UI Post-UTME 2026 past questions and answers
This 2026 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 2026 set with instant marking.
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Sample UI Post-UTME 2026 questions
1. Neither the dean nor the tutors ___ available to answer questions after the meeting.
- was
- were
- is
- has been
Answer: B. were
With neither...nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject, tutors, which is plural.
2. Choose the word nearest in meaning to meticulous as used in describing a careful laboratory assistant.
- careless
- hurried
- ordinary
- thorough
Answer: D. thorough
Meticulous means very careful and thorough about details.
3. If Tola ___ earlier, she would have caught the first bus.
- had left
- leaves
- would leave
- has left
Answer: A. had left
The past unreal condition takes the past perfect in the if-clause.
4. In the sentence 'The new policy was designed to keep food waste at bay,' the phrase keep at bay means to
- measure accurately
- increase gradually
- prevent or control
- explain clearly
Answer: C. prevent or control
To keep something at bay is to prevent it from advancing or becoming worse.
5. The number of applicants for the science programme ___ increased this year.
- have
- are
- has
- were
Answer: C. has
The subject is the singular phrase the number, so it takes has.
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