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GENERAL PAPAR 1

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

19 Q: The acronym FRC stands for


GENERAL PAPAR 3

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 1 The correct answer is: Ebonyi, Abia, Sokoto


Q: The primary aim of N.Y.S.C Scheme is to Question 17
The correct answer is: promote national unity Q: Which of the following personalities is immortalized on
Question 2 the N1000 Note ?
Q: The 1977 Festival of Arts and Culture took place under The correct answer is: Dr. Clement Isong
The correct answer is: Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo Question 18
Question 3 Q: The Capital of Hungary is-
Q: Which of the following is not a search engine? The correct answer is: Budapest
The correct answer is: None of the option Question 19
Question 4 Q: The Kisra legend is associated with the _____
Q: Who among the following was not a candidate in the The correct answer is: Nupe kingdom
2011 Presidential election in Nigeria? Question 20
The correct answer is: Olusola Saraki Q: The Nobel Prizes was established by-
Question 5 The correct answer is: Alfred B. Nobel
Q: The primary function of the judiciary is to Question 21
The correct answer is: Interpret laws Q: Who was the pioneer Managing Director of Zenith
Question 6 Bank?
Q: The highest custodian of the prerogative of mercy in The correct answer is: Jim Ovia
Nigeria is: Question 22
The correct answer is: The President Q: When is the international workers day?
Question 7 The correct answer is: 1st May
Q: The principle of checks and balances violates the Question 23
theory of Q: Which of the following was a Secretary-General of the
The correct answer is: None of the options United Nations?
Question 8 The correct answer is: U Thant
Q: The law that was enforced in Sokoto caliphate was Question 24
The correct answer is: The Maliki law Q: The Capital of Russia is-
Question 9 The correct answer is: Moscow
Q: The acronym FHA stands for Question 25
The correct answer is: Federal Housing Authority Q: Where in Nigeria are Salt and Uranium found?
Question 10 The correct answer is: Akwa Ibom and Cross River
Q: The first industrial revolution took place in Question 26
The correct answer is: England Q: The acronym NERFUND stands for
Question 11 The correct answer is: National Economic Reconstruction
Q: The Nigerian National Anthem was adopted in- Fund
The correct answer is: October 1978 Question 27
Question 12 Q: The instrument used for measuring rainfall is called
Q: The compulsory levy paid to the State by all adults is ______________
called The correct answer is: Rain gauge
The correct answer is: Poll Tax Question 28
Question 13 Q: The first executive president of Nigeria is
Q: Which of the following can have their shares quoted The correct answer is: Alh. Shehu Shagari
on the Stock Exchange? Question 29
The correct answer is: A public limited liability company Q: The North-East Geo-Political Zone is made up of the
Question 14 following States-
Q: Which of the following two statements explain the The correct answer is: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe,
word “surfing”? I. A sport in which the individual rides on Taraba, Yobe, Kaduna
the crest or along tunnel of a wave II. Exploration of the Question 30
web (www) Q: Which of these is the cheapest mode of
The correct answer is: I & II transportation?
Question 15 The correct answer is: Rail
Q: Who among the following has not been a Chairman of
the National Electoral Commission
The correct answer is: Prof. Jerry Gana

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 Q: Where in Nigeria are Lead/Zinc, Limestone, Oil/Gas


Q: The CBN governor from 1967 to 1975 was _________ found?
The correct answer is: Clement N. Isong The correct answer is: Abia,AkwaIbom, Bayelsa,Imo, Cross
Question 2 River
Q: The term NEPAD is the acronym for: Question 18
The correct answer is: New Partnership for Africa’s Q: What was Ghana called before 1957
Development The correct answer is: gold coast
Question 3 Question 19
Q: The Yankari Game reserves is located in? Q: Water is to cup as letter is to…
The correct answer is: Bauchi State The correct answer is: emvelope
Question 4 Question 20
Q: This country was never a British colony Q: When was the Structural Adjustment Programme
The correct answer is: Sierra Leone introduced in Nigeria?
Question 5 The correct answer is: 1986
Q: The Capital of Jordan is- Question 21
The correct answer is: Amman Q: Who was Nigeria’s first elected civilian President?
Question 6 The correct answer is: Alhaji Shehu Shagari
Q: The 1977 Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) was Question 22
celebrated in Q: Which of the following is responsible for securing and
The correct answer is: Nigeria maintaining Nigeria’s borders from violation on land, sea
Question 7 and air
Q: The Minister of Communication Technology is The correct answer is: The Nigerian Armed Forces
The correct answer is: Mrs Omobola Johnson Question 23
Question 8 Q: The current Nigerian Ambassador to the UN is
Q: The Capital of Kuwait is- The correct answer is: Joy Ogwu
The correct answer is: Kuwait City Question 24
Question 9 Q: The Justice Oputa Panel in Nigeria was to address
Q: The name of an organisation that provides customers cases of
with access to the internet is The correct answer is: Human Right abuses
Select one: Question 25
The correct answer is: Internet Service Provider Q: The first coup d’etat in Nigeria occurred in
Question 10 The correct answer is: 1966
Q: When was the U.N.O. established? Question 26
The correct answer is: 1945 Q: Two towns that owe their growth to the presence of
Question 11 localized mineral resources are
Q: The South-South Geo-Political Zone comprises the The correct answer is: Jos and Enugu
following States- Question 27
The correct answer is: Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross-River, Q: The Obudu Plateau of the Cross River Basin is
Delta, Edo, Rivers economically noted for
Question 12 The correct answer is: cattle ranching and tourism
Q: The first Nigerian to win Olympic medal is Question 28
The correct answer is: Chioma Ajunwa Q: The Regime that introduced environmental sanitation
Question 13 day in Nigeria was that of ___
Q: The Capital of Lagos State is_____ The correct answer is: Buhari/Idiagbon
The correct answer is: Ikeja Question 29
Question 14 Q: The full meaning of CNN is
Q: Which political party won the 1979 general election in The correct answer is: Cable News Network
Nigeria? Question 30
The correct answer is: The NPN Q: What sporting event took place in Congo Brazzaville in
Question 15 1965?
Q: The prerogative of mercy in Nigeria vests in the: The correct answer is: 1st All Africa Games
The correct answer is: All of the options
Question 16
Q: The Capital of India is-
The correct answer is: New Delhi
Question 17
GENERAL PAPAR 7

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 Q: The Nigerian flag consists of


Q: The name of the Osun State Governor is The correct answer is: 3 vertical bands of green, white
The correct answer is: Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and green
Question 2 Question 16
Q: The first Governor of Plateau State was Q: The current Prime Minister of Great Britain is
The correct answer is: Joseph Gomwalk The correct answer is: Mr. David Cameron
Question 3 Question 17
Q: Under the 1999 Constitution, the power to implement Q: The UN Security Council is composed of
laws vests in the The correct answer is: 15 members
The correct answer is: Executive Question 18
Question 4 Q: The current Nigerian Constitution was promulgated in
Q: The Ogbunike cave is located in _________ The correct answer is: 1999
The correct answer is: Anambra State Question 19
Question 5 Q: The Senate President is
Q: Which of these organizations is responsible for the The correct answer is: Senator David Mark
distribution of letters in the country? Question 20
The correct answer is: NIPOST Q: Which Nigerian was the first to occupy the position of
Question 6 Senate President?
Q: The N1,000 note has the pictures of The correct answer is: Nwafor Orizu
The correct answer is: Mai-Bornu and Isong Question 21
Question 7 Q: The winner of the 2013 African Cup of Nations was
Q: The presidential election which was annulled in Nigeria The correct answer is: Nigeria
was held in Question 22
The correct answer is: 1993 Q: The current Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria is
Question 8 The correct answer is: None of the above
Q: Which of the following is the title of a book Written by Question 23
George Orwell? Q: The blue buses using special lanes in Lagos are
The correct answer is: 1984 commonly referred to as BRT buses, which means
Question 9 The correct answer is: Bus Rapid Transit
Q: The Muslim festival observed after the completion of Question 24
the Ramadan fast is called Q: Wangari Maathi of Kenya won the Nobel Peace Prize
The correct answer is: Id-El Fitri in-
Question 10 The correct answer is: 2004
Q: Which Nigerian Diplomat became UN Under- Secretary Question 25
after serving as the Permanent Representative at the Q: Who invented computers?
UNO? The correct answer is: Charles Babbage
The correct answer is: Ibrahim Gambari Question 26
Question 11 Q: The Presidential Amnesty for Niger Delta militants was
Q: What is known as the voice box in the human body? proclaimed in-
The correct answer is: larynx The correct answer is: 2009
Question 12 Question 27
Q: The Minister of Education of State and Supervising Q: The Cold War was between the U.S.A. and…
Ministry of Education is The correct answer is: Russia
The correct answer is: Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike Question 28
Question 13 Q: Where in Nigeria is coal found ?
Q: The Capital of Botswana is- The correct answer is: All of the options
Select one: Question 29
a. Banjul Q: Who is the Minister of Women Affairs?
b. None of the options The correct answer is: Mrs Zainab Maina
c. Gaborone Question 30
d. Asmara Q: The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
e. Abidjan Commission in Nigeria is
The correct answer is: Gaborone The correct answer is: None of the above
Question 14
Q: Prostate cancer is associated with………
The correct answer is: men
Question 15
GENERAL PAPAR 10

Question 1 Q: Who is the current U.N. Secretary General is?


Q: Which of the following is not a football club in Nigeria The correct answer is: Ban Ki Moon
The correct answer is: Bolton Wanderers Question 19
Question 2 Q: Which African country was called the “Gold Coast”?
Q: The major actors in the Nigerian Civil War were The correct answer is: Ghana
The correct answer is: Gowon and Ojukwu Question 20
Q: The Millennium Development goals do not include Q: The Capital of Liberia is-
The correct answer is: Reduction in number of sex The correct answer is: Monrovia
workers Question 21
Question 4 Q: The Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day is
Q: The Government maintains monopoly over certain celebrated on
services for: The correct answer is: 15th January
The correct answer is: Security and strategic reasons Question 22
Question 5 Q: The amalgamation of the Northern and Southern
Q: The tenure of office for the President under the 1999 protectorates was in
Nigerian Constitution is The correct answer is: 1914
The correct answer is: four years Question 23
Question 6 Q: The closest government to the people is _______
Q: The Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources is The correct answer is: local government
The correct answer is: Dr.Akinwunmi Ayo Adesina Question 24
Question 7 Q: The government of Nigeria in 1960 was a coalition
Q: Which of these is not a source of refugee problems? between ______
The correct answer is: Good governance The correct answer is: NPC and NCNC
Question 8 Question 25
Q: Which of the following is not an African Country? Q: The sun sets every evening in the ____________
The correct answer is: Syria The correct answer is: West
Question 9 Question 26
Q: Where in Nigeria are Gemstone, Kaolin and Limestone Q: The Nigerian Armed Forces contributed troops for
found ? Peace Keeping in these countries except
The correct answer is: Ogun, Ondo The correct answer is: Ghana
Question 10 Question 27
Q: Who was the first Christian missionary to Ogbomosho? Q: The International Labour Organization has its
The correct answer is: Rev. Thomas Bowen headquarters in:
Question 11 The correct answer is: Geneva
Q: The first indigenous Governor General of Nigeria is Question 28
The correct answer is: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe Q: Which of the following is not a current telecom service
Question 12 provider in Nigeria?
Q: Which of the following agencies is promoting the The correct answer is: Mobitel
cashless transaction policy in Nigeria? Question 29
The correct answer is: CBN Q: The two Horses in Nigeria’s Coat of Arms represent
Question 13 The correct answer is: Dignity
Q: The current Chairman of INEC Question 30
The correct answer is: Prof. Atairu Jega Q: The minimum age for admission into the university
Question 14 is………
Q: What is the name of the current Vice-Chancellor of the The correct answer is: 16
University of Lagos?
The correct answer is: Prof. Rahamon Bello
Question 15
Q: The number of bones in the human skeleton is
The correct answer is: 206
Question 16
Q: The Head of the Commonwealth of Nations is
The correct answer is: Queen Elizabeth of England
Question 17
Q: The 12 state structure in Nigeria was created by
The correct answer is: Yakubu Gowon
Question 18
GENERAL PAPAR 11

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 The correct answer is: A written constitution


