Practice neco model questions vol1 government 2022 Past Questions

Question 1 View Details

In a state using a mixed‑member proportional system, there are 3 constituency seats decided by first‑past‑the‑post and 2 list seats allocated by the Sainte‑Laguë method. The total votes for the three parties are: Party A - 120000 votes, Party B - 90000 votes, Party C - 60000 votes. The constituency results are: - Constituency 1: A 45000, B 30000, C 15000; - Constituency 2: B 35000, A 30000, C 10000; - Constituency 3: C 25000, A 20000, B 15000. How many total seats does Party C obtain in the legislature?

Correct A. 1

B. 3

C. 0

D. 2

Correct Answer: A

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Question 2 View Details

A simple majority requires more than half the members of a house. If the Senate has $109$ members, what is the minimum number of votes required to pass a bill?

A. 60

Correct B. 55

C. 56

D. 54

Correct Answer: B

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Question 3 View Details

A pressure‑group can spend its budget on two activities:\n- Lobbying contacts: each costs $\text{₦}5{,}000$ and yields 2 influence points;\n- Public‑service advertisements: each costs $\text{₦}8{,}000$ and yields 3 influence points.\nThe group must achieve at least 150 influence points. What is the minimum total budget required to meet the target?

Correct A. 375000

B. 376000

C. 380000

D. 378000

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4 View Details

Major Nigerian constitutions were adopted in the years 1960, 1963, 1979, 1993 and 1999.\n(a) Calculate the average number of years between successive constitutions from 1960 to 1999.\n(b) If a new constitution were adopted in 2025, would the average interval increase or decrease? State the new average interval and indicate the direction of change.

A. 14 years, increase

B. 13 years, decrease

C. 12 years, decrease

Correct D. 13 years, increase

Correct Answer: D

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Question 5 View Details

In the National Assembly of $360$ members, a presidential veto can be overridden by a two‑thirds majority. What is the minimum number of votes needed to override the veto, and would an override succeed if exactly $240$ members vote in favour?

A. 239 votes, and it would succeed

B. 241 votes, and it would succeed

C. 240 votes, and it would fail

Correct D. 240 votes, and it would succeed

Correct Answer: D

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Question 6 View Details

A state receives (1200) civil cases each year. Each judge can handle up to (45) cases annually. However, if the number of judges exceeds (20), the efficiency of each judge drops by (5\%\) (i.e., each can handle (5\%\) fewer cases). Determine the minimum integer number of judges required to handle all cases.

A. 30

B. 31

C. 28

Correct D. 29

Correct Answer: D

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Question 7 View Details

A ministry's current budget is ₦(150) million, allocated to programmes A, B and C in the ratio (3:4:5). Programme B must receive at least ₦(55) million to operate effectively. The ministry intends to increase the total budget by the same percentage (p\%\) for each programme, thereby preserving the original ratio. Determine the minimum whole‑number percentage increase (p) that ensures programme B meets its minimum requirement.

A. 12

B. 11

C. 9

Correct D. 10

Correct Answer: D

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Question 8 View Details

Nigeria has adopted six constitutions in the years 1960, 1963, 1979, 1993, 1999 and 2005. For each constitution that has ended, the "effective stability score" is defined as $\dfrac{\text{years in force}}{1+\text{number of amendments}}$. The data are: - 1960 constitution: 3 years, 2 amendments - 1963 constitution: 16 years, 1 amendment - 1979 constitution: 14 years, 3 amendments - 1993 constitution: 6 years, 0 amendments - 1999 constitution: 6 years, 2 amendments The 2005 constitution is still in force (17 years as of 2022) with 4 amendments. Compute the average effective stability score of the five ended constitutions. Assuming the next constitution will have the same average score and a projected duration of 12 years, determine the expected number of amendments (rounded to the nearest whole number) for the next constitution.

A. 3

B. 4

C. 1

Correct D. 2

Correct Answer: D

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Question 9 View Details

In a state election, five parties received the following votes: Party A - 340,000; Party B - 275,000; Party C - 190,000; Party D - 115,000; Party E - 80,000. There are 12 seats to allocate using the D'Hondt method. How many seats does Party C obtain?

A. 3

Correct B. 2

C. 1

D. 4

Correct Answer: B

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Question 10 View Details

The President of Nigeria may serve a maximum of two 4‑year terms. A President was first elected on 29 May 2015 and was re‑elected for a second term. A constitutional amendment lengthens every term beginning with the second term by six months. The President chooses to resign eight months before the end of the second term. In which year and month does the President's tenure officially end?

A. January 2023

B. February 2023

C. May 2023

Correct D. March 2023

Correct Answer: D

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Question 11 View Details

Country X currently has a quota of $200$ million SDR in the IMF, while Country Y has a quota of $150$ million SDR. Their respective GDP shares in the IMF are $3\%$ and $2\%$. The IMF decides to increase the total quota by $10\%$. The increase is allocated to countries in proportion to their GDP shares. After the reallocation, the voting power of a country is calculated as \[ V = 0.8\left(\frac{\text{quota}}{\text{total quota}}\right)\times 100 + 0.2 \times (\text{GDP share}) \] What is the voting power of Country X (in percent) to two decimal places after the reallocation?

A. 6.94

B. 7.65

C. 8.12

Correct D. 7.87

Correct Answer: D

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Question 12 View Details

Each of three judges in a criminal trial votes independently. The probability that a judge votes ‘guilty' is $0.6$. The verdict is ‘guilty' if at least two of the three judges vote guilty. What is the probability that the case is decided ‘guilty'? Give your answer as a decimal to three places.

