ptdf sample questions for your review

PART 1 ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ME ALLOWED 25 MINUTES

1. WHAT TYPE OF LEGAL SYSTEM IS PRACTISED IN NIGERIA?
A. ENGLISH COMMON LAW
B. CUSTOMARY LAW
C. SHARIA OR ISLAMIC LAW
D. COMBINATION OF ENGLISH COMMON LAW, CUSTOMARY LAW AND ISLAMIC LAW
E. SOCIALIST LAW

2. THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR TO THE GDP OF NIGERIA IS BETWEEN
A. 85 TO 90 %
B. 17 TO 20%
C. 52 TO 56%
D. 7 TO 10%
E. 39 TO 43%

3. FOUR MAIN NIGERIA CASH CROPS ARE:
A. COCOA, GROUNDNUT, RUBBER, COTTON
B. COCOA, OIL PALM, Groundnut,? Pineapple
C. COTTON, OIL PALM, GROUNDNUT, MAIZE
D. GROUNDNUT, RUBBER, SOYA, ONIONS
E. ORANGES, OIL PALM, RUBBER, COCOA

5. THE BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF NIGERIA IS COMPOSED OF ………….. MAIN GROPUS
A. 7
B. 4
C. 2
D. 6
E. 10

6. NIGERIA JOINED OPEC IN 1971 AS THE …….. MEMBER OF THAT ORGANISATION
A. 6TH
B. 8TH
C. 4TH
D. 10TH
E. 11TH

7. NIGERIA BECAME A REPUBLIC ON
A. 1ST OCTOBER 1960
B. 29TH MAY 1999
C. 1ST OCTOBER 1963
D. 1ST OCTOBER 1958
E. 29TH JULY 1966



8. WHERE IS THE HEADQUQRTERS OF OPEC?
A. LONDON
B. NEW YORK
C. STOCKHOLM
D. VIENNA
E. PARIS

9. EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES FOR OIL BEGAN IN NIGERIA AT…..
A. NIGER DELTA
B. ARAROMI, WESTERN NIGERIA
C. WADI
D. BENUE TROUGH
E. CHAD BASIN

10. NIGERIA’S FIRST SHIPLOAD OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) TO THE WORLD MARKET WAS IN ……..
A. 1958
B. 1997
C. 1967
D. 1988
E. 1977

11. THE COUNTRIES THAT WILL BE IN THE FIRST STAGE OF THE WEST AFRICAN GAS PIPELINE PROJECT ARE
A. NIGERIA, CAMEROUN, TOGO, BENIN
B. BENIN, CHAD, NIGER, NIGERIA
C. BENIN, TOGO, GHANA, NIGERIA
D. NIGER, NIGERIA, BENIN, TOGO
E. GHANA, CHAD, BENIN, TOGO

12. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS SET A DEADLINE OF YEAR…. WHEN ROUTINE GAS FLARING IN THE NATION’S OIL FIELD MUST STOP.
A. 2010
B. 2004
C. 2008
D. 2020
E. 2005

13. NAME THE OIL PRODUCING STATES IN NIGERIA
A. ABIA AKWA IBOM BAYELSA BORNU YOBE DELTA EDO ONDO RIVERS
B. ABIA AKWA IBOM ANAMBRA BAYELSA CROSS RIVER DELTA EDO ONDO RIVERS
C. ABIA AKWA IBOM BAYELSA BORNU CROSS RIVVER DELTA EDO GOMBE RIVERS
D. AKWA IBOM BAYELSA CROSS RIVER DELTA EDO IMO LAGOS ONDO RIVERS
E. ABIA AKWA IBOM BAYELSA CROSS RIVER DELTA EDO IMO ONDO RIVERS


14. WHAT IS THE VOLUME IN LITRES OD ONE BARREL OF CRUDE OIL
A. 200 LITRES
B. 159 LITRES
C. 100 LITRES
D. 88 LITRES
E. 500 LITRES

15. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST PRODUCER OF CRUDE OIL?
A. SAUDI ARABIA
B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
C. RUSSIA
D. NIGERIA
E. LIBYA

16. A CRUDE OIL PIPILINE DISCHAGES INTO AN OIL RESERVOIR TANK OF CAPACITY ONE TRILLION CUBIC METRES AT THE RATE OF 11574 CUBIC METRES PER SECOND. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO FILL THE TANK?
A. 2 DAYS
B. 1 WEEK
C. 12 HOURS
D. 1 DAY
E. 5 DAYS

17. THE EARTH IS MADE OF THREE CONCENTRIC SHELLS KNOWN AS
A. CRUST, MANTLE AND CORE
B. OUTER, MIDLE, AND INNER SHELLS
C. LAYER 1, LAYER 2, AND LAYER 3
D. LITHOSPERE, ASTHENOSPHERE, MESOSPHERE
E. MOHOROVICIC DISCONTINUITY, CONRAD DISCONTINUITY, GUTENBERG DISCONTINUITY

18. A GIRL OF MASS 60KG STANDS ON A SCALE INSIDE A LIFT WHICH DESCENDS AT CONSTANT VELOCITY 10 KM/HOUR. WHAT IS THE MASS INDICATED BY THE SCALE?
A. 600KG
B. 6 KG
C. 60KG
D. 50KG
E. 180KG

