2025 NECO Islamic Religious Studies Past Questions

An organism that transmits pathogens is called a

1. A.prey✓ Correct
2. B.commensal
3. C.parasite
4. D.symbiont
5. E.vector

Which method is used for the purification of copper from its ore?

1. A.distillation
2. B.electrochemical
3. C.electrolysis✓ Correct
4. D.neutralization
5. E.reduction

One basic reason why it has proved difficult to conduct an accurate census in Nigeria is

1. A.A. political interference
2. B.B. lack of skilled personnel✓ Correct
3. C.C. technological backwardness
4. D.D. educational inadequacies

The___________ whale suddenly attacked the vessel on the Atlantic Ocean.

1. A.Gigantic
2. B.meek✓ Correct
3. C.omnivorous
4. D.pathetic
5. E.tremendous

The organ of the United Nations responsible for negotiating agreements with the specialized agencies is the

1. A.A. Economic and Social Council
2. B.B. General Assembly
3. C.C. International Court of Justice✓ Correct
4. D.D. Security Council
5. E.E. Trusteeship Council

An astronomical telescope which is being used to view a very distant object is said to be in normal adjustment if

1. A.the final image is at the near-point
2. B.the image formed by the objective is before the focus of the eye piece
3. C.the angular magnification is the ratio of the focal length of the eye-piece lens to that of the objective✓ Correct
4. D.the foci dl the objective and the eye-piece coincide between the lenses
5. E.the distance between the objective lens and the eye-piece is equal to the difference between their focal lengths.

The group of organisms at the base of the pyramid of numbers are

1. A.decomposers✓ Correct
2. B.primary consumers
3. C.producers
4. D.secondary consumers
5. E.tertiary consumers

When air is passed through alkaline pyrogallol and then lime water, the gases left are

1. A.nitrogen and carbon (IV) oxide
2. B.nitrogen and noble gases
3. C.nitrogen and oxygen
4. D.nitrogen, carbon (VI) oxide and noble gases✓ Correct
5. E.the noble gases

J.J. Thomson’s model of the atom was abandoned because

1. A.it could not explain the scattering of alpha particles
2. B.it did not account for the neutron
3. C.it did not account for the size of the atom✓ Correct
4. D.it was known as plum-pudding model
5. E.the model was not similar to any observable phenomena

A piece of stone weights 180 N in air and 150 N in a beaker containing 160 N of methylated spirit. What is the up thrust exerted on the stone?

1. A.50N
2. B.40N✓ Correct
3. C.30N
4. D.20N
5. E.10N