University of Ibadan (UI) post-UTME: format and past questions

Last checked 15 October 2026

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200UI's minimum UTME score for 2025/2026

In short

The UI post-UTME is 100 questions (reported, 2024/2025), on a computer (2025/2026).
You need at least 200 in the UTME to apply (2025/2026).
Subjects: The candidate's four UTME subjects (Use of English plus the three course subjects), about 25 questions each (2024/2025, reported, not yet confirmed by the school).
Below are ten questions from our UI post-UTME bank, with answers and explanations.

How the screening is written

How it is written	Computer-based test (CBT) (2025/2026)
Number of questions	100 (2024/2025, reported, not yet confirmed by the school)
Subjects	The candidate's four UTME subjects (Use of English plus the three course subjects), about 25 questions each (2024/2025, reported, not yet confirmed by the school)
Minimum UTME score	200 (2025/2026) 2025/2026 notice; the 2026/2027 notice gives no figure.
Usual period	June to August
Where to apply	admissions.ui.edu.ng

Schools can change the format from one year to the next. Check UI's own notice when the form is out.

UI post-UTME past questions

Ten questions from our UI post-UTME bank, with answers and explanations.

1.The pest designated as a national pest by Nigerian Agricultural Advisory Council is
1. A
  Variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus)
  Correct
2. B
  Housefly
3. C
  Cockroach
4. D
  Mosquito
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Answer: A
The variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus) was designated a national pest in Nigeria due to the severe damage it causes to cassava and other food crops.
2.The institution that preserves civil liberty in Nigeria is the
1. A
  The Nigeria Police Force
2. B
  The Judiciary
  Correct
3. C
  The Executive
4. D
  The Legislature
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Answer: B
The Judiciary, through its independent interpretation of the law and protection of fundamental human rights, is the institution that preserves civil liberty in Nigeria.
3.For worshipping the molten calf, God described the Israelites as
1. A
  A wandering and homeless people
2. B
  A chosen and faithful people
3. C
  A stiff-necked people
  Correct
4. D
  A weak and fearful people
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Answer: C
"I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people" (Exodus 32:9), spoken after the golden calf incident.
4.The main economic objective behind the production of goods and services in an economy is to
1. A
  Provide employment for every citizen
2. B
  Increase the value of the national currency
3. C
  Satisfy human wants using scarce available resources
  Correct
4. D
  Maximize government tax revenue
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Answer: C
The fundamental purpose of production in any economy is to satisfy human wants, given that resources used to produce goods and services are scarce.
5.Which of the following climates is characterized by an alternate hot season, wet season and dry season?
1. A
  Tropical wet-and-dry (savanna) climate
  Correct
2. B
  Desert climate
3. C
  Equatorial climate
4. D
  Mediterranean climate
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Answer: A
The tropical wet-and-dry (savanna) climate is marked by a distinct alternation between a hot, wet rainy season and a hot, dry season each year.
6.The basic fiscal relation that exists among the three tiers of government in Nigeria is
1. A
  Trade unionism
2. B
  Fiscal federalism (revenue allocation)
  Correct
3. C
  Monetary policy control
4. D
  Bilateral diplomacy
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Answer: B
Fiscal federalism governs how revenue is shared and fiscal responsibilities divided among federal, state, and local governments.
7.In Timothy Paul urges Christians to pray for kings and those in authority for the achievement of
1. A
  Fame and political honour
2. B
  Wealth and prosperity for the church
3. C
  A peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity
  Correct
4. D
  Victory over their enemies
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Answer: C
1 Timothy 2:2: prayer for kings and all in authority "that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty."
8.Choose the option that best completes the gap: He ______ not come now
1. A
  can
2. B
  dares
3. C
  dare
  Correct
4. D
  may
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Answer: C
Dare functions as a semi-modal in negative constructions and does not take an -s even with a third-person singular subject: "He dare not come now."
9.Palm Produce was heavily concentrated in _____
1. A
  the far north
2. B
  the Middle Belt
3. C
  Northern Nigeria
4. D
  Eastern Nigeria
  Correct
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Answer: D
Palm produce (palm oil and palm kernel) was heavily concentrated in Eastern Nigeria, where the oil palm belt supported the region's major export trade during the colonial period.
10.The most mimetic term in critical vocabulary is ________
1. A
  Prose fiction
2. B
  Drama
  Correct
3. C
  Satire
4. D
  Poetry
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Answer: B
Drama is considered the most mimetic form because it directly enacts action before an audience rather than narrating or describing it.

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How to prepare for the UI post-UTME

The UI post-UTME questions we hold cover Economics (100), Government (99), History (99), Physics (99), Christian Religious Studies (98), Literature in English (89), Use of English (85), Biology (78), Principles of Accounts (26), Agricultural Science (21), Geography (9) and Mathematics (5).

Practise each subject with JAMB past questions: Economics · Government · History · Physics · Christian Religious Studies · Literature in English · Use of English · Biology · Principles of Accounts · Agricultural Science · Geography · Mathematics.

Which subjects you write for your course

Your UTME subjects depend on your course. These pages give JAMB's rule and UI's own, where JAMB's brochure has one.

Questions students ask about the UI post-UTME

Is there a post-UTME exam at UI?

Yes. It is a computer-based test (CBT), as in 2025/2026.

What is the minimum UTME score for the UI post-UTME?

200 (the 2025/2026 figure). Many courses ask for more: see the UI cut-off marks.

Post-UTME at other schools

University of Ilorin post-UTMEThe UNILORIN post-UTME is a computer-based test (CBT) (2025/2026).
University of Lagos post-UTMEThe UNILAG post-UTME is 40 questions (reported, 2025/2026) in 30 minutes, on a computer.
Federal University of Technology, Akure post-UTMEYou need at least 180 in the UTME to apply (reported).
Federal University of Technology, Owerri post-UTMEFUTO screens candidates on their UTME score and O'level results, with no written test.
Lagos State University post-UTMELASU screens candidates on their UTME score and O'level results, with no written test.

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