Each question has four options (A–D) and the correct option is shown after the choices.
Arithmetic — 20 questions (answers shown)
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47 + 36 =
A) 82
B) 83 ✅
C) 84
D) 81 -
9 × 7 =
A) 56
B) 63 ✅
C) 72
D) 49 -
144 ÷ 12 =
A) 10
B) 11
C) 12 ✅
D) 14 -
What is 25% of 200?
A) 25
B) 40
C) 50 ✅
D) 75 -
3/4 of 28 =
A) 18
B) 20
C) 21 ✅
D) 24 -
A book costs ₦450. You pay with ₦1000. How much change should you get?
A) ₦400
B) ₦450
C) ₦550 ✅
D) ₦600 -
Find x: x + 15 = 40. What is x?
A) 10
B) 25 ✅
C) 35
D) 55 -
15 × 6 =
A) 75
B) 80
C) 85
D) 90 ✅ -
1000 − 273 =
A) 717
B) 727 ✅
C) 737
D) 747 -
School starts at 8:15 a.m. and finishes at 2:45 p.m. How long is the school day?
A) 5 hours 30 minutes
B) 6 hours 15 minutes
C) 6 hours 30 minutes ✅
D) 7 hours -
64 ÷ 8 =
A) 8 ✅
B) 6
C) 7
D) 9 -
13 + 29 =
A) 35
B) 41
C) 42 ✅
D) 43 -
7² (seven squared) =
A) 42
B) 46
C) 48
D) 49 ✅ -
What is 0.5 of 60?
A) 30 ✅
B) 20
C) 40
D) 10 -
120 − 45 =
A) 65
B) 75 ✅
C) 70
D) 85 -
5 × 12 =
A) 50
B) 55
C) 45
D) 60 ✅ -
What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___ ?
A) 10 ✅
B) 11
C) 12
D) 9 -
Half of 90 =
A) 40
B) 35
C) 45 ✅
D) 50 -
Area of a rectangle with length 7 m and width 5 m =
A) 12 m²
B) 35 m² ✅
C) 20 m²
D) 30 m² -
If each pencil pack has 12 pencils, how many pencils in 3 packs?
A) 36 ✅
B) 30
C) 32
D) 40
Current Affair
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When did Nigeria gain independence from Britain?
A) January 1, 1960
B) July 4, 1959
C) October 1, 1960 ✅
D) December 12, 1961 -
Which city was Nigeria’s capital before Abuja?
A) Lagos ✅
B) Ibadan
C) Kano
D) Port Harcourt -
In which year was Abuja officially declared the federal capital of Nigeria?
A) 1975
B) 1988
C) 1991 ✅
D) 1999 -
Who was Nigeria’s first Prime Minister (at independence)?
A) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ✅
B) Nnamdi Azikiwe
C) Obafemi Awolowo
D) Ahmadu Bello -
Who became Nigeria’s first President when it became a republic in 1963?
A) Tafawa Balewa
B) Nnamdi Azikiwe ✅
C) Yakubu Gowon
D) Olusegun Obasanjo -
Which river is the longest that flows through Nigeria?
A) Volta
B) Congo
C) Niger ✅
D) Nile -
Who designed the national flag of Nigeria (green–white–green)?
A) Obafemi Awolowo
B) Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi ✅
C) Chinua Achebe
D) Herbert Macaulay -
In what year were the Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria amalgamated to form one colony?
A) 1900
B) 1920
C) 1899
D) 1914 ✅ -
What is the name of Nigeria’s currency?
A) Naira ✅
B) Cedi
C) Shilling
D) Pound -
Which ancient West African culture, in present-day Nigeria, is famous for its terracotta sculptures?
A) Ife
B) Benin
C) Nok ✅
D) Igala -
Which northern Nigerian city is famous for its ancient city walls and dye pits?
A) Zaria
B) Kano ✅
C) Maiduguri
D) Sokoto -
When did the Nigerian Civil War (Biafra War) end?
A) 1968
B) 1969
C) 1971
D) 1970 ✅ -
Which of these is NOT one of Nigeria’s three largest ethnic groups?
A) Yoruba
B) Zulu ✅
C) Igbo
D) Hausa -
Who became head of state after the January 1966 military coup?
A) Yakubu Gowon
B) Tafawa Balewa
C) Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi ✅
D) Olusegun Obasanjo -
What is the nickname of Nigeria’s senior national men’s football team?
A) Super Eagles ✅
B) Green Falcons
C) Golden Warriors
D) Blue Sharks -
In which year did Nigeria declare itself a republic (ending the role of the British monarch)?
A) 1960
B) 1961
C) 1963 ✅
D) 1965 -
Which famous Nigerian writer wrote the novel Things Fall Apart?
A) Chinua Achebe ✅
B) Wole Soyinka
C) Ben Okri
D) Chimamanda Adichie -
Which city is a major oil and industrial center in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region?
A) Kaduna
B) Port Harcourt ✅
C) Abeokuta
D) Enugu -
Before independence, Nigeria was a colony of which European country?
A) Britain ✅
B) France
C) Portugal
D) Spain -
What is Nigeria’s official language used in schools and government?
A) Hausa
B) Yoruba
C) English ✅
D) Igbo
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