MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

PRE-ENTRY EXAMINATION TEST 1 FOR BACHELORS OF LAWS.

ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024.

DATE: TUESDAY 2ND APRIL 2024.

TIME: 9.00AM - 12.00 NOON.

INSTRUCTIONS. All instructions in the main Exam apply to this test.
SECTION 1. APTITUDE.
Read and answer the following questions.
1.Yard is to inch as quart is to
A. gallon
B. ounce
C.milk
D.liquid

2.Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son of the only son of my
mother." How is Suresh related to that boy?
A. Brother
B. Uncle
C.Cousin
D.Father

3. Statements: In a one-day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of
these 160 runs were made by spinners.
Conclusions:
1. 80% of the team consists of spinners.

2. The opening batsmen were spinners.

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows
C.Neither I nor II follows
D.Either I or II follows
4. Statements:
I. Standard of living among the middle-class society is constantly going up since part of
few years.

II. Indian Economy is observing remarkable growth.

A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.

B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.

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C.Both the statements I and II are independent causes.
D.Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.

5. Flow: River: Stagnant?

A. Rain
B. Stream
C.Pool
D.Canal

6. Statements: Some actors are singers. All the singers are dancers.
Conclusions:
1. Some actors are dancers.

2. No singer is actor.

A. Only (1) conclusion follows

B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C.Either (1) or (2) follows
D.Neither (1) nor (2) follows

7. A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in a row. S and Z are in the centre. A and P are at the ends.
R is sitting to the left of A. Who is to the right of P?
A.A
B.X
C.S
D.Z

8. Question: In which year was Rahul born?

Statements:
I. Rahul at present is 25 years younger to his mother.

II. Rahul's brother, who was born in 1964, is 35 years younger to his mother.

A.I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient

B.II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C.Either I or II is sufficient
D.Both I and II are sufficient.

9. Which one of the following is always found in 'Bravery'?

A. Experience
B. Power
C.Courage
D.Knowledge

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10. A song always has
A. Word
B. Chorus
C.Musician
D.Tymbal

11.What is found necessarily in milk?

A. Cream
B. Curd
C.Water
D.Whiteness

12. The total of the ages of Amar, Akbar and Anthony is 80 years. What was the total of their
ages three years ago?
A.71 years
B.72 years
C.74 years
D.77 years

13. Choose the word which is different from the rest.

A. Cap
B. Turban
C.Helmet
D.Veil

14.ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, _____, MLNA

A. OLPA
B. KLMA
C.LLMA
D.KLLA

15. CMM, EOO, GQQ, _____, KUU

A.GRR
B.GSS
C.ISS
D.ITT

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 SECTION 2. COMPREHESION AND LANGUAGE SKILLS.

PASSAGE ONE; Read the passage below and answer questions 1-5.

The greatest thing this age can be proud of is the birth of man in the consciousness of men.
In his drunken orgies of power and national pride man may flout and jeer at it. when
organised national selfishness, racial antipathy and commercial self seeking begin to display
their ugly deformities in all their nakedness, then comes the time for man to know that his
salvation is not in political organisations and extended trade relations, not in any mechanical
re-arrangement of social system but in a deeper transformation of life, in the liberation of
consciousness in love, in the realisation of God in man

1.In this passage, the phrase "God in man" implies

A. God having assumed the shape of man

B. neither fully godly nor fully human
C.man being transformed into God
D.the divine qualities in man

2.The author uses the expression 'ugly deformities' to show his indignation at

A. political organisations
B.the liberation of human consciousness
C.selfishness and materialism of the people
D.the drunken orgies of power

3.According to the author, "salvation" of human beings lies in the

A. extended trade relations

B. spiritual transformation of life
C.orgy of national pride
D.wholehearted participated in political organisations

4.In the phrase "the birth of Man in the consciousness of men", AMn stands for

A. power and arrogance

B. egocentricity
C.noble human qualities
D.an idealistic notion of the human self

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5. People jeer at the 'birth of Man' in the human consciousness when they

A.begin to think of themselves as God

B. become power hungry
C.restructure the social system
D.become mentally deranged

PASSAGE TWO.

Passage 2
Archaeology as a profession faces two major problems.

First, it is the poorest of the poor. Only paltry sums are available for excavating and even
less is available for publishing the results and preserving the sites once excavated. Yet
archaeologists deal with priceless objects every day.

