PUTME General Paper (Law-Arts) past questions.

366 real Post-UTME Screening questions from 2005 to 2012, every one with a worked solution. Practise them timed, on the web, on Android, or offline on desktop.

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366
Years covered
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Questions per paper
40
Time allowed
40 min
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Sample General Paper (Law-Arts) questions, answered.

Taken straight from the papers below — one from each of the most recent years, with the answer marked and the reasoning written out.

PUTME General Paper (Law-Arts) 2012 · Question 1
Which of these African countries is the oldest independent nation?
  1. Nigeria
  2. Togo
  3. Ghana — correct answer
  4. Zimbabwe
Worked solution
Ghana became independent on 6 March 1957; Togo and Nigeria in 1960 and Zimbabwe in 1980.
PUTME General Paper (Law-Arts) 2011 · Question 1
Drama is different from poetry because it
  1. involves many characters
  2. exists mainly in action — correct answer
  3. uses elevated language
  4. deals with tragedy
Worked solution
Drama is written to be performed: it is realised mainly through action on stage, whereas poetry exists mainly in words.
PUTME General Paper (Law-Arts) 2010 · Question 1
The legendary founder of the Hausa States is
  1. Bayajidda — correct answer
  2. Saif ibn Dhi Yazan
  3. Al-Maghili
  4. Uthman Dan Fodio
Worked solution
According to the Daura legend, Bayajidda killed the snake of the Daura well, married the queen, and his descendants founded the seven Hausa Bakwai states.
PUTME General Paper (Law-Arts) 2009 · Question 1
Who among the following is regarded as the father of Nigerian nationalism?
  1. Herbert Macaulay — correct answer
  2. Nnamdi Azikiwe
  3. Obafemi Awolowo
  4. Ahmadu Bello
Worked solution
Herbert Macaulay, founder of the Nigerian National Democratic Party (1923), is widely regarded as the father of Nigerian nationalism.
PUTME General Paper (Law-Arts) 2008 · Question 1
The mood of the poem 'Heritage of Liberation' is that of
  1. Despair
  2. Content and love — correct answer
  3. Disappointment
  4. Doom
Worked solution
The poem celebrates the legacy of the liberation struggle handed down to future generations; its mood is positive and affectionate rather than despairing or doom-laden.
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PUTME General Paper (Law-Arts), year by year.

2012
45 questions
2011
42 questions
2010
40 questions
2009
45 questions
2008
40 questions
2007
30 questions
2006
50 questions
2005
74 questions
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