a day, what does the worker mean?
  1. Let us make a telephone call.
  2. Let us celebrate a birthday.
  3. Let us report the date.
  4. Let us stop working for now.

Answer: D. Let us stop working for now.

To call it a day means to stop working or participating for the present.

5. Choose the word nearest in meaning to ephemeral.
  1. short-lived
  2. valuable
  3. uncertain
  4. lasting

Answer: A. short-lived

Ephemeral describes something that exists or lasts for only a short time.

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