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 1041: Which of the following would you consider the most famous among the leaders of nationalist movement in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Kwame Nkurumah
  B) General Olusegun Obasanjo
  C) Herbert Macaulay
  D) Anthony Enahoro
  E) Dauda Adegbenro
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1042: An important principle of the Civil Service is Options:
  A) authoritariansim
  B) Anonymity
  C) Nepotism
  D) Partisanship
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1043: The headquarters of registered political parties in Nigeria must be located in Options:
  A) the federal capital
  B) the state where most of their supporters come from
  C) any state capital
  D) the Northern and Souther parts of Nigeria
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1044: Nigeria formally became a federation in Options:
  A) 1960
  B) 1963
  C) 1914
  D) 1946
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1045: Which of following countries operates a single party system? Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Nigeria
  C) Tanzania
  D) Uganda
  E) France
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1046: Nigeria's departure from pro-west policy during the Murtala Muhammed regime was as a result of Options:
  A) the economic interest of the West in Nigeria
  B) Nigeria's increased international influence
  C) the growing trade between Nigeria and the East
  D) Nigeria's concern for decolonization in Africa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1047: One of the main duties of the local government service commission is to Options:
  A) create an enabling working environment for council workers
  B) handle requests for the creation of more local governments
  C) supervise and manage the personnel of local governments
  D) conduct election into local council
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1048:

  A moral or legal conviction for the observance of the constitution may be described as________

  Options:
  A) the rule of law
  B) constitutionalism
  C) immunity
  D) political obligation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1049:

  The 1963 constitution created a list of powers exclusively reserved for the

  Options:
  A) Federal government
  B) State governments
  C) Regional governments
  D) Local governments
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1050: The secretary general of the OAU holds office for a renewal period of Options:
  A) four years
  B) five years
  C) six years
  D) three years
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  The correct answer is A .