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 1161: In a presidential system, the theory of separation of powers is not absolute because the president Options:
  A) can declara a state of emergency
  B) can be impeached by the court
  C) assents to bills
  D) can declare laws null and void
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1162: The legal process by which an alien is accepted as a national of a country other than his own is known as Options:
  A) naturalization
  B) citizenship
  C) expatriation
  D) indigenization
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1163: The responsibility for admitting new members to the OPEC rests with the Options:
  A) Summit
  B) Secretariate
  C) Conference
  D) Board of Governors
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1164: A major feature of authoritarianism is that government is Options:
  A) consensual
  B) personalized
  C) centralized
  D) decentralized.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1165: Which of these countries is NOT a member of New Commonwealth of Nations? Options:
  A) Papua New Guinea
  B) Sri Lanka
  C) Grenada
  D) Rwanda
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1166: Where is the administrative headquarters of ECOWAS? Options:
  A) Lome
  B) Accra
  C) Abidjan
  D) Lagos
  E) Cotonou
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1167: The office of the Prime Minister in Nigeria was created in Options:
  A) 1951
  B) 1954
  C) 1959
  D) 1957
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1168:

  Which of the following is not a source of public opinion?

  Options:
  A) Opinion polls
  B) Academic Journals
  C) Social media
  D) political parties
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1169:

  Which of the following is an example of a public pressure group?

  Options:
  A) Red cross
  B) Amnesty International
  C) National Farmers Union
  D) Green peace
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1170: The first executive president of Nigeria was Options:
  A) Dr Nnmdi Azikiwe
  B) Sir Abubakar Tarawa Balewa
  C) General Yakubu Gowon
  D) Alhaji Shehu Shagari
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  The correct answer is D .