Government Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Government is the study of political institutions, processes, and theories. It examines agencies, political bodies, and the workings of the state.

• Question 1: The standing committee of a legislature is one Options:
  A) whose member stand while delibrating
  B) that has statutory responsibities
  C) that perform adhoc functions
  D) that has legislators as members.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2: Nigerian Judiciary is headed by Options:
  A) Attorney-General and Minister of Justice
  B) Solicitor-General of the Federation
  C) Chief Justice of the Federation
  D) President, Court of Appeal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3: In the legislative process, a bill is pass Options:
  A) motion accepted for debate
  B) motion rejected after debate
  C) proposal before the legislature
  D) law pass by the legislature.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4: The legislature checks the excesses of the executive through Options:
  A) appointment of civil servants
  B) screening of governors
  C) scrutiny of the budget
  D) nomination of judges
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5: The first military coup d'etat in Nigeria occurred on Options:
  A) October 1 1960
  B) October 1, 1963
  C) January 15, 1966
  D) Jnuary 15, 1967
  E) December 31, 1983
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6: Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the parliamentary system of government? Options:
  A) ministers are usually members of parliament
  B) the Prime Minister is politically responsible to the parliament
  C) the Head of State is the most powerful organ of government
  D) the Head of Governmentmay advise the Head of State to dissolve parliament
  E) the Party in opposition provides the Shadow Government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7: In a Parliamentary system of government, a Bill is almost certain to be passed after the Options:
  A) second reading
  B) third reading
  C) fourth reading
  D) fifth reading
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8: The term rule of law means Options:
  A) nobody is above the law
  B) everybody is equal before the law
  C) we are being governed by lawyers
  D) A and B
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9: Ombudsman as an institution in Nigeria is known as the Options:
  A) public complaints commission
  B) code of conduct bureau
  C) publitical service commission
  D) political bureau
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10:

  That type of sovereignty that thrives on legitimacy is__________

  Options:
  A) external sovereignty
  B) vested on any form of government
  C) legal sovereignty
  D) within the people's mandate
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  The correct answer is D .