1. Choose the correct option: "Neither of the men ___ going to the party.
"
o a) are
o b) were
o c) is
o d) have
Answer: c) is
2. What is the synonym of "elated"?
o a) Angry
o b) Sad
o c) Joyful
o d) Worried
Answer: c) Joyful
3. Choose the correct spelling:
o a) Aknowledge
o b) Acknowledge
o c) Aknowlege
o d) Acknowlege
Answer: b) Acknowledge
4. Choose the appropriate preposition: "She is good ___ playing chess."
o a) with
o b) in
o c) at
o d) by
Answer: c) at
5. Which of the following words is an antonym of "Abundant"?
o a) Rare
o b) Plenty
o c) Excessive
o d) Overflowing
Answer: a) Rare
6. Fill in the blank: "The ___ of the story was very intriguing."
o a) clime
o b) climax
o c) climb
o d) climey
Answer: b) climax
7. What is the meaning of the idiom "Break the ice"?
o a) To start a conversation
o b) To damage something
o c) To freeze water
o d) To end a friendship
Answer: a) To start a conversation
8. Choose the most suitable option: "She was ___ than her sister."
o a) prettiest
o b) more pretty
o c) prettier
o d) pretty
Answer: c) prettier
9. Identify the main clause: "Although he was tired, he finished the work."
o a) Although he was tired
o b) He finished the work
o c) Finished the work
o d) Was tired
Answer: b) He finished the work
10. What is the plural of "Analysis"?
a) Analysises
b) Analysis'
c) Analyzes
d) Analyses
Answer: d) Analyses
11. What is the antonym of "Arrogant"?
a) Humble
b) Proud
c) Confident
d) Brave
Answer: a) Humble
12. Choose the correct option: "She ___ the news yesterday."
a) hear
b) hears
c) heard
d) hearing
Answer: c) heard
13. Fill in the blank: "It is important to ___ a balanced diet."
a) maintain
b) maintains
c) maintained
d) maintaining
Answer: a) maintain
14. Which of these words is a noun?
a) Run
b) Quickly
c) Happiness
d) Blue
Answer: c) Happiness
15. Choose the word closest in meaning to "Timid":
a) Bold
b) Shy
c) Courageous
d) Angry
Answer: b) Shy
16. Fill in the blank: "They have lived here ___ 10 years."
a) since
b) for
c) during
d) by
Answer: b) for
17. Choose the correct comparative form: "She is ___ than her brother."
a) tall
b) taller
c) tallest
d) most tall
Answer: b) taller
18. What is the opposite of "Generous"?
a) Selfish
b) Kind
c) Loving
d) Friendly
Answer: a) Selfish
19. Identify the error: "She don't like playing in the rain."
a) She
b) don't
c) like
d) playing
Answer: b) don't (should be "doesn't")
20. Choose the correct option: "The doctor advised him ___ smoking."
a) to quit
b) quitting
c) quit
d) quits
Answer: a) to quit
Mathematics (20 Questions)
