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 1351: The two nationalist leaders who led the tour of Northern Nigeria in 1946 to campaign against the Richards Constitution were Options:
  A) Ahmadu Bello and Abubakar Tawafa Balewa
  B) Nnamdi Azikiwe and Obafemi Awolowo
  C) Ahmadu Bello and Samuel Ladoke Akintola
  D) Herbert Macaulay and Nnamdi Azikiwe
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1352:

  That type of sovereignty that thrives on legitimacy is__________

  Options:
  A) external sovereignty
  B) vested on any form of government
  C) legal sovereignty
  D) within the people's mandate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1353: A society that is politically organized under a government is called a Options:
  A) sovereign state
  B) community
  C) national state
  D) polity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1354: The basic element of the United State Constitution is that Options:
  A) it presupposes and relies upon the existence of a highly educated and very articulate electorated
  B) Presidents like Richard Nixon cannot get away with gross abuse of power
  C) it guarantees the enjoyment of equal rights and protection by every citizen
  D) murderers who are found guilty by law courts are executed on electric chairs
  E) it embodies the concept of separation of powers
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1355: Which of the following according to Marx, is the correct order in which societies progress? Options:
  A) Capitalism, feudalism, communism, socialism
  B) Feudalism, socialism, capitalism,communism
  C) Communism,socialism, capitalism, feudalism
  D) Feudalism, capitalism, socialism , communism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1356:

  ____________was the method used by the British to facilitate the administration of Southern Nigeria.

  Options:
  A) Trade association
  B) Divide and rule
  C) Dialogue
  D) Persuasion
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1357: The major liberation organization which fought for Namibia's independence was Options:
  A) SWAPO
  B) ANC
  C) FRELIMO
  D) MPLA
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1358: The Public Service Commission (Nigeria) is responsible for the appointment of all Options:
  A) judges of the High Court
  B) officials of public corporations
  C) civil servants
  D) military personnel
  E) university teachers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1359: The cabinet system of government embody the principle of separation of powers because Options:
  A) it does not encourage the appointment of a president
  B) the executive is not separate from the legislature
  C) it gives less powers to a prime minister than a president
  D) the executive is not directly appointed by the electorate
  E) the speaker controls the activities of the house
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1360: In a parliamentary system of government ministers are Options:
  A) collectively responsible to parliament
  B) not members of the legislature
  C) appointed by a two-thirds majority of the legislature
  D) representatives of various interests in the country
  E) chosen from the upper House
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  The correct answer is A .