Practice neco model questions vol1 civic_education 2023 Past Questions

Question 1 View Details

In a university survey of \(100\) students, the following data were recorded about involvement in cult activities: - \(45\) students attend secret meetings (set \(A\)); - \(30\) students wear cult symbols (set \(B\)); - \(20\) students pay initiation fees (set \(C\)); - \(12\) students attend meetings and wear symbols (\(A\cap B\)); - \(8\) students attend meetings and pay fees (\(A\cap C\)); - \(3\) students are involved in all three activities (\(A\cap B\cap C\)); - \(40\) students are not involved in any of the three activities. According to the Cultist Prohibition Act, a person is guilty of cultism if they either (i) attend secret meetings, or (ii) wear cult symbols **and** pay initiation fees. How many students are legally guilty of cultism?

A. 70

B. 55

C. 45

Correct D. 60

Correct Answer: D

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Question 2 View Details

A student finds a lost wallet containing \(₦5,000\) on the school campus and returns it to its owner without taking anything. Which civic value does this action primarily demonstrate?

A. honesty

Correct B. integrity

C. responsibility

D. compassion

Correct Answer: B

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Question 3 View Details

A town has two age groups. Among youths aged 15-19 (population \(8,000\)) the prevalence of drug abuse is \(12\%\). Among adults aged 20-35 (population \(12,000\)) the prevalence is \(8\%\). After a community intervention, the prevalence drops to \(9\%\) for youths and \(6\%\) for adults. (a) Calculate the total number of drug abusers before the intervention. (b) Calculate the total number after the intervention. (c) Determine the percentage reduction in the number of abusers and state whether the program achieved at least a \(20\%\) overall reduction.

A. 1,800; 1,350; 25 % reduction - No, it did not meet the 20 % target

B. 2,000; 1,600; 20 % reduction - Yes, it met the 20 % target

C. 1,920; 1,440; 30 % reduction - No, it did not meet the 20 % target

Correct D. 1,920; 1,440; 25 % reduction - Yes, it met the 20 % target

Correct Answer: D

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Question 4 View Details

Consider the following five students and their actions related to a secret society: 1. Student A attended a secret meeting. 2. Student B donated \(₦8,000\) to the society. 3. Student C donated \(₦12,000\) to the society. 4. Student D wore a known cult symbol on his jacket. 5. Student E recruited two new members for the society. Under the Cultist Prohibition Act, the relevant provisions are: - Section 5: anyone who attends, joins, or assists a secret society is liable. - Section 7: providing financial support is punishable only when the amount exceeds \(₦10,000\). - Wearing a recognized cult symbol is an offence. - Recruiting new members is an offence. How many of the five students are liable under the Act?

Correct A. 4

B. 2

C. 5

D. 3

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5 View Details

The government allocates funds to combat drug abuse as follows: - Rehabilitation centres cost \(₦5\) million in total and each centre treats 200 addicts per year at a cost of \(₦20,000\) per person. - A preventive education programme costs \(₦2\) million and is expected to reduce new cases by \(15\%\) from a baseline of 5,000 new cases per year. Calculate: (a) The maximum number of addicts that can be treated in one year through the rehabilitation centres. (b) The number of new cases prevented by the education programme each year. (c) The total reduction in the number of addicts (treated + prevented) after one year. (d) The overall cost per prevented case (total cost divided by total reduction). Provide the final cost per prevented case in naira.

A. ₦6,500

B. ₦8,000

Correct C. ₦7,000

D. ₦7,500

Correct Answer: C

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Question 6 View Details

In a peace negotiation three groups - A, B and C - submit demands for political representation as follows: Group A demands \(40\%\) of the seats, Group B demands \(35\%\) and Group C demands \(30\%\). The compromise rule states that each group's allocated percentage is reduced by \(5\%\) for every other group whose original demand exceeds that group's demand. After the reductions, any unallocated seats are distributed equally among the three groups. What percentage of the total seats is finally allocated to Group B? Express your answer to one decimal place.

A. 31.7\%

B. 28.9\%

C. 35.0\%

Correct D. 33.3\%

Correct Answer: D

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Question 7 View Details

A country is divided into four regions with populations \(P_{1}=1.2\) million, \(P_{2}=0.8\) million, \(P_{3}=1.5\) million and \(P_{4}=0.5\) million. The constitution guarantees each region a minimum of 5 seats in a 100‑seat parliament, and the remaining seats are allocated proportionally to the regions' populations. How many seats does Region 3 receive in total? Give your answer as an integer.

A. 30

B. 32

Correct C. 35

D. 40

Correct Answer: C

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Question 8 View Details

The federal government collects a total tax revenue of \(\text{₦}\,2\,400\,000\,000\). By law, 15 % must be allocated to education, 10 % to health and 7 % to infrastructure. Any allocation that exceeds \(\text{₦}\,300\,000\,000\) is capped at that amount; the excess is added to the remainder pool. The remainder pool is then divided equally among environmental protection, youth development and public safety. How much money is allocated to youth development? Express your answer in millions of naira to one decimal place.

