2021 NECO Chemistry Past Questions
Browse the 2021 NECO Chemistry past questions with answers and step-by-step explanations. 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. 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 NECO Chemistry questions
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- Q12007MEDIUMEconomics
The following countries are members of ECOWAS EXCEPT
- A.A. Angola
- B.B. Ghana
- C.C. Ivory coast
- D.D. Liberia✓ Correct
- E.E. Niger Republic
- Q22007MEDIUMBiology
Spider belongs to which of the following classes in the phylum arthropoda?
- A.Arachnida
- B.Chilopoda
- C.Crustacean✓ Correct
- D.Insect
- E.Myriapoda
- Q32007MEDIUMEnglish
Choose from the options lettered A- E the one that is nearest in meaning to the word underlined The man was convalescing at home after his discharge from the hospital
- A.enjoying
- B.recuperating
- C.rejuvenating✓ Correct
- D.relaxing
- E.resting
- Q42006MEDIUMPhysics
Given the same amount of beat, a quantity of water will reach a higher temperature in a brass pot than in a clay pot of the same mass because
- A.brass is less dense than clay
- B.clay expands more slowly than brass✓ Correct
- C.clay loses heat faster than brass
- D.the specific heat capacity of brass is higher than that of clay
- E.the specific heat capacity of brass is lower than of clay.
- Q52007MEDIUMPhysics
Which of the following is NOT part of an a.c generator?
- A.Commutator
- B.Armature✓ Correct
- C.Field magnet
- D.Carbon brushes
- E.Slip rings
- Q62004MEDIUMMathematics
Simplify $(216^{{\frac{1}{3}}})^{-2}$
- A.$\frac{1}{36}$✓ Correct
- B.$\frac{1}{18}$
- C.$\frac{1}{13}$
- D.$\frac{1}{6}$
- E.$\frac{1}{3}$
- Q72003MEDIUMPhysics
The space surrounding a magnet in which the magnetic force is exerted is
- A.magnetic field
- B.magnetic flux
- C.magnetic point
- D.magnetic pole✓ Correct
- E.magnetic strength
- Q82007MEDIUMEnglish
Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word The headmaster used to be very rigid in his opinion but now he has become more experienced and_________ of other people’s views
- A.Antagonistic✓ Correct
- B.critical
- C.flexible
- D.tolerant
- E.unyielding
- Q92006MEDIUMBiology
The enzyme ptyalin acts in the
- A.large intestine
- B.mouth
- C.oesophagus
- D.small intestine
- E.stomach✓ Correct
- Q102006MEDIUMEnglish
Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that has the same stress with the word given. In each word, only one syllable has the main/primary and the syllable is written in capital letters Impenetrability
- A.IM-pe-ne-tra-bi-li-ty
- B.im-PE-ne-tra-bi-li-ty
- C.im-pe-ne-TRA-bi-li-ty✓ Correct
- D.im-pe-NE-tra-bi-li-ty
- E.im-pe-ne-tra-BI-li-ty
Other NECO Chemistry years
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