2023 NECO Civic Education Past Questions
Browse the 2023 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.
Sample NECO Civic Education questions
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- Q12005MEDIUMChemistry
Animal charcoal differs from wood charcoal in that it
- A.has a dark colour
- B.has a high carbon content✓ Correct
- C.is a good absorbent
- D.is crystalline.
- E.is rich in phosphate content
- Q22000MEDIUMPhysics
When a metal is heated to a high temperature, electrons are emitted from its surface. The process is known as
- A.photoelectric effect
- B.thermionic emission
- C.field emission
- D.secondary emission✓ Correct
- E.radioactive emission
- Q32002MEDIUMPhysics
If the refractive index of water is 1.33, what is the critical angle for a water-air boundary?
- A.36.0 °
- B.40.2 °✓ Correct
- C.41.8 °
- D.48.8 °
- E.62.7 °
- Q42003MEDIUMEconomics
In economics, electricity, water supply, communication networks, road, etc are known as
- A.A. capital structure
- B.B. development induces✓ Correct
- C.C. development projects
- D.D. infrastructural facilities
- E.E. project growth
- Q52007MEDIUMChemistry
The molecular formula of ethylbutanoate is?
- A.CH5COOC26✓ Correct
- B.C3HCOOC2H7
- C.C3H7COOC3H7
- D.C3H7COOC4H9
- E.C3H7COOC2H5
- Q62006MEDIUMChemistry
What is the ratio of the rate of diffusion of carbon(IV) oxide to that of propane, under the same conditions? [H = 1; C= 12; 0= 161
- A.1:01
- B.1:01✓ Correct
- C.2:01
- D.2:03
- E.3:01
- Q72002MEDIUMBiology
What is NOT a supporting tissue in plant?
- A.collenchymas
- B.coracoid✓ Correct
- C.parenchyma
- D.sclerenchyma
- E.xylem
- Q82008MEDIUMPhysics
The wavelength of a stationary wave is 36.0cm. What is the distance between a node and the next anti-node?
- A.6.0cm
- B.9.0cm
- C.18.0cm
- D.360cm
- E.72.0cm✓ Correct
- Q92001MEDIUMBiology
Which one is NOT an essential part of a flower?
- A.Anther
- B.Filament
- C.Ovary✓ Correct
- D.Petal
- E.Stigma
- Q102009MEDIUMBiology
Over-grazing encourages soil
- A.acidity
- B.conservation✓ Correct
- C.erosion
- D.fertility
- E.formation
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