Q: The right of every adult to vote and be voted for is Question 17
called Q: The acronym FAAN stands for
The correct answer is: universal adult suffrage The correct answer is: Federal Airports Authority of
Question 2 Nigeria
Q: The International Labour Organization (ILO) is an Question 18
agency of Q: The world’s largest democracy is
The correct answer is: United Nations Organisation (UN) The correct answer is: India
Question 3 Question 19
Q: The 1st Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos was Q: The scientific name for vitamin c is
The correct answer is: Prof. Eni Njoku The correct answer is: ascorbic acid
Question 4 Question 20
Q: Which of the following is not a member of the oil- Q: Which of the following States is not a member of Niger
producing states in Nigeria? Delta Development Commission
The correct answer is: Lagos The correct answer is: Enugu
Question 5 Question 21
Q: Which of these is not a political leader? Q: The first African to become Secretary-General of the
The correct answer is: Imam United Nations is
Question 6 The correct answer is: Boutrous Boutrous Ghali
Q: The Capital of Switzerland is- Question 22
The correct answer is: Berne Q: The current Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos is
Question 7 The correct answer is: Prof. Jerry Gana
Q: The second stanza of Nigeria’s national anthem starts Question 23
with- Q: What year did the Berlin Wall come down?
The correct answer is: O God of creation, direct our noble The correct answer is: 1988
cause Question 24
Question 8 Q: The acronym NDIC stands for
Q: Voting in an election is a popular way of participating The correct answer is: Nigeria Deposit Insurance
in Corporation
The correct answer is: Politics Question 25
Question 9 Q: What is a shape with eight sides called?
Q: The Fulani forces were defeated by Ibadan at _____ in The correct answer is: Octagon
1840 . Question 26
The correct answer is: Osogbo Q: The Nigerian Electoral System gives voting rights to
Question 10 The correct answer is: Nigerian citizens who are eighteen
Q: The book “How Europe underdeveloped Africa” was years old and above
written by Question 27
The correct answer is: Walter Rodney Q: What was Martin Luther King known for ?
Question 11 The correct answer is: non-violent resistance
Q: The English Bible was translated into Yoruba by Question 28
The correct answer is: Bishop Ajayi Crowther Q: Which of the following factors can cause instability in a
Question 12 country
Q: The name of the Deputy Governor of LagosState is- The correct answer is: Economic inequality
The correct answer is: Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire Question 29
Question 13 Q: Who is the Minister of Water Resources?
Q: The headquarters of the International Court of Justice The correct answer is: Mrs Sarah Ochekpe
is in . Question 30
The correct answer is: The Hague Q: Which of the following is not a newspaper in
Question 14 circulation in Nigeria?
Q: The Capital of Zimbabwe is- The correct answer is: The Standard
The correct answer is: Harare
Question 15
Q: Which of the following is not a Continent?
The correct answer is: China
Question 16
Q: Which of the following is not a feature of a state
Select one:
GENERAL PAPAR 13

Question 1 Q: The name of Deputy Speaker of the House of


Q: The specialized organ for respiration in higher animals Representative in Nigeria is ______
is Select one:
The correct answer is: Lungs The correct answer is: Hon Emeka Ihedioha
Question 2 Question 18
Q: The first Nigerian to win the heavy weight boxing Q: What is the name of the clear part of the blood?
championship of the world was The correct answer is: plasma
The correct answer is: Hogan Kid Bassey Question 19
Question 3 Q: Where in Nigeria is Gold found ?
Q: The first impeachment of a Governor in Nigeria was The correct answer is: Abia, Bauchi, Niger, Oyo, Ebonyi,
during the Kebbi, Kwara, Sokoto, Osun, Zamfara
The correct answer is: First Republic Question 20
Question 4 Q: The interim government was short lived because of
Q: The Nigeria’s National Assembly is made up of The correct answer is: The intervention of the military
The correct answer is: Two chambers Question 21
Question 5 Q: The University of Lagos is owned by the
Q: The Black shield in Nigeria’s Coat of Arms represent The correct answer is: Federal Government
The correct answer is: good soil Question 22
Question 6 Q: The personality immortalized on the N10 Note is
Q: Trade by barter means: The correct answer is: Dr. Alvan Ikoku
The correct answer is: exchange of goods for other goods Question 23
Question 7 Q: The Owu war was between _______
Q: Which of the following industries is likely to be located The correct answer is: 1820-1827
at or near the source of its major raw materials? Question 24
The correct answer is: Cement manufacturing Q: The highest mountain in Africa is
Question 8 The correct answer is: Kilimanjaro
Q: The Capital of Kebbi State is_____ Question 25
The correct answer is: Birnin- Kebbi Q: The first military Head of State in Nigeria was
Question 9 The correct answer is: General Aguiyi Ironsi
Q: The use of Naira and kobo as Nigerian currency took Question 26
effect from Q: The Capital of Venezuela is-
The correct answer is: 1973 The correct answer is: Caracas
Question 10 Question 27
Q: The Public sector in Nigeria does not include Q: The first television station was established in Nigeria in
The correct answer is: The business owned by individual The correct answer is: 1959
members of the Public Question 28
Question 11 Q: The first American President was
Q: The acronym ITF stands for The correct answer is: George Washington
The correct answer is: Industrial Training Fund Question 29
Question 12 Q: Who was the leader of Russia during the Second World
Q: Sickle-cell anaemia is a War?
The correct answer is: genetically modified disease The correct answer is: Joseph Stalin
Question 13 Question 30
Q: When did Gen. Sanni Abacha die? Q: What was America’s reason for the invasion of Iraq?
The correct answer is: June 8, 1998 The correct answer is: To curtail Iraq’s production of
Question 14 Weapons of Mass Destruction
Q: Wase Rock is located in
The correct answer is: Plateau State
Question 15
Q: The conference that led to the partitioning of Africa is
known as the _______
The correct answer is: Berlin Conference
Question 16
Q: What is a compost?
The correct answer is: decayed organic material
Question 17
GENERAL PAPAR 14

Question 1 The correct answer is: 2005-2010


Q: The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Question 18
Commission is Q: What is the name of the immediate past Speaker of
The correct answer is: Arunma Oteh the Nigerian House of Representative?
Question 2 The correct answer is: Dimeji Bankole
Q: The winner of the 2013 African Cup of Nations was Question 19
The correct answer is: Nigeria
Question 3
Q: Which of the following can have their shares quoted
on the Stock Exchange?
The correct answer is: A public limited liability company Q: The leader of the Catholic Church is
Question 4 called___________
Q: Prostate cancer is associated with……… The correct answer is: Pope
The correct answer is: men Question 20
Question 5 Q: The Prime Minister is PRIMUS INTER PARES. This
Q: Which country does not share border with Nigeria? means that he is
The correct answer is: Burkina Faso The correct answer is: First among equals
Question 6 Question 21
Q: The green in the Nigerian Flag represent Q: Sickle cell disease is
The correct answer is: Good agricultural land The correct answer is: a disease that affects the white
Question 7 blood cell
Q: The presidential election which was annulled in Nigeria Question 22
was held in Q: The Ikogosi Warm Spring is located at-
The correct answer is: 1993 The correct answer is: Ekiti state
Question 8 Question 23
Q: The Nigerian Civil War took place between Q: The head of NAFDAC is ______
The correct answer is: 1967 - 1970 The correct answer is: Dr. Paul Orhii
Question 9 Question 24
Q: Which of these is not a political leader? Q: Which of the following is not in the National Anthem of
The correct answer is: Imam Nigeria?
Question 10 The correct answer is: None of the above
Q: Where in Nigeria are Marble and Iron Ore found in Question 25
large quantities Q: Which of the following is not a football club in Nigeria
The correct answer is: Benue, Delta, Edo, Kogi, Kwara, The correct answer is: Bolton Wanderers
Nasarawa, Plateau Question 26
Question 11 Q: Usman Dan Fodio belonged to the Islamic sect called
Q: The Capital of Gabon is- The correct answer is: Shiite
The correct answer is: Libreville Question 27
Question 12 Q: The Headquarters of the United Nations is in
Q: The Nigerian film industry is known as The correct answer is: New York
The correct answer is: Nollywood Question 28
Question 13 Q: The Capital of Botswana is-
Q: This country was never a British colony The correct answer is: Gaborone
The correct answer is: Sierra Leone Question 29
Question 14 Q: When did Gen. Sanni Abacha die?
Q: The capital of South Sudan is The correct answer is: June 8, 1998
The correct answer is: Juba Question 30
Question 15 Q: Which African country was called the “Gold Coast”?
Q: Which of the following cities has never been the The correct answer is: Ghana
capital of the Federal Republic of Nigeria?
The correct answer is: Ibadan
Question 16
Q: Which political party won the 1979 general election in
Nigeria?
The correct answer is: The NPN
Question 17
Q: Professor Maurice Iwu was the INEC chairman from
GENERAL PAPAR 15

Question 1 Q: The acronym BON stands for-


Q: The fundamental objectives and directive principles of The correct answer is: Broadcasting Organisation of
state policy of Nigeria are contained in the: Nigeria
The correct answer is: Constitution Question 17
Question 2 Q: The Governor of Adamawa State is-
Q: The Nigerian version of the popular TV game show, The correct answer is: Admiral Murtala Nyako
Who wants to be a Millionaire, was established in- Question 18
The correct answer is: 2004 Q: The Presidential Amnesty for Niger Delta militants was
Question 3 proclaimed in-
Q: What sporting event took place in Congo Brazzaville in The correct answer is: 2009
1965? Question 19
The correct answer is: 1st All Africa Games Q: The first Governor of Nigeria was
Question 4 The correct answer is: Lord Fredrick Lugard
Q: Who among the following was never the Governor of Question 20
the Central Bank of Nigeria Q: The Capital of Liberia is-
The correct answer is: Monrovia
The correct answer is: Idris Wada Question 21
Question 5 Q: The Head of State at independence was
Q: The first industrial revolution took place in The correct answer is: Queen Elizabeth II
The correct answer is: England Question 22
Question 6 Q: Which of the following factors can cause instability in a
Q: The Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources is country
The correct answer is: Dr.Akinwunmi Ayo Adesina The correct answer is: Economic inequality
Question 7 Question 23
Q: The highest custodian of the prerogative of mercy in Q: The International Labour Organization (ILO) is an
Nigeria is: agency of
The correct answer is: The President The correct answer is: United Nations Organisation (UN)
Question 8 Question 24
Q: Who was Nigeria’s first elected civilian President? Q: The following is not a type of printer
Select one: The correct answer is: Thermal
The correct answer is: Alhaji Shehu Shagari Question 25
Question 9 Q: Sickle-cell anaemia is a
Q: The Nigerian flag was designed by …….. The correct answer is: genetically modified disease
The correct answer is: TaiwoAkinwunmi Question 26
Question 10 Q: The term used for short-sightedness is
Q: The scientific name for vitamin c is The correct answer is: myopia
The correct answer is: ascorbic acid Question 27
Question 11 Q: Which of the following is not a current telecom service
Q: The University of Lagos was established in provider in Nigeria?
The correct answer is: 1962 The correct answer is: Mobitel
Question 12 Question 28
Q: The Nigerian Electoral System gives voting rights to Q: What was Ghana called before 1957
The correct answer is: Nigerian citizens who are eighteen The correct answer is: gold coast
years old and above Question 29
Question 13 Q: The agreement to prevent the secession of Eastern
Q: The Fulani forces were defeated by Ibadan at _____ in Nigeria was known as-
1840 . The correct answer is: Aburi Accord
The correct answer is: Osogbo Question 30
Question 14 Q: What was America’s reason for the invasion of Iraq?
Q: The use of Naira and kobo as Nigerian currency took The correct answer is: To curtail Iraq’s production of
effect from Weapons of Mass Destruction
The correct answer is: 1973
Question 15
Q: The Nigerian flag consists of
The correct answer is: 3 vertical bands of green, white
and green
Question 16
GENERAL PAPAR 16

