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OAU Post-UTME 2012 past questions and answers

This 2012 OAU 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 2012 set with instant marking.

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Sample OAU Post-UTME 2012 questions

1. Neither the manager nor the assistants ___ available when the caller arrived.
  1. were
  2. was
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: A. were

With neither...nor, the verb agrees with the nearer plural subject, assistants.

2. Choose the word nearest in meaning to concise.
  1. lengthy
  2. brief
  3. unclear
  4. formal

Answer: B. brief

Concise means expressing something in few words, or briefly.

3. By the time we arrived at the hall, the programme ___.
  1. begins
  2. has begun
  3. had begun
  4. will begin

Answer: C. had begun

The past perfect had begun marks an event completed before another past event.

4. Neither of the two proposals ___ acceptable to the committee.
  1. are
  2. were
  3. have been
  4. is

Answer: D. is

Neither is singular in this construction and therefore takes is.

5. Choose the word opposite in meaning to scarce.
  1. abundant
  2. rare
  3. limited
  4. insufficient

Answer: A. abundant

Abundant means plentiful, the opposite of scarce.

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