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 1171:

  Which of the following is a characteristic of pressure groups?

  Options:
  A) They aim to gain political power
  B) They are funded by the government
  C) They are political parties
  D) They represent the interest of a specific section of the society
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1172:

  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 1173: The National Assembly in Nigeria is primarily responsible for Options:
  A) Executing laws
  B) interpreting laws
  C) Ratifying appointments
  D) Making laws
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1174:

  The Brussel conference in 1889/90 was based on______

  Options:
  A) putting an end to slave trade
  B) the scramble for Africa
  C) furthering the decision on colonialism as previously discussed in the Berlin conference
  D) deciding on how to penetrate Africa for economic adventurism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1175:

  Which of the following is a founding member of OPEC?

  Options:
  A) Indonesia
  B) Algeria
  C) Venezuela
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1176: The Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)of the pre-independence era Options:
  A) dominated the political scene in lagos
  B) was formed to replace the Action Group as the ruling party in the Western Region
  C) had branches all over the country
  D) was warmly supported by traditional rulers
  E) was not opposed to indirect Rule
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1177:

  A key principle of the socialist system of government is the ___________.

  Options:
  A) minimal government intervention in the economy
  B) private ownership of the means of production
  C) power concentrated in the hands of a few elite individuals
  D) equality of opportunity and outcome
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1178: The French pattern of colonial administration in West Africa Options:
  A) was basically the same as the British
  B) had as its primary objective, the development of colonial territories
  C) was based on the principle of assimilation
  D) included the policy of indriect rule
  E) involved the settlement of a very large number of French people in West Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1179:

  The Chick's commission was set up to look into the issue of revenue allocation in___________

  Options:
  A) 1946
  B) 1957
  C) 1951
  D) 1953
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1180:

  The electoral commission that organized the 1979 general elections was

  Options:
  A) FEDECO
  B) INEC
  C) ECN
  D) NECON
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  The correct answer is A .