1. What is 12×812 \times 812×8?
o a) 80
o b) 96
o c) 102
o d) 112
Answer: b) 96
2. Solve for xxx: 2x+5=152x + 5 = 152x+5=15.
o a) 4
o b) 5
o c) 6
o d) 7
Answer: a) 5
3. What is the value of 333^333?
o a) 6
o b) 9
o c) 27
o d) 81
Answer: c) 27
4. Find the median of the numbers: 3, 7, 9, 15, 20.
o a) 7
o b) 9
o c) 12
o d) 15
Answer: b) 9
5. What is 45÷945 \div 945÷9?
o a) 3
o b) 4
o c) 5
o d) 6
Answer: c) 5
6. A triangle has angles measuring 50° and 60°. What is the measure of the third angle?
o a) 60°
o b) 70°
o c) 80°
o d) 90°
Answer: b) 70°
7. What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 8 cm and a width of 5 cm?
o a) 30 cm²
o b) 35 cm²
o c) 40 cm²
o d) 45 cm²
Answer: c) 40 cm²
8. Simplify: 10−3×2+410 - 3 \times 2 + 410−3×2+4.
o a) 14
o b) 12
o c) 8
o d) 6
Answer: c) 8
9. Solve: 7x=497x = 497x=49.
o a) 5
o b) 6
o c) 7
o d) 8
Answer: c) 7
10. Find the HCF of 24 and 36.
o a) 4
o b) 6
o c) 8
o d) 12
Answer: d) 12
11. If a car travels 180 km in 3 hours, what is its speed?
o a) 50 km/h
o b) 60 km/h
o c) 70 km/h
o d) 80 km/h
Answer: b) 60 km/h
12. Calculate 25%25\%25% of 200.
o a) 25
o b) 40
o c) 50
o d) 75
Answer: c) 50
13. What is 121\sqrt{121}121?
o a) 9
o b) 10
o c) 11
o d) 12
Answer: c) 11
14. Find the mode of the numbers: 2, 3, 5, 3, 7, 3.
o a) 2
o b) 3
o c) 5
o d) 7
Answer: b) 3
15. What is the perimeter of a square with sides of 6 cm?
o a) 18 cm
o b) 20 cm
o c) 24 cm
o d) 30 cm
Answer: c) 24 cm
16. What is 15÷0.315 \div 0.315÷0.3?
o a) 30
o b) 45
o c) 50
o d) 60
Answer: d) 50
17. Solve for xxx: 3x−4=113x - 4 = 113x−4=11.
o a) 3
o b) 4
o c) 5
o d) 6
Answer: d) 6
18. What is the decimal equivalent of 38\frac{3}{8}83?
o a) 0.125
o b) 0.25
o c) 0.375
o d) 0.5
Answer: c) 0.375
19. Calculate the circumference of a circle with a radius of 7 cm (π=3.14\pi = 3.14π=3.14).
o a) 21.98 cm
o b) 22.98 cm
o c) 43.96 cm
o d) 44.96 cm
Answer: c) 43.96 cm
20. If you have a 20% discount on a $50 item, what is the new price?
o a) $35
o b) $40
o c) $45
o d) $50
Answer: b) $40
General Knowledge (20 Questions)
1. Who was the first President of Nigeria?
o a) Goodluck Jonathan
o b) Olusegun Obasanjo
o c) Nnamdi Azikiwe
o d) Muhammadu Buhari
Answer: c) Nnamdi Azikiwe
2. What is the capital city of Australia?
o a) Sydney
o b) Melbourne
o c) Canberra
o d) Brisbane
Answer: c) Canberra
3. Which is the largest ocean in the world?
o a) Atlantic Ocean
o b) Indian Ocean
o c) Arctic Ocean
o d) Pacific Ocean
Answer: d) Pacific Ocean
4. In which year did Nigeria gain independence?
o a) 1958
o b) 1960
o c) 1963
o d) 1970
Answer: b) 1960
5. Who wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet"?
o a) George Orwell
o b) Charles Dickens
o c) Jane Austen
o d) William Shakespeare
Answer: d) William Shakespeare
6. What is the chemical symbol for Gold?
o a) Ag
o b) Au
o c) Pb
o d) Fe
Answer: b) Au
7. What is the largest continent by land area?
o a) Africa
o b) North America
o c) Asia
o d) Europe
Answer: c) Asia
8. Who discovered gravity?
o a) Albert Einstein
o b) Isaac Newton
o c) Galileo Galilei
o d) Nicolaus Copernicus
Answer: b) Isaac Newton
9. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
o a) Venus
o b) Saturn
o c) Mars
o d) Jupiter
Answer: c) Mars
10. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
o a) Iron
o b) Graphite
o c) Diamond
o d) Quartz
Answer: c) Diamond
11. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
o a) China
o b) Thailand
o c) Japan
o d) India
Answer: c) Japan
12. Who invented the light bulb?
o a) Nikola Tesla
o b) Thomas Edison
o c) Alexander Graham Bell
o d) Michael Faraday
Answer: b) Thomas Edison
13. What is the main ingredient in traditional Japanese sushi?
o a) Chicken
o b) Pork
o c) Fish
o d) Beef
Answer: c) Fish
14. Which African country is the largest by land area?
o a) Egypt
o b) Nigeria
o c) South Africa
o d) Algeria
Answer: d) Algeria
15. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
o a) Vincent van Gogh
o b) Pablo Picasso
o c) Leonardo da Vinci
o d) Michelangelo
Answer: c) Leonardo da Vinci
16. What is the national currency of Japan?
o a) Yuan
o b) Yen
o c) Won
o d) Dollar
Answer: b) Yen
17. Who is the author of "Things Fall Apart"?
o a) Chinua Achebe
o b) Wole Soyinka
o c) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
o d) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Answer: a) Chinua Achebe
