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1.There are ________ local council development areas in Lagos state

(a) Forty (40)

(b) Fifty seven (57)

© Fifty six (56)

(c) None of the options

There are 37 LCDAs in Lagos.

20 LGAs

2. The African union was Formerly known as

(a) Organization of African unity

(b) Organization of African united

© Organization of Africans in unity


(c) None of the options

3. All these countries are members of the commonwealth except

(a) Zambia

(b) Nigeria

© Ghana

(c) Angola

4. One of these is an exception

(a) Jos

(b) Makurdi

© Keffi

(c) Ilorin

5. One of these is not a former governor of Oyo state.

(a) Chief Bola Ige


(b) Alhaji Lam Adeshina

© Dr. Omololu Olunloyo

(c) Alhaji Adebayo Shittu

6. How many states in Nigeria today make up the old Northern region

At independence in 1960

(a) Eighteen(18)

(b) Nineteen(19)

© Seventeen(17)

(c) Sixteen(16)

7. The country that is concerned as belonging to both Europe and the middle east

(a)Turkey

(b) Cyprus

© Israel
(d) Lebanon

8. Nigeria‟s minister of agriculture as at 2020

(a) Suleiman Adamu

(b) Audu ogbeh

© Abdullahi adamu

(c) Sabo Nanono

9. The following have something in common except

(a) Danbaba Suntai

(b) Barnabas Gemade

© David mark

(c) George Akume


10. The following birds are domesticated except

(a) Pigeon

(b) Chicken

© Vulture

(c) Duck

11. The following have all served as Secretary General of the United

Nations Organization except

(a) Salim Ahmed Salim

(b) Kofi Anan

© Boutrous Ghali

(c) Perez de Cuellar

12. The first higher educational institution established in Nigeria is


(a) University of Ibadan

(b) Yaba college of Technology

© The polytechnic Ibadan

(c) University of Lagos

13. The first country to obtain independence in West Africa is?

(a)Ghana

(b) Guinea

© Nigeria

(d) Liberia

14.Which of these is not a mineral resource?

(a) Crude oil

(b) Sprite

© Copper

(c) Zinc
15. Wole Soyinka won the Nobel laurate prize in what year?

(a) 1980

(b) 1986

© 1987

(c) 1989

16. All the following are functions of the civil defence except

(a) Making laws

(b) Implementing policies

© Preparing financial estimates

(c) Implementing edicts

17. When was African union‟s (AU‟s) Pan African parliament inaugurated?

(a) 2003
(b) 2004

© 2005

(c) 2006

18. Price in economics can be defined as

(a) The amount of money to supply a given product

(b) The amount of money that has been paid to acquire a given product

© The amount of money to sell a given product

(c) The goods and services equivalent to a given product

19. A person representing his country in a fellow commonwealth country is called

(a) Senator

(b) Representative

© High commissioner
(c) Legislator

20. The power to pardon any citizen charged with any criminal offence lies with

(a) Legislator

(b)Executive

© Judiciary

(d) Human rights organizations

21. Sokoto caliphate was created between

(a) 1704 and 1708

(b) 1804 and 1808

© 1904 and 1908

(c) 2004 and 2008

22.The second highest mountain in the world is

(a) Mt. Kilimanjaro


(b) Mt. Godwin Austen

© Mt. Makalu

(c) Mt. Nanga

23. How many countries are in Antarctica?

(a) 54

(b) 44

©0

(c) 22

24. The second largest population of the world is in

(a) China

(b) India

© United states of America

(c) Nigeria
25. What is the full meaning of an international organization abbreviated as OAS?

(a) Organization of African States

(b) Organization of American States

© Organization of African Securities

(c) Organization of Australian States

26. Where is the capital of Zimbabwe?

(a) Lusaka

(b) Kampala

© Harare

(d)Nairobi

27.The university that was Ranked the best In Nigeria in three consecutive

Years, in the last half a decade is

(a) University of Ibadan


(b) University of Ilorin

© University of Lagos

(c) University of Nsukka

28. Which of the following countries was not involved in the peace keeping

Effort in Liberia?

