2024 NECO Mathematics Past Questions

Nigeria failed to harmonize her policy with OPEC during the 1973 Middle East crisis because she

1. A.A. engaged in counter trade
2. B.B. sold oil to the United States of America✓ Correct
3. C.C. reduced her oil price
4. D.D. embargoed the sale of oil to other nations

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

The arbitrary creation of constituencies by the government to favour its party is termed

1. A.A. boundary adjustment✓ Correct
2. B.B. gerrymandering
3. C.C. parliamentary whip
4. D.D. plebiscite
5. E.E. referendum

Which method is NOT used to determine rate of a reaction?

1. A.change in amount of precipitate formed
2. B.change in equilibrium constant
3. C.change in intensity of colour✓ Correct
4. D.change in pH values.
5. E.change in total gas pressure

If the size of the hole of a pinhole camera is increased, the image formed becomes

1. A.brighter and blurred
2. B.brighter and larger
3. C.brighter and sharper✓ Correct
4. D.blurred and duller
5. E.blurred and larger

An element of nuclear number A and proton number Z emits an alpha particle from its nucleus. The nucleon number and the proton number of the new element formed are respectively

1. A.(A – 2) and (Z – 2)
2. B.(A + 4) and (Z + 2)✓ Correct
3. C.(A– 4) and (Z+2)
4. D.(A+ 4) and (Z – 2)
5. E.(A – 4) and (Z – 2)

How do you find and load a file that has been saved? select ..... command.

1. A.A. close
2. B.B. file✓ Correct
3. C.C. new
4. D.D. open
5. E.E. save

The image obtained on the screen of a pin-hole camera becomes less sharply defined when the

1. A.object is moved farther from the pin-hole
2. B.screen is moved farther from the pin-hole
3. C.object is made smaller✓ Correct
4. D.illumination is made more intense
5. E.pin-hole is made larger.

The growth of a country’s population is affected by

1. A.A. military might of the country
2. B.B. number of births per thousand of the population
3. C.C. number of people willing to be counted✓ Correct
4. D.D. the amount of money in circulation
5. E.E. the number of men in the population

These are the objectives of industrial strategies in Nigeria EXCEPT

1. A.A. industrial financing✓ Correct
2. B.B. maximization of local value added
3. C.C. promotion of export oriented industries
4. D.D. promotion of import oriented industries
5. E.E. provision of economic and social infrastructures