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1 Q: The acronym NAN stands for 20 Q: The current Inspector General of Police is-
The correct answer is: News Agency of Nigeria The correct answer is: Mohammed Abubakar
2 Q: When did the first man set foot on the moon 21 Q: The International Human Rights Day is on
The correct answer is: 1969 The correct answer is: 10th December
3 Q: The North- West Geo-Political Zone is made up 22 Q: The emblem of the Nigerian Armed Forces for
of the following States- the Remembrance Day is
The correct answer is: Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, The correct answer is: red poppy flower
Sokoto, Zamfara 23 Q: The recruitment, promotion and discipline of
4 Q: The fundamental objectives and directive civil servants in Nigeria is the responsibility of:
principles of state policy of Nigeria are contained in The correct answer is: Civil Service Commission
the: 24 Q: Who among the following was never the
The correct answer is: Constitution Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria
5 Q: UNESCO is a body under The correct answer is: Idris Wada
The correct answer is: The U.N.O 25 Q: The following is not a type of printer
6 Q: The official currency of Ivory Coast is- The correct answer is: Thermal
The correct answer is: CFA Franc 26 Q: When two or more cultures interact, they
7 Q: The Speaker of the House of Representatives is result in _______
The correct answer is: Hon. Aminu Tanbuwal The correct answer is: Cultural diversity
8 Q: The Military Government that handed over 27 Q: The highest court in Nigeria is
power to a Civilian Government in 1979 was headed The correct answer is: The Supreme Court
by 28 Q: The difference between Nigeria’s first and
The correct answer is: General Olusegun Obasanjo second republics is that:
9 Q: The University of Lagos was established in The correct answer is: The former was Parliamentary
The correct answer is: 1962 while the latter was Presidential
10 Q: The Nigerian version of the popular TV game 29 Q: The Governor of Taraba State is ________
show, Who wants to be a Millionaire, was The correct answer is: Danbaba Suntai
established in- 30 Q: Some of the solid minerals found in Nigeria
The correct answer is: 2004 area
11 Q: What was Abraham Lincoln’s profession prior The correct answer is: tin, iron ore and granite
to entering Congress?
The correct answer is: Lawyer
12 Q: University of Lagos was founded in what year?
The correct answer is: 1962
13 Q: The system of government at the grassroots
level is called
The correct answer is: Local Government
14 Q: The duration of a session of the National
Assembly is:
The correct answer is: 4 years
15 Q: The Head of State at independence was
The correct answer is: Queen Elizabeth II
16 Q: Which of the following is responsible for
conducting elections in Nigeria?
The correct answer is: Independent National
Electoral Commission
17 Q: The National War Museum is located in-
The correct answer is: Umuahia
18 Q: Sickle cell disease is
The correct answer is: a disease that affects the
white blood cell
19 Q: Which famous Austrian – born actor became
the Governor of California in 2004?
The correct answer is: Arnold Schwarzenegger
GENERAL PAPAR 2
1 Q: The name of the richest man in Africa is The correct answer is: Fiscal Responsibility
The correct answer is: Aliko Dangote Commission
2 Q: The NYSC was established in Nigeria in 20 Q: The 2013 Convocation of the University of
The correct answer is: 1973 Lagos held on
3 Q: The Flowers on Nigeria’s Coat of Arms The correct answer is: June 10 and 11 2014
represent 21 Q: The first ceremonial president of Nigeria was
The correct answer is: beauty The correct answer is: Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
4 Q: Which of these is not one of the human senses? 22 Q: Usman Dan Fodio belonged to the Islamic sect
The correct answer is: instinct called
5 Q: The Nigerian film industry is known as The correct answer is: Shiite
The correct answer is: Nollywood 23 Q: The headquarters of the Organisation of
6 Q: The Corporate Affairs Commission in Nigeria is Petroleum Exporting Countries is
responsible for The correct answer is: Vienna
The correct answer is: Registration of companies in 24 Q: Which of the following died while in office as
Nigeria Nigeria’s Head of State
7 Q: The Emir of Kano is The correct answer is: All of the options
The correct answer is: Sanusi Lamido Sanusi 25 Q: Under the 1963 Republican Constitution,
8 Q: Who was the first African to win a Nobel Prize Executive power was vested in the
for Peace in 1960? The correct answer is: President
The correct answer is: Albert Luthuli 26 Q: The system of indirect rule in Nigeria
9 Q: The Capital of Zaire is- The correct answer is: Suited the traditional political
The correct answer is: Kinshasa system of Northern Nigerian
10 Q: Which is the oldest parliamentary democracy 27 Q: The sun rises every morning in the
in the world? __________
The correct answer is: Great Britain The correct answer is: East
11 Q: Under the pattern of power distribution 28 Q: Where is the administrative headquarters of
between the federal and state governments, in the ECOWAS?
