6 MAKERERE UNIVERSITY BACHELOR OF LAWS PRE-ENTRY EXAMINATION FOR 2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR DATE: SATURDAY, 28" APRIL, 2012 TIME =: 900AM. - — 12.00P.M, INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES. Do not tum over this pege until you ate told todo so ‘A separate Answer She: will be provided on which to record your answers, ‘ame and other details ‘This Examination contains FIVE sections: 12,348. ‘You should attempt ALL questions in Sestion 14 and one question in Section 5 Section 1: Reading and Comprehension Skills 40minutes Section: Language Sills 40 minutes Section3: Numerical and Reasoning Skills~ 40 minutes Section: General Knowledge — 30 minutes Section S: Analytical Writing Skills ~ 30 minutes EACH SECTION IS APPROPRIATELY TIMED TO ENABLE YOU TO ATTEMPTALL THE QUESTIONS, _Do not spend too much ime on any one question or passage, otherwise you may not have enough tne to finish the test DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THIS PAPER. PLEASE TURN OVERSECTION 1 Reading and Comprehension Skills (20 Marks) PASSAGE ONE ‘Questions 1-12: Reed the following passage carefully and answer the questions that Tollow it Certain words have been printed in bold Co help you locate then while answering some ofthe questions. Keshav, the washoman had a donkey. They worked together all day, and Keshava would pour out his het tothe donkey. One day, Keshava was walking home withthe onkey when he felt red. He tad the dankey to ee and sat dose to reat for a while, near a school. A wincow was open, and though it, a teacher could be heard seading the students. “Here am, trying 1 turn you donkey into oma beings, but you just won't study!” As soon as Keshava heard these words, his ears pricked up. A man who could actually tara donkeys into humans! This was the answer to his prayers. Impatient, he ‘waited for school to be over tat day. When everyone had gone home, and only the teacher remained bend 1 check some papers, Keshava entered the classroom, "How ‘ean Thelp you?” asked the teacher. Keshava sratehed his head aud ssid, “I heard what you sid tothe children. This donkey is my companion, Ifyou made it human, we could inave sch good times together.” The texcher decided to trike Keshava, He pretended to think for a while and then said, “Give me six months and it will cost you a thousand rupees." The washer man agreed and nished home to got the money. He thea let the dankey ia the teacher's care, ‘After the six months nere up, Keshava wet to the teacher, The teacher ad been using the donkey for his oan work. Not wanting to give it up, he said, “Oh, your donkey ‘became so clever tha it rm away. He is the headinan of the next village." When Keshawva reached the next village he found the village elders siting under a tree, disessing serous problems. How suprised they were when Keshava marched up tothe headman, grabbed his arm an sai, “How dare you? You think you are so clever that you ran away? Come hhome at ones!" ‘The headman undersood someone, had played a tick on Keshava, ‘Tam not your donkey!” he sui, Go find the sage in the forest.” Keshava found the sage siting wer a {ree with his eyes cloved, deep in meditation. He erept wp and grabbed the sages beat “Come back home now!” he shouted, The started sage somehow calmed Keshava. When Fhe heard wet had happened, he had # good lnugh. Then he told the washer man kindly, “The teacher made a foo! of you. Your donkey must be sill with him. Go and tke it back from him. Try to make some real frends, who will talk with you and share your troubles {A donkey will never be able to do til!” Keslva return nme later tat day with his donkey, Sader and wiser.1. Which ofthe ftloning cam esd about the teacher? (A) eal th ty ain yin egg (Otc mag ston :) He had plotted withthe village headan to cheat Keshava (D) He enjoyed teaching children though he was poorly paid (8) He was honest and ase Keshava's money to care forthe donkey 2 Why did Keshava tall to his donkey while working? {A) He wanted to practise his communication skills heeause he wanted to make ‘iends (B) To entertain himself because