Second, there is the problem of illegal excavation, resulting in museum-quality pieces being
sold to the highest bidder.

I would like to make an outrageous suggestion that would at one stroke provide funds for
archaeology and reduce the amount of illegal digging. I would propose that scientific
archeological expeditions and governmental authorities sell excavated artifacts on the open
market. Such sales would provide substantial funds for the excavation and preservation of
archaeological sites and the publication of results. At the same time, they would break the
illegal excavator’s grip on the market, thereby decreasing the inducement to engage in illegal
activities.

You might object that professionals excavate to acquire knowledge, not money. Moreover,
ancient artifacts are part of our global cultural heritage, which should be available for all to
appreciate, not sold to the highest bidder. I agree. Sell nothing that has unique artistic merit
or scientific value. But you might reply, everything that comes out of the ground has scientific
value. Here we part company. Theoretically, you may be correct in claiming that every
artifact has potential scientific value. Practically, you are wrong.

I refer to the thousands of pottery vessels and ancient lamps that are essentially duplicates
of one another. In one small excavation in Cyprus, archaeologists recently uncovered 2,000
virtually indistinguishable small jugs in a single courtyard, even precious royal seal
impressions known as melekh handles have been found in abundance — more than 4,000
examples so far.

The basement of museums is simply not large enough to store the artifacts that are likely to
be discovered in the future. There is not enough money even to catalogue the finds; as a
result, they cannot be found again and become as inaccessible as if they had never been
discovered. Indeed, with the help of a computer, sold artifacts could be more accessible than
are the pieces stored in bulging museum basements. Prior to sale, each could be
photographed and the list of the purchasers could be maintained on the computer A
purchaser could even be required to agree to return the piece if it should become needed for
scientific purposes. It would be unrealistic to suggest that illegal digging would stop if
artifacts were sold in the open market. But the demand for the clandestine product would be
substantially reduced. Who would want an unmarked pot when another was available whose
provenance was known, and that was dated stratigraphically by the professional
archaeologist who excavated it?

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Based on the Passage, answer the following questions:

6.The primary purpose of the passage is to propose

(A) an alternative to museum display of artifacts

(B) a way to curb illegal digging while benefiting the archaeological profession

(C) a way to distinguish artifacts with scientific value from those that have no such value

(D) the governmental regulation of archaeological sites

(E) a new system for cataloging duplicate artifacts

7.The author implies that all of the following statements about duplicate artifacts are
true EXCEPT:

(A) A market for such artifacts already exists.

(B) Such artifacts seldom have scientific value.

(C) There is likely to be a continuing supply of such artifacts.

(D) Museums are well supplied with examples of such artifacts.

(E) Such artifacts frequently exceed in quality in comparison to those already cataloged in
museum collections

8.Which of the following is mentioned in the passage as a disadvantage of storing

artifacts in museum basements?
(A) Museum officials rarely allow scholars access to such artifacts.

(B) Space that could be better used for display is taken up for storage.

(C) Artifacts discovered in one excavation often become separated from each other.

(D) Such artifacts are often damaged by variations in temperature and humidity.

(E) Such artifacts often remain uncatalogued and thus cannot be located once they are put
in storage

9.The author’s argument concerning the effect of the official sale of duplicate artifacts
on illegal excavation is based on which of the following assumptions?
(A) Prospective purchasers would prefer to buy authenticated artifacts.

(B) The price of illegally excavated artifacts would rise.

(C) Computers could be used to trace sold artifacts.

(D) Illegal excavators would be forced to sell only duplicate artifacts.

(E) Money gained from selling authenticated artifacts could be used to investigate and
prosecute illegal excavators

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10. The author anticipates which of the following initial objections to the adoption of
his proposal?
(A) Museum officials will become unwilling to store artifacts.

(B) An oversupply of salable artifacts will result and the demand for them will fall.

(C) Artifacts that would have been displayed in public places will be sold to private collectors.

(D) Illegal excavators will have an even larger supply of artifacts for resale.

(E) Counterfeiting of artifacts will become more commonplace.

PASSAGE THREE.

Philosophy of Education is a label applied to the study of the purpose, process, nature and

ideals of education. It can be considered a branch of both philosophy and education.

Education can be defined as the teaching and learning of specific skills, and the imparting of

knowledge, judgment and wisdom, and is something broader than the societal institution of

education we often speak of.

