MATHEMATICS
1.
What
is the probability of having an odd number in a single toss of a fair die
(a) 1/6 ` (b) 1/3
(c) ½ (d) 2/3
Use the following information for question 2 and 3
The surname
of 40 children in a class were arranged in alphabetical order ,
16 of the
surnames begins with O and 9 of the surnames begins with A.
14 letters
of the alphabet do not appear as the first letter of a surname.
2.
What
is the probability that the surname of a child picked at random from the class
begins with either O and A?
(a) 5/8 (b) 7/8 (c) 9/16 (d) 14/25
3.
If
more than one surname begins with a letter besides A and O, how many surnames
begin with the letter? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d)
6
The
table gives the score of a group of students in an English language test.
|
Scores
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
|
No of Students
|
2
|
4
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
4.
If a student is chosen at random from
the group, what is the probability that he scored at least 6 marks?
(a) 3/20 (b) 1/5 (c) ¼ (d) 3/10
5.
What
is the probability that three customers waiting in a bank will be served in the
sequence of their arrival at the bank?
(a) 1/6 (b) 1/3 (c) ½ (d) 2/3
6. The probability that Kodjo and Adoga
pass an examination are ¾ and 3/5 respectively. Find the probability of both
boys failing the examination.
(a) 1/10 (b) 3/10
(c) ½ (d) 2/3
7. The mean of 20 observations in an
experiment is 4. If the observed largest value is 23, find the mean of the
remaining observations.
(a)
4 (b) 3
(c) 2.85 (d) 2.60
8. A group of eleven people can speak
either English or French or both. Seven can speak English and six can speak
French. What is the probability that a person chosen at random can speak both
English and French?
(a) 2/11 (b) 4/11 (c) 5/11 (d) 11/13
If
events X and Y are mutually exclusive, P(X) = 1/3 and P(Y) = 2/5, Use the information to answer
questions 9 & 10.
9. P (X n Y) is (a) 0 (b) 2/15 (c) 4/15 (d) 11/15
10. P (X u Y) is (a) 0 (b) 2/15 (c) 4/15 (d) 11/15
11. A box contains 2 white and 3 blue
identical marbles. If two marbles are picked at Random, one after the other,
without replacement, What is the probability of
picking two marbles of different colours?
(a) 2/3 (b) 3/5
(c) 2/5 (d) 7/20
12. Mrs. Jones is expecting a baby. The
probability that it will be a boy is ½ and the probability that the baby will
have blue eyes is ¼. What is
the probability that she will have a blue-eyed boy?
(a) 1/8 (b) ¼ (c) 3/8 (d) 1/2
13 Convert the speed 90 km per hour of a
car to metres per second
(a) 1.5 ms-1 (b) 2.5 ms-1 (c) 25 ms-1 (d)
1.5 x 103 ms-1
14 Uche and Chidi shared a sum of money on
the ratio m:n. If Chidi’s share was N4,200.00, what was Uche’s share?
(a)
N4,200n/m (b) N4,200/mn (c) N4,200m/n (d) N4,200/n
15 A husband contributes 7% of his income
into a fund and his wife contributes 4% of her income. If the husband earns N5,500
per annum (p.a) and his wife earns N4,000 p.a, find the sum of their
contribution to the fund.
(a)
N1,045 (b) N605 (c)
N545 (d) N490
16 A car is traveling at an average speed
of 80kmh-1. Its speed in metres per second (m/s) is (a) 13.3m/s (b) 22.2m/s (c) 133.3m/s (d) 222.2m/s
17 If the children share N10.50K among
themselves in the ratio 6:7:8, How much is the largest share?
(a)
N3.00 (b) N3.50 (c) N4.00 (d) N4.50
18 A trader makes a loss of 15% when
selling an article. Find the ratio, selling price: cost price.
(a)
3:20 (b) 3:17 (c) 17:20 (d) 20:23
19 A car travels at xkm per hour for 1 hour
at ykm per hour for 2 hours. Find its average speed.
