2020 NECO Islamic Religious Studies Past Questions

The following can increase crop production EXCEPT

1. A.erosion control✓ Correct
2. B.fertilizer application
3. C.mechanization
4. D.monocropping
5. E.pest control

A body of weight 20N displaces 12N of the liquid in which it is immersed. What is the upthrust of the liquid on the body?

1. A.240N
2. B.32N✓ Correct
3. C.20N
4. D.12N
5. E.8N

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. The population density of the lizards in the field is?

1. A.0.003 per m 2✓ Correct
2. B.0.03 per m 2
3. C.3 per m 2
4. D.4 per m 2
5. E.6 per m 2

Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that contains the sound segment represented by the given phonetic symbol /θ/

1. A.tank
2. B.teethe✓ Correct
3. C.thank
4. D.they
5. E.this

Choose from the option lettered A to E the question that is best answered by the statement containing the stressed word which is written in CAPITAL letter(s). JANE is writing examination this year.

1. A.is Jane writing six examinations this year?
2. B.is Jane writing four examinations next year?
3. C.is Andrew writing an examination this year?✓ Correct
4. D.Was Jane writing four examinations last year?
5. E.is Jane‘s writing four examinations this week?

Find the absolute mean deviation of the sample 10, 12, 14, 11, 13.

1. A.14.6
2. B.14✓ Correct
3. C.12
4. D.6.2
5. E.1.2

The ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle is approximately equal to

1. A.2.5✓ Correct
2. B.3.14
3. C.4.83
4. D.6.52
5. E.7

Which of these agencies do not have anything to do with conservation of natural resources?

1. A.Family Economics Advancement Programme✓ Correct
2. B.Federal Environmental Protection Agency
3. C.Nigerian Conservation Foundation
4. D.Nigerian Game Reserve Authorities
5. E.World Wildlife Fund for Nature

The helium isotope $^3_2He$

1. A.has three pro tons and two neutrons
2. B.has two protons and one neutron
3. C.has two protons and three neutrons✓ Correct
4. D.has one proton and two neutrons
5. E.cannot exist because it has the same mass number as tritium

A projectile is projected with an initial velocity u, at an angle θ to the horizontal. The maximum height attained is.

1. A.U2 sin $\frac{\theta}{g}$
2. B.2U2 sin2 $\frac{\theta}{g}$
3. C.U sin2 $\frac{\theta}{g}$✓ Correct
4. D.U2 sin2$\frac{\theta}{2g}$