NECO 2021

2021 NECO Literature in English Past Questions

Browse the 2021 NECO Literature in English past questions with answers and step-by-step explanations. Literature in English requires deep familiarity with the prescribed texts. Plot, theme, characterisation and figures of speech are tested both in unseen extracts and in essay form; close reading beats memorising summaries. 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. Q12002MEDIUMGovernment

    Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely’. This phrase is credited to

    1. A.A. A.V. Dicey
    2. B.B. B. Mostesquiey
    3. C.C. Jean boding✓ Correct
    4. D.D. John Locke
    5. E.E. Lord Acton
  2. Q22006MEDIUMEnglish

    Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that most appropriately completes each sentence My neighbor owns twenty__________

    1. A.head of cattles
    2. B.head of cattle✓ Correct
    3. C.heads of cattles
    4. D.herds of cattle
    5. E.herds of cattles
  3. Q32005MEDIUMEnglish

    Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that most appropriately completes each sentence My neighbor owns twenty__________

    1. A.head of cattles
    2. B.head of cattle✓ Correct
    3. C.heads of cattles
    4. D.herds of cattle
    5. E.herds of cattles
  4. Q42002MEDIUMChemistry

    $ ^{235}_{92}U + ^1_0n → ^{145}_{56}Ba + ^{88}_{36}Kr + 3^1_0n + Energy $ The equation above represent a/an

    1. A.alpha particle emission
    2. B.endothermic reaction
    3. C.nuclear fission✓ Correct
    4. D.nuclear fusion
    5. E.thermal dissociation
  5. Q52007MEDIUMBiology

    Which process does NOT represent a form of reproduction in plants?

    1. A.binary fission✓ Correct
    2. B.budding
    3. C.conjugation
    4. D.regeneration
    5. E.vegetative propagation
  6. Q62007MEDIUMMathematics

    Increase 135 in the ratio 3:5

    1. A.225
    2. B.216
    3. C.143
    4. D.140✓ Correct
    5. E.140
  7. Q72006MEDIUMPhysics

    Calculate the wavelength of light travelling with a speed of 3 × 108$ms^{-1}$ and a frequency of 6.2 × 1014Hz.

    1. A.4.8 × 10-8m
    2. B.4.8 × 10-7m
    3. C.4.8 × 10-6m✓ Correct
    4. D.4.8 × 10-5m
    5. E.4.8 × 10-4m
  8. Q82006MEDIUMMathematics

    The mean age of 12 boys involved survey is 19 years, 3 months. lf the-age of one of the boys is 22 years, what is the mean age of the other-boys?

    1. A.10.5 years
    2. B.19.0 years
    3. C.35.4 years
    4. D.264.0 years✓ Correct
    5. E.423.5 years
  9. Q92008MEDIUMPhysics

    Two forces of magnitude 8N and 4N act at right angle to each other. The angle between the resultant and the 8N force is

    1. A.23.9°
    2. B.26.6°✓ Correct
    3. C.29.5°
    4. D.60.0°
    5. E.63.4°
  10. Q102005MEDIUMGovernment

    West African Pilot, one of nationalist newspapers during colonial rule was edited by

    1. A.A. Ernest lkoli✓ Correct
    2. B.B. H.O Davies
    3. C.C. Herbert Macaulay
    4. D.D. Nnamdi Azikiwe
    5. E.E. Obafemi Awolowo

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