1999 constitution which of the following items came The correct answer is: Abuja
under the residual list 29 Q: The first census after independence was held
The correct answer is: Universities in the year
12 Q: The Visitor to the University of Lagos is The correct answer is: 1963
The correct answer is: President Goodluck Ebele 30 Q: The concept that refers to the sale, transfer or
Jonathan exchange of goods and services is
13 Q: Who won the 2011 gubernational election in The correct answer is: Trade
Lagos State?
The correct answer is: Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola
14 Q: The South- West Geopolitical Zones is made
up of
The correct answer is: Ekiti State, Lagos State, Ogun
State, Ondo State, Osun State, Oyo State
15 Q: The destruction of Nagasaki by atomic bomb
during the World War II was carried out by
The correct answer is: USA
16 Q: The Capital of Burkina-Faso is-
The correct answer is: Ouagadougou
17 Q: The name of the Second Republic Minister of
Transport who died recently is-
The correct answer is: Alhaji Umaru Dikko
18 Q: The first Senate president in the fourth
republic was
The correct answer is: Evan Enwerem
1 Q: Which of the following is not the name of the The correct answer is: 1963
incumbent President of Nigeria? 22 Q: The Headquarters of the United Nations is in
The correct answer is: Enwerem The correct answer is: New York
2 Q: Professor Maurice Iwu was the INEC chairman 23 Q: The main accrediting body that enforces
from uniform standard and sets admissions capacity of
The correct answer is: 2005-2010 every University in Nigeria is
3 Q: Which of the following continents is larger in The correct answer is: The National Universities
size than Africa Commission
The correct answer is: Asia 24 Q: The purpose of the United Nations Fund for
4 Q: Robert Mugabe is the President of Population Activities (UNFPA) is
The correct answer is: Zimbabwe The correct answer is: All of the options
5 Q: The longest River in the world is 25 Q: Which country does not share border with
The correct answer is: River Nile Nigeria?
6 Q: Who among the following was the first The correct answer is: Burkina Faso
indigenous Chief Justice of Nigeria’s Supreme Court- 26 Q: The pioneer Anchor for the Nigerian version of
The correct answer is: Hon Justice Atanda Fatai the popular TV game show,Who wants to be a
Williams millionaire, is
7 Q: The motion for self-government by 1956 was The correct answer is: Frank Edoho
moved by 27 Q: Who invented the telephone?
The correct answer is: Chief Anthony Enahoro The correct answer is: Graham Bell
8 Q: The Capital of Portugal is- 28 Q: The development of infrastructures in West
The correct answer is: Lisbon Africa in the colonial era was mainly for purposes
9 Q: The head of NAFDAC is ______ The correct answer is: economic exploitation
The correct answer is: Dr. Paul Orhii 29 Q: Who is the current Vice-President of Nigeria?
10 Q: The Nigerian Civil War took place between The correct answer is: Alh.Namadi Sambo
The correct answer is: 1967 - 1970 30 Q: The two seasons in Nigeria are_________
11 Q: The acronym NOA stands for The correct answer is: Dry and rainy seasons
The correct answer is: National Orientation Agency
12 Q: The name of Kaduna State Governor is
The correct answer is: Muktar Yero
13 Q: The Akanu Ibiam International Airport is
located in
The correct answer is: Enugu State
14 Q: Which of the following cities has never been
the capital of the Federal Republic of Nigeria?
The correct answer is: Ibadan
15 Q: The name of the Chief of Army Staff is
The correct answer is: Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah
16 Q: Who is the current Governor of the Central
Bank of Nigeria
The correct answer is: Godwin Emefiele
17 Q: Which hormone causes male reproductive
development?
The correct answer is: Testoterone
18 Q: The first military coup d’etat in Nigeria was led
by
The correct answer is: Major Chukwuma Kaduna
Nzeogwu
The correct answer is: Group of related languages
20Q: The first Prime Minister of Nigeria was
The correct answer is: Alhaji Tafawa Balewa
21 Q: The Defunct Organization of African Unity was
established in
GENERAL PAPAR 4
Question 16
Q: Where in Nigeria are Salt and Gold found?
GENERAL PAPAR 5
Question 1 Question 18
Q: The NYSC was formed under which administration in Q: The Government spends taxes on
Nigeria? . The correct answer is: All of the options
The correct answer is: Gen. Yakubu Gowon Question 19
Question 2 Q: Which of the following countries was in 1995 expelled
Q: What do you call a group of sheep? from the commonwealth for human rights violation?
The correct answer is: a flock of sheep The correct answer is: Nigeria
Question 3 Question 20
Q: The Capital of Gabon is- Q: The two white stripes that look like the letter "Y" in
The correct answer is: Libreville Nigeria’s Coat of Arms represent
Question 4 The correct answer is: Rivers Niger and Benue
Q: The Capital of Luxembourg is- Question 21
The correct answer is: Luxembourg Q: The Governor of Adamawa State is-
Question 5 The correct answer is: Admiral Murtala Nyako
Q: Queen Amina of Zaria is remembered most for: Question 22
The correct answer is: her military exploits Q: The Head of the Nigerian Defence Academy is called
Question 6 The correct answer is: The Commandant
Q: Who was the first indigenous Governor General of Question 23
Nigeria? Q: Which of the following best describes Lagos?