he found his work monotonous {Spesente dpe hi oid answers his prolone (0) He regarded the donkey as his end and confided in him (&) He believed the donkey o’be a human being in disguise 3. How did Keshava get his donkey back ? (A) He threatened to take the teacher to the village elders: (B) The sage forced the teacher to release the donkey (©) He asked the villageheadman for help The teacher retumed it on leaming that Keshava had learnt his lesson (None ofthese 4. Which of te followings NOT true in he context ofthe passage? (6) The donkey was overburdened by th ear. (0) The teacher was cuning by ne {) The say lage at Keshava and teated him unkind (Appotn(a) &() @)Both &) {)Oniy() DAVE, O&O, (None of these 5. Why was Keshava koen te meet the teacher one day? (AyKeshava wanted to ak the teacher how to make his donkey a better companion (8) He wanted to leam more prayers ashe was devout (Oe had been reliably informed that the teacher had changed donkeys into human beings (0) Heese the teachers words of advice and wanted sty (None ofthe 6. Why did Keshava interrupt the discussion (A) He did not agree with their views on di 10g the village elders? (B) To conftont the headinan who had cheated hin aut of one thousand rupees {(C) He wanted them to get justice fr him (D) He was looking for the donkey and wanted to as for directions (E)None ofthese1. Wat made Kast pul hg ead (i fant ode pe sg ho as atop unde te me (3) enna ees hi tonove i sge Ro rte (2) Beate sage expla ht bgp edn {Ghrsinitonoel he lags hexdnan lo sage Dis donkey (e)Nowworihe 8, hy ne eer ak Kava eve he dh fr sf months? (2 evened attr nl segue at of ean (Stes Kehan's pends on ont. (2 eae hs ny am Resa ih dd not ioW at te donee one Dyonly) (Bowel ee ‘Questions 9-10: Choose the word whic Is most similar In meaning € the word printed i bold as used inthe passage. oe (@joke aa (Ohne (Dp iumy 10, remained (8) pending (8) waited (C)lasted (D) survived (continued Questions 11-12: Choose the word whieh printed in old 35 used in the passage. opposite in menning to the word Al.rgal ((A) false (8) imitated (© dishonest (B) imagine (&) genuine 12. deep (A) low (@iisteactea(Ona (©) awake sleep PASSAGE TWO Read the following passage and a ser questions 13-17 Confit had existed between Spain and England since the 1570, England wanted a share ‘ofthe weath that Spain had teen taking from the lands it had claimed in the Amerieat, Elizabeth 1, Queen of Englae, encouraged her staunch admiral of the navy, Sir Francis Drake, to raid Spanish ships and towns, Though these raids were ona small cal, Drakes Achioved dramatic success, adding gold and silver to Engle’ treasury end dinning Spain's omnipotence. Religious differences also caused conflict between the two counties. Wheres Spain was Roman Catholic, most of Engand had become Protestant. King Philip Il of Spain wanted {0 clio the throne and make England a Catholic county again. To satisfy his ambition nd aso to retaliate agunst England's theft of his god an silver, King Philip bez ‘ul his let of warships, the Arad, in January 1386, Philip intended his fleet to be indestucible. tn ation to building new warships, he ‘marshaled one hundred and tity sailing vessels of all types and recruted more hes nineteen thousind robust solders and eight thousand silors, Although some of his ships Jacked guns and othe lacked ammunition, Philip was convince that his Armada could withstand any bate with England, The martial Armada set sail om Lisbon, Portugal, on May 9,1588, but bad weather forced it back to port. The voyage resumed on July 22 after the weather became more stable, ‘The Spanish feet met the smal, fester, and more maneuverable English ships in battle off the coast of Plymouth, England frst on July 31 and again on August 2, The two battles left Spain vulnerable, having lost several ships and with its ammunition depleted, (Ox August 7, while the Armadh lay at anchor on the French side ofthe Stat of Dover, England seat eight burning ships into the midst of the Spanish fet to se it om Sve Blocked on one side the Spans ships could only dit avy, their erews in panic and