Question 1 Q: The second stanza of Nigeria’s national anthem starts


Q: Which of the following was a Secretary-General of the with-
United Nations? The correct answer is: O God of creation, direct our noble
The correct answer is: U Thant cause
Question 2 Question 17
Q: What year did the Berlin Wall come down? Q: The Capital of Jordan is-
The correct answer is: 1988 The correct answer is: Amman
Question 3 Question 18
Q: Which country will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup Q: UNIDO stands for
Football? The correct answer is: United Nations Industrial
The correct answer is: Qatar Development Organization
Question 4 Question 19
Q: Which of the following countries was in 1995 expelled Q: When was the World Trade Centre attacked?
from the commonwealth for human rights violation? The correct answer is: Sept 2001
The correct answer is: Nigeria Question 20
Question 5 Q: Who was the pioneer Managing Director of Zenith
Q: The North Central Geopolitical Zone consists of - Bank?
The correct answer is: Benue State, Kwara State, Kogi The correct answer is: Jim Ovia
State, Niger State, Nasarawa State, Plateau State Question 21
Question 6 Q: The motion for self-government by 1956 was moved
Q: The First World War broke out in by
The correct answer is: 1914 The correct answer is: Chief Anthony Enahoro
Question 7 Question 22
Q: Who among the following was the first indigenous Q: Which of the following industries is likely to be located
Chief Justice of Nigeria’s Supreme Court- at or near the source of its major raw materials?
The correct answer is: Hon Justice Atanda Fatai Williams The correct answer is: Cement manufacturing
Question 8 Question 23
Q: The smallest nation in the world is Q: The duration of a session of the National Assembly is:
The correct answer is: Vatican City The correct answer is: 4 years
Question 9 Question 24
Q: Under the pattern of power distribution between the Q: The white in the Nigerian Flag represents
federal and state governments, in the 1999 constitution The correct answer is: peace
which of the following items came under the residual list Question 25
The correct answer is: Universities Q: What is the name of the current Vice-Chancellor of the
Question 10 University of Lagos?
Q: The Corporate Affairs Commission in Nigeria is The correct answer is: Prof. Rahamon Bello
responsible for Question 26
The correct answer is: Registration of companies in Q: Who is the Minister of Women Affairs?
Nigeria The correct answer is: Mrs Zainab Maina
Question 11 Question 27
Q: The current Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos is Q: Which is the oldest parliamentary democracy in the
The correct answer is: Prof. Jerry Gana world?
Question 12 The correct answer is: Great Britain
Q: Who is the current Vice-President of Nigeria? Question 28
The correct answer is: Alh.Namadi Sambo Q: The 2013 Convocation of the University of Lagos held
Question 13 on
Q: Which of the following Nigerians developed a cholera The correct answer is: June 10 and 11 2014
vaccine? Question 29
The correct answer is: Njoku Obi Q: The Capital of Tunisia is-
Question 14 The correct answer is: Tunis
Q: The name of the Chief of Army Staff is Question 30
The correct answer is: Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah Q: The ‘motto’ of the University of Lagos is
Question 15 The correct answer is: In Deed and In Truth
Q: Which of the following is not a search engine?
The correct answer is: None of the option
Question 16
GENERAL PAPAR 17

Question 1 The correct answer is: Hogan Kid Bassey


Q: The Capital of Kebbi State is_____ Question 17
The correct answer is: Birnin- Kebbi Q: The Black shield in Nigeria’s Coat of Arms represent
Question 2 The correct answer is: good soil
Q: Who was the immediate past Chief of Army Staff? Question 18
The correct answer is: Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika Q: The body charged with the conduct of elections in
Question 3 Nigeria during the second republic was
Q: Who invented the telephone? The correct answer is: Federal Electoral Commission
The correct answer is: Graham Bell (FEDECO)
Question 4 Question 19
Q: Which of the following is responsible for conducting Q: Which famous Austrian – born actor became the
elections in Nigeria? Governor of California in 2004?
The correct answer is: Independent National Electoral The correct answer is: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Commission Question 20
Question 5 Q: Under which Constitution, was Federal Character
Q: What was Abraham Lincoln’s profession prior to Commission established?
entering Congress? The correct answer is: 1979
The correct answer is: Lawyer Question 21
Question 6 Q: The prerogative of mercy in Nigeria vests in the:
Q: When did Gen. Sanni Abacha die? The correct answer is: All of the options
The correct answer is: June 8, 1998 Question 22
Question 7 Q: The current Chairman of INEC
Q: The family to which one is related by marriage is The correct answer is: Prof. Atairu Jega
known as Question 23
The correct answer is: Marital Family Q: The personality immortalized on the N10 Note is
Question 8 The correct answer is: Dr. Alvan Ikoku
Q: Which of the following is the title of a book Written by Question 24
George Orwell? Q: Who was the first female prime minister of Great
The correct answer is: 1984 Britain?
Question 9 The correct answer is: Mrs Margret Thatcher
Q: The primary centre for performing arts in Nigeria is the Question 25
The correct answer is: National Arts theatre, Lagos Q: The first secondary school in Nigeria was
Question 10 The correct answer is: CMS Grammar School Lagos
Q: The decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria is Question 26
The correct answer is: Final Q: The first indigenous Inspector General of Police was-
Question 11 The correct answer is: Mr. Louis Edet
Q: The first African to become Secretary-General of the Question 27
United Nations is Q: When two or more cultures interact, they result in
The correct answer is: Boutrous Boutrous Ghali _______
Question 12 The correct answer is: Cultural diversity
Q: The South-South Geo-Political Zone comprises the Question 28
following States- Q: The Government maintains monopoly over certain
The correct answer is: Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross-River, services for:
Delta, Edo, Rivers The correct answer is: Security and strategic reasons
Question 13 Question 29
Q: The primary aim of N.Y.S.C Scheme is to Q: The UN agency concerned with the welfare of refugees
The correct answer is: promote national unity is
Question 14 The correct answer is: UNHCR
Q: The development of infrastructures in West Africa in Question 30
the colonial era was mainly for purposes Q: What is the capital of Sierra Leone?
The correct answer is: economic exploitation The correct answer is: Freetown
Question 15
Q: The Capital of Hungary is-
The correct answer is: Budapest
Question 16
Q: The first Nigerian to win the heavy weight boxing
championship of the world was
GENERAL PAPAR 18

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

Q: The closest government to the people is _______


Question 1 The correct answer is: local government
Q: The destruction of Nagasaki by atomic bomb during Question 18
the World War II was carried out by Q: The act of temporarily bringing a legislative session to
The correct answer is: USA a close is called
Question 2 The correct answer is: Adjournment
Q: The first military Head of State in Nigeria was Question 19
The correct answer is: General Aguiyi Ironsi Q: The UN Security Council is composed of
Question 3 The correct answer is: 15 members
Q: The history of state creation in Nigeria began in Question 20
The correct answer is: 1967 Q: The process of depriving persons of the right of voting
Question 4 is called:
Q: The Minister of Education of State and Supervising The correct answer is: Disenfranchisement
Ministry of Education is Question 21
The correct answer is: Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike Q: Which of the following is responsible for securing and
Question 5 maintaining Nigeria’s borders from violation on land, sea
Q: The acronym NAN stands for and air
The correct answer is: News Agency of Nigeria The correct answer is: The Nigerian Armed Forces
Question 6 Question 22
Q: The first indigenous Governor General of Nigeria is Q: The book “How Europe underdeveloped Africa” was
The correct answer is: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe written by
Question 7 The correct answer is: Walter Rodney
Q: The acronym NERFUND stands for Question 23
The correct answer is: National Economic Reconstruction Q: Who was the first Christian missionary to Ogbomosho?
Fund The correct answer is: Rev. Thomas Bowen
Question 8 Question 24
Q: The emblem of the Nigerian Armed Forces for the Q: Who was the first indigenous Governor General of
Remembrance Day is Nigeria?
The correct answer is: red poppy flower The correct answer is: NnamdiAzikwe
Question 9 Question 25
Q: Which of the following continents is larger in size than Q: The highest mountain in Africa is
Africa The correct answer is: Kilimanjaro
The correct answer is: Asia Question 26
Question 10 Q: Who is the current Governor of the Central Bank of
Q: The Visitor to the University of Lagos is Nigeria
The correct answer is: President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan The correct answer is: Godwin Emefiele
Question 11 Question 27
Q: The full meaning of CNN is Q: The craft industry associated with the late Ladi Kwali is
The correct answer is: Cable News Network The correct answer is: pottery
Question 12 Question 28
Q: The 1st Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos was Q: The Capital of Australia is-
The correct answer is: Prof. Eni Njoku The correct answer is: Canberra
Question 13 Question 29
Q: The continent with the largest refugee population is Q: The Capital of Algeria is-
The correct answer is: Africa The correct answer is: None of the option
Question 14 Question 30
Q: Trade by barter means: Q: The administrative headquarters of the AU is in
The correct answer is: exchange of goods for other goods The correct answer is: Addis Ababa
Question 15
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
Question 16
Q: The Nobel Prizes was established by-
The correct answer is: Alfred B. Nobel

Question 17
GENERAL PAPAR 20

Question 1 The correct answer is: 1986


Q: The acronym FHA stands for Question 18
The correct answer is: Federal Housing Authority Q: The first Senate president in the fourth republic was
Question 2 The correct answer is: Evan Enwerem
Q: What is a compost? Question 19
The correct answer is: decayed organic material
Question 3
Q: The Defunct Organization of African Unity was Q: The Head of the Commonwealth of Nations is
established in The correct answer is: Queen Elizabeth of England
The correct answer is: 1963 Question 20
Question 4 Q: The fourth census after independence was held
Q: The University of Lagos web address is The correct answer is: 21st March 2006
The correct answer is: www.unilag.edu.ng Question 21
Question 5 Q: Who won the 2011 gubernational election in Lagos
Q: The minimum age for admission into the university State?
is……… The correct answer is: Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola
The correct answer is: 16 Question 22
Question 6 Q: The Nigerian Armed Forces contributed troops for
Q: The acronym FRC stands for Peace Keeping in these countries except
The correct answer is: Fiscal Responsibility Commission The correct answer is: Ghana
Question 7 Question 23
Q: The first Nigerian to win Olympic medal is Q: The first executive president of Nigeria is
The correct answer is: Chioma Ajunwa The correct answer is: Alh. Shehu Shagari
Question 8 Question 24
Q: The Akanu Ibiam International Airport is located in Q: The practice of one woman having several husbands is
The correct answer is: Enugu State called
Question 9 The correct answer is: Polyandry
Q: The Capital of Zaire is- Question 25
The correct answer is: Kinshasa Q: The N50 Note was introduced in
Question 10 The correct answer is: 1991
Q: The pioneer Anchor for the Nigerian version of the Question 26
popular TV game show,Who wants to be a millionaire, is Q: Wase Rock is located in
The correct answer is: Frank Edoho The correct answer is: Plateau State
Question 11 Question 27
Q: The conference that led to the partitioning of Africa is Q: The Government spends taxes on
known as the _______ The correct answer is: All of the options
The correct answer is: Berlin Conference Question 28
Question 12 Q: What name is given to the genetic code that makes up
Q: Wangari Maathi of Kenya won the Nobel Peace Prize an individual?
in- The correct answer is: Genotype
The correct answer is: 2004 Question 29
Question 13 Q: Who is the current U.N. Secretary General is?
Q: The NYSC was established in Nigeria in The correct answer is: Ban Ki Moon
The correct answer is: 1973 Question 30
Question 14 Q: The Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day is
Q: When did the first man set foot on the moon celebrated on
The correct answer is: 1969 The correct answer is: 15th January
Question 15
Q: The Public sector in Nigeria does not include
The correct answer is: The business owned by individual
members of the Public
Question 16
Q: What animal is known as a river horse?
The correct answer is: hippopotamus
Question 17
Q: When was the Structural Adjustment Programme
introduced in Nigeria?
GENERAL PAPAR 21

