CURRENT AFFAIRS SAMPLE EXAMS PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The Current Affairs sample exams past questions and answers below will help you prepare ahead for your Aptitude test.
- How many ethnic groups do we have in Nigeria?
Answer: 250 ethnic groups - Who is the current chief of justices of Nigeria?
Answer: Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad - In Nigeria, democracy day is now celebrated on.
Answer: June 12 - Which is the most populated country in the world?
Answer: China, with 1.4 billion residents - Who was the first Nigerian female psychiatrist?
Answer: Dr. Bertha Johnson - Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police is?
Answer: Adamu Mohammed - Which is the second largest continent in the world?
Answer: Africa, coming after A Louis Edet sia - The hottest region in the world is called?
Answer: The Sahara Desert - Who is the current chairman of ECOWAS?
Answer: President Muhama don Issoufou of Niger Republic - Which African country first gained independence?
Answer: Liberia in 1847 - Who is Nigeria’s current speaker of House of Representatives?
Answer: Femi Gbajabiamila - Who was the first writer of English Dictionary in the world?
Answer: Mr. Samuel Johnson - Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Power?
Answer: Sale Mamman from Taraba State - Who was the first President of Nigeria?
Answer: Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Oct. 1st, 1960 – Jan. 15th, 1966 - Blue in the Nigerian Police flag represents?
Answer: Love, loyalty and unity - The separation of powers simply means.
Answer: Checks and Balances - What is a 70 years anniversary called?
Answer: Platinum - What does the acronym ICAO stand for?
Answer: International Civil Aviation Organisation - Who was Nigeria’s first inspector General of Police?
Answer: Mr. C. W. Duncan, 1930 – 1935 - Who is the current Sultan of Sokoto caliphate?
Answer: Muhammadu Salad Abubakar - Who is the current Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria?
Answer: Godwin Emefiele - Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Education?
Answer: Adamu Adamu from Bauchi State - What does the acronym ECOMOG means?
Answer: Economic Community Monitoring Group - Which is the highest mountain in Africa?
Answer: Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania - Who created the Nigerian Council?
Answer: Frederick Lugard - What country does Nigeria share borders within the West?
Answer: Republic of Benin - Who is the current Senate President of Nigeria?
Answer: Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan - Which continent is the smallest in the world?
Answer: Australia - What agency is the Economic Commission for Africa part of?
Answer: UNO (United Nations Organisation) - What region was created by the facilitation of the NCNC?
Answer: Mid-West Region - For what reason was Nigeria suspended from the Commonwealth in 1995?
Answer: Political Reasons - Who was the first Senate President of Nigeria?
Answer: Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe - Who was the first governor-general of colonial Nigeria?
Answer: Lord Lugard - People who live by selling labour in the Marxist theory are called?
Answer: Proletariats - Who formed the first political party in Nigeria?
Answer: Herbert Macaulay - What was the first political party in Nigeria?
Answer: Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) - When was paper currency introduced in Nigeria?
Answer: 1918 - How many Local Government Areas are in Nigeria?
Answer: 774 - Which state in Nigeria has the largest number of Local Government Areas?
Answer: Kano State with 44 LGAs. - What does the term MDGs stands for?
Answer: Millennium Development Goals - When did the Federal Military Government abolish the four regions?
Answer: 1966 - When was Nigeria Police Force (NPF) established?
ANSWER: 1930. - Who is the present Chief of Defense Staff?
ANSWER: Major Gen. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin - What is the full meaning of NPF?
ASWER: Nigeria Police Force - When did Nigeria got her independence?
ANSWER: 1 October 1960 - Name the government agencies that supervise the affairs of Nigeria police force?
ANSWER:
i). The Police service Commision(PSC) ( ii). Ministry of police affairs (iii). The Nigeria police council(NPC) - When did Nigeria become a Republic?
ANSWER: 1 October 1963 - What year did Nigeria civil war started and ended?
ANSWER: Started 1967 and ended 15th January 1970 - Who was the first Executive president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria?
ANSWER: Alh. Shehu Shagari - Which year was Nigeria flag designed and who designed it?
ASWER: Nigeria flag was designed by Mr. Taiwo Akinkumi in 1959 - What is the Current population of Nigeria?
ANSWER: 183 to 200 million - Which of the following is the Present chief of Air Staff?
ANSWER: Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubak - What is the full meaning of NDA?
ASWER: Nigeria Defense Academy - What is the full Meaning of NAF?
ANSWER: Nigeria Air force - The last colonial governor general of Nigeria is?
ASWER: James Robertson - Who was the first military president of Nigeria?
ANSWER: Ibrahim Babangida - What system of government does Nigeria practice?
ANSWER: Federalism - The Northern and Southern protectorate was amalgamated in?
ANSWER: 1914 - Who is the first Nigeria air force female pilot?
ASWER: Cadet Blessing Liman - 100) The national youth service corps was established in?
ANSWER: 1973 - The current secretary general of United Nations is?
ANSWER: Antonio Guterres - As a Nigerian, what age qualifies you to contest for the post of President?
Answer: 35year - The name Nigeria was formed out of?
Answer: Niger Area - The first Inspector General of the Police Force was?
Answer: Louis Edet - The current chairman of Africa union is?
ANSWER: President Abdel Fattah el-sisi of Egypt - When was ECOWAS Established?
ANSWER 28 MAY 1975 - Where is the Headquarters of ECOWAS Located?
ANSWER: Abuja NIGERIA - The current president of commission of ECOWAS is?
ANSWER: Jean Claude Kassi Brou - The headquarter of UN is in?
Answer: New York - UNO was founded in San Francisco in?
Answer: 1945 - The first military coup-de’tat in Africa was in?
Answer: Egypt - 72 Nigeria became 36 states under the regime of?
Answer: Sanni Abacha - 113) The first military head of state was?
Answer: Aguiyi Ironsi - 114) Which of the following state is Tin majorly found
Answer: Jos - 115) Where was Oil first discovered by Shell-BP in Nigeria?
ANSWER: Oloibiri - 116) Which of the following may be regarded as a regional organization: ECOWAS, OAU, UN, and OPEC?
Answer: OAU - The last military head of state of Nigeria was?
Answer: Abdulsaleem Abubakar - The name Nigeria was coined by?
Answer: Flora Shaw - The legislature in Nigeria is called?
Answer: National Assembly - The legislature in Britain is referred to as?
Answer: Parliament - Nigeria changed from pounds to Naira in?
Answer: 1973 - Which country in Africa has the highest Population?
Answer: Nigeria - The longest River in Nigeria is?
Answer: River Niger - The Largest City in West Africa is?
Answer: Ibadan - The first female Pilot in Nigeria is?
Answer: Mrs. Chinyere Onyenuche - What date was the 276 chibok girls kidnapped?
Answer: 14-15 April 2014 - What is the Name of the Leader of Militant group Boko haram?
Answer: Abubakar Shekau - State the year Boko Haram militant group was founded and by who?Answer: Mohammed Yusuf founded Boko Haram in 2002
- When was the UN Office in Abuja attack by Boko Haram, State the year and Date?
Answer: 26 August 2011 - Who was the first President of Nigeria?
ASWER: Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe - Who was the first Military Head of State in Nigeria?
ASWER: Gen. JTU. Aguiyi Ironsi - Which Country is the Second Populous Country in Africa?
ANSWER: Ethiopia
