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: A problem of public corporations in Nigeria is Options:
  A) emphasis on subsidies
  B) wastage of resources
  C) choice of leadership
  D) public control
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1252: Nigeria's non-alignment policy in the sixties lacked real substance because of her Options:
  A) A frocentric policy
  B) Poor economic potential
  C) Partnership with Asian countries
  D) Close ties with Britain
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1253: The privatization of public corporations in Nigeria is undertaken by the Options:
  A) Bureau of Public Enterprise
  B) Nigerian Stock Exchange
  C) Federal Civil Service Commission
  D) Federal Executive Council
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1254: A constitution of any country is basically___________ Options:
  A) a mere piece of paper
  B) a guide to how the country should be governed
  C) a document stating what the leaders should do
  D) a document stating how to acquire power
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1255: A typical form of delegated legislation is Options:
  A) an act
  B) a bill
  C) a decree
  D) a bye-law
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1256:

  The judiciary checks the other arms of government through

  Options:
  A) Judicial recall
  B) Judicial precedence
  C) Judicial review
  D) Judicial oversight
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1257: In a presidential system of government, the Executive Options:
  A) executes its own laws only
  B) Legislates all binding laws
  C) makes laws for the National Assembly
  D) forms the government
  E) executes all anti government plotters
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1258: Which of these is not the supreme organ of the OAU? Options:
  A) The Council of Ministers
  B) The Administrative Secretary General
  C) The Assembly of Heads of States and Government
  D) Appointment of staff
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1259: The duty of an Alkali under the Hausa Fularti political system is to Options:
  A) adjudicate under Islamic laws
  B) make Islamic laws
  C) execute Islamic laws
  D) make treaties under Islamic laws
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1260: Which of the following sets of nations belong to both ECOWAS and the UNO? Options:
  A) Sierra Leone and Uganda
  B) Zimbabwe and Nigeria
  C) Cameroun and Burkina Faso
  D) Ghana and Mauritania
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  The correct answer is D .