Question 1 Q: Where in Nigeria was a large unexploited Gold deposit


Q: The current Nigerian Ambassador to the UN is discovered during the colonial period?
The correct answer is: Joy Ogwu The correct answer is: Ilesa
Question 2 Question 17
Q: The South – East Geopolitical zone comprises- Q: The N1,000 note has the pictures of
The correct answer is: Abia State, Anambra State, Ebonyi The correct answer is: Mai-Bornu and Isong
State, Enugu State, Imo State Question 18
Question 3 Q: The acronym FAAN stands for
Q: Some of the solid minerals found in Nigeria area The correct answer is: Federal Airports Authority of
The correct answer is: tin, iron ore and granite Nigeria
Question 4 Question 19
Q: Two towns that owe their growth to the presence of Q: The longest River in the world is
localized mineral resources are The correct answer is: River Nile
The correct answer is: Jos and Enugu Question 20
Question 5 Q: The term “kwa” is associated with
Q: The North-East Geo-Political Zone is made up of the The correct answer is: Group of related languages
following States- Question 21
The correct answer is: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Q: The acronym BPP stands for-
Taraba, Yobe, Kaduna The correct answer is: Bureau of Public Procurement
Question 6 Question 22
Q: The sun rises every morning in the __________ Q: The Capital of Venezuela is-
The correct answer is: East The correct answer is: Caracas
Question 7 Question 23
Q: The acronym NOA stands for Q: Where is the administrative headquarters of ECOWAS?
The correct answer is: National Orientation Agency The correct answer is: Abuja
Question 8 Question 24
Q: The first country in the world that gave women the Q: The United Nations Organization was established in
right to vote is The correct answer is: 1945
The correct answer is: New Zealand Question 25
Question 9 Q: There are ________ members of the commonwealth
Q: The acronym NDIC stands for of nations
The correct answer is: Nigeria Deposit Insurance The correct answer is: 54
Corporation Question 26
Question 10 Q: Where in Nigeria is coal found ?
Q: The name of the Second Republic Minister of Transport The correct answer is: All of the options
who died recently is- Question 27
The correct answer is: Alhaji Umaru Dikko Q: The Owu war was between _______
Question 11 The correct answer is: 1820-1827
Q: The dispute which took Nigeria and Cameroon to the Question 28
International Court of Justice (ICJ) was the ownership of Q: The Cold War was between the U.S.A. and…
The correct answer is: Bakassi Pennisula The correct answer is: Russia
Question 12 Question 29
Q: Which of the following is not a member of the oil- Q: Where in Nigeria are Salt and Gold found?
producing states in Nigeria? The correct answer is: Ebonyi, Abia, Sokoto
The correct answer is: Lagos Question 30
Question 13 Q: The name of President Barack Obama’s wife is
Q: The name of Deputy Speaker of the House of The correct answer is: Michelle Obama
Representative in Nigeria is ______
The correct answer is: Hon Emeka Ihedioha
Question 14
Q: What is known as the voice box in the human body?
The correct answer is: larynx
Question 15
Q: www used in web address on internet means
The correct answer is: World wide web
Question 16
GENERAL PAPAR 22

Question 1 The correct answer is: Federal Government


Q: The first railway line that was built in Nigeria was from Question 19
The correct answer is: Lagos to Kano Q: Which of the following is not a Continent?
Question 2 The correct answer is: China
Q: The NYSC was formed under which administration in Question 20
Nigeria? . Q: The English Bible was translated into Yoruba by
The correct answer is: Gen. Yakubu Gowon The correct answer is: Bishop Ajayi Crowther
Question 3 Question 21
Q: The Capital of Kuwait is- Q: The first coup d’etat in Nigeria occurred in
The correct answer is: Kuwait City The correct answer is: 1966
Question 4 Question 22
Q: The current Nigerian Constitution was promulgated in Q: Which of the following agencies is promoting the
The correct answer is: 1999 cashless transaction policy in Nigeria?
Question 5 The correct answer is: CBN
Q: Research has shown that sugar can contribute to all Question 23
but one of the following illnesses. Q: The difference between Nigeria’s first and second
The correct answer is: typhoid republics is that:
Question 6 The correct answer is: The former was Parliamentary
Q: The 12 state structure in Nigeria was created by while the latter was Presidential
The correct answer is: Yakubu Gowon Question 24
Question 7 Q: The Head of the Nigerian Defence Academy is called
Q: Who invented computers? The correct answer is: The Commandant
The correct answer is: Charles Babbage Question 25
Question 8 Q: What is the symbol of authority in the Nigerian
Q: The Nigerian National Anthem was adopted in- Senate?
The correct answer is: October 1978 The correct answer is: The Mace
Question 9 Question 26
Q: The CBN governor from 1967 to 1975 was _________ Q: The current Prime Minister of Great Britain is
The correct answer is: Clement N. Isong The correct answer is: Mr. David Cameron
Question 10 Question 27
Q: The 1999 Constitution of Nigeria provides that the Q: Which Nigerian was the first to occupy the position of
appointment of ministers must be confirmed by the Senate President?
The correct answer is: Senate The correct answer is: Nwafor Orizu
Question 11 Question 28
Q: Robert Mugabe is the President of Q: Which of these is not one of the human senses?
The correct answer is: Zimbabwe The correct answer is: instinct
Question 12 Question 29
Q: When is the international workers day? Q: Under Socialism, the control of power resides with the
The correct answer is: 1st May The correct answer is: Proletariat
Question 13 Question 30
Q: The acronym NEPC stands for Q: The Flowers on Nigeria’s Coat of Arms represent
The correct answer is: Nigerian Export Promotion Council The correct answer is: beauty
Question 14
Q: University of Lagos was founded in what year?
The correct answer is: 1962
Question 15
Q: The largest city in Africa is
The correct answer is: Cairo
Question 16
Q: Who is considered as the father of Communism?
The correct answer is: Karl Marx
Question 17
Q: Where in Nigeria are Salt and Uranium found?
The correct answer is: Akwa Ibom and Cross River

Question 18
Q: The University of Lagos is owned by the
GENERAL PAPAR 23

Question 1 The correct answer is: emvelope


Q: The Nigeria’s National Assembly is made up of Question 17
The correct answer is: Two chambers Q: Which of the following is not a political party in
Question 2 Nigeria?
Q: The main accrediting body that enforces uniform The correct answer is: All Progressive Congress
standard and sets admissions capacity of every University Question 18
in Nigeria is Q: Who is the Minister of Water Resources?
The correct answer is: The National Universities The correct answer is: Mrs Sarah Ochekpe
Commission Question 19
Question 3 Q: The compulsory levy paid to the State by all adults is
Q: The Military Government that handed over power to a called
Civilian Government in 1979 was headed by The correct answer is: Poll Tax
The correct answer is: General Olusegun Obasanjo Question 20
Question 4 Q: Which of the following is not the name of the
Q: The name of the Osun State Governor is incumbent President of Nigeria?
The correct answer is: Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola The correct answer is: Enwerem
Question 5 Question 21
Q: The first ceremonial president of Nigeria was Q: UNESCO is a body under
The correct answer is: Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe The correct answer is: The U.N.O
Question 6 Question 22
Q: Who among the following was not a candidate in the Q: The Minister of Foreign Affairs is
2011 Presidential election in Nigeria? The correct answer is: Alhaji Aminu Wali
The correct answer is: Olusola Saraki Question 23
Question 7 Q: The government of Nigeria in 1960 was a coalition
Q: The primary function of the judiciary is to between ______
The correct answer is: Interpret laws The correct answer is: NPC and NCNC
Question 8 Question 24
Q: The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Q: Which of these is the cheapest mode of
Publicity is transportation?
The correct answer is: Reuben Abati The correct answer is: Rail
Question 9 Question 25
Q: Search engines on the internet help to search for Q: The official currency of Ivory Coast is-
information by The correct answer is: CFA Franc
The correct answer is: All of the options Question 26
Question 10 Q: The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange
Q: Queen Amina of Zaria is remembered most for: Commission is
The correct answer is: her military exploits The correct answer is: Arunma Oteh
Question 11 Question 27
Q: The Yankari Game reserves is located in? Q: Who among the following has not been a Chairman of
The correct answer is: Bauchi State the National Electoral Commission
Question 12 The correct answer is: Prof. Jerry Gana
Q: The current Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria is Question 28
The correct answer is: None of the above Q: Under the 1999 Constitution, the power to implement
Question 13 laws vests in the
Q: The North- West Geo-Political Zone is made up of the The correct answer is: Executive
following States- Question 29
The correct answer is: Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Q: What do you call a group of sheep?
Sokoto, Zamfara The correct answer is: a flock of sheep
Question 14 Question 30
Q: Where is the headquarters of the International Red Q: The specialized organ for respiration in higher animals
Cross Society? is
The correct answer is: Geneva The correct answer is: Lungs
Question 15
Q: What is the world largest mammal?
The correct answer is: blue whale
Question 16
Q: Water is to cup as letter is to…
GENERAL PAPAR 24

Question 1 Q: Which of the following personalities is immortalized on


Q: The number of bones in the human skeleton is the N1000 Note ?
The correct answer is: 206 The correct answer is: Dr. Clement Isong
Question 2 Question 17
Q: The transformation of the Organization of Africa Union Q: Which of the following is not a feature of a state
(OAU) into the African Union was the brain-child of The correct answer is: A written constitution
The correct answer is: Ghadafi, Obasanjo, Mbeki Question 18
Question 3 Q: The interim government was short lived because of
Q: Where in Nigeria is Gold found ? The correct answer is: The intervention of the military
The correct answer is: Abia, Bauchi, Niger, Oyo, Ebonyi, Question 19
Kebbi, Kwara, Sokoto, Osun, Zamfara Q: The National War Museum is located in-
Question 4 The correct answer is: Umuahia
Q: Which of the following two statements explain the Question 20
word “surfing”? I. A sport in which the individual rides on Q: The acronym ITF stands for
the crest or along tunnel of a wave II. Exploration of the The correct answer is: Industrial Training Fund
web (www) Question 21
The correct answer is: I & II Q: The Speaker of the House of Representatives is
Question 5 The correct answer is: Hon. Aminu Tanbuwal
Q: The name of the Deputy Governor of LagosState is- Question 22
The correct answer is: Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire Q: What is the name of the clear part of the blood?
Question 6 The correct answer is: plasma
Q: The current Inspector General of Police is- Question 23
The correct answer is: Mohammed Abubakar Q: The first television station was established in Nigeria in
Question 7 The correct answer is: 1959
Q: Which hormone causes male reproductive Question 24
development? Q: Where in Nigeria are Gypsium and Clay found?
The correct answer is: Testoterone The correct answer is: All of the options
Question 8 Question 25
Q: The highest court in Nigeria is Q: What is the full meaning of INEC?
The correct answer is: The Supreme Court The correct answer is: Independent National Electoral
Question 9 Commission
Q: The Governor of Taraba State is ________ Question 26
The correct answer is: Danbaba Suntai Q: The Capital of Russia is-
Question 10 The correct answer is: Moscow
Q: The principle of checks and balances violates the Question 27
theory of Q: The recruitment, promotion and discipline of civil
The correct answer is: None of the options servants in Nigeria is the responsibility of:
Question 11 The correct answer is: Civil Service Commission
Q: The Justice Oputa Panel in Nigeria was to address Question 28
cases of Q: The name of the richest man in Africa is
The correct answer is: Human Right abuses The correct answer is: Aliko Dangote
Question 12 Question 29
Q: The commission of inquiry set up to look into the fear Q: The longest serving head of state in Nigeria was -
of minority in 1958 was know as the The correct answer is: Gen. Yakubu Gowon
The correct answer is: Willinks commission Question 30
Question 13 Q: Who was the leader of Russia during the Second World
Q: Which of these organizations is responsible for the War?
distribution of letters in the country? The correct answer is: Joseph Stalin
The correct answer is: NIPOST
Question 14
Q: The Kisra legend is associated with the _____
The correct answer is: Nupe kingdom
Question 15
Q: The Minister of Communication Technology is
The correct answer is: Mrs Omobola Johnson
Question 16
GENERAL PAPAR 25