(a)
2x+2ykmh-1/3 (b) x+
ykmh-1/3 (c) x+2 ykmh-1 (d) 2x+
ykmh-1/3
20 The ages of three men are in the ratio
3:4:5. If the difference between the ages of the oldest and youngest is 18
years, find the sum of the ages of the three men.
(a)
45 years (b) 72 years (c) 108 years (d) 216 years
21 A bicycle wheel of radius 42cm is rolled
over a distance of 66m. How many revolutions does it make? [Take π=22/7]
(a)
2.5 (b) 5 (c) 25 (d) 50
22 In a bag of oranges, the ratio of the
good ones to the bad ones is 5:4. If the number of bad ones in the bag is 36,
how many oranges are there altogether?
(a)
81 (b) 72 (c) 54 (d) 45
23 A man is four times as old as his son.
The difference between their ages is 36. Find the sum of their ages.
(a)
45 years` (b) 48 years (c) 60 years (d) 74 years
24 If 4m+3n = 5, find the ratio m:n 4m-3n 3
(a)
7:4 (b) 4:3 (c) 3:4 (d) 4:7
25 If 2x : (x+1) =3:2, what is the value of
x?
(a) ½ (b) 1 (c) 1½ (d) 3
26 The ratio of the number of men to the
number of women in a 20 member committee
is
3:1. How many women must be added to the 20 member committee so as to make the ratio
of men to women 3:2 ?
(a)
2 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 9
27 Three men, Bedu, Bakare and Kofi shared
N500 in the ratio 3:2:x respectively. If Bedu’s share is N150, find the value
of x.
(a)
1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6
28 The sides of two cubes are in the ratio
2:5, what is the ratio of their volumes?
(a) 4:5 (b) 8:15 (c) 6:125 (d) 8:125
29 Lena bought 400 Alpha Company shares at
N1.50 each and sold them at N2.05 each. What was her gain?
(a)
N0.55 (b) N20.00 (c) N220.00 (d) N330.00
30 Amma buys 100 oranges at 20 for C 30.00
and another 200 oranges at 4 for C 10.00. If she sells all her oranges at C3.00
each, what was her profit?
(a)
C150.00 (b) C250.00 (c)
C500.00 (d) C650.00
31 The price of a litre of petrol is
increased from C30.00 to C 39.00. What is the percentage increase in the cost
of a litre of petrol ?
(a)
90% (b) 30% (c) 34% (d) 39%
32 A trader sold a pair of shoes for C
2,800.00 making a loss of 20% on his cost price. Find his loss as a percentage
of his selling price.
(a)
162/3% (b) 2% (c) 25% (d) 75%
33 An article bought for D5,000.00 depreciate
by 15% of its value during the first year. Find its value after a year.
(a)
D425.00 (b) D750.00 (c) D4,250.00 (d) D4,985.00
34 A house bought for N100,000 was later
auctioned for N80,000, Find the loss percent.
(a)
20% (b) 30% (c) 40% (d) 50%
35 The side of a square is increased from
20cm to 21cm. Calculate the percentage
increase in its area.
(a)
2.5% (b) 9.3% (c) 10.0% (d) 10.25%
36 A man bought 2220 mangoes at N5x. He
sold each for 3x kobo and made gain of N8. Find the value of x.
(a)
2 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 10
37 A car moves at an average speed of 30kmh-1,
how long does it take to cover 200 metres?
(a)
2.4sec (b) 24sec (c) 144sec (d) 240sec
38 A man bought a television set on hire
purchase for N25, 000 out of which he paid N10, 000. If he is allowed to pay
the balance in eight equal installments, find the value of each installment
(a)
N1250 (b) N1578 (c) N1875 (d) N3125
39 If the simple interest on N2, 000 after
9 months is N6, at what rate per annum is the interest charged?
(a)
21/4% (b) 4% (c) 5% (d) 6%
40 A student bought 3 notebooks and 1 pen
for N35. After misplacing these items, she again bought 2 note books and 2
pens, all of the same type for N30. What is the cost of a pen? (a) N5.00 (b) N7.50 (c) N10.00 (d) N15.00
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Choose
the word nearest to the word in bold
1.
