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 111: The first Governor General of Nigeria was Options:
  A) Lord Lugard
  B) Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe
  C) Sir James Robertson
  D) the late Major Genery Aguiyi Irosi
  E) the Oni of ife
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 112: Membership of a society is Options:
  A) reserved
  B) voluntary
  C) mandatory
  D) honorary
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 113: The first Governor-General of Nigeria was Options:
  A) Lord Lugard
  B) Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe
  C) Sir James Robertson
  D) (the late) Major-General Aguiyi-Ironsi
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 114: An example of promotional pressure group is the Options:
  A) Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs
  B) Nigerian Medical Association
  C) Civil Liberties Organisation
  D) Manufacturers Association of Nigeria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 115: The notion of checks and balances guarantees that Options:
  A) the executive is able to control the legislature
  B) the judiciary can stop allexecutive actions
  C) each branch of government acts as a watchdog over other branches
  D) the legislature is subordinate to the judiciary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 116: Nigeria's quest for a leadership role in Africa hinges principally on her Options:
  A) military might
  B) economic strength
  C) size and population
  D) generosity
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 117: In a presidential system of government, the president checks the legislature through Options:
  A) executive review
  B) executive order
  C) legislative order
  D) exercise of veto
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 118: 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 119: Which of these sets represents the disadvantages of colonialism? Options:
  A) exposure to western education, culture imperialism and external trade relations
  B) cultural imperialism, external manipulations and foreign control of domestic economy
  C) external manipulation, civil service evolution and liberal democracy
  D) liberal democracy, foreign domination and cultural imperialism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 120: The obligation to pay taxes regularly is justified because Options:
  A) citizens choose their own government
  B) citizens enjoy services provided by government
  C) government does not discriminate in its provision of services to different parts of the nation
  D) taxes are only source of government revenue
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  The correct answer is B .