18. How many players are there in a soccer team?
o a) 9
o b) 10
o c) 11
o d) 12
Answer: c) 11
19. Which is the longest river in the world?
o a) Amazon
o b) Nile
o c) Yangtze
o d) Mississippi
Answer: b) Nile
20. What is the national animal of Nigeria?
o a) Lion
o b) Elephant
o c) Eagle
o d) Leopard
Answer: c) Eagle
Current Affairs (20 Questions)
1. Who is the current President of Nigeria (as of 2024)?
o a) Muhammadu Buhari
o b) Bola Tinubu
o c) Goodluck Jonathan
o d) Yemi Osinbajo
Answer: b) Bola Tinubu
2. Which country recently hosted the 2024 Olympics?
o a) France
o b) Japan
o c) USA
o d) Brazil
Answer: a) France (Paris 2024)
3. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
o a) Ban Ki-moon
o b) António Guterres
o c) Kofi Annan
o d) Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Answer: b) António Guterres
4. What is the capital of Ghana?
o a) Accra
o b) Lagos
o c) Nairobi
o d) Cairo
Answer: a) Accra
5. In 2023, which country landed a spacecraft on the Moon's south pole?
o a) China
o b) USA
o c) India
o d) Russia
Answer: c) India
6. Which country is known for Brexit?
o a) Germany
o b) France
o c) United Kingdom
o d) Italy
Answer: c) United Kingdom
7. Who is the current Chief Justice of Nigeria?
o a) Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad
o b) Olukayode Ariwoola
o c) Walter Onnoghen
o d) Dahiru Musdapher
Answer: b) Olukayode Ariwoola
8. What is the current global population (as of 2024)?
o a) 6 billion
o b) 7.5 billion
o c) 8 billion
o d) 9 billion
Answer: c) 8 billion
9. Who won the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup?
o a) USA
o b) England
o c) Spain
o d) Australia
Answer: c) Spain
10. Which African country recently adopted Bitcoin as a legal currency?
o a) Nigeria
o b) South Africa
o c) Ghana
o d) Central African Republic
Answer: d) Central African Republic
11. Who is the current president of the African Development Bank (AfDB)?
o a) Akinwumi Adesina
o b) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
o c) Aliko Dangote
o d) Jim Yong Kim
Answer: a) Akinwumi Adesina
12. Where is the headquarters of the African Union located?
o a) Lagos
o b) Johannesburg
o c) Nairobi
o d) Addis Ababa
Answer: d) Addis Ababa
13. What is the official language of Brazil?
o a) English
o b) French
o c) Portuguese
o d) Spanish
Answer: c) Portuguese
14. Who is the current Vice President of the United States?
o a) Mike Pence
o b) Kamala Harris
o c) Joe Biden
o d) Nancy Pelosi
Answer: b) Kamala Harris
15. Which global organization is responsible for monitoring climate change?
o a) WHO
o b) IMF
o c) WTO
o d) IPCC
Answer: d) IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
16. What is the capital of South Africa?
o a) Cape Town
o b) Johannesburg
o c) Pretoria
o d) Durban
Answer: c) Pretoria (Administrative Capital)
17. In 2023, which country had a coup that led to the ousting of its president?
o a) Mali
o b) Niger
o c) Sudan
o d) Guinea
Answer: b) Niger
18. Who is the current Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)?
o a) Margaret Chan
o b) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
o c) Gro Harlem Brundtland
o d) Lee Jong-wook
Answer: b) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
19. Which country is the largest producer of crude oil in Africa?
o a) Angola
o b) Libya
o c) Nigeria
o d) Egypt
Answer: c) Nigeria
20. Who is the current Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives?
o a) Yakubu Dogara
o b) Femi Gbajabiamila
o c) Tajudeen Abbas
o d) Aminu Tambuwal
Answer: c) Tajudeen Abbas
1. If a train travels 60 km in 1 hour, how far will it travel in 3 hours at the same speed?
o a) 120 km
o b) 150 km
o c) 180 km
o d) 240 km
Answer: c) 180 km
2. What comes next in the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, ___?
o a) 20
o b) 24
o c) 32
o d) 40
Answer: c) 32
3. A clock shows 10:15. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?
o a) 0°
o b) 67.5°
o c) 75°
o d) 90°
Answer: b) 67.5°
4. If John is taller than Alex and Alex is taller than Sam, who is the tallest?
o a) John
o b) Alex
o c) Sam
o d) Cannot be determined
Answer: a) John
5. A bag contains 5 red balls, 3 green balls, and 2 blue balls. What is the probability of
picking a red ball?