Question 1 Q: The world’s largest democracy is


Q: The Regime that introduced environmental sanitation The correct answer is: India
day in Nigeria was that of ___ Question 17
The correct answer is: Buhari/Idiagbon Q: Which of the following is not an African Country?
Question 2 The correct answer is: Syria
Q: The marriage of one man to many wives is known as Question 18
The correct answer is: Polygyny Q: The Capital of India is-
Question 3 The correct answer is: New Delhi
Q: The first impeachment of a Governor in Nigeria was Question 19
during the Q: What is the name of the structure which allows leaves
The correct answer is: First Republic to breathe?
Question 4 The correct answer is: stomata
Q: The headquarters of the International Court of Justice Question 20
is in . Q: Who was the first African to win a Nobel Prize for
The correct answer is: The Hague Peace in 1960?
Question 5 The correct answer is: Albert Luthuli
Q: The system of indirect rule in Nigeria Question 21
The correct answer is: Suited the traditional political Q: The first census after independence was held in the
system of Northern Nigerian year
Question 6 The correct answer is: 1963
Q: The first military head of state to adopt the title Question 22
‘President’ in Nigeria is Q: The concept that refers to the sale, transfer or
The correct answer is: General Ibrahim Babangida exchange of goods and services is
Question 7 The correct answer is: Trade
Q: The President of the National Industrial Court is- Question 23
The correct answer is: Hon Justice Babatunde Adeniran Q: The largest oil producing nation in Africa is
Adejumo The correct answer is: Nigeria
Question 8 Question 24
Q: The South-South and the South East make up the old – Q: The amalgamation of the Northern and Southern
The correct answer is: Eastern Region protectorates was in
Question 9 The correct answer is: 1914
Q: The 1977 Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) was Question 25
celebrated in Q: The first Governor of Plateau State was
The correct answer is: Nigeria The correct answer is: Joseph Gomwalk
Question 10 Question 26
Q: The two Horses in Nigeria’s Coat of Arms represent Q: Where in Nigeria are Cotton, Coal and Gold found?
The correct answer is: Dignity The correct answer is: Zamfara
Question 11 Question 27
Q: The separation of judicial, legislative and executive Q: The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin
functions is designed to was
The correct answer is: Prevent tyranny The correct answer is: Alexander Fleming
Question 12 Question 28
Q: The network with the largest share of Nigerian mobile Q: The system of government at the grassroots level is
telecommunication market is called
The correct answer is: MTN The correct answer is: Local Government
Question 13 Question 29
Q: The two white stripes that look like the letter "Y" in Q: Which of the following is not a newspaper in
Nigeria’s Coat of Arms represent circulation in Nigeria?
The correct answer is: Rivers Niger and Benue The correct answer is: The Standard
Question 14 Question 30
Q: The name of an organisation that provides customers Q: The tenure of office for the President under the 1999
with access to the internet is Nigerian Constitution is
The correct answer is: Internet Service Provider The correct answer is: four years
Question 15
Q: Which one of these is not an insect?
The correct answer is: centipede
Question 16
GENERAL PAPAR 26

Question 1 The correct answer is: Confluence


Q: The tenure of the President of the UN Security Council Question 18
is Q: The following are birds except
The correct answer is: One year The correct answer is: Bat
Question 2 Question 19
Q: The first American President was Q: Which of the following died while in office as Nigeria’s
The correct answer is: George Washington Head of State
Question 3 The correct answer is: All of the options
Q: The first military coup d’etat in Nigeria was led by Question 20
The correct answer is: Major Chukwuma Kaduna Q: What was Martin Luther King known for ?
Nzeogwu The correct answer is: non-violent resistance
Question 4 Question 21
Q: The majority of OPEC members are from Q: Which of the following best describes Lagos?
The correct answer is: The Middle East The correct answer is: cosmopolitan city
Question 5 Question 22
Q: What is a shape with eight sides called? Q: The 1977 Festival of Arts and Culture took place under
The correct answer is: Octagon The correct answer is: Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo
Question 6 Question 23
Q: The Capital of Lagos State is_____ Q: Where in Nigeria are Gemstone, Kaolin and Limestone
The correct answer is: Ikeja found ?
Question 7 The correct answer is: Ogun, Ondo
Q: Which of the towns listed below is not in Africa? Question 24
The correct answer is: Tehran Q: The right of every adult to vote and be voted for is
Question 8 called
Q: The currency used in South Africa is The correct answer is: universal adult suffrage
The correct answer is: rand Question 25
Question 9 Q: The instrument used for measuring rainfall is called
Q: The Capital of Luxembourg is- ______________
The correct answer is: Luxembourg The correct answer is: Rain gauge
Question 10 Question 26
Q: The name of Kaduna State Governor is Q: The International Human Rights Day is on
The correct answer is: Muktar Yero The correct answer is: 10th December
Question 11 Question 27
Q: The first Prime Minister of Nigeria was Q: The Muslim festival observed after the completion of
The correct answer is: Alhaji Tafawa Balewa the Ramadan fast is called
Question 12 The correct answer is: Id-El Fitri
Q: The Senate President is Question 28
The correct answer is: Senator David Mark Q: The instrument used for finding the direction of the
Question 13 wind is called__________
Q: Voting in an election is a popular way of participating The correct answer is: wind vane
in Question 29
The correct answer is: Politics Q: The sun sets every evening in the ____________
Question 14 The correct answer is: West
Q: The blue buses using special lanes in Lagos are Question 30
commonly referred to as BRT buses, which means Q: The law that was enforced in Sokoto caliphate was
The correct answer is: Bus Rapid Transit The correct answer is: The Maliki law
Question 15
Q: The current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos
is its _____ VC.
The correct answer is: 11th
Question 16
Q: The Obudu Plateau of the Cross River Basin is
economically noted for
The correct answer is: cattle ranching and tourism
Question 17
Q: The area where two major rivers meet to form a major
river is a
GENERAL PAPAR 27

Question 1 Q: Which Nigerian Diplomat became UN Under- Secretary


Q: When was the U.N.O. established? after serving as the Permanent Representative at the
The correct answer is: 1945 UNO?
Question 2 The correct answer is: Ibrahim Gambari
Q: Which of these is not a source of refugee problems? Question 19
The correct answer is: Good governance Q: Which famous Austrian – born actor became the
Question 3 Governor of California in 2004?
Q: The first Nigerian to win Olympic medal is The correct answer is: Arnold Schwarzenegger
The correct answer is: Chioma Ajunwa Question 20
Question 4 Q: UNESCO is a body under
Q: The Minister of Education of State and Supervising The correct answer is: The U.N.O
Ministry of Education is Question 21
The correct answer is: Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike Q: What was Martin Luther King known for ?
Question 5 The correct answer is: non-violent resistance
Q: The Head of State at independence was Question 22
The correct answer is: Queen Elizabeth II Q: Slavery in America was abolished by
Question 6 The correct answer is: Abraham Lincoln
Q: The name of the Osun State Governor is Question 23
The correct answer is: Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola Q: The Fulani forces were defeated by Ibadan at _____ in
Question 7 1840 .
Q: The Capital of Kebbi State is_____ The correct answer is: Osogbo
The correct answer is: Birnin- Kebbi Question 24
Question 8 Q: The agreement to prevent the secession of Eastern
Q: The Emir of Kano is Nigeria was known as-
The correct answer is: Sanusi Lamido Sanusi The correct answer is: Aburi Accord
Question 9 Question 25
Q: Which of the following agencies is promoting the Q: Which of the following died while in office as Nigeria’s
cashless transaction policy in Nigeria? Head of State
The correct answer is: CBN The correct answer is: All of the options
Question 10 Question 26
Q: The International Labour Organization has its Q: Which of the following is not the name of the
headquarters in: incumbent President of Nigeria?
The correct answer is: Geneva The correct answer is: Enwerem
Question 11 Question 27
Q: The first Governor of Nigeria was Q: The minimum age for admission into the university
The correct answer is: Lord Fredrick Lugard is………
Question 12 The correct answer is: 16
Q: The Nigerian Civil War took place between Question 28
The correct answer is: 1967 - 1970 Q: The sun sets every evening in the ____________
Question 13 The correct answer is: West
Q: The acronym NAN stands for Question 29
The correct answer is: News Agency of Nigeria Q: The largest city in Africa is
Question 14 The correct answer is: Cairo
Q: The South – East Geopolitical zone comprises- Question 30
The correct answer is: Abia State, Anambra State, Ebonyi Q: Search engines on the internet help to search for
State, Enugu State, Imo State information by
Question 15 The correct answer is: All of the options
Q: The smallest nation in the world is
The correct answer is: Vatican City
Question 16
Q: The compulsory levy paid to the State by all adults is
called
The correct answer is: Poll Tax
Question 17
Q: The Economic Commission for Africa is an agency of
The correct answer is: UN
Question 18
GENERAL PAPAR 28

Question 1 Q: The Prime Minister is PRIMUS INTER PARES. This


Q: Which of the following is not an African Country? means that he is
The correct answer is: Syria The correct answer is: First among equals
Question 2 Question 17
Q: The first indigenous Governor General of Nigeria is Q: The Nobel Prizes were first awarded in-
The correct answer is: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe The correct answer is: 1901
Question 3 Question 18
Q: The 12 state structure in Nigeria was created by Q: Swahili is spoken in the following countries-
The correct answer is: Yakubu Gowon The correct answer is: Kenya and Tanzania
Question 4 Question 19
Q: The family to which one is related by marriage is Q: Voting in an election is a popular way of participating
known as in
The correct answer is: Marital Family The correct answer is: Politics
Question 5 Question 20
Q: The dispute which took Nigeria and Cameroon to the Q: The Headquarters of the United Nations is in
International Court of Justice (ICJ) was the ownership of The correct answer is: New York
The correct answer is: Bakassi Pennisula Question 21
Question 6 Q: Research has shown that sugar can contribute to all
Q: The name of Kaduna State Governor is but one of the following illnesses.
The correct answer is: Muktar Yero The correct answer is: typhoid
Question 7 Question 22
Q: The process of depriving persons of the right of voting Q: The scientific name for vitamin c is
is called: The correct answer is: ascorbic acid
The correct answer is: Disenfranchisement Question 23
Question 8 Q: The first country in the world that gave women the
Q: The main accrediting body that enforces uniform right to vote is
standard and sets admissions capacity of every University The correct answer is: New Zealand
in Nigeria is Question 24
The correct answer is: The National Universities Q: Which of the following is not a member of the oil-
Commission producing states in Nigeria?
Question 9 The correct answer is: Lagos
Q: The headquarters of the Organisation of Petroleum Question 25
Exporting Countries is Q: The Capital of Portugal is-
The correct answer is: Vienna The correct answer is: Lisbon
Question 10 Question 26
Q: The Capital of Switzerland is- Q: The instrument used for finding the direction of the
The correct answer is: Berne wind is called__________
Question 11 The correct answer is: wind vane
Q: The law that was enforced in Sokoto caliphate was Question 27
The correct answer is: The Maliki law Q: Prostate cancer is associated with………
Question 12 The correct answer is: men
Q: The first American President was Question 28
The correct answer is: George Washington Q: Which of the following States is not a member of Niger
Question 13 Delta Development Commission
Q: Which country will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup The correct answer is: Enugu
Football? Question 29
The correct answer is: Qatar Q: Robert Mugabe is the President of
Question 14 The correct answer is: Zimbabwe
Q: The Presidential Amnesty for Niger Delta militants was Question 30
proclaimed in- Q: The fundamental objectives and directive principles of
The correct answer is: 2009 state policy of Nigeria are contained in the:
Question 15 The correct answer is: Constitution
Q: The Nigerian Electoral System gives voting rights to
The correct answer is: Nigerian citizens who are eighteen
years old and above
Question 16
GENERAL PAPAR 29

Question 1 Q: The name of President Barack Obama’s wife is


Q: Who is the current NLC chairman _____ The correct answer is: Michelle Obama
The correct answer is: Abdulwaheed Omar Question 19
Question 2 Q: The first military head of state to adopt the title
Q: The Government spends taxes on ‘President’ in Nigeria is
The correct answer is: All of the options The correct answer is: General Ibrahim Babangida
Question 3 Question 20
Q: The headquarters of the International Court of Justice Q: The University of Lagos was established in
is in . The correct answer is: 1962
The correct answer is: The Hague Question 21
Question 4 Q: Who is the current U.N. Secretary General is?
Q: The current Inspector General of Police is- The correct answer is: Ban Ki Moon
The correct answer is: Mohammed Abubakar Question 22
Question 5 Q: The first Nigerian to win the heavy weight boxing
Q: The current Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos is championship of the world was
The correct answer is: Prof. Jerry Gana The correct answer is: Hogan Kid Bassey
Question 6 Question 23
Q: The English Bible was translated into Yoruba by Q: The Corporate Affairs Commission in Nigeria is
The correct answer is: Bishop Ajayi Crowther responsible for
Question 7 The correct answer is: Registration of companies in
Q: What animal is known as a river horse? Nigeria
The correct answer is: hippopotamus Question 24
Question 8 Q: The act of temporarily bringing a legislative session to
Q: The 1977 Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) was a close is called
celebrated in The correct answer is: Adjournment
The correct answer is: Nigeria Question 25
Question 9 Q: Under the 1963 Republican Constitution, Executive
Q: The Capital of Zimbabwe is- power was vested in the
The correct answer is: Harare The correct answer is: President
Question 10 Question 26
Q: Who is the current Governor of the Central Bank of Q: The Capital of Equatorial Guinea is-
Nigeria The correct answer is: Malabo
The correct answer is: Godwin Emefiele Question 27
Question 11 Q: Which of the following is not a political party in
Q: The Cold War was between the U.S.A. and… Nigeria?
The correct answer is: Russia The correct answer is: All Progressive Congress
Question 12 Question 28
Q: The sun rises every morning in the __________ Q: The ‘motto’ of the University of Lagos is
The correct answer is: East The correct answer is: In Deed and In Truth
Question 13 Question 29
Q: What is known as the voice box in the human body? Q: The government of Nigeria in 1960 was a coalition
The correct answer is: larynx between ______
Question 14 The correct answer is: NPC and NCNC
Q: The North- West Geo-Political Zone is made up of the Question 30
following States- Q: The instrument used for measuring rainfall is called
The correct answer is: Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, ______________
Sokoto, Zamfara The correct answer is: Rain gauge
Question 15
Q: The number of bones in the human skeleton is
The correct answer is: 206
Question 16
Q: The Nigerian flag was designed by ……..
The correct answer is: TaiwoAkinwunmi
Question 17
Q: The continent with the largest refugee population is
The correct answer is: Africa
Question 18
GENERAL PAPAR 30