(a) Nigeria

(b) Ghana

© cameroon

(c) Togo

29. the first registrar of JAMB was

(a) Prof. Jubril Aminu

(b) Prof. Akinkugbe

© Prof. Ahned Salim


(d) Prof. Dibu Ojerinde

€ None of the options

In case there’s no option E in your exam, go for option D. That’s the closest option.

30.The boiling point of pure water is about

(a) 120°

(b)100°

© 150°

(d)160°

31. Autopsy in medicine is

(a) Examination of an animal‟s body

(b) Dissection of dead body


© Dissection and examination of a body and its organs and structure

(c) Dissection and examination of a dead body and its organs and structure

33. A Nigerian military leader who served as Head of State between June

1998 and May 1999 is

(a) Sanni Abacha

(b) Olusegun Obasanjo

© Abubakar Abdulsalam

(c) Ibrahim Babangida

34.In what continent is Peru?

(a) Europe

(b) North America

© South America

(c) Asia
35. The most busy airport in Nigeria is located at

(a) Port Harcourt

(b) Lagos

© Abuja

(c) Kano

36. The only state in Nigeria in Nigeria that shares its entire boundary With

Other state and the Atlantic ocean is _________________

(a) Rivers State

(b) Bayelsa State

© Ondo State

(c) Lagos State

37. NLNG stands for


(a) Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas

(b) Nigerian Liqufied Natural Gas

© National Liquefied Natural Gas

(c) Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas

38. The acronym UTME stands for ____________________

(a) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination

(b) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Education

© Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations

(c) Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination

38. The newly approved retirement age for university Professors is

(a) 65 years

(b) 75 years
© 70 years

(c) 72 years

39.The Naira and the Kobo replaced the Pound and Shilling as

Nigerian currencies in

(a) 1963

(b) 1960

© 1973

(c) 1979

40. Before the use of calculators, the first machine used for counting and

Calculating was known as the

(a) Abacus

(b) Amacus

© Calculus
(c) Councus

41. INEC is the acronym for

(a) Independence National Electoral Commission

(b) Independent National Electoral Commission

© Independence Nigerian Electoral Commission

(c) Independent Nigerian Electoral Commission

42. Poor listening makes good communication almost _____________

(a) Impossible

(b) Possible

© Credible

(c) None of the above

43. University of Ilorin was established in


(a) 1978

(b) 1977

© 1976

(c) 1975

44. Nigerian’s time zone is

(a) G.M.T + 1 hour

(b) G.M.T + 2 hours

© G.M.T + 3 hours

(c) G.M.T – 1 hour

45. Who’s on the 100 naira note?

(a) Late Sir Tafawa Balewa

(b) Late Chief Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe


© Late Chief Obafemi Awolowo

(d)Late Sir Ahmadu Bello

46. People with disabilities would rather have

(a) Sympathy and pity

(b) Sympathy and acceptance

© Respect and acceptance

(c) Respect and sympathy

47. What is the name given to a volcanic eruption under the sea?

(a) Earthquake

(b) Ocean wave

© Tsunami

(c) Seism
48. Which of the following is not a leap year?

(a) 1960

(b) 1914

© 2012

(c) 1924

49. How wide is a time zone?

(a) 15 Longitude

(b) 15 Latitude

© 24 Longitude

(c) 24 Latitude

50.The main source of energy in the world is

(a) Gas

(b) Petrol
© Oxygen

(c) Hydrogen

51. A person who suffers a loss of memory is said to have

(a) Amnesia

(b) Amnesty

© Anaemia

(c) Anemia

52. The first female African president is in

(a) Sierra Leone

(b) Gambia

© Liberia

(d) Sierra Leone

53.Which of these is not a mineral resource?