19. WHICH GEOPHYSICAL METHOD IS COMMONLY APPLIED IN OIL EXPLORATION?
A. SEISMIC METHOD
B. GRAVITY METHOD
C. MAGNETIC METHOD
D. RESISTIVITY METHOD
E. GROUND PENCHANT-RADAR METHOD



20. WHO IS THE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION?
A. MR. COLLIN POWELL
B. DR. ALI RODRIQUEZ ARAQUE
C. MR. KOFI ANNAN
D. MR. BOUTROS GHADI
E. MR. TERIQ AZIZ

21. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 TO WORLD HISTORY?
A. TERRORISTS PLANES CRASHED INTO THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE IN NEW YORK AND PENTAGON IN WASHINTON
B. TERRORISTS PLANES CRASHED INTO THE WHITE HOUSE
C. TERRORISTS EXPLODE CAR BOMB IN TEL AVIV
D. AMERICA AND HER ALLIES COMMENCED WAR AGAINST TERROR
E. OPERATION DESERT STORM BEGAN

22. THE ACRONYM ‘AIDS’ STANDS FOR
A. ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT DEVELOPERS SOCIETIES
B. AGENCY FOR INDIVIDUAL DISORDER SYSTEMS
C. ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
D. ACTION FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE SECURITIES
E. AGENCY FOR IMPORT DISTRIBUTION SYNDICATE

23. IF WE ASSUME THAT PRICE DECREASE AS TOTAL EXPENDITURE INCREASES THEN
A. ELASTICITY OF DEMAND IS GREATER THAN ONE
B. ELASTICITY OF DEMAND IS LESS THAN ONE
C. ELASTICITY OF DEMAND IS EQUAL TO ONE
D. ALL THE ABOVE ARE TRUE
E. NONE OF THE ABOVE IS TRUE

24. WHO IS THE CURRENT NIGERIAN REPRESENTATIVE AT OPEC’S BOARD OF GOVERNORS?
A. DR. RILWANU LUKEMAN
B. MR. JACKSON GAIUS-OBASEKI
C. MR. MACAULAY OFURHIE
D. MS. AMAH PEPPLE
E. ALH. YUSUF ABUBAKAR

25. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ONE OF TE MARKET MODELS AS VIEDED BY THE SELLER?
A. PURE COMPETITION
B. MONOPOLY
C. CAPITALISM
D. MONOPOLISTIC COMPOSITION
E. OLIGOPSONY



26. THE SUBSTITUTION EFFECT WORKS TO ENCOURAGE A CONSUMER TO PURCHASE MORE OF A PRODUCT WHEN THE PRICE OF THAT GOOD IS FALLING BECAUSE
A. THE CONSUMER’S REAL INCOME HAS INCREASED
B. THE CONSUMER’S REAL INCOME HAS DECREASED
C. THE PRODUCT IS NOW RELATIVELY LESS EXPENSIVE THAN BEFORE
D. OTHER PRODUCTS ARE NOW LESS EXPENSIVE THAN BEFORE
E. THE CONSUMER’S TASTE HAS CHANGED

27. THE PREFERRED PRICE BAND OF CRUDE OIL BY THE ORGANISATION OF EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC) IS
A. US 35 – 40 DOLLARS
B. US 25 – 26 DOLLARS
C. US 19 – 20 DOLLARS
D. US 15 – 18 DOLLARS
E. OVER US 40 DOLLARS

28. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY TO NIGERIA, NEPA MUST GENERATE
A. 5000 MW
B. 4000MW
C. 2800MW
D. 1400MW
E. 10000 MW

29. THE FIRST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON WAS
A. YURI GAGARIN
B. NEIL ARMSTRONG
C. ANDREW SMITH
D. EUGENE ALDRIN
E. ALEXEI
F. LCOTOV

30. WHERE WAS THE FIRST COMMERCIAL DISCOVERY OF OIL IN NIGERIA?
A. OLOIBIRI
B. IHUO
C. EBOCHA
D. OLOGBO
E. OSARI

31. THE HIGHEST POINT IN NIGERIA IS ON THE
A. JOS PLATEAU
B. OBAN HILLS
C. UDI PLATEAU
D. NORTH EASTERN HIGHLANDS
E. WESTERN UPLANDS




32. RIVER NIGER IS THE ………… LONGETS RIVER IN AFRICA
A. FIRST
B. THIRD
C. FIFTH
D. SIXTH
E. NONE OF THE ABOVE

33. A MARGINAL FIELD IS…….
A. AN OIL FIELD AT THE EDGE OF A CENTRALLY LOCATED OIL FILED
B. AN OIL FIELD AT THE BORDER OF AN OIL PRODUCING STATE
C. AN OIL FIELD BETWEEN TWO OIL PRODUCING STATES
D. AN OIL FIELD WHICH A MAJOR OIL COMPANY FINDS UNECONOMICAL TO PRODUCE BUT WHICH CAN BE ECONOMICALLY PRODUCED BY A SMALLER COMPANY
E. AN OIL FIELD SITUATED ON THE CONTINENTAL MARGIN

34. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ECONOMIC CONCEPTS WAS DEVELOPED BY KARL MARX?
A. CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION
B. COOPERATIVES
C. TARIFFS
D. INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY
E. SURPLUS VALUE

35. WHO IS GENERALLY REGARDED AS THE GREATEST SCIENTIST OF THE 20TH CENTURY?
A. WILLIAM SHOCKLEY
B. ABDUL SALAM
C. ALBERT EINSTEIN
D. MARIE CURIE
E. ERNEST RUTHERFORD

36. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS LEAST CONSISTENT WITH THE VIEWS WHICH PRESENTLY PREVAILS AMONGST CRIMINOLOGISTS?
A. PRISON SENTENCES OF INDETERMINATE LENGTH
B. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY OF PROBATION AND PAROLE
C. ISOLATION OF FIRST OFFENDERS FROM THE REST OF THE PRISON POPULATION
D. LEGALISATION OF GAMBLING
E. EMPLOYMENT OF CONVICTS IN CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND ROADWORKS

37. THE STUDY OF MAN’S RELATION TO HIS ENVIRONMENT IS KNOWN AS
A. ETIOLOGY
B. ENVIRONMENTOLOGY
C. ENDOLOGY
D. ECOLOGY
E. PATHOLOGY

38. A LATENT FUNCTION OF THE REMOVAL OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY FROM THE HOME HAS BEEN
A. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MATRIARCHAL TRADITION
B. A DECREASE IN THE SOLIDARITY OF THE NUCLEAR FAMILY
C. POPULATION INCREASE
D. THE WEAKENING OF THE A PATRIARCHAM TRADITION
E. AN INCREASE IN THE EXPLOITATION OF LABOUR

39. IN A SOCIOGRAM INVOLVING n PERSONS? THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POTENTIAL RELATIONSHIPS (IF DIRECTION IS DISTINGUISHED) IS
A. n2
B. n(n – 1)
C. 2n
D. n!
E. (2n)!

40. AN ACCEPTABLE TEST MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERION/CRITERIA (a) DISCRIMINATION (b) RELIABILITY (c) VALIDITY
A. a AND b ONLY
B. a AND c ONLY
C. b AND c ONLY
D. a, b, AND c
E. b ONLY

41. INTELLIGENCE STUDIENS SHOW CONCLUSIVELY THAT GROUPS ARE TO BE RANKED IN ONE OF THESE ORDERS FROM HIGH TO LOW
A. PROFESSIONALS, SKILLED WORKERS, LABOURERS
B. SKILLED WORKERS, PROFESSIONALS, LABOURERS
C. LABOURERS, SKILLED WORKERS, PROFESSIONALS
D. PROFESSIONALS, LABOURERS, SKILLED WORKERS
E. SKILLED WORKERS, LABOURERS, PROFESSIONALS

42. THE NATURAL VEGETATION ALONG THE NIGERIAN COAST AND THE DELTA IS
A. DESERT SWAMPS
B. TROPICAL EVERGREEN FORESTS
C. MANGROVE SWAMPS
D. SEASONAL RAINFOREST
E. SAVANNAH

43. THE WORLD’S POPULATION IS PRESENTLY ESTIMATED TO BE
A. 6 BILLION
B. 10 BILLION
C. 4 BILLION
D. 5 BILLION
E. 8 BILLION




44. THE FIRST CAPITAL TOWN OF NIGEIA WAS
A. LOKOJA
B. ZUNGERU
C. KADUNA
D. LAGOS
E. CALABAR

45. HOW MANY TIMES HAS BRAZIL, THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR 2002 JAPAN/KOREA FOOTBALL WORLD CUP COMPETITION WON THE COMPETITION
A. 3
B. 7
C. 5
D. 6
E. 10

46. HOW MANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS ARE PRESENT IN NIGERIA?
A. 469
B. 774
C. 883
D. 720
E. 578

47. THE FIRST COMMERCIAL DEEP WATER OIL DISCOVERY IN NIGERIA IS
A. ABO FIELD
B. AKPO FIELD
C. NOWA FIELD
D. AGBANI FIELD
E. BONGA FIELD

48. THE PETROLEUM CORPORATION HAS …. MAJO TYPES OF AGREEMENT AND/OR CONTRACTS WITH MAJOR MULTINATIONAL OIL COMPANIES
A. 1
B. 8
C. 3
D. 10
E. 5

49. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS FAR EXPENDED ABOUT US DOLLAR……… ON THE STEEL AND ALUMINIUM SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY
A. US DOLLARS 10 BILLION
B. US DOLLARS 4.66 BILLION
C. US DOLLARS 2.5 BILLION
D. US DOLLARS 17.1 BILLION
E. US DOLLARS 12.5 BILLION




50. WHEN WAS THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT WHICH PRESCRIBED PENALTIES FOR DISCHARGING HAZARDOUS WASTES INTO THE ENVIRONMENT ENACTED?
A. 1988
B. 1978
C. 1995
D. 1985
E. 1982