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 1221:

  The basic unit of every political organization in the Igbo pre-colonial era was the

  Options:
  A) ala
  B) family
  C) age-grade
  D) village council
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1222: Which of the following governs a state in between meetings of the legislature? Options:
  A) The Legislative Organ
  B) The Upper House
  C) The Lower House
  D) The Executive
  E) The Judiciary
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1223: A form of oligarchy in which gifted people are at the helm of affairs is Options:
  A) aristocracy
  B) plutocracy
  C) theocracy
  D) gerentocracy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1224: The Richards Constitution Options:
  A) abolished the elective principle in choosing members of the Legislative Council
  B) amalgamated the northern and southern groups of provinces
  C) established a central legislative council
  D) abolished regional assemlies
  E) abolished the system of Indirect Rule
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1225: The public agency now mandated to register births and deaths in Nigeria is the Options:
  A) national civil registration commission
  B) civil service commission
  C) ministry of Health
  D) national population commission
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1226: Which of the following would act for the Head of state when he is out of the country? Options:
  A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
  B) the Chief of Staff, Army
  C) the Chief of staff, supreme Military Head Quarters
  D) the Chief of Staff, Air Force
  E) the General Officer Commanding, First Division
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1227: In Nigeria, privatization and commercialization policies were introduced to Options:
  A) hand over the control of commercial ventures to citizens
  B) increase the asset base of government
  C) divest government major control of commercial ventures
  D) allow government control of the private sector
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1228: The first executive president of Nigeria was_________ Options:
  A) Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
  B) Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
  C) General Yakubu Gowon
  D) Alhaji Shehu Shagari
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1229: The expenditure of public funds by the executive in Nigeria is controlled by the Options:
  A) judiciary
  B) ministry of finance
  C) legislature
  D) president
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1230: The act of removing an elected official by the electorate is referred to as Options:
  A) impeachment
  B) consensus
  C) plebiscite
  D) recall
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  The correct answer is D .