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: The British constitution, by being unwritten Options:
  A) Encourages the dominance of the Prime Minister
  B) gives room for the development of conventions
  C) makes the parliamentary system unworkable
  D) allows unquestionable parliamentary soveignty
  E) enables the queen to do no wrong
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1302: One of the ways the executive performs legislative functions is through Options:
  A) delegated legislation
  B) judicial review
  C) extrajudicial decision
  D) administrative review
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1303: The Characteristics of the Civil Servants which prevents it's officers from addressing the press unless directed is known as ________ Options:
  A) impartiality
  B) neutrality
  C) anonymity
  D) impersonality
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1304: Nigeria supports the South-South cooperation as a foreign policy objective for mutual understanding among Options:
  A) nations south of the equator
  B) sub-saharan African countries
  C) developing countries
  D) Asian and sub-saharan African countries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1305: Which of the following statements is true about the 1963 and 1979 constitutions? Options:
  A) both had provisions for the office of the president
  B) both had provisions for the office of a constitutional presient
  C) both provided for the offices of prime minister and president
  D) both had provisions for the office of an executive president
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1306: The Economic Commission for Africa is an agency of the Options:
  A) OAU
  B) ECOWAS
  C) OPEC
  D) UNO
  E) NATO
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1307: A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is Options:
  A) membership drive
  B) the objective
  C) the voting pattern
  D) idealogy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1308: Representative Democracy is best characterized by Options:
  A) free elections and proper register of voters
  B) proper constitutencies and a real choice of candidates
  C) a politically educated electorate
  D) representation only for the poor
  E) rule by the interest groups
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1309: Which of the following binds Commonwealth Nations together? Options:
  A) Uniform Political System
  B) Common Currency
  C) Common Language
  D) Common Colonial History
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1310: An important principle of the Civil Service is Options:
  A) authoritariansim
  B) Anonymity
  C) Nepotism
  D) Partisanship
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  The correct answer is B .