After
many years of struggle as a trader, he struck
gold
(a)
Became
quite rich (b) Won a big contract (c) he became a gold miner (d) became a goldsmith
2.
One
significant character of the jet age is that it encourages people to cut corners
(a)
Not
to face all problems (b) to want to become rich quickly (c) to want to avoid unnecessary hardships (d)
forfeit the opportunity of further education.
3.
The
lady who won the beauty contest had a good gait
(a)
Stature (b) figure
(c) elegance (d) carriage
4.
It
would need a high flyer to make a
first class degree in the university
(a)
A
smart performer (b) an outright
genius (c) an outstanding scholar (d) an unmitigated swot
5.
What
you will find in the book is a bird’s
eye view of the subject
(a)
A
detailed account (b) a balanced
account (c) a biased treatment (d) a
general survey
6.
Hers
was a chequered career
(a)
An
interesting and successful career (b) a
career full of sorrow and tears (c) a
bright and memorable career (d) a career full of ups and downs
7.
If
experience is anything to go by, this action will prove a political mine field
(a)
A
source of political benefits (a) a way
out of political trouble (c) a cause for
political joy (d) an invitation to
political problems.
8.
In
my view, the play didn’t come off
(a)
Succeed (b) fail
(c) attract applause (d) take
place
9.
When the chips are down, we will know those who have the
courage to stand
(a)
when
we get to a crisis point (b) in the
final analysis (c) when the blocks are
lowered (d) when we get to the end of
the road
10.
she
said boxing is, in fact her pet aversion
(a)
something
she likes very much (b) something she
dislikes very much (c) a hobby she loves
to pursue (d) one thing she can’t miss
11.
the
gateman does his work perfunctorily
(a)
without
commitment (b) with speed (c) mother’s pet (d) father’s pet
12.
members
of the panel were working at cross-purposes
(a)
harmony (b) in disunity (c) for selfish purposes (d) stretch
13.
the
young man who distributed political pamphlets on campus was promptly repudiated
(a)
disowned (b) arrested
(c) warned (d) killed
14.
Adayi
is a die-hard criminal
(a)
hard
to kill (b) hard to arrest (c)
remorseless (d) resentless
Fill
each gap with most appropriate option from the list following the gap
15.
In
moments of serious economic hardship, many people are ______ to turn to God.
(a)
Concerned (b) inclined
(c) disposed (d) propensed
16.
We
cannot all wear expensive shoe in situation of __________
(a)
Diverent
demand and supply (b) uneven wear and tear
(c) different purchasing power (d)
unpredictable national income
17.
The
centre – forward was _____________ consequently the goal was not allowed
(a)
In
an offside position (b) very well
positioned (c) brilliant player (d) the
captain of the team
18.
AIDS
is ____ disease that kills slowly but surely
(a)
Too
much a deadly (b) Very deadly a (c) so deadly
(d) such deadly a
19.
We
had a dull evening because __________
(a)
Hardly
the talk had begun when the lights went
off (b) hardly had the talk begun when
the light went off (c) the talk had hardly begun when the light had gone
out (d) the lights had hardly gone out
when the talk began
20.
Soyinka’s
masterful ___________ of the atmosphere of his childhood helped to make his
book, Ake, an outright success
(a)
Evocation (b) invocation (c) convocation (d) revocation
21.
Students
will always blame their teachers when examination results are unfavourable
(a)
Won’t
they (b) wouldn’t they (c) isn’t it
(d) cant they
22.
Okonkwo
is a stubborn man; he will never ________ his words
(a)
Chew (b) spit
(c) eat (d) bite
23.
Kindly
_____ me your book because my friend has ____ mine
(a)
Borrow
/ borrowed (b) borrow /rent
(c) lend / lent (d) lend/borrowed
24.
Three
quarters of the church ________ painted by members the previous day
(a)
Were
(b) was (c) is (d) are
25.
The
young boys have been caught with parts of the stolen machine but _______
admitted stealing it
(a)
Neither
of them has (b) neither of them
have (c) none of them has (d) none of them have.
26.
