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 1201: The commission established to handle the electoral activities in the Second Republic of Nigeria was Options:
  A) FEDECO
  B) NEC
  C) INEC
  D) NECON
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1202: The (former) Northern Region of Nigeria became internally self-governing in Options:
  A) 1956
  B) 1957
  C) 1958
  D) 1959
  E) 1960
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1203:

  A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is the ...

  Options:
  A) Ideology
  B) Objective
  C) Membership drive
  D) Voting pattern
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1204: In the cabinet system of government individual responsibility of ministers means that Options:
  A) only ministers can be held responsible for errors
  B) a minister must hold his subordinates responsible for his failures
  C) the prime minister can remove an erring minister
  D) no individual can be held responsible for government decisions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1205: One of the most essential characteristics of the state is Options:
  A) legitimacy
  B) the civil service
  C) the rule of law
  D) sovereignty
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1206: The Commonwealth of Nations is made up of Options:
  A) African and Asian states
  B) Britain and some of her former colonies
  C) France and some of her former colonies
  D) French and English speaking African countries
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1207:

  The Hausa/Fulani Empire as a result of its heterogeneous population adopted_________

  Options:
  A) A unitary system where full concentration of power prevailed
  B) A federal structure where powers were decentralized although autocratic
  C) A quasi federal structure with devolution
  D) A partial federal set up with deconcentration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1208: Sucessive population figures have been contested in Nigeria because of ______? Options:
  A) gender consideration
  B) religious consideration
  C) geographical disparity
  D) political consideration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1209: The responsibility of giving policy guidelines to the board of corporations rest with the Options:
  A) Board of Directors
  B) Minister
  C) Chairman
  D) Permanent Secretary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1210: A distinctive feature of a democratic system of government is the Options:
  A) existence of periodic competitive elections
  B) absence of strong pressure groups
  C) existence of a single political party
  D) centralization of all powers in the exeecutive
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  The correct answer is A .