A. 846.0

B. 544.0

C. 1692.0

Correct D. 564.0

Correct Answer: D

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Question 9 View Details

A civic‑education programme requires participants to attend 8 workshops. For each workshop missed, 2 points are deducted from a maximum score of 100. Attending at least 6 workshops earns a bonus of 5 points. After applying penalties and bonuses, if the resulting score is below 70 points, an additional remedial deduction of 3 points is applied. A student attended 5 workshops and initially scored 78 points before any adjustments. What is the student's final score? Give your answer as an integer.

A. 69

B. 78

Correct C. 72

D. 77

Correct Answer: C

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Question 10 View Details

A local government has a total budget of \(\text{₦}\,800\,000\,000\) for public services. The budget must be allocated as follows: 40 % to water supply, 25 % to waste management, and 12 % to road maintenance. If the amount allocated to road maintenance exceeds \(\text{₦}\,70\,000\,000\), the excess is transferred to education. The remaining funds after these three allocations are divided between education and health in the ratio 3 : 2. How much is allocated to health? Express your answer in millions of naira to one decimal place.

A. 70.0

B. 98.6

C. 84.0

Correct D. 73.6

Correct Answer: D

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Question 11 View Details

In a recent election, (48\%\) of the 2\,million eligible voters turned out. The government aims for at least a (55\%\) turnout in the next election, assuming the same number of eligible voters. However, surveys indicate that \(10\%\) of those who voted this time will not vote again. How many additional voters must the government persuade to vote in order to achieve the target turnout?

A. 332000

B. 224000

Correct C. 236000

D. 140000

Correct Answer: C

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Question 12 View Details

A country with a population of 12\,million reports the following language statistics: 58\% speak language A, 40\% speak language B, and 22\% speak language C. Overlaps are: 18\% speak both A and B, 5\% speak both A and C, 4\% speak both B and C, and 2\% speak all three languages. Assuming these percentages refer to the same total population, how many people speak exactly one of the three languages?

A. 8400000

B. 8880000

Correct C. 8640000

D. 10920000

Correct Answer: C

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Question 13 View Details

A peace committee is to be formed from three ethnic groups X, Y and Z. The committee must have exactly 30 members and satisfy: (i) members from X are at least twice those from Y; (ii) members from Z do not exceed 25 % of the total; (iii) each group must have at least 5 representatives. Determine the number of representatives from each group that fulfills all conditions and gives the greatest possible number of representatives from group X.

A. X=22, Y=5, Z=3

B. X=19, Y=6, Z=5

C. X=18, Y=6, Z=6

Correct D. X=20, Y=5, Z=5

Correct Answer: D

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Question 14 View Details

The Constitution contains three relevant provisions: Section 12 empowers the President to declare a national emergency; Section 45 allows a State Governor to declare a state emergency only when the President has not declared a national emergency; Section 78 authorises the Minister of Health to issue a health advisory that can temporarily suspend school operations without a formal emergency declaration. In a situation where the President has already declared a national emergency because of a disease outbreak, the Governor wishes to close schools in his state. Which constitutional provision legally authorises the school closure and what is the correct procedural step?

Correct A. Section 78 - a health advisory issued by the Minister of Health authorises the school closure.

B. Section 78 - the Minister of Health must first obtain the President's approval before issuing a health advisory that closes schools.

C. Section 45 - the State Governor may close schools when a national emergency has been declared.

D. Section 12 - the President's declaration of a national emergency directly authorises the school closure.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 15 View Details

A law enacted by the legislature restricts internet access for six hours each night, claiming to protect public security (Article 12) but limiting freedom of expression (Article 19) and the right to information (Article 21). Under international human‑rights standards, which of these rights is non‑derogable, and does the six‑hour restriction satisfy the test of a permissible limitation on the affected rights?

A. The right to expression is non‑derogable; the six‑hour restriction is permissible because it is narrowly tailored.

B. All of the listed rights are non‑derogable; the six‑hour restriction is a permissible limitation because it meets the necessity test.

Correct C. None of the listed rights is non‑derogable; the six‑hour restriction is not a permissible limitation because it fails the proportionality test.

D. Only the right to information is non‑derogable; the six‑hour restriction is permissible as it satisfies the proportionality test.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 16 View Details

State the civic value demonstrated when a citizen reports a neighbour's illegal dumping of waste to the local authority.

A. public duty

B. social responsibility

Correct C. civic responsibility

D. civic participation

Correct Answer: C

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Question 17 View Details

A country has three states with populations 2.4 million, 3.6 million and 4.0 million respectively. The constitution mandates that each state receive at least 5 seats in the \(120\)-seat National Assembly, and the remaining seats are allocated proportionally to population. How many seats does the second state receive?