Question 1 The correct answer is: Senate


Q: The members of the Commonwealth of Nations are Question 18
mostly Q: The Capital of Zaire is-
The correct answer is: Former British colonies The correct answer is: Kinshasa
Question 2 Question 19
Q: This country was never a British colony Q: The acronym NERFUND stands for
The correct answer is: Sierra Leone The correct answer is: National Economic Reconstruction
Question 3 Fund
Q: Who invented the telephone? Question 20
The correct answer is: Graham Bell Q: The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Question 4 Commission in Nigeria is
Q: The 2013 Convocation of the University of Lagos held The correct answer is: None of the above
on Question 21
The correct answer is: June 10 and 11 2014 Q: The official currency of Ivory Coast is-
Question 5 The correct answer is: CFA Franc
Q: The Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources is Question 22
The correct answer is: Dr.Akinwunmi Ayo Adesina Q: What is the name of the clear part of the blood?
Question 6 The correct answer is: plasma
Q: The white in the Nigerian Flag represents Question 23
The correct answer is: peace Q: The Justice Oputa Panel in Nigeria was to address
Question 7 cases of
Q: The clock called Big-Ben located in The correct answer is: Human Right abuses
The correct answer is: London Question 24
Question 8 Q: Where in Nigeria are Marble and Iron Ore found in
Q: Where is the headquarters of the International Red large quantities
Cross Society? The correct answer is: Benue, Delta, Edo, Kogi, Kwara,
The correct answer is: Geneva Nasarawa, Plateau
Question 9 Question 25
Q: Water is to cup as letter is to… Q: The body charged with the conduct of elections in
The correct answer is: emvelope Nigeria during the second republic was
Question 10 The correct answer is: Federal Electoral Commission
Q: Who was Nigeria’s first elected civilian President? (FEDECO)
The correct answer is: Alhaji Shehu Shagari Question 26
Question 11 Q: The N50 Note was introduced in
Q: What sporting event took place in Congo Brazzaville in The correct answer is: 1991
1965? Question 27
The correct answer is: 1st All Africa Games Q: The Kisra legend is associated with the _____
Question 12 The correct answer is: Nupe kingdom
Q: Which of the following industries is likely to be located Question 28
at or near the source of its major raw materials? Q: What is a shape with eight sides called?
The correct answer is: Cement manufacturing The correct answer is: Octagon
Question 13 Question 29
Q: The Capital of Lagos State is_____ Q: The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange
The correct answer is: Ikeja Commission is
Question 14 Select one:
Q: The decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria is The correct answer is: Arunma Oteh
The correct answer is: Final Question 30
Question 15 Q: The longest River in the world is
Q: Which of the following is not a feature of a state The correct answer is: River Nile
The correct answer is: A written constitution
Question 16
Q: The first military coup d’etat in Nigeria was led by
The correct answer is: Major Chukwuma Kaduna
Nzeogwu
Question 17
Q: The 1999 Constitution of Nigeria provides that the
appointment of ministers must be confirmed by the
GENERAL PAPAR 31

Question 1 Q: The use of Naira and kobo as Nigerian currency took


Q: Which of the following best describes Lagos? effect from
The correct answer is: cosmopolitan city The correct answer is: 1973
Question 2 Question 19
Q: The University of Lagos web address is Q: The winner of the 2013 African Cup of Nations was
The correct answer is: www.unilag.edu.ng The correct answer is: Nigeria
Question 3 Question 20
Q: Which of the towns listed below is not in Africa? Q: The two seasons in Nigeria are_________
The correct answer is: Tehran The correct answer is: Dry and rainy seasons
Question 4 Question 21
Q: UNIDO stands for Q: The Nigerian Armed Forces contributed troops for
The correct answer is: United Nations Industrial Peace Keeping in these countries except
Development Organization The correct answer is: Ghana
Question 5 Question 22
Q: The N1,000 note has the pictures of Q: The acronym NOA stands for
The correct answer is: Mai-Bornu and Isong The correct answer is: National Orientation Agency
Question 6 Question 23
Q: Where in Nigeria was a large unexploited Gold deposit Q: The conference that led to the partitioning of Africa is
discovered during the colonial period? known as the _______
The correct answer is: Ilesa The correct answer is: Berlin Conference
Question 7 Question 24
Q: The Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day is Q: When did Gen. Sanni Abacha die?
celebrated on The correct answer is: June 8, 1998
The correct answer is: 15th January Question 25
Question 8 Q: Which of these organizations is responsible for the
Q: The two Horses in Nigeria’s Coat of Arms represent distribution of letters in the country?
The correct answer is: Dignity The correct answer is: NIPOST
Question 9 Question 26
Q: The UN Security Council is composed of Q: The Akanu Ibiam International Airport is located in
The correct answer is: 15 members The correct answer is: Enugu State
Question 10 Question 27
Q: Where in Nigeria are Cotton, Coal and Gold found? Q: What is the capital of Sierra Leone?
The correct answer is: Zamfara The correct answer is: Freetown
Question 11 Question 28
Q: The first ceremonial president of Nigeria was Q: The CBN governor from 1967 to 1975 was _________
The correct answer is: Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe The correct answer is: Clement N. Isong
Question 12 Question 29
Q: Which country does not share border with Nigeria? Q: The President of the National Industrial Court is-
The correct answer is: Burkina Faso The correct answer is: Hon Justice Babatunde Adeniran
Question 13 Adejumo
Q: The name of the Deputy Governor of LagosState is- Question 30
The correct answer is: Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire Q: Where is the Sahara Desert?
Question 14 The correct answer is: Africa
Q: Professor Maurice Iwu was the INEC chairman from
The correct answer is: 2005-2010
Question 15
Q: The closest government to the people is _______
The correct answer is: local government
Question 16
Q: Who was the first indigenous Governor General of
Nigeria?
The correct answer is: NnamdiAzikwe
Question 17
Q: Who is the current Vice-President of Nigeria?
The correct answer is: Alh.Namadi Sambo
Question 18
GENERAL PAPAR 32

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 The correct answer is: Mr. David Cameron


Q: The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin Question 18
was Q: The current Chairman of INEC
The correct answer is: Alexander Fleming The correct answer is: Prof. Atairu Jega
Question 2 Question 19
Q: The Capital of Algeria is- Q: Which of these is not a political leader?
The correct answer is: None of the option The correct answer is: Imam
Question 3 Question 20
Q: The current Nigerian Constitution was promulgated in Q: The South-South Geo-Political Zone comprises the
The correct answer is: 1999 following States-
Question 4 The correct answer is: Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross-River,
Q: The first African to become Secretary-General of the Delta, Edo, Rivers
United Nations is Question 21
The correct answer is: Boutrous Boutrous Ghali Q: The highest mountain in Africa is
Question 5 The correct answer is: Kilimanjaro
Q: The Obudu Plateau of the Cross River Basin is Question 22
economically noted for Q: The prerogative of mercy in Nigeria vests in the:
The correct answer is: cattle ranching and tourism The correct answer is: All of the options
Question 6 Question 23
Q: The development of infrastructures in West Africa in Q: The first railway line that was built in Nigeria was from
the colonial era was mainly for purposes The correct answer is: Lagos to Kano
The correct answer is: economic exploitation Question 24
Question 7 Q: The acronym FRC stands for
Q: When did the first man set foot on the moon The correct answer is: Fiscal Responsibility Commission
The correct answer is: 1969 Question 25
Question 8 Q: The Yankari Game reserves is located in?
Q: When did Gen. Sanni Abacha die? The correct answer is: Bauchi State
The correct answer is: June 8, 1998 Question 26
Question 9 Q: Which political party won the 1979 general election in
Q: The term “kwa” is associated with Nigeria?
The correct answer is: Group of related languages The correct answer is: The NPN
Question 10 Question 27
Q: What is the name of the structure which allows leaves Q: Which of the following personalities is immortalized on
to breathe? the N1000 Note ?
The correct answer is: stomata The correct answer is: Dr. Clement Isong
Question 11 Question 28
Q: The Nobel Prizes was established by- Q: Which of the following is not a current telecom service
The correct answer is: Alfred B. Nobel provider in Nigeria?
Question 12 The correct answer is: Mobitel
Q: The 1977 Festival of Arts and Culture took place under Question 29
The correct answer is: Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo Q: The Capital of Australia is-
Question 13 The correct answer is: Canberra
Q: The International Labour Organization (ILO) is an Question 30
agency of Q: The Defunct Organization of African Unity was
The correct answer is: United Nations Organisation (UN) established in
Question 14 The correct answer is: 1963
Q: The first Prime Minister of Nigeria was
The correct answer is: Alhaji Tafawa Balewa
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: University of Lagos was founded in what year?
The correct answer is: 1962
Question 17
Q: The current Prime Minister of Great Britain is
GENERAL PAPAR 34

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
GENERAL PAPAR 35

Question 1 Q: The primary function of the judiciary is to


Q: The Capital of Gabon is- The correct answer is: Interpret laws
The correct answer is: Libreville Question 18
Question 2 Q: What was Ghana called before 1957
Q: The Military Government that handed over power to a The correct answer is: gold coast
Civilian Government in 1979 was headed by Question 19
The correct answer is: General Olusegun Obasanjo Q: The First World War broke out in
Question 3 The correct answer is: 1914
Q: The second stanza of Nigeria’s national anthem starts Question 20
with- Q: Sickle-cell anaemia is a
The correct answer is: O God of creation, direct our noble The correct answer is: genetically modified disease
cause Question 21
Question 4 Q: The tenure of office for the President under the 1999
Q: The book “How Europe underdeveloped Africa” was Nigerian Constitution is
written by The correct answer is: four years
The correct answer is: Walter Rodney Question 22
Question 5 Q: World War II ended in
Q: The world’s largest democracy is The correct answer is: 1945
The correct answer is: India Question 23
Question 6 Q: Who was the first female prime minister of Great
Q: The acronym FAAN stands for Britain?
The correct answer is: Federal Airports Authority of The correct answer is: Mrs Margret Thatcher
Nigeria Question 24
Question 7 Q: The first secondary school in Nigeria was
Q: The Public sector in Nigeria does not include The correct answer is: CMS Grammar School Lagos
The correct answer is: The business owned by individual Question 25
members of the Public Q: The current Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria is
Question 8 The correct answer is: None of the above
Q: The following is not a type of printer Question 26
The correct answer is: Thermal Q: The largest oil producing nation in Africa is
Question 9 The correct answer is: Nigeria
Q: Under Socialism, the control of power resides with the Question 27
The correct answer is: Proletariat Q: The Minister of Communication Technology is
Question 10 The correct answer is: Mrs Omobola Johnson
Q: Who was the first Christian missionary to Ogbomosho? Question 28
The correct answer is: Rev. Thomas Bowen Q: The term NEPAD is the acronym for:
Question 11 The correct answer is: New Partnership for Africa’s
Q: The first coup d’etat in Nigeria occurred in Development
The correct answer is: 1966 Question 29
Question 12 Q: The Black shield in Nigeria’s Coat of Arms represent
Q: The tenure of the President of the UN Security Council The correct answer is: good soil
is Question 30
The correct answer is: One year Q: The name of the Second Republic Minister of Transport
Question 13 who died recently is-
Q: Which African country was called the “Gold Coast”? The correct answer is: Alhaji Umaru Dikko
The correct answer is: Ghana
Question 14
Q: What is the name of the current Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Lagos?
The correct answer is: Prof. Rahamon Bello
Question 15
Q: When is the international workers day?
The correct answer is: 1st May
Question 16
Q: The name of the richest man in Africa is
The correct answer is: Aliko Dangote
Question 17
GENERAL PAPAR 36

