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: A Constitution is rigid if it Options:
  A) cannot be amended
  B) is found only in one written document
  C) requires special procedures for amendment
  D) is changed only by judicial interpretation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1072:

  The delineation of electoral constituencies for reasons of political advantage is termed___________

  Options:
  A) dissolution
  B) prorogation
  C) gerrymandering
  D) delimitation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1073: The necessary attributes of a state are: Options:
  A) Definite territory population, sovereingnty, and government
  B) Police, army, sovereignty, and custom
  C) Resources, population, sovereignty, and government
  D) Sovereignty, police, army and immigration
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1074: The two parties which foremd the coalition government in 1959 were the Options:
  A) NCNC and the AG
  B) NPC and the NCNC
  C) NPC and the AG
  D) PRP and the UPA
  E) NPC and the NNA
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1075:

  In a parliamentary system of government, the head of government is typically ___________.

  Options:
  A) elected directly by the people
  B) the leader of the majority party in the legislature
  C) appointed by the judiciary
  D) chosen by the head of state
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1076: In the Second Republic, the total membership of each House of Assembly was determined by the Options:
  A) electoral commission
  B) political parties
  C) constitution
  D) electorate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1077: In a modern state, pressure Groups find that the most effective way of achieving their purposes is by Options:
  A) causing trouble among he populace
  B) influencing decisions of government
  C) forming political parties
  D) rigging elections to offices of the state
  E) A and C
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1078: A member of the Commonwealth that was not colonized by Britain is Options:
  A) Malaysia
  B) Uganda
  C) Mozambique
  D) Jamaica
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1079: The main duty of the Local Government Service is to Options:
  A) supervise and manage the affairs of local governments
  B) create job opportunities at the local level
  C) handle requests for the creation of more local governments
  D) coduct elections into local councils
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1080: Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with France in 1961 because Options:
  A) France's atomic test in the Sahara Desert
  B) Her poor relations with the francophone countries
  C) General de-Gaulle's negative attitude towards her
  D) France's diplomatic relations with Israel
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  The correct answer is A .