NECO Economics Past Questions & CBT Practice
Economics for NECO is one of the highest-stakes papers in the Nigerian exam calendar. Economics rewards conceptual clarity. Microeconomic theory, public finance, the structure of the Nigerian economy, and basic statistics are the high-frequency topics; past questions show exactly which graphs and definitions to memorise. On this page you can preview real NECO Economics past questions, see the topic breakdown, and jump straight into a full CBT practice session.
Sample NECO Economics questions
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- Q12008MEDIUMEnglish
Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that most appropriately completes each sentence The man could not simply bring himself ......... up all he had worked and lived for.
- A.giving
- B.to be giving
- C.to giving✓ Correct
- D.to have given
- E.to give
- Q22006MEDIUMPhysics
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✓ Correct
- C.I and II only
- D.I and III only
- E.II and III only
- Q32007MEDIUMEnglish
Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that most appropriately completes each sentence The man was advised to abstain from smoking .............. he refused.
- A.and
- B.but
- C.so
- D.then✓ Correct
- E.yet
- Q42002MEDIUMPhysics
A body is uniformly accelerated from rest. Which of the following quantities vary/varies linearly with the square of the time? I. Displacement II. Velocity III. Momentum
- A.I only
- B.II only
- C.III only
- D.I and II only
- E.II and Ill only✓ Correct
- Q52007MEDIUMMathematics
A ship sails 6km from a port on a bearing 070° and then 8km on a bearing of 040°. Find the distance from the port.
- A.7.21km
- B.13.53km
- C.16.86km
- D.44.57km✓ Correct
- E.67.17km
- Q62006MEDIUMChemistry
The process involved in the decomposition of sugar by an enzyme is called
- A.dehydration
- B.esterification
- C.fermentation
- D.polymerization✓ Correct
- E.saponification
- Q72005MEDIUMBiology
In which region of the body is the diagram illustrated found?
- A.Abdominal
- B.Chest✓ Correct
- C.Neck
- D.Tail
- E.Waist
- Q82009MEDIUMChemistry
Atomic size decreases
- A.across a period from left to right
- B.across a period from right to left✓ Correct
- C.diagonally down the group
- D.down a group
- E.with decrease in atomic number
- Q92007MEDIUMPhysics
Notes of the same frequency sounded on a piano and on a flute may differ in I. pitch II. quality III. Loudness
- A.I only
- B.II only
- C.I and III only✓ Correct
- D.II and III only
- E.I, II and III
- Q102004MEDIUMGovernment
Which constitution introduced the ministerial system into Nigeria political system?
- A.A. Lyttleton
- B.B. Independent
- C.C. Macpherson
- D.D. Republican✓ Correct
- E.E. Richards
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