Complete NSCDC Sample Interview Questions and Answers (Text)

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Below are English Language questions you should expect to see on your interview :

COMPREHENSION
Instructions: From the four options lettered A to D given in question 1-10, choose one which most accurately reflects the meaning of the passage.

There was a time I wronged my uncle, my father’s elder brother, who brought me up. On this occasion, my cousin and I had overstayed our specific time on the farm, causing the whole household a lot of panics. We had been instructed not to stay beyond late afternoon at the farmstead, no matter what work we might be doing on the farm. That day, because we were hunting small game, we forgot ourselves. The early afternoon grew into early evening, and then darkness was setting in. The farther into the bush we hunted the more game we caught. We were oblivious of the risks to which we exposed ourselves. Cases of child-kidnapping were rampant then, though we had never had a brush with the child-hunting ritual killers. Suddenly, darkness descended like a dark curtain. It dawns on us that there was someone at home whose rules we had violated.


Quickly, we ran home, but it was too late; the whole household had set out to look for us at the farmstead which we had left hours earlier for the bush. Their panic had multiplied by the time they arrived at the farmstead. Getting home, and discovering that only granny was in, we knew we had had it. Meanwhile, my uncle and his luckless team went from one farmstead to another searching for us. When it was too dark for them to find their way around, they bent their steps towards home to plan the next search strategy. But then they found us waiting.

The old man was too tired, too angry to beat us. He just stared like the devil at us. Oh! How much that stare froze me! I wished I could just melt away before his eyes. I wished he had taken a whip and thrashed me. But he didn’t! He simply sat in that dark corner of the room, bent double like a tired masquerade. Looking at his pathetic figure down there, I couldn’t bear it any longer, I started crying. It was then that I discovered that my cousin had indeed set the pace only that he had been sobbing quietly.

QUESTIONS
1. What specific order had the writer and his cousin been given?
A. The instruction was that they should not stay beyond night on the farmstead.
on the farmstead
B. The instruction was that they should overstay on the farmstead.
C. The instruction was that they should not hunt for a game into the bush.
D. The instruction was that they should not stay beyond late afternoon on the farmstead

2. What prevailing situation had warranted this?
A. There had been many cases of child kidnapping
B. There had been many cases of ritual sacrifice
C. Their uncle had been scared of their disappearance into the bush.
D. Because they may not find their way home.

3. What had made the two forget the order?
A. They were playing games right into the bush.
B. They forgot their uncle will be angry.
C. The prospect of catching more game made them forget the order.
D. They worked late and forgot the order.

4. The writer cried because
A. he was afraid of beating.
B. they went out looking for them.
C. he felt guilty for causing his uncle anguish.
D. his uncle was tired and uncomfortable.

5. The figure of speech, “How much that stare froze me?” as used in the passage is a:
A. a simile
B. a metaphor
C. a personification
D. an oxymoron.

6. What figure of speech is “darkness descended like a dark curtain?”
A. metaphor
B. simile
C. irony
D. an ode

7. The writer used the sentence “It dawned on us that there was someone at home whose rules we had violated”. The word “violated” as used in the passage means:
A. Abused
B. Desecrated
C. Defiled
D. Broken

8. The word “oblivious” in the passage means all of the words written below except
A. Ignorant
B. Unmindful
C. Unaware
D. Conscious.

9. Which of the words in the alternatives given below does not have the same meaning as the word thrashed as used in the passage:
A. Blew
B. Flogged
C. Whipped
D. Caned

10. The most appropriate title for the passage is
A.The most memorable day of y life.
B. My experience at the farmstead.
C. My experience at bush gaming.
D. The day I wronged my uncle.

Passage II

Instructions: The passage below has gaps numbered 11 – 15. Immediately following each gap. four options are provided, choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

It is the business of the Scientist to accumulate knowledge about the universe and all that is in it, and to find, if he is able, common __11___[A. experiments B. instruments C. approaches D. factors] which underlie and account for the fact that lie knows. He chooses when he can, the method of the controlled common __12___ [A. respondents B. experiment C. system D. data]. If he wants to find out the effects of light on growing plants, he takes many plants, as alike as possible. Some he stands in the sun, some in the shade, some in the dark; all the time keeping all other __13__[A. studies B. procedures C. objects D. conditions](temperature, moisture, nourishment) the same. In this way, by keeping other variables …14… [A. constant B. good C. dark D. natural] and by varying the light only. The effect of’ light can be clearly seen. In the course of his __15___[A. findings B. queries C. experiments D. inquiries], the scientist may find what he thinks is one common explanation for an increasing number of facts.

