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 1181: The foremost British trading company company on the West African coast was Options:
  A) Royal Niger Company
  B) Lever Brothers
  C) United African Company
  D) John Holt and Sons
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1182:

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) is the result of a coalition of the following parties except the___________

  Options:
  A) All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)
  B) Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)
  C) United Progressive Grand Alliance (UPGA)
  D) Congress for Progressive Change (CPC)
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1183: The French idea of assimilation as applied in their colonies Options:
  A) was to make Frenchment out of African subjects
  B) would have been allowed to produce more Frenchmen in the colonies than in traditional African
  C) recognised real value in traditional African culture and was merely aimed at upgrading it
  D) produced nothing but African puppets in the colonies
  E) was abandoned within a couple of years of its operation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1184: The development of attitudes and beliefs about a political system is Options:
  A) political emancipation
  B) political socialization
  C) political participation
  D) political orientation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1185: Where is the Headquarters of the fund of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)? Options:
  A) Lagos
  B) Accra
  C) Cotonou
  D) Abidjan
  E) Lome
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1186:

  The first Nigerian constitution to provide for the Fundamental objectives and directive principles of the state policy was the _________

  Options:
  A) 1999 Constitution
  B) 1979 Constitution
  C) 1960 Constitution
  D) 1989 Constitution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1187: Indirect Rule as a British colonial policy was first introduced in Options:
  A) India
  B) Uganda
  C) Ghana
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1188: Pressure groups are Options:
  A) Organisation which want to overthrow the government
  B) organisations which seek to influence the policies of the government
  C) associations of people who share the same ideology
  D) political parties
  E) religious orders
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1189: Nigeria's support for the South-South Cooperation is based on her desire to Options:
  A) assert her leadership role in Africa
  B) promote her non-aligned policy
  C) promote economic understanding in the Third World
  D) counter the political and military domination by major powers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1190: Federalism is a constitutional arrangement in which Options:
  A) the national and regional governments derive their power from the constitution
  B) the national government acts only through the regional governments
  C) regional and local authorities exist at the pleasure of national government
  D) the national government does not reach individual citizens directly
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  The correct answer is A .