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: One major advantage of the unitary system is that it tends of make government Options:
  A) Free of controversy
  B) Distant from the people
  C) Popular among the masses
  D) Strong and stable
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2: The most important challenge facing the Fourth Republic is Options:
  A) the need to develop Nigeria culturally
  B) the successful conduct of the 2003 election
  C) how to develop Nigeria's social institutions
  D) how to deal with the military
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3: The pre-colonial Yoruba political system as a whole can best be described as a Options:
  A) federation of cheifdoms and localities
  B) confederation of chiefdoms and localities
  C) confederation of monarchies and chiefdoms
  D) highly centralized kingdom
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4: The local government reforms of 1976 in Nigeria were designed to Options:
  A) decentralize authority
  B) increase political socialization
  C) enlist grassroot support
  D) achieve even developenmet
  E) all of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 5: A country is said to operate an unwritten constitution if the Options:
  A) constitution is not contained in a single document
  B) constitution cannot be written down
  C) existing constitution can be suspended at will
  D) country is not having a printed constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6: Local government in Nigeria receive the bulk of their finiacial resources from Options:
  A) the state government
  B) the federal government
  C) rates and taxes
  D) local investment projects
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7: Which of the following is a feature of democracy? Options:
  A) interdependence of states
  B) state responsibilities to society
  C) power vested in minority parties
  D) popular consultation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 8: Following the reform of the Native Authority system in Northern Nigeria ,traditional rulers became Options:
  A) Council
  B) Chief-and-Council
  C) Prefects
  D) Chief-in-Council
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9: The power of a head of state to dissolve the legislature and order a general election is usually associated with the Options:
  A) presidential system of government
  B) monarchical system of government
  C) parliamentary system of government
  D) unitary system of government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10: The Lagos Colony and Protectorate was amalgamated with The Protectorate of Southern Nigeria in Options:
  A) 1886
  B) 1893
  C) 1906
  D) 1922
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  The correct answer is C .