Post UTME exam will be here soon. And guess what, you need post-UTME past questions and answers to help you score high in the exam and gain admission.
In this post are the post-UTME past questions and answers of various schools in Nigeria, including universities, polytechnics and other higher institutions in Nigeria. This Post UTME Screening test past questions are compiled according to schools, culled from the past questions for the of the schools.
Please note that this screening exam past questions and answers and does not mean that the questions below are what you will see during your post UTME exam this year. As it is with JAMB, some questions may be repeated or not. The essence of this is to help you know the kind of questions your school set so you can prepare well ahead of the screening exam.
It is important you get a PDF copy of the post UTME past Questions and Answers on various subjects which the students before you were tested on during post UTME exams. This is a smart way to get ready for admission.
NOTE: We intend to add more post UTME past questions. For now, I am sharing only those ones that are ready. So, you can always check back later to see if that of your school has been added.
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The sample questions below are randomly picked and is only showing some Biology questions. Also, Correct Options are written in bold and/or coloured
Question 1. The muscle cell fluid of an athlete was tested immediately after a 100m race and was found to contain a high concentration of lactic acid. Explain what could have caused this.
(A) the athlete must have eaten food containing a lactic acid
(B) the athlete must have injected lactic acid into his blood just before the race
(C) the athlete must have carried out anaerobic respiration during the race
(D) the athlete must have inhaled lactic acid from the environment during the race.
Question 2. One of these is not a continuous variation
(A) height
(B) weight
(C) tongue rolling
(D) skin colour
Question 3. One of the following is usually worm-like, cylindrical or flattened
(A) molluscs
(B) insects
(C) nematodes
(D) annelids
Question 4. The roots hairs are
(A) strength and support
(B) conducting liquid
(C) absorption of water and salt
(D) penetration into the soil
Question 5. The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to
(A) genetic variation
(B) phenotype
(C) genome
(D) genotype
Question 6. In a cell, the genes are carried by
(A) Nuclear membrane
(B) Chromatin threads
(C) lysosomes
(D) Mitochondria
Question 7. An ecosystem is composed of all of the following except:
(A) Plants
(B) Animals
(C) Temperature
(D) Meadows
Question 8. In a food web, tertiary consumers belong to which trophic level
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
Question 9. The primary structure responsible for pumping blood for circulation through the mammalian
circulatory systems are the
(A) Veins
(B) Right auricle
(C) Arteries
(D) Left ventricle
Question 10. The cocoon into which an earthworm lays its egg is produced in the
(A) prostomium
(B) peristomium
(C) chaeta
(D) clitellum
Question 11. Daughters receive their X-chromosome from their ___
(A) father
(B) mother
(C) relative
(D) siblings
Question 12. In bony fishes, the swim bladder is used for
(A) adjusting the weight of the fish when swimming at different levels.
(B) extracting oxygen from water which enters the mouth of the fish.
(C) equalizing fluid pressures between the fish and the surrounding water.
(D) absorbing more water when the fish is about to descend to a lower level
Question 13. The theory that new organs or characteristics develop in organisms when there is a need for them
was postulated by
(A) Charles Darwin
(B) Wallace
(C) Lean Lamarck
(D) Gregor Mendel
Question 14. Ribosomes are found in all living cells. What is their function?
(A) cellular respiration
(B) synthesis of proteins
(C) excretion of waste products
(D) intracellular transport
Question 15. Which of the following is NOT a function of the nucleus of a cell?
(A) It controls the life processes of the cell
(B) It translates genetic information for the manufacture of proteins
(C) It stores and carries hereditary information
(D) It is a reservoir of energy for the cell
Question 16. Plants that are adapted to grow in dryland where water content is low are
(A) Halophytes
(B) Hydrophytes
(C) Xerophytes
(D) Mesophytes
Question 17. What happens to a man whose pancreas has been surgically removed?
(A) the level of blood sugar would increase
(B) the glycogen content of the liver would increase
(C) his blood pressure would decrease
(D) his weight would increase appreciably
Question 18. The hereditary factor of the material for inheritance is
(A) organ
(B) sex
(C) gene
(D) ovum
Question 19. The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to
(A) genetic variation
(B) phenotype
(C) genome
(D) genotype
Question 20. One of the following is not an excretory structure
(A) stomata
(B) blood
(C) kidney
(D) flame cell
Question 21. In a food web, tertiary consumers belong to which trophic level
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
Question 22. Which of the following factors is not associated with aquatic habitat
(A) Temperature
(B) Light intensity
(C) Humidity
(D) wave action
Question 23. One of the following is usually worm-like, cylindrical or flattened
(A) molluscs
(B) insects
(C) nematodes
(D) annelids
Question 24. Which of the following constitutes the main internal tissue of leaf?