(a) Crude oil

(b) Sprite
© Copper

(c) Zinc

54. Wole Soyinka won the Nobel laurate prize in what year?

(a) 1980

(b) 1986

© 1987

(c) 1989

55. All the following are functions of the civil defence except

(a) Making laws

(b) Implementing policies

© Preparing financial estimates

(c) Implementing edicts


56. When was African union‟s (AU‟s) Pan African parliament inaugurated?

(a) 2003

(b) 2004

© 2005

(c) 2006

57. Price in economics can be defined as

(a) The amount of money to supply a given product

(b) The amount of money that has been paid to acquire a given product

© The amount of money to sell a given product

(c) The goods and services

Equivalent to a given product

58. A person representing his country in a fellow commonwealth country is called


(a) Senator

(b) Representative

© High commissioner

(c) Legislator

59.The power to pardon any citizen charged with any criminal offence lies with the

(a) Legislator

(b) Executive

© Judiciary

(d) Human rights organizations

60. Sokoto caliphate was created between

(a) 1704 and 1708

(b) 1804 and 1808

© 1904 and 1908

(c) 2004 and 2008

61
.The second highest mountain in the world is

(a) Mt. Kilimanjaro

(b) Mt. Godwin Austen

© Mt. Makalu

(c) Mt. Nanga

62. How many countries are in Antarctica?

(a) 54

(b) 44

©0

(c) 22

63.The second largest population of the world is in

(a) China
(b) India

© United states of America

(c) Nigeria

64. What is the full meaning of an international organization abbreviated as OAS?

(a) Organization of African States

(b) Organization of American States

© Organization of African Securities

(c) Organization of Australian States

65. Where is the capital of Zimbabwe?

(a) Lusaka

(c) Kampala

© Harare

(d) Nairobi
66.The largest living non- venomous snake that lives near the water or in trees.

(a) Cobra

(b) Anaconda

© Ribbon

(c) Garter

67. _________ is a term which forms precipitation containing a heavy

Concentration of sulphuric and nitric acid that becomes a serious

Environmental problem

(a) Sulphur nitric rain

(b) Acid rain

© Dead water

(c) Rain water

68.In the Judaeo-Christian and Islamic tradition, the parents of the human race
Were

(a) Noah and his wife

(b) Adam and his Eve

© Jesus and Mary

(c) Mohammed and Khadijat

69. Which of the following is not a temperature measuring scale?

(a) Joule

(b) Fahrenheit

© Celsius

(c) Kelvin

70. A system in which a candidate with the highest number of votes is

Declared winner in an election is called


(a) First-pass the post

(b) Block voting

© Second balloting

(c) Proportional representation

71. The official language of the commonwealth is

(a) French

(b) Spanish

© English

(c) Dutch

72.The highest policy making body on education in Nigeria is

(a) Nigerian Education Council

(b) Nigerian Education Committee


© National Council on Education

(c) National Council on Education

73. Hip-hop Legend Michael Jackson died on

(a) June 1 2011

(b) June 25 2009

© September 28 2011

(c) May 21 2010

74.____________ is a transmission and detection of communication signals

Consisting of electromagnetic waves that travel through the air in a straight line or by

Reflection from the ionsphere or from a communication Satelite.

(a) Television

(b) Radio

© Card
(c) Computer

75. Where is the capital of Brazil?

(a) Brasilia

(b) Rio Bran co

© Porto Velho

(c) Cuiaba

76. The highest court of appeal under the independence constitution was the

(a) Federal court of appeal

(b) Supreme court

© Sharia court of appeal

(d) Federal high court

€ Privy council
77. The governor of yobe state as at 2029

(a) Liyel Imoke

(b) Bukola Saraki

© Mai Mala Buni

(c) Nasir El Rufai

78. Who is the governor of central bank as at 2020

(a) Charles soludo

(b) Godwin Emefiele

© Sanusi Lamido

(c) Ngozi Okonjo Iweala

79. The 2011 gubernatorial election in Nigeria was held on

(a) 24th April, 2011.

