NECO 2022

2022 NECO Government Past Questions

Browse the 2022 NECO Government past questions with answers and step-by-step explanations. Government covers Nigerian and comparative political systems, public administration, and constitutional history. The questions favour students who know specific dates, sections of the Constitution, and named office-holders. 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. Q12007MEDIUMEnglish

    Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that most appropriately completes the sentence The...........is visiting next week,

    1. A.commissioner
    2. B.commisioner
    3. C.comessioner
    4. D.commesioner✓ Correct
    5. E.comissioner
  2. Q22001MEDIUMPhysics

    What is the energy stored in a 10μ F capacitor if the potential difference between the plates is 40 V?

    1. A.2.0 × 10-4J
    2. B.8.0 ×10-4J
    3. C.4.0 × 10-3J✓ Correct
    4. D.8.0 × 10-3J
    5. E.1.6 × 10-2J
  3. Q32007MEDIUMEnglish

    The driver inadvertently killed a man in an auto crash and was consequently convicted of ....................

    1. A.assassination
    2. B.executive
    3. C.manslaughter✓ Correct
    4. D.murder
    5. E.suicide
  4. Q42009MEDIUMEconomics

    The following are qualities of money EXCEPT

    1. A.A. acceptability
    2. B.B. divisibility
    3. C.C. homogeneity✓ Correct
    4. D.D. portability
    5. E.E. rationality
  5. Q52006MEDIUMEnglish

    Choose from the options A to E the one that is the NEAREST IN MEANING T0 THE UNDERLINED WORD. It was surprising that even preachers could be so bellicose over a trivial issue.

    1. A.Belligerent✓ Correct
    2. B.disenchanted
    3. C.enthusiastic
    4. D.insistent
    5. E.persistent
  6. Q62007MEDIUMBiology

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

    1. A.Ovary✓ Correct
    2. B.ovule
    3. C.pollen grains
    4. D.pollen tube nucleus
    5. E.style
  7. Q72003MEDIUMGovernment

    The British rule in Nigeria became established through a series of hesitant steps adopted EXCEPT

    1. A.A. award of contract
    2. B.B. gunboat diplomacy
    3. C.C. trade treaties
    4. D.D. treaties of friendship✓ Correct
    5. E.E. use of force
  8. Q82005MEDIUMPhysics

    An atom radiates 1.5 × 10-19J when an electron jumps from one level to another. What is the wavelength of the emitted radiation? (Planck’s constant 6.6 × l0-34Js ; Speed of light in vacuum = 3.0 × 108$ms^{-1}$)

    1. A.1.32 × 10-6m✓ Correct
    2. B.2.97 × 10-6m
    3. C.3.30 × 10-6m
    4. D.6.82 × 10-6m
    5. E.8.01 × 10m-6
  9. Q92007MEDIUMMathematics

    A quadratic equation with roots -1$\frac{1}{2}$ and $\frac{1}{4}$ is

    1. A.x2 + 3x + 4 = 0✓ Correct
    2. B.8x2 + 10x + 3 = 0
    3. C.8x2 +12x – 3 = 0
    4. D.8x2 + 10x-3.= 0
    5. E.8x2 + 12x + 3 = 0
  10. Q102009MEDIUMBiology

    Which of these is NOT a pollutant?

    1. A.Carbondioxide
    2. B.Lead oxide
    3. C.Nitrogen gas
    4. D.Nitrogen oxide✓ Correct
    5. E.Sulphur dioxide

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