The correct answer is: NnamdiAzikwe The correct answer is: cosmopolitan city
Question 7 Question 24
Q: Swahili is spoken in the following countries- Q: The North Central Geopolitical Zone consists of -
The correct answer is: Kenya and Tanzania The correct answer is: Benue State, Kwara State, Kogi
Question 8 State, Niger State, Nasarawa State, Plateau State
Q: Which country will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup Question 25
Football? Q: The history of state creation in Nigeria began in
The correct answer is: Qatar The correct answer is: 1967
Question 9 Q: There are ________ members of the commonwealth
Q: Slavery in America was abolished by of nations
The correct answer is: Abraham Lincoln The correct answer is: 54
Question 10 Question 27
Q: Who was the first female prime minister of Great Q: The separation of judicial, legislative and executive
Britain? functions is designed to
The correct answer is: Mrs Margret Thatcher The correct answer is: Prevent tyranny
Question 11 Question 28
Q: The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin Q: World War II ended in
was The correct answer is: 1945
The correct answer is: Alexander Fleming Question 29
Question 12 Q: The practice of one woman having several husbands is
Q: The capital of South Sudan is called
The correct answer is: Juba The correct answer is: Polyandry
Question 13 Question 30
Q: The network with the largest share of Nigerian mobile Q: Under Socialism, the control of power resides with the
telecommunication market is The correct answer is: Proletariat
The correct answer is: MTN
Question 14
Q: The Capital of Tunisia is-
The correct answer is: Tunis
Question 15
Q: The clock called Big-Ben located in
The correct answer is: London
Question 16
Q: The name of President Barack Obama’s wife is
The correct answer is: Michelle Obama
Question 17
Q: The Minister of Foreign Affairs is
The correct answer is: Alhaji Aminu Wali
GENERAL PAPAR 6
Question 1 Question 17
Q: The area where two major rivers meet to form a major Q: The Capital of Equatorial Guinea is-
river is a The correct answer is: Malabo
The correct answer is: Confluence Question 18
Q: The fourth census after independence was held Q: The tenure of the President of the UN Security Council
The correct answer is: 21st March 2006 is
Q: What is the full meaning of INEC? The correct answer is: One year
The correct answer is: Independent National Electoral Question 19
Commission Q: Where is the headquarters of the International Red
Q: The first military head of state to adopt the title Cross Society?
‘President’ in Nigeria is The correct answer is: Geneva
The correct answer is: General Ibrahim Babangida Question 20
Question 5 Q: The Nigerian flag was designed by ……..
Q: What name is given to the genetic code that makes up The correct answer is: TaiwoAkinwunmi
an individual? Question 21
The correct answer is: Genotype Q: Where in Nigeria are Marble and Iron Ore found in
Question 6 large quantities
Q: The act of temporarily bringing a legislative session to The correct answer is: Benue, Delta, Edo, Kogi, Kwara,
a close is called Nasarawa, Plateau
The correct answer is: Adjournment Question 22
Question 7 Q: The process of depriving persons of the right of voting
Q: The first Governor of Nigeria was is called:
The correct answer is: Lord Fredrick Lugard The correct answer is: Disenfranchisement
Question 8 Question 23
Q: Where in Nigeria are Cotton, Coal and Gold found? Q: The Capital of Australia is-
The correct answer is: Zamfara The correct answer is: Canberra
Question 9 Question 24
Q: The current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos Q: The green in the Nigerian Flag represent
is its _____ VC. The correct answer is: Good agricultural land
The correct answer is: 11th Question 25
Question 10 Q: The acronym BPP stands for-
Q: The Prime Minister is PRIMUS INTER PARES. This The correct answer is: Bureau of Public Procurement
means that he is Question 26
The correct answer is: First among equals Q: The currency used in South Africa is
Question 11 The correct answer is: rand
Q: The commission of inquiry set up to look into the fear Question 27
of minority in 1958 was know as the Q: The First World War broke out in
The correct answer is: Willinks commission The correct answer is: 1914
Question 12 Question 28
Q: The President of the National Industrial Court is- Q: The first indigenous Inspector General of Police was-
The correct answer is: Hon Justice Babatunde Adeniran The correct answer is: Mr. Louis Edet
Adejumo Question 29
Question 13 Q: The Nobel Prizes were first awarded in-
Q: Zuma rock is located in ________ The correct answer is: 1901
The correct answer is: Niger State Question 30
Question 14 Q: Who was the immediate past Chief of Army Staff?
Q: What is the name of the male reproductive organ of a The correct answer is: Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika
flower?
The correct answer is: stamen
Question 15
Q: Which of the following is not a political party in
Nigeria?
