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UNICAL Post-UTME 2019 past questions and answers

This 2019 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 2019 set with instant marking.

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Sample UNICAL Post-UTME 2019 questions

1. Neither the registrar nor the lecturers ___ available when the notice was posted.
  1. were
  2. was
  3. is
  4. has been

Answer: A. were

In a neither-nor construction, the verb agrees with the nearer subject, lecturers, which is plural.

2. Choose the word nearest in meaning to meticulous as used in 'The editor was meticulous in checking every reference'.
  1. careless
  2. thorough
  3. hurried
  4. uncertain

Answer: B. thorough

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

3. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
  1. She have lived in Calabar since 2021.
  2. She has live in Calabar since 2021.
  3. She has lived in Calabar since 2021.
  4. She is living in Calabar since 2021.

Answer: C. She has lived in Calabar since 2021.

The present perfect 'has lived' correctly describes a situation that began in the past and continues to the present.

4. If someone 'spills the beans' about a plan, the person has
  1. made a mess while cooking
  2. spoiled a meal
  3. refused to participate
  4. revealed a secret

Answer: D. revealed a secret

The idiom 'spill the beans' means to disclose secret information.

5. Choose the correct question tag: 'You seldom visit us, ___?'
  1. do you
  2. don't you
  3. did you
  4. will you

Answer: A. do you

Seldom has a negative sense, so the tag is positive: 'do you'.

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