SECTION B: LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

Instructions: Choose the word or group of words which best completes each of the following sentences in Questions 16-25.

16. I will tell you the mysteries of life when you ___ to my house.
A. are coming
B. will come
C. were coming
D. come

17. Last week, I ___ a bad toothache.
A. had
B. have
C. any having
D. might have

18. The new officer cadet will do as you say if you ___him I sent you.
A. would tell
B. tell
C. are telling
D. had told

19. We won’t be ready to blow up the rock ___ 19th May
A. by
B. for
C. at
D. since

20. By next year I___ an agent for 18 years
A. will have been
B. will be
C. have been
D. had been

21. Plans to install the atomic energy plant ____ for the day after tomorrow
A. are set
B. have been set
C. will be set
D. had been set

22. Before he fired it, I _____.
A. had snatched the gun from him
B. snatches the gun from him
C. snatched the gun from him
D. will snatched the gun from him

23. Tomorrow it will have been a week since the explosion _____.
A. has gone off
B. have gone off
C. went off
D. goes off

24. Ever since the new device was made, intelligence agents _____.
A. make use of it
B. will make use of it
C. have been making use of it
D. made use or it

25. Till yesterday I ___ the bill.
A. had not paid
B. have not paid
C. do not paid
D. might not have paid

26. The disease was not easily ….
A. discovered
B. decided
C. diagnosed
D. seen

27. Which of these is a wrong plural?
A. growns — up
B. passers — by
C. hand — full
D. door –bills

28. Akintade likes dancing and ___.
A. so I do
B. I do so
C. I so do
D. So do I

29. The murder suspect implicated him but the evidence presented ___ him
A. exonerated
B. convicted
C. involved
D. condemned

30. The bank will make a turn …………… of one hundred thousand naira this month.
A. over
B. out
C. up
D. in

Instructions: In Questions 31 — 40, select the word nearest in meaning with the underlined word.

31. She did not divulge the location of the train.
A. reveal
B. acknowledge
C. propagate
D. know

32. The pilots were amazed at his piloting agility.
A. strength
B. happiness
C. wildness
D. sluggishness

33. Hyenas are cautious, cowardly creative — Jackals, on the other hand, are known for their temerity.
A. friendliness
B. recklessness
C. cowardliness
D. behaviour

34. The wrecked ship had sunk to the bottom. Amid the remaining flotsam, rescue workers found only a life preserver.
A. rubbish
B nets
C. water
D. sailors

35. Rock music is ubiquitous nowadays.
A. everywhere
B. modern
C. soothing
D. acceptable

Instructions: In each of the following questions, there is a word or group of words underlined. Choose from the items numbered A to D the word or group of words almost opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

36. Mallam Khalil is covetous of his neighbour’s horse.
A. Indifferent
B. Insensitive
C. Envious
D. Inconsiderate

37. Despite his father’s discouragement, the young man opted for a military career.
A. Warning
B. Exhortation
C. Intervention
D. Commendation

38. The last Christmas was an austere period.
A. Prosperous
B. Harsh
C. Severe
D. Sour

39. The Military Governor upheld the decision of his cabinet.
A. held up
B. undercut
C. abolished
D. reversed

40. The aroma of fresh fish pepper soup stimulates my salivary glands.
A. Odour
B. Glamour
C. Stench
D. Appearance

Instructions: In each of Questions 40 — 45, fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the options provided.

41. I do not think any sane person would have acted in such a manner.
A. rational
B. composed
C. secret
D. cruel

42. Neither Agbo nor his parents the meetings now.
A. attended
B. attend
C. has attended
D. attends

43. Modem dancing has become rather scientific and so requires .
A. bizarre costuming
B. some choreographic skill
C. immense instrumentation
D. a rapping voice

44. Had he considered his public image carefully, he ____ for his opponent in the election.
A. might have stood aside
B. would have stepped aside
C. should have stepped down
D. would have stood down

45. The Government which recruiting workers suddenly stopped doing so.
A. are / its
B. was / its
C. is / their
D. were / their

Instructions: Choose from alternatives A-D, which is the most appropriate interpretation for each sentence

46. The Accountant falsified records in order to feather his own nest. This means that the Accountant tried to ___.
A. Deceive his Boss
B. Put a feather in his cap
C. Make himself rich
D. Avenge a wrong done to him by his Boss.

