General Paper Past Questions and Answers

Question 1 :

Which of the following groups fall into the Civil Service?

A. The police, the army, and the air force
B. Employees of NEPA, NNPC and NRC
C. Employees of ministries of finance, education and transportation
D. All of the above

Question 2 :

The recruitment or appointment of the permanent secretary is one of the duties of:

A. The federal public service commission
B. The state civil service commission
C. The executive
D. The National Assembly

Question 3 :

In the organizational structure of the ministry or government department, offices and positions are:

A. Hierarchically arranged
B. Diagonally arranged
C. Secretly arranged
D. Haphazardly arranged

Question 4 :

The government maintains monopoly over certain services for:

A. Selfish reasons
B. Security and strategic reasons
C. Undisclosed reasons
D. All of the above

Question 5 :

General Murtala Muhammed was assassinated in a coup led by

A. Lt. Col. Kaduna Nzeogwu
B. Col. Joe Garba
C. Lt. Col. B. S. Dimka
D. Major Gideon Orkar