A. 0.600

B. 0.576

Correct C. 0.648

D. 0.720

Correct Answer: C

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Question 13 View Details

Let $T$ denote the total annual revenue (in million naira) of a local government. Property tax contributes $30\%$ of $T$. The federal allocation equals a fixed amount of ₦$20$ million plus $5\%$ of the property‑tax revenue. The total revenue is the sum of the property tax and the federal allocation. Determine (a) the total revenue $T$ (in million naira) and (b) the amount of the federal allocation (in million naira), each rounded to two decimal places.

Correct A. 29.20, 20.44

B. 28.00, 19.80

C. 30.00, 20.50

D. 27.50, 21.00

Correct Answer: A

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Question 14 View Details

In Nigeria, a state governor serves a term of $4$ years and may be re‑elected for one additional term. What is the maximum total number of years a person can serve as governor?

A. 6

Correct B. 8

C. 12

D. 4

Correct Answer: B

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Question 15 View Details

In a state election, $1{,}200{,}000$ votes were cast. $5\%$ of the votes were invalid, and the remainder were valid. A presidential candidate received $48\%$ of the valid votes. To win, a candidate must obtain more than $50\%$ of the valid votes (i.e., at least one vote more than half). Assuming the total number of votes cast and the number of invalid votes remain unchanged, how many additional valid votes must the candidate obtain to reach the winning threshold? Give your answer as an integer.

A. 52800

Correct B. 22801

C. 22800

D. 24301

Correct Answer: B

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Question 16 View Details

The Supreme Court's caseload is 20% of its total cases resolved in a year, amounting to $120$ cases. The Federal High Court resolves 80% of its caseload, which equals $240$ cases. The combined caseload of all State High Courts is three times that of the Supreme Court. If each of the $36$ State High Courts handles the same number of cases, how many cases does each State High Court handle?

A. 55

B. 60

Correct C. 50

D. 45

Correct Answer: C

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Question 17 View Details

In a mixed‑member proportional system, $120$ constituency seats are filled by first‑past‑the‑post. Party X wins $70$ constituency seats, Party Y wins $30$ and Party Z wins $20$. The parliament has a total of $200$ seats, so the remaining $80$ seats are allocated to achieve overall proportionality based on the parties' share of the popular vote: X 45 %, Y 35 %, Z 20 %. How many list seats does each party receive?

A. X:25, Y:35, Z:20

Correct B. X:20, Y:40, Z:20

C. X:20, Y:30, Z:30

D. X:30, Y:30, Z:20

Correct Answer: B

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Question 18 View Details

Country A imposes a 10 % tariff on imported wheat from Country B. Before the tariff, Country A imported $500{,}000$ tonnes of wheat at \$200\) per tonne. After the tariff, imports fell by 15 %, and the world price rose by 5 % due to reduced demand. Meanwhile, Country A's currency depreciated by 8 % against the dollar, affecting the effective price paid in local currency. Calculate the increase in local‑currency expenditure on wheat imports after the tariff, compared with the situation before the tariff. Express your answer in local‑currency units.

Correct A. 6029000

B. 5800000

C. 6200000

D. 6500000

Correct Answer: A

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Question 19 View Details

In an international organization, each member's voting weight equals a fixed base of 5 votes plus a variable component equal to its population (in millions) divided by 10. Initially, members A, B and C have populations 50 million, 80 million and 120 million respectively. A new member D with a population of 70 million joins, and the organization decides to increase the base weight for all members by 2 votes each. What percentage of the total voting weight does member C hold after these changes? Give your answer to one decimal place.

A. 30.0

Correct B. 31.7

C. 28.5

D. 34.2

Correct Answer: B

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Question 20 View Details

A pressure‑group's influence score is calculated by assigning weights to its tactics: lobbying = 3, public campaigns = 2, legal action = 4. In a given year the group carries out 5 lobbying actions, 8 public campaigns and 2 legal actions. A new regulation reduces the effectiveness of lobbying by 20 % (i.e., its weight is multiplied by 0.8) and doubles the weight of legal actions. What is the group's new influence score?

A. 36

Correct B. 44

C. 47

D. 42

Correct Answer: B

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Question 21 View Details

Consider the following two statements: 1) A citizen is arrested for protesting without a warrant, even though the constitution guarantees the right to peaceful assembly. 2) The same citizen is later tried in a court that applies the law equally to all parties involved. Which principle of the Rule of Law is most directly violated by the first statement?

Correct A. legality

B. equality

C. fairness

D. due process

Correct Answer: A

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Question 22 View Details

Identify the power that is exclusively vested in the legislative branch under the Nigerian Constitution among the following: appointing judges to the Supreme Court, initiating money bills, declaring war, enforcing criminal penalties.

A. appointing judges to the Supreme Court

Correct B. initiating money bills

C. enforcing criminal penalties

D. declaring war

Correct Answer: B

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Question 23 View Details

Define the term "government" as used in the study of political science.

A. the assembly of elected officials who propose legislation but do not enforce policies

B. the collection of individuals and groups that influence public opinion within a society

C. the network of private organizations that implement economic policies for a region

Correct D. the set of institutions and persons authorised to make and enforce public policies for a state

Correct Answer: D

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Question 24 View Details

After a bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives and passed the second reading, it is referred to a committee for detailed examination. Which stage follows the committee stage in the House of Representatives before the bill can proceed to the third reading?

A. amendment stage

B. final reading

C. debate stage

Correct D. report stage

Correct Answer: D

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Question 25 View Details

Under the Nigerian Constitution, if the President vetoes a bill passed by the National Assembly, what is the minimum number of votes required in each chamber to override the veto and enact the bill into law?

Correct A. two-thirds majority in each chamber

B. simple majority in each chamber

C. two‑thirds majority in one chamber only

D. three‑quarters majority in each chamber

Correct Answer: A

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