Are you preparing for the 2025 NDLEA recruitment screening exercise? This collection of carefully selected NDLEA questions and answers will guide you through the computer-based test (CBT). It covers general knowledge, current affairs, English, mathematics and NDLEA related questions likely to appear.
General Knowledge & Current Affairs
1. NDLEA was established in what year?
A. 1999
B. 1989 ✅
C. 1995
D. 2000
2. Who is the current chairman of NDLEA as of 2025?
A. Ibrahim Magu
B. Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) ✅
C. Shehu Sani
D. Abba Kyari
3. NDLEA is responsible for:
A. Fire outbreaks
B. Internet fraud
C. Drug control and enforcement ✅
D. Border closure
4. What does NDLEA stand for?
A. Nigeria Defense League for Economic Advancement
B. National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ✅
C. National Development Law Enforcement Association
D. None of the above
5. The NDLEA operates under which ministry?
A. Ministry of Finance
B. Ministry of Justice ✅
C. Ministry of Education
D. Ministry of Power
6. Where is the NDLEA headquarters located?
A. Kaduna
B. Kano
C. Lagos ✅
D. Abuja
7. Which of the following is a banned drug in Nigeria?
A. Paracetamol
B. Amoxicillin
C. Cocaine ✅
D. Panadol
8. The NDLEA motto is:
A. War Against Drugs
B. Not In My Country ✅
C. Zero Tolerance
D. Say No to Crime
9. Which international day focuses on drug abuse prevention?
A. June 26 ✅
B. May 1
C. July 4
D. October 10
10. NDLEA collaborates with which global body on drug control?
A. AU
B. WHO
C. UNODC ✅
D. ECOWAS
English Language
11. Choose the correct synonym: Illicit
A. Legal
B. Allowed
C. Illegal ✅
D. Common
12. Fill in the blank: He _______ to the station before the train arrived.
A. goes
B. gone
C. had gone ✅
D. going
13. Which of these is a noun?
A. Quickly
B. Table ✅
C. Run
D. Very
14. Choose the antonym of “arrest”:
A. Detain
B. Capture
C. Release ✅
D. Trap
15. Which word is correctly spelled?
A. Persue
B. Pursue ✅
C. Pursu
D. Porsue
16. Choose the correct tense: She _______ the drug trafficker yesterday.
A. arrested ✅
B. arrest
C. arresting
D. arrests
17. Select the plural form of “agency”:
A. Agencys
B. Agencies ✅
C. Agenciez
D. Agencs
18. He works ________ the drug control unit.
A. in
B. for ✅
C. at
D. on
19. The officer gave a _______ speech.
A. powerful ✅
B. power
C. powered
D. powering
20. She has ______ experience in drug law enforcement.
A. much
B. vast ✅
C. many
D. big
Mathematics & Logic Reasoning
21. What is 15% of 200?
A. 25
B. 30 ✅
C. 35
D. 40
22. If x = 4 and y = 2, what is (x² – y²)?
A. 8
B. 12 ✅
C. 14
D. 10
23. A triangle has angles 90°, 60° and ____?
A. 30° ✅
B. 45°
C. 15°
D. 60°
24. What is the LCM of 5 and 3?
A. 15
B. 15 ✅
C. 10
D. 20
25. Solve: 144 ÷ 12 = ?
A. 10
B. 12 ✅
C. 11
D. 13
26. 25% of 800 is?
A. 100
B. 150
C. 200 ✅
D. 250
27. If a bag costs ₦1,200 and there’s 10% discount, new price is?
A. ₦1,080
B. ₦1,080 ✅
C. ₦1,100
D. ₦1,200
28. 3/4 of 60 is?
A. 30
B. 45 ✅
C. 40
D. 35
29. What’s the next number in the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, __?
A. 32 ✅
B. 24
C. 30
D. 18
30. 2x + 3 = 9. Find x.
A. 3 ✅
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5