The correct answer is: All Progressive Congress
Question 16
Q: Search engines on the internet help to search for
information by
The correct answer is: All of the options
GENERAL PAPAR 8
Question 1 Question 18
Q: The craft industry associated with the late Ladi Kwali is Q: What is the world largest mammal?
The correct answer is: pottery The correct answer is: blue whale
Question 2 Question 19
Q: What is the name of the structure which allows leaves
to breathe? Q: The Capital of Algeria is-
The correct answer is: stomata The correct answer is: None of the option
Question 3 Question 20
Q: The administrative headquarters of the AU is in Q: Which one of these is not an insect?
The correct answer is: Addis Ababa The correct answer is: centipede
Question 4 Question 21
Q: The dispute which took Nigeria and Cameroon to the Q: When did Gen. Sanni Abacha die?
International Court of Justice (ICJ) was the ownership of The correct answer is: June 8, 1998
The correct answer is: Bakassi Pennisula Question 22
Question 5 Q: The family to which one is related by marriage is
Q: The transformation of the Organization of Africa Union known as
(OAU) into the African Union was the brain-child of The correct answer is: Marital Family
The correct answer is: Ghadafi, Obasanjo, Mbeki Question 23
Question 6 Q: The first secondary school in Nigeria was
Q: The first railway line that was built in Nigeria was from The correct answer is: CMS Grammar School Lagos
The correct answer is: Lagos to Kano Question 24
Question 7 Q: The Special Adviser to the President on Media and
Q: The University of Lagos web address is Publicity is
The correct answer is: www.unilag.edu.ng The correct answer is: Reuben Abati
Question 8 Question 25
Q: The ‘motto’ of the University of Lagos is Q: The South-South and the South East make up the old –
The correct answer is: In Deed and In Truth The correct answer is: Eastern Region
Question 9 Question 26
Q: The majority of OPEC members are from Q: The following are birds except
The correct answer is: The Middle East The correct answer is: Bat
Question 10 Question 27
Q: What is the name of the immediate past Speaker of Q: The instrument used for finding the direction of the
the Nigerian House of Representative? wind is called__________
The correct answer is: Dimeji Bankole The correct answer is: wind vane
Question 11 Question 28
Q: The leader of the Catholic Church is Q: What is the symbol of authority in the Nigerian
called___________ Senate?
The correct answer is: Pope The correct answer is: The Mace
Question 12 Question 29
Q: The agreement to prevent the secession of Eastern Q: UNIDO stands for
Nigeria was known as- The correct answer is: United Nations Industrial
The correct answer is: Aburi Accord Development Organization
Question 13 Question 30
Q: www used in web address on internet means Q: Which of the towns listed below is not in Africa?
The correct answer is: World wide web The correct answer is: Tehran
Question 14
Q: The white in the Nigerian Flag represents
The correct answer is: peace
Question 15
Q: The Economic Commission for Africa is an agency of
The correct answer is: UN
Question 16
Q: The longest serving head of state in Nigeria was -
The correct answer is: Gen. Yakubu Gowon
Question 17
Q: The largest oil producing nation in Africa is
The correct answer is: Nigeria
GENERAL PAPAR 9
Question 1 Question 17
Q: The UN agency concerned with the welfare of refugees Q: Where is the Sahara Desert?
is The correct answer is: Africa
The correct answer is: UNHCR Question 18
Question 2 Q: Research has shown that sugar can contribute to all
Q: The acronym NEPC stands for but one of the following illnesses.
The correct answer is: Nigerian Export Promotion Council Select one:
Question 3 The correct answer is: typhoid
Q: The members of the Commonwealth of Nations are Question 19
mostly Q: What is the capital of Sierra Leone?
The correct answer is: Former British colonies The correct answer is: Freetown
Question 4 Question 20
Q: The continent with the largest refugee population is Q: When was the World Trade Centre attacked?
The correct answer is: Africa The correct answer is: Sept 2001
Question 5 Question 21
Q: What animal is known as a river horse? Q: Who is the current NLC chairman _____
The correct answer is: hippopotamus The correct answer is: Abdulwaheed Omar
Question 6 Question 22
Q: Which of the following is not in the National Anthem of Q: The decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria is
Nigeria? The correct answer is: Final
The correct answer is: None of the above Question 23
Question 7 Q: The acronym BON stands for-
Q: Where in Nigeria was a large unexploited Gold deposit The correct answer is: Broadcasting Organisation of
discovered during the colonial period? Nigeria
The correct answer is: Ilesa Question 24
Question 8 Q: The United Nations Organization was established in
Q: Which of the following Nigerians developed a cholera The correct answer is: 1945
vaccine? Question 25
The correct answer is: Njoku Obi Q: The marriage of one man to many wives is known as
Question 9 The correct answer is: Polygyny
Q: The Ikogosi Warm Spring is located at- Question 26
The correct answer is: Ekiti state Q: Who is considered as the father of Communism?
