NECO Chemistry Past Questions & CBT Practice
Chemistry for NECO is one of the highest-stakes papers in the Nigerian exam calendar. Chemistry covers physical, inorganic and organic chemistry across three sub-papers. The highest-yield revision is past questions: examiners reuse the same reaction patterns and the same common compounds year after year. On this page you can preview real NECO Chemistry past questions, see the topic breakdown, and jump straight into a full CBT practice session.
Sample NECO Chemistry questions
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- Q12007MEDIUMBiology
Use the data to answer this question A class of 40 set out to determine the population of lizards in a bound field measuring 200 metres by 100 metres using the capture-recapture method. In their first outing, the students captured a total of 360 lizards all of which were marked with indelible ink and then released back into the field. After a one week interval the students went back into the field and caught a total of 250 lizards out of which 150 bore the indelible ink mark. What is the estimated population of lizards in the field?
- A.100✓ Correct
- B.300
- C.400
- D.560
- E.600
- Q22005MEDIUMBiology
In which region of the body is the diagram illustrated found?
- A.Abdominal
- B.Chest✓ Correct
- C.Neck
- D.Tail
- E.Waist
- Q32008MEDIUMPhysics
A note, A from a guitar produces a wave of amplitude 4 mm and frequency 1000 Hz. Another note, B from a whistle produces a similar waveform of amplitude 2 mm and frequency 2200 Hz. If the two notes are compared,
- A.A has a higher pitch than B
- B.A is louder than B.✓ Correct
- C.B has a greater speed than A
- D.B is louder than A
- E.A and B have the same quality
- Q42007MEDIUMBiology
A common characteristic of ALL living things is
- A.gametogenesis
- B.hibernation
- C.photosynthesis
- D.phototropism✓ Correct
- E.respiration
- Q52006MEDIUMEnglish
Choose from the options lettered A-E the one that meet appropriately completes each sentence We all expected him to pull .......... his illness soon
- A.away
- B.in✓ Correct
- C.off
- D.over
- E.through
- Q62006MEDIUMChemistry
In the reaction 2H2S(g) + SO2(g) → 2H2SO(I)+3S(s)SO2is acting as _agent
- A.a bleaching
- B.a dehydrating
- C.an oxidizing
- D.a precipitating✓ Correct
- E.a reducing
- Q72006MEDIUMPhysics
How much heat is required to convert 5.0g of ice at 0 ° C to water at the boiling point? (Specific latent heat of ice = 336Jg-1 specific heat capacity of water = 4.2Jg-1K-1)
- A.420 J
- B.1680 J
- C.1701 J✓ Correct
- D.2100 J
- E.3780 J
- Q82009MEDIUMEconomics
Price elasticity of supply measures the responsiveness of quantity supplied to
- A.A. a change in the demand for the product V✓ Correct
- B.B. a change in the price of the commodity
- C.C. changes in consumers
- D.D. changes in prices of other commodities
- E.E. changes in suppliers income
- Q92004MEDIUMMathematics
One of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 120°. Find the number of sides of the polygon
- A.3
- B.4✓ Correct
- C.6
- D.9
- E.12
- Q102007MEDIUMMathematics
Evaluate 1.25 × 10$^2$ × 0.125 × 10$^3$ × 12.5 × 10$^{-4}$ leaving your answer in standard form
- A.1.995 × 103
- B.1.95 × 102
- C.1.95 × 101
- D.1.95 × 10-2✓ Correct
- E.1.95 × 10-3
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