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:

  Africans were first elected to the legislative council in British West Africa in _________

  Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Sierra Leone
  C) The Gambia
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1232: The final court of appeal in Nigeria during the colonial era was the Options:
  A) privy council
  B) high court
  C) supreme court
  D) appeal court
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1233: One of the main functions of a political party is Options:
  A) political evaluation
  B) interest aggregation
  C) political accountability
  D) interest determination
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1234: Under the Independence Constitution, the head of government was the Options:
  A) Governor general
  B) President
  C) Prime minister
  D) Premier
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1235: A major characteristic of the socialist system is its provision for Options:
  A) limited privacy
  B) public ownership
  C) unlimited privacy
  D) private ownership
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1236: Which of the following is the function of the Council of the Ministers of the O.A.U Options:
  A) Cordinating of the general policy of the organization
  B) Directing the finances of the organization
  C) Preparing the agenda of the organization's meetings
  D) Reviewing the functions and activities of other organs of the organizations
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1237: Two foreigners that directly aroused nationalist feelings among Nigerians are Options:
  A) Edward Blyden and Payne Jackson
  B) Casely Hayford and James Horton
  C) W.E du Boise and H.O Davies
  D) Marcus Garvey and Casely Hayford
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1238: Legislative control of public corporation in Nigeria is effected through Options:
  A) the dissolution of their management
  B) the reorganization of their boards
  C) acts of the National Assembly
  D) bye-laws
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1239: Which of the following is the commonest means of expressing public opinion? Options:
  A) Handbill
  B) Newspaper
  C) Radio
  D) Television
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1240: Traditional rulers under the 1976 local Government Reforms had Options:
  A) executive powers
  B) Chief-in-council status
  C) limitee powers
  D) legislative powers
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  The correct answer is B .