disorder. Before the Armada could regroup the English tacked again on Aug 8 Although the Spaniards made a valiant effort to fight back, the: Next suffered extensive damage. During the eight hours of bal, the Armada difed perilously close wo the rocky oasiline, At the moment when it seemed thatthe Spanish ships would be diiven onto the English shore, the wind shifted, and the Armada drifted out into the North Sen, The Spaniards recognized the superiority ofthe English leet and returned home, defeatedFvancts Drake added wonlth tothe treasury and din ViAyunliite power (Byuntestricted growth (O)teritory (Dpteatis (@) answer uot available in article 14, Philip recruited many _soldiors and sailors (Awake Yea) song (©)accomplished @ptinia (8) non expsienced 15, The _Armadast sail on May 9, 1588. ‘(Ayeomplete {py vwarlke (Chindepestent (Dhisolated () answer not available 16. The two batt let the Spanish feat (A)open to change (B)teiumphant Y{(C)open to attack (Dpdeteatec (8 discoursged 17. The Armada was UAA)losed ef damaged (B)alone (circled {(D)answer rt avaiable in this antckepassage and mswer questions 18 — 20 ‘The most important factor in the strength of an organisation isthe quality ofits personnel Henee, the recruitment of right personnel forms one ofthe most important tasks ofa ‘ocganisation. Any organisation which is deficient inthis particular aspect eannot achieve the resus it desites to echiove; howsoever efficent it may be in other respects. For eenuitment of right persnnel, therefore, elaborate and comprchensive tests ae given so ‘5 to assess and evaluate te totl personality ofthe anit. It is not enough to test the scademie attainments or the numerical ability; it is also to be shown how a patiular candidate reacts to difficult situations and problems and how he solves them, It is necessary to test his general mental ability, the rapidity with which he ean understand a complex situation and problems and how he etn tackle thei, While knowledge of English is tested by text of Fnglish language, knowledge by questions on general arenes, menial ability is tested by test of reasoning. It may algo be called intelligence test, mental ability test, thought and reasoning test or by any other name 18. The recruitment of personne in an organtsition form one af the most important tasks (A)Because without proper personnel the organisation will not be respected (B) Bonus the stray ofan organisation depends on how good its personnel are (C)Becmse ithe orzanisation iso achieve its desires it must be ready to recruit (DyRecause he quality of personne has been tested workdwide 19. In alton to numerical ability, iis important o test (A) The candidate's academic atainment and that is all (B) Only the canditate’s personality (©) The candidate's reaction to situations and problems and how to tackle them (D) The candidate's English 20, An oxganisato ay rot achieve the results it desires to achieve it (A) The quality of staf it reerits whatsoever and howsoever ts done (B)ltdves not use comprehensive test (Olltsreoruitmen is deficient (D)Recrutment i elaborate and comprehensiveSECTION 2 Language Skills (20 Marks) (A), (B) (C) and (D) given below each fd fn ld inthe sentence to make ie is eorrect sit is given and *No Correction is ‘Questions 2125: Which ofthe ph renitence should replace the phrase frammatially correc? If the sete Fequired’, mark (i) a the answer. 21, The company as se up a foundation which helps students who do not have the necessary funds to study ahead (A) Further to study (B) of studying more (C)to study onwaré (0) forhighe stuties (E)No Coneation Requived 22, IF this land i used to eulivate crops it wll be adlitonally souree of income forthe villagers. YA) source of uitonal (B) anadkitionaly source (©)anadiltional source (D) aadtionallythe somee (8) No Correction Requited 23. Belongea vd accommodation (A sine you belong to (8) whoever belongs (© for belonging 10 () to elong ir (®)No Correction Required care, you ae eligible for facilities such as free al travel and wha will ook inte 24, The bank has hired a or the merger. uy lsues whieh arise during (A) is looking