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 declaration of election results is the exclusive duty of Options:
  A) political party chairman
  B) electoral commissions
  C) chief justices
  D) election petition tribunals
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2: One of the main functions of a political party is Options:
  A) political evaluation
  B) interest aggregation
  C) political accountability
  D) interest determination
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3: Which of the following sets of factors contributed to the development of nationalism in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Racial discrimination and oppression
  B) corruption and ethnicity
  C) paternalism and indirect rule
  D) election malpractices and party differences
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4: The country that championed decolonization in Africa was Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) South Africa
  C) Ghana
  D) Kenya
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5: The OAU is founded on the principle of Options:
  A) settlement of international disputes by armed struggles
  B) justifiable interference in the domestic affairs of member states
  C) soverign equality of member states
  D) equal cvontribution by member states
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6:

  The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is an organ of the_________

  Options:
  A) African Union
  B) Commonwealth of Nations
  C) United Nations
  D) New Partnership for Africa's Development
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7: Which of the following is a founding member of OPEC? Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Indonesia
  C) Venezuela
  D) Algeria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8: Under the 1979 Nigerian Constitution, State Electoral Commissions are to conduct Options:
  A) gubernatorial election
  B) elections into state Houses of Assembly
  C) Local government elections
  D) all elections
  E) Presidential elections
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9:

  The process by which electorates remove elected official is called_________

  Options:
  A) impeachment
  B) re-call
  C) vote of no confidence
  D) referendum
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 10: Which of these is an attribute of government? Options:
  A) Political Power
  B) Sovereignty
  C) Constitution
  D) Definite territory
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  The correct answer is A .