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 1241: In 1993, Nigerian troops were on peace-keeping assignment to Options:
  A) Liberia and Burundi
  B) Rwanda and Liberia
  C) Chad and Liberia
  D) Liberia and Somalia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1242: The major problem of the Nigerian federal structure in the first republic was Options:
  A) ethnicity
  B) politicization of the mlitary
  C) lopsided size of the component units
  D) rigging of elections
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1243: The division of power between the Federal and regional and regional pavements into exclusive Options:
  A) Republican Constitution
  B) 1979 constitution
  C) 1999 constitution
  D) Independence constitution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1244: Under the 1963 Constitution, a bill could only become law if it was accented to by the Options:
  A) prime minister
  B) president
  C) queen
  D) governor - general
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1245: Which of the following is an autonomous governmental agency? Options:
  A) the Civil Service Commission
  B) the Manpower Advisory Committee
  C) the National Emergency Relief Agency
  D) the National Security Council
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1246: One of the demerits of the privatization of public corporations in Nigeria is ? Options:
  A) scarcity of goods and services
  B) higher cost of goods and services
  C) creation of unemployment
  D) inefficient service delivery
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1247: The type of government operated in Nigeria between October 1st 1979 to December 31st 1983 is called a Options:
  A) collegial system of government
  B) presidential system of government
  C) unitary system of government
  D) parliamentary system of government
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1248:

  The citizenship of a country could be acquired through_______

  Options:
  A) President proclamation
  B) Registration and arbitration
  C) Birth and naturalization
  D) Parliamentary legislature
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1249: The doctrine of the separation of powers is based on the assumption that Options:
  A) those who hold power many encroach on the liberties of the powerless
  B) power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely
  C) man is a political animal
  D) man has inalienable rights
  E) A and B
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1250: The exclusive list is reserved for legislation by the Options:
  A) regional government
  B) state government
  C) local government
  D) federal government
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  The correct answer is D .