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 1301: A characteristic feature of communism is Options:
  A) free enterprise
  B) liberal democracy
  C) dictatorship
  D) multi-party system
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1302: Nigeria established a trust fund for other African countries with the Options:
  A) international Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  B) Nigerian industrial Development Bank
  C) African Development Bank
  D) Economic Commission for Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1303: Nation-state is synonymous with Options:
  A) self-actualization
  B) liberation
  C) sovereignty
  D) nationalism
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1304:

  The process of selecting candidates to represent a political party in elections is known as

  Options:
  A) campaigning
  B) primaries
  C) electioneering
  D) lobbying
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1305:

  A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is the ...

  Options:
  A) Ideology
  B) Objective
  C) Membership drive
  D) Voting pattern
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1306: The primary source of fund for local government is ________? Options:
  A) grant
  B) loan
  C) statutory allocation
  D) fines
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1307: Which of the following defines the concept of government? Options:
  A) the process of administering justice in a country
  B) the process of supervising the activities of the legislature
  C) the orderly management and control of the affairs of a country
  D) the orderly transfer of power to duly elected politicians
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1308: Under the presidential system Options:
  A) the party with the majority of seats forms the Executive
  B) there is the principle of collective responsibility
  C) the president may come from any of the parties
  D) the constitution must be unwritten
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1309: One of the non-permanent members of the united nations Security Council is Options:
  A) Britain
  B) USSR
  C) USA
  D) China
  E) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1310: In a first-past-the-post electoral system, a candidate is declared when he Options:
  A) records the highest number of votes cast
  B) obtains a two-thirds majority of the votes cast
  C) obtains one-third of the votes cast
  D) scors the aggregates of the opponent
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  The correct answer is A .