See NIS past questions below.<\/p>\n
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Here are sample of 40 Questions on Current Affairs for NIS Recruitment.<\/strong><\/h3>\n1: The NIS was brought out of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) in
\n(a) 1946
\n(b) 1956
\n(c) 1958
\n(c) 1964
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
2: How many comptrollers general has the NIS gotten since the inception to date?
\n(a) 10
\n(b) 12
\n(c) 8
\n(d) 16
\nAnswer: D.<\/p>\n
3: The present comptroller general of NIS is
\n(a) Muhammed Babandede
\n(b) Rose Chinyere Uzoma
\n(c) Martin Kure Abeshi
\n(d) David Parradang
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
4: Which of the following is the core duty of Nigeria Immigration?
\n(a) Persecuting offenders
\n(b) Enforcing of Laws
\n(c) Issuance of all Nigerian travel document
\n(d) Deporting of foreigners
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
5: The NIS was formally established by the act of parliament in
\n(a) 1963
\n(b) 1957
\n(c) 1964
\n(d) 1976
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
6: The first African country to introduce E-passport was
\n(a) South-Africa
\n(b) Ghana
\n(c) Liberia
\n(d) Nigeria
\nAnswer: D.<\/p>\n
7: The first Secretary-General of Commonwealth was
\nOptions:
\n(a) George Washington
\n(b) Tulma Goldie
\n(c) Arnold Smith
\n(d) Joseph Garba
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
8: Lagos became a crown colony in
\n(a) 1862
\n(b) 1861
\n(c) 1841
\n(d) 1886
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
9: The first world war took place between
\n(a) 1911-1914
\n(b) 1914-1916
\n(c) 1916-1918
\n(d) 1914-1918
\nAnswer: D.<\/p>\n
10: The western and eastern Nigeria became self-governed in
\n(a) 1959
\n(b) 1960
\n(c) 1957
\n(d) 1956
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
11: The first head of the government of Nigeria was
\n(a) Yakubu Gowon
\n(b) Aguiyi Ironsi
\n(c) Tafawa Balewa
\n(d) Nnamdi Azikiwe
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
12: The first military president of Nigeria was
\n(a) Sanni Abacha
\n(b) Ibrahim Babangida
\n(c) Aguiyi Ironsi
\n(d) Yakubu Gowon
\nAnswer:\u00a0 B.<\/p>\n
13: Nigeria became a republic in
\n(a) 1963
\n(b) 1960
\n(c) 1976
\n(d) 1961
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
14: The Northern and Southern protectorate was amalgamated in
\n(a) 1914
\n(b) 1919
\n(c) 1921
\n(d) 1900
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
15: The first Executive president was
\n(a) Nnamdi Azikiwe
\n(b) Olusegun Obasanjo
\n(c) Sheu Shagari
\n(d) Goodluck Jonathan
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
16: The first colonial governor-general of Nigeria was
\n(a) Tulma Goldie
\n(b) James Robertson
\n(c) Huge Clifford
\n(d) Lord Lugard
\nAnswer: D.<\/p>\n
17: The highest court in Nigeria is
\n(a) Court of Appeal
\n(b) Supreme court
\n(c) Federal High Court
\n(d) Magistrate court
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
18: The first general election in Nigeria was held in
\n(a) 1959
\n(b) 1960
\n(c) 1963
\n(d) 1999
\nAnswer:\u00a0 A.<\/p>\n
19: Nigeria practice one of the following systems of government
\n(a) Con-federalism
\n(b) Unitarism
\n(c) Paliamentaism
\n(d) Federalism
\nAnswer: D.<\/p>\n
20:\u00a0The Secretary general of OPEC is
\n(a) Abdulsaleam Kanuri
\n(b) Abudullahhi El-badri
\n(c) Utuhu Kamirideen
\n(d) Philip Effiong
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
21: The current secretary-general of the United nation is
\n(a) Ban ki Moon
\n(b) Ant\u00f3nio Guterres
\n(c) Koffi Anaan
\n(d) Boustro-Brouste Ghali
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
22: Which of the following pair of countries consist of the permanent security council of the UN
\n(a) Brazil, Germany, France, USA, China
\n(b) France, China, USSR, USA, Britain
\n(c) France, Britain, Brazil, Newzealand
\n(d) France, Germany, Japan, China
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
