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 emergence of nationalism was essentially the result of the ills of Options:
  A) colonialism
  B) imperialism
  C) independence
  D) slavery
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2: The leaders who spearheaded the transformation of the Organization of African Unity into the African Union are from Options:
  A) Nigeria,Libya and Kenya
  B) Algeria,Libya and Zambia
  C) South Africa,Libya and Zambia
  D) Nigeria,Libya and South Africa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3: The rules and regulations of the civil service are called? Options:
  A) General Order
  B) Bureaucratic Order
  C) Service Order
  D) Administrative Order
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4: The cabinet system of government embody the principle of separation of powers because Options:
  A) it does not encourage the appointment of a president
  B) the executive is not separate from the legislature
  C) it gives less powers to a prime minister than a president
  D) the executive is not directly appointed by the electorate
  E) the speaker controls the activities of the house
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5: The permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations are Options:
  A) Germany,France,Poland,Hungary and China
  B) Britain,Japan,Australia,Germany and the United States
  C) the United States,Russia,France,Britain and Japan
  D) the United States,Russia,France,Britain and China
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6: A major objective of the public Complaints Commission is Options:
  A) Training and promotion of public servants
  B) Settlement of disputes among individuals
  C) Addressing the grievances of individuals and groups
  D) Fighting corruption and indiscipline
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7: The style of government in the Sokoto caliphate was Options:
  A) democratic
  B) authoritarian
  C) populist
  D) totalitarian
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  The correct answer is D .
• 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: Fascism emphasises Options:
  A) individualism
  B) equality
  C) nationalism
  D) collectivism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: Membership of a society is Options:
  A) voluntary
  B) constitutional
  C) conventional
  D) mandatory
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  The correct answer is A .