DELSU General Paper 2013/2014 Past Questions

Question 1

Which of the following best describes Literature?

A.It tells the story of great men and women
B.it is a reflection of man’s life
C.it is a record of past events
D.it describes what even happened and cannot happen

Objective

Question 2

The main female character in a play is called ------

A.Hero
B.Heroine
C.Down
D.Antagonist

Objective

Question 3

Enjambment is poetic term referring to the use of -----

A.Run-on-line
B.Rhyme line
C.Rhythm
D.Metre

Objective

Question 4

Poem of fourteen lines is ------

A.Eugy
B.Sonnet
C.Dirge
D.Ode

Objective

Question 5

A casual reference to a figure or an event is regarded as -----

A.Alliteration
B.Allegory
C.Allusion
D.Anthology

Objective

Question 6

When a nice and pleasant statement is used in place of an unpleasant one in describing something, it is called-----

A.Paradox
B.Irony
C.Innuendo
D.Euphemism

Objective

Question 7

“Man proposes, but God disposes”, what figure of speech does this belong?

A.Hyperbole
B.Epigram
C.Climax
D.Oxymoron

Objective

Question 8

‘Deus ex machina’, is a------ word which means

A.French/God of machine
B.German/Father of Mercy
C.Greek/God of machine
D.Latin/God out of machine

Objective

Question 9

A play where characters are engaged in ridiculous actions that are extremely funny is referred to as a/an--------

A.Farce
B.Comedy
C.Epic
D.Parody

Objective

Question 10

The title of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel published this year (2013) is

A.Purple Hibiscus
B.The thing around your neck
C.Half of a yellow sun
D.Americana

Objective

Question 11

An author sustains his reader’s interest through the use of -------

A.Suspense
B.Ambiguity
C.Prologue
D.Anecdotes

Objective

Question 12

A figure of speech in which an absent person or an object is addressed as if referred to is -----

A.Assonance
B.Apostrophe
C.Elegy
D.Personification

Objective

Question 13

Romantic Poetry emphasizes ----

A.The beauty of nature
B.Intimate Relationship
C.The love in human nature
D.The romantic in humans

Objective

Question 14

In a drama the term ‘denouement’ is used ------

A.a figure of speech
B.For the point of highest dramatic tension
C.When crises in the play is resolved
D.When the Hero’s tragic flaw is resolved

Objective

Question 15

Catharsis is experienced

A.After one has written a play
B.while the play is being staged
C.Before watching play
D.After watching a play

Objective

Question 16

Which of the following is common to all literature?

A.Tragedy
B.Chorus
C.Language
D.Action

Objective

Question 17

Read the extract below and use it to answer questions 67-69.
But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved suddenly and the houses crumbled, the mountains moved horribly, and the work of a million years was lost.

The subject matter of the above extract is

A.Earthquake
B.House movement
C.Sea Waves
D.Storm

Objective

Question 18

Read the extract below and use it to answer questions 67-69.
But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved suddenly and the houses crumbled, the mountains moved horribly, and the work of a million years was lost.

The image depicted in the extract is one of -----

A.Destruction
B.Muniment
C.Happiness
D.Admiration

Objective

Question 19

Read the extract below and use it to answer questions 67-69.
But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved suddenly and the houses crumbled, the mountains moved horribly, and the work of a million years was lost.

An African author who has written plays, poem and prose is ------

A.Wole Soyinka
B.Chinua Achebe
C.Zeynab Alkali
D.Flora Nwapa

Objective

Question 20

Which of the following is an African Poet?

A.William Wordsworth
B.Robert Frost
C.Dennis Brutus
D.W. B. Yeats

Objective

Question 21

The meaning of religion is:

A.Reverence
B.Humility
C.Agreement
D.Prosperity

Objective

Question 22

The three main types of religion in Nigeria are:

A.Christianity, Islam and Hare Krishna
B.Mysticism, Occultism and Philosophy
C.Judaism, Islam and ATR
D.ATR, Christianity and Islam

Objective

Question 23

Joshua led Israel successfully in the conquest of Canaan (Josh 1:1-15; Num 13:16-14:15 ) because of his:

A.Courage
B.Faith
C.Diplomacy
D.Bravery

Objective

Question 24

Ahab’s claim to Naboth’s vineyard (1kgs: 21.1f) is the result of:

A.Covetousness
B.Sorrowfulness
C.Passion for possession
D.Desire of wealth

Objective

Question 25

Elijah first demonstrated the power of God in the story of O:

A.Famine
B.Drought
C.Pestilence
D.Plague

Objective

Question 26

Sexual abuse, rape, armed robbery, drug abuse, riot and host of other examples of:

A.Developing Nations
B.Social ills
C.Deviant Behavior
D.Generational shift

Objective

Question 27

The two guiding principles of living in a pluralistic society are:

A.Dialogue and tolerant
B.Dialogue and monologue
C.Decalogue and tolerance
D.Democracy and good governance

Objective

Question 28

Religion according to Emile Durkheim is:

A.Deconstruction of the state
B.Construction of human value
C.Creation of the society
D.Creation of denomination and parishes

Objective

Question 29

“Saul has slain a thousand, and David tens of thousands” means:

A.Was a worship song
B.Meant to settle the dispute between the two personalities involved
C.Helped to promote rivalry between Saul and David
D.Was a kind of war song.

Objective

Question 30

Peter said, “Ananias why has Satan filled your mind to lie to the Holy Spirit” What was the offence?

A.Ananias kept back part of the money of his land
B.Ananias did not accept the gospel
C.They stole the money of the apostles
D.Ananias is justified in his action

Objective

Question 31

The real name of Bar-Jesus (Acts 13: 4-12) is :

A.Sergius
B.Barnabas
C.Elymas
D.Tabitha

Objective

Question 32

The mother of John the Baptist is:

A.Mary
B.Aquila
C.Elizabeth
D.Anna

Objective

Question 33

Fall in moral standard in Nigeria emanates from -----

A.Rationalistic reflection of God
B.Rationalistic reflection of man
C.Rationalistic acceptance of God
D.Greed and desire to get rich

Objective

Question 34

-------- is a planned collective movement aimed at changing a decadent socio-political and economic system

A.Social revolution
B.Economic revolution
C.Demonstration
D.Riot

Objective

Question 35

The family plays a fundamental and unshakeable central role in:

A.Psychological perception of human life
B.Physiological perception of human life
C.Religious perception of human life
D.Total perception of human life

Objective

Question 36

Africa was partitioned for all of the following reasons except-------

A.Assisting Africans develop their economies
B.To make European Occupation of African territories effective
C.The exploitation of African economics
D.To foist European civilization on Africans

Objective

Question 37

The Bayajioda legend tells the origin of the -------

A.Hausa
B.Yoruba
C.Igbo
D.Igala

Objective

Question 38

In British West Africa, political independence was won largely through

A.violence
B.Dialogue
C.Sabotage
D.litigation

Objective

Question 39

The international fame which the Karamanli rulers attained in Libya derived from their economic centred mainly on

A.Piracy
B.Trade in ostrich feathers
C.Slave trade
D.Abundant gold deposits

Objective

Question 40

British occupied Egypt because the

A.Egyptians killed some Europeans in Alezandrian
B.British wanted to restore the authority of the Khedive
C.British sought to secure her commercial interest in India and the far East
D.British were given the go-ahead by France

Objective

Question 41

The main contending European-Rivals for the comm of Buganda were the

A.British and Germans
B.British and French
C.Germans and French
D.Germans and Beldians

Objective

Question 42

The brand of socialism adopted by Julius Nyerere in Tanzania was called

A.Maji-Maji
B.Mau-Mau
C.Ujama
D.Negritude

Objective

Question 43

The most important commodity in the legitimate trade was -------

A.Rubber
B.Slaves
C.Pepper
D.Palm oil

Objective

Question 44

The first Governor General of Nigeria was -------

A.Nnamdi Azikiwe
B.Lord Lugard
C.Oliver Lyttleton
D.Herbert Macaulay

Objective

Question 45

The Organization of African Unity (OAU) is now ------

A.Organization of African Union (OAU)
B.African Union (AU)
C.United States of Africa (USA)
D.African Community

Objective

Question 46

The element in the government of Oyo Empire did not include -----

A.Checks and balances
B.Hereditary practice
C.Ogboni Cult
D.Oyomesi and their leader Bashorun

Objective

Question 47

The first European nation to make contact with the Nigerian coast in the 15th century was

A.Portugal
B.France
C.British
D.German

Objective

Question 48

The Boer undertook the Great Trek in order to avoid being governed by the

A.Portuguese
B.British
C.German
D.French

Objective

Question 49

The Berlin conference for the partition of Africa held at the instance of

A.King Leopold of Belgium
B.Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck of Germany
C.Prime Minister Harold Wilson of Britain
D.Jules Ferry of France

Objective

Question 50

In Nigeria, the policy of Reconstruction, Reconciliation and Rehabilitation also called the ‘3Rs’ was associated with the

A.Udoji award
B.War against indiscipline
C.Nigerian Civil War
D.June 12 Election

Objective