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Question 1 View Details

In a bicameral legislature, the House of Representatives has 200 members and the Senate has 100 members. To amend the constitution, at least \(\frac{2}{3}\) of the members present in each house must vote ‘yes'. If \(90\%\) of the representatives and \(80\%\) of the senators are present, what is the minimum total number of ‘yes' votes required for the amendment to pass?

Correct A. 174

B. 180

C. 176

D. 170

Correct Answer: A

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Question 2 View Details

A citizen has four fundamental civic duties: paying taxes, voting in elections, serving on a jury when called, and obeying the law. If a citizen currently fulfills three of these duties, what percentage of the total civic duties are they fulfilling? Express your answer as a percentage.

A. 50\%

B. 25\%

C. 100\%

Correct D. 75\%

Correct Answer: D

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Question 3 View Details

A driver is traveling at 72 km/h and sees a red traffic light 30 m ahead. The driver's reaction time is 1.5 s. The road is dry with a coefficient of friction \(\mu = 0.7\) and \(g = 9.8\) m/s². The total stopping distance is the sum of the reaction distance and the braking distance, where braking distance = \(\frac{v^{2}}{2\mu g}\) (v in m/s). Determine whether the driver can stop before the light. Additionally, if the speed limit is 60 km/h and the penalty for exceeding the limit is 3 demerit points, how many demerit points does the driver receive?

A. Yes, the driver can stop safely; 0 demerit points

B. Yes, the driver can stop safely; 3 demerit points

Correct C. No, the driver cannot stop safely; 3 demerit points

D. No, the driver cannot stop safely; 0 demerit points

Correct Answer: C

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Question 4 View Details

In a local election, there are 12,500 registered voters. A total of 8,750 voters cast their votes. Party A receives 5,250 votes, Party B receives 2,500 votes, and Party C receives 1,000 votes. (The remaining votes are invalid.) Calculate the percentage of registered voters who voted for Party A, and state whether Party A obtained a majority of the votes cast.

A. 42\%; No, Party A did not obtain a majority

B. 45\%; Yes, Party A obtained a majority

Correct C. 42\%; Yes, Party A obtained a majority

D. 41\%; Yes, Party A obtained a majority

Correct Answer: C

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Question 5 View Details

The speed limit in an urban area is 80 km/h, but between 7:00 am and 9:00 am (school hours) the limit is reduced to 50 km/h. A driver is recorded traveling at 65 km/h at 8:15 am. The fine for speeding is calculated as (excess speed in km/h) \(\times\) 200 Naira, plus a fixed surcharge of 500 Naira. Demerit points are assigned at a rate of 1 point for every 5 km/h (or part thereof) over the applicable limit, up to a maximum of 6 points. Determine the total fine in Naira and the number of demerit points the driver receives.

A. 3,200 Naira; 3 points

Correct B. 3,500 Naira; 3 points

C. 3,500 Naira; 2 points

D. 4,000 Naira; 4 points

Correct Answer: B

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Question 6 View Details

Survey data on respect for rights shows: 68% of respondents say civil rights are fully respected, 55% say political rights are fully respected, and 42% say socio‑economic rights are fully respected. If 30% say all three categories are fully respected, what percentage of respondents say exactly two categories of rights are fully respected?

Correct A. 5%

B. 8%

C. 2%

D. 13%

Correct Answer: A

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Question 7 View Details

In a country of 1,200,000 eligible voters, 68% were registered for the last election and 75% of those registered actually voted. Additionally, 12% of the total eligible voters voted early (before election day) and are included in the 75% turnout. How many voters cast their votes on election day?

Correct A. 468,000

B. 612,000

C. 576,000

D. 672,000

Correct Answer: A

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Question 8 View Details

A government's public‑service budget is allocated to health, education and infrastructure in the ratio 5:3:2. After a policy change, the health allocation is increased by 10% of its original amount, and the total budget is increased by an amount N such that the new ratio becomes 6:3:2. What is N expressed as a percentage of the original total budget (rounded to two decimal places)?

A. 0.93%

B. 0.38%

C. 0.73%

Correct D. 0.83%

Correct Answer: D

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Question 9 View Details

Identify the value that best describes a person who always tells the truth even when lying would be easier.

