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 1031: In the segmented Tiv society,governance was usually confined to Options:
  A) age grade
  B) chiefdom
  C) family
  D) clan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1032: The first military coup d'etat in Nigeria occurred on Options:
  A) October 1 1960
  B) October 1, 1963
  C) January 15, 1966
  D) Jnuary 15, 1967
  E) December 31, 1983
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1033: One of the sources of a constitution is Options:
  A) common law
  B) corporate law
  C) statutory law
  D) constitutional law
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1034:

  The fact that the office of the Chairman is rotational in ECOWAS makes it a perfect example of a/an ........

  Options:
  A) Cartel
  B) Confederacy
  C) Economic and Egalitarian political merger
  D) Collegiate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1035: Nigeria's active role in the liberation of some countries in Southern Africa earned her Options:
  A) the chairmanship of the Eminent Persons Group
  B) membership of SADC
  C) recognition as the giant of Africa
  D) the status of a frontline state
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1036: Which of the following parties formed the opposition in the House of Representatives during Nigeria's First Republic? Options:
  A) AG and UMBC
  B) NCNC and NEPU
  C) NPC and NNDP
  D) NCNC and AG
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1037: Dispute among member state of ECOWAS are settled by _________? Options:
  A) The Technical and specialized commission
  B) Board of Trustee
  C) The community tribunal
  D) The council of minister
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1038: The Lyttleton Constitution is important because it Options:
  A) confirmed that Nigeria would be independent in 1960
  B) Confirmed Nigeria federal structure
  C) introduced franchise into Nigerian politics
  D) made Nigeria sovereign
  E) abolished the principle of indirect rule
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1039: The first political party that contested election in Nigeria after the Clifford Constitution was Options:
  A) nigerian youth movement
  B) National Council of nigeria and the cameroons
  C) northern people's congress
  D) nigerian national democratic party
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1040: Which of the following is NOT a civic obligation of every Nigerian citizen? Options:
  A) Freedom of conscience and religion
  B) Obedience to laws
  C) Payment to taxes
  D) Voting by adults
  E) Respect for the national flag and anthem
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  The correct answer is A .