Many educationalists consider it a weak and woolly field, too far removed from the practical

applications of the real world to be useful. But philosophers dating back to Plato and the

Ancient Greeks have given the area much thought and emphasis, and there is little doubt

that their work has helped shape the practice of education over the millennia.

Plato is the earliest important educational thinker, and education is an essential element in

"The Republic" (his most important work on philosophy and political theory, written around

360 B.C.). In it, he advocates some rather extreme methods: removing children from their

mothers' care and raising them as wards of the state, and differentiating children suitable to

the various castes, the highest receiving the most education, so that they could act as

guardians of the city and care for the less able. He believed that education should be

holistic, including facts, skills, physical discipline, music and art. Plato believed that talent

and intelligence is not distributed genetically and thus is be found in children born to all

classes, although his proposed system of selective public education for an educated minority

of the population does not really follow a democratic model.

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Aristotle considered human nature, habit and reason to be equally important forces to be

cultivated in education, the ultimate aim of which should be to produce good and virtuous

citizens. He proposed that teachers lead their students systematically, and that repetition be

used as a key tool to develop good habits, unlike Socrates' emphasis on questioning his

listeners to bring out their own ideas. He emphasized the balancing of the theoretical and

practical aspects of subjects taught, among which he explicitly mentions reading, writing,

mathematics, music, physical education, literature, history, and a wide range of sciences, as

well as play, which he also considered important.

During the Medieval period, the idea of Perennialism was first formulated by St. Thomas

Aquinas in his work "De Magistro". Perennialism holds that one should teach those things

deemed to be of everlasting importance to all people everywhere, namely principles and

reasoning, not just facts (which are apt to change over time), and that one should teach first

about people, not machines or techniques. It was originally religious in nature, and it was

only much later that a theory of secular perennialism developed.

During the Renaissance, the French skeptic Michel de Montaigne (1533 - 1592) was one of

the first to critically look at education. Unusually for his time, Montaigne was willing to

question the conventional wisdom of the period, calling into question the whole edifice of the

educational system, and the implicit assumption that university-educated philosophers were

necessarily wiser than uneducated farm workers, for example.

11.What is the difference between the approaches of Socrates and Aristotle?

A. Aristotle felt the need for repetition to develop good habits in students; Socrates felt that
students need to be constantly questioned

B. Aristotle felt the need for rote-learning; Socrates emphasized on dialogic learning

C. There was no difference

D. Aristotle emphasized on the importance of paying attention to human nature; Socrates

emphasized upon science.

12. Why do educationists consider philosophy a ‘weak and woolly’ field?

A. It is not practically applicable

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B. Its theoretical concepts are easily understood

C. It is irrelevant for education

D. None of the above

13. What do you understand by the term ‘Perennialism’, in the context of the given
comprehension passage?
A. It refers to something which is of ceaseless importance

B. It refers to something which is quite unnecessary

C. It refers to something which is abstract and theoretical

D. It refers to something which existed in the past and no longer exists now.

14.Were Plato’s beliefs about education democratic?

A. He believed that only the rich have the right to acquire education

B. Yes

C.He believed that only a select few are meant to attend schools

D. He believed that all pupils are not talented

15. Why did Aquinas propose a model of education which did not lay much emphasis
on facts?
A. Facts are not important

B. Facts do not lead to holistic education

C. Facts change with the changing times

D. Facts are frozen in time

The following sentences select the correct meaning of these words.

16. To make clean breast of

A. To gain prominence
B. To praise oneself
C.To confess without of reserve
D.To destroy before it blooms

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17.To keeps one's temper

A. To become hungry

B. To be in good mood

C.To preserve one’s energy

D.To be aloof from

18. To catch a tartar

A. To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
B. To catch a dangerous person
C.To meet with disaster
D.To deal with a person who is more than one's match
19. To drive home
A. To find one's roots
B. To return to place of rest
C.Back to original position
D.To emphasise.

20. To have an axe to grind

A.A private end to serve
B. To fail to arouse interest
C.To have no result
D.To work for both sides

Give the word with a similar relationship like the pair given.

21. Lawyer: Court

A. Chemist: Laboratory
B. Businessman: Office
C.Labour: Factory
D.Athlete: Olympics

22.Letter: Word
A. Page: Book
B. Product: Factory
C.Club: People
D.Home work: School

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23. Silence: Noise
A. Quiet: Peace
B. Baldness: Hair
C.Talk: Whisper
D.Sing: Dance

Select words that best complete the sentence.