Correct A. Integrity

B. Perseverance

C. Loyalty

D. Courage

Correct Answer: A

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Question 10 View Details

What is the minimum age at which a Nigerian citizen can register to vote?

A. 25

B. 21

C. 16

Correct D. 18

Correct Answer: D

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Question 11 View Details

The anti‑corruption commission receives a base allocation of \\(\\text{₦}150\\) million. If it achieves a performance index of at least 85\% it receives a matching grant of 20\% of the base allocation. The commission achieved a 90\% index. Moreover, for every \\(\\text{₦}10\\) million spent on public awareness the government provides a supplementary incentive of \\(\\text{₦}2\\) million, up to a maximum of \\(\\text{₦}6\\) million. The commission plans to allocate 40\% of its total funds to public awareness. Determine the total amount of funds the commission will have after all incentives are applied, in millions of naira.

Correct A. 186

B. 156

C. 194

D. 192

Correct Answer: A

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Question 12 View Details

In Nigeria, a constitutional amendment must first be passed by at least two‑thirds of the members of each House of the National Assembly and then ratified by at least two‑thirds of the State Legislatures (there are 36 states). The Senate has 300 members; a proposal received 210 votes in favour and 90 against. The House of Representatives has 500 members; it received 380 votes in favour and 120 against. Assuming the amendment meets the parliamentary thresholds, what is the minimum number of State Legislatures that must ratify the amendment to satisfy the constitutional requirement? Express your answer as an integer.

A. 30

Correct B. 24

C. 18

D. 36

Correct Answer: B

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Question 13 View Details

The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for a country is a weighted average of three components: public‑sector integrity (weight 0.5), judiciary independence (weight 0.3) and media freedom (weight 0.2). Each component is scored out of 100. Currently the scores are: integrity \(45\), judiciary \(55\) and media \(60\). The government wants the overall CPI to reach at least \(70\) within five years. Each year the integrity score can be improved by at most 4 points, the judiciary score by at most 3 points and the media score by at most 2 points. Assuming the country improves each component by its maximum possible amount every year, will the target be achievable? If not, what is the highest overall CPI attainable after five years under these constraints? Give your answer to one decimal place.

A. 66.0

B. 60.9

C. 65.5

Correct D. 67.5

Correct Answer: D

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Question 14 View Details

In a certain region the prevalence of drug abuse among youths aged 15‑24 was \(12\%\) in 2020. Two successive interventions were introduced. Intervention A (2021) reduced the prevalence by \(15\%\) of the current value. Intervention B (2022) further reduced the prevalence by a fixed \(0.8\) percentage points. In 2023 a resurgence increased the prevalence by \(10\%\) of the 2022 value. What is the prevalence percentage in 2023? Give your answer to two decimal places.

A. 10.42

Correct B. 10.34

C. 10.60

D. 11.13

Correct Answer: B

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Question 15 View Details

Over a five‑year period a peace‑building agency wants to reduce the number of communal conflicts in a state from \(120\) incidents per year to no more than \(30\) incidents per year. The agency can run two types of programmes:\n\n- Mediation workshops: each (if successfully completed) reduces the annual incident count by \(5\). Success rate = \(80\%\).\n- Community dialogue sessions: each (if successfully completed) reduces the incident count by \(3\). Success rate = \(90\).\n\nThe agency can plan a total of \(30\) programmes (workshops plus sessions) over the five years. Let \(x\) be the number of workshops and \(30-x\) the number of dialogue sessions. Assuming only the successful programmes produce reductions, what is the minimum integer value of \(x\) required to achieve the target (i.e., bring incidents down to \(\le 30\) per year)?

A. 9

B. 8

C. 6

Correct D. 7

Correct Answer: D

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Question 16 View Details

A law states that any person arrested must be brought before a court within \(48\) hours. In a district, the average time from arrest to court appearance for 12 cases was 54, 30, 48, 60, 45, 50, 36, 55, 42, 48, 51 and 39 hours. Determine whether the district complied with the rule of law requirement.

A. Yes

B. Possibly

C. Cannot determine

Correct D. No

Correct Answer: D

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Question 17 View Details

In a state there are 120 secondary schools. Over a year, 18 schools reported cultism incidents. Of the schools that reported incidents, \(\frac{2}{3}\) implemented a counselling programme and the remaining schools adopted a zero‑tolerance policy. Meanwhile, 5 schools that did not report incidents also started a preventive awareness campaign. If the total number of schools that have either a counselling programme or a preventive awareness campaign is 30, how many schools adopted the zero‑tolerance policy?

