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: The major difference between a state and a nation is that the latter presupposes a Options:
  A) heterogenous population
  B) homogenous population
  C) well defined territory
  D) more organized system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2: The officer responsible, for announcing the result of an election is known as Options:
  A) returning officer
  B) electoral officer
  C) ballot officer
  D) presiding officer
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3: The tenure of non-permanent members of the Security Council is Options:
  A) 5 years
  B) 4 years
  C) 2 years
  D) 6 years
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4: Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because Options:
  A) they had no formal governmental institutions
  B) they had no definite political boundaries
  C) their population was too small
  D) they were not independent.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5: Nigeria's relations with African countries are underscored by its policy of Options:
  A) non - alignment
  B) afrocentrism
  C) political diplomacy
  D) peaceful co-existence
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6:

  Which of the following is an example of a public pressure group?

  Options:
  A) Red cross
  B) Amnesty International
  C) National Farmers Union
  D) Green peace
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7: A proclamation by the Federal Republic of Nigeria Options:
  A) promotes unity in diversity
  B) allows for thye dominance of the minority ethnic groups
  C) concentrates governmental power at one level of government
  D) advances the interest of the rich
  E) ensures the dominance of one political party
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8: The granting of internal authority to the regions came under which constitution? Options:
  A) Littleton Constitution
  B) Richard Constitution
  C) Clifford Constitution
  D) Macpherson Constitution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9: The use of the veto in the Security Council is Options:
  A) limited only to permanent members
  B) the prerogative of all its mebers
  C) the exclusive right of the two super powers the U.S.S.R. and the U.S
  D) on a rotational basis
  E) all of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10: The major external factor that promoted nationalism in Nigeria was Options:
  A) Pan-Africanism
  B) the Yom-Kippur War
  C) the Second World War
  D) Anti-apartheid Movement
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  The correct answer is A .