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 basic feature of a monarchical form of government is that Options:
  A) succession is through heredity
  B) the ruler has a fixed tenure
  C) seperation of powers is absolute
  D) members of the executive are elected
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2: The OAU was formed in Options:
  A) 1946
  B) 1956
  C) 1960
  D) 1963
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3: When did Nigeria gain her Independence? Options:
  A) 1st October, 1963
  B) 31st October, 1690
  C) 1st October, 2012
  D) 1st October, 1960
  E) 12th October, 1992
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4: The five political parties recognized by the Nigerian Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) for the 1979 elections were Options:
  A) Upn, gnpp, NPN, PRP and NPC
  B) GNPP, PRP, UPN, NPP and NAP
  C) PRP, UPN, MOP, GNPP and NPP
  D) NPN, NPP, UPN, PRP and GNPP
  E) NPP, PRP, GNPP, NPN and NEPU
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5: Ghana was led into independence by Options:
  A) Dr J.B Danquah
  B) Dr Kwame Nkrumah
  C) Dr K.A Busia
  D) Mr.Akuffo Addo
  E) Mr. Krobo Edusei
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6: The main objective of the Public Service Review Commission headed by Chief Jerome Udoji was to make the Nigerian public service Options:
  A) less corrupt
  B) more attractive financially
  C) more efficient and result oriented
  D) superior to the private sector
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7: One of the main reasons for the creation of more local government in Nigeria is to Options:
  A) make them more responsive to people's needs
  B) weaken the powers of traditional authorities
  C) make them more receptive to traditional rulers
  D) establish them as the third tier in the federal structure
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8: A totalitarian government is Options:
  A) government that aspires to control every aspect of a citizens life
  B) a government of the people by the people, and for the people
  C) a government masses
  D) a weak government
  E) controlled by the rich
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9: The head of the executive branch in a parliamentary system is called the Options:
  A) prime minister
  B) president
  C) majority leader
  D) senate president
  E) governor general
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10:

  In a parliamentary system of government, the executive branch is

  Options:
  A) under the control of the judiciary
  B) combined with the legislative branch
  C) elected through popular votes
  D) separate from the legislative branch
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  The correct answer is B .