(b) 26th April, 2011


© 24th

May, 2011

(c) 26th May, 2011

80.The current Nigerian National anthem was adopted in

(a) 1990

(b) 1988

© 1978

(d) 2000

81.The moving force behind the formation of the OAU was

(a) William Tubman

(b) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

© Jomo Kenyata

(c) Kwame Nkrumah

82. Which of the following nations produces highest barrels of crude oil oil per
Day?

(a) Indonesia

(b) Ghana

© Saudi Arabia

(c) Nigeria

83. Which one of the countries given below is Not IN North Africa?

(a) Mali

(b) Libya

© Algeria

(c) Morocco

84. Nigeria’s presidential palace is located in _____________

(a) Dodan Barracks

(b) Confluence town


© Aso rock

(c) Zungeru

85. The critique and denial of metaphysical beliefs in God or spiritual beings is

(a) Theism

(b) Atheism

© Agnosticism

(c) Pagan

86. The state minister of education as at 2020 _______________________

(a) Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba

(b) Adamu Adamu

© Lai Mohammed

(c) Bernard Ojokwu


87.The act of bringing a legislative session to an end for business to continue

Later is called

(a) Motion

(b) Adjournment

© Resolution

(c) Postponement

88. Local Government departments are headed by

(a) Directors

(b) Councilors

© Head of Department

(c) Directors General

89. Which of these was the former Federal Capital of Nigeria?

(a) Kaduna
(b) Lagos

© Abuja

(c) None of the options

89. The Coup that toppled the regime of President Shehu Shagari took place on

(a) December 31 st, 1983

(b) January 1 st 1984

© January 15 th, 1984

(c) None of the options

90. Which of these is not considered as a basic civic duty of a Nigerian citizen?

(a) Payment of Tax

(b) . Report and Prevention of crime

© Voting during Elections


(c) Contesting as Candidate in elections

91. The following city has a petroleum refinery located in it

(a) . Port Harcourt

(b) Warri

© Kaduna

(c) All of the options

92.The Sultan of Sokoto is (2020)

(a) Siddique Abubakar

(b) Sa’ad Abubakar

© Abubakar Malami

(c) None of the options

93. A Hendecagon is a polygon with

(a) Ten Sides


(b) Eleven Sides

© Twelve Sides

(c) Five Sides

94. The following work on motor vehicles except

(a) Mechanic

(b) Plumber

© Welders

(c) Painters

95. UNESCO is a body under

(a) The O.A.U

(b) . The I.M.F

© . The U.N.
(c) The U.S.A

96. The closest government to the people is _______

(a) Federal government

(b) State government

© Local government

(c) Village

97. The following have something in common except (as at the year 2018)

(a) Samuel Ortom

(b) Barnabas Gemade

© David Mark

(c) George Akume

98. Which Nigerian Nationalist‟s portrait is on the N200 note?


(a) Obafemi Awolowo

(b) Ahmadu Bello

© Nnamdi Azikiwe

(d)Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

99.One of these was not a former Chief Justice of Nigeria

(a) Ayo Irikefe

(b) Mohammed Bello

© Dahiry Musdapher

(c) Kayode Esho

100. All of these have served as Chairman of Independent National

Electoral Commission in Nigeria except

(a) Prof. Iya Abubakar

(b) Prof. Humphrey Nwosu

© Prof. Maurice Iwu


(c) Prof. Attahiru Jega

100. All of these modes can be used to travel from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri

Except

(a) Train

(b) Aero plane

© . Lorry

(c) Boat

101. The Right to vote in an election is called

(a) Sufferage

(b) Registration

© Electorate

(c) Democracy
102. The Governor of Kano State is (as at the year 2020)