Question 10 The correct answer is: Karl Marx
Q: The largest city in Africa is Question 27
The correct answer is: Cairo Q: The primary centre for performing arts in Nigeria is the
Question 11 Select one:
Q: Where in Nigeria are Gypsium and Clay found? The correct answer is: National Arts theatre, Lagos
The correct answer is: All of the options Question 28
Question 12 Q: The first country in the world that gave women the
Q: The 1999 Constitution of Nigeria provides that the right to vote is
appointment of ministers must be confirmed by the The correct answer is: New Zealand
The correct answer is: Senate Question 29
Question 13 Q: Under which Constitution, was Federal Character
Q: The body charged with the conduct of elections in Commission established?
Nigeria during the second republic was The correct answer is: 1979
The correct answer is: Federal Electoral Commission Question 30
(FEDECO) Q: The term used for short-sightedness is
Question 14 The correct answer is: myopia
Q: The smallest nation in the world is
The correct answer is: Vatican City
Question 15
Q: The South – East Geopolitical zone comprises-
The correct answer is: Abia State, Anambra State, Ebonyi
State, Enugu State, Imo State
Question 16
Q: The N50 Note was introduced in
The correct answer is: 1991
GENERAL PAPAR 12
Question 1 Question 17
Q: The Capital of Burkina-Faso is- Q: Swahili is spoken in the following countries-
The correct answer is: Ouagadougou The correct answer is: Kenya and Tanzania
Question 2 Question 18
Q: Who is the current NLC chairman _____ Q: The Millennium Development goals do not include
The correct answer is: Abdulwaheed Omar The correct answer is: Reduction in number of sex
Question 3 workers
Q: The Capital of Portugal is- Question 19
The correct answer is: Lisbon Q: The Capital of Zimbabwe is-
Question 4 The correct answer is: Harare
Q: The Nobel Prizes were first awarded in- Question 20
The correct answer is: 1901 Q: Where is the Sahara Desert?
Question 5 The correct answer is: Africa
Q: The International Labour Organization has its Question 21
headquarters in: Q: World War II ended in
The correct answer is: Geneva The correct answer is: 1945
Question 6 Question 22
Q: The Ogbunike cave is located in _________ Q: The Emir of Kano is
The correct answer is: Anambra State The correct answer is: Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Question 7 Question 23
Q: The clock called Big-Ben located in Q: The two seasons in Nigeria are_________
The correct answer is: London The correct answer is: Dry and rainy seasons
Question 8 Question 24
Q: The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Q: Where in Nigeria are Lead/Zinc, Limestone, Oil/Gas
Commission in Nigeria is found?
The correct answer is: None of the above The correct answer is: Abia,AkwaIbom, Bayelsa,Imo, Cross
Question 9 River
Q: Which Nigerian Diplomat became UN Under- Secretary Question 25
after serving as the Permanent Representative at the Q: Zuma rock is located in ________
UNO? The correct answer is: Niger State
The correct answer is: Ibrahim Gambari Question 26
Question 10 Q: The members of the Commonwealth of Nations are
Q: What is the name of the male reproductive organ of a mostly
flower? The correct answer is: Former British colonies
The correct answer is: stamen Question 27
Question 11 Q: The major actors in the Nigerian Civil War were
Q: The term NEPAD is the acronym for: The correct answer is: Gowon and Ojukwu
The correct answer is: New Partnership for Africa’s Question 28
Development Q: The Capital of Equatorial Guinea is-
Question 12 The correct answer is: Malabo
Q: Which of the following States is not a member of Niger Question 29
Delta Development Commission Q: Under the 1963 Republican Constitution, Executive
The correct answer is: Enugu power was vested in the
Question 13 The correct answer is: President
Q: The Economic Commission for Africa is an agency of Question 30
The correct answer is: UN Q: The Capital of Switzerland is-
Question 14 The correct answer is: Berne
Q: The headquarters of the Organisation of Petroleum
Exporting Countries is
The correct answer is: Vienna
Question 15
Q: The purpose of the United Nations Fund for Population
Activities (UNFPA) is
The correct answer is: All of the options
Question 16
Q: Slavery in America was abolished by
The correct answer is: Abraham Lincoln
GENERAL PAPAR 19
Question 17
GENERAL PAPAR 20
Question 18
Q: The University of Lagos is owned by the
GENERAL PAPAR 23
Question 1 Question 17
Q: The blue buses using special lanes in Lagos are Q: Which of the following was a Secretary-General of the
commonly referred to as BRT buses, which means United Nations?
The correct answer is: Bus Rapid Transit The correct answer is: U Thant
Question 2 Question 18
Q: Where in Nigeria are Salt and Uranium found? Q: Which of these is not a source of refugee problems?
The correct answer is: Akwa Ibom and Cross River The correct answer is: Good governance
Question 3 Question 19
Q: The Nigerian version of the popular TV game show, Q: The separation of judicial, legislative and executive
Who wants to be a Millionaire, was established in- functions is designed to
The correct answer is: 2004 The correct answer is: Prevent tyranny
Question 4 Question 20
Q: The name of Deputy Speaker of the House of Q: Which of the following factors can cause instability in a
Representative in Nigeria is ______ country
The correct answer is: Hon Emeka Ihedioha The correct answer is: Economic inequality
Question 5 Question 21
Q: The first industrial revolution took place in Q: The NYSC was formed under which administration in
The correct answer is: England Nigeria? .