o a) 0.5
o b) 0.3
o c) 0.4
o d) 0.6
Answer: c) 0.5
6. In a code language, CAT is written as 3120. How will DOG be written?
o a) 4715
o b) 4527
o c) 4675
o d) 4165
Answer: c) 4675
7. If all roses are flowers, and some flowers fade quickly, which of the following is true?
o a) Some roses fade quickly
o b) All flowers are roses
o c) Some flowers are not roses
o d) No roses fade quickly
Answer: a) Some roses fade quickly
8. A man buys a shirt for $50 and sells it for $70. What is his profit percentage?
o a) 20%
o b) 30%
o c) 40%
o d) 50%
Answer: c) 40%
9. What is the next number in the series: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ___?
o a) 30
o b) 35
o c) 36
o d) 40
Answer: c) 36
10. If it is raining, then the ground is wet. If the ground is not wet, what can we infer?
o a) It is definitely raining
o b) It might not be raining
o c) It is not raining
o d) None of the above
Answer: c) It is not raining
11. A farmer has 17 cows. All but 9 die. How many are left?
o a) 0
o b) 8
o c) 9
o d) 17
Answer: c) 9
12. Which word does not belong to the group?
o a) Car
o b) Bus
o c) Bicycle
o d) Train
Answer: c) Bicycle
13. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to "generous":
o a) Kind
o b) Greedy
o c) Friendly
o d) Honest
Answer: b) Greedy
14. If A is taller than B, and B is taller than C, which statement is true?
o a) A is shorter than C
o b) C is taller than A
o c) A is the tallest
o d) B is the tallest
Answer: c) A is the tallest
15. What number is missing in the series: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___?
o a) 22
o b) 25
o c) 30
o d) 35
Answer: b) 25
16. Rearrange the following letters to make a meaningful word: "RALYBIR".
o a) LIBRARY
o b) BRAVELY
o c) BARRIER
o d) ARTILY
Answer: a) LIBRARY
17. If 5 pencils cost $1, how many pencils can you buy with $10?
o a) 50
o b) 20
o c) 100
o d) 200
Answer: a) 50
18. Which is the odd one out: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11?
o a) 3
o b) 5
o c) 7
o d) 9
Answer: d) 9 (9 is the only even number)
19. How many sides does a hexagon have?
o a) 5
o b) 6
o c) 7
o d) 8
Answer: b) 6
20. If the day before yesterday was Friday, what day is today?
o a) Sunday
o b) Monday
o c) Saturday
o d) Tuesday
Answer: a) Sunday
Basic Science (20 Questions)
1. What is the boiling point of water in Celsius?
o a) 50°C
o b) 75°C
o c) 100°C
o d) 150°C
Answer: c) 100°C
2. Which planet is closest to the Sun?
o a) Venus
o b) Earth
o c) Mercury
o d) Mars
Answer: c) Mercury
3. What is the chemical formula for water?
o a) H2O
o b) CO2
o c) NaCl
o d) CH4
Answer: a) H2O
4. What gas do plants take in for photosynthesis?
o a) Oxygen
o b) Hydrogen
o c) Nitrogen
o d) Carbon Dioxide
Answer: d) Carbon Dioxide
5. How many bones are in the human body?
o a) 106
o b) 206
o c) 306
o d) 406
Answer: b) 206
6. What vitamin is abundant in citrus fruits?
o a) Vitamin A
o b) Vitamin B
o c) Vitamin C
o d) Vitamin D
Answer: c) Vitamin C
7. What is the powerhouse of the cell?
o a) Nucleus
o b) Mitochondria
o c) Ribosome
o d) Cell wall
Answer: b) Mitochondria
8. Which element is found in abundance in the Earth's crust?
o a) Oxygen
o b) Iron
o c) Carbon
o d) Gold
Answer: a) Oxygen
9. What type of rock is marble?
o a) Igneous
o b) Sedimentary
o c) Metamorphic
o d) Volcanic
Answer: c) Metamorphic
10. What is the largest organ in the human body?
o a) Liver
o b) Heart
o c) Brain
o d) Skin
Answer: d) Skin
11. Which part of the plant conducts photosynthesis?
o a) Root
o b) Stem
o c) Leaf
o d) Flower
Answer: c) Leaf
12. What is the study of weather called?
o a) Astronomy
o b) Biology
o c) Meteorology
o d) Geology
Answer: c) Meteorology
13. Which gas makes up the majority of the Earth's atmosphere?
o a) Oxygen
o b) Carbon dioxide
o c) Nitrogen
o d) Hydrogen
Answer: c) Nitrogen
14. What is the primary function of red blood cells?
o a) To carry oxygen
o b) To fight infection
o c) To carry nutrients
o d) To form clots
Answer: a) To carry oxygen
15. What is the main source of energy for the Earth?
o a) Wind
o b) Water
o c) The Sun
o d) Fossil fuels
Answer: c) The Sun
16. Which animal is known as the "King of the Jungle"?
o a) Tiger
o b) Elephant
o c) Lion
o d) Giraffe
Answer: c) Lion
17. What causes tides in the Earth's oceans?
o a) The Sun
o b) Wind
o c) The Moon's gravity
o d) Earth's rotation
Answer: c) The Moon's gravity
18. Which organ is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body?
o a) Brain
o b) Liver
o c) Heart
o d) Kidney
Answer: c) Heart
19. What is the chemical symbol for sodium?
o a) Na
o b) So
o c) Sn
o d) N
Answer: a) Na
20. How many planets are in our Solar System?
o a) 7
o b) 8
o c) 9
o d) 10
Answer: b) 8
What is the basic economic problem?
