2020 JAMB Civic Education Past Questions
Browse the 2020 JAMB Civic Education past questions with answers and step-by-step explanations. Civic Education tests citizenship, civil society, the Constitution, and Nigerian political history. The questions tend to be definition-heavy — knowing the textbook wording matters. Use the year archive below to time yourself the way the actual exam does — most candidates need to work questions across multiple years before the patterns become obvious.
Sample JAMB Civic Education questions
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- Q12018MEDIUMEnglish
select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. The team adapted to the new tactic as clean as a whistle.
- A.They adapted to the pattern perfectly
- B.They needed a whistle to be able to adapt to the pattern.✓ Correct
- C.They adapted to the tactic with little errors
- D.They found it difficult to adapt to the new tactic.
- Q22024MEDIUMIgbo
Gịnị ka 3/4 pụtara n'Igbo?
- A.A. Anọ n'ime atọ
- B.B. Atọ agbakwụnyere anọ
- C.C. Atọ n'ime anọ
- D.D. Atọ e tinyere anọ✓ Correct
- Q32019MEDIUMPhysics
The part of the human eye that does similar work as the diaphragm of a camera lens is the
- A.Ciliary muscles
- B.Pupil
- C.Iris
- D.Retina✓ Correct
- Q42020MEDIUMGovernment
The judicial organ of government is the body which _________
- A.A. implements the law
- B.B. makes the law
- C.C. punishes lawbreakers✓ Correct
- D.D. interprets the law
- Q52019MEDIUMGeography
Which of these statements is true warm ocean currents?
- A.They flow from the equator to the equator✓ Correct
- B.They flow from the equator to the poles
- C.They flow from lower to higher latitudes
- D.They flow from the higher to the lower latitudes
- Q62019MEDIUMPhysics
When the temperature of a liquid is increased, its surface tension?
- A.increases✓ Correct
- B.decreases
- C.remain constant
- D.increases then decreases
- Q72023MEDIUMMathematics
Calculate the mean deviation of the first five prime numbers.
- A.2.72
- B.5.6✓ Correct
- C.5.25
- D.13.6
- Q82013MEDIUMBiology
The organism is found in soils rich in
- A.mud
- B.humus
- C.clay✓ Correct
- D.sand
- Q92022MEDIUMIgbo
One of these is not part of Igboland?
- A.A. Asaba✓ Correct
- B.B. Abakaliki
- C.C. Owere
- D.D. Benin
- Q102024MEDIUMEnglish
In the following question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. He was building a castle in the air.
- A.He was building flying fortresses
- B.He was imagining a terrible future
- C.He was imagining a possible future as a famous architect
- D.He was imagining a wonderful and rather impossible future✓ Correct
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