Question 6 The correct answer is: Gen. Yakubu Gowon
Q: Which of the following is responsible for conducting Question 22
elections in Nigeria? Q: Who among the following has not been a Chairman of
The correct answer is: Independent National Electoral the National Electoral Commission
Commission The correct answer is: Prof. Jerry Gana
Question 7 Question 23
Q: The interim government was short lived because of Q: The personality immortalized on the N10 Note is
The correct answer is: The intervention of the military The correct answer is: Dr. Alvan Ikoku
Question 8 Question 24
Q: Which of the following is not a search engine? Q: Where in Nigeria are Gypsium and Clay found?
The correct answer is: None of the option The correct answer is: All of the options
Question 9 Question 25
Q: The Head of the Nigerian Defence Academy is called Q: Two towns that owe their growth to the presence of
The correct answer is: The Commandant localized mineral resources are
Question 10 The correct answer is: Jos and Enugu
Q: Which is the oldest parliamentary democracy in the Question 26
world? Q: The Minister of Foreign Affairs is
The correct answer is: Great Britain The correct answer is: Alhaji Aminu Wali
Question 11 Question 27
Q: The highest custodian of the prerogative of mercy in Q: When was the World Trade Centre attacked?
Nigeria is: The correct answer is: Sept 2001
The correct answer is: The President Question 28
Question 12 Q: The two white stripes that look like the letter "Y" in
Q: The 1st Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos was Nigeria’s Coat of Arms represent
The correct answer is: Prof. Eni Njoku The correct answer is: Rivers Niger and Benue
Question 13 Question 29
Q: The Capital of Botswana is- Q: Where is the administrative headquarters of ECOWAS?
The correct answer is: Gaborone The correct answer is: Abuja
Question 14 Question 30
Q: The Ikogosi Warm Spring is located at- Q: Who was the immediate past Chief of Army Staff?
The correct answer is: Ekiti state The correct answer is: Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika
Question 15
Q: The name of an organisation that provides customers
with access to the internet is
The correct answer is: Internet Service Provider
Question 16
Q: The first impeachment of a Governor in Nigeria was
during the
The correct answer is: First Republic
GENERAL PAPAR 33
Question 1 Question 18
Q: The commission of inquiry set up to look into the fear Q: Where in Nigeria are Gemstone, Kaolin and Limestone
of minority in 1958 was know as the found ?
The correct answer is: Willinks commission The correct answer is: Ogun, Ondo
Question 2 Question 19
Q: Which of the following Nigerians developed a cholera Q: The United Nations Organization was established in
vaccine? The correct answer is: 1945
The correct answer is: Njoku Obi Question 20
Question 3 Q: When two or more cultures interact, they result in
Q: The Head of the Commonwealth of Nations is _______
The correct answer is: Queen Elizabeth of England The correct answer is: Cultural diversity
Question 4 Question 21
Q: The first executive president of Nigeria is Q: Wase Rock is located in
The correct answer is: Alh. Shehu Shagari The correct answer is: Plateau State
Question 5 Question 22
Q: Queen Amina of Zaria is remembered most for: Q: The UN agency concerned with the welfare of refugees
The correct answer is: her military exploits is
Question 6 The correct answer is: UNHCR
Q: Which of the following is not a football club in Nigeria Question 23
The correct answer is: Bolton Wanderers Q: The history of state creation in Nigeria began in
Question 7 The correct answer is: 1967
Q: Trade by barter means: Question 24
The correct answer is: exchange of goods for other goods Q: Which hormone causes male reproductive
Question 8 development?
Q: The Capital of Hungary is- The correct answer is: Testoterone
The correct answer is: Budapest Question 25
Question 9 Q: The Government maintains monopoly over certain
Q: The system of government at the grassroots level is services for:
called The correct answer is: Security and strategic reasons
The correct answer is: Local Government Question 26
Question 10 Q: Where in Nigeria are Lead/Zinc, Limestone, Oil/Gas
Q: The transformation of the Organization of Africa Union found?
(OAU) into the African Union was the brain-child of The correct answer is: Abia,AkwaIbom, Bayelsa,Imo, Cross
The correct answer is: Ghadafi, Obasanjo, Mbeki River
Question 11 Question 27
Q: The fourth census after independence was held Q: The primary aim of N.Y.S.C Scheme is to
The correct answer is: 21st March 2006 The correct answer is: promote national unity
Question 12 Question 28
Q: The head of NAFDAC is ______ Q: Which of the following countries was in 1995 expelled
The correct answer is: Dr. Paul Orhii from the commonwealth for human rights violation?
Question 13 The correct answer is: Nigeria
Q: The Capital of Tunisia is- Question 29
The correct answer is: Tunis Q: Which of these is not one of the human senses?