23: In order to qualify for the post of President in Nigeria the person must be _____\u00a0and above
\n(a) 35 years
\n(b) 20 years
\n(c) 40 years
\n(d) 55 years
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
24: The name Nigeria coined out of\u00a0_________
\n(a) Niger Forest
\n(b) Niger Area
\n(c) Niger River
\n(d) Niger Textures
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
25: The first Inspector General of the Police Force was
\n(a) Teslim Balogun
\n(b) Louis Edet
\n(c) Ademola Adetokunbo
\n(d) Elias Balogun
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
26: The current secretary-general or commission chairman of Africa union is
\n(a) Dlamini Zuma
\n(b) Allasane Quattara
\n(c) Emeka Anaoku
\n(d) H. Desategn
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
27: The current president of the commission or secretary is of ECOWAS
\n(a) H.Desategn
\n(b) Kadre Desire Quedraogo
\n(c) Allasane Quattara
\n(d) Ike Ekweremalu
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
28: The headquarter of the UN is in
\n(a) New York
\n(b) Washington
\n(c) Geneva
\n(d) Vienna
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
29: UNO was founded in San Francisco in
\n(a) 1939
\n(b) 1914
\n(c) 1945
\n(d) 1950
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
30: The first military coup-de\u2019tat in Africa was in
\n(a) Libya
\n(b) Liberia
\n(c) Egypt
\n(d) Nigeria
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
31: Nigeria became 36 states under the regime of
\n(a) Olusegun Obasanjo
\n(b) Sanni Abacha
\n(c) Ibrahim Babangida
\n(d) Yakubu Gowon
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
32: The first military head of state was
\n(a) Yakubu Gowon
\n(b) Aguiyi Ironsi
\n(c) Olusegun Obasanjo
\n(d) Ernest Shonekan
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
33: Oil can be found in one of the following state in Nigeria
\n(a) Lagos
\n(b) Anambra
\n(c) Ondo
\n(d) Ekiti
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
34: Tin is majorly found in
\n(a) Jos
\n(b) Enugu
\n(c) Kano
\n(d) Imo
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
35: Oil was first discovered by Shell-BP in Nigeria ______
\n(a) Oloibiri
\n(b) Idanre
\n(c) Warri
\n(d) Kabba
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
36: Which of the following may be regarded as a regional organization
\n(a) ECOWAS
\n(b) OAU
\n(c) UN
\n(d) OPEC
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
37: The last military head state of Nigeria was
\n(a) Abdulsaleem Abubakar
\n(b) Sanni Abacha
\n(c) Olusegun Obasanjo
\n(d) Yakubu Gowon
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
38: The name Nigeria was coined by\u00a0______
\n(a) Flora Shaw
\n(b) Mary Slessor
\n(c) Lord Lugard
\n(d) Juman Goldie
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
39: The legislature in Nigeria is called
\n(a) House of assembly
\n(b) House of lords
\n(c) National Assembly
\n(d) House of Representative
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
40: Nigeria changed from pounds to Naira in ________
\n(a) 1960
\n(b) 1973
\n(c) 1959
\n(d) 1963
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
Sample 20+ Questions on Mathematics for Nigeria Immigration Recruitment.<\/strong><\/h3>\n1: The probabilities that Kodjo and Adoga pass an examination are \u00be and 3\/5 respectively. Find the probability of both boys failing the examination.
\n(a) 1\/10
\n(b) 3\/10
\n(c) \u00bd
\n(d) 2\/3
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
2: The mean of 20 observations in an experiment is 4. If the observed largest value is 23, Find the mean of the remaining observations.
\n(a) 4
\n(b) 3
\n(c) 2.85
\n(d) 2.60
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
3: A group of eleven people can speak either English or French or both. Seven can speak English and six can speak French. What is the probability that a person chosen at random can speak both English and French?
