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: At independence in 1960, the permission to establish a diplomatic mission in Nigeria was not granted to Options:
  A) the United States of America
  B) Japan
  C) the United Kingdom
  D) the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1232: The essence of the United States of America's Constitution is that Options:
  A) it is baesed on the concept that all men are created equal and are endowed with rights
  B) the supreme Court is the most politically powerful breanch of government in the country
  C) it is a peculiarly North American document
  D) it prtects black Americans at all times
  E) it provides checks and balances between the states and federal government
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1233: A nation could be identified through its Options:
  A) military strength
  B) common language and culture
  C) population
  D) constitution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1234: How many states were created in Nigeria in 1967? Options:
  A) 4
  B) 12
  C) 19
  D) 21
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1235: An example of a country ruled by a constitutional monarch is Options:
  A) Italy
  B) Libya
  C) Uganda
  D) Morocco
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1236: Laws made by the attorney - general and minister of justice are called Options:
  A) temporary laws
  B) bills of attainder
  C) case laws
  D) ex post facto laws
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1237: 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 1238:

  A key principle of the socialist system of government is the ___________.

  Options:
  A) minimal government intervention in the economy
  B) private ownership of the means of production
  C) power concentrated in the hands of a few elite individuals
  D) equality of opportunity and outcome
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1239: The creation of more states in Nigeria has_______ Options:
  A) eliminated ethnic and religious conflicts
  B) reduced the gap between the rich and poor states
  C) increased the powers of the federal government
  D) increased the powers of the states and local government
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1240: During the 1957 constitutional conference the Willink Commission was set up to Options:
  A) Recommend a date for independence
  B) suggest an equitable revenue allocation formula
  C) create new regions in Nigeria
  D) recommend solutions to the problem of the minorities
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  The correct answer is D .