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 1251:

  The most representative organ of the united nations is the_______

  Options:
  A) General Assembly
  B) Security Council
  C) Economic and Social Council
  D) International Court of Justice
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1252: The economic basis of feudalism is Options:
  A) trade
  B) capital
  C) agriculture
  D) slavery
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1253: The major role of national legislature is to Options:
  A) scrutinize and criticize the executive branch
  B) step into political vacum created by weak executives
  C) Expose and supervise the government
  D) make laws for the general welfare of citizens
  E) find ways and means to get money for governments
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1254: Public corporations are established to Options:
  A) reduce government spending
  B) boost government revenue
  C) improve provision of social amenities
  D) create vacancies for political appointments
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1255: The supreme policy-making organ in the Organization of African Unity is Options:
  A) the Council of ministers
  B) the Assembly of Head of State and government
  C) the general secretariat
  D) the specialised commissions
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1256: Before 1945, the component units of Nigeria were Options:
  A) states
  B) regions
  C) districts
  D) provinces
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1257: Nigeria's withdrawal from the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games in July 1986 was in protest against British Options:
  A) support for UNITA rebels in Angola
  B) supply of arms to Rhodesia
  C) failure to impose sanctions on South Africa
  D) negative utterances on Nigeria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1258: The membership of pressure groups is limited because they Options:
  A) pursue specific andd narrow objectives
  B) are mainly concerned with public interests
  C) promote other people's interests
  D) are not friendly
  E) are not patriotic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1259: Under the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, the power to create local governments is vested in the Options:
  A) state assembly
  B) office of the deputy governor
  C) presidency
  D) national assembly
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1260: Pressured groups' politics are usually directed to Options:
  A) limited or sectoral goals
  B) national objectives
  C) the interest s of the Nigerian Medical Association
  D) the goals of the Nigeria Union of Teachers
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .