SAMPLE QUESTIONS OF IBIAM POLY SCREENING PAST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR HND BUSINESS

Excerpts of 2014/2015 Poly Unwana Screening Test for HND Business

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

In questions below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase

1. The student’s essay was brief and to the point  A. crucial  B. accurate  C. prompt  D. precise  E. minimal 

2. This soft drink is fortified with Vitamin C  A. mixed  B. endowed  C. prepared  D. enriched  E. endow 

3. Religious fanaticism should be discouraged  A. bigotry  B. tolerance  C. extremism  D. liberalism  E. determination 

4. The old woman is suffering from dementia  A. lunatic  B. senility  C. insanity  D. sagacity  E. lucidity

5. The conduct of the witness could only be ascribed to fear  A. related  B. given  C. attributed  D. guessed  E. likened

MATHEMATICS

6. If M represent the median and D the mode of the measurements 5, 9,3,5,7,5,8 then (M,D) is   A. (6,5)  B. (5,5)  C. (5,7)  D. (5,8) 

7. A sum of money invested at 5% per annum simple interest amounts to £285.20 after 3 years. How long will it take the same sum to amount to £434.00 at 7 ½ % per annum simple interest?  A. 14 years  B. 12 years  C. 10 years  D. 5 years 

8. A housewife bought 3kg of garri at N13.00 per kg. She deposited N160.00 for half a cow and bought 24 apples at 10k each. She came back home with N20.60, she therefore left home with  A. N201.40  B. N220.00  C. N222.00  C. N222.00  D. N180.80

9. If the price of a car fell from N280,000 to n200,000. Find the percentage decrease?  A. 26.57%  B. 27.57%  C. 28.57%  D. 29.5%  E. 30.57%

10. A man borrowed N16,000 for 1 year and paid back N18,000. Express the interest paid as a percentage of the principal?  A. 1.25%  B. 11.25%  C. 12.5%  D. 13.5%  E. 2.5%