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 1231: The adoption of non-alignment as a principle of Nigeria's foreign policy was aimed at Options:
  A) promoting Nigeria's leadership aspiration in Africa
  B) attaining equal status with the world powers
  C) fulfilling a basic requirement for acceptance in the UN Security Council
  D) insulating Nigeria against having to take side in the Cold War
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1232: With whom is fascism associated ? Options:
  A) Adolf Hitler
  B) Karl Marx
  C) John Locke
  D) Benito Mussolini
  E) Joseph Stalin
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1233: The first international organization Nigeria joined after independence is the Options:
  A) United Nations Organization
  B) Cmmonwealth of Nations African Unity
  C) Commonwealth of Nations
  D) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1234: The main role of pressure groups is to Options:
  A) Oppose oppressive legislation
  B) protect the interest of the country against foreign power
  C) resist temptation of gifts made by multi-national companies to influence their political parties
  D) to influence their judgement
  E) influence legislation in order to benefit their members
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1235: The primary objective of the UNO is to Options:
  A) maintain international peace and security
  B) promote fundamental human rights
  C) develop bilateral relations among nations
  D) serve as a co-ordinationg platform for the actions of nations
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1236: A major feature of the policy of deregulation in Nigeria is the Options:
  A) proliferation of public cooperations
  B) phenomenal increase in Direct foreign investment
  C) increasing dominance of the economy by the state
  D) enthronement of market forces mechanism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1237: The Independent National Electoral Commission has the power to prepare and maintain the register of Options:
  A) Political parties
  B) Constituencies
  C) Voters
  D) Electoral candidates.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1238: Public corporations mainly differ from the ministries in that they Options:
  A) are not bureaucratic
  B) provide social services to the public
  C) required highly professional staff
  D) are organization as business enterprises
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1239: The Commonwealth is an organization Options:
  A) of all states formerly in the British Empire
  B) of most of the states in the defunct British Empire
  C) of all English-speaking countries of the world
  D) of only Asian and African countries
  E) which effectively coordinates the policies of its members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1240: The best form of government for a heterogeneous society is a Options:
  A) quasi-federal system
  B) federal system
  C) confederal system
  D) unitary system
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  The correct answer is B .