a) Scarcity
b) Inflation
c) Unemployment
d) Government spending
Answer: a) Scarcity
Which of the following is not a factor of production?
a) Land
b) Labor
c) Capital
d) Money
Answer: d) Money
What does GDP stand for?
a) General Domestic Product
b) Gross Domestic Product
c) Gross Development Plan
d) Government Debt Profile
Answer: b) Gross Domestic Product
Which of the following is a characteristic of a mixed economy?
a) Government controls all resources
b) Private businesses control all resources
c) Both private and government control the resources
d) Resources are controlled by external organizations
Answer: c) Both private and government control the resources
The law of demand states that:
a) As the price increases, demand increases
b) As the price increases, demand decreases
c) As the price increases, supply increases
d) As the price decreases, demand decreases
Answer: b) As the price increases, demand decreases
What is inflation?
a) A decrease in prices of goods and services
b) A steady rise in wages
c) A decrease in unemployment rate
d) A general rise in the prices of goods and services
Answer: d) A general rise in the prices of goods and services
What is a monopoly?
a) A market with many buyers and many sellers
b) A market with many sellers but one buyer
c) A market dominated by one seller
d) A market with equal numbers of buyers and sellers
Answer: c) A market dominated by one seller
What is the purpose of taxation in an economy?
a) To provide subsidies
b) To increase government spending
c) To raise revenue for government expenditure
d) To control inflation
Answer: c) To raise revenue for government expenditure
Which of the following is an example of a public good?
a) Private tutoring
b) National defense
c) Restaurant service
d) Television subscriptions
Answer: b) National defense
What is meant by ‘opportunity cost’?
a) The cost of producing goods and services
b) The cost of choosing one option over another
c) The cost of government intervention in the market
d) The total cost of living
Answer: b) The cost of choosing one option over another
What is the primary objective of a firm in a capitalist economy?
a) To provide public goods
b) To maximize profit
c) To create jobs
d) To control market prices
Answer: b) To maximize profit
Which of the following is a feature of perfect competition?
a) There are few firms
b) There are barriers to entry
c) Products are homogeneous
d) Firms have control over prices
Answer: c) Products are homogeneous
What is the meaning of the term ‘elasticity of demand’?
a) The responsiveness of supply to price changes
b) The responsiveness of demand to price changes
c) The change in supply due to consumer preferences
d) The rate at which demand increases with income
Answer: b) The responsiveness of demand to price changes
Which of the following is a feature of a command economy?
a) Free market forces determine prices
b) Government controls the production and distribution of goods
c) Private individuals own most resources
d) Market forces have no influence on prices
Answer: b) Government controls the production and distribution of goods
Which of these is the most widely accepted measure of a country’s economic
performance?
a) The unemployment rate
b) The inflation rate
c) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
d) Taxation rates
Answer: c) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
What is the difference between nominal GDP and real GDP?
a) Nominal GDP adjusts for inflation, real GDP does not
b) Real GDP adjusts for inflation, nominal GDP does not
c) Nominal GDP includes government spending, real GDP does not
d) Real GDP includes foreign trade, nominal GDP does not
Answer: b) Real GDP adjusts for inflation, nominal GDP does not
Which of the following is an example of a fiscal policy tool?
a) Taxation rates
b) Money supply control
c) Interest rates
d) Currency devaluation
Answer: a) Taxation rates
What is a budget deficit?
a) When a government’s income exceeds its expenditures
b) When a government’s expenditures exceed its income
c) When private spending is more than public spending
d) When the government cannot borrow funds
Answer: b) When a government’s expenditures exceed its income
Which of the following is considered a variable cost for a business?
a) Rent
b) Salaries of permanent staff
c) Utility bills
d) Advertising expenses
Answer: c) Utility bills
What does the term ‘liquidity’ mean in economics?
a) The amount of money circulating in the economy
b) The ease with which an asset can be converted into cash
c) The total market value of all goods and services
d) The rate of return on investments
Answer: b) The ease with which an asset can be converted into cash