\n(a) 2\/11
\n(b) 4\/11
\n(c) 5\/11
\n(d) 11\/13
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
4: P (X n Y) is
\n(a) 0
\n(b) 2\/15
\n(c) 4\/15
\n(d) 11\/15
\nAnswer: A<\/p>\n
5: P (X u Y) is
\n(a) 0
\n(b) 2\/15
\n(c) 4\/15
\n(d) 11\/15
\nAnswer: A<\/p>\n
6: A box contains 2 white and 3 blue identical marbles. If two marbles are picked at Random, one after the other, without replacement, What is the probability of picking two marbles of different colours?
\n(a) 2\/3
\n(b) 3\/5
\n(c) 2\/5
\n(d) 7\/20
\nAnswer: D<\/p>\n
7: Mrs. Jones is expecting a baby. The probability that it will be a boy is \u00bd and the Probability that the baby will have blue eyes is \u00bc. What is the probability that she will have a Blue-eyed boy?
\n(a) 1\/8
\n(b) \u00bc
\n(c) 3\/8
\n(d) 1\/2
\nAnswer: B<\/p>\n
8: Convert the speed of 90 km per hour of a car to metres per second
\n(a) 1.5 ms-1
\n(b) 2.5 ms-1
\n(c) 25 ms-1
\n(d) 1.5 x 103ms-1
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
9: Uche and Chidi shared a sum of money on the ratio m:n. If Chidi\u2019s share was N4,200.00, what was Uche\u2019s share?
\n(a) N4,200n\/m
\n(b) N4,200\/mn
\n(c) N4,200m\/n
\n(d) N4,200\/n
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
10: A husband contributes 7% of his income into a fund and his wife contributes 4% of her income. If the husband earns N5,500 per annum (p.a) and his wife earns N4,000 p.a, find the sum of their contribution
\nto the fund.
\n(a) N1,045
\n(b) N605
\n(c) N545
\n(d) N490
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
11: A car is traveling at an average speed of 80kmh-1. Its speed in metres per second (m\/s) Is
\n(a) 13.3m\/s
\n(b) 22.2m\/s
\n(c) 133.3m\/s
\n(d) 222.2m\/s
\nAnswer: B<\/p>\n
12: If the children share N10.50K among themselves in the ratio 6:7:8, How much is the largest share?
\n(a) N3.00
\n(b) N3.50
\n(c) N4.00
\n(d) N4.50
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
13: A trader makes a loss of 15% when selling an article. Find the ratio, selling price: cost price.
\n(a) 3:20
\n(b) 3:17
\n(c) 17:20
\n(d) 20:23
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
14: A car travels at Xkm per hour for 1 hour at Ykm per hour for 2 hours. Find its average speed.
\n(a) 2x+2ykmh-1\/3
\n(b) x+ ykmh-1\/3
\n(c) x+2 ykmh-1
\n(d) 2x+ ykmh-1\/3
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
15: The ages of three men are in the ratio 3:4:5. If the difference between the ages of the oldest and youngest is 18 years, find the sum of the ages of the three men.
\n(a) 45 years
\n(b) 72 years
\n(c) 108 years
\n(d) 216 years
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
16: A bicycle wheel of radius 42cm is rolled over a distance of 66m. How many revolutions does it make?
\n[Take \u03c0=22\/7]
\n(a) 2.5
\n(b) 5
\n(c) 25
\n(d) 50
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
17: In a bag of oranges, the ratio of the good ones to the bad ones is 5:4. If the number of bad ones in the bag is 36, how many oranges are there altogether?
\n(a) 81
\n(b) 72
\n(c) 54
\n(d) 45
\nAnswer: A<\/p>\n
18: A man is four times as old as his son. The difference between their ages is 36. Find the sum of their ages.
\n(a) 45 years`
\n(b) 48 years
\n(c) 60 years
\n(d) 74 years
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
19: If 4m+3n = 5, find the ratio m:n 4m-3n 3
\n(a) 7:4
\n(b) 4:3
\n(c) 3:4
\n(d) 4:7
\nAnswer: A<\/p>\n
20: If 2x : (x+1) =3:2, what is the value of x?