Watching
carefully, I could see the fish______ along the bottom
(a)
Dotting (b) crawling
(c) diving (d) darting
27.
Emeka
is now a _____ student but it took him years to ______
(a)
Matured/mature (b) mature/mature (c)mature/matured (d)matured/matured
28.
The
rebels will soon fight back. We have been informed ______ their _________
(a)
Of/predicament (b) about/ indulgence (c) on/rearmament (d) as for/advancement
29.
Ali
was honest and quite as a school boy but too much drinking has now changed his
______ and _____ his tongue
(a)
Temperature/injured(b)character/tightened
(c) temperament/loosened (d) innocence/worsened
30.
The
hospital was closed _________ because there were no beds to put patients
________
(a)
Again/upon (b) off/on
(c) down/at (d) up/in
31.
The
judge with his son _________ travelling to Lagos now
(a)
Were (b) shall
(c) is (d) are
32.
A
university teacher is an _____
(a)
Academic (b) academics
(c) academician (d) academia
33.
The
adventurers ran into many ________ in the forest
(a)
Dear (b) dears (c) deers (d) deer
34.
The
argument between the tow neighbous degenerated into __
(a)
A
free-for all (b) a free for all fight (c) a flee for all (d) a free fight
35.
The
class _____ more girls than boys this session
(a)
Comprise
of (b) comprises of (c) comprise (d)
comprises
36.
The
tourist bought __________
(a)
A
brown, small, Nigerian earthen pot (b) a small, brown Nigerian earthen pot (c) an earthen, brown, small Nigerian pot (d)
a Nigerian small brown earthen
37.
I
have already ____ the picture on the sitting-room wall
(a)
Hanged
(b) hunged (c) hang (d) hung
38.
Most
of us will attend the conference ____ at Ibadan later this year
(a)
Holding (b) held
(c) being held (d) to hold
39.
I
shall work hard so that I can ________ a distinction in English
(a)
Secure (b) make
(c) receive (d) grab
40.
The
baby was rather _______ than I could bear
(a)
Much
more troublesome (b) much too
troublesome (c) so much troublesome (d) very much troublesome
41.
Students
were forbidden ______ secret society
(a)
From
joining (b) in joining (c) to join
(d) on joining
42.
Of
course, we al saw the culprit _______ and hit the man on the head
(a)
Approached (b) approaching (c) approach
(d) approaches
43.
A
child that shows mature characteristics at any early age may be described as
(a)
Preconceived (b) premature
(c) ingenuous (d) precocious
44.
The
company Director showed the contractor a _____ of the proposed office complex
(a)
Prototype (b) photograph (c) microfilm
(d) photocopy
45.
_______
you come early to the new house, clean up my flat
(a)
While (b) by chance
(c) should (d) should in case
46.
This
imposing edifice _______ a fortune to build
(a)
Had
costed (b) have cost (c) costed
(d) cost
47.
They
let him go in ________ to his age
(a)
Respect (b) regard
(c) disregard (d) consideration
48.
Some
scientists are trying to _____ human beings in their laboratories
(a)
Imitate (b) replicate
(c) implicate (d) fabricate
49.
He
does not seem to know how to solve the problem _______
(a)
Does
not he (b) does he not (c) does he
(d) doesn’t he?
50.
