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 right of a citizen to seek redress means the right to________

  Options:
  A) fair hearing
  B) free access to legal materials
  C) seek an appeal under another judgement
  D) exercise his political liberty
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2: Which of the following is NOT usually associated with the activities of political parties? Options:
  A) providing political education
  B) selecting and supporting candidates for public office
  C) forming the government
  D) controlling the judiciary
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3: The major role of national legislature is to Options:
  A) scrutinize and criticize the executive branch
  B) step into political vacum created by weak executives
  C) Expose and supervise the government
  D) make laws for the general welfare of citizens
  E) find ways and means to get money for governments
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4: Under the regulations for the conduct of the 1979 elections in Nigeria a candidate could be declared ineligible if Options:
  A) he did not pay his tax as and when due
  B) he did not pay his tax annually
  C) he did not pay his Federal Tax
  D) he did not pay his State Tax
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5: The UNO was founded in 1945 to replace the Options:
  A) OAU
  B) NATO
  C) Commonwealth of Nations
  D) League of Nations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6: Law making under military regimes is done through Options:
  A) delegated legislation
  B) administrative enactments
  C) the promulgation of decrees
  D) the ministry of justice
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7: Under proportional representation, elections are won on the basis of Options:
  A) simple majority of votes
  B) absolute majority of votes cast
  C) Two-thirds majority of voters cast
  D) votes received relative to those of other parties
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8: Traditional rulers in Nigeria exercised the greatest political powers under Options:
  A) the military administrations
  B) the second republic
  C) the first republic
  D) indirect rule
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9: The major difference between a state and a nation is that the latter presupposes a _______ Options:
  A) heterogeneous
  B) Homogeneous population
  C) well-defined territory
  D) more organized system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 10:

  When a state is subject to no other authority, it is said to be _________

  Options:
  A) powerful
  B) legitmate
  C) authoritative
  D) sovereign
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  The correct answer is D .