over (B) will be looked ater (©) wil look out (D) looks downon AB) No Correction Requited 25, Tha severe doubts sbout if suecessfull un a company, bu my father encouraged (A) if Tam successful (B)how should I successfully(©) whether I eoildsuccessilly (D) at I would suceeed to (B) No Comrection Reguited Questions 26-A0}: A sentence with four words printed in old type is given. These ar lettered as (A), (B), (C) aed (D). One of these fou words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or nappropriate inthe coatest of the sentence. Find ott the word Which is wrongly spelt ce inappropriate, iF any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in Sold are eorealy spelt and also appropriate in the canes! ofthe sentence, mark (P) i.e. ‘All Cores” as your answer < 26, RBI has (A) attempted to (5) spe programme (E)All Corset inancial (C) awareness (D) through this 27. In order to (A) succeed itis (8) cruel for an organization to (C) constantly (D) improve. YE)All Couect 28, Wit some (A) assistance fom her sn, she was (6 enable to (C) sete hher(D) debts on time. All Cours (2) 29, Though the government (A) initiated large (B) ‘was a(D) failure. (All Covet n of money inthe (C) scheme it 30. Wes}ave prepare a (A) detailed report giving (B) various (C) solutions tS) retort the problem. (E)AIl Comect Questions 31-35; Rearrange the fellowing sx sentences the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph t that fellow, 3 (©s(,(o) ana (i the answer the questions Aa) Las pleased by thet reaction, 10) Weiting my speech was easy, bu! Iwas unsure if eould motivate the employees to donate to those fected by the earthquake ‘(9 Instead of throwing out their unusable articles, they had transfered them to my office in the name of donations, \(@) When a reputed campany invited mete deliver a lecture on Corporate Social Responsibility, I ageed -fe) Ie vas an affluent company and the well dressed employees who met me afterwards promised to sen ois of donations to my office (0) What Isiw however when I opened the bags of ‘donations they had seat shocked 51. Whiek of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? wo wo oame OIG) 32, Which ofthe following should be the TILIRD sentence after rearrangement ? wo BO) Oo om Bo £33, Which ofthe following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement? Me Be ow Ow Be bo the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rex 34. Which ofthe flog. oh wnt? 85, Whieh ofthe follow We Be Oo mW) He) matical ‘Questions 36:40: René each sentence to find out whether there is any gr OF idiomatic error in i. The error, If any, will be in one part of the sex ‘The letter ofthat part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore cervors of punctuation, f any.) 246 (A) He has ave (8) all over the work yt he speaks (Dy sever languages Act.) No emer 37. A (A) suosessfil corypany i / (8) any that makes» goo / (C) profit and provides 1 (D) high returns ots shareholders. (E) No error “ ‘38, (A) The agreement cx’ (B) whieh all of us have (C) worked! so har wil) be sien ‘tomorow. (E) No enor39. (A) Ihis necessarily te maintain (B) a record of all ransctions /(C) in eae the aur (D) wan Tove 05} No enor 40. (A) Very few young tances (B) willingly undertake /(C) a posting toa branch 0) located in a sural een. No exerSECTION 3 Numerical and Reasoning Skills (20 Marks) Questions 41 — 80: Read the question and choose the r rom the choiees provided (A ~F) it answer 41.Given three judges Jy, 3 and Jy. In how many different ways/arrangements ean ‘yout have the’ three judges seated in row of the types, Js Js? A)6 —-B)3 C2 DY B) Noncofthese. {2, Moses hae a buncle of one thousand shilling otes numbered consecutively from, AG6A2801 (© AGEZAOD. How maysh money does he have? 8) 99,000” BY 99! ‘C) 100,000 D) 98,000/~ E) None of these 4, Square tiles of sds 00cm each were nid on the floor of a raom measuring 1000cus by S001. Ia hox containing 25 tiles eosts ss, 220,000/= fina he total ost of tiles needa fo cover the whole floor. 5 +A) 440,000/= 1) 220,000 C) $00,000 D) 11,000,000 B) None ofthese. 44, Three Bachelor af Lave appliexate st Makerer iverslty ae wget 3 (23),(2- ad Gel) yen: Fn he age the dest mpplican among the 5 tive tit otal 10 year Pena Con aS (18) AY3 yeas Shy ©) Shyer D) yeu, 4s 4gip 6 4E-10 =109 2A De NE 13-50-2109 45, From the available records of certain court of laws the total number of eases nd civil nature is 120. I the Judge hanes eases at random and the 3¢ = 28° probability of handling ease of exininal nature fs 23, how many eases of civil nature are a the sad court of ns? ‘8) ®0cass 1) 120caes €) 60eaes \G) 40caser ) None ofthese 46, The value of VIG B) 256 ©) 32D) 1024 _E) None ofthese4. Mow many squares are r + A) 14 B) 15 C) 9 DF10 B) None ofthese x48, What does the expression, lo AEHb Ba Oat + mean? D)b=ac BY Noneofthese 4s, as twas wa ion, {looked behind and Twas ‘ouazed by my long shad drs ying ome ground bind meta which direction wast moving te? A}Easen'B) Soulem ©) Nore D) Westem E) Noneofthse 150. Ten Mapistrates take 12 days to handle pending cases, How ‘working atthe same rate do the same piece of work in 8 days? A)7~'B) 80.C) 6D) 14 E) Noncof these y magistrates D4) > Od ta rata nt Bey . 2.0 2 nn ) P16smerion 4 General Knowledge (25 Marks) Read questions 51-75 and write the answers on the answer sheet provided ‘51, What makes 9" October, 2012 ysique dy n Uganda's National Misory? 52, Name the Ugandar-hom Clegyman who is vying, for he leadership ofthe Universal Anglican Communion? 20 Gon¥GO09 Cems ow f What the mune Ugande’s cugent Min of Fie and Consitationl Afi? 53. What sth nme Uganda's cupet Nin of ust and Contin AE 54, Who ith newly spoited IGG of Uganda? 1° 55, Name the Cave Helen af Ciba? Ral Caso S56, Wite AMISOM inf’ Aien Orie Mheaon #9 Sova ‘57. What did Sir Alexander Fleming discover? ®¢ oiciN's (ontsbiele ) 58 Joh Aki Buns the ost prominent sports penonaity Uganda sever prodied Hewon a gold nln the 1972 Olympics, Which event ite win? 40% hole 58. The 126*1PU Conctss took place in Kampala ig Mave 2012. Write PU in fal af nna, <6, Brom wish county docs he UN Pests Havoy to Sa originate?” Valter Bed l= Who isthe President of Malawi? Pele Motiv (Algo! 62, the 2012 Olympies in London, one country which had barred females from participating in Spets will have its fist ema participant at that hgh stage forthe tegh frome 3 fist tine Name country. ast, Aebis 63, Name the myseios disease which has bez fTetng eile n Norther Uganda rezanily. Mai eo ‘4 tThey are Kenyans charge bore the IC, whats the pease sed 0 dese them calleaivelye Veco el 68, Queen Elizabeth I of Great Brians one of the Tongst eigaing Monares inthe Word, How many years ssh penton the tone? 6, Name he spinal kde fhe Tibomn people. fq ee ( 67. se the Bumpin who wen he Nobel Pace Prize recently ons 68, Name he incoming Work Bank President? ZIstn Yow Win San Sook69. Ug’ hase wh ws kdnappet an ix bsleel ave ben assissinated in the 19705? Benyedielo Kveoskq 1. Frm wish soutien seta of he mation Cini Ca? he Gort "7. hat asthe nae sven than abr win snd thea Afi nilline? Cocker. “72, What is the mame of Jus Nyerere's political part? Ch 73, Wht isthe name ofthe female American music foon tha died recently under Cha Mapu sna Chis Mapdset mysterious citeumstances? Kay on abkstood 74, Name a least one country wire iis iegal for women to drive matorveicles? Say 9) fy, 175, Which intematona female fashion celebrity testified against Charles Taylor before Hh the Special Cou of Sierra Leone in The Hague? Neo CoveSECTIONS Analytical Writing Skills (15 Marks) Read the following topics carefully, choose one aul write an essay of uot 1 300 words using grammacienly correct English. 76, "The causes and impact of brutality at rallies has remained a big mystery. Counter accusations have bee traded! between the police and the organisers of th calles” Discuss ths statement. .J77- Discuss the statement that the contemporary Wester World cultures have had a big impact onthe Aion way of lft, to such an extent that Afvcan cultures has beck mutate, “8. Scientific inquiry i rote in the desce to discover, but there it no discovery 50 portant that in ts prsuit thest to human life shouldbe tolerated Goon Luck