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 1011:

  A government in which control of ultimate power is by a few who rule in their selfish interest is classified as _________

  Options:
  A) an oligarchy
  B) a dictatorship
  C) an aristocracy
  D) a monarchy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1012: The goal of the theory of separation of powers is to Options:
  A) make the executive dependent on the legislature
  B) give more powers to the legislature
  C) protect individual liberty
  D) create efficiency in the judicary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1013: One of the central tenets of the fascist doctrine is that the leader is Options:
  A) supreme relative to the constitution
  B) subordinate to the norms of the society
  C) subordinate to the laws of the state
  D) weak relative to the constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1014: Which of the following political movements had the greatest impact on Nigerian nationalists before the 1950s? Options:
  A) Universal Negro Improvement Association
  B) the African People's Union
  C) National Congress of British West Africa
  D) the African Congress
  E) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1015: Under a presidential system of government, the legislature and the executive are Options:
  A) elected separately to an unfixed term
  B) appointed at the same time to an unfixed term
  C) appointed by the judiciary to a fixed term
  D) elected separately to a fixed term
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1016: In 1981,Nigeria participated in an Organization of African Unity peace-keeping force to replace Libyan forces in Options:
  A) Somalia
  B) Chad
  C) Ethiopia
  D) Zaire
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1017: The founding members of OPEC are Options:
  A) Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
  B) Nigeria, Libya, Iraq and Saudi Arabia
  C) Venezuela, Nigeria, Libya, Iran and Iraq
  D) Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Venezuela
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1018:

  The civil service in Nigeria operates under the principle of

  Options:
  A) autonomy
  B) separation of powers
  C) none of the above
  D) meritocracy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1019: A common means of influencing public opinion is Options:
  A) Public policy-making
  B) legislation
  C) propaganda
  D) lobbying
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1020: As a component of the state,the civil service is important because it ensures Options:
  A) gender equality
  B) continuity in governance
  C) effective cost-benefit analysis
  D) equality among professions
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  The correct answer is B .