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 1261: Which of the following countries pioneered the idea of ECOWAS alongside Nigeria? Options:
  A) Cote d ' lvoire
  B) Mali
  C) Liberia
  D) Togo
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1262:

  The Chick's commission was set up to look into the issue of revenue allocation in___________

  Options:
  A) 1946
  B) 1957
  C) 1951
  D) 1953
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1263: One feature of a totalitarian State is the existence of Options:
  A) a single recognized party
  B) pressure group
  C) opposition groups
  D) a colonial power
  E) fierce political rivalry
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1264: The members of the Nigeria Constituent Assembly were elected by Options:
  A) bye-election
  B) a general election
  C) electoral colleges
  D) referenda
  E) indirect election
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1265: Which of the following is a feature of checks and balances? Options:
  A) judicial review
  B) code of conduct
  C) judicial precedent
  D) judicial immunity
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1266:

  The first Nigerian constitution to provide for the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy was the

  Options:
  A) 1979 Constitution
  B) 1989 Constitution
  C) 1999 Constitution
  D) 1960 Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1267: A cabinet system of government is practised in Options:
  A) the USSR
  B) the USA
  C) the People's Republic of China
  D) the United Kingdom
  E) North Korea
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1268: The pre-colonial Yoruba political system as a whole can best be described as a Options:
  A) federation of cheifdoms and localities
  B) confederation of chiefdoms and localities
  C) confederation of monarchies and chiefdoms
  D) highly centralized kingdom
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1269: In 1947, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe led a delegation to the British Colonial Office in London to protest against the Options:
  A) provisions of the Richards Constitution
  B) appointment of Bernard Bourdillon as Governor - General
  C) appointment of Oliver Lyttelton as colonial secretary
  D) provision of the Macpherson Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1270:

  The electoral commission that organized the 1979 general elections was

  Options:
  A) FEDECO
  B) INEC
  C) ECN
  D) NECON
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  The correct answer is A .