These
villagers _______ to grow rice
(a)
Used (b) are used
(c) were used (d) use
CURRENT
AFFAIRS
1) Which of following is the core duty
of the Nigeria immigration
(a)
Persecuting
offenders (b) enforcing of Laws (c) issuance of all Nigerian travel document
(d) deporting of foreigners
2) The NIS was brought out of the
Nigerian Police Force (NPF) in
(a)
1946
(b) 1956 (c) 1958 (c) 1964
3) The NIS was formally established by
the act of parliament in
(a)
1963
(b) 1957 (c) 1964 (d) 1976
4) The first African country to
introduce E-passport was
(a)
South-Africa
(b) Ghana (c) Liberia (d) Nigeria
5) How many comptroller general has the
NIS gotten since the inception till date
(a)
10
(b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 15
6) The present comptroller general of
NIS is
(a)
Umar
Dahiru (b) Uhuru Kayidee (c) Boniface Cosmos (d) David Parradang
7) The first Secretary general of Common
wealth was
(a)
George
Washington (b) Tulma Goldie (c) Arnold Smith (d) Joseph Garba
8) Lagos became a crown colony in
(a)
1862
(b) 1861 (c) 1841 (d) 1886
9) The first war 1 was between
(a)
1911-1914 (b) 1914-1916
(c) 1916-1918 (d) 1914-1918
10) The western and eastern Nigeria
became self governed in
(a)
1959 (b) 1960
(c) 1957 (d) 1956
11) The first head of government of
Nigeria was
(a)
Yakubu
Gowon (b) Aguiyi Ironsi (c) Tafawa Balewa (d) Nnamdi Azikiwe
12) The first militant president of
Nigeria was
(a)
Sanni
Abacha (b) Ibrahim Babangida (c) Aguiyi
Ironsi (d) Yakubu Gowon
13) Nigeria became a republic in
(a)
1963 (b) 1960
(c) 1976 (d) 1961
14) The Northern and Southern
protectorate was amalgamated in
(a)
1914 (b) 1919
(c) 1921 (d) 1900
15) The first Executive president was
(a)
Nnamdi
Azikiwe (b) Olusegun Obansanjo (c) Sheu Shagari (d) Goodluck Jonathan
16) The first colonial governor general
of Nigeria was
(a)
Tulma
Goldie (b) James Robertson (c) Huge
Clifford (d) Lord Lugard
17) The highest court in Nigeria is
(a)
Court
of Appeal (b) Supreme court (c) Federal High Court (d)Magistrate court
18) ECOWAS was established in
____________ and has it administrative headquarter in
(a)
1967
Lome (b) 1975 Lome (c) 1975 Lagos (d) 1967 Lagos
19) The first general election in Nigeria
was held in
(a)
1959 (b) 1960
(c) 1963 (d) 1999
20) Nigeria practice one of the following
system of government
(a)
Con-federalism (b) Unitarism
(c) Paliamentaism (d) Federalism
21) The last colonial governor general of
Nigeria was
(a)
James
Robertson (b) Jimmy Carter (c) Lord Lugard
(d) Huge Clifford
22) The first Militam coup de’tat in
Nigeria was in
(a)
1964 (b) 1966
(c) 1960 (d) 1999
23) The establishment of states started
in Nigeria on
(a)
May
27 1967 (b) Feb. 13 1966 (c) April 8
1960 (d) Oct. 1 1960
24) The Biafra Civil war was between
(a)
1967-1968 (b) 1968-1971
(c) 1967-1970 (d) 1970-1975
25) The national youth service corp was
established in
(a)
1960 (b) 1973
(c) 1980 (d) 1997
26) The Nigeria Police Force belongs to
which organ of government
(a)
Judiciary (b) Executive
(c) Legislative (d) Non f the
above
27) African consist of how many countries
(a)
54 (b) 55
(c) 60 (d) 70
28) The Secretary general of OPEC is
(a)
Abdulsaleam
Kanuri (b) Abudullahhi El-badri (c) Utuhu Kamirideen (d) Philip Effiong
29) The current secretary general of
United nation is
(a)
Ban
ki Moon (b) Trugve Lie (c) Koffi Anaan (d) Boustro-Brouste Ghali
30) Which of the followingpair of
countries consist of the permanent security council of UN
(a)
Brazil,
Germany, France, USA, China (b) France,
China, USSR, USA, Britain (c) France,
Britain, Brazil, Newzeland (d) France,
Germany, Japan, China
31) In order to qualify for the post of
President in Nigeria the person must be ________________ and above
(a)
35yr
(b) 20 yrs (c) 40 yrs (d) 55yrs
32) The name Nigeria coined out of
_____________
(a)
Niger
Forest (b) Niger Area (c) Niger
River (d) Niger Textures
33) The first Inspector General of the
Police Force was
(a)
Teslim
Balogun (b) Louis Edet (c) Ademola
Adetokunbo (d) Elias Balogon
34) The current secretary general or
commission chairman of Africa union is
(a)
Dlamini
Zuma (b) Allasane Quattara (c) Emeka Anaoku (d) H. Desategn
35) The current president of commission
or secretary is of ECOWAS
(a)
H.Desategn (b) Kadre Desire Quedraogo (c) Allasane Quattara (d) Ike Ekweremalu
36) The headquarter of UN is in
(a)
New
York (b) Washington (c) Geneva
(d) Vienna
37) UNO was founded in San Francisco in
(a)
1939 (b) 1914
(c) 1945 (d) 1950
38) The first military coup-de’tat in
Africa was in
(a)
Libya (b) Liberia
(c) Egypt (d) Nigeria
39) Nigeria became 36 states under the
regime of
(a)
Olusegun
Obasanjo (b) Sanni Abacha (c) Ibrahim
Babagida (d) Yakubu Gowon
40) The first military head of state was
(a)
Yakubu
Gowon (b) Aguiyi Ironsi (c) Olusegun Obasanjo (d) Ernest Shonekan
41) Oil can be found in one of the
following state in Nigeria
(a)
Lagos (b) Anambra
(c) Ondo (d) Ekiti
42) Tin is majorly found in
(a)
Jos (b) Enugu
(c) Kano (d) Imo
43) Oil was first discovered by Shell-BP
in Nigeria ___________
(a)
Oloibiri (b) Idanre
(c) Warri (d) Kabba
44) Which of the following may be
regarded as a regional organization
(a)
ECOWAS (b) OAU
(c) UN (d) OPEC
45) The last military head state of
Nigeria was
(a)
Abdulsaleem
Abubakar (b) Sanni Abacha (c) Olusegun Obasanjo (d) Yakubu Gowon
46) The name Nigeria was coined by
_______
(a)
Flora
Shaw (b) Mary Slessor (c) Lord Lugard (d) Juman Goldie
47) The legislature in Nigeria is called
(a)
House
of assembly (b) House of lords (c) National Assembly (d) House of Representative
48) The legislature in Britain is
referred to as _________
(a)
House
of common (b) White house (c) Congress (d) Parliament
49) Nigeria changed from pounds to Naira
in
(a)
1960 (b) 1973
(c) 1959 (d) 1963
50) The first Nigeria president to die in
office was ______________ and he died on ______________
(a)
Murtala
Mohammed Feb 13 1976 (b) Sanni Abacha June 8 1998
(c) Ya’ardua May 5 2010 (d) Aguiyi Ironsi July 29
ANSWERS
MATHEMATICS
1)
A 2) A 3)
B 4) C 5)
B 6) A 7)
A 8) B 9)
A 10) A
11) D 12)
B 13) C 14)
C 15) C 16)
B 17) C 18)
C 19) C 20)
C
21) C 22)
A 23) C 24)
A 25) D 26)
B 27) C 28)
D 29) C 30)
B
31)
B 32)
C 33) C 34)
A 35)D 36)
C 37) C 38)
C 39) B 40)
C
ENGLISH
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.D 6.D
7.D 8.D 9.D 10.A
11.B 12.A 13.B 14.A
15.C 16.C 17.A 18.D 19.A 20. A
21.A 22.C 23.D 24.B
25.B 26.C 27.B 28.C 29.C 30.D
31.C 32.A 33.D 34.A
35.D 36.B 37.D 38.A 39.B 40.A
41.A 42.C 43.D 44.A
45.C 46.D 47D 48.B 49.C 50.A
CURRENT
AFFAIRS
1.C 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.D
7.C 8.A 9.D 10.C
11.C 12.B 13.A 14.A
15.C 16.D 17.B 18. 19.A 20.D
21.A 22.B 23.A 24.C
25.B 26.B 27.A 28.B 29.A 30.B
31.A 32.B 33.B 34.A
35.B 36.A 37.C 38.C 39.B 40.B
41.C 42.A 43.A 44.B
45.A 46.A 47.C 48.D 49.B 50.C