Question 14 The correct answer is: instinct
Q: Which of the following can have their shares quoted Question 30
on the Stock Exchange? Q: Who is the Minister of Women Affairs?
The correct answer is: A public limited liability company The correct answer is: Mrs Zainab Maina
Question 15
Q: When was the U.N.O. established?
The correct answer is: 1945
Question 16
Q: Who invented computers?
The correct answer is: Charles Babbage
Question 17
Q: Which of the following is not in the National Anthem of
Nigeria?
The correct answer is: None of the above
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Question 1 Question 17
Q: The presidential election which was annulled in Nigeria Q: Wangari Maathi of Kenya won the Nobel Peace Prize
was held in in-
The correct answer is: 1993 The correct answer is: 2004
Question 2 Question 18
Q: Usman Dan Fodio belonged to the Islamic sect called Q: Some of the solid minerals found in Nigeria area
The correct answer is: Shiite The correct answer is: tin, iron ore and granite
Question 3 Question 19
Q: The Regime that introduced environmental sanitation Q: The Nigerian flag consists of
day in Nigeria was that of ___ The correct answer is: 3 vertical bands of green, white
The correct answer is: Buhari/Idiagbon and green
Question 4 Question 20
Q: The primary centre for performing arts in Nigeria is the Q: The Capital of Burkina-Faso is-
The correct answer is: National Arts theatre, Lagos The correct answer is: Ouagadougou
Question 5 Question 21
Q: The marriage of one man to many wives is known as Q: Who is considered as the father of Communism?
The correct answer is: Polygyny The correct answer is: Karl Marx
Question 6 Question 22
Q: The Capital of Venezuela is- Q: The acronym BPP stands for-
The correct answer is: Caracas The correct answer is: Bureau of Public Procurement
Question 7 Question 23
Q: What is the name of the immediate past Speaker of Q: Which Nigerian was the first to occupy the position of
the Nigerian House of Representative? Senate President?
The correct answer is: Dimeji Bankole The correct answer is: Nwafor Orizu
Question 8 Question 24
Q: The currency used in South Africa is Q: What do you call a group of sheep?
The correct answer is: rand The correct answer is: a flock of sheep
Question 9 Question 25
Q: The majority of OPEC members are from Q: The Governor of Adamawa State is-
The correct answer is: The Middle East The correct answer is: Admiral Murtala Nyako
Question 10 Question 26
Q: The difference between Nigeria’s first and second Q: The National War Museum is located in-
republics is that: The correct answer is: Umuahia
The correct answer is: The former was Parliamentary Question 27
while the latter was Presidential Q: The Capital of India is-
Question 11 The correct answer is: New Delhi
Q: Which of the following is not a newspaper in Question 28
circulation in Nigeria? Q: The longest serving head of state in Nigeria was -
The correct answer is: The Standard The correct answer is: Gen. Yakubu Gowon
Question 12 Question 29
Q: The Flowers on Nigeria’s Coat of Arms represent Q: The South- West Geopolitical Zones is made up of
The correct answer is: beauty The correct answer is: Ekiti State, Lagos State, Ogun State,