24.Fate smiles ...... those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life.
A. with
B. over
C.on
D.round

25. The miser gazed ...... at the pile of gold coins in front of him.
A. avidly
B. admiringly
C.thoughtfully
D.earnestly

26. Catching the earlier train will give us the ...... to do some shopping.
A. chance
B. luck
C.possibility
D.occasion

In the following choose the word which best expresses the given word?

27.CORPULENT
A. Lean
B. Gaunt
C.Emaciated
D.Obese

28.BRIEF

A. Limited
B. Small
C.Little
D.Short

29. EMBEZZLE

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A. Misappropriate
B. Balance
C.Remunerate
D.Clear

30. VENT
A. Opening
B. Stodge
C.End
D.Past tense of go

SECTION 3. NUMERICAL SKILLS (20 MARKS)

1.A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20
seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform?
A.120 m
B.240 m
C.300 m
D.None of these

2 A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach
point B 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about
12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. The speed of the car is:
A.100 kmph
B.110 kmph
C.120 kmph
D.130 kmph

3. From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top tower is 30°. If the
tower is 100 m high, the distance of point P from the foot of the tower is:
A.149 m
B.156 m
C.173 m
D.200 m

4. If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men and 48 boys can do
the same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys in doing the same type of work
will be:
A.4 days
B.5 days
C.6 days
D.7 days

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5. A sum of Rs. 12,500 amounts to Rs. 15,500 in 4 years at the rate of simple interest. What
is the rate of interest?
A.3% B.4%
C.5% D.6%

6.Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the
other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:
A.39, 30
B.41, 32
C.42, 33
D.43, 34

7.The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the
age of the youngest child?
A.4 years
B.8 years
C.10 years
D.None of these

8.The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than
zero?
A.0
B.1
C.10
D.19

9.The banker's gain of a certain sum due 2 years hence at 10% per annum is Rs. 24. The
present worth is:
A.Rs. 480
B.Rs. 520
C.Rs. 600
D.Rs. 960

10.A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4
km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.
A.2 hours
B.3 hours
C.4 hours
D.5 hours

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 SECTION 4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (25 MARKS)

1. Who is the president elect of Senegal?

2. Which speakership conference was hosted in Uganda

3. Which Ugandan military officer that just died in his bathroom?

4. Recently we had the NAM meeting in kampala, Write NAM in full?

5. Which Uganda athlete that has just won the country race held in Belgrade
6. Which term is used to refer to the fear held by some people towards examinations
7. Who was the first female vice president of Uganda?

8. What term is used to refer to animals that chew cud?

9. Which term is given to a class of animals that breast feed their young ones?

10. Which Nigerian Music icon just held a concert in Uganda

11. Which is the smallest continent among the seven
12. Which constituency does HON Anita Annet Among represent in parliament of
Uganda?
13. Which Ugandan local language was used in broadcasting of the FIFA World cup
2022
14. Name the body responsible for conducting population census in Uganda?
15. What term is used to mean the process of the president changing Ministers?
16. Name the person who sued Uganda that the notes(currency) are expired because
they possess the sign of the late Governor?
17. Mention the holiday given to the day when the Moslems end fasting period?
18. Name the theme that was used by East Africa to bide for the host of the 2027 African
cup of Nations?
19. Law Development center recently has 3 campuses in Kampal, Lira and Mbarara.
Next intake LDC will be opening the fourth campus in…………………….
20. Name the Ugandan that won the Senior mens and women’s titles at the World
Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade Serbia?
21. Name the country that recently closed schools over too much temperatures?
22. Name the disease that recently led to Quarantine of animals in most parts of Western
Uganda?
23. We recently hard prince Edward visit Uganda, Name his country of birth?
24. Name the Ugandan Justice recently on the International Court of Justice?
25. Mention the hashtag that is recently circulating over social media seeking parliament
Accountability?

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 ANALYTICAL WRITING SKILLS (10 MARKS).

1. Uganda is currently facing a challenge of Multi party politics, Discuss the relevancy
of opposition political parties in the governance of Uganda?
2. Corruption is the major cause of poor infrastructure development in Uganda,
Discuss the relevance of this statement?
3. The government of Uganda is preparing for the 2026 presidential and
parliamentary election; What measures can be put in place to hold a free and fair
election?

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