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 1281: Under the 1979 Nigerian Constitution, State Electoral Commissions are to conduct Options:
  A) gubernatorial election
  B) elections into state Houses of Assembly
  C) Local government elections
  D) all elections
  E) Presidential elections
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1282: In which of the following Nigerian pre- colonial political units was the principle of separation of powers institutionalized? Options:
  A) Oyo Empire
  B) Benin Empire
  C) Hausa states
  D) Bornu Empire
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1283: The results of the 1973 census in Nigeria were rejected because Options:
  A) the figures were unacceptable to the U.N.B
  B) the figures were controversial
  C) Nigerians were contented with the existing population figures
  D) there were preparations for a fresh census
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1284: A common feature of government is Options:
  A) the separation of powers
  B) the making of public policy
  C) the independence of the judiciary
  D) a written constitution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1285: An unwritten Constitution is Options:
  A) entirely based on case laws
  B) completely sourced from parliamentary law
  C) partially written and based on convention
  D) completely unwritten and based on convention
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1286: The highest organ of the state during the Babangida Regime was the Options:
  A) Provisional Ruling Council
  B) Supreme Military Council
  C) Armed Forces Ruling Council
  D) Federal Executive Council
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1287: A Constitution is rigid if it Options:
  A) cannot be amended
  B) is found only in one written document
  C) requires special procedures for amendment
  D) is changed only by judicial interpretation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1288: The Legislature is Options:
  A) the body which adminsters thw law
  B) the body which makes law
  C) a body of local governemt council
  D) the body which interprets the law
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1289: Communism is a system which recognizes Options:
  A) class stratification
  B) the existence of the state
  C) the existence of the individual
  D) the ability of the individual
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1290: A nation - state is synonymous with a Options:
  A) Sovereign state
  B) dependent territory
  C) nation
  D) political community
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  The correct answer is A .