Question 1 The correct answer is: universal adult suffrage


Q: The Capital of Kuwait is- Question 16
The correct answer is: Kuwait City Q: The first military Head of State in Nigeria was
Question 2 The correct answer is: General Aguiyi Ironsi
Q: Under which Constitution, was Federal Character Question 17
Commission established? Q: The first Senate president in the fourth republic was
The correct answer is: 1979 The correct answer is: Evan Enwerem
Question 3 Question 18
Q: The emblem of the Nigerian Armed Forces for the Q: Where in Nigeria are Salt and Gold found?
Remembrance Day is Select one:
The correct answer is: red poppy flower The correct answer is: Ebonyi, Abia, Sokoto
Question 4 Question 19
Q: The acronym BON stands for- Q: Who was the first African to win a Nobel Prize for
The correct answer is: Broadcasting Organisation of Peace in 1960?
Nigeria The correct answer is: Albert Luthuli
Question 5 Question 20
Q: The Owu war was between _______ Q: Where in Nigeria is Gold found ?
The correct answer is: 1820-1827 The correct answer is: Abia, Bauchi, Niger, Oyo, Ebonyi,
Question 6 Kebbi, Kwara, Sokoto, Osun, Zamfara
Q: The acronym FHA stands for Question 21
The correct answer is: Federal Housing Authority Q: Who was the leader of Russia during the Second World
Question 7 War?
Q: The recruitment, promotion and discipline of civil The correct answer is: Joseph Stalin
servants in Nigeria is the responsibility of: Question 22
The correct answer is: Civil Service Commission Q: The Capital of Luxembourg is-
Question 8 The correct answer is: Luxembourg
Q: The leader of the Catholic Church is Question 23
called___________ Q: Zuma rock is located in ________
The correct answer is: Pope The correct answer is: Niger State
Question 9 Question 24
Q: Which of the following two statements explain the Q: What is the full meaning of INEC?
word “surfing”? I. A sport in which the individual rides on The correct answer is: Independent National Electoral
the crest or along tunnel of a wave II. Exploration of the Commission
web (www) Question 25
The correct answer is: I & II Q: Sickle cell disease is
Question 10 The correct answer is: a disease that affects the white
Q: Under the pattern of power distribution between the blood cell
federal and state governments, in the 1999 constitution Question 26
which of the following items came under the residual list Q: The motion for self-government by 1956 was moved
The correct answer is: Universities by
Question 11 The correct answer is: Chief Anthony Enahoro
Q: www used in web address on internet means Question 27
The correct answer is: World wide web Q: The following are birds except
Question 12 The correct answer is: Bat
Q: The Ogbunike cave is located in _________ Question 28
The correct answer is: Anambra State Q: What is the name of the male reproductive organ of a
Question 13 flower?
Q: The network with the largest share of Nigerian mobile The correct answer is: stamen
telecommunication market is Question 29
The correct answer is: MTN Q: The Millennium Development goals do not include
Question 14 The correct answer is: Reduction in number of sex
Q: The amalgamation of the Northern and Southern workers
protectorates was in Question 30
The correct answer is: 1914 Q: The acronym NEPC stands for
Question 15 The correct answer is: Nigerian Export Promotion Council
Q: The right of every adult to vote and be voted for is
called
GENERAL PAPAR 37

Question 1 The correct answer is: Two chambers


Q: The green in the Nigerian Flag represent Question 18
The correct answer is: Good agricultural land Q: The major actors in the Nigerian Civil War were
Question 2 The correct answer is: Gowon and Ojukwu
Q: The Governor of Taraba State is ________ Question 19
The correct answer is: Danbaba Suntai Q: The first television station was established in Nigeria in
Question 3 The correct answer is: 1959
Q: The Nigerian National Anthem was adopted in- Question 20
The correct answer is: October 1978 Q: The Capital of Liberia is-
Question 4 The correct answer is: Monrovia
Q: The destruction of Nagasaki by atomic bomb during Question 21
the World War II was carried out by Q: Which of these is the cheapest mode of
The correct answer is: USA transportation?
Question 5 The correct answer is: Rail
Q: The principle of checks and balances violates the Question 22
theory of Q: Who is the Minister of Water Resources?
The correct answer is: None of the options The correct answer is: Mrs Sarah Ochekpe
Question 6 Question 23
Q: Which of the following is the title of a book Written by Q: The Muslim festival observed after the completion of
George Orwell? the Ramadan fast is called
The correct answer is: 1984 The correct answer is: Id-El Fitri
Question 7 Question 24
Q: Who won the 2011 gubernational election in Lagos Q: The University of Lagos is owned by the
State? The correct answer is: Federal Government
The correct answer is: Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola Question 25
Question 8 Q: The administrative headquarters of the AU is in
Q: The full meaning of CNN is The correct answer is: Addis Ababa
The correct answer is: Cable News Network Question 26
Question 9 Q: What was America’s reason for the invasion of Iraq?
Q: What year did the Berlin Wall come down? The correct answer is: To curtail Iraq’s production of
The correct answer is: 1988 Weapons of Mass Destruction
Question 10 Question 27
Q: What is the symbol of authority in the Nigerian Q: What is the world largest mammal?
Senate? The correct answer is: blue whale
The correct answer is: The Mace Question 28
Question 11 Q: The practice of one woman having several husbands is
Q: The Capital of Jordan is- called
The correct answer is: Amman The correct answer is: Polyandry
Question 12 Question 29
Q: The capital of South Sudan is Q: Where in Nigeria is coal found ?
The correct answer is: Juba The correct answer is: All of the options
Question 13 Question 30
Q: The South-South and the South East make up the old – Q: Who among the following was never the Governor of
The correct answer is: Eastern Region the Central Bank of Nigeria
Question 14 The correct answer is: Idris Wada
Q: The North-East Geo-Political Zone is made up of the
following States-
The correct answer is: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe,
Taraba, Yobe, Kaduna
Question 15
Q: What is a compost?
The correct answer is: decayed organic material
Question 16
Q: The Visitor to the University of Lagos is
The correct answer is: President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
Question 17
Q: The Nigeria’s National Assembly is made up of
GENERAL PAPAR 38

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
GENERAL PAPAR 39

Question 1 Q: Which of the following continents is larger in size than


Q: The first indigenous Inspector General of Police was- Africa
The correct answer is: Mr. Louis Edet The correct answer is: Asia
Question 2 Question 17
Q: The first Governor of Plateau State was Q: Which one of these is not an insect?
The correct answer is: Joseph Gomwalk The correct answer is: centipede
Question 3 Question 18
Q: Who was the pioneer Managing Director of Zenith Q: The highest court in Nigeria is
Bank? The correct answer is: The Supreme Court
The correct answer is: Jim Ovia Question 19
Question 4 Q: When was the Structural Adjustment Programme
Q: The Special Adviser to the President on Media and introduced in Nigeria?
Publicity is The correct answer is: 1986
The correct answer is: Reuben Abati Question 20
Question 5 Q: The system of indirect rule in Nigeria
Q: The current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos The correct answer is: Suited the traditional political
is its _____ VC. system of Northern Nigerian
The correct answer is: 11th Question 21
Question 6 Q: The acronym ITF stands for
Q: The North Central Geopolitical Zone consists of - The correct answer is: Industrial Training Fund
The correct answer is: Benue State, Kwara State, Kogi Question 22
State, Niger State, Nasarawa State, Plateau State Q: The NYSC was established in Nigeria in
Question 7 The correct answer is: 1973
Q: Which of the following is responsible for securing and Question 23
maintaining Nigeria’s borders from violation on land, sea Q: The name of the Chief of Army Staff is
and air The correct answer is: Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah
The correct answer is: The Nigerian Armed Forces Question 24
Question 8 Q: The International Human Rights Day is on
Q: The Nigerian film industry is known as The correct answer is: 10th December
The correct answer is: Nollywood Question 25
Question 9 Q: The craft industry associated with the late Ladi Kwali is
Q: The Senate President is The correct answer is: pottery
The correct answer is: Senator David Mark Question 26
Question 10 Q: What was Abraham Lincoln’s profession prior to
Q: The specialized organ for respiration in higher animals entering Congress?
is The correct answer is: Lawyer
The correct answer is: Lungs Question 27
Question 11 Q: Which of the following cities has never been the
Q: The concept that refers to the sale, transfer or capital of the Federal Republic of Nigeria?
exchange of goods and services is The correct answer is: Ibadan
The correct answer is: Trade Question 28
Question 12 Q: The Capital of Russia is-
Q: What name is given to the genetic code that makes up The correct answer is: Moscow
an individual? Question 29
The correct answer is: Genotype Q: Under the 1999 Constitution, the power to implement
Question 13 laws vests in the
Q: The duration of a session of the National Assembly is: The correct answer is: Executive
The correct answer is: 4 years Question 30
Question 14 Q: The pioneer Anchor for the Nigerian version of the
Q: The acronym NDIC stands for popular TV game show,Who wants to be a millionaire, is
The correct answer is: Nigeria Deposit Insurance The correct answer is: Frank Edoho
Corporation
Question 15
Q: The first census after independence was held in the
year
The correct answer is: 1963
Question 16
GENERAL PAPAR 40

Question 1 The correct answer is: Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike


Q: Which of the following is not a Continent? Question 18
The correct answer is: China
Question 2
Q: The term used for short-sightedness is
The correct answer is: myopia
Question 3 Q: The sun sets every evening in the ____________
Q: Who among the following was the first indigenous The correct answer is: West
Chief Justice of Nigeria’s Supreme Court- Question 19
The correct answer is: Hon Justice Atanda Fatai Williams Q: The Economic Commission for Africa is an agency of
Question 4 The correct answer is: UN
Q: Where in Nigeria are Gypsium and Clay found? Question 20
The correct answer is: All of the options Q: The Government spends taxes on
Question 5 The correct answer is: All of the options
Q: Who was the first African to win a Nobel Prize for Question 21
Peace in 1960? Q: The Presidential Amnesty for Niger Delta militants was
The correct answer is: Albert Luthuli proclaimed in-
Question 6 The correct answer is: 2009
Q: When did Gen. Sanni Abacha die? Question 22
The correct answer is: June 8, 1998 Q: The first Nigerian to win the heavy weight boxing
Question 7 championship of the world was
Q: The two white stripes that look like the letter "Y" in The correct answer is: Hogan Kid Bassey
Nigeria’s Coat of Arms represent Question 23
The correct answer is: Rivers Niger and Benue Q: The Prime Minister is PRIMUS INTER PARES. This
Question 8 means that he is
Q: The North- West Geo-Political Zone is made up of the The correct answer is: First among equals
following States- Question 24
The correct answer is: Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Q: The Capital of Australia is-
Sokoto, Zamfara The correct answer is: Canberra
Question 9 Question 25
Q: What is a compost? Q: The first country in the world that gave women the
The correct answer is: decayed organic material right to vote is
Question 10 The correct answer is: New Zealand
Q: The first Nigerian to win Olympic medal is Question 26
The correct answer is: Chioma Ajunwa Q: The primary function of the judiciary is to
Question 11 The correct answer is: Interpret laws
Q: The Capital of Algeria is- Question 27
The correct answer is: None of the option Q: The University of Lagos web address is
Question 12 The correct answer is: www.unilag.edu.ng
Q: The system of government at the grassroots level is Question 28
called Q: What is the name of the immediate past Speaker of
The correct answer is: Local Government the Nigerian House of Representative?
Question 13 The correct answer is: Dimeji Bankole
Q: The smallest nation in the world is Question 29
The correct answer is: Vatican City Q: The Capital of Gabon is-
Question 14 The correct answer is: Libreville
Q: What is the world largest mammal? Question 30
The correct answer is: blue whale Q: www used in web address on internet means
Question 15 The correct answer is: World wide web
Q: The Nigerian flag was designed by ……..
The correct answer is: TaiwoAkinwunmi
Question 16
Q: The primary aim of N.Y.S.C Scheme is to
The correct answer is: promote national unity
Question 17
Q: The Minister of Education of State and Supervising
Ministry of Education is
GENERAL PAPAR 41