\n(a) \u00bd
\n(b) 1
\n(c) 1\u00bd
\n(d) 3
\nAnswer: D<\/p>\n
21: The ratio of the number of men to the number of women in a 20 member committee is 3:1. How many women must be added to the 20 member committee so as to make the ratio of men to women 3:2 ?
\n(a) 2
\n(b) 5
\n(c) 7
\n(d) 9
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
22: What is the probability of having an odd number in a single toss of a fair die?
\n(a) 1\/6
\n(b) 1\/3
\n(c) \u00bd
\n(d) 2\/3
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
Use the following information for question 2 and 3
\nThe surname of 40 children in a class was arranged in alphabetical order,16 of the surnames begin with O, and 9 of the surnames begin with A. 14 letters of the alphabet do not appear as the first letter of a surname.<\/p>\n
23: What is the probability that the surname of a child picked at random from the class begins with either O and A?
\n(a) 5\/8
\n(b) 7\/8
\n(c) 9\/16
\n(d) 14\/25
\nAnswer: A<\/p>\n
24: If more than one surname begins with a letter besides A and O, how many surnames begin with the letter?
\n(a) 2
\n(b) 3
\n(c) 4
\n(d) 6
\nAnswer: B<\/p>\n
\n(a) 1946
\n(b) 1956
\n(c) 1958
\n(c) 1964
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
\n(a) 10
\n(b) 12
\n(c) 8
\n(d) 16
\nAnswer: D.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Muhammed Babandede
\n(b) Rose Chinyere Uzoma
\n(c) Martin Kure Abeshi
\n(d) David Parradang
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Persecuting offenders
\n(b) Enforcing of Laws
\n(c) Issuance of all Nigerian travel document
\n(d) Deporting of foreigners
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
\n(a) 1963
\n(b) 1957
\n(c) 1964
\n(d) 1976
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
\n(a) South-Africa
\n(b) Ghana
\n(c) Liberia
\n(d) Nigeria
\nAnswer: D.<\/p>\n
\nOptions:
\n(a) George Washington
\n(b) Tulma Goldie
\n(c) Arnold Smith
\n(d) Joseph Garba
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
\n(a) 1862
\n(b) 1861
\n(c) 1841
\n(d) 1886
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
\n(a) 1911-1914
\n(b) 1914-1916
\n(c) 1916-1918
\n(d) 1914-1918
\nAnswer: D.<\/p>\n
\n(a) 1959
\n(b) 1960
\n(c) 1957
\n(d) 1956
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Yakubu Gowon
\n(b) Aguiyi Ironsi
\n(c) Tafawa Balewa
\n(d) Nnamdi Azikiwe
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Sanni Abacha
\n(b) Ibrahim Babangida
\n(c) Aguiyi Ironsi
\n(d) Yakubu Gowon
\nAnswer:\u00a0 B.<\/p>\n
\n(a) 1963
\n(b) 1960
\n(c) 1976
\n(d) 1961
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
\n(a) 1914
\n(b) 1919
\n(c) 1921
\n(d) 1900
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Nnamdi Azikiwe
\n(b) Olusegun Obasanjo
\n(c) Sheu Shagari
\n(d) Goodluck Jonathan
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Tulma Goldie
\n(b) James Robertson
\n(c) Huge Clifford
\n(d) Lord Lugard
\nAnswer: D.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Court of Appeal
\n(b) Supreme court
\n(c) Federal High Court
\n(d) Magistrate court
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
\n(a) 1959
\n(b) 1960
\n(c) 1963
\n(d) 1999
\nAnswer:\u00a0 A.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Con-federalism
\n(b) Unitarism
\n(c) Paliamentaism
\n(d) Federalism
\nAnswer: D.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Abdulsaleam Kanuri
\n(b) Abudullahhi El-badri
\n(c) Utuhu Kamirideen
\n(d) Philip Effiong
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Ban ki Moon
\n(b) Ant\u00f3nio Guterres
\n(c) Koffi Anaan
\n(d) Boustro-Brouste Ghali
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Brazil, Germany, France, USA, China
\n(b) France, China, USSR, USA, Britain
\n(c) France, Britain, Brazil, Newzealand
\n(d) France, Germany, Japan, China
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
