CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. When was the 8th National Assembly Constituted?
June 9, 2015. (Then Senate President: Bukola Saraki, Deputy: Ike Ekweremadu)
2. What was the date of the Berlin conference?
November 15, 1884 - February 26, 1885
3. What is the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo?
Kinshasa
4. Which of these countries was not a member of the USSR?
Check here for USSR member countries
5. Which of these countries is not in Europe?
Check here for list of European countries
6. The scramble for Africa took place in which city and country
Berlin, Germany
7. When did Nigeria change from Right hand to Left hand drive?
April 2, 1972
8. Who is the youngest Nobel Prize winner?
Malala Yousafzai (at age 17)
9. Antananarivo is the capital of which country?
Madagascar
10. Obama is the ___th president of America
44th
11. Which day did the first coup take place in Nigeria?
January 15, 1966
12. Which date did the Aba women’s riot start and end
November 1929 - January 1930
13. Which of the following cities is not in Africa?
Check here for Africa’s cities
14. Which is the odd one out: Adamawa, Gombe, Nasarawa, Bauchi….
Nasarawa (This question was based on geopolitical zones, so Nasarawa is the
odd one out)
15. Where will the next Olympic Games be held?
Beijing, China (from 4 - 20 February 2022)
16. Who is hosting the Youth 2022 Cup?
Senegal
17. Which president was arrested and sentenced to 15 years
Lee Myung-bak (South Korean). While Jacob Zuma (South Africa) was
sentenced to 15 months
18. When was EFCC created?
2003 (by Olusegun Obasanjo). Was first headed by Nuhu Ribadu
19. First president of Nigeria
Nnamdi Azikwe (oct. 1963). First Executive President: Shehu Shagari (Oct 1979)
20. Governor of Katsina
Aminu Bello Masari (check here for a list of Nigerian States Governors)
21. Capital of Cote d'ivoire
Yamoussoukro (check here for list of world countries and capitals by continent)
22. Which country's flag is known as Union Jack?
United Kingdom (Check here to read about it)
23. Meaning of NTDC
Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation
24. What is the first political party in Nigeria?
Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) (formed in 1923 by Herbert
Macaulay)
25. Which is not an African city?
Dar es Salaam
Tunis
Casablanca
Louane ✅
Lougana
INFORMATION ON INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
Note: Items with (***) have been asked in previous KPMG Aptitude Tests
S/N Name Date of Headquarter President Member
Establish countries
ment
1 United Nations (UN) 1945 New York (USA)*** Abdulla Shahid 193
Check here
2 African Union (AU) 2002 Addis Ababa Felix-Antoine 55
(Ethiopia) Tshisekedi*** Check here
3 World bank 1944 Washington DC David Malpass 183
(USA) Check here
4 International Monetary Fund 1944 Washington DC kristalina Georgieva 190
(IMF) (USA) Check here
5 World Health Organisation 1948 Geneva Dr. Tedros Adhanom 192
(WHO) (Switzerland) Ghebreyesus Check here
6 International Court of 1945 The Hague Judge Joan 193
Justice (ICJ) (Netherlands)*** Donoghue Check here
7 European Union (EU) 1993 Brussels Ursula von der 27
(Belgium)*** Leyen Check here
8 World Trade Organisation 1995 Geneva Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala 164
(WTO) (Switzerland) Check here
9 International Labour 1919 Geneva Guy Ryder 187
Organisation (ILO) (Switzerland) Check here
10 United Nations Children’s 1946 New York (USA) Henrietta Fore 191
Fund (UNICEF) Check here
11 United Nations Educational 1945 Paris (France) Altay Cengizer 193
Scientific and Cultural Check here
Organisation (UNESCO)
12 Organisation of Petroleum 1960 Vienna (Austria) Dr. Diamantino 13
Exporting Countries (OPEC) Pedro Azevedo Check here
13 World Economic Forum 1971 Cologny Børge Brende -
(WEF) (switzerland)
ESSAY
Possible Essay questions include:
1. Write about when you employed critical thinking, either as a follower or a leader, to solve
problems
2. Describe a moment where you were able to think outside the box.
3. Money is the most important thing in a job. Discuss for or against.
4. Discuss the challenges you have gone through. How you overcame it and how it shaped
you.
5. Technology has done more harm thank good. Discuss
6. Friends have more influence on a child than the parents. Discuss
7. How has the covid contributed to creativity and innovation (at least 3 instances)
8. Impact of Covid on work-life and innovation
9. Personal experience on a tough task you solved
Use the STAR method to answer competency-based questions (“Tell me about a time…”
“Describe a time…”)
S - Situation
T - Task
A - Action
R - Result
Tips on writing essay
Write 4 or 5 paragraphs:
Paragraph 1: Introduce the topic.
Paragraph 2: Point 1
Paragraph 3: Point 2
Paragraph 4: Point 3 (Optional)
Paragraph 5: Conclusion (Very important)
Good luck to us!
