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 1211:

  In a communist system, who owns and controls the means of production?

  Options:
  A) corporations
  B) The government
  C) private individuals
  D) non-profit organizations
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1212: The concept of Africa as the centre - piece of Nigerian foreign policy implies that Nigeria should Options:
  A) interfere in the internal affairs of other African states
  B) support secessionist movements in Africa
  C) participate in any peace - keeping operation in Africa
  D) Fay more emphasis on African issues
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1213: The institutions which constitute the main organs of the government of a nation are the Options:
  A) legislature, the executive and the judiciary
  B) judicary and the civil service
  C) trustee and the presidium
  D) civil service and the senate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1214: The second military coup d'etat in Nigeria took place on Options:
  A) January 15,1966
  B) october 1, 1966
  C) July 29,1966
  D) July 29, 1975
  E) February 13, 1976
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1215: The major factor militating against the efficient operation of electoral commissions in Nigeria is Options:
  A) Inadequate public support
  B) Population size
  C) Inadequate skilled manpower
  D) Excessive political interference
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1216: Sovereignty is limited by Options:
  A) the criminal code
  B) decrees
  C) the legal system
  D) international law
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1217: The appointment of the Secretary-General of the O.A.U is made by the Options:
  A) Economic Commission of Africa
  B) O.A.U. Secretariat
  C) Council of the Foreign Ministers
  D) Assembly of Heads of State and Government
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1218: The first black African State to gain political independence from a colonial power was Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Liberia
  C) Ghana
  D) Ethiopia
  E) Guinea
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1219: A constitution that requires a plebiscite or a referendum to be amended is Options:
  A) written
  B) flexible
  C) rigid
  D) unwritten
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1220: Which of the following ensured the practice of democracy in the pre-colonial Yoruba political system? Options:
  A) Checks and balances
  B) Fusion of power
  C) individual responsibility
  D) the rule of law
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  The correct answer is A .