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2020 NECO Civic Education Past Questions

Browse the 2020 NECO 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.

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  1. Q12006MEDIUMBiology

    A pair of genes which controls a trait is described as

    1. A.allele✓ Correct
    2. B.dominant
    3. C.hybrid
    4. D.recessive
    5. E.variant
  2. Q22005MEDIUMEnglish

    Choose from the options lettered A- E the one that is nearest in meaning to the word underlined. We had no doubt about the sufficiency of our grains to see us through the rainy season.

    1. A.accuracy✓ Correct
    2. B.adequacy
    3. C.availability
    4. D.efficacy
    5. E.efficiency
  3. Q32004MEDIUMBiology

    Food wastage is caused by the following EXCEPT

    1. A.attack of moulds on farm crops✓ Correct
    2. B.lack of access roads
    3. C.lack of transportation
    4. D.poor harvesting methods
    5. E.proper storage
  4. Q42008MEDIUMChemistry

    The type of reaction ethyne mainly undergoes is

    1. A.addition
    2. B.carboxylation.
    3. C.esterification
    4. D.saponification✓ Correct
    5. E.substitution
  5. Q52003MEDIUMEconomics

    Which of the following is NOT a cause of inflation?

    1. A.A. excessive bank lending
    2. B.B. excessive deficit financing
    3. C.C. increase in domestics productivity✓ Correct
    4. D.D. increase in wages and salaries of workers
    5. E.E. increase in government expenditure
  6. Q62009MEDIUMGovernment

    Military regimes usually set aside constitutional provisions relating to

    1. A.A. the rule of law
    2. B.B. legislative and executive processes
    3. C.C. the bureaucratic organization of the state
    4. D.D. professional management of the economy✓ Correct
  7. Q72007MEDIUMMathematics

    What must be added to b2-3ab to make it a perfect square?

    1. A.-3a
    2. B.-$\frac{3}{2}$
    3. C.$\frac{9}{4}$
    4. D.$\frac{9a}{4}$✓ Correct
    5. E.$\frac{9^2}{4}$
  8. Q82004MEDIUMChemistry

    NaCl(s) does NOT conduct electricity, but N(aq) does. This is because

    1. A.NaCl(s) is non-ionic but NaCl(aq) is ion✓ Correct
    2. B.NaCl(aq) contains mobile electrons, where absent in NaCl(s).
    3. C.NaCl(aq) contains mobile ions which Nacl,) does not contain.
    4. D.NaCl(s) ionizes partiality while NaCl(aq) iodizes completely.
    5. E.NaCl(s) decomposes when heated but NCl(aq) is stable to heat. –
  9. Q92008MEDIUMBiology

    During fertilization, the direction in which the pollen tube grows is controlled by

    1. A.Ovary
    2. B.ovule
    3. C.pollen grains
    4. D.pollen tube nucleus✓ Correct
    5. E.style
  10. Q102006MEDIUMPhysics

    A 12V battery supplies a current of 0.4A to a lamp. Calculate the resistance of the lamp.

    1. A.30.00✓ Correct
    2. B.4.80
    3. C.3.00
    4. D.0.30
    5. E.0.03

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