(a) Rabiu Kwankwaso

(b) Umar Ganduje

©Lamido Sanusi

(d) El – Rufai

103. The Capital of Israel is

(a) Tel Aviv

(b) Jerusalem

© Bethlehem

(c) Galilee

104. The Igbo tribe forms the majority tribe in the ……… of Nigeria

(a) North East

(b) South East

© South West
(c) South – South

105. To have a “feather in one’s cap‟ is to be

(a) To be proud

(b) To have something to be proud of

© To put a feather in one‟s cap

(c) To have a cap made with bird‟s feather

106. What system of government does Nigeria practice?

(a) Federal and Presidential

(b) Parliamentary and Federal

© Parliamentary and Presidential

(c) Federal and Unitary

107.Another word for Sweating is


(a) Persipation

(b) Perspiration

© . Respiration

(c) None of the options

108. Which is the Largest City in the World by Population?

(a) Shanghai

(b) Beijing

© Karachi

(c) Istanbul

109. Which of these is not a title of a Traditional Ruler in Nigeria?

(a) Tor Tiv

(b) Turaki Adamawa

© Shehu of Borno
(c) Awujale of Ijebu Land

110. Who among these Military rulers is the 2nd to hand over to an

Elected president in Nigeria?

(a) Abdulsalam Abubakar

(b) Olusegun Obasanjo

© Yakubu Gowon

(c) None of the options

111. The first elected Governor of Ondo State is

(a) Olusegun Agagu

(b) Adekunle Ajasin

© Bamidele Olumilua

(d) Olusegun Mimiko

112.To describe someone as „a Wet Blanket‟ means the person is


(a) A discouraging person

(b) A person beaten by the rain

© A person soaked and wet

(c) None of the options

113. Ken Saro Wiwa, popular poet and writer was executed under the regime of

(a) Ibrahim Babangida

(b) Sani Abacha

© Abdulsalam Abubakar

(c) Muhammadu Buhari

114.. Petroleum is to Port-Harcourt as coal is to ______________

(a) Jos

(b) . Enugu

© Owerri
(c) Nnewi

115. The sun rises every morning in the __________

(a) East

(b) West

© South

(c) North

116. Which of the following is not a former Minister of Education in Nigeria

(a) Prof Babs Fafunwa

(b) Dr. Obi Ezekwesili

© Prof. Jubril Aminu

(c) Prof. Humphrey Nwosu

117. The FIFA World Cup 2014 was hosted by __________ and won by
(a) Brazil and Germany

(b) South Africa and Spain

© South Korea/Japan and Brazil

(c) Germany and Italy

118. The scientific study of hair and the scalp

(a) Ornithology

(b) Trichology

© Oology

(c) Astrology

119. The Final match of the recently (in year 2018) concluded FIFA World Cup

Was played between

(a) England and Belgium

(b) Croatia and England


© France and Croatia

(c) France and Belgium

120.The Country popularly referred to as the Land of the Rising Sun is

(a) Japan

(b) China

© India

(c) Vietnam

121. WHO is an acronym for

(a) World Housing Organization

(b) World Human Organization

© World Health Organization

(c) World Health Operations


122. FAAC is an acronym for………..

(a) Faculty of Arts, Artists and Culture

(b) Federal Accounts Allocation Council

© Federation Accounts Allocation Committee

(c) Federal Accounts Allocation Commission

123. The theory of Separation of Powers was propounded by:

(a) Jean Bodin

(b) Nicolo Machiavelli

© Woodrow Wilson

(c) Charles Montesquieu

124.Which famous politician and statesman first introduced in 1955 free primary

Education in the Western Region of Nigeria?

(a) Obafemi Awolowo


(b) Adekunle Ajasin

© Ladoke Akintola

(c) Niyi Adegbenro

125. The Traditional Ruler of Calabar is known as the

(a) Edidio

(b) Obong

© Eyibio

(c) Mbok

126. Prior to 1900__________ was given a royal charter to run the

Various territories in which is today Nigeria

• British Royal Company

• The Royal Imperial Company

© The Royal Niger Company


• The Royal Nigeria Company

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