MTN Past Questions

QUESTION SET 1
Cats adopted from the local animal shelter are soothing inmates at
the Lincoln county jail in North Platte.
Some inmates have been volunteering time at the shelter, cleaning
cages and floors, walking dogs and giving them baths.
Sheriff Jerome Kramer says he wondered having a couple of cats at
the jail would help inmates pass the time and lower tensions. He
says studies show that pets can help relieve stress.
The cats have been a hit. Kramer says the inmates eagerly await
their turns to take care of the two declawed, neutered males, Nemo
and Sarge.
According to North Platte television station KNOP, inmate Guy
Meyers says the cats “bring out the soft part in you just like your kids
do.”
Answer these questions (choose the best answer):
1. What where local prisoners doing at the animal shelter in North
Platte?
A They were picking out dogs and cats to take back to prison
with them.
B They were escaping from prison
C They were helping out by walking the dogs, cleaning cages,
etc.
2. According to the article, what is the main reason for allowing

the cats in the prison?
A To relieve prisoners’ stress
B To help the cats live a more interesting life.
C To make sure that the prisoners do not commit any more
crimes.
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3. The article mentioned that the cats have been _______. This
process, which involves completely removing a cats claw, is a
considered cruel by some.
A Dewormed
B Neutered
C declawed
4. How are the prisoners reacting to the cat being there?

A They don’t care
B They seem to love it
C They feel uncomfortable sharing their prison with cats.
5. One of the inmates likens the cats to ________

A Other prisoners
B Children
C Prison Guards
In each question below, there is a sentence of which some parts

have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts which are labelled P,
Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.
6. Of many artistes
P: those who impressed me the most
Q: I was a child
R: but those with unique personalities off stage.
S: were not always the successful ones.
proper sequence should be?
A SRQP
B QRSP

C RSPQ
D QPSR
7. As a decease
P: and breaks up marriages

Q: accidents and suicides
R: alcoholism leads to
S: affecting all ages
Proper sequences should be?

A SRPQ
B RPSQ
C SRQP
D RQPS
8. It is easy to excuse
P: but it is hard
Q: in a boy of fourteen
R: the mischief of early childhood
S: to tolerate even un avoidable faults
Proper sequence should be?

A RPQS
B QRSP
C QRPS
D RPSQ
9. The majestic Mahogany table
P: belongs to an old prince
Q: which has one leg missing
R: who is not impoverished
S: but not without some pride

10. Education is
P: of the proper sense of responsibilities
Q: the first need
R: in a citizen
S: for the development
The proper sequence should be?

A SQPR
B QSRP
C QSPR
D PQRS
Find the correctly spelt word.

11. A klaptomania
B klepptomania
C kleptemania
D kleptomania
12. A Friming
B Burnning
C Running
D Fryng
13. A Puerrile
B Puerrille
C Purrile
D Puerile
14. A Satelite
B sattlite
C satellite
D Sattellite

15. A Lckadaisicle
B Lackdaisical
C Lackadisical
D Lackadaisical
16. Design : devise :: upbrad : ______

A praise
B acclimate
C reprimand
D contrive
17. Accord : understanding :: conversion : ________

A modification
B transition
C concurrence
D confirmation
18. Taint : decontaminate :: enrage : _______

A provoke
B delve
C rely
D appease
19. Judicious : prudence :: wise : _________

A ill-mannered
B astute
C sophisticated
D satisfied
20. Arbitrator : mediator :: referee : _______

A manager
B boor
C umpire
D director
21. The distance from town A to town B is five mile. C is six

miles from B. which of the following could be the distance from
A to C.
I 11
II 1
III 7
A I ONLY
B II ONLY
C I AND II
D II AND III ONLY
E I, II OR III.
22. √5 percent of 5√5 =

A 0.05
B 0.25
C 0.5
D 2.5
E 25
23. If pqr = 1, rst = 0, and spr = 0, which of the following

must be zero?
Ap
Bq
Cr
Ds
Et
24. (65 – 64 )/5 =

A 1/5
B 6/5
C 63
D 64/5
E 64
25. -20, -16, -12, -8…

In the sequence above, each term after the first is 4 greater
than the proceeding term. Which of the following could not be
a term in the sequence?
A0
B 200
C 440
D 668
E 762
26. If f(x) = x2 – 3, where x is an integer, which of the

following could be a value of f(x)?
I6
II 0
III -6
A I ONLY
B I AND II ONLY
C II AND III ONLY
D I AND III ONLY
E I, II AND III.
27. For how many integer values of n will the value of the
expression 4n + 7 be an integer greater than 1 and less than
200?
A 48
B 49
C 50
D 51
E 52

28. 5A/BC/D45
In the above correctly worked addition sum, A, B, C and D
represents different digits and all the digits in the sum are
different. What is the sum of A,B, C and D?
A 23
B 22
C 18
D 16
E 14
29. 12 litres of water are poured into an aquarium of

dimension 50 cm length, 30cm breath and 40cm height. How
high (in cm) will the water rise? ( 1 Litre = 1000cm3)
A6
B8
C 10
D 20
E 40
30. Six years ago, Anita was P times as old as Ben was. If
Anita is 17 years old now, how old is Ben in terms of P?
A 11/P + 6
B P/11 + 6
C 17 – P/6
D 17/P
E 11.5P
31. The liberation stadium is located in…

A Lagos
B Abuja
C Ibadan
D Port Harcourt

32. Who is on the face of 100 naira note?
A Nnamdi Azikiwe
B Alhmadu Bello
C Obafemi Awolowo
D Murtala Mohammed.
33. Which of these states is regarded as the home of solid

minerals?
A Ekiti
B Plateau
C Kanu
D Nassarawa
34. When was the first year NECO exam took place?
A 1996
B 2000
C 1986
D 2005
35. Who was the first governor of Central bank of Nigeria?

A A.A Mai-Bornu
B Dr. C Isong
C Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
D Charlse Soludo
36. The house of representative is made up of how many

members?
A 108
B 774
C 360
D 180
37. What is the slogan of MTN

A Everywhere you go
B Rule your world
C Now you are talking
D Talk the talk
38. What is the full meaning of NUPENG?

A National Union Of Petroleum and Natural Gas
B Nigerian Union Of Petroleum and Native Gasoline
C National Union of Petroleum and Gas Workers
D Nigerian Union of Palm Products and Native Grounnuts.
39. When was the Naira Notes Introduced to replace the

British Pounds?
A 1927
B 1960
C 1973
D1963
40. Where is the headquarters of the world bank situated?

A Washington DC
B London
C Geneva
D Scotland
41. ______ devices convert human understandable data to

programs into a form that the computer can process.
A Printing
B Output
C solid state
D Input
42. All the deleted files go to?
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A Recycle Bin
B Task bar
C Tool bar
D My computer
43. Which of the following places the common data

elements in order from smallest to largest.
A Character, file, record, field, database.
B Character, record, field, file database
C Character, field, record, file, database
D Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database
44. Which of the following statement is false concerning file

names?
A. files may share the same name or same extension but not
both
B every file in the same folder must have a unique name
C file extension is another name for file type
D none of these.
45. A disk content that is recorded at the time of

manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user
is?
A Memory only
B Write only
C Read only
D Run only
46. The operating system determines the manner in which

all of the following occurs except
A User creation of a document
B user interaction with the processor

Page
C Printer output
D Data displayed on the monitor
47. Computer programs are written in a high level

programming language, however, the human readable version
of the program is called?
A Cache
B Instruction set
C Source code
D Word size
48. The search companion can

A Locate all files containing a specified phrase
B restrict its search to a specified set of folders
C Locate all files containing a specified phrase and restrict its
search to a specified set of folders
D cannot locate all files containing a specified phrase or restrict
its search to a specified set of folders.
49. ______ is a technique used in sending more than one

call over a single line.
A Digital transmission
B Infrared transmission
C Digitizing
D Multiplexing
50. The method of internet access that requires a phone

line, but offers faster speeds than dialup is _____ connection.
A Cable access
B Satellite access
C fibre-active access
D Modern

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1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. D
9. D
10. C
11. D
12. C
13. D
14. C
15. D
16. C

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17. B
18. D
19. B
20. C
21. E
22. B
23. D
24. E
25. E
26. A
27. C
28. B
29. B
30. A
31. D
32. C

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33. D
34. B
35. A
36. C
37. A
38. A
39. C
40. C
41. D
42. A
43. D
44. D
45. C
46. B
47. C
48. A

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50. D

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QUESTION SET 1

2. According to the article, what is the main reason for allowing

4. How are the prisoners reacting to the cat being there?

5. One of the inmates likens the cats to ________

In each question below, there is a sentence of which some parts

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P: and breaks up marriages

Proper sequences should be?

Proper sequence should be?

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The proper sequence should be?

Find the correctly spelt word.

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16. Design : devise :: upbrad : ______

17. Accord : understanding :: conversion : ________

18. Taint : decontaminate :: enrage : _______

19. Judicious : prudence :: wise : _________

20. Arbitrator : mediator :: referee : _______

21. The distance from town A to town B is five mile. C is six

22. √5 percent of 5√5 =

23. If pqr = 1, rst = 0, and spr = 0, which of the following

24. (65 – 64 )/5 =

25. -20, -16, -12, -8…

26. If f(x) = x2 – 3, where x is an integer, which of the

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29. 12 litres of water are poured into an aquarium of

31. The liberation stadium is located in…

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33. Which of these states is regarded as the home of solid

35. Who was the first governor of Central bank of Nigeria?

36. The house of representative is made up of how many

37. What is the slogan of MTN

38. What is the full meaning of NUPENG?

39. When was the Naira Notes Introduced to replace the

40. Where is the headquarters of the world bank situated?

41. ______ devices convert human understandable data to

42. All the deleted files go to?

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43. Which of the following places the common data

44. Which of the following statement is false concerning file

45. A disk content that is recorded at the time of

46. The operating system determines the manner in which

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47. Computer programs are written in a high level

48. The search companion can

49. ______ is a technique used in sending more than one

50. The method of internet access that requires a phone

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