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: An example of a country ruled by a constitutional monarch is Options:
  A) Italy
  B) Libya
  C) Uganda
  D) Morocco
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2: An advantage of delegated legislation is Options:
  A) supremacy
  B) convenience
  C) effectiveness
  D) efficiency
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3: The ultimate authority in a state is Options:
  A) sovereignty
  B) power
  C) influence
  D) legitimacy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4:

  The cultural organisation which metamorphosed into the Northern People's Congress (NPC) was__________

  Options:
  A) Arewa Consultative Forum
  B) Jamiyyar Mutanem Arewa
  C) Borno Youth Movement
  D) Northern Elders Forum
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5: Rate are usually collected in Nigeria by Options:
  A) Ministries of Commerce in the states
  B) The department councils
  C) The traditional rules
  D) The department of inland revenue
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6: The term, comprador bourgeoise has been used by scholars to describe Options:
  A) foreign businessmen in Nigerian
  B) foreign diplomats working in Nigeria
  C) Nigerian businessmen who represent foreign interests
  D) Nigerian contractors to foreign government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7: A permanent civil service Options:
  A) makes continuity in government possible
  B) makes civil servants arrogant
  C) promotes ethnic domination
  D) is undemocratic
  E) undermines the authority of government
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8: The most important function of the executive organ of government is to Options:
  A) formulate policies
  B) give assent to bills
  C) control foreign policy
  D) enforce laws
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9: Pacification refers to a process through which some areas in Nigeria were acquired by Options:
  A) military conquest
  B) gunboat diplomacy
  C) signing of treaties
  D) peaceful negotiations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: A primary objective of the privatization policy in Nigeria is Options:
  A) probity
  B) responsiveness
  C) transparency
  D) accountability
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  The correct answer is D .