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: Nigerian nationalism was described as two-phased by Options:
  A) John Payne Jackson
  B) Jmaes S. Coleman
  C) Edward Wilmot Blyden
  D) David Ricardo
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2: The Nigeria Independence Constitution was modified by the Options:
  A) 1989 constitution
  B) 1979 constitution
  C) 1963 constitution
  D) 1999 constitution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3:

  Argumentation, negotiation and deliberation on the subject matter of a bill begins at the_______

  Options:
  A) third stage
  B) first reading
  C) committee stage
  D) second reading
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4: In the monarchical system of government, sovereignty is vested in the Options:
  A) people
  B) royalty
  C) legislature
  D) military
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5: A major problem associated with the Nigerian federalism is Options:
  A) ethnic conflicts
  B) environmental pollution
  C) boundary disputes
  D) fiscal allocation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

  A policy formulated to guide relationswithothernations is called

  Options:
  A) international policy
  B) state policy
  C) national policy
  D) foreign policy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7: An essential feature of democracy is Options:
  A) rigid constitution
  B) people's consent
  C) supremacy of parliament
  D) bicameral legislature
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8: ECOWAS IS Options:
  A) an international military/defence organization
  B) a regional economic organization
  C) a trans-national religious group
  D) a west african English speaking organization
  E) an international organ of the United Nation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9:

  The oversight function is performed by the

  Options:
  A) judiciary
  B) executive
  C) court
  D) legislature
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: The duty of an Alkali under the Hausa Fularti political system is to Options:
  A) adjudicate under Islamic laws
  B) make Islamic laws
  C) execute Islamic laws
  D) make treaties under Islamic laws
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  The correct answer is A .