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UI Post-UTME 2012 past questions and answers

This 2012 UI 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 UI Post-UTME 2012 questions

1. Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'meticulous' as used in: The editor was meticulous in checking every reference.
  1. Careless
  2. Thorough
  3. Impatient
  4. Uncertain

Answer: B. Thorough

Meticulous means showing great care and attention to detail, so thorough is the closest option.

2. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence: Neither the dean nor the lecturers _____ willing to postpone the examination.
  1. is
  2. was
  3. are
  4. has been

Answer: C. are

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

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

Answer: A. Abundant

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

4. Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
  1. After the lecture the students, went to the library.
  2. After the lecture; the students went, to the library.
  3. After, the lecture the students went to the library.
  4. After the lecture, the students went to the library.

Answer: D. After the lecture, the students went to the library.

The introductory phrase is properly separated from the main clause by a comma.

5. Choose the correct completion: If Chika _____ earlier, she would have caught the first bus.
  1. left
  2. had left
  3. has left
  4. would leave

Answer: B. had left

A past unreal condition takes the past perfect in the if-clause: had left.

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