\n(a) 35 years
\n(b) 20 years
\n(c) 40 years
\n(d) 55 years
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Niger Forest
\n(b) Niger Area
\n(c) Niger River
\n(d) Niger Textures
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Teslim Balogun
\n(b) Louis Edet
\n(c) Ademola Adetokunbo
\n(d) Elias Balogun
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Dlamini Zuma
\n(b) Allasane Quattara
\n(c) Emeka Anaoku
\n(d) H. Desategn
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
\n(a) H.Desategn
\n(b) Kadre Desire Quedraogo
\n(c) Allasane Quattara
\n(d) Ike Ekweremalu
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
\n(a) New York
\n(b) Washington
\n(c) Geneva
\n(d) Vienna
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
\n(a) 1939
\n(b) 1914
\n(c) 1945
\n(d) 1950
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Libya
\n(b) Liberia
\n(c) Egypt
\n(d) Nigeria
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Olusegun Obasanjo
\n(b) Sanni Abacha
\n(c) Ibrahim Babangida
\n(d) Yakubu Gowon
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Yakubu Gowon
\n(b) Aguiyi Ironsi
\n(c) Olusegun Obasanjo
\n(d) Ernest Shonekan
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Lagos
\n(b) Anambra
\n(c) Ondo
\n(d) Ekiti
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Jos
\n(b) Enugu
\n(c) Kano
\n(d) Imo
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Oloibiri
\n(b) Idanre
\n(c) Warri
\n(d) Kabba
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
\n(a) ECOWAS
\n(b) OAU
\n(c) UN
\n(d) OPEC
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Abdulsaleem Abubakar
\n(b) Sanni Abacha
\n(c) Olusegun Obasanjo
\n(d) Yakubu Gowon
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
\n(a) Flora Shaw
\n(b) Mary Slessor
\n(c) Lord Lugard
\n(d) Juman Goldie
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
\n(a) House of assembly
\n(b) House of lords
\n(c) National Assembly
\n(d) House of Representative
\nAnswer: C.<\/p>\n
\n(a) 1960
\n(b) 1973
\n(c) 1959
\n(d) 1963
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
1: The probabilities that Kodjo and Adoga pass an examination are \u00be and 3\/5 respectively. Find the probability of both boys failing the examination.
\n(a) 1\/10
\n(b) 3\/10
\n(c) \u00bd
\n(d) 2\/3
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
2: The mean of 20 observations in an experiment is 4. If the observed largest value is 23, Find the mean of the remaining observations.
\n(a) 4
\n(b) 3
\n(c) 2.85
\n(d) 2.60
\nAnswer: A.<\/p>\n
3: A group of eleven people can speak either English or French or both. Seven can speak English and six can speak French. What is the probability that a person chosen at random can speak both English and French?
\n(a) 2\/11
\n(b) 4\/11
\n(c) 5\/11
\n(d) 11\/13
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
4: P (X n Y) is
\n(a) 0
\n(b) 2\/15
\n(c) 4\/15
\n(d) 11\/15
\nAnswer: A<\/p>\n
5: P (X u Y) is
\n(a) 0
\n(b) 2\/15
\n(c) 4\/15
\n(d) 11\/15
\nAnswer: A<\/p>\n
6: A box contains 2 white and 3 blue identical marbles. If two marbles are picked at Random, one after the other, without replacement, What is the probability of picking two marbles of different colours?
\n(a) 2\/3
\n(b) 3\/5
\n(c) 2\/5
\n(d) 7\/20
\nAnswer: D<\/p>\n
7: Mrs. Jones is expecting a baby. The probability that it will be a boy is \u00bd and the Probability that the baby will have blue eyes is \u00bc. What is the probability that she will have a Blue-eyed boy?
\n(a) 1\/8
\n(b) \u00bc
\n(c) 3\/8
\n(d) 1\/2
\nAnswer: B<\/p>\n
8: Convert the speed of 90 km per hour of a car to metres per second
\n(a) 1.5 ms-1
\n(b) 2.5 ms-1
\n(c) 25 ms-1
\n(d) 1.5 x 103ms-1
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
9: Uche and Chidi shared a sum of money on the ratio m:n. If Chidi\u2019s share was N4,200.00, what was Uche\u2019s share?