Question 1 Q: The name of an organisation that provides customers


Q: Which of the following is responsible for securing and with access to the internet is
maintaining Nigeria’s borders from violation on land, sea The correct answer is: Internet Service Provider
and air Question 18
The correct answer is: The Nigerian Armed Forces Q: The recruitment, promotion and discipline of civil
Question 2 servants in Nigeria is the responsibility of:
Q: The longest River in the world is The correct answer is: Civil Service Commission
The correct answer is: River Nile Question 19
Question 3 Q: The green in the Nigerian Flag represent
Q: The Minister of Foreign Affairs is The correct answer is: Good agricultural land
The correct answer is: Alhaji Aminu Wali Question 20
Question 4 Q: What is known as the voice box in the human body?
Q: The first military head of state to adopt the title The correct answer is: larynx
‘President’ in Nigeria is Question 21
The correct answer is: General Ibrahim Babangida Q: The highest mountain in Africa is
Question 5 The correct answer is: Kilimanjaro
Q: What sporting event took place in Congo Brazzaville in Question 22
1965? Q: Where in Nigeria are Salt and Gold found?
The correct answer is: 1st All Africa Games The correct answer is: Ebonyi, Abia, Sokoto
Question 6 Question 23
Q: Which of the following is not a current telecom service Q: The first Governor of Nigeria was
provider in Nigeria? The correct answer is: Lord Fredrick Lugard
The correct answer is: Mobitel Question 24
Question 7 Q: The Capital of Equatorial Guinea is-
Q: The President of the National Industrial Court is- The correct answer is: Malabo
The correct answer is: Hon Justice Babatunde Adeniran Question 25
Adejumo Q: The N50 Note was introduced in
Question 8 The correct answer is: 1991
Q: The first indigenous Inspector General of Police was- Question 26
The correct answer is: Mr. Louis Edet Q: The 1977 Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) was
Question 9 celebrated in
Q: The National War Museum is located in- The correct answer is: Nigeria
The correct answer is: Umuahia Question 27
Question 10 Q: The first railway line that was built in Nigeria was from
Q: The acronym NAN stands for The correct answer is: Lagos to Kano
The correct answer is: News Agency of Nigeria Question 28
Question 11 Q: Which of the following personalities is immortalized on
Q: Which of the following is not a search engine? the N1000 Note ?
The correct answer is: None of the option The correct answer is: Dr. Clement Isong
Question 12 Question 29
Q: The Nigerian Armed Forces contributed troops for Q: The UN agency concerned with the welfare of refugees
Peace Keeping in these countries except is
The correct answer is: Ghana The correct answer is: UNHCR
Question 13 Question 30
Q: Which of these is not a political leader? Q: The body charged with the conduct of elections in
The correct answer is: Imam Nigeria during the second republic was
Question 14 The correct answer is: Federal Electoral Commission
Q: Who is considered as the father of Communism? (FEDECO)
The correct answer is: Karl Marx
Question 15
Q: Which of the following best describes Lagos?
The correct answer is: cosmopolitan city
Question 16
Q: Prostate cancer is associated with………
The correct answer is: men
Question 17
GENERAL PAPAR 42

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
GENERAL PAPAR 43

Question 1 Q: The majority of OPEC members are from


Q: Which of the following agencies is promoting the The correct answer is: The Middle East
cashless transaction policy in Nigeria? Question 17
The correct answer is: CBN Q: The number of bones in the human skeleton is
Question 2 The correct answer is: 206
Q: The CBN governor from 1967 to 1975 was _________ Question 18
The correct answer is: Clement N. Isong Q: Which of these organizations is responsible for the
Question 3 distribution of letters in the country?
Q: Slavery in America was abolished by The correct answer is: NIPOST
The correct answer is: Abraham Lincoln Question 19
Question 4 Q: The family to which one is related by marriage is
Q: The tenure of the President of the UN Security Council known as
is The correct answer is: Marital Family
The correct answer is: One year Question 20
Question 5 Q: The Capital of Zimbabwe is-
Q: The first ceremonial president of Nigeria was The correct answer is: Harare
The correct answer is: Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Question 21
Question 6 Q: When was the World Trade Centre attacked?
Q: Which of these is the cheapest mode of The correct answer is: Sept 2001
transportation? Question 22
The correct answer is: Rail Q: Who was the pioneer Managing Director of Zenith
Question 7 Bank?
Q: Who among the following was not a candidate in the The correct answer is: Jim Ovia
2011 Presidential election in Nigeria? Question 23
The correct answer is: Olusola Saraki Q: The first African to become Secretary-General of the
Question 8 United Nations is
Q: The development of infrastructures in West Africa in The correct answer is: Boutrous Boutrous Ghali
the colonial era was mainly for purposes Question 24
The correct answer is: economic exploitation Q: The headquarters of the Organisation of Petroleum
Question 9 Exporting Countries is
Q: The practice of one woman having several husbands is The correct answer is: Vienna
called Question 25
The correct answer is: Polyandry Q: The Capital of Luxembourg is-
Question 10 The correct answer is: Luxembourg
Q: Which of the following States is not a member of Niger Question 26
Delta Development Commission Q: The Governor of Adamawa State is-
The correct answer is: Enugu The correct answer is: Admiral Murtala Nyako
Question 11 Question 27
Q: The Public sector in Nigeria does not include Q: The Capital of Venezuela is-
The correct answer is: The business owned by individual The correct answer is: Caracas
members of the Public Question 28
Question 12 Q: What is the name of the structure which allows leaves
Q: The clock called Big-Ben located in to breathe?
The correct answer is: London The correct answer is: stomata
Question 13 Question 29
Q: The Corporate Affairs Commission in Nigeria is Q: The system of indirect rule in Nigeria
responsible for The correct answer is: Suited the traditional political
The correct answer is: Registration of companies in system of Northern Nigerian
Nigeria Question 30
Question 14 Q: This country was never a British colony
Q: Under the 1999 Constitution, the power to implement The correct answer is: Sierra Leone
laws vests in the
The correct answer is: Executive
Question 15
Q: The Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources is
The correct answer is: Dr.Akinwunmi Ayo Adesina
Question 16
GENERAL PAPAR 44

Question 1 The correct answer is: The Commandant


Q: The term NEPAD is the acronym for: Question 17
The correct answer is: New Partnership for Africa’s Q: The Capital of Lagos State is_____
Development The correct answer is: Ikeja
Question 2 Question 18
Q: The marriage of one man to many wives is known as
The correct answer is: Polygyny Q: Which of the following is not the name of the
Question 3 incumbent President of Nigeria?
Q: Wangari Maathi of Kenya won the Nobel Peace Prize The correct answer is: Enwerem
in- Question 19
The correct answer is: 2004 Q: The acronym NERFUND stands for
Question 4 The correct answer is: National Economic Reconstruction
Q: The Ogbunike cave is located in _________ Fund
The correct answer is: Anambra State Question 20
Question 5 Q: The Capital of Burkina-Faso is-
Q: Usman Dan Fodio belonged to the Islamic sect called The correct answer is: Ouagadougou
The correct answer is: Shiite Question 21
Question 6 Q: The fundamental objectives and directive principles of
Q: The Capital of India is- state policy of Nigeria are contained in the:
The correct answer is: New Delhi The correct answer is: Constitution
Question 7 Question 22
Q: The Nobel Prizes was established by- Q: The law that was enforced in Sokoto caliphate was
The correct answer is: Alfred B. Nobel The correct answer is: The Maliki law
Question 8 Question 23
Q: What is the name of the male reproductive organ of a Q: Who was the first Christian missionary to Ogbomosho?
flower? The correct answer is: Rev. Thomas Bowen
The correct answer is: stamen Question 24
Question 9 Q: The South- West Geopolitical Zones is made up of
Q: The North-East Geo-Political Zone is made up of the The correct answer is: Ekiti State, Lagos State, Ogun State,
following States- Ondo State, Osun State, Oyo State
The correct answer is: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Question 25
Taraba, Yobe, Kaduna Q: The capital of South Sudan is
Question 10 The correct answer is: Juba
Q: Which of the following two statements explain the Question 26
word “surfing”? I. A sport in which the individual rides on Q: Where in Nigeria is coal found ?
the crest or along tunnel of a wave II. Exploration of the The correct answer is: All of the options
web (www) Question 27
The correct answer is: I & II Q: The Capital of Zaire is-
Question 11 The correct answer is: Kinshasa
Q: The Nigerian National Anthem was adopted in- Question 28
The correct answer is: October 1978 Q: The Black shield in Nigeria’s Coat of Arms represent
Question 12 The correct answer is: good soil
Q: The current Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos is Question 29
The correct answer is: Prof. Jerry Gana Q: The major actors in the Nigerian Civil War were
Question 13 The correct answer is: Gowon and Ojukwu
Q: The Capital of Kuwait is- Question 30
The correct answer is: Kuwait City Q: The first Senate president in the fourth republic was
Question 14 The correct answer is: Evan Enwerem
Q: The highest custodian of the prerogative of mercy in
Nigeria is:
The correct answer is: The President
Question 15
Q: Who is the Minister of Water Resources?
The correct answer is: Mrs Sarah Ochekpe
Question 16
Q: The Head of the Nigerian Defence Academy is called
Select one:
GENERAL PAPAR 45

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
GENERAL PAPAR 46

Question 1 Q: The Nigerian version of the popular TV game show,


Q: Who is the Minister of Women Affairs? Who wants to be a Millionaire, was established in-
The correct answer is: Mrs Zainab Maina The correct answer is: 2004
Question 2 Question 18
Q: The first military coup d’etat in Nigeria was led by Q: Which of the following is not a member of the oil-
The correct answer is: Major Chukwuma Kaduna producing states in Nigeria?
Nzeogwu The correct answer is: Lagos
Question 3 Question 19
Q: The current Prime Minister of Great Britain is Q: The full meaning of CNN is
The correct answer is: Mr. David Cameron The correct answer is: Cable News Network
Question 4 Question 20
Q: The first television station was established in Nigeria in Q: The two seasons in Nigeria are_________
The correct answer is: 1959 The correct answer is: Dry and rainy seasons
Question 5 Question 21
Q: The first impeachment of a Governor in Nigeria was Q: The Head of State at independence was
during the The correct answer is: Queen Elizabeth II
The correct answer is: First Republic Question 22
Question 6 Q: The Visitor to the University of Lagos is
Q: The decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria is The correct answer is: President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
The correct answer is: Final Question 23
Question 7 Q: Who is the current NLC chairman _____
Q: Which Nigerian was the first to occupy the position of The correct answer is: Abdulwaheed Omar
Senate President? Question 24
The correct answer is: Nwafor Orizu Q: The administrative headquarters of the AU is in
Question 8 The correct answer is: Addis Ababa
Q: The separation of judicial, legislative and executive Question 25
functions is designed to Q: The current Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria is
The correct answer is: Prevent tyranny The correct answer is: None of the above
Question 9 Question 26
Q: Where in Nigeria was a large unexploited Gold deposit Q: When did Gen. Sanni Abacha die?
discovered during the colonial period? The correct answer is: June 8, 1998
The correct answer is: Ilesa Question 27
Question 10 Q: Which of the following is not a feature of a state
Q: Zuma rock is located in ________ The correct answer is: A written constitution
The correct answer is: Niger State Question 28
Question 11 Q: What is the name of the current Vice-Chancellor of the
Q: The Nobel Prizes were first awarded in- University of Lagos?
The correct answer is: 1901 The correct answer is: Prof. Rahamon Bello
Question 12 Question 29
Q: The current Inspector General of Police is- Q: The Military Government that handed over power to a
The correct answer is: Mohammed Abubakar Civilian Government in 1979 was headed by
Question 13 The correct answer is: General Olusegun Obasanjo
Q: The commission of inquiry set up to look into the fear Question 30
of minority in 1958 was know as the Q: The current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos
The correct answer is: Willinks commission is its _____ VC.
Question 14 The correct answer is: 11th
Q: The Headquarters of the United Nations is in
The correct answer is: New York
Question 15
Q: Which political party won the 1979 general election in
Nigeria?
The correct answer is: The NPN
Question 16
Q: The name of the Chief of Army Staff is
The correct answer is: Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah
Question 17

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