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: Values beliefs and orientation of a political system are internalized through Options:
  A) political culture
  B) political socialization
  C) political developement
  D) political power
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2: The right of citizens to participate in the affairs of government of their country is called Options:
  A) economic right
  B) civil right
  C) political right
  D) social right
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3: The development of a classless society is the goal of __________ Options:
  A) liberalism
  B) maxism
  C) conservatism
  D) feudalism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4: In the 1950s, the Northern Elements Progressive Union was notable in Nigerian politics because it Options:
  A) opposed Northern traditional rulers
  B) Agitated for the formation of a unitary form of government
  C) allied with the Northern people's Congress to form the regional government
  D) won the election to the Northern House of Assembly
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5: Citizenship of a state by descent requires that Options:
  A) one is born and bred in the state
  B) one's mother was born in the state
  C) one's grand parents were citizens of the state
  D) one is domiciled in that state
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6:

  A form of government organized by a council of military officers is called______

  Options:
  A) Militocracy
  B) Stratocracy
  C) Military Junta
  D) Mobocracy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7: The President of Nigeria Options:
  A) has a tenure of seven years
  B) has to be elected every four years
  C) has a tenure of five years
  D) cannot seek re-election
  E) is elected for life
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8: Nigeria adopted a republican constitution on Options:
  A) October, 1960
  B) October, 1, 1963
  C) October, 1, 1966
  D) May 1 1967
  E) October, 1, 1979
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9: Which of the following was the secretary general of OPEC? Options:
  A) Jibril Aminu
  B) Aret Adams
  C) Dalhatu Bayero
  D) Rilwan Lukwan
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: A major feature of the system of government in the Sokoto Caliphate was that Options:
  A) it was based on customs and traditions
  B) it was theocratic
  C) it was democratic
  D) power was effectively decentralized
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  The correct answer is B .