Question 13 Ondo State, Osun State, Oyo State
Q: The area where two major rivers meet to form a major Question 30
river is a Q: The Speaker of the House of Representatives is
The correct answer is: Confluence The correct answer is: Hon. Aminu Tanbuwal
Question 14
Q: There are ________ members of the commonwealth
of nations
The correct answer is: 54
Question 15
Q: The current Nigerian Ambassador to the UN is
The correct answer is: Joy Ogwu
Question 16
Q: Who among the following was not a candidate in the
2011 Presidential election in Nigeria?
The correct answer is: Olusola Saraki
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Question 1 Question 18
Q: The Capital of Portugal is- Q: The Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day is
The correct answer is: Lisbon celebrated on
Question 2 The correct answer is: 15th January
Q: The 1st Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos was Question 19
The correct answer is: Prof. Eni Njoku Q: The winner of the 2013 African Cup of Nations was
Question 3 The correct answer is: Nigeria
Q: The United Nations Organization was established in Question 20
The correct answer is: 1945 Q: The prerogative of mercy in Nigeria vests in the:
Question 4 The correct answer is: All of the options
Q: The acronym NEPC stands for Question 21
The correct answer is: Nigerian Export Promotion Council Q: The UN Security Council is composed of
Question 5 The correct answer is: 15 members
Q: The acronym ITF stands for Question 22
The correct answer is: Industrial Training Fund Q: The continent with the largest refugee population is
Question 6 The correct answer is: Africa
Q: The 1999 Constitution of Nigeria provides that the Question 23
appointment of ministers must be confirmed by the Q: The name of the Second Republic Minister of Transport
The correct answer is: Senate who died recently is-
Question 7 The correct answer is: Alhaji Umaru Dikko
Q: What is the capital of Sierra Leone? Question 24
The correct answer is: Freetown Q: The currency used in South Africa is
Question 8 The correct answer is: rand
Q: Under the pattern of power distribution between the Question 25
federal and state governments, in the 1999 constitution Q: The specialized organ for respiration in higher animals
which of the following items came under the residual list is
The correct answer is: Universities The correct answer is: Lungs
Question 9 Question 26
Q: The International Labour Organization has its Q: The ‘motto’ of the University of Lagos is
headquarters in: The correct answer is: In Deed and In Truth
The correct answer is: Geneva Question 27
Question 10 Q: The amalgamation of the Northern and Southern
Q: Where is the Sahara Desert? protectorates was in
The correct answer is: Africa The correct answer is: 1914
Question 11 Question 28
Q: UNESCO is a body under Q: Water is to cup as letter is to…
The correct answer is: The U.N.O The correct answer is: emvelope
Question 12 Question 29
Q: Where in Nigeria are Salt and Uranium found? Q: UNIDO stands for
The correct answer is: Akwa Ibom and Cross River The correct answer is: United Nations Industrial
Question 13 Development Organization
Q: The NYSC was established in Nigeria in Question 30
The correct answer is: 1973 Q: The Regime that introduced environmental sanitation
Question 14 day in Nigeria was that of ___
Q: The first coup d’etat in Nigeria occurred in The correct answer is: Buhari/Idiagbon
The correct answer is: 1966
Question 15
Q: Professor Maurice Iwu was the INEC chairman from
The correct answer is: 2005-2010
Question 16
Q: The North Central Geopolitical Zone consists of -
The correct answer is: Benue State, Kwara State, Kogi
State, Niger State, Nasarawa State, Plateau State
Question 17
Q: Two towns that owe their growth to the presence of
localized mineral resources are
The correct answer is: Jos and Enugu
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Question 1 Question 17
Q: The fourth census after independence was held Q: The International Labour Organization (ILO) is an
The correct answer is: 21st March 2006 agency of
Question 2 The correct answer is: United Nations Organisation (UN)
Q: Which famous Austrian – born actor became the Question 18
Governor of California in 2004? Q: The use of Naira and kobo as Nigerian currency took
The correct answer is: Arnold Schwarzenegger effect from
Question 3 The correct answer is: 1973
Q: Which of the following is responsible for conducting Question 19
elections in Nigeria? Q: Who is the current Governor of the Central Bank of
The correct answer is: Independent National Electoral Nigeria
Commission The correct answer is: Godwin Emefiele
Question 4 Question 20
Q: The name of the richest man in Africa is Q: What year did the Berlin Wall come down?
The correct answer is: Aliko Dangote The correct answer is: 1988
Question 5 Question 21
Q: The largest city in Africa is Q: Under which Constitution, was Federal Character
The correct answer is: Cairo Commission established?
Question 6 The correct answer is: 1979
Q: The first census after independence was held in the Question 22
year Q: Who among the following was never the Governor of
The correct answer is: 1963 the Central Bank of Nigeria
Question 7 The correct answer is: Idris Wada
Q: The craft industry associated with the late Ladi Kwali is Question 23
The correct answer is: pottery Q: Who among the following was the first indigenous
Question 8 Chief Justice of Nigeria’s Supreme Court-
Q: The government of Nigeria in 1960 was a coalition The correct answer is: Hon Justice Atanda Fatai Williams
between ______ Question 24
The correct answer is: NPC and NCNC Q: The concept that refers to the sale, transfer or
Question 9 exchange of goods and services is
Q: The NYSC was formed under which administration in The correct answer is: Trade
Nigeria? . Question 25
The correct answer is: Gen. Yakubu Gowon Q: The Minister of Communication Technology is
Question 10 The correct answer is: Mrs Omobola Johnson
Q: The Capital of Liberia is- Question 26
The correct answer is: Monrovia Q: Which Nigerian Diplomat became UN Under- Secretary
Question 11 after serving as the Permanent Representative at the
Q: Trade by barter means: UNO?
The correct answer is: exchange of goods for other goods The correct answer is: Ibrahim Gambari
Question 12 Question 27
Q: The name of President Barack Obama’s wife is Q: The Defunct Organization of African Unity was
The correct answer is: Michelle Obama established in
Question 13 The correct answer is: 1963
Q: Which of the following can have their shares quoted Question 28
on the Stock Exchange? Q: The first Governor of Plateau State was
The correct answer is: A public limited liability company The correct answer is: Joseph Gomwalk
Question 14 Question 29
Q: The Fulani forces were defeated by Ibadan at _____ in Q: What is the symbol of authority in the Nigerian
1840 . Senate?
The correct answer is: Osogbo The correct answer is: The Mace
Question 15 Question 30
Q: The name of the Deputy Governor of LagosState is- Q: The Speaker of the House of Representatives is
The correct answer is: Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire The correct answer is: Hon. Aminu Tanbuwal
Question 16
Q: What name is given to the genetic code that makes up
an individual?
The correct answer is: Genotype
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