PUTME General Knowledge past questions.

842 real Post-UTME Screening questions from 2015 to 2025, every one with a worked solution. Practise them timed, on the web, on Android, or offline on desktop.

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Questions held
842
Years covered
11
Questions per paper
40
Time allowed
30 min
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Sample General Knowledge questions, answered.

Taken straight from the papers below — one from each of the most recent years, with the answer marked and the reasoning written out.

PUTME General Knowledge 2025 · Question 1
Who is the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as of 2026?
  1. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu
  2. Prof. Attahiru Jega
  3. Prof. Joash O. Amupitan — correct answer
  4. Amina Zakari
Worked solution
Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) was sworn in as INEC Chairman by President Tinubu on 23 October 2025, succeeding Prof. Mahmood Yakubu (2015–2025). Jega led INEC 2010–2015; Zakari only acted briefly in 2015.
PUTME General Knowledge 2024 · Question 1
When did the 2nd World War start?
  1. June 1st, 1940
  2. September 1st, 1939 — correct answer
  3. December 7th, 1941
  4. November 11th, 1918
Worked solution
The Second World War began on 1 September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. 11 November 1918 is the end of the First World War and 7 December 1941 is the attack on Pearl Harbor.
PUTME General Knowledge 2023 · Question 1
Which of the following groups fall into the Civil Service?
  1. The police, the army, and the air force
  2. Employees of NEPA, NNPC and NRC
  3. Employees of ministries of finance, education and transportation — correct answer
  4. All of the above
Worked solution
The civil service consists of the permanent staff of government ministries and departments. The armed forces and the police are separate services, and NEPA, NNPC and NRC staff belong to public corporations, not the civil service.
PUTME General Knowledge 2022 · Question 8
A collection of poems is called a(n) ___.
  1. Anthology — correct answer
  2. Glossary
  3. Archive
  4. Library
Worked solution
A collection of poems is called an anthology.
PUTME General Knowledge 2021 · Question 1
About how many ethnic groups are there in Nigeria?
  1. About 36
  2. Over 250 — correct answer
  3. About 100
  4. Fewer than 50
Worked solution
Nigeria is commonly said to have more than 250 ethnic groups, the largest being the Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba and Igbo.
Every paper we hold

PUTME General Knowledge, year by year.

2025
30 questions
2024
121 questions
2023
119 questions
2022
12 questions
2021
213 questions
2020
12 questions
2019
13 questions
2018
163 questions
2017
13 questions
2016
13 questions
2015
40 questions
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