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BUK Post-UTME 2025 past questions and answers

This 2025 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 2025 set with instant marking.

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Sample BUK Post-UTME 2025 questions

1. Neither the dean nor the lecturers ___ available for the meeting.
  1. were
  2. was
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: A. were

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

2. Choose the sentence that uses the verb 'insist' correctly.
  1. She insisted to pay the fare.
  2. She insisted on paying the fare.
  3. She insisted for paying the fare.
  4. She insisted paying on the fare.

Answer: B. She insisted on paying the fare.

The standard construction is insist on followed by a noun or an -ing form.

3. Which word is closest in meaning to 'succinct' as used in 'The report was succinct'?
  1. Confusing
  2. Detailed
  3. Concise
  4. Unreliable

Answer: C. Concise

Succinct means expressed clearly and briefly, so concise is the closest synonym.

4. Choose the sentence closest in meaning to 'Although the road was flooded, the bus arrived on time.'
  1. The bus arrived late because the road was flooded.
  2. The road was flooded after the bus arrived on time.
  3. The bus could not arrive because of the flood.
  4. In spite of the flooded road, the bus arrived on time.

Answer: D. In spite of the flooded road, the bus arrived on time.

'In spite of' preserves the contrast expressed by 'although' without changing the facts.

5. Choose the word opposite in meaning to 'scarce'.
  1. Abundant
  2. Limited
  3. Rare
  4. Insufficient

Answer: A. Abundant

Scarce means insufficient or hard to find, while abundant means plentiful.

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