\n(a) N4,200n\/m
\n(b) N4,200\/mn
\n(c) N4,200m\/n
\n(d) N4,200\/n
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
10: A husband contributes 7% of his income into a fund and his wife contributes 4% of her income. If the husband earns N5,500 per annum (p.a) and his wife earns N4,000 p.a, find the sum of their contribution
\nto the fund.
\n(a) N1,045
\n(b) N605
\n(c) N545
\n(d) N490
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
11: A car is traveling at an average speed of 80kmh-1. Its speed in metres per second (m\/s) Is
\n(a) 13.3m\/s
\n(b) 22.2m\/s
\n(c) 133.3m\/s
\n(d) 222.2m\/s
\nAnswer: B<\/p>\n
12: If the children share N10.50K among themselves in the ratio 6:7:8, How much is the largest share?
\n(a) N3.00
\n(b) N3.50
\n(c) N4.00
\n(d) N4.50
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
13: A trader makes a loss of 15% when selling an article. Find the ratio, selling price: cost price.
\n(a) 3:20
\n(b) 3:17
\n(c) 17:20
\n(d) 20:23
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
14: A car travels at Xkm per hour for 1 hour at Ykm per hour for 2 hours. Find its average speed.
\n(a) 2x+2ykmh-1\/3
\n(b) x+ ykmh-1\/3
\n(c) x+2 ykmh-1
\n(d) 2x+ ykmh-1\/3
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
15: The ages of three men are in the ratio 3:4:5. If the difference between the ages of the oldest and youngest is 18 years, find the sum of the ages of the three men.
\n(a) 45 years
\n(b) 72 years
\n(c) 108 years
\n(d) 216 years
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
16: A bicycle wheel of radius 42cm is rolled over a distance of 66m. How many revolutions does it make?
\n[Take \u03c0=22\/7]
\n(a) 2.5
\n(b) 5
\n(c) 25
\n(d) 50
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
17: In a bag of oranges, the ratio of the good ones to the bad ones is 5:4. If the number of bad ones in the bag is 36, how many oranges are there altogether?
\n(a) 81
\n(b) 72
\n(c) 54
\n(d) 45
\nAnswer: A<\/p>\n
18: A man is four times as old as his son. The difference between their ages is 36. Find the sum of their ages.
\n(a) 45 years`
\n(b) 48 years
\n(c) 60 years
\n(d) 74 years
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
19: If 4m+3n = 5, find the ratio m:n 4m-3n 3
\n(a) 7:4
\n(b) 4:3
\n(c) 3:4
\n(d) 4:7
\nAnswer: A<\/p>\n
20: If 2x : (x+1) =3:2, what is the value of x?
\n(a) \u00bd
\n(b) 1
\n(c) 1\u00bd
\n(d) 3
\nAnswer: D<\/p>\n
21: The ratio of the number of men to the number of women in a 20 member committee is 3:1. How many women must be added to the 20 member committee so as to make the ratio of men to women 3:2 ?
\n(a) 2
\n(b) 5
\n(c) 7
\n(d) 9
\nAnswer: B.<\/p>\n
22: What is the probability of having an odd number in a single toss of a fair die?
\n(a) 1\/6
\n(b) 1\/3
\n(c) \u00bd
\n(d) 2\/3
\nAnswer: C<\/p>\n
Use the following information for question 2 and 3
\nThe surname of 40 children in a class was arranged in alphabetical order,16 of the surnames begin with O, and 9 of the surnames begin with A. 14 letters of the alphabet do not appear as the first letter of a surname.<\/p>\n
23: What is the probability that the surname of a child picked at random from the class begins with either O and A?
\n(a) 5\/8
\n(b) 7\/8
\n(c) 9\/16
\n(d) 14\/25
\nAnswer: A<\/p>\n
24: If more than one surname begins with a letter besides A and O, how many surnames begin with the letter?
\n(a) 2
\n(b) 3
\n(c) 4
\n(d) 6
\nAnswer: B<\/p>\n