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 1001:

  Which of the following made the earliest contact with the Nigerian society?

  Options:
  A) The Portuguese
  B) The Germans
  C) The British
  D) The French
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1002: The Arthur Richards Constitution introduced into Nigeria Options:
  A) federalism
  B) republicanism
  C) regionajism
  D) the multi-party system
  E) the office of prime minister
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1003: The arm of government mainly responsible for the implementing of law in Nigeria is the Options:
  A) judiciary
  B) police
  C) legislature
  D) executive
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1004: On what is charismatic authority based? Options:
  A) Inherited wealth and power
  B) Tyrannical tendencies
  C) Institutional processes
  D) Personal ability and influence
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1005: When a government sincerely strives to make justice and fair treatment the foundations of law and order in its society we say that the government observes Options:
  A) the rule of Gerontocracy
  B) the rule of Bureaucracy
  C) the rule of Law
  D) the rule of Oligarchy
  E) the rule of Popular Sovereignty
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1006: The principle of separation of powers is best practiced in the Options:
  A) presidential system
  B) monarchical system
  C) parliamentary system
  D) feudal system
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1007: The process of nationalism was accelerated by Options:
  A) the signing of the Atlantic Charter
  B) improvement in warfare tactics
  C) rapid economic developement
  D) the coming of Christian missionaries
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1008: Which of the following constitutions is more suitable for centralization of political power? Options:
  A) Unwritten constitution
  B) Rigid constitution
  C) Written constitution
  D) Flexible constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1009: The two nationalist leaders who led the tour of Northern Nigeria in 1946 to campaign against the Richards Constitution were Options:
  A) Ahmadu Bello and Abubakar Tawafa Balewa
  B) Nnamdi Azikiwe and Obafemi Awolowo
  C) Ahmadu Bello and Samuel Ladoke Akintola
  D) Herbert Macaulay and Nnamdi Azikiwe
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1010: The body set up to review the revenue allocation formula in 1980 was the Options:
  A) Udoji Commission
  B) Okigbo Commission
  C) Dina Commission
  D) Adebo Commission
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  The correct answer is B .