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: Which of the following political parties was the first to be formed when the ban on politics was lifted in 1978? Options:
  A) NPP
  B) PRP
  C) NPN
  D) UPN
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2: Nationalist activities were earlier in British than in French West Africa because the Options:
  A) French West Africans were not interested in having self government
  B) British colonialists were no longer interested in governing their acquired territories
  C) French addministrative polices did not allow for poltical agitation
  D) nationalists their french counterparts
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3: An agency of the United Nations which specializes in the welfare of children is the Options:
  A) WHO
  B) UNESCO
  C) UNICEF
  D) UNDP
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4: A common feature of the earlier political parties in Nigeria was that they Options:
  A) were formed by the government
  B) started as a social-cultural organizations
  C) were backed by the colonialists
  D) were non-elitist in nature
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5: Which of the following was NOT established by the 1979 Nigeria Constitution? Options:
  A) police Service Commission
  B) National Universities Commission
  C) Federal Electoral Commission
  D) National Economic Council
  E) National Population Commission
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6:

  What is the primary source of revenue for the local government in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) taxes
  B) grants from foreign countries
  C) oil revenue
  D) Federal government allocations
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7: Which of the following is saddled with the conduct of the general elections in Nigeria's Fourth Republic? Options:
  A) National Electoral Commission of Nigeria
  B) Independent National Elctoral Commission
  C) National Electoral Commission
  D) Federal Electoral Commission
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8:

  Fascism developed in________

  Options:
  A) France
  B) Germany
  C) Italy
  D) China
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9: Pressure groups are important because they Options:
  A) enjoy publicity
  B) manage political crisis for the their members
  C) sponsor candidates for election
  D) represent groups who may otherwise be ignored
  E) are not interested in the welfare of the state
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10:

  The electoral commission that organized the 1979 general elections was

  Options:
  A) FEDECO
  B) INEC
  C) ECN
  D) NECON
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .