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 1341:

  The conference convened to discuss the provisions of the Macpherson Constitution was held in?

  Options:
  A) London
  B) Calabar
  C) Lagos
  D) Ibadan
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1342: 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 1343: 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 1344: The Secretary General of the OAU is appointed by the Options:
  A) Council upon the recommendation of the Assembly
  B) Council upon the recommendation of the Secretariat
  C) Assembly upon the recommendation of the council
  D) Defence Commission upon the recommendation of the secretariat
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1345: An example of a state with an unwritten constitution is Options:
  A) Canada
  B) India
  C) Britain
  D) France
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1346: The major motivation for British colonization of Nigeria was to Options:
  A) westernize Nigerians
  B) spread religion
  C) protect Nigeria from xternal attack
  D) satisfy British economic interest
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1347: Another term for a colonialism electoral district is a Options:
  A) ward
  B) local government area
  C) politically demarcated area
  D) constituency
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1348: A body of people and institutions that make and enforce laws for a particular society is called Options:
  A) government
  B) dictatorship
  C) anarchy
  D) totalitariansim
  E) democracy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1349: The Technical Aids Corps was established during the regime of Options:
  A) Ibrahim Babangida
  B) Muhammadu Buhari
  C) Olusegun obasanjo
  D) Sani Abacha
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1350: A constitution formulated and imposed on a country without popular participation is said to be created by Options:
  A) fiat
  B) directives
  C) command
  D) decree
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  The correct answer is D .