A. 9

B. 5

C. 7

Correct D. 6

Correct Answer: D

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Question 18 View Details

A university introduced a three‑phase anti‑cultism strategy. Phase I reduced the number of cultism incidents by 20\% from the previous year's 250 incidents. Phase II further reduced the remaining incidents by 15\%, and Phase III achieved a further absolute reduction of 12 incidents. After Phase III, the university recorded 150 incidents. Did the reported final number align with the described reductions? If not, what is the correct number of incidents after Phase III?

A. 165

Correct B. 158

C. 152

D. 160

Correct Answer: B

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Question 19 View Details

According to the national constitution, every child has the right to free primary education. In a region, 78\% of children aged 6‑12 are enrolled in primary schools. The government claims it is meeting its constitutional obligation. Assuming the region has 100,000 children aged 6‑12, each school can accommodate 250 children and there are currently 320 schools serving the enrolled children. Is the government's claim justified?

Correct A. Yes

B. Cannot determine

C. No

D. Partially

Correct Answer: A

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Question 20 View Details

In a local council election using proportional representation with a 5\% electoral threshold, three parties received the following votes: Party A 48,000, Party B 27,000, Party C 5,500, Party D 4,500. The council has 20 seats. Determine how many seats each party receives.

Correct A. Party A - 12 seats; Party B - 7 seats; Party C - 1 seat

B. Party A - 12 seats; Party B - 6 seats; Party C - 2 seats

C. Party A - 13 seats; Party B - 6 seats; Party C - 1 seat

D. Party A - 11 seats; Party B - 8 seats; Party C - 1 seat

Correct Answer: A

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Question 21 View Details

In a town of 12,000 eligible voters, 68% voted in the last election, 45% participated in a community clean‑up, and 30% did both. Using the inclusion‑exclusion principle, calculate \(P(V\cup C)\) where \(P(V\cup C)=P(V)+P(C)-P(V\cap C)\). What is the resulting percentage?

A. 73%

Correct B. 83%

C. 58%

D. 98%

Correct Answer: B

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Question 22 View Details

The national assembly has 150 seats allocated proportionally to the populations of three states: State A (4.2 million), State B (5.8 million) and State C (2.5 million). Seats are rounded to the nearest whole number. After allocation, does any state exceed the constitutional maximum of one representative per 30,000 citizens? Show your calculations.

A. Only State B exceeds the limit.

Correct B. Yes, all three states exceed the limit.

C. No, none of the states exceed the limit.

D. State A and State C exceed the limit, but State B does not.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 23 View Details

The government collected ₦1.2 billion in tax revenue. Currently 40% is spent on education, 25% on health, 15% on infrastructure and the remaining 20% on other services. The government wants to raise education spending to 45% without increasing total revenue, by reducing the other three categories proportionally. By what percentage must each of the health, infrastructure and other‑services allocations be reduced? Express your answer to two decimal places.

Correct A. 8.33%

B. 9.00%

C. 7.50%

D. 8.75%

Correct Answer: A

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Question 24 View Details

In a country, the male population aged 18-35 totals 1.5 million. Currently 12% are enlisted in the armed forces, 5% are in the reserve, and 3% are exempted for health reasons. The rest are civilians. The government aims to increase the enlisted proportion to 20% by recruiting only from the civilian pool. How many additional men must be enlisted to meet this target?

A. 150,000

B. 180,000

C. 90,000

Correct D. 120,000

Correct Answer: D

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Question 25 View Details

A city of 800,000 inhabitants has a drug‑user prevalence of 6%. Among users, 40% use heroin, 35% use cannabis and the remaining 25% use other substances. A rehabilitation programme costs ₦150,000 per heroin user, ₦80,000 per cannabis user and ₦50,000 per other‑drug user. The programme is expected to reduce the total number of users by 25% uniformly across all categories after one year. What is the total projected cost for the first year, in millions of Naira, rounded to two decimal places?

Correct A. 1206.00 million Naira

B. 4824.00 million Naira

C. 1500.00 million Naira

D. 3618.00 million Naira

Correct Answer: A

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