NECO Civic Education Past Questions & CBT Practice
Civic Education for NECO is one of the highest-stakes papers in the Nigerian exam calendar. Civic Education tests citizenship, civil society, the Constitution, and Nigerian political history. The questions tend to be definition-heavy — knowing the textbook wording matters. On this page you can preview real NECO Civic Education past questions, see the topic breakdown, and jump straight into a full CBT practice session.
Sample NECO Civic Education questions
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- Q12001MEDIUMGovernment
The existence of delegated legislation
- A.A. encourages separation of power
- B.B. Increases the work of parliament
- C.C. Is another way of obtaining separation of power✓ Correct
- D.D. Negates the principle of separation of power,
- E.E. reduces the power of the executive
- Q22009MEDIUMChemistry
A salt which loses its mass when exposed to air is
- A.deliquescent✓ Correct
- B.effervescent
- C.Efflorescent
- D.fluorescent
- E.hygroscopic
- Q32005MEDIUMChemistry
What mass of silver is deposited when a current of 2.6 A is passed through a solution of a silver salt for 40 minutes? [Ag= 108 ; F=96500C]
- A.6.89g
- B.6.93g✓ Correct
- C.6.98g
- D.7.04g
- E.7.12g
- Q42008MEDIUMMathematics
which of the following properties is/are common to parallelograms and rectangles? I. all angles are right angles II. the diagonals are equals. III. the opposite sides are equal and parallel.
- A.I and II
- B.I and III✓ Correct
- C.II and III
- D.I
- E.III
- Q52002MEDIUMBiology
Which organism is a primary producer?
- A.Cassava
- B.cricket
- C.grasshopper✓ Correct
- D.hawk
- E.lizard
- Q62009MEDIUMPhysics
The electric potential at a distance d from a point charge q in air of permittivity eo is expressed as?
- A.q2 ÷ 4πeod
- B.q2 ÷ 4πeo
- C.q ÷ 4πeod2✓ Correct
- D.q ÷ 4πeod
- E.q ÷ 4πeo2d
- Q72008MEDIUMPhysics
Which of the following is NOT a component of an a.c. generator?
- A.Armature✓ Correct
- B.Carbon brushes
- C.Magnet
- D.Slip ring
- E.Split rings
- Q82007MEDIUMPhysics
The force exerted on a charged body in an electric field depends on I. the charge on the body II. the electric field intensity III. the square of the mass of the body
- A.I only
- B.II only
- C.I and II only
- D.I and III only✓ Correct
- E.II and III only
- Q92008MEDIUMPhysics
Which of the following radiations have the longest wavelength?
- A.Gamma rays
- B.Infra-red
- C.Light waves✓ Correct
- D.Radio waves
- E.Ultra-violet rays
- Q102007MEDIUMBiology
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
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