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UNICAL Post-UTME 2017 past questions and answers

This 2017 UNICAL 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 2017 set with instant marking.

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Sample UNICAL Post-UTME 2017 questions

1. Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: Neither the registrar nor the applicants ___ aware of the change in venue.
  1. were
  2. was
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: A. were

With neither...nor, the verb agrees with the nearer plural subject applicants, so were is correct.

2. The committee considered the proposal ______ because it lacked supporting evidence.
  1. tenable
  2. credible
  3. plausible
  4. untenable

Answer: D. untenable

Untenable means not able to be defended, which fits a proposal lacking evidence.

3. Choose the option nearest in meaning to 'meticulous'.
  1. Careless
  2. Thorough
  3. Impatient
  4. Ordinary

Answer: B. Thorough

A meticulous person pays careful attention to detail and is therefore thorough.

4. Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
  1. After the lecture, Ada said, 'I understand the rule.'
  2. After the lecture Ada said 'I understand the rule'.
  3. After the lecture, Ada said 'I understand the rule.'
  4. After the lecture Ada, said, 'I understand the rule'.

Answer: A. After the lecture, Ada said, 'I understand the rule.'

The introductory phrase takes a comma, and the direct quotation is correctly enclosed and punctuated.

5. If Musa had left earlier, he ______ the first bus.
  1. will catch
  2. would catch
  3. would have caught
  4. had caught

Answer: C. would have caught

A past unreal condition uses past perfect in the if-clause and would have plus the past participle in the result clause.

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