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 1021: The process of law-making by the legislature begins with Options:
  A) initiating a bill
  B) commencing a debate
  C) a public hearing
  D) the first hearing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1022: In parliament, the most extensive amendment to a bill takes place at the Options:
  A) first reading
  B) committee stage
  C) second reading
  D) final stage
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1023:

  The application of the rule of law may be constrained by ________

  Options:
  A) securing the tenure of office of judges
  B) insulating judges from partisan politics
  C) employing men of proven integrity as judges
  D) invoking emergency powers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1024: Individual rights are said to be inelienable if they Options:
  A) apply to citizens and aliens alike
  B) cannot be denied under anycircumstances
  C) can only be denied by the legislature
  D) can only be denied after due legal process
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1025: Nigeria supports the South-South cooperation as a foreign policy objective for mutual understanding among Options:
  A) nations south of the equator
  B) sub-saharan African countries
  C) developing countries
  D) Asian and sub-saharan African countries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1026: Public opinion is the view expressed by a Options:
  A) few members of the society
  B) majority of the members in a society
  C) majority of the members of a society
  D) group of individuals in a society
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1027: The order used by the court against unnecessary detention is Options:
  A) interlocutory injunction
  B) habeas corpus
  C) that of extradition
  D) mandamus
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1028: The participation of Nigerians in the Second World War created in the nationalists the awareness that the Options:
  A) Africans were superior
  B) Africans were more qualified to rule
  C) Europeans were not superior
  D) Europeans were less tactful in warefare
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1029:

  Which political party was known for its socialist ideology and populist policies in the 1980s?

  Options:
  A) People's Redemption party
  B) All Nigeria's People's Party
  C) National Party of Nigeria
  D) Nigerian National Democratic Party
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1030: The main function of the legislature is Options:
  A) to implement law
  B) to enforce law
  C) to make law
  D) to interpret law
  E) to unllify law
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  The correct answer is C .