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UNIBEN Post-UTME 2021 past questions and answers

This 2021 UNIBEN 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 UNIBEN Post-UTME 2021 questions

1. Neither the dean nor the lecturers ___ willing to postpone the screening exercise.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: B. were

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

2. In the sentence 'The new measures may mitigate the effects of flooding', the word 'mitigate' means to ___.
  1. measure
  2. predict
  3. reduce
  4. cause

Answer: C. reduce

To mitigate an effect is to make it less severe.

3. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
  1. After the meeting, however, the chairperson remained in the hall.
  2. After the meeting however the chairperson, remained in the hall.
  3. After, the meeting however the chairperson remained in the hall.
  4. After the meeting, however the chairperson remained, in the hall.

Answer: A. After the meeting, however, the chairperson remained in the hall.

The introductory phrase is followed by a comma and the conjunctive adverb 'however' is set off with commas.

4. If I ___ earlier, I would have met the registrar before the office closed.
  1. arrive
  2. would arrive
  3. have arrived
  4. had arrived

Answer: D. had arrived

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

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

Answer: B. abundant

Scarce means available in short supply, while abundant means plentiful.

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