PTDF Scholarship Past Questions and Answers (OSS) Part I

The PTDF Exam is handled by ChamsCity with questions for Local Undergraduate Awards, Local
M.Sc Awards, Oversea M.Sc and Ph.D Awards. Questions are drawn from Nigerian and major
landmarks in foreign current affairs, issues in the oil and gas sector, and some basic GMAT
mathematics for part I part II and part III has to do with your course of study in relation to oil and
gas.

FEATURES:

Part I : General paper (50 Objective Questions)

Other Areas

Mathematics
Basic English
Simple statistics,
Quadratic equations,
Word problems in mathematics
Questions are also categorized according to discipline as shown in our PTDF Technical Competence
Page
We equally recommend you get a copy of our Current Affairs For Scholarships and Job
Aptitude tests.
Also SEE SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR PART II IN OUR PTDF SCHOLARSHIP PAST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS PAGE

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

EXCERPTS OF 2016/2017 PTDF EXAM QUESTIONS

(1) The villagers told him to cut the cackle and come to the horses
A. Start his narration from the begining
B. Forget the essential and go into the heart of the matter
C. Prepare for war instead of making peace
D. To stop wasting their time with excuses
(2) He is best in his team. he practised so hard for the relay race. He pulled a muscle unfortunately
his team lost
A. He was beaten by his mates
B. He was booed by the fans
C. His game-master scolded him
D. He was unhappy
(3)Ropes are made from strands
A. lines
B. layer
C. strata
D. thread
(4) To him, achieving the goals was squaring the circle
A. easy
B. impossible
C. desirous
D. realistic
(5) We heard much about the professor. We all expected him. He taught and muted and nobody
heard what he said
A. We all shouted at him
B. We shut him up
C. We went home disappointed
D. We slept off

EXCERPTS OF 2013/2014 PTDF EXAM

GENERAL PAPER SAMPLE QUESTIONS
(1) Who is the African footballer of the year 2012?
A. Didier Drogba
B. Mikel Obi
C. Yaya Toure
D. Samuel Etoo
E. Asamoah Gyan
(2) How many number of states were first created in Nigeria?
A. 12 states
B. 19 states
C. 21 states
D. 7 states
E. 30 states
(3) When did the attack on the World Trade Centre take place in?
A. 12th August 2001
B. 12th September 2001
C. 21st August 2001
D. 11th September 2001
E. 31st August 2001

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
1. In the earliest moments of the Universe conditions of almost inconceivable ____ raged through the swelling
cosmos; yet this great ____ managed to produce only the simplest of atoms.
A. tumult - cataclysm
B. tranquillity - upheaval
C. violence - complexity
D. turbulence - conglomeration
E. chaos - inertia

2. The assumption that chlorofluorocarbons would be ____ in the environment because they were chemically
inert, was challenged by the demonstration of a potential threat to the ozone layer.
A. deleterious
B. innocuous
C. persistent
D. noxious
E. durable

3. The Rio Gila is part of a ____ of rivers and cultures as significant as the ____ of the Tigris and the
Euphrates.
A. disparity - conjunction
B. intermingling - dichotomy
C. juxtaposition - divergence
D. conglomeration - diaspora
E. convergence - confluence
SAMPLE QUESTIONS

OIL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION

(Oil and Gas Reports)

According to the 2010 BP Statistical Energy Survey, Nigeria had proved oil reserves of37.2 billion
barrels at the end of 2009 or 2.79 % of the world's reserves.African countries with the largest oil
reserves are Libya, Nigeria, Angola andAlgeria.

Nigeriaproduced an average of 2060.7 thousand barrels of crude oil per day in 2009,2.59% of the
world total and a change of -3.5 % compared to 2008. Nigeria,Algeria, Angola and Libya made up
the bulk of Africa's oil production......

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD

WOMEN THAT BAGGED THE NOBEL PRIZE AWARD

Why does mercury have so many craters and the earth so few?
Why is Venus' surface hotter than mercury's?
THE HISTORY OF KINDERGATEN
THE SIX MAIN ORGANS OF THE UN
NIGERIAN AND WORLD CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THIS YEAR'S PTDF TEST
AND LOTS

There are three parts to go through in two hours. You will not have time on your side Part 1
50 objective questions to answer all. Each correct answer attracts a mark as well as each
incorrect answer removes a mark. don't guess please. Part 2 three essay questions to
answer one. your english is tested in this section. please do not draw diagrams. practice to
write essays with the attached questions now. wc ll be coming later 2 u.the more essays
you can write outside the hall before the test the better you will be. Part 3 10 questions to
answer all. these questions are in accordance with your first choice. draw diagrams as much
as possible. This information that am giving is all over nairaland, i added a word file to this
mail so you can download it. the past question is dated 2003/2004. the part am giving to
you is only the objective section of the exam, though i have the
theory part of that same year but it is related to those who chose either petroleum
engineering, chemical engineering or gas engineering as their jfirst and second choice. My
advice is that whatever jcourse you filled get current happenings about that field, read news
papers eg guardian, watch the news especially CNN to get current stuffs, read extremely
wide and GOD would surely see you through. READ current affairs.
Mind u the questions changes every year so dont solely depend on this.