2022 JAMB Government Past Questions

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. A prosperous lawyer is definitely hardworking.

1. A.affluent
2. B.poor✓ Correct
3. C.stagnant
4. D.luxurious

Which of the following budgets will increase government expenditure?

1. A.zero base budget
2. B.surplus budget
3. C.deficit budget✓ Correct
4. D.balanced policy

For this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the question. These job cuts are just the thin end of the wedge

1. A.Job cuts are very rampant
2. B.Job cuts are the inconclusive
3. C.Job cuts are the beginning of unpleasant situations
4. D.Job cuts are the beginning of healthy rivalries✓ Correct

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) emboldened. Joint

1. A.dagger
2. B.advantage
3. C.guardian✓ Correct
4. D.mightier

What do you call a person who performs gymnastics ?

1. A.A. performer
2. B.B. gymnastics athlete
3. C.C. entertainer✓ Correct
4. D.D. gymnast

The system of cultivation of tropical commercial crops estates is known as

1. A.mixed cropping✓ Correct
2. B.bush fallowing
3. C.intensive farming
4. D.plantation agriculture

The term 'investment' in macroeconomics means

1. A.Profit
2. B.Total amount of money invested in bonds and stocks
3. C.The total amount of capital goods in the country✓ Correct
4. D.The production of goods for immediate consumption

Benzene formed nitrobenzene at temperature of 60$^0$C when it reacts with mixture of concentrated trioxonitrate(V) acid and concentrated

1. A.phosphoric acid
2. B.hydrochloric acid✓ Correct
3. C.tetraoxosulphate(VI) acid
4. D.hydrogen iodide

Density,mortality, birth rate are factors that affect

1. A.population
2. B.dominance
3. C.cover
4. D.habitat✓ Correct

What is the solution of $\frac{x - 5}{x + 3} < -1$?

1. A.-3 < x < 1
2. B.x < -3 or x > 1✓ Correct
3. C.-3 < x < 5
4. D.x < -3 or x > 5