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 1071: Bicameral legislatures are popular in____________ Options:
  A) Unitary system
  B) Federal system
  C) Confederal
  D) Rigid system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1072: The electorate means Options:
  A) elected members of the Assembly
  B) candidates for election
  C) electoral officers
  D) citizens qualified to vote
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1073: The main function of the judiciary is to Options:
  A) serve as the watch-dog of the executive
  B) enact laws
  C) execute the laws of the land
  D) interpret the laws
  E) protect the interest of accused persons
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1074: Associations whose main interest is to influence public policies without having to capture power are Options:
  A) communal groups
  B) trade unions
  C) political parties
  D) pressure groups
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1075:

  The absence of the rule of law in government will bring about...

  Options:
  A) Human rights abuse
  B) Political apathy
  C) Corrupt practices
  D) Treasonable offences
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1076: The first nationalist political party in post-world War-ll Nigeria was Options:
  A) NEPU
  B) NPC
  C) NCNC
  D) AG
  E) UMBC
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1077: The ruling system in pre-colonial Hausa Fulani societies where rulers were both religious and political heads was referred to as Options:
  A) meritocracy
  B) oligarchy
  C) theocracy
  D) aristocracy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1078: Traditional rulers in Nigeria exercised the greatest political powers under Options:
  A) the military administrations
  B) the second republic
  C) the first republic
  D) indirect rule
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1079: In British West Africa, the elective principle was first introduced in Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Ghana
  C) Sierra Leone
  D) The Gambia
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1080: One effective way by which governments ascertain public support and reactions through Options:
  A) the press
  B) social mobilization
  C) opinion leaders
  D) elections
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  The correct answer is C .