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 1191: Pacification refers to a process through which some areas in Nigeria were acquired by Options:
  A) military conquest
  B) gunboat diplomacy
  C) signing of treaties
  D) peaceful negotiations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1192:

  The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has its headquarters in

  Options:
  A) Abuja
  B) Abidjan
  C) Lome
  D) Dakar
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1193:

  The principle that determines the pattern of interaction of a country in international politics is known as____________

  Options:
  A) foreign policy
  B) international trade
  C) alignment policy
  D) international relations
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1194: An agency of the United Nations which specializes in the welfare of children is the Options:
  A) WHO
  B) UNESCO
  C) UNICEF
  D) UNDP
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1195:

  When Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, the head of state was the _____

  Options:
  A) Queen of England
  B) President
  C) Prime Minister
  D) Governor-General
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1196: Public corporations are set up to Options:
  A) make profit
  B) compete with private sector
  C) cater for those businesses that cannot be left entirely to private enterprise
  D) enhance the prestige of government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1197: When a government sincerely strives to make justice and fair treatment the foundations of law and order in its society we say that the government observes Options:
  A) the rule of Gerontocracy
  B) the rule of Bureaucracy
  C) the rule of Law
  D) the rule of Oligarchy
  E) the rule of Popular Sovereignty
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1198: Franchise means Options:
  A) ability to speak French
  B) the right to choose representatives to the Legislature
  C) the right to vote
  D) voters cards
  E) membership of the Franco phone community
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1199: In which of the following institutions does the 1979 Constitution of Nigerian provide for the representation of traditional rulers? Options:
  A) The Senate
  B) National House of Chiefs
  C) The Population Bureau
  D) Council of States
  E) National Economic Council
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1200: One merit of a written constitution is its Options:
  A) legibility
  B) total flexibility
  C) rigidity
  D) ease of reference
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  The correct answer is D .