47. The Cashier wanted to pull the wool over my eyes by making me sign for the money I did not receive. This means that the cashier wanted to
A. deceive me
B. blindfold
C. rub my eyes with cotton wool
D. have my support

48. The man’s decision to withdraw his daughter from school because of her
misbehaviour really amount to cutting off his own nose to spite his face. This means that
A. the decision does not affect the daughter
B. it will cause the man pain to his nose and face
C. The decision does the man no good at all
D. The decision will make the daughter sober

49. The officer urged the soldiers to gird their loins for the task ahead. This means that the soldiers should
A. wake up early the next morning
B. guard heir hungry lions
C. wear a new battle uniform
D. be on full alert

From the alternatives A-D, choose the word nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

50. The journalist refused to divulge the source or his information
A. confirm
B. inform
C. disclose
D. Affirm

ANSWERS:

1. D
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. B
7. D
8. D
9. A
10. D
11. A
12. D
13. D
14. A
15. C
16. D
17. A
18. B
19. A
20. A
21. A
22. C
23. C
24. C
25.C
26. C
27. A
28. D
29. A
30. A
31. A
32. A
33. B
34. A
35. A
36. A
37. D
38. A
39. D
40. C
41. D
42. B
43. B
44. B
45. B
46. C
47. A
48. C
49. D
50. C

Below are Mathematics questions you should expect to see on your interview :

1. A regular polygon is a polygon with:
A. Equal sides, different angles
B. Equal sides equal angle
C. None of the above
D. All of the above

2. Find the median of 6,5,9,8,4,7,2,8,9,4
A. 6
B. 6.5
C. 7
D. 7.5

3. The area of a circle is increasing at the rate of 3 cm/sec. Find the rate of change of the circumference when the radius is 2 cm
A. 4 cm/sec
B. 31/3 cm/sec
C. 11/2 cm/sec
D. 21/4 cm/sec

4. Find the angle between the pairs of line
i. y = 3x + 7
ii. 3y = x+8
A. 58˚
B. 53˚
C. 57˚
D. 53˚

13. Find the simple interest on ₦6,000 for 4 years at 9% per annum
A. ₦2, 000
B. ₦2,160
C. ₦3,000
D. ₦3,160

14. How long will it take for prices to double if the rate of inflation is 25% per annum?
A. 2 years
B. 4 years
C. 3 years
D. 5 years

15. A refrigerator cost ₦55,000. What is its cost at the end of 5 years if the annual rate of inflation is 20%
A. ₦95,000
B. ₦95,040
C. ₦95300
D. ₦95,400

16. Find the principal which amount to ₦5,500 at simple interest in 5 years at 2% per annum
A. ₦5,000
B. ₦4,900
C. ₦4,800
D. ₦4,700

17. Simplify 63/4 +(211/3 of 21/4-21)
A. ¼
B. 1/6
C. 2/7
D. 3/5

18. If 126n = 86; find a positive value for n.
A. n = 8
B. n = 4
C. n = 6
D. n = 10

19. Find the quadratic factors of x2 + 4
A. x2 +2x + 2 and x2 -2x + 2
B. x2 + 2x -2 and x2 -x + 3
C. 2×2 +2x -1 and x2 -3x -1
D. 3x + x -1 and x- 2x + 3

21. Solve the Simultaneous equation:
3x +y =1
2x -3y =8
A. x = -1 and y = -2
B. x = 2 and y = -1
C. x = 1 and y = 2
D. x = -2 and y = -1

23. A Regular polygon is apolygon with:
A. Equal sides, different angles
B. Equal sides, equal angles
C. Different sides equal angles
D. All of the above

24. that is the area enclosed by the curve; Y = 4x — x2, x= 1, x = 2, and the x-axis
A. 2/3
B. None
C. 21/4
D.11/3

25. The area of a circle is increasing at a rate of 3 cm/sec. Find the rate of change of the circumference when the radius is 2 cm
A. 4cm/sec
B. 31/2 cm/sec
C. 11/2 cm/sec
D. 23/4 cm/sec

26. if log 2 = 03010 and Log 5 = 0.6992 then log 50 equals
A. 1.6622
B. 1.6990
C. 1.7357
D. 1.7525

