All 50 questions from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) General Knowledge (Current Affairs) 2017 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation for each. Free, no signup needed.
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Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's
Grand Central Terminal is often cited as having the most platforms of any railway station in the world.
Entomology is the science that studies
Entomology is the scientific study of insects.
Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of
Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa.
What does the eagle in the Nigerian coat of arms represent?
The eagle in Nigeria's coat of arms represents strength.
For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?
The Nobel Prizes cover Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine, Literature, Peace, and (Economic Sciences).
Hitler's party which came into power in 1933 is known as
Hitler's National Socialist German Workers' Party is known as the Nazi Party.
LASAA stands for
LASAA is the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency.
Galileo was an Italian astronomer who
Galileo made major contributions in all these areas of astronomy and physics.
Habeas Corpus Act 1679
The Habeas Corpus Act 1679 protected against unlawful and arbitrary imprisonment in all these ways.
Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because
Sunlight's ultraviolet rays help the body synthesize Vitamin D.
Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay him immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as
A Letter of Credit is a bank's guarantee that a buyer's payment will be received by the seller.
Friction can be reduced by changing from
Rolling friction is generally lower than sliding friction.
Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended
The Armistice ending World War I was signed on 11 November 1918.
During World War II, when did Germany attack France?
Germany invaded France in May 1940.
Who is the current Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos?
Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe served as UNILAG's Vice-Chancellor from 2017.
The ozone layer restricts
The ozone layer absorbs most of the sun's ultraviolet radiation.
Eugenics is the study of
Eugenics is the study/practice of attempting to improve the genetic quality of a population.
Euclid was
Euclid, a Greek mathematician, is known for founding the deductive, logical basis of geometry and its theorems.
Ecology deals with
Ecology is the study of the relationships between organisms and their environment.
Filaria is caused by
Filariasis is caused by parasitic worms transmitted through the bites of infected mosquitoes.
Headquarters of UN are situated at
The United Nations Headquarters is located in New York City.
For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is
A periscope allows viewing above the water surface from a submerged submarine.
For galvanizing iron which of the following metals is used?
Galvanization involves coating iron/steel with zinc to prevent rusting.
Economic goods are
Economic goods are scarce relative to demand, giving them value/opportunity cost.
For purifying drinking water alum is used
Alum causes fine particles to clump together (coagulate) and settle out of water.
Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for
Linus Pauling won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1954) and the Nobel Peace Prize (1962).
In which year did terrorists crash two planes into New York's World Trade Centre in a sequence of destruction?
The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center occurred in 2001.
How many times has Brazil won the World Cup Football Championship?
Brazil had won the FIFA World Cup five times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) as of the time of this paper.
How many players are there on each side in the game of Basketball?
Basketball is played with five players per side on the court.
Mount Everest is located in?
Mount Everest lies on the border between Nepal and Tibet (China), commonly cited as located in Nepal.
Lagos became the crown colony in
Lagos was annexed by the British and declared a crown colony in 1861.
Oron and Ekoi people of the Cross River Basin might have migrated to Nigeria through the
These groups are believed to have migrated to the Cross River area via the sea.
Which of these countries does NOT operate a federal constitution
France operates a unitary system of government, not a federal one.
The centenary anniversary of the amalgamation of Northern and southern Nigeria was celebrated in
The amalgamation occurred in 1914, so its centenary was celebrated in 2014.
The first general election in Nigeria was hold in
Nigeria's first federal general election was held in December 1959.
Who is the current INEC chairman?
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has served as INEC Chairman since 2015.
Which country won the last world cup?
Germany won the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the most recent one referenced by this paper's timeframe.
Who is the Nigerian current speaker of house of Assembly?
Yakubu Dogara served as Speaker of the House of Representatives, elected in 2015.
Kemi Adeosun is the current minister of ...?
Kemi Adeosun served as Nigeria's Minister of Finance.
A social system in which power is derived from control over land is called
Feudalism is a system where power/wealth was derived from control over land.
Traditional rulers were restricted to ceremonial rules by the local government reforms of
The 1976 local government reforms limited traditional rulers to ceremonial roles.
The state with the slogan, "Pride of the Sahel" is
Yobe State's slogan is "Pride of the Sahel".
The Head of the Sokoto Caliphate was known as
The head of the Sokoto Caliphate holds the title of Sultan.
The value of Gold is determined in
Gold prices are traditionally set via the London Gold Fix.
Jigawa state is also called
Jigawa State's slogan is "The New World".
The Gashaki-Gumpti National Park is situated in which state in Nigeria
Gashaka-Gumti National Park is located mainly in Taraba State (bordering Adamawa).
Who is the current Governor of Zamfara?
Abdul-Aziz Yari Abubakar served as Governor of Zamfara State.
What is "Oval Office"?
The Oval Office is the official office of the President of the United States.
The first tertiary institution was founded in
Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) in Lagos, founded in 1947, is Nigeria's first higher institution.
The personal name of the current pope Francis is …?
Pope Francis's birth name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio.
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