(A) Cuticle
(B) Mesophyll
(C) Vascular bundle
(D) Lower epidermis
Question 25. In insects, the structure that performs the same function as the kidney in man is the
(A) Nephridium
(B) Flame cell
(C) Malpighian tubule
(D) Trachea
Question 26. Principles of heredity can be applied in one of these
(A) medicine
(B) chemistry
(C) law
(D) biology
Question 27. One of these is not the shape of fingerprints
(A) circles
(B) loop
(C) whorls
(D) arches
Question 28. What is the term used to describe the sum total of biotic and abiotic factors in the environment of
the organism?
(A) habitat
(B) biome
(C) ecosystem
(D) ecological niche
Question 29. S phase in growth curve is known as?
(A) rapid phase
(B) shot phase
(C) long phase
(D) end Phase
Question 30. Carbohydrates are stored in animal cells as
(A) glycogen
(B) glucose
(C) maltase
(D) starch
Question 31. The rhesus factor of blood was first identified in a category of
(A) Monkeys
(B) Human females
(C) Human males
(D) Chimpanzees
Question 32. The division of the nucleus is known as
(A) karyokinesis
(B) cytokinesis
(C) isogamy
(D) isonomy
Question 33. In the mammal, the autonomic system consists of
(A) sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
(B) brain and spinal nerves
(C) brain and cranial nerves
(D) spinal cord and spinal nerves
Question 34. The reproduction of the cell is controlled by which of the following:
(A) RNA
(B) DNA
(C) mRNA
(D) Mitosis
Question 35. The order of food passage in the digestive system is
(A) Ileum-Cecum-Colon-Rectum
(B) Ileum-Colon-Cecum-Rectum
(C) Colon-Ileum-Cecum-Rectum
(D) Colon-Cecum-Ileum-Rectum
Question 36. In plants, the structures that play roles similar to the arteries and veins of animals are the
(A) Xylem and Phloem
(B) Root hairs and xylem
(C) Lenticels and phloem
(D) roots and stems
Question 37. Two plants with red flowers were backcrossed, which of the following results indicates that
the plants are heterozygous red flowers, where red flowers are dominants?
(A) 75%red and 25% white
(B) 50% red and 50% white
(C) 100% white
(D) 100% red
Question 38. Genetically modified food products have not become universally accepted because
(A) they are not tasty as others produced by conventional means
(B) they are usually costlier than others produced by conventional means
(C) their effect on human consumers is not yet fully understood
(D) the technology can be applied only in developed countries
Question 39. Which of these animals is not metamerically segmented
(A) tapeworm
(B) earthworm
(C) centipede
(D) shark
Question 40. The sterile individuals in the honey bee are known as
(A) Drone
(B) Queens
(C) Workers
(D) None of these
Question 41. Which of the following is used mainly for balancing in fish?
(A) the caudal fin
(B) The pectoral fin
(C) The anal fin
(D) The dorsal fin
Question 42. Octopus is popularly known as ___ fish
(A) devil
(B) jelly
(C) cray
(D) shark
Question 43. The sexual reproductive units produced by mature individuals of sexually reproducing species of
organism is called
(A) sperms
(B) ova
(C) zygotes
(D) gametes.
Question 44. Which of these does not have respiratory and circulatory systems
(A) annelids
(B) nematodes
(C) insects
(D) molluscs
Question 45. Speargrass has an underground structure called
(A) bulbs
(B) corm
(C) rhizomes
(D) taproots
Question 46. Maize is best stored against insect attack
(A) on raised platform
(B) in fumigated silos
(C) while still on the cob
(D) in humid metal tanks
Question 47. Circulation of blood to all parts of the body excepts the lungs is through
(A) the pulmonary artery
(B) Systemic circulation
(C) The lymphatic system
(D) Pulmonary circulation
Question 48. Manufactured food in the plants is transported through the
(A) xylem
(B) phloem
(C) cambium
(D) cortex
Question 49. The genetic make-up of an organism is called
(A) genotype
(B) phenotype
(C) variation
(D) gene
Question 50. A sudden change in a gene or genes is called
(A) fertilization
(B) variation
(C) mutation
(D) heredity
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