27. If the following, which one is a factor of (x99 + 1)?
A. (x+1)
B. (x- 1)
C. (x+3)
D. (x-3)

29. Simplify 1 + tan2Ɵ
A. Sin2 Ɵ
B. Sec2 Ɵ
C. CosƟ
D. Tan2 Ɵ

31. Which of the following is in descending order?
A. 9/10, 4/5, ¾ 17/10
B. 4/5 9/10, 3/4, 17/20
C. 9/10, 17/20, 4/5, 3/4
D. 4/5, 9/10, 17/10, 3/4

32. Evaluate 2700 000 x 0.03 ÷ 18 000
A. 4.×100
B. 4.5 x 101
C. 4.5 x 102
D. 4.5 x 103

33. The prime factors of 2520 are ___.
A. 2,9,5
B. 2,9.7
C. 2,3,5,7
D. 2,3,7,9

34. If 12e = X7, find X where = 12 find x if 92-x =T
A. 20
B. log a
C. log
D. log a

35. A car of mass 1000kg has a uniform acceleration of 3m/s2. Find the external force applied to the car.
A. 4 x 103 N
B. 3 x 10 N
C. 3 x 10-3 N
D. 4 x 10-3 N

36. Halima scored the following marks in various subjects: X,72, 60, 73 and 90 and have an average of 70%. Find the value of X.
A. 35
B. 45
C. 55
D. 65

37. A student obtained the following grade points out of 5 points: 3, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 1, 2, 4 and 4. Find the average grade point for this student.
A. 4.0
B. 4.05
C. 4.50
D. 3.50

38. Find the geometric mean of the numbers 3, 9 and 1.
A. 5
B. 2
C. 4
D. 3

39. Find the harmonic mean of the numbers :3, 4, 5, 6 correct to 2 d.p.
A. 4.21
B. 4.28
C. 4.12
D. 4.82

40. A cadet jogged at 20km/h from Old Site to New Site and on his return, he jogged at 15km/h. Find his average speed for the jogging exercise.
A. 172/9 km/h
B. 17 1/7 km/h
C. 173/9 km/h
D. 17 km/h

41. The points of intersection between 3x -y =7 and x + 2y -4 = 0 is
A. (3, 5)
B. (1/, 18/7)
C. (7/18, 14/10)
D. (18/7, 10/14)

42. The slope of vertical line is given as
A. undefined
B. Ꚙ
C. -Ꚙ
D. none

43. The equation of the line AB passing through A(1, -1) and B (-1, -1) is
A. 2y + 8x =5
B. y + x =7
C. y=4x-5
D. 8x + y = 10

44. The equation of a circle with centre C (2, 1) and radius r = 6 is
A. x2 + y2 – 4x -2y = 31
B. 2×2 + y2 – 4x = 8
C. x2 – y2 – 8x – 2y = 31
D. x2 + y2 -8x – 4y = 16

45. Which of the following statement is correct in Mathematics?
A. a/0
B. 0/0
C. a/b. 1/0
D. 0/a

46. The equation ax5 + ax3 + b is called
A. polynomial
B. binomial
C. trinomial
D. All of the above

47. In the figure below PQ and QR are chords of the circle PQR. QRS is a straight line and PR equals to RS.

A. 70 ˚
B. 90 ˚
C. 80 ˚
D. 60 ˚

48. Find the gradient ( or slope) of the line passing through the given points (3, -5) and (8, 15)
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 3

49. A pole of height 6m casts a shadow 4.5m long, find the height of a crane whose shadow is 75m long.
A. 80m
B. 90m
C. 100m
D. 110m

50. Find the area of the sector of a circle of radius 8cm subtending an angle of 60 ˚ at the centre.
A. 33.52 cm2
B. 35.60 cm2
C. 30.50 cm2
D. 40 cm2

ANSWERS :
1. B
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. A
11. B
12. D
13. B
14. B
15. D
16. A
17. A
18. A
19. A
20. A
21. A
22. A
23. B
24. A
25. D
26. D
27. C
28. D
29. A
30. D
31. A
32. B
33. B
34. B
35. B
36. C
37. A
38. D
39. A
40. B
41. D
42. A
43. C
44. A
45. D
46. A
47. C
48. A
49. C
50. A

Below are Current Affair questions you should expect to see on your interview :

1.) In what year was Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps first introduced?

May 1997
May 1986
May 1967
May 1976

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