A. 40

B. 45

C. 38

Correct D. 43

Correct Answer: D

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Question 18 View Details

According to the National Policy on Cultism, the first offence by a student results in a 30‑day suspension and mandatory counseling; the second offence results in a 60‑day suspension and counseling; the third offence results in expulsion and counseling. A student who has already served a first‑offence suspension is found again participating in a cult. What sanction should the school impose?

A. 90 days suspension and mandatory counseling

B. expulsion and mandatory counseling

C. 30 days suspension and mandatory counseling

Correct D. 60 days suspension and mandatory counseling

Correct Answer: D

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Question 19 View Details

In a local election, there are 12,500 registered voters. Candidate A receives 4,800 votes, Candidate B receives 3,200 votes, 1,500 votes are invalid, and the remaining voters abstain. The law requires at least 40 % voter turnout based on valid votes. Is the election valid?

A. Invalid - insufficient turnout

B. Invalid - too many invalid votes

Correct C. Valid

D. Invalid

Correct Answer: C

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Question 20 View Details

An amendment to the constitution requires a two‑thirds majority in each of the two houses of parliament (each house has 150 members) and a simple majority in a national referendum. In the referendum, 2,000,000 people are eligible to vote; 1,200,000 cast ballots, of which 650,000 are in favour. Assuming both houses achieved the required two‑thirds majority, does the amendment pass?

A. No, the amendment fails

Correct B. Yes, the amendment is adopted

C. No, the amendment is not adopted

D. Yes, the amendment is rejected

Correct Answer: B

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Question 21 View Details

The government allocated a budget of \(150\) billion Naira for infrastructure projects. Scheme A siphons a percentage of the budget equal to \(12\%\). Scheme B siphons a fixed amount of \(8\) billion Naira plus \(5\%\) of the amount remaining after Scheme A. The government wants at least \(75\%\) of the original budget to be available for projects. If the anti‑corruption policy reduces Scheme A's siphon rate by \(x\) percentage points (so the new rate is \(12\%-x\%\)) while Scheme B remains unchanged, what is the smallest integer value of \(x\) that ensures the required \(75\%\) target is met?

Correct A. 8

B. 6

C. 7

D. 9

Correct Answer: A

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Question 22 View Details

In a sample of \(200\) civil service applicants, \(30\) were found guilty of offering bribes. Of those, \(18\) were later convicted. Among the \(170\) applicants not found guilty of offering bribes, \(5\) were still convicted for unrelated corruption. The anti‑corruption agency aims to reduce the proportion of convicted civil servants who had offered a bribe to below \(60\%\) by increasing convictions among the non‑bribe group through targeted investigations, while the \(18\) convictions of the bribe group remain unchanged. How many additional convictions among the non‑bribe group are required to achieve this target? Give the minimum integer number of additional convictions.

A. 9

B. 5

C. 6

Correct D. 8

Correct Answer: D

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Question 23 View Details

The constitution stipulates that any person arrested must be brought before a magistrate within \(48\) hours, and if the magistrate refuses bail, the person may appeal to a higher court, which must hear the appeal within \(7\) days of the magistrate's decision. In a particular case, a suspect was arrested at \(10{:}00\) am on Monday. The magistrate denied bail at \(3{:}00\) pm on Wednesday. The higher court scheduled the hearing for \(2{:}00\) pm on the following Monday. Determine whether the authorities complied with the constitutional time limits. Answer "Yes" if both limits were met, otherwise answer "No".

A. Yes

Correct B. No

C. Maybe

D. Undetermined

Correct Answer: B

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Question 24 View Details

A human‑rights report states that in a country of \(20\) million people, \(12\%\) have experienced a violation of freedom of expression, \(8\%\) have experienced a violation of freedom of assembly, and \(5\%\) have experienced both violations. What percentage of the population has experienced at least one of these two violations? Give your answer as a percentage rounded to one decimal place.

Correct A. 15.0%

B. 20.0%

C. 17.0%

D. 13.0%

Correct Answer: A

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Question 25 View Details

In a civic‑education survey of \(500\) citizens, respondents were asked which of the following responsibilities they regularly perform: (i) voting in elections, (ii) paying taxes, (iii) serving on a community committee. The results were: \(200\) vote, \(250\) pay taxes, \(100\) serve on a committee. Additionally, \(80\) respondents do both voting and paying taxes, \(40\) do both voting and serving on a committee, and \(30\) do both paying taxes and serving on a committee. Exactly \(20\) respondents do all three responsibilities. How many respondents do none of the listed responsibilities? Provide an integer.

A